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Latest Xbox 720 rumours suggest absence of Blu-ray drive

6 March 2013, 09:58

Revealed by a source who “had hands-on time” with the new console.

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Pirate Bay file-sharing website isn’t operating from North Korea

5 March 2013, 16:51

Even if it really was invited by Pyongyang “to fight our battles from their network”.

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Virgin Mobile admits capping download speeds at 2Mbps

5 March 2013, 15:00

“We’re trialing a speed cap... to ensure we can offer a good level of service to all”.

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Steam Box "Piston" prototype in use by Call of Duty creators

5 March 2013, 11:50

Infinity Ward posts pic of its Xi3 Steam Box development hardware.

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Nokia readies aluminium bodied Lumia 920 successor “Catwalk”

5 March 2013, 10:45

Microsoft polishing off WP Blue, starts work on next Windows Phone OS, due by Christmas.

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Why there will be no Crysis 3 launch on the Wii U

5 March 2013, 09:31

Also ASDA slash Wii U bundles by £50.

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Canon 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor excels in low light

4 March 2013, 17:00

Burning incense sticks in a room provides enough light for a video recording.

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Samsung releases teaser video for Galaxy S4 smartphone

4 March 2013, 15:09

Also Samsung damages payout to Apple is almost halved, for now.

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DRM applied to furniture manufacture

4 March 2013, 13:00

Also why your next desk should have a treadmill rather than a chair.

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag first video trailer leaked

4 March 2013, 10:52

Game scheduled for release on 29th October, also coming to next gen consoles.

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Yahoo to cut seven products including BlackBerry app

4 March 2013, 09:47

Marissa Mayer cuts underperforming services in a spring cleaning.

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Sony’s 4K movie download service will come to PlayStation 4

1 March 2013, 16:15

However some downloadable movie content could be as hefty as 100GB.

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Full-size Apple iPad sales collapse as iPad mini takes over

1 March 2013, 14:50

Not bad for a “tweener”.

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Bing Maps updated with 13million sq km of new satellite imagery

1 March 2013, 12:16

Views analysed and provided with reduced cloud cover.

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EA will build microtransactions into all its games

1 March 2013, 10:44

Many a mickle makes a muckle.

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Sky to become second-largest UK ISP as it snaps up O2 and BE

1 March 2013, 09:37

Broadband and fixed line businesses bought from Telefonica.

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Tired of unrealistic hair? Then use AMD TressFX.

28 February 2013, 17:30

Also you will be able to buy a version of the PS4 APU for your PC build.

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Interflora UK’s petals plucked by Google

28 February 2013, 15:45

The website of Interflora UK is banished from Google search results.

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NVIDIA shows off five new Tegra 4-optimised games

28 February 2013, 12:30

More eye candy on mobile platforms.

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An E-Ink Android reference smartphone design from MWC

28 February 2013, 11:19

It “runs for weeks” on a single charge.

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SpaceTop 3D computer puts the YOU in UI

28 February 2013, 10:30

Works like a “reverse Kinect” using a transparent LED display.

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Nintendo Wii Mini to hit the UK in March priced at £79.99

27 February 2013, 16:32

Lower priced, less capable, console announced for UK after Canadian test launch.

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HP declares aim to be a leader in tablets and smartphones

27 February 2013, 15:15

PC goliath is “shifting resources from PCs to tablets”.

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NEC Medias W dual screen Android phone demoed at MWC

27 February 2013, 12:30

NEC's smartphone offers some natty two screen features.

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7

27 February 2013, 11:15

Download it now or be auto updated “in the weeks ahead”.

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There are “no plans” for bricks and mortar Google stores

27 February 2013, 10:15

Someone else will have to try and flog Google Pixel Chromebooks in retail for £1000 plus.

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Kyocera Torque ruggedized 4G Android: the Bear Grylls phone

26 February 2013, 16:30

Very tough on the outside but predictably middling internal specification.

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Intel-powered i-mate smartphone runs Windows 8 Pro

26 February 2013, 15:17

It looks like a normal 4.7-inch screened smartphone but runs the Windows 8 Pro OS.

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The latest Chrome browser includes speech recognition API

26 February 2013, 13:00

Google is also planning to implement the highlighting of “noisy tabs”.

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ZTE’s 5.7-inch Grand Memo introduced at MWC

26 February 2013, 11:45

Unfortunately there’s some confusion about the processor inside this new phablet.

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BT acquires ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels

26 February 2013, 11:00

Deal will complete in the summer and bolster BT's YouView Sports package.

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ASUS Fonepad unveiled: a 7-inch £179 phablet

25 February 2013, 16:45

It's due in late Q2 2013 but the planned European version lacks a rear camera.

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Windows Phone sales in the UK are up 240 per cent

25 February 2013, 15:23

Latest figures show Windows Phone now has a 6.2 per cent market share in the UK.

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