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Acer names former TSMC exec Jason Chen as new CEO

23 December 2013, 16:23

New CEO and president named as Acer posts a worse than expected Q3 loss.

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UK porn filters bypassed by a simple Chrome extension

23 December 2013, 15:27

Filters were wonky anyway; blocking self-help sites but letting through hardcore porn.

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Experience the MotoMaker in Moto X’s latest magazine advert

23 December 2013, 13:50

Users can experience interactive advertising and change the phone’s colour on the page.

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Dixons Retail first to offer Steam Wallet cards in the UK

23 December 2013, 12:19

Would you be happy to find one of these in your stocking?

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Apple and China Mobile sign distribution deal

23 December 2013, 11:21

Apple's partnership with world's largest mobile carrier worth "billions of dollars".

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Winamp still going, lives past 20th Dec scheduled shut down

22 December 2013, 18:00

Llama dodges firing squad. "Something is obviously happening," Tweets developer.

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Ofcom to get tough on sluggish broadband repairs and installs

20 December 2013, 10:45

From April 2014 BT Openreach will face fines for laggardly performance.

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ASUS launches Poseidon GTX 780 DirectCU H2O hybrid graphic card

19 December 2013, 15:00

ASUS hybrid cooling can help you achieve running temps 24°C below reference designs.

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Annual Google Zeitgeist reveals top trends of the year

18 December 2013, 18:30

Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker and the iPhone 5S lead the way for top trends of 2013.

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Gelid launches LED fan controller with touch screen control panel

18 December 2013, 14:32

The Gelid SpeedTouch 6 can independently control and monitor up to six system fans.

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PowerColor announces AMD R9 290X with liquid cooling solution

18 December 2013, 11:11

The PowerColor LCS R9 290X uses a full cover water block design.

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Facebook to implement autoplay video ads later this week

17 December 2013, 20:36

Also a 'Donate Now' button is to make giving to non-profit organisations easier.

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AMD announces the Radeon R7 260, available from January

17 December 2013, 14:48

New card fits in the fairly wide price gap between the AMD Radeon R7 260X and R7 250.

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G.fast awarded first stage approval by the ITU

17 December 2013, 09:09

DSL successor can achieve speeds of up to 1Gbps over existing phone wires.

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Virtual fitting room Metail has international expansion plans

16 December 2013, 20:50

£2.6 million raised following company’s decision to move from London’s Tech City.

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IEC single charger spec for notebook computers published

16 December 2013, 14:59

A single charger for all types of notebook will "significantly reduce e-waste."

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ARM acquires Geomerics graphics technology

16 December 2013, 12:25

UK based Geomerics created Enlighten, a fully real-time global illumination technology.

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British Library shares over a million images on Flickr Commons

16 December 2013, 11:18

Also Instagram reveals its top locations and top cities of 2013.

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BT implements porn blocking by default for all new customers

14 December 2013, 21:15

Also new Parental Controls will work across all devices in your home.

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Google considers ARM chips for server farms: ARM shares rise

13 December 2013, 19:30

If Google gives the green light to ARM deal the new partnership would be bad news for Intel.

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Intel promoting test drives of 2-in-1s from its Experience Stores

13 December 2013, 13:45

You can borrow one for up to 48 hours to see if it's right for you.

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XFX unveils passive Radeon R7 250, R7 240 graphics cards

13 December 2013, 12:41

These are the first passively cooled AMD Radeon R7 200 series cards available.

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Microsoft considering Qualcomm's COO as its next CEO

13 December 2013, 11:43

Steve Mollenkopf is second in command at the world's largest mobile chip maker.

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YouTube to allow all verified users to live stream

13 December 2013, 10:38

Meanwhile the video service has been cracking down hard on video game content.

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Windows RT and Windows Phone to be free to device makers?

12 December 2013, 13:15

Pricing change is expected to coincide with the release of 'Threshold'.

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YouTube publishes its 2013 rewind video mashup

11 December 2013, 16:51

'What does the fox say?' was the top trending video of the year with 275 million views.

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HP 810 EliteBook Revolve updated, G2 models ship soon

11 December 2013, 09:30

New version unveiled with Haswell chip, slimmer and lighter chassis.

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Google courts user contributions to Street View maps

10 December 2013, 16:15

Android phone and digicam users can now create their own maps.

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Firefox 26 blocks plugin content loading by default, except Flash

10 December 2013, 15:11

Move should improve browser security and stability.

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Qualcomm announces 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chip

10 December 2013, 13:00

Also this 28nm SoC has integrated 4G LTE World Mode chip.

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Teen fooled by eBay scam is given a real Xbox One for free

10 December 2013, 11:00

The 19 year old bought a picture of the Xbox One for £450 but local CEX shop cured his misery.

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Samsung launches the 840 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD

9 December 2013, 12:15

Claims a world first in offering such a capacious drive in such a small form factor.

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Does Microsoft's Telepathwords know what you will type next?

9 December 2013, 11:15

Experimental tool is supposed to help prevent weak passwords.

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