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Sony thinks discs will be around for a while yet

While digital downloads are certainly becoming a dominant distribution platform for PC gamers, consoles users aren't quite there yet according to Sony's VP of PlayStation brand marketing, Guy Longworth, who thinks disc based gaming will be around for much longer than people give it credit for. During a chat with …

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Android dominating – 1 billion devices to ship in 2014

Android is set to continue its domination well into 2014 as analyst firm Gartner are predicting that 1 billion devices will ship next year. This analysis includes products from mobile phones to desktop PC's. Their research shows that Microsoft are in second place with Apple close behind. These positions will …

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Lenovo announce budget Miix Win8 tablet

Lenovo have unveiled their new Windows 8 10.1 inch hybrid machine which they are called the Miix. This ‘multi mode' system can be docked with an optional folio case with an included AccuType keyboard, so it can be used like an Ultrabook. The retail price is said to be around the …

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Samsung may stop selling desktop PCs

Several reports have hit in the last 24 hours to state that Samsung may pull out of the desktop PC sector. We made some calls last night and spoke to a source close to the company in Taipei. He confirmed that Samsung are indeed contemplating a shift in policy. Dropping …

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Google in anti-trust investigation over Waze purchase

Google has been the top dog when it comes to mapping software for quite a while now, which is why the Federal trade commission is looking to investigate the search giant after it bought up Israeli startup, Waze, the popular smartphone app that used inputs from users to offer live …

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WoW Mobile Auction House still down

Update: Blizzard has now released a further statement, updating the situation: “The Mobile Auction House is still in maintenance mode. We're working to restore full service as soon as possible. #WoW #BlizzCS” World of Warcraft's Mobile Auction House, the smartphone tool that lets residents of Azeroth check out stats from …

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Club3D video cards to target South Africa

Do you live in South Africa? Are you finding it hard to get hold of a quality video card? Club3D may be based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), but they are happy to announce the start of cooperation with Compitum for distribution of Club 3D products in South Africa. Marcel Van Steijn Of Club 3D …

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Amazon’s Song Catalogue Available to iPhone and iPod touch Users

Amazon.co.uk today announced the launch of its MP3 Store optimised specifically for iPhone and iPod touch. For the first time ever, iPhone and iPod touch users can discover and buy digital music from Amazon’s 25 million song catalogue using the Safari browser. Customers also have access to favourite Amazon features like …

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Facebook bug reveals information of six million contacts

Six million Facebook users have been victims of a Facebook bug which has exposed their personal details to other people. The social media networking site have admitted that information such as a phone number or email address has been given out ‘once or twice' and that they were ‘upset and …

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Secure storage gravitates to Swiss data banks

Since the Middle Ages, Swiss Banks have had a reputation for keeping your most valuable assets safe. The country also has a ton of secrecy laws enshrined into its national identity. Cue the 21st Century. KitGuru gets Bourne again. The Cypriot government decided to snatch money directly from bank customer's …

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RAPIRO, a Robot kit for your Raspberry Pi

Shota Ishiwatari has started a KickStarter campaign for his new RAPIRO Raspberry Pi Robot. He is aiming for a simple to build bot which has RGB sensors onboard with 12 servos. The price? A very cool £229. Ishiwatari has had plenty of experience in robot engineering, his company Kiluck Corp …

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Club3D 13Series now available in the UK

While Club3D might have been letting the rest of the world get a taste of its 13Series graphics cards, the overclocked, white boxed, cooler, quieter version of the reference 7 series cards from AMD, it's only now that UK customers can pick any one of them up with ease. Club3D is …

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Cliffy B offers his take on the Xbone controversy

Cliff Bleszinski, or Cliffy B as he's more commonly known, used to run the show over at Epic when it came to Gears of War development. Now he's off doing other things but that doesn't mean people haven't been asking him what he thinks of the whole Xbox One debacle. Expanding …

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Are money launderers ruining Bitcoin buying?

Bitcoin is a brilliantly anonymous currency. Once its yours, you can do what you like with it and it's very difficult for anyone to track that down – you know, like cash. However one of the problems with it is that with mining becoming an unprofitable venture for all those …

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PS4 and Xbox One release dated

While Microsoft and Sony have both publicly stated that their respective consoles would be available worldwide during the Christmas period this year, retailers have begun putting up release dates for both systems, suggesting something a little more concrete. German website Media Markt has listed the PS4 for a 13th November …

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Megaupload servers wiped in data massacre

A large number of the servers used by Megaupload during its operation to store the data of its customers, have been wiped out by Netherlandic firm, Leaseweb, in a move it said, was to help free up space after it received no interest from either Dotcom or authorities to examine …

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