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• Periscope phone app gives millions a way to live-stream their lives

  04-04-2015 23:21
  
  Twitter’s new technology lets users share instant video, from family fun to global news events Continue reading...
  
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• In Depth: Oh, Snapdragon 810: is the newest smartphone processor overheating?

  04-04-2015 22:17
  
  Fire-breathing Snapdragon 810With great power comes great responsibility. Today's smartphones and tablets have more processing power than what NASA had to work with back in the 60s to get human beings on the moon. In just a short period of time, we've gone from single-core to quad-core mobile processors being the norm, and for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung is giving consumers worldwide a taste of its Exynos octa-core chipset.While power efficiency has improved, it's still no easy fea
  
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• Revenge porn website operator jailed

  04-04-2015 21:37
  
  San Diego man, Kevin Bollaert, charged victims to remove nude images from website that he created Continue reading...
  
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• UPDATED: Apple Watch pre-order guide: All 38 bands and editions explained

  04-04-2015 20:16
  
  Apple Watch pre-order date and timeThe Apple Watch pre-order date and time are set for Friday, April 10, two weeks ahead of official release date of the iPhone-compatible smartwatch.What time specifically? Pre-orders begin at 12:01 am PDT, just after the stroke of midnight in Apple's home of California and the US west coast.Early adopters on the east coast of the US have to stay up until 3:01 pm EDT, hitting the F5 refresh key on their MacBooks until the page loads. The website is often down und
  
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• Review: Nikon D7200

  04-04-2015 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Introduction and featuresCamera reviewsBest DSLRBest cameraRoughly two years have elapsed between the introduction of the D7100 and the arrival of its successor, and on the surface the new D7200 seems more like an incremental update than a major overhaul. Nikon D7100 reviewThe D7200 is built around a sensor with a resolution of 24.2 million pixels, a tiny increase on the D7100's 24.1 million pixels, and the body is identical, with the same weight and dimensions, and the same viewfinder.In common
  
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• Tim Cook's activism is changing Apple – but his future may depend on a watch

  04-04-2015 14:00
  
  Apple CEO has set himself apart from Steve Jobs in his work for social justice and his push for philanthropy. But his talent for innovation remains to be seen Continue reading...
  
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• Running Man of Tech: Zombies: still the best way to make you run

  04-04-2015 13:54
  
  Just keep running, don't look backI've gone back through the archives a little bit this week, checking out a running watch that's now gone down to a decent price and re-trying an app that uses the undead to make you run faster.Just so we're clear: even though I knew it wasn't real, there's nothing more creepy than being out in the countryside in the dark and hearing zombies creeping into your headphones. NOTHING.The TomTom Cardio RunnerI first tested the TomTom running watch a few years ago, whe
  
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• Swiss launch of Apple Watch hit by patent issue - TV

  04-04-2015 13:49
  
  Apple is not able to launch its new smartwatch in Switzerland until at least the end of this year because of an intellectual property rights issue, Swiss broadcaster RTS reported on its website. The U.S. tech giant cannot use the image of an apple nor the word "apple" to launch its watch within Switzerland, the home of luxury watches, because of a patent from 1985, RTS reported, citing a document from the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The document, reprinted on the RTS websit
  
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• Week in Gaming: 200cc Mario Kart and woolly Yoshi amiibos made me explode with colourful joy

  04-04-2015 11:00
  
  "Mum! Mum! Guess what day it is!" Your mother reluctantly turns on the bedside lamp. Groggily, eyes hooded from slumber, she sits up. "Huh? What do you mean?" "MUM, it's the most important day of the year," you reply excitedly. She visibly perks up. "Oh my goodness," she exclaims. "Can it be? It's a Nintendo Direct day already?" "No," you reply, but she's already run downstairs to the computer. "It's my birthday."My point is,
  
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• Tories plan porn site age checks

  04-04-2015 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pornography websites must adopt age-restriction controls to prevent children from accessing them or face closure, the Conservatives say.
  
