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• Mac Tips: How to change Autofill on Mac

  28-08-2015 23:48
  
  Got an Apple, Mac or iOS tech question? We have the answer. This time we have a reader dealing with problematic AutoFill in Safari for Mac OS X. AutoFill is a super-convenient way to get your personal information into online forms and the like, but it can be a big pain when AutoFill insists on providing the wrong info. Fortunately, there's a way to change this behavior — we'll show you how.QuestionIs there a way to control the data used for AutoFill in Safari on my Mac? For example, I want
  
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• TechRadar Deals: The best Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ deals in August 2015

  28-08-2015 23:40
  
  Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge dealsThe Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ is Samsung's most premium phone ever, boasting fantastic build quality and a fantastic 5.7-inch screen which curves around on both sides.In essence it's a cross between the original Galaxy S6 Edge and the Galaxy Note 5 which isn't currently scheduled for availability in the UK.The real difference between the Edge+ and the original S6 Edge is the increased screen size - obviously - and the amount of memory. The Edge+ has 4GB while the smalle
  
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• This is the new Razer Nabu, redesigned with your feedback

  28-08-2015 23:00
  
  Razer's Nabu and Nabu X fitness trackers - geared towards its rabid fanbase full of gamers - are getting a major update.Announced during the first day of PAX Prime in Seattle, Razer redesigned the Nabu based on feedback from users. The placement of the Nabu's button now rests on top while the clasp opens from the side and is magnetic. Razer calls it "side loading." The charge port has also been moved to the inside of the band.The device will be compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C,
  
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• Razer announces a premium Xbox One controller of its own

  28-08-2015 23:00
  
  Following in Microsoft's footsteps, Razer is building a controller for the most elite Xbox One gamers. It's called the Wildcat and it will offer a slew of tweakable controls in the form of four remappable macro buttons - two next to the left and right bumpers and two on the underside of the wings.The controller, which has a release date of October of this year, will come stock with reinforced high carbon steel analog stick necks, removable high-end aluminum triggers and optional palm grips and a
  
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• Movie Week: How to become a Netflix master

  28-08-2015 23:00
  
  How to become a Netflix masterDid you know that there are numerous ways that you can enhance your Netflix experience? It's almost like there's a secret Netflix world just waiting for you to discover it. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but we guarantee that you'll find a few of these Netflix tricks and hacks to be worth your while. Some of them may even significantly improve your overall Netflix experience. So, if you're ready to rock your Netflix world, hold your remote control out in
  
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• Apple's next MacBook may be in for a powerful Skylake upgrade

  28-08-2015 22:57
  
  If you've held off on buying Apple's new 12-inch MacBook over concerns that Intel's Core M processor may be too anemic for your computing tasks, the second generation notebook could put those fears to rest. A recent leak suggests that Intel's Skylake architecture will be arriving in the next MacBook models, bringing improved performance to Apple's extremely thin and light laptop.Previously leaked Intel slides reveal that the Y series Skylake chip, which is the fanless architecture used on the Ma
  
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• HSBC clears '99%' of delayed payments

  28-08-2015 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HSBC says it has processed "99%" of payments affected by an IT glitch, with the remainder due to be completed overnight.
  
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• Movie Week: The best movie vehicles of all time

  28-08-2015 21:00
  
  The best movie vehicles of all timeWhere would Han Solo have been without the Millennium Falcon? Would Mad Max have survived the wasteland if not for his Interceptor? And what kind of adventure would Marty McFly have had sans the DeLorean DMC-12? Without their vehicles of choice, cinema's greatest heroes would have amounted to a whole lot of nothing.So here's techradar's tribute to the greatest rides of the silver screen. From interstellar spaceships to roaring muscle cars, these are the vehicle
  
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• Amazon lets slip that Android Wear will support iOS soon

  28-08-2015 20:26
  
  Amazon may have just let slip some details about the new Android Wear Huawei Watch that it probably wasn't meant to.In a pre-order listing that's now been taken down, the page interestingly listed that the Huawei Watch will be "Compatible with most devices with an iOS 8.2 or Android 4.3 or later operating system."It's something that has been hinted at since last year, but given that Amazon would likely have the correct information about a new product, we're willing to be that this does pretty mu
  
