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• Carphone Warehouse in data breach

  08-08-2015 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Personal details of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers may have been accessed in a cyber-attack, the retailer says.
  
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• Carphone Warehouse cyber-attack: 2.4m customers' data feared accessed

  08-08-2015 19:20 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Initial investigation suggests customers’ names, addresses, dates of birth and bank details may have been accessed
  The personal data, including bank details, of millions of Carphone Warehouse customers may have been accessed in a “sophisticated cyber-attack”, the retailer has admitted.The high street firm is investigating how hackers breached the IT systems of one of its UK divisions last week, an attack that also affected TalkTalk mobile customers.Continue reading...
  
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• Smartphones herald return of the gifs that keep on giving

  08-08-2015 18:01 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Millions of users exchange short video clips using 80s file format – including Katy Perry winking – that changes online conversationDotcom fashion has left hordes of trends and hot names in its impatient wake but there is hope for those cast out of the digital mainstream: the gif is back. Continue reading...
  
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• Gifs are the new emojis as they take smartphone chat by storm

  08-08-2015 18:01 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Millions of users exchange short video clips as 1980s file format changes online conversationDotcom fashion has left hordes of trends and hot names in its impatient wake but there is hope for those cast out of the digital mainstream: the gif is back. Continue reading...
  
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• Forget Silicon Valley, Bournemouth has found its mojo

  08-08-2015 17:17 via feeds.theguardian.com
  It’s not just football that has put the seaside town back on the map. It wants to be a digital global hub tooFriday afternoon, the day before the big day, and the crowds are out on the beach at Bournemouth, making the most of the sun and sand. Kids are doing the hokey cokey in the bandstand, Harry Ramsden’s is enjoying a thriving trade in fish and chips, and the screams of thrill-seekers ring out as they plummet down the zip wire between the pier and the beach.“I’m sitting here looking o
  
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• Top iOS news of the week: iPhone US share weakening, no class action, Siri voice mail

  08-08-2015 16:00 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  In the world of iOS this week came news that Chinese vendors are beating Apple in country, that Siri will soon answer your phone, and that iPhone share is weakening in the US.
  
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• The Galaxy S7 could be here earlier than expected

  08-08-2015 14:58
  
  The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge phones that Samsung unveiled earlier this year don't seem to be selling too well, but the South Korean multinational has a plan - bring out the Galaxy S7 earlier.Asian sources quoted by SamMobile suggest the company has been able to speed up the production process for its handsets, and that could lead to a cycle that's one or two months shorter. In fact, we could see a new phone at the very start of 2016.The old process - codenamed 'Waterfall' - has reportedly be
  
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• 'Be picky and have high standards': new dating apps cater to the elite and the rich

  08-08-2015 13:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  A new crop of exclusive matchmaking sites are screening potential users based on their education and professional history, net wealth and even tax recordsIt used to be that if you wanted to meet someone of a certain caliber, you would venture to a particular bar. There would be a line at the door with a strict doorman and inside would be a collection of beautiful people, all deemed special because they’d made it past the velvet rope. Now there’s an app for that.Forget Tinder. Forget OkCupid.
  
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• Running Man of Tech: Why we should all be furious with fitness wearables

  08-08-2015 12:30
  
  This isn't me shutting down and giving up on the Running Man of Tech column. But it is me realising that something is really wrong with wearables.Something happened to me on a recent recovery run in Hyde Park, and it irritated me to the point I deleted this week's piece to write about it.I was trying out Moov's 'Running Efficiency' setup (Moov being an ankle strap that monitors your stride for things like impact, lean, stride length etc.) when I was consumed with anger.Not at the Moov system its
  
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• Rock Band 4: prepare to dust off your old plastic instruments

  08-08-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  New version of the rhythm-game classic doesn’t reinvent the genre – but it does reinvigorate it enough to spark talk of a revival come its release later this yearYou really can’t keep passionate creators down – and even after the unceremonious culling of the rhythm-game genre by publishers Activision (Guitar Hero) and EA (Rock Band) five years ago, developer Harmonix has never lost the faith.By October of this year we’ll be able to see just why the studio has revived its series with Ro
  
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• Will VR ever overcome the dork factor?

  08-08-2015 10:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Face it: no one looks cool with an Oculus on. And that just might be the end of the matterVirtual reality is the future. It must be: I read it in Time magazine. And if Sony, Facebook and Google all agree that something’s the next big thing, they’re unlikely to be wrong.But if that’s the case, why do so few people actually care? Continue reading...
  
