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UK rural fibre broadbrand two years behind schedule

The UK government's official auditors have said that plans to introduce superfast broadband to rural areas is going to be delivered almost two years late and taxpayers will be footing a bigger percentage of the $1.2 billion bill. Less than 25 percent of the planned projects will be ready by …

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Here’s how Microsoft is handling trolls on the Xbox One

Microsoft is doing a lot of things with its next-generation console (though perhaps less than initially) but one of the big things, is overhauling Xbox Live and specifically, how it deals with the internet's #1 pest, the Troll. With the Xbox One's live system, gamers will be somewhat beholden to …

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Switzerland is cloud backup du jour in wake of PRISM

The US has been leading the way with regards to data backup and remote computing for some time now, but in the wake of recent allegations and revelations over the PRISM controversy, Switzerland has seen a big upsurge in people taking out cloud backup services with companies from its nationality. …

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Creator of mouse, Doug Engelbart dies at 88

The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart has died, aged 88. He was born on 30th January 1925 in Portland, Oregon. He studied electrical engineering at Oregen State University and then worked as a radar technician during World War II. Engelbart first came up with the idea in the …

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These 3D printed Final Fantasy characters are awesome

3D printing technology is coming on leaps and bounds at the moment, but we're not quite at a stage where it can top the detail or cost effectiveness of injection molding. However when you're making some models, that doesn't matter, as the detail wasn't there in the first place. Take …

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Julie Larson-Green to take over as Xbox One head

It was big news yesterday: Don Mattrick, the guy that had been just a few weeks before touting the virtues of Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One console, was now headed to Zynga to try and save the dilapidated Facebook game maker. The question remained however, who would replace him? Now we …

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Amazon’s bringing DVD extras to ebooks

Amazon has been granted a patent for adding what is described as “DVD extras” to ebooks, suggesting that in the same way as movies were enhanced via special features like cast and crew interviews, documentary footage and behind the scenes information, books could be similarly added to. Video isn't something …

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On an intergalactic journey? pay with Paypal Galactic

Paypal has dominated the online world of credit card and bank payments for as long as we can remember. They have recently teamed up with the Space Tourism Industry and the SETI Institute to cater for future Solar System commerce. While it sounds like something out of a science fiction …

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Isohunt hit by extended downtime

Isohunt.com is one of the biggest torrent search sites around and it's been that way since its creation just over ten years ago. Today though, it's had fans worried as since the early hours of this morning, it's not been accessible – no 404, no nothing. Don't worry though, it's …

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Edward Snowden accuses Obama over two faced deceit

Edward Snowden has released a new public statement, this time slamming American president, Barack Obama, suggesting that while on one hand he had said he wouldn't pressure foreign nations into not granting Snowden asylum, that's exactly what he's done. In the statement, released by Wikileaks (via The Guardian), Snowden said …

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WoW killed MMO genre, says ex-Blizzard dev

While World of Warcraft could easily be considered the most successful subscription based MMO ever made, not everyone thinks that's a positive thing. One ex-Blizzard developer believes that making the game so accessible, killed the idea of a traditional MMO. Mark Kern is the man behind this statement and he …

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Lovefilm ends game rentals

If you thought the Xbox One was a threat to game rentals, it's not the only one. Lovefilm, long time DVD and game rental firm, has announced that it will no longer be sending out game discs, in an effort to refocus on DVD movies and streaming. However, if you …

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OCZ power supply prize winners announced!

Today we announce the winners of our recent competition running in conjunction with OCZ! Four sexy power supplies go out to four lucky readers. The answer to the question ‘Is The PC Power and Cooling Silencer III 1200W' was C: 80 Plus Platinum Certified. 4th Prize: OCZ CoreXStream 500W The …

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Thermaltake TT Esports prize winners announced!

We ran a monster competition recently with the Thermaltake TT Esports guys to win loads of wicked hardware. We have been working our way through the thousands of entries and today we pick the winners! We have our fingers crossed for you! The answer to the question ‘What resolutions does …

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Apple seeking iWatch trademark in Japan

Apple have filed a trademark application for the term ‘iWatch' in Japan. This basically confirms that Apple will be releasing a new ‘wearable' computing device in the near future. Many companies have released a ‘smartwatch' this year with the big players such as Google, Samsung, Microsoft and Apple waiting in …

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Hey look, it’s a Firefox smartphone

Well, a smartphone with the Firefox OS at least. The news of this open platform, HTML5 operating system got a lot of mobile developers excited earlier this year and it's likely to continue today, as the first handset sporting the browser giant's OS has now landed. Set to go on …

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NZ Prime Minister vs Kim Dotcom, who you got?

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom is set to go head to head with New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, this Wednesday, in an intelligence and security committee to discuss potential changes to the GCSB bill, which would give the intelligence agency increased powers for surveillance of NZ citizens. Essentially, it would …

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Get motivational… with pokemon

Pokemon is many things to many people: a time sink, a passionate hobby, a competitive series of RPGs, but to one person it seems, the pocket monsters are inspirational. While a lot of the messages might be quite hokey, there's something a little more meaningful about them, when juxtaposed with …

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The NSA might have bugged EU offices

The European parliament is not happy and understandably so. A new report has emerged, dating back from 2010, that suggests the NSA might have bugged the computer networks of EU offices in Washington and New York, citing the EU as a “target.” Martin Schulz, current head of the EU parliament, has …

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Nintendo loses court case to acquire WiiU.com

Well at least we now know why Nintendo's latest console release hasn't been selling well: Nintendo doesn't have a decent official URL. It tried, oh Nintendo tried, but the courts decided that it wasn't deserving of being given the site just like that. Now with its appeal denied, Nintendo will …

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Why doesn’t BT have the Vision?

One of the larger technology sites recently ran a poll to find out where enthusiasts go for their TV entertainment. The options given were skewed heavily in favour of British respondents, but while most of the results could be categorised as predictable – one sticks out a mile. KitGuru ponders …

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