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• Apple reigns supreme among tablet sellers

  28-08-2015 19:35
  
  If you're one of those people who hates the iPad line, you're definitely in the minority. Throughout the first half of 2015, Apple widened its margin as the number-one selling tablet manufacturer in the world. Apple holds a 31.4% market share of global tablet shipments, an increase of 5 percentage points compared to last year, according to a report by TrendForce. Samsung holds steady as the second-best tablet manufacturer, with 22.2% of all tablets shipped during the first six months of 2015, an
  
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• Ashley Madison founder steps down

  28-08-2015 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The founder and chief executive of the Ashley Madison extra-marital affair website, Noel Biderman, steps down following data hack.
  
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• HP Elite x2 1011 G1 review: A high-quality hybrid with some tablet issues

  28-08-2015 17:15 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  This premium-priced convertible has plenty of impressive features and excellent build quality, but the tablet lacks connectivity and must be charged via an adapter.
  
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• Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman resigns after third leak of emails

  28-08-2015 16:43 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Biderman to step down as CEO of infidelity website as third leak of emails is released appearing to contain messages suggesting he too had affairsThe chief executive of extramarital affairs website Ashley Madison has left the company after a third leak of emails, this one containing emails from his personal Gmail account suggesting he had affairs.“Effective today, Noel Biderman, in mutual agreement with the company, is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Avid Life Media Inc. (ALM)
  
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• From relationships to revolutions: seven ways Facebook has changed the world

  28-08-2015 16:26 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  One in seven people worldwide used the social network on one day this week, says Mark Zuckerberg. Here is how it has changed our lives – for better or worse On Monday, one in seven people on Earth used Facebook – 1 billion people, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg. In a decade, the social network has transformed people’s relationships, privacy, their businesses, the news media, helped topple regimes and even changed the meaning of everyday words.“A more open and connec
  
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• Google boss warns against television repeating mistakes of press

  28-08-2015 15:38 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Matt Brittin cites newspapers’ failure to grasp impact internet companies would have on business and says producers should take advantage of web’s growthGoogle’s European boss has warned that the TV industry risks repeating the mistakes of newspapers by trying to “protect the past from the future”.Matt Brittin told the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival that the “Edinburgh bubble” and debates over the BBC reminded him of how newspapers
  
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• Review: TomTom Bandit

  28-08-2015 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and featuresFor some, the world of extreme sports is as much about capturing and sharing the action as it is about the sport itself. The action is captured on small lightweight cameras, attached to a person or kit, and the best-known name in this market is GoPro.But GoPro cameras are not the only option, and there are some serious rivals. TomTom may be new to the field, but it has definitely done its homework with the Bandit. The striking white body is detailed with a red band which
  
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• Ten of the best back-to-school apps for kids

  28-08-2015 15:23 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A selection of educationally-focused apps that shows there’s more to iOS and Android for children than gamesThe summer holidays are either over or nearly over depending where your child is in the world. Parents are breathing a sigh of relief at the prospect of making a cup of tea without being screamed at / bundled into / forced to referee an over-aggressive game of split-screen Minecraft.And their children? They’re back at school learning, then coming home every night eager to conti
  
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• Flu virus, IFA 2015: Podcast 232

  28-08-2015 15:10
  
  
  Listen this week for an entertaining look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days, with WIRED.co.uk's Michael Rundle, James Temperton and Daniel Culpan.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Boeing laser shoots drone from sky

  28-08-2015 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boeing says it has successfully shot a drone out of the sky using a high-powered laser during a test.
  
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• Instagram images no longer all square

  28-08-2015 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Instagram is allowing its 300 million users to post landscape and portrait videos and pictures, as well as squares, for the first time.
  
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• iDea Atomicx Bluetooth headphones: Classic design and great sound

  28-08-2015 14:30 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  A well built comfortable set of Bluetooth 4.0 foldable headphones deliver a wide sound range and long battery life for a good price.
  
