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Google Street View covers almost all of Britain's roads

12 March 2010, 17:08

Controversial mapping service expanded to encompass more than 95 per cent of the nation's roads.

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Microsoft's Bing sponsors The Simpsons as part of multi-million-pound ad campaign

12 March 2010, 15:46

Microsoft has kicked off a major UK advertising campaign in an attempt to drive users to its Bing search engine.

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Apple begins taking iPad orders

12 March 2010, 14:15

US consumers can order now for an April 3rd delivery.

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ITV1 HD to launch in April

12 March 2010, 12:48

Most of the 2010 World Cup games will be shown in high definition as ITV announces that its first dedicated HD channel will launch on Freeview, Freesat, Sky HD and ...

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Victorinox challenges Brits to hack biometric-encrypted Secure Pro pen drive

12 March 2010, 11:54

£100,000 prize for anyone who can crack the Swiss army knife of USB pen drives.

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OpenGL 4.0 plays catch-up with DirectX 11

12 March 2010, 11:31

The latest release of Khronos Group's cross-platform API arrives with support for hardware tessellation and improved GPGPU tools.

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Thecus brings TwonkyMedia Server to network-attached storage

12 March 2010, 10:53

TwonkyMedia Server module now available for N5500, N7700 and N8800 series NAS products.

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OCZ introduces sub-£75 Onyx SSD

12 March 2010, 09:55

Lower capacity and lower performance, but a useful-looking solution for your next netbook upgrade.

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Qualcomm patents three-screen device

12 March 2010, 08:40

A patent filing implies Qualcomm is thinking about getting into the mobile device game itself.

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Bill Gates no longer world’s richest person

11 March 2010, 18:38

Having to scrape by with a measly $54 billion as Forbes rich list has its third leader in three years.

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Vigin Media looks to extend coverage via telegraph poles

11 March 2010, 17:55

It’s often impractical to put fibre underground in rural locations, so Virgin’s trying something different.

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Google takes on StumbleUpon with Reader Play

11 March 2010, 16:40

A new experiment offers to make it easy to discover interesting stuff on the web.

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Facebook comments on online safety concerns

11 March 2010, 15:51

Recent high-profile events have raised alarm bells about the safety of users of social networking sites.

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Review: The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces - Wii

11 March 2010, 15:43

Taking a ride with Namco Bandai's anime-themed flight action game based on the Japanese movie.

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VIP introduces a new PC brand

11 March 2010, 12:44

The tiny, unique Cape 7 ION SFF desktop features NVIDIA’s graphics platform for Atom and a tiny chassis.

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Review: Battlefield Bad Company 2 - PC

11 March 2010, 12:13

Matty Hodgson fights his way through the snowy mountains and stifling jungle heat of Bad Company 2 to deliver his verdict.

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Review: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3

11 March 2010, 10:40

It's all about the combat in this latest JRPG from the guys at Square Enix.

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Microsoft launches free video on demand player

11 March 2010, 10:22

MSN Video Player is officially launched, with a wide range of UK TV content available through an ad-funded model.

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TLBB - Limited edition Crystal Dragon Egg giveaway

11 March 2010, 09:28

A Crystal Egg for Easter anyone? ChangYou and HEXUS.gaming team up for a limited edition giveaway to celebrate the upcoming beta phase for the MMORPG TLBB.

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Review: Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition review - wicked-fast performance

11 March 2010, 05:00

Six cores, 12 threads, and 12MB L3 cache on one chip. Read on to see how fast it is.

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Win a set of Teufel surround sound hifi speakers

10 March 2010, 17:51

In dark walnut finish, girlfriend approval guaranteed!

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CeBIT 2010 : Are you an Enermax fan?

10 March 2010, 14:20

Tarinder asks the question "How can fans be interesting?". Watch the show to see him regret it...

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CeBIT 2010 : RunCore - experts in high end SSD

10 March 2010, 14:16

Tarinder talks to David from RunCore, who explains the range and technology behind their SSD offerings.

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CeBIT 2010 : PSUs and Chassis from Enermax

10 March 2010, 14:08

Tarinder powers through the Enermax range of PSUs and chassis... (see what I did there? powers.. PSUs... good huh?)

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CeBIT 2010 : All the Intel bases covered with Shuttle

10 March 2010, 13:58

Shuttle is making sure it covers the full Intel range with the SG41 range...

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Martin Jetpack offers personal flight for a cool £58,000

10 March 2010, 13:03

The world's first commercially available jetpack is now on sale, and you won't need a pilot's license to fly one.

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Get ready for HD audio

10 March 2010, 13:00

The inventor of MP3 is talking-up its new technology that promises to bring CD-quality sound to mobile phone calls.

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Intel's hexa-core Core i7 980X processor appears at retail

10 March 2010, 11:39

Gulftown is on its way, but once you see the price you'll probably wish you'd started saving sooner.

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CeBIT 2010 : Micro ITX chassis from Lian Li

10 March 2010, 11:37

Nick continues blazing his trail of destruction and mayhem across the Lian Li stand at CeBIT 2010.

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CeBIT 2010 : AVerMedia branches out into set-top boxes and media-streaming devices

10 March 2010, 11:37

Best known for its range of TV tuners, AVerMedia is trying to crack the ultra-competitive set-top and media-streaming market. We find out the reasons why.

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