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• Spyware and malware availability sparks surge in internet stalking

  28-02-2015 23:35 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Domestic violence experts warn malicious software is increasingly being used to compromise victims’ computers and phones Continue reading...
  
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• Fighting Talk: Kickstarter isn't a store, so Pebble shouldn't treat it like one

  28-02-2015 23:30
  
  The maker of the Pebble smartwatch took to Kickstarter again this week, successfully pulling in enough money to fund a new version of its wearable hardware (The Pebble Time), with enough spare cash left over to pay for a fun mission to Mars for the original team members.Problem is, it's done all this before. Pebble was one of the first wave of super successful Kickstarter fundees, with its first big win helping to launch the smartwatch boom while also going some way toward establishing the crowd
  
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• Australian bitcoin entrepreneur Adam Tepper dies in Thailand

  28-02-2015 22:48 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The 34-year-old CEO of digital currency business Independent Reserve was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a pole in Phuket, according to reports Continue reading...
  
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• Martha Stewart sets her sights on China's booming middle class

  28-02-2015 21:27 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The do-it-yourself maven talks tech, including her love of drones and the benefits of 3D printing, and her plans to become a go-to household brand in China MakerBot CEO: ‘I’ve always pursued the path that makes me happy’ Continue reading...
  
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• Microsoft's Project Spartan is being armed for assult in the browser wars

  28-02-2015 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is preparing the way for a new Project Spartan browser in Windows 10 by explaining where it's coming from and what it aims to do.
  
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• Microsoft's Project Spartan is being armed for assault in the browser wars

  28-02-2015 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is preparing the way for a new Project Spartan browser in Windows 10 by explaining where it's coming from and what it aims to do.
  
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• Industry voice: In the digital age, is data the heart and soul of who we are?

  28-02-2015 13:50
  
  National security and the right to privacy have not always been the most comfortable of bedfellows – and never has this been made more apparent than in the wake of the recent North Korea Sony hack and the US Central Command's Twitter feed being taken over.The last few months have highlighted the importance of cyber-security as 'hacktivism' has become less the preserve of online geeks and is now regularly making front page news. It seems utterly feasible to us now that warfare of the future wil
  
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• Review: Asus STRIX GTX 960 OC Edition

  28-02-2015 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As there are no reference versions of the new GTX 960, it's all up to the manufacturers just how far they go with their cards. Nvidia has put out its own guidelines for base and boost clocks, but that's all they are. Because of that, the GTX 960 has spawned a glut of factory-overclocked cards being first out of the gate. But is that really where the sweet-spot lies for Nvidia's mid-range Maxwell?As is its wont, Asus has released an owly version of the GTX 960 under its STRIX branding, replete wi
  
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• Opinion: MWC 2014 was a nightmare... but I can't wait to go back

  28-02-2015 11:15
  
  MWC 2014 was the first major press conference I went to as a phone journalist, and despite being consistently over caffeinated and under pressure every second, I couldn't get enough. I don't know why. It could, and should, have been a disaster. I made the rookie mistake of going to the conference severely over prepared, thinking I had to trek through every square centimetre to uncover the 'true' story. I had a full schedule of meetings with everybody you've never heard of (for a reason), knew e
  
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• Industry voice: Getting Twitter right: how to perfect your business tweeting strategy

  28-02-2015 11:08
  
  Social media is very much an evolving phenomenon. New forms of communication and ways of making connections arise frequently in the digital space. Occasionally one of them sticks – think Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. More often, one has a 'moment' but doesn't quite stick. Think Google Plus, Quora and Flickr.In the early days of social media, sites we thought had stuck came unstuck, or were usurped by young pretenders. Friends Reunited made way for MySpace, which in turn and despi
  
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• Week in Gaming: #Hashbombs, #Dark Knights and #zombie #bikinis

  28-02-2015 11:00
  
  Twitter is like a catchy song. At first, you hate it. Why does everyone like this? It's awful, it's full of people complaining and being aggressive and taking photos of their cats and food and themselves. Then, you start to get drawn in by its charms. You tentatively set up an account. You tweet a couple of jokes you thought of that morning. But by then, you're in for good. You think about it all day. You hashtag things unironically. You know the difference between muting and blocking and you us
  
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• The Order: 1886 review

  28-02-2015 10:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  PS4; Sony Computer Entertainment; £32.56-£49.99 Continue reading...
  
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• Opinion: 5 acquisitions Microsoft would be crazy not to consider

  28-02-2015 09:09
  
  Introduction and EvernoteAs a whole, the technology press has started to pick up on the idea that Microsoft is back on the right path under Satya Nadella, deciding that buying up popular mobile apps and focusing less heavily on Windows, and more on integration with outside platforms and the cloud, is a path to success.While it is almost certainly too early to tell, and many things could still go wrong during Nadella's stewardship, the company is certainly on a far straighter path than it has bee
  
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• BBC launches Richard III on WhatsApp

  28-02-2015 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC launches a WhatsApp service so you can get Richard III updates direct to your phone.
  
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• On the road: Skoda Yeti Black Edition – car review

  28-02-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘I came round to this beast – it’s like having a bison or something’ Continue reading...
  
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• Interview: Video Games Live: Tommy Tallarico on 21st century sound

  28-02-2015 02:09
  
  The perfect meeting of the worlds"It's the perfect meeting of the worlds. It's analog meets digital. It's nature and technology. It's tradition and future."Videogame composer and world-record holder Tommy Tallarico was talking about a new album he's working on with EDM artist and pioneer BT. We were sitting in the middle of an empty recording studio at Skywalker Sound and talking about this new cross-genre album - it's called Electronic Opus, by the way - but to someone just walking in
  
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• In Depth: Pebble Time release date, news and features

  28-02-2015 01:45
  
  Release date, price and specsThe original Pebble wasn't even really a "smartwatch" when it debuted but it revolutionized wearables and set the standard for future smartwatches to come.The Pebble Steel further cemented the company's standing as a legit smartwatch competitor by creating a sleeker model, but it didn't fully impress with usage.Now, with Pebble Time, it seems like the public cries were heard, and most issues with the previous watches have been ironed out.It's still a coupl
  
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• Google's Blogger reverses porn policy after user backlash

  28-02-2015 01:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Apparently Google bloggers like to post porn. A lot.
  
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• Google submits plans to expand Silicon Valley headquarters

  28-02-2015 01:24
  
  Google Inc submitted plans on Friday for a vastly expanded headquarters at the Silicon Valley city where the tech giant is based, presenting a bucolic vision of movable structures to be built under curving and translucent canopies. The submission of the plan to the City Council in Mountain View, California, which the company chose for its headquarters 15 years ago, marks the first step in what city officials describe as a long review process. The new headquarters would give the Internet company
  
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