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• TV industry needs to keep up effort to tackle piracy, says A + E chief

  28-08-2015 14:09 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Paul Buccieri, president of US channel, says issue is bigger than ever, with increase in digital making problem more difficult to deal withPiracy is a bigger issue than ever for the TV industry, despite it being talked about less, according to one of the US’s top cable executives.Paul Buccieri, president of US channels A+E and History, told the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival that the industry needs to keep up its efforts to tackle people illegally watching content. Co
  
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• Apple Watch is king of smartwatch sales according to latest numbers

  28-08-2015 13:44 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  It may not live up to financial analysts’ high expectations but sales are six times bigger than nearest competitor making it the best selling smartwatch in historyApple sold 3.6m Watches in the second quarter of this year, but compared to the 40m sales estimates, does that make the company’s first smartwatch a flop?
  The Apple Watch has both excited some and disappointed others. Before it was even launched, financial analysts predicted that Watches would sell in their droves, hitting
  
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• Nokia strikes China joint venture for 'swift approval' of Alcatel-Lucent merger

  28-08-2015 13:34 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Nokia hopes to win the approval of China's regulators with a new joint venture with Chinese investment firm Huaxin.
  
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• Lizard Squad 'copycats': Teens arrested

  28-08-2015 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of using software from hackers who claim they disrupted Xbox and PlayStation last Christmas.
  
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• Kraftwerk to release '3D album' in autumn 2015

  28-08-2015 13:18 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The electronic band are translating their striking live 3D and surround sound performances to Blu-Ray formatKraftwerk have confirmed details of a “3D album” – translating their current visual show into a release scheduled for autumn 2015.
  Speaking to Rolling Stone, the group’s only original member, Ralf Hütter, explained that their 3D performances at venues such as New York’s MoMA, the Düsseldorf Kunstsammlung, London’s Tate Modern, the Sydney Opera
  
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• UK cities in Minecraft – in pictures

  28-08-2015 12:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  What happens when our maps get gamified? A team at Ordnance Survey decided to find out – and created a Minecraft map of Great BritainDrawn to the Future is at The Building Centre until 3 October
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• Six bailed teenagers accused of cyber attacks using Lizard Squad tool

  28-08-2015 12:53 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Suspects arrested under suspicion of launching denial of service attacks on newspapers, schools, retailers and games companies using Lizard StresserSix teenagers have been released on bail on suspicion of using hacking group Lizard Squad’s cyberattack tool to target websites and services.The six suspects are accused of launching cyber attacks at a national newspaper, a school, gaming companies and a number of online retailers Continue reading...
  
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• ​Google to hit pause on Flash ads in Chrome on September 1

  28-08-2015 12:38 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Time's up for companies using Flash ads to reach 15 percent of the world's desktop browsers.
  
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• What Apple needs to get right with its new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

  28-08-2015 12:19 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  New iPhones are expected at Apple’s 9 September event, but as the competition improves and phones last longer the next upgrade has its work cut out for itApple is expected to launch a pair of new iPhones at its 9 September event in San Francisco, and along with it a renewed push for its Siri and HomeKit features.But if Apple intends its devices to become the central hubs of people’s connected homes, or even just to persuade customers to upgrade, what does the company need to get righ
  
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• So long square photos? Instagram adds portrait and landscape options

  28-08-2015 11:43 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘It turns out that nearly one in five photos or videos people post aren’t in the square format,’ admits Facebook subsidiary, with eye on video adsInstagram built its community of 300 million users around a simple rule: every photo or video that they shared using its app would be square. Now the Facebook subsidiary is ditching that policy.The app’s latest update introduces portrait and landscape options for both photos and videos, in a move that may be aimed at encouraging
  
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• 'Google is in denial': Rivals throw down oral hearing challenge over antitrust case

  28-08-2015 11:32 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Microsoft backed lobby Icomp says Google should show up at an oral hearing if it's so confident of its claims.denial
  
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• Review: MOVIE WEEK: Amazon Fire TV Stick

  28-08-2015 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Amazon Fire TV StickThe set-top box landscape has changed. It used to be a full-size battle royale where three titans – the Roku 3, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV – duked it out for control of your television. Then, in July of last year, Google released Chromecast, a set-top box built into a thumb drive form factor and fits entirely behind a TV.In many ways the Amazon Fire TV Stick, the successor to the full-size Fire TV, looks similar to Google's impulse buy offering from last year. Bu
  
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• Vine takes on Shazam on music discovery

  28-08-2015 08:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app says it's focusing more on music with new services that will also make it easier to loop audio.
  