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• In depth: 10 things we've learned about Fallout 4

  08-08-2015 09:59
  
  IntroductionFallout 4 is gathering momentum, with just over three months to go until it emerges from the bunker like a drowsy, post-apocalyptic Godzilla.Bethesda recently used Gamescom 2015to give journalists a sneak preview of Lexington, one of the game's many desolate towns, in a video that was narrated by Fallout 4 game director Todd Howard. Overrun by hordes of raiders and other wastelanders, it demonstrated some of the game's mechanics while introducing new enemies and locations. Though tem
  
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• How to make your desk wireless

  08-08-2015 09:32
  
  IntroductionGoing wireless while you work is all about customisation. It's about having your desk the way you want it; uncluttered, cable-free and with more room for either flowing, unencumbered creativity... or more scraps of paper. Either way, let's not get ahead of ourselves – with wireless power in its novelty-grade infancy, all the wireless keyboards, mice, and speakers in the world are not going to get rid of a power cable or two below the desktop, even if that's only for the monitor and
  
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• VIDEO: Hackers gather for US desert shoot

  08-08-2015 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead Def Con in Las Vegas, a convention dedicated to the art of subverting computer systems, some of the hackers drove to the desert to shoot guns.
  
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• Galaxy S6 Edge Plus may come with an odd-looking keyboard

  08-08-2015 09:09
  
  Maybe the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus we're expecting to see on 13 August just isn't enough for you - maybe you want an accessory or two to really satisfy your Samsung cravings. If a new leak by @evleaks is anything to go by, you could be in luck.The serial tipster's latest image from the Samsung production line shows a keyboard attachment for the S6 Edge Plus that looks like it gives you clip-on QWERTY functionality.That's all we know so far, because Evan Blass doesn't go into any more detail about the
  
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• The man making puzzles for hackers

  08-08-2015 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man who has to outwit the smartest hackers.
  
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• A journey into Def Con country

  08-08-2015 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joining hackers as they swap dangerous code for dangerous weapons.
  
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• How to create your very own Spotify-a-like with Plex

  08-08-2015 08:00
  
  Create your own streaming service with PlexWith Apple Music and Spotify rarely far away from the headlines people seem to have given up on owning their own music. In truth though most of us probably still have big CD collections we used to love, but moved over to streaming once it became so much easier. But what if you want to utilise that audio library and create your own streaming service? Recently the Plex team reworked the whole of its music offering and made it into something you could actu
  
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• On the road: Hyundai i30 Turbo – car review

  08-08-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  ‘It swam into sixth gear with discernible enthusiasm; the torque could blow your cheeks back’It’s the sportiest in the Hyundai range; it has sportier wheel arches, a sportier, more shapely grill, an all-round aura of sportiness.But I wasn’t struck by it, not at first. Who reads a car’s personality in its grill? Then I got in and it all changed: the steering wheel is leather with red stitching. Visible stitching shouts “fun”, because it subconsciously reminds you of saddlebags
  
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• Twitter considers exit of Dick Costolo in board reshuffle – report

  08-08-2015 05:17 via feeds.theguardian.com
  Report says push to diversify boardroom means Costolo, who stood down in July as chief executive officer, could be among those on the way out Related: Dick Costolo: why tech firms are set to face complex ethical issues Twitter’s board is weighing a shakeup that could involve the complete exit of its former chief executive officer, Dick Costolo, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading...
  
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• Business to IT: transform us, and speed it up

  08-08-2015 05:06 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Survey suggests business leaders want their information technology departments to get more aggressive about transformation.
  
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• Analysis: The best and worst of Apple Music's biggest album debut

  08-08-2015 02:41
  
  Streaming straight outta ComptonIf there ever was a stress test for Apple Music, streaming Dr. Dre's Compton was it. Instead of a typical album launch held in a famous LA music venue, Apple opted to use its 24-hour live radio station Beats 1 as the epicenter for Dre's ambitious aural return. The service played host to the exclusive pre-release stream for one of the most celebrated names in rap history's first album in 16 years (a tie-in to one of the summer's most anticipated movies) and, for th
  
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• Prince's new album will cost you as much as Apple Music does

  08-08-2015 01:49
  
  Apple Music isn't the only streaming service with enough clout to pull in an exclusive. It was announced today that Prince's next album, entitled HITRUN, will be exclusive to Apple's rival Tidal. According to Mashable, Prince's record will start streaming on the service on September 7 and will be his 36th studio album after 2014's Art Official Age. The album will include the single "HARDROCKLOVER" and might feature "Baltimore," a song Prince wrote after the death of Freddie G
  
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• Use Firefox? Mozilla urges you update ASAP

  08-08-2015 01:20
  
  If you're a Firefox user, you should probably begin updating your browser right now. Mozilla announced in a blog post yesterday that a Firefox user in Russia had found an exploit in the browser, with Windows and Linux users most at risk.The user found the bug through a pop-up on a Russian news site that "was serving a Firefox exploit that searched for sensitive files and uploaded them to a server that appears to be in Ukraine.""The vulnerability comes from the interaction of the m
  
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• Updated: Best fitness trackers 2015: top activity bands to wear

  08-08-2015 01:06
  
  Best fitness trackers you can getA journey of 10,000 steps per day begins with just one step, a wise person once said. Buying a fitness tracker is that first step.Right now, there are plenty of familiar brand names. From category specialists Jawbone, Fitbit and Withings to the likes of Samsung, Microsoft, Garmin and even Nike whose venerable Fuelband remains solid despite not being updated for years.All of them count steps, then calculate calories burned with varying levels of success. An increa
  
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