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• Hands-on review: Acer Iconia One 8

  26-04-2015 21:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The tablet category is decelerating, which is possibly down to a number of factors: a lack of innovation; the fact that people aren't so inclined to refresh their tablet as frequently as their phone; and, of course, the rise of the phablet.Acer's trying to solve at least the first of those problems with the Iconia One 8, the cheap and cheerful new slate that wants to appeal to artists and education types. Its big selling point is its super-sensitive touchscreen, which comes about due to Acer's P
  
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• Wimbledon Bans Selfie Sticks

  26-04-2015 20:12
  
  The uprising against selfie sticks continues as Wimbledon has become the latest high profile venue to ban the devices.
  
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• 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3': 5 ways it's different

  26-04-2015 19:28
  
  The third installment in Treyarch's popular military shooter saga is adding the option to play cooperatively with other gamers in the plot-driven campaign. The developer is also ditching traditional avatar ...
  
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• Internet billionaires face off in renewed Texas space race

  26-04-2015 16:57
  
  VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — An isolated edge of vast West Texas is home to a highly secretive part of the 21st-century space race, one of two being directed in the Lone Star State by Internet billionaires whose personalities and corporate strategies seem worlds apart.
  
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• Recession rich: Britain's wealthiest double net worth since crisis

  26-04-2015 16:55
  
  Richest 1,000 families control total of £547bn, rising by more than 112% since 2009, and own more than poorest 40% of British households Continue reading...
  
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• The PC Gamer: Why the VR waiting game is great for those who dare to dream

  26-04-2015 16:00
  
  IntroductionHow's that Steam Machine under your TV doing? The wait for virtual reality to become the future is proving quite torturous really, especially since it's already been 25 years.And it's been delayed once again, with the Oculus Rift looking like it's even further away than we thought.Maybe it'll scrape in this year, but don't put money on it. As for the competition, yes, the HTC Vive is still scheduled for a few months time, but… well, two words: Valve Time.But maybe the wait for VR t
  
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• What Good Is a Video You Can't See?

  26-04-2015 13:00
  
  Soon, thousand of police officers across the country will don body-worn cameras when they go out among the public. I talked to several representatives from privacy, civil rights, and progressive advocacy groups working on body cameras. Body cameras were introduced as a tool of public accountability, but making their videos available to the public might be too fraught, too complex, and too expensive to actually put into practice. Much of the ambiguity around body cameras comes down to this: Despi
  
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• How to turn your PC or Mac into a lean, mean retro gaming machine

  26-04-2015 09:55
  
  Introduction and choice of platformsBefore the IBM PC changed the computer world forever, for many the pinnacle of personal computing was the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro. For gamers these computers defined the first screen generation. As an object of desire the ZX81 may not have won any design awards, but for many it was their first true computer.Anyone who would love a trip down 8-bit memory lane can take one thanks to a range of emulators that have been developing for
  
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• India's Ratan Tata buys stake in Chinese phone maker Xiaomi

  26-04-2015 09:44
  
  MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons has bought an unspecified stake in Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, a Xiaomi company statement said on Sunday. "Mr. Tata is one of the most well-respected business leaders in the world. An investment by him is an affirmation of the strategy we have undertaken in India so far," said Lei Jun, founder and chief executive officer of Xiaomi. "We are looking forward to bringing more products into India," he said. (Reporting b
  
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• Russians 'accessed Obama's emails'

  26-04-2015 04:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year were able to read President Obama's unclassified emails, reports say.
  
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• Russian hackers read unclassified Obama emails – report

  26-04-2015 01:26
  
  Breach of White House systems was acknowledged earlier this monthNew York Times says hack ‘far more worrisome’ than had been thought Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook isn’t a charity. The poor will pay by surrendering their data

  26-04-2015 01:05
  
  Silicon Valley holds out the promise of connectivity for all. But there’s a price to pay Continue reading...
  
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• Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year - NYT

  26-04-2015 01:02
  
  Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials. "There is no evidence that the president's email account itself was hacked, White House officials said. Still, the fact that some of Mr. Obama's communications were among those retrieved by hackers has been one of the most closely held findings of the inquiry," the p
  
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