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ARIA introduce pay with Amazon

Aria have been working this year to improve their services to customers. Last month they changed their courier service to DPD and now they have Amazon payments, alongside their own checkout, Paypal, Google and V12. They have set up a webpage over here to explain it all. From now till …

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Google DMCA takedowns hit by DMCA takedowns

Movie studios aren't keen on having people share their content illegally online, they've made a big point about this. However, now they're claiming that their takedown requests are actually infringing themselves, with several asking Google to remove them from the transparency reports. In an effort to name and shame companies …

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First reviewers smash the Ouya

The Ouya looks like it might turn out to be the little android console that could not, as the first reviews of the system – that will apparently receive yearly hardware updates – are not good at all, with one reviewer giving it a 3/10. Complaints range from the controller …

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Some HMV stores have been saved from closure

While there will still be closures if the rumours of a Hilco buyout of HMV this afternoon take place, some of the outlets previously earmarked for closure will now be saved, with a final tally of stores kept open expected to be around 140. Update: It's now been confirmed by …

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Microsoft employee berates fans for always on hate

Microsoft's next console has been rumoured for some time to be an always online system, something fans haven't been too happy about – in many instances, claiming that it means they would buy a PS4 instead. That's even more likely now, after Adam Orth, a creative director at Microsoft, suggested …

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Win 3x FUNC MS3 Mice and 1030XL mats

In April we are running a competition designed to help improve our readers gaming experience. FUNC are giving away three sets of MS3 Mice and 1030XL mouse pads. This competition is open worldwide! We reviewed the FUNC MS3 back in February and Zardon said “The mouse itself is on the …

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Zuckerberg demonstrates ‘Facebook Home’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company want to be the home screen of any Android mobile smartphone. The Telegraph in the UK say “It is called ‘Home' because it is on the home screen of any Android phone'. Zuckerberg spoke at a recent event to say that the …

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Cooler clear out available at Aria

Whenever there's a new chip on the horizon, there's always a mad scramble to launch a brand new set of associated products – even when the new product isn't much more than a re-badge of the old one. KitGuru sits, spider-like, in the web of online pricing and notices a …

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$5 billion cost for new Apple Campus

Steve Jobs made his last public appearance before the Cupertino City Council on June 7th 2011, showing them the plans for the upcoming campus that he wanted to implement for the company. More than 12,000 employees could fit into the circular building. At the time he said “It is a …

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Cyprus may adopt Bitcoin over Euro

I've been reporting a lot recently on the meteoric growth of Bitcoin's value. From its humble $12 value towards the end of 2012, it's already jumped to a ridiculous $120+ today and if that wasn't enough reason to sit up and take notice of the digital currency, Cyprus' citizens could …

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Enermax debuts the COENUS chassis

Enermax has today announced the release of their new chassis, known as the COENUS which I presume is pronounced cone-us. It draws inspiration from previous Enermax designs like the Fulmo ST and will be available in a choice of two colours: gun metal grey and jet black. Cooling has been …

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Get $400 off the Adobe MAX event in May

Exactly what Adobe will be presenting from 4th to 8th May in Los Angeles is still a bit of a mystery, but we know for sure that there will be a version of the Apple App Store called Exchange. In what seems to be a classic case of cut-n-paste [Clone …

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NCAC launches new youth film competition about video games

The National Coalition Against Censorship, is once again running its annual youth film competition, with the theme of 2013 being video games, with potential prizes of up to a thousand dollars and several thousand more towards future film school tutelage. Titled “Video Games in the Crosshairs,” the 2013 Youth Free Expression …

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GM at Zynga just walked out

Zynga's general manager at the New York studio, has officially left the company in what has been described as a “mutual decision,” with Zynga's current VP of mobile development, Sean Bueroi, taking over the studio until a replacement has been found. Porter was initially picked up by Zynga as part …

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Disney shutters LucasArts, everyone laid off

Disney has moved its mouse pointer to “shut down,” and then clicked firmly on Lucasarts, ending the life of the long time great studio that brought us classics like the Monkey Island series, Indiana Jones point and clicks, Maniac Mansion and a lot of Star Wars games – plus my …

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Bay Bridge becomes C-programmed 25,000 pixel display

At nearly 2 miles in length, the Bay Bridge in California has been carrying Americans across from San Francisco to Oakland for 6 months more than the Golden Gate Bridge. Through to 2015 however, it will have seriously better bragging rights than its more famous cousin, with the addition of …

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Seagate ship first 4TB – 1TB per platter drive

Seagate have released the first 4TB, 1TB per disk drive. This is almost 800,000 times larger than their first desktop drive which the company introduced in 1979. The new 4TB drive is available from 2nd April. The new drive can handle 800,000 photos, 450 hours of high definition video or …

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ASA upholds Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer complaint

The Advertising Standards Agency has upheld a complaint from a redditor, over the way Sega and Gearbox Software advertised Aliens: Colonial Marines, by using demo footage from much earlier in development (which looked fantastic in comparison to the final product) forcing them to put a disclaimer on all future ad …

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Verizon isn’t buying Vodafone

Rumours surfaced yesterday, that Verizon, one of the US' biggest telecoms firms, was set to team up with AT&T (another giant) to buy out Vodafone, to the tune of £161 billion. This sent Vodafone's stock flying up, but it turns out that the rumours were false, as Verizon has now denied …

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Bioshock Infinite is a board game too

If you've been busy trying to win one of our giveaway Bioshock Infinite codes, or have already played your way through Irrational's epic sky-faring adventure, you'll probably be interested to know that it's getting a board game treatment that'll be released sometime in the next few months. **Mild Spoilers to follow**  Called …

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Who can write the most malicious code?

This is the question asked by coding competition, Underhanded C, which pits hackers against each other to create the most nefarious bit of code they can come up with; but the trick is doing so while making it stealthy enough to avoid casual investigation. The setup in this latest competition …

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Roccat rocks up at Gadget Show

Some of the more endearing mysteries of the modern world include why notebook users are so obsessed with screen size and why so many desktop users buy a keyboard and mouse based on looks. Don't worry, in the old days, many people would buy music playing devices based on how …

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