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Blue Origin can land safely with a failed parachute

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Travelling into space, even for a few minutes, is incredibly dangerous. There is the lack of oxygen to consider, radiation from the sun and if you're returning to Earth, extreme speed and heat too. Fortunately then if you took Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin craft beyond our atmosphere, you'd be safe …

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BT internet outage hits customers and PlusNet users

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An outage somewhere in BT's monstrous network has seen thousands of people unable to make it online this morning, also delivering the knock-on effect of having a similar problem with PlusNet users, who also reside on BT's network. Although the ISP has been attempting to fix the problem since early …

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Judge gives approval for Fitbit class action suit

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A judge has given the thumbs up for a class action lawsuit against fitness tracking wearable maker, Fitbit. The suit claims that Fitbit grossly over sold the ability of its Flex wearable to track users' sleep patterns, including its length, quality and depth. Fitbit's defence since the plaintiffs came forward …

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Wikileaks drops 300,000 Turkish emails following purges

Wikileaks has managed to drop its near 300,000 Turkish parliamentary emails and documents, despite being hit with a sustained denial of service attack over the past few days. This comes in response to the purges taking place in Turkey following its recent coup attempt, which has seen thousands of political …

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Would you pay someone to play Pokémon Go for you?

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Pokémon Go is a game that has taken much of the world by storm in the past two weeks, sending people of all ages scrambling for local landmarks to try and catch their favourite pocket monsters. But what if you can't, or won't and still want to be the ‘be …

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Netflix is stalling overseas: pricing and content blamed

Netflix might be a global powerhouse in the online streaming game, but its major success still lies in the U.S., where its content is richest and its pricing is competitive. Elsewhere in the world though, where that isn't always the case, it's growth is stuttering. Last week it was reported …

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Nintendo shares skyrocket following Pokémon Go success

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Nintendo has had a tough time of things in recent years, struggling with the Wii U and coming very late to the smartphone game. Now that it has arrived though, it's dominating. Pokémon Go is a sensation that's taken the world by storm and it's lead to a huge drive in …

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Police use Pokémon Go Charizard to try and rope in fugitives

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In a tongue-in-cheek attempt to draw persons of interest to a New Hampshire police department, officers at the U.S. precinct posted on the station's Facebook page that a rare Charizard had appeared at the headquarters. The hope was that slow-thinking Pokémon Go playing criminals would stop by, at which point …

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Dice catapults threaten to tidy up your board gaming

Much like gaming in general over the past few decades, board games have also been modernised. Companion applications, sound tracks and updated mechanics have all helped usher in a new age of tabletop play and now Drawlab wants to change the way we all throw dice too: with its own …

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Japanese firm Softbank, will purchase ARM for £24 billion

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One of the biggest technological deals in the UK's history is set to take place later this year, after it was agreed that Japanese telecoms company, Softbank, will purchase ARM Holdings for £24.3 billion. Although it still needs shareholder approval, the buyout would overvalue stock by more than 43 percent. …

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Uber secures $1.15 billion in leveraged loan

As much as Uber is changing the way people catch lifts to and from places they need to go, as a company it's a terrible money maker. Uber loses tens of millions every quarter, but has managed to stay afloat through investment and borrowing. That's nothing new in 2016, as …

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Youtubers behind CSGOLotto are being sued

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Well that didn't take long. Following the revelations that a number of prominent Youtube Let's Player personalities had hidden their ownership of a CS:GO gambling site that they were promoting to their young audiences, Trevor ‘TmarTn' Martin and Tom ‘ProSyndicate' Cassell are now being sued. Although there is a lot …

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FACT awards pirate-busting movie ushers with £500

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The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) might have lost half of its funding just a few months ago, but that hasn't stopped it continuing its crusade against pirates. In its latest move, it's given 17 different pirate-catching cinema ushers £500 cheques, a certificate and a special ceremony to thank them …

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Avast buys up AVG, could dominate free anti-virus market

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Of the free anti-virus and anti-malware programs out there, Avast and AVG are two of the most popular. Now though whichever one you opt for, Avast will benefit, as it's purchased its rival anti-virus firm for a total of $1.3 billion. It now hopes to offer “more advanced,” services to …

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Germany tastes victory in robot world cup

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Although the fate of Germany in this year's European Championship is still set to be decided, the German robot football team's is far more certain: they are the champions. The American team opposite them in the finals put up a good fight, but when it came down to penalties, the …

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Cooler Master debuts new MasterBox 5 mid-tower chassis

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Cooler Master's latest case release is an impressive blend of style and customisation with the MasterBox 5. “You decide the inside,” is its tag line, because there are a heap of mounting options for storage bays, masses of space for coolers and radiators, cable management hooks and sleeves and a …

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