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• Eggs and insults fly as Uber battles for the streets of Milan

  09-05-2015 17:00
  
  Italy’s taxi drivers are up in arms over online cab services, with the fight getting personal for Uber’s Milan-based manager Continue reading...
  
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• CHIP is a tiny computer you can pre-order for $9

  09-05-2015 15:26
  
  It's a boom time for miniature electronics and amateur hacking - the Raspberry Pi devices and Arduino boards are proof of that - but there's a new tiny computer in town that's looking to dramatically undercut the competition.CHIP (it stands for something, but we're not sure what) is a new device from Next Thing Co, and they're looking for Kickstarter funding to help get it off the ground. The basic component can be yours for just US$9 (about £5.80 or AU$11.30).Hook up a keyboard and display and
  
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• Splatoon makes us want to dye - can it reinvigorate the Wii U?

  09-05-2015 15:05
  
  Greetings, game fiends. For those of you in the UK who haven't been blown away by this week's galeforce winds or election results, prepare to be blown away by NEWS! Marvel at my fantastic segue. For the rest of you around the world, I've got nothing. Sorry.We can't talk about anything else until we've talked about Splatoon, Nintendo's new ink-splatting IP that even your gran can enjoy. I played a little bit shortly after E3 last year, back when the mess fest was in its infancy, and while I didn'
  
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• UPDATED: Apple Watch bands: all 38 straps, sizes and case configurations

  09-05-2015 13:31
  
  Apple Watch bands: Sport vs Watch vs EditionApple Watch is on the wrists of its first wave of customers, meeting its release date, but picking one has been no easy decision. There are 38 different designs with varying bands, sizes, cases and prices. There are three cases: the aluminum Sport, stainless steel Watch and gold Watch Edition. But where it gets complicated is in the number of interchangeable bands.That's a problem for anxious early adopters who are undecided and "iForgot" the
  
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• Review: Updated: Apple Watch

  09-05-2015 13:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionThe Apple Watch is a bold device, the product of a brand trying to shake up a stuttering smartwatch market and prove that, once again, it can make a niche device cool and mainstream.The iPhone 5-and-up-compatible smartwatch comes in 38 flavors, with different case materials, colors, sizes and interchangeable Apple Watch bands. None are inexpensive.Starting at $349 (£299, AU$499) and peaking at an exorbitant $17,000 (£13,500, AU$24,000), this lightweight wristwatch is meant for pat
  
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• Hands-on review: Virgin Media Super Hub 2ac

  09-05-2015 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Virgin Media has been upgrading its user speeds (and cost of services) almost on a yearly basis. It also regularly updates the router shipped to new customers (and existing savvy customers who might look for a new one) but, as is the case with most vendor-sourced routers – like the BT Home Hub 5 or TalkTalk Super Router – you won't be able to buy one as it remains the property of the service provider for the entire duration of the contract.So meet the Super Hub 2ac, a rebadged Netgear wirele
  
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• On the road: Peugeot 208 GTi – car review

  09-05-2015 07:00
  
  ‘I can well imagine it being the car du choix of one of those young men who ferries all his friends about on a Saturday night because he prefers driving to drinking’ Continue reading...
  
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• Toyota and Mazda reportedly cooperating on green car technology

  09-05-2015 06:42
  
  Under the partnership Toyota propose to supply fuel cell technology to Mazda, which in return would offer its proprietary Skyactiv green technology to Toyota Continue reading...
  
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• Edward Snowden says Australia’s new data retention laws are 'dangerous'

  09-05-2015 03:36
  
  Whistleblower says mass surveillance did not stop the Sydney siege, the Boston marathon bombings or the Charlie Hebdo magazine attack in Paris Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Apple v Android: Which watch wins?

  09-05-2015 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many young people do not wear any kind of watch - but will smartwatches change that? BBC Click's Dave Lee puts them on trial.
  
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