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• Final Fantasy Type-0 HD review

  04-04-2015 10:00
  
  PS4, Xbox One, Square Enix, £32.99-£49.99 Continue reading...
  
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• In depth: Microsoft turns 40: here's every milestone since 1975

  04-04-2015 10:00
  
  1975Although the date that Microsoft is generally considered to have started is April 4, 1975, the seeds were sown on the first day of the same year when the MITS Altair 8800 appeared on the cover of Popular Electronics and got the creative juices inside Messrs Allen and Gates going.From there, they created BASIC, the following month, as the first computer programming language for a PC and sold it to MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems) of Albuquerque, New Mexico.This is where Alle
  
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• Analysis: Imitation or innovation: can China be a real force in tech?

  04-04-2015 09:15
  
  Introduction and monster marketsDo you own a Chinese-made gadget? You almost certainly do; virtually all smartphones and tablets – and much more besides – are manufactured in China. The home of Foxconn and a whopping 162 of the world's top 500 companies, Shenzhen in the country's Pearl River delta is where most electronics originate, from smartphones and tablets to laptops, TVs, displays, scanners, portable batteries, printers, projectors, LED bulbs, digital cameras, Bluetooth speakers, DVD/
  
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• How to get ahead at work: 10 tips from Google's head of HR

  04-04-2015 09:00
  
  Pay unfairly, spoil your best workers, and choose a job that makes you happier... ten ways to make your workplace the best in the world, by Laszlo Bock, head of people operations at Google How to get a job at Google – an interview with the man who hires and firesContinue reading...
  
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• How to get a job at Google: meet the man who hires and fires

  04-04-2015 09:00
  
  Every year, 2 million people worldwide apply for a job at Google – and head of people operations Laszlo Bock decides who gets in. So what’s the secret? Tom Lamont drops in on the company’s California HQRead 10 tips on how to get ahead at work from Lazlo Bock’s book Work Rules!Continue reading...
  
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• Mobile operators finally agree to cap bills in cases of theft

  04-04-2015 08:00
  
  After years of ignoring calls to stop chasing customers who have incurred huge bills after their phones were stolen, there has been a breakthrough Continue reading...
  
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• Citroën DS3 DSport Plus THP 165 S&S 6-speed Manual – car review

  04-04-2015 07:00
  
  ‘It could drive all day; the cabin is ergonomic enough that I could, too’ Continue reading...
  
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• Judge orders Facebook and Zuckerberg to turn over documents

  04-04-2015 06:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook and its founder must release documents and electronic correspondence to a defense lawyer whose client has fled from criminal charges that he falsely claimed a majority ownership in the social media giant, a federal judge said Friday.
  
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• Video: Priv CTO tells how wellness startup is using cloud for speed and scale

  04-04-2015 04:06 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ZDNet spoke with Priv CTO Greg Kopyltsov about how the wellness startup has relied on the cloud to drive speed and scalability. Kopyltsov also talked about what he looks for in a cloud vendor.
  
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• Video: Priv CEO explains how the cloud fuels company's rapid growth

  04-04-2015 03:34 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  ZDNet spoke with Priv CEO Morris Sutton about how the cloud is fueling the wellness startup's rapid growth and enabling the company to punch above its weight class.
  
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• Get cozy with the Apple Watch in these video tours

  04-04-2015 02:00
  
  Wearables might be on their way to becoming common household gadgets, but the Apple Watch is poised to be the first that will truly go mainstream.Lots of users are unfamiliar with exactly how they'll use the tech, though, and Apple has published a series of video tours to help get you acquainted with the smartwatch.The iPad Pro: is it still happening?The videos cover everything from general UI and navigation to how you'll receive and send messages from the Apple Watch, and much more.There are fo
  
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• Panama grounds drones during next week's regional summit

  04-04-2015 00:36
  
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's government said Friday that it is banning drones from national airspace immediately before, during and after next week's Summit of the Americas.
  
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