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• Opinion: Why a uni-port MacBook makes sense in a wire-free world

  31-01-2015 21:57
  
  If you're one of the people who threw their arms up in protest when Apple removed the optical drive from the MacBook Pro, guess what: a Retina MacBook Air with a single USB is incoming, and it's going to blow your tiny, progress-fearing mind.Confused? To recap: Apple is reportedly taking the seemingly drastic step of replacing all of the MacBook Air's current ports with a single reversible USB Type C connection in order to make the machine as slim as possible. And just like banishing the long-un
  
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• Apple: what do you do after becoming the world’s most profitable company?

  31-01-2015 16:01
  
  Its quarterly results stunned the tech industry – and its Chinese competitors, who have now been eclipsed in their home market. But reaching the financial pinnacle creates some questions – and even problems – of its ownWhen Apple became the most profitable company in history last week, analysts could hardly contain their excitement.“Stunning”, “outstanding”, “a monster” were some of the analysts’ reactions to numbers showing the Silicon Valley firm had made $18bn (£12bn
  
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• Week in Gaming: The 8 most bonkers things to happen in gaming this week

  31-01-2015 14:28
  
  1. We discovered that someone made a video of all the Goldeneye death sound effects, and we have no idea why anyone would think this was a good idea.YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9irWYNanm02. We also discovered that someone made a Super Nintendo Chalmers. And someone else made the worst Mario cake of all time (via Reddit).3. Nintendo released the Metroid Prime trilogy on Wii U this week for the paltry price of just £9/$10 (after the first week it will double in price). The digital re-rele
  
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• Just whose Internet is it? New federal rules may answer that

  31-01-2015 14:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Whose Internet is it anyway?
  
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• Tesla Model S P85+ review: The car of the future is already here

  31-01-2015 13:54
  
  From your very first interactions with the Tesla Model S, you know it's unlike any other car on the road. At this point I could talk about the huge touch screen, the electric, heated seats which remember exactly how you set them, the 3G connection, the two extra child's seats in the boot, and everything else the Model S has to offer.
  
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• Fighting Talk: Straight-laced Netflix has a lot to learn from the Pirate Bay

  31-01-2015 13:00
  
  As you read this, the Pirate Bay could be back online, providing you can find it through the barrier of ISP blocks that try to stop UK residents from accessing it. Or at least, stop UK consumers accessing it with one click. The site's history of enabling global piracy isn't anything to be particularly proud of, but the excitement surrounding its return tells us one thing – whatever you think of what it does, it does it well and has the fans to prove it. It has been a slight inconvenience not h
  
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• ​Five ways Vodafone fudged its global tax report

  31-01-2015 12:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile giant Vodafone has delivered some real transparency in its latest global tax report. It's a shame it's so twisted and self-serving.
  
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• Review: Viewsonic VX2363Smhl review

  31-01-2015 12:17
  
  We've seen some outstanding monitors appear recently. From the massive-o-monitor that is the Philips BDM4065UC to the wide-screen awesomeness of the LG 34UM95, we've had some great new screens hit our test benches.What we haven't seen recently though are any budget-oriented screens, just high-spec panels.So what do you do if you don't have the ready reddies to spend on a massive panel? Thankfully Viewsonic has been creating good-value monitors, with our favourite IPS panel technology inside, for
  
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• Review: HP OfficeJet Pro 6830 e-All-in-One

  31-01-2015 12:00
  
  IntroductionIntroductionOn the face of it the OfficeJet Pro 6830 appears to offer just about everything the small business could want when it comes printing, scanning, copying and, should the need still arise, even faxing documents, and all for less than £100 inc taxes (around $156, AUS$190). It can also print and scan in colour, plus it's the first business inkjet that can be used with HP's pay-per-page Instant Ink service. But, and it's a fairly big but, the Officejet Pro 6830 does have its l
  
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• Opinion: Samsung promised us radical change – instead it's just doing the same old thing

  31-01-2015 12:00
  
  Back in late 2014 it looked like Samsung was about to implode. The Tetris blocks that make up our understanding of the tech market were wobbling as the giant's profits tumbled by 60%. Samsung said it would change its approach to phones entirely to bring things around. And we're just about to go through the same rigmarole with another earnings call. Except that when you look at things closer, the situation isn't quite as it appears. Yes, Samsung's profits fell by 60%, but we are fundamentally ta
  
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• Running man of tech: 10K a day: heart rate monitors for beginners

  31-01-2015 11:00
  
  The tech behind a 10k-a-day runnerOne of the hardest things about running long distances is deciding what comes with you: it needs to be no hindrance but still motivate you to push harder.This week, I've been looking at two very different propositions, and both are aimed at the relative beginner with a bit of cash. Both packing heart rate sensors, they're designed to make you feel that you're doing it right when tramping the streets at speed. Or stumbling half-heartedly through a park, cursing e
  
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• Saints Row IV: Re-Elected And Gat Out Of Hell review

  31-01-2015 07:00
  
  Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, PC; Deep Silver; £29.97-£43.99 Continue reading...
  
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• On the road: Brompton M3R folding bicycle – review

  31-01-2015 06:59
  
  ‘It makes a mockery of every other folder I’ve ridden’ Continue reading...
  
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• HTC is missing its own 90-day update deadline for Lollipop

  31-01-2015 02:38
  
  HTC usually sticks to its goal of getting new OS updates out within 90 days of their release, but that deadline for Android Lollipop is about to arrive - and many HTC devices will miss it.February 1 was HTC's own self-imposed goal, and the company's Vice President of Product Management, Mo Versi, has take to HTC.com to explain why it will come and go with no Lollipop for many.The LG G4 is shaping up nicely"We've been working hard in the labs with Google and our carrier partners ever since t
  
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• Sony Unlimited Video is also being rebranded as a PlayStation service

  31-01-2015 02:22
  
  Sony this week announced that it will shut down Music Unlimited in March in favor of the Spotify-powered PlayStation Music service, but there was no word of Video Unlimited - until now.Like Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited will be rebranded and revamped into PlayStation Video, reports IGN.The Samsung Galaxy S5 was an evolution, not a revolutionThe Video shift will reportedly occur in February, earlier than Unlimited Music will turn into PlayStation Music - possibly because the video service will
  
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• Google Now is getting some help from Pandora, Lyft and other apps

  31-01-2015 01:44
  
  Google Now up to this point has been a useful tool that's limited by its ability to pull and show information only from Google apps.That's changing today with the introduction of third-party app cards in Google Now, as detailed in a Google blog post.Can the iPhone 6 compete?"Starting today, the Google app on Android can help you keep up with all the good stuff in 40 different apps at a glance," wrote Google Director of Product Management Aparna Chennapragada.The post gives a ton of ex
  
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• AT&T top buyer at U.S. airwaves auction; Dish spends big

  31-01-2015 00:28
  
  By Alina Selyukh and Malathi Nayak WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - AT&T Inc spent close to half the total in the record-setting U.S. sale of airwaves for mobile data, with Dish Network Corp spending heavily to manage a surprise win at No.2 ahead of Verizon, results showed on Friday. AT&T bid a total of $18.2 billion (12.1 billion pounds) to win licenses of so-called AWS-3 spectrum. Dish itself did not win any licenses, but had invested in bidding partners SNR Wireless LicenseCo LLC
  
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