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Champions Online now free to play

27 January 2011, 10:36

Cryptic's comic-book style MMO is now free, with options for upgrading.

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PlayStation gaming on Android in 2011

27 January 2011, 10:32

Following the announcment of the successor to the PSP2, comes news of the PlayStation Suite, a new software platform compatible with Android devices.

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Sony announces next-gen hand-held. NGP first details and specs revealed

27 January 2011, 10:32

Dubbed the NGP, Sony's successor to the PSP2 will feature 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi functionality, along with a host of other features aimed at widening its appeal.

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Everything Everywhere to roll out contactless mobile payments

27 January 2011, 10:08

Barclaycard partnership aims to 'revolutionise' buying on the high street.

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AMD posts Catalyst 11.1 drivers

27 January 2011, 10:06

First update of the new year will bring all GPUs up to the latest software.

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Android reveals more Honeycomb details

27 January 2011, 09:41

Still no release date but plenty of screen-shots and features for the tablet-optimized OS.

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EU gives conditional approval to Intel acquisition of McAfee

26 January 2011, 18:28

Intel can buy McAfee so long as it promises to play nice with other security software companies.

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Samsung plans massive surge in laptop market

26 January 2011, 16:56

Electronics giant looks to boost shipments by 60 per cent in an effort to compete with the big players.

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AMD’s 1GB Radeon HD 6950 becomes officially official...sort of

26 January 2011, 15:53

Confusion abounds as reviews pop-up and stock appears at major retailer.

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App store revenue set to triple this year

26 January 2011, 15:00

A new forecast from Gartner predicts exponential growth in both downloads and revenues from mobile apps.

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Google enables number porting with Google Voice

26 January 2011, 14:54

New service allows existing phone numbers to be transferred to Google’s web-based system.

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Intel’s hardware-based anti-virus could put an end to zero-day attacks

26 January 2011, 13:42

CTO waxes lyrical about next-gen security measures that will 'change the game'.

Samsung milks the Galaxy brand

26 January 2011, 12:45

The tech giant has launched four new handsets under the Galaxy brand to fill out its smartphone range.

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Mozilla releases tenth Firefox 4 beta

26 January 2011, 12:04

Beta-fatigue starts to set in as version number hits double digits.

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Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 6990 poses for the camera - again!

26 January 2011, 11:27

This time the cameras get up close and personal with the jewel in AMD's crown.

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O2 reveals major new Wi-Fi hotspot roll-out

26 January 2011, 10:51

The new network aims to be twice the size of BT Openzone and The Cloud combined by 2013.

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Razer shows off Ferox portable gaming speakers

26 January 2011, 10:33

‘Tiny but mighty’ sound system promises a lot of punch on the go.

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Intel appoints rap star ‘director of creative innovation’

25 January 2011, 19:11

Black Eyed Peas front-man will.i.am is brought on board to, erm, help out.

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GfK reports surprisingly strong UK Christmas notebook sales

25 January 2011, 17:59

Not only were more sold than a year ago, the average price jumped sharply too.

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Document Foundation announces first stable release of LibreOffice

25 January 2011, 17:02

OpenOffice spin-off launched and gets the nod from Ubuntu devs.

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ACS: Law capitulates

25 January 2011, 16:36

Illegal file-sharing specialist Andrew Crossley has announced he will cease his work due in response to cyber-attacks.

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Toshiba to offload processor manufacturing to GlobalFoundries?

25 January 2011, 16:00

Second largest memory-maker in talks to outsource LSI production to independent chip-builder.

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Apple set to integrate direct payment into mobile devices

25 January 2011, 15:20

The reported addition of NFC technology to the iPhone and iPad could kick-start the mobile payment market.

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NVIDIA GTX 560 TI: Launch day pricing and availability

25 January 2011, 15:05

The mid-range powerhouse is here, but where can you buy one today?

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KFA2 unleashes anarchy with two custom NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 TIs

25 January 2011, 14:05

Aftermarket cooling, custom PCBs and higher clocks make up these mid-range monsters.

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Google and Mozilla announce 'Do Not Track' browser extensions

25 January 2011, 12:44

New plug-ins will stop advertisers snooping on your surfing habits.

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Double-dip recession feared after surprise GDP drop

25 January 2011, 11:47

The ONS has revealed the UK economy shrank in Q4 2010, but blames it on the snow.

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Microsoft advising partners on how to keep customers away from the iPad

25 January 2011, 10:31

Slate strategy hinges on highlighting Apple tablet’s shortcomings for enterprise.

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Details leak of HP Topaz tablet running dual-core Snapdragon

25 January 2011, 09:44

A comprehensive leak appears to reveal HP’s big webOS launch expected for MWC.

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BBC details plans to slash online services

24 January 2011, 16:40

360 jobs and 200 TLDs will be cut in a major reshuffle that will save £34 million.

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NVIDIA mobile roadmap leaked, confirms quad-core Tegra 3

24 January 2011, 15:38

A couple of websites seem to have got hold of a Tegra roadmap slide intended for MWC.

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HTML5 drops the 5 to become an evolving standard

24 January 2011, 15:33

So what about that shiny new logo?

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Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 6990 sneaks out of the lab

24 January 2011, 14:25

Company VP flaunts monstrous Antilles card at Fusion launch event.

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