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Peer to peer house-share service, AirBnB, is set to partner up with business booking service, AirPlus, to make it easier than ever for businessmen and women to find somewhere to stay in cities around the world. Together they will create an integrated booking and payment system, which speeds up the …

The UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has sent out notices to some 400 online gaming companies, demanding that they explain how they use customer data and what method they use for sending out marketing messages. It believes that too many gaming firms are effectively spamming their user bases, as well …

With the U.S. election finally over, we can all look to the future and in many ways that's rather shaky for the time being. However if you're sitting on a big stack of Bitcoin or similar digital currency, you're likely rather pleased, as while most financial institutions took a hit …

Tesla has purchased one of the companies that helped it develop the Model 3 affordable electric car, Grohmann Engineering. The German firm is well known for its pedigree in automation and electronics manufacturing and will form the basis for the newly announced Tesla Advanced Automation Germany headquarters. Although Tesla has …

Action camera manufacturer GoPro, has announced the recall of its Karma quadcopter drones, not because they're exploding like Samsung's ill-fated Note 7s, but because some units have been losing power unexpectedly. This is of course not ideal if the Karmas are in flight at the time, so GoPro is recalling …

If you have upgraded to an Ultra-HD TV in the last year or two, then chances are it supports High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, which boosts the colour spectrum and enhances contrast ratios. However, right now, there isn't a ton of HDR-supported content available, which YouTube hopes to change as the …

It seems that Samsung is still worried about the public perception towards itself following the Galaxy Note 7 recall. In an effort to try and minimise damage further, Samsung has published an open-letter apology, which has been published both on its own blog and as a full-page advertisement in several …

DinoPC hosted its very own LAN party this weekend just gone, with VR, table tennis, arcade systems and more for people to play with. There was food, drinks and lots of gaming camaraderie to be had at the DinoPC showroom in Edmonton, London. We sadly couldn't attend this one, but …

As great as many action recorders are, finding a truly hands-free option that still offers all of the bells and whistles can be a little tricky. This is where ORBI is stepping in with its new Prime sunglasses, the world's first 360° video-recording eyewear, designed for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers …

While we might need to fear the internet of things (IOT) causing ever larger DDOS attacks, there's no denying that that network of devices will become more important in the years to come. That's why Toshiba is looking to power it with its own hardware. It's developed a new analogue …

Never fear guys, we're almost there. Just a few more days and U.S. election coverage can rest easy for another 2.5 years or so. Still, the lead up to this one has been quite unbelievable in many ways, like how the FBI investigated candidate Hilary Clinton's email server, not once, …

Mars One, the company that promised to take humans to Mars on a trip funded by a reality TV show focused on the journey, has been purchased by Swiss mobile payment developer, Innovative Finance AG. However, it's one of those counter takeovers, which will see Mars One paid in 97.5 per …

If you happen to be local to the London area and have yet to make plans for your Saturday this week, then you may want to head down to DinoPC's first ever in-house LAN event. Festivities will include game tournaments for the likes of Mortal Kombat X and Rocket League, …

Things can get a bit hectic around the shops on Black Friday but fortunately for us tech enthusiasts, the best deals can usually just be found online, making the whole ordeal much less of a hassle. This year, Black Friday lands on the 25th of November and if you've got …

In a surprising combination of industries, 3D printer firm XYZPrinting and U.S. based bookseller, Barnes and Noble, have announced a partnership for the upcoming Mini Maker Faire set to take place on 5th and 6th November in select stores. This will be the second annual event and will allow customers …

Google has been experimenting with better ways to monetise YouTube over the last year, with the biggest push coming in the form of YouTube Red, which features ad-free streaming, offline viewing and exclusive video series from big content creators. There was a pretty mixed reaction when this service was first …

Although there was much speculation that suggested the Icelandic Pirate Party had the momentum to come first in the recent general elections there, it only managed third place in the end. Still, that represents a huge upswing in its popularity over the previous election and gives it a chance that …

Sonic the hedgehog has been a mixed bag when it comes to transitioning to a less interactive medium. Some of his TV shows have been great, others bizarre flops, but nobody has ever put him in a hybrid live-action movie before. Now they are though and it has the director …

Although there's much talk of cars becoming more connected to allow for over the air updates and more assistive driving, that technology can be utilised when something goes wrong too. In the case of getting roadside assistance, remote access could actually lead to much quicker and more applicable help when …

The UK government's forced ISP-level piracy site blocks are still floating around and it seems that the list of banned sites is still growing as today an additional 13 streaming sites were added to the growing list. This means those using the likes of Virgin Media, BT, Sky, EE, TalkTalk …

The 36 year old man from Lancaster, Pennsylvania convicted of hacking, phishing and sneaking his way into the accounts of many of the world's most prominent female celebrities in order to view their private photos, has been sentenced. For his part in “The Fappening,” he was given 18 months in U.S. federal …

The electric car and battery experts over at Tesla, have promised to detail a new generation of consumer power storage combined with solar power later today. However, to whet our appetites a little, it's come out early with details of a second generation Powerpack. Able to store twice as much …

Although it doesn't look like Blizzard will be making any announcements about legacy servers at this year's Blizzcon event, it is looking to keep people entertained throughout. To help close out the show, it's hired on parody song writer/performer, Weird Al Yankovich. Of course Blizzard usually takes on the services …

Twitter has just released its financial report for the past quarter, with little positive in the way of news for shareholders. As usual it is still struggling to turn a profit and one way it seems to be trying to stem that tide is through data sales. In the past …

Vodafone has been hit with a record £4.6 million fine in the UK after failing to provide adequate customer service. According to an extensive investigation carried out by Ofcom, the mobile carrier has breached consumer protection laws on multiple occasions, with poor pay-as-you-go service and failure to address its flawed  …

A self driving Uber lorry has made its first delivery, dropping off a truck load of beer successfully. Although designed more as a trial run and publicity stunt, the journey could represent the first of many in cooperation with beer brewing and distribution company, AB InBev. It's been suggested that …

Since the original MegaUpload was shut down by authorities in 2012 and its many assets seized, original founder Kim Dotcom has been trying to develop a new file locker which cannot fall foul to old pitfalls. He's not quite managed it yet, but MegaUpload 2.0 might make it a reality, …

If you have ever pondered after watching a Star Wars film  ‘I wonder how much it would cost to build my own Death Star!?' – we now have the answer. British party site Twizzle has created a demographic that explains just how much it would cost to create the incredible …

From Pirate Parties to Paypal founders, we're looking at a few AMAs this morning, but we can't pass up the chance to look through all of the things Space X CEO, Elon Musk was asked about in his. Moving swiftly on from the questions about poo disposal and electric busses …

As much as the various Pirate Party political groups that exist around Europe might seem like protest-vote, or single issue parties, that's not necessarily the case. In fact in Iceland, the Pirate Party stands a solid chance of winning the general election at the end of October. So what happens …