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• Zuckerberg: one in seven people on the planet used Facebook on Monday

  28-08-2015 08:02 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Social network hit 1bn user milestone on Monday, but Mark Zuckerberg maintains it is still ‘just the beginning of connecting the whole world’As the fictional Sean Parker might put it: ‘A million people logging in to Facebook on a single day isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion people’.The non-fictional Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new milestone for the social network: one billion daily users. Continue reading...
  
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• Don't sniff at clicktivism, says new British boss at Change.org

  28-08-2015 08:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  New managing director for Europe points to petition website’s successes and asks what the ‘chatterati’ are doing beyond whingeing about problemsClicktivism – using the internet to take direct action to achieve a political or social aim – could be one of the only ways we have left to change the world, a senior boss at Change.org has said.Simon Willis, the online petition site’s new British managing director for Europe, said the cynical “dinner party chatt
  
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• Disney Infinity 3.0 review: The Force is waning

  28-08-2015 07:47
  
    Another year, another entry for Disney's living toys megalith. The big hook for this third instalment is the arrival of Star Wars characters to the shared universe, with the starter kits being themed around the Clone Wars era.
  Along with figures of the youthful Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, the base set comes with the 'Twilight of the Republic' story pack. It's a decent length adventure in its own right, with a now-familiar blend of linear pla
  
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• Inabox announces AU$1.4 million profit drop on back of Anittel purchase

  28-08-2015 06:17 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The wholesale telco provider has announced a loss of AU$351,000 on revenues of AU$64 million, due to the acquisition of two rivals in 2014.
  
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• NSW transport taskforce pushes for regulatory framework changes

  28-08-2015 05:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The Point to Point Transport Taskforce has called for changes to the current regulatory framework to reduce red tape and level the playing field for the taxi industry and other point to point transport services.
  
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• Vine hopes video creators will snap to the beat of its new music features

  28-08-2015 04:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Twitter’s six-second looping videos app will now help users add music to their clips: but for artists this means promotion not paymentsVine has already been a launchpad to stardom for musicians like Shawn Mendes, whose six-second loops on Twitter’s video-sharing app propelled him to a major record deal, chart-topping sales and a tour with Taylor Swift.Where Mendes and fellow Viners Jack & Jack and Us the Duo have blazed a trail, other musicians are following. Now Vine is making m
  
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• CSIRO swallows NICTA to form Data61

  28-08-2015 03:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australia's two notoriously under-funded science and tech research organisations have announced that they will be creating a new entity under the auspices of the CSIRO.
  
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• ​Woolworths' transformation project puts dent in FY15 earnings

  28-08-2015 03:35 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Woolworths reported it spent part of AU$425.9 million on its total transformation project during the 2015 financial year, which resulted in total group net profit after tax dropping by 12.5 percent.
  
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• ACCC approves Optus NBN deal

  28-08-2015 02:54 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Australia's consumer watchdog has given the green light for NBN to take ownership of Optus' HFC network, with the telco to also transition its customers over to the NBN.
  
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• Facebook hits 1 billion users in one day

  28-08-2015 02:44 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  The social network has recorded 1 billion logins during a single day, with Mark Zuckerberg labelling the moment an 'important milestone'.
  
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• Outsmarting the machine, the future of IT jobs

  28-08-2015 01:58 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  One of the main reasons IT exists is to automate low-level work, however that often translates into eliminating jobs. In a world boasting digital disruption, how will the role of an IT worker change?
  
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• ​TSG hitches US launch of Debitsuccess to Azure

  28-08-2015 01:55 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Recurring payments platform rolled out on Azure for elasticity and payment security compliance.
  
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• Facebook hits billion users in a day

  28-08-2015 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook boasts a new record, with more than a billion people using the social network on a single day this week.
  
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• VIDEO: The drone guided by a robot

  28-08-2015 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• How video-on-demand is changing TV

  28-08-2015 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How video-on-demand services are shaking up broadcasting
  
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