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- 26 January 2011
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News: L.A. Noire And The Future Of Games
Rockstar pushes videogames in a challenging new direction
- 25 January 2011
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News: Microsoft faces legal action from Italian group
An Italian consumer organisation has started legal action against Microsoft, claiming it's too difficult to obtain a refund if a user decides to delete Windows from a new PC or laptop.
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News: Google jumps into 'Do Not Track' debate with Chrome add-on
Google has followes in Mozilla's footsteps and announced a Chrome add-on that lets users opt out of tracking cookies that monitor their movement and behavior online.
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News: Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads
After two and a half years (or so) of existence Apple's iOS App Store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark.
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News: Windows 8 FAQs
Only Microsoft knows how the next version of its Windows operating system will look and what it will be called, but big changes could be ahead for the OS observers refer to as "Windows 8."
- 24 January 2011
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News: Cisco, Verizon enlist in 24-hour IPv6 trial
Two leading network vendors -- Cisco and Verizon Business -- have enlisted in an upcoming trial-by-fire of IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol called IPv4.
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News: Digital black market offers cheap botnets for hire
Botnets for hire to launch your own spam campaign and stolen credit card information sold at the rock bottom price of $2 are just two of the commodities easily found on the cyber-crime black market today, according to a report released this month by Panda Security. The report, which was conducted by PandaLabs researchers who posed as cyber criminals, details a vast criminal network selling stolen bank account information in forums and dedicated online stores.
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News: DNLA software push for home networks
The Digital Living Network Alliance's software certification is the spur to new growth in home media networks.
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News: Microsoft uses karaoke feature on China's Bing Dictionary
Microsoft has added a karaoke-like feature to its Bing Dictionary in China, which provides English language learners a new way of practicing their pronunciation online.
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News: Mozilla to add 'do not track' feature to Firefox
Mozilla is to add a feature to it Firefox web browser that will allow users to surf the web without being tracked. For the tool to work, however, tracking companies would need to agree to participate and, well, not track the users.
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News: Academic: Twitter and Facebook make us less human
A US academic says that social-networking sites such as Twitter merely give people the illusion that they are able to communicate better.
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News: Google copied Java in Android, expert says
An intellectual property expert has uncovered 43 instances where it appears that Google copied Java code without permission in the most recent versions of the Android operating system.
- 22 January 2011
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News: 5 open source virtualisation technologies to watch in 2011
With virtualisation now a mainstream technology for most large businesses, the big players like EMC (VMWare), IBM and Microsoft are investing heavily in proprietary options for running multiple guest operating systems on a single machine.
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News: Google Android OS upgrades: Who gets them fastest?
For most smartphone users, Google's Android upgrades are both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, each upgrade opens the door to exciting new features and functions for a phone. On the other hand, the updates don't arrive instantly - and the wait to receive them can often be long and filled with uncertainty or disappointment.
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News: Pictures: 15 mysteries in Google Street View & Google Earth
Since Google began mapping the world with Google Earth and Google Street View, an entire pastime - Google mystery hunting and debunking - has cropped up. From unidentified flying objects to people with horse heads, there's no shortage of weird things that have appeared on Google Earth and Street View.
- 21 January 2011
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News: The Games Of 2011: Volume 2
PC Advisor chooses the very best games from the coming year.
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News: HTML versioning to be eliminated
HTML5 will be the last numbered version of the standard, a W3C working group member decrees
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News: With Schmidt out as CEO, Google can focus on products
With not a single rumor to foretell the news, Google shocked the tech world Thursday by announcing that Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will step down to a smaller role of executive chairman. Co-founder Larry Page is the new CEO, and Sergey Brin's official title will be Co-Founder.
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News: Larry Page becomes Google CEO as Eric Schmidt steps down
Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as Google CEO in April from Eric Schmidt, who will remain with the company as executive chairman.
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News: Things to Consider Before Porting a Number to Google Voice
If you're one of the few Google Voice users granted the option to port your existing phone number to the service--congratulations. This new feature is being tested by Google now, and will roll out to all users in the "near future," according to a company spokeswoman.
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New Xbox One release date, specs, features and price in UK
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review - which is best, the Samsung or the BlackBerry?
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Apple iPhone 5 comparison review
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Microsoft Windows 8 review
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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Nexus 4 smartphone comparison review: what's the best Android?
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Surface Pro review - Microsoft tablet offers true power computing on the move
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