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Britain just tried to make being annoying illegal

A couple of days ago, the House of Lords did something wonderful: it defeated a bill that would have made it illegal to “annoy,” or cause “nuisance,” to someone else. If that definition sounds incredibly loose to you, that's because it is, but that doesn't mean the government didn't want …

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Driver records to be put online, could drop insurance prices

The British government seems to have finally decided that this old internet fad isn't going away and it could actually help speed up and simplify some of the more stuffy, traditional activities that citizens are forced to drudge through, like renewing car insurance. Along with 20+ other services, driver records …

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Dell’s new 4K display will cost $699, will hardly please gamers

Ultra-high-definition (UHD) is incoming for both video games and movies thanks to designers of graphics processors, developers of video games and Hollywood. Looks like the UHD hardware eco-system is also beginning to build up. Dell announced this week that its first affordable display with support for 4K (3840*2160) resolution will …

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Global sales of Xbox One total just over 3 million units

Following PlayStation sales report by Sony earlier on Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. also announced cumulative global shipments results for its Xbox One game system in 2013. Quite expectedly, the software giant sold less of its new-generation consoles than its arch-rival due to a number of reasons. Over three million Xbox One …

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Ford CEO denies plans to leave for Microsoft

Various market rumours pointed at Alan Mulally, current chief executive officer (CEO) of Ford Motor Co., as a potential candidate to be Microsoft Corp.’s next head, despite of the fact that he never disclosed plans to leave his current position. This week, the man who led reshaping of Ford several …

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Titanfall to be limited to 6V6 in multiplayer matches

Respawn, the developer behind the upcoming Microsoft exclusive game Titanfall, has just announced that the game's multiplayer mode will only allow for 12 players in 6V6 matches online. Respawn Vice President, Vince Zampella, confirmed this on Twitter: “6v6 is max player count. Turned out to be the best balance with AI …

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Origin systems takes case customising to a new level

Think your case is customisable? Think again. The new range of Genesis and Millenium chassis and builds from Origin PC are a whole new ball game. Ever wanted to mount your monitor at 90 degrees from the normal? Flip it round? Rotate it? You can if you give these guys …

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Nikon to release D4S flagship camera

The world of Digital SLR cameras is ever changing and the battle between leaders Canon and Nikon looks set to heat up in 2014. In recent months Nikon released their D4 camera into the high end professional market and it has been well received. At CES, behind glass doors, the …

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EFF calls on US congress to investigate NSA

Digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is often at the forefront of defending consumer rights and the privacy of individuals online, so it's no surprise that in the wake of increasing NSA snooping revelations and the ongoing lack of consequences for those actions, it's calling for a full scale …

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Intel rapidly transitioning desktop chips to Haswell architecture

Intel Corp. is speedily transitioning its lineup of desktop central processing units (CPUs) to the “Haswell” micro-architecture. Broader availability of newer chips across various price segments ultimately makes Intel’s desktop microprocessor family more competitive against its arch-rival AMD. According to sources familiar with Intel’s plans, the share of desktop processors …

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Come game with KitGuru

I'm sure I don't have to tell you guys, that Kitguru has come a long way in the past few years, ultimately becoming one of the biggest independent review sites around and that's thanks to you guys as much as it is us, with our fine, fine content. In-fact if …

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Intel reveals Quark-based Edison PC in SD form-factor

At the Consumer Electronics Show the world’s largest maker of microprocessors – Intel Corp. – demonstrated what looks to be the world’s smallest personal computer based on an x86 microprocessor. Intel Edison is a new Quark-based computer with built-in wireless connectivity housed in a Secure Digital card form-factor. Intel Edison …

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Alienware’s Steam Machine could be the one to watch

Yesterday Valve began showing off the first wave of Steam Machines due to release throughout the year but out of the lengthy list of manufacturers, it seems that Alienware could be the one to watch. Alienware has always been known for its stylish but arguably overpriced gaming PC's and laptops …

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Toyota set to sell first hydrogen car in 2015

Hydrogen fuel cells have always been seen as the big future tech that's vaguely going to come about some time in the next few decades and it's been that way for a long time. Whether you're remembering Keanu and Mr Freeman's Chain Reaction, or have ever read into the complexity …

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Qualcomm rolls-out Snapdragon 802 chip for ultra HD TVs

Qualcomm this week introduced its first system-on-chip for new-generation smart TVs, smart set-top boxes and smart digital media adapters at the Consumer Electronics Show. The new Snapdragon 802 chip features high-performance Krait general-purpose cores, powerful Adreno 330 graphics engine as well as advanced video engines and necessary input/output interfaces. Qualcomm …

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Asus debuts new 27in gaming monitor

There's going to be a lot of new tech on show for the next few days thanks to CES, but not all of it is applicable to a gaming, enthusiast audience like yourselves. Fortunately though, some of it is and one piece of tech that's caught out eye is the …

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AMD reveals A-series ‘Kaveri’ accelerated processing units

Advanced Micro Devices on Monday finally revealed additional details about its highly-anticipated code-named “Kaveri” accelerated processing unit (APU), the company’s first chip to support heterogeneous system architecture (HSA) that greatly simplifies general-purpose processing using graphics processing units. The new APUs also support new “Streamroller” x86 cores and other latest technologies …

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China temporarily lifts ban on console sales

If you've been living in China for the past near decade and a half, you'll have been restricted to PC gaming as your main source of video-game entertainment, since console sales were completely illegal. However it now looks like – temporarily at least – China has lifted its ban on …

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Nikon announces new Coolpix range

Japanese camera manufacturer, Nikon, has announced a new range of picture boxes to steal your souls, known as COOLPIX. It'll encompass a wide range of different cameras, including the top end, high megapixel, super zoom range, the more style focused mid-range and a couple of Wi-Fi enabled , networked ones …

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Alien: Isolation shows up on Xbox Store

The next Sega stab at publishing a game based on the Alien franchise has a lot to live up to after the debacle that was Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is why everyone held their breath when it became clear it was pushing one out as soon as mid 2014. However …

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