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GeForce Now becomes Chrome browser and Apple M1 friendly

1 February 2021, 13:11

Popular browser to widen user base but no guarantee of support beyond Win/MacOS.

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Epic Games Store to continue weekly giveaways through 2021

1 February 2021, 12:11

Claims there are now 160 million EGS users and 31.3 million daily active users.

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Starlink satellite constellation gets laser crosslink upgrades

29 January 2021, 13:11

The lasers will boost coverage and reliability. Future connections as fast as 10Gbps touted.

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Google Chrome 88 removes Flash and FTP support

21 January 2021, 11:11

And it ushers in Dark Mode improvements in Windows and Chrome OS versions.

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European Commission fines Valve for Steam geo-blocking

21 January 2021, 10:11

Valve and five PC game publishers fined a total of €7.8m for breaching EU antitrust rules.

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Cross party committee criticises UK gov gigabit broadband plans

24 December 2020, 12:11

As downgrading of pledged coverage, slipping of target dates looks set to continue.

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EU Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts unveiled today

15 December 2020, 10:11

Overhauls digital rules set out back in 2000 to better reflect the industry, protect consumers.

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Facebook may be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp

10 December 2020, 10:11

Meanwhile, Microsoft has launched Anti-Corruption Technology and Solutions (ACTS).

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Ofcom says UK average fixed line broadband speed is 71.8Mbps

8 December 2020, 11:11

A decent improvement from 64.0Mbps reported in the previous biannual dataset.

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HBO Max is coming to Europe and Latin America in 2021

7 December 2020, 13:11

However, due to the Sky / Now TV relationship in the UK it might not be available here.

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Microsoft Productivity Score feature comes in for criticism

27 November 2020, 10:11

However, Microsoft asserts that it "is not a work monitoring tool".

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UK Gov waters down broadband plans in spending review

26 November 2020, 12:11

Gigabit broadband UK coverage target revised down to 85 per cent of homes by 2025.

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Bitcoin pushes towards all-time high valuation

25 November 2020, 12:11

At the time of writing 1BTC is worth a smidgeon more than 19,000USD.

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UK government describes role of the National Cyber Force (NCF)

20 November 2020, 13:11

The NCF will disrupt hostile state activities, terrorists, and criminals that threaten the UK.

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Nvidia GeForce Now reaches iOS devices via Safari

20 November 2020, 12:11

Beta version of the service is now live for >5 million Apple iPhone and iPad owners.

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Apple halves app store fees for smaller developers

19 November 2020, 10:11

Those making <$1m per annum will only pay 15 per cent commission from 2021.

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Record UK broadband data use tied to Xbox and CoD releases

13 November 2020, 11:11

Additionally sizable downloads for Destiny 2 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla arrived.

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Google Photos unlimited high quality storage to end next June

12 November 2020, 10:11

From 1st June 2021 any new photos uploaded will count against your account quota.

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EA will appeal against €5m fine over loot boxes in FIFA

29 October 2020, 14:11

The Hague recently ruled the Netherlands Gambling Authority can enforce its EA fine.

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Facebook Cloud Gaming beta launches without iOS app

26 October 2020, 15:11

Hits similar sticky patch as Google and Nvidia. Beta on just Android and HTML5 web for now.

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PayPal rolling out cryptocurrency trading and spending options

22 October 2020, 10:11

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash all storable in a PayPal digital wallet.

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Google may be forced to sell off its Chrome browser

15 October 2020, 13:46

Move could be precipitated by US Gov antitrust pressure, EU 'gatekeeper' complaints.

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Microsoft xCloud browser app to sidestep Apple iOS restrictions

9 October 2020, 12:11

Perhaps inspired by the Amazon Luna game streaming service on Apple mobile devices.

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Steam Game Festival unleashes hundreds of PC game demos

8 October 2020, 12:11

This 4th edition of the event is on now, runs until Tuesday, 13th October at 10am.

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BT CEO warns it could be 2033 before UK gets 'Gigabit for all'

28 September 2020, 13:31

UK PM Johnson said last year that he aimed to achieve goal this by the end of 2025.

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Amazon launches Luna+ cloud gaming service

25 September 2020, 13:11

Initially US 'early access' only, this AWS powered service costs $5.99pcm.

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Google Maps now includes a Covid-19 data layer

24 September 2020, 13:11

Layer provides seven day average new cases per 100,000 people data with trend arrows.

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Microsoft xCloud goes live in 22 countries with 150+ games

15 September 2020, 11:15

Service brings streaming Xbox games to Android mobiles but there is no iOS app yet.

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Ansel in-game photography tech added to GeForce Now

10 September 2020, 15:01

And Chromebook users can now sync their Steam libraries.

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EA apologises for EA Sports UFC 4 intrusive full screen ads

7 September 2020, 12:11

It injected ads for Amazon show 'The Boys' into action replays in a US$60 game.

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Amazon UK reviewer racket exposed

4 September 2020, 15:01

Prolific reviewers post thousands of 5 star ratings, then sell off freebie goods on eBay.

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Apple blocks Facebook app update that highlights in-app 'tax'

28 August 2020, 12:10

And the two tech titans clash on iOS 14 out of app tracking defaults.

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UCL researchers break records with 178Tbps data transfer

24 August 2020, 13:31

Used existing fibre infrastructure but upgraded amplifiers (at 40-100km intervals).

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