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Chubby Checker sues HP for “chubby checker” app

Chubby Checker

Lawyers on  behalf of Chubby Checker, a singer most well known for his 1960 cover of 1959 Hank Ballard b-side, The Twist, are sueing Hewlett Packard and Palm for the use of the name “Chubby Checker,” for an app that was used to guess the size of a man's penis. …

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Copyright group rips off Piratebay, stuck in catch-22

Pirate Bay

A copyright group has made the fatal mistake of trying to use PirateBay website styling to draw attention to how easy it is to locate legal downloads, as it has placed itself in a position where it either needs to pay The Pirate Bay for infringing on its copyright, or …

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More Valve staff let go – as many as 25

Gabe Beard

While we don't quite know the extent of the layoffs just yet, it's being suggested by a few sources that as many as 25 of Valve's staff may have been let go as part of “group layoffs,” from all over the company – business networking, hardware development and more. We …

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Brazil rules Apple doesn’t have exclusive iPhone trademark

While it will only apply within the borders of Brazil, regulators in the country have ruled that Apple does not have an exclusive trademark on the name iPhone, because ultimately it looks like local firm Gradiente Electronica, already registered the name back in 2000. The company even has a video …

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Acer attacks sub-£100 tablet market

We all knew it would happen, but we just weren't sure when. The price battle surrounding ‘serious/sensible tablets' looks to be well and truly underway – with former world heavyweight champ, Acer, leading a new charge. KitGuru scans for bargains in its inbox. Using the ever more popular 7″ format, …

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85000 Facebook users begin dating mystery women

Genius reporter David Lee, over at the BBC, has uncovered a dating mystery. As KitGuru goes into ‘Roses are Red, Violets are Blue – We can Rhyme and so can You' melt down, we also try and bring you some of the facts. It seems that an organisation called ‘Cloud …

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Microsoft to bring more Surface Pro units to US/Canada

We reported earlier this week that Microsoft announced they ran out of stock of their Surface Pro tablet computers, leaving many potential customers unable to buy the new product. Microsoft have announced that they are bringing more stock into the American and Canadian channel next week. Some sources have been …

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iPhone Neo One runs Android and costs £196

While the world plus dog awaits the iPhone 5s with baited breath, the fine people of Brazil are already able to buy a new kind of iPhone – one that ships without being locked down with Apple's iOS. Strange. KitGuru looks at a pile of 196 pound coins and wonders …

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BT to roll out fibre to 1.2 million more homes

Fibre

Telecoms provider BT has announced its intention to provide fibre optic broadband access to a further 1.2 million homes in the UK by the end of 2013. This will be achieved by upgrading another 99 exchanges in new areas, bringing 600,000 households online with the new tech, as well as …

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HTML could soon have its own web based DRM

HTML 5

While it seems to be uncertain at the moment if it'll become a standard – here's hoping not – the possibility of adding DRM to HTML is being talked about as a very real possibility in the near future. Known as the Encrypted Media Extensions proposal, the project is already …

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GameStop looking to claim 40 old GAME shops in France

Gamestop

There seems to be a peculiar trend when it comes to high street businesses. Often times if one shop goes under, another replaces it doing almost exactly the same thing. For some reason companies seem to think that just because the last business failed, doesn't mean their near identical one …

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Akasa prepares to ramp up assault on HTPC market

Lamborghini started life as a tractor company, yet – in some ways – managed to eclipse the Ferrari designs that it initially coveted. In a similar way, we're now seeing some interesting industrial designs making their way across from the commercial sector and into our living rooms. Akasa has designs …

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Valve hardware dev gets the boot, could work on Occulus Rift

Valve's hardware guru Jeri Elssworth, announced this morning that she'd been let go from the company and would need to find a new workplace to call home. She was thought to be currently working on controller designers and other hardware developments for Valve's Steam Box console system. Noted for her …

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Surface Pro optimised Android emulator

Many people have already heard of Bluestacks. An Android emulator which helps drive another 750,000 applications for the Surface Pro. The latest version however has been optimised specifically for Windows 8 and  the Surface Pro. The software has a Metro style, full screen interface for applications and a Charms menu …

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Apple iWatch could be used as smartphone ‘support’ tool

The inside murmurings of Apple's iWatch just won't vanish. Kitguru spoke with an insider in Taipei last night close to Apple who requested to remain nameless. Our source claimed that the recent reports on the ‘iWatch' are based on Apple insider information which has leaked. The ‘iWatch' name however may …

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Intel will launch Internet TV business this year

Intel have said that they will be releasing a set top box which will bring programming and other services into the home. The processor giant is continuing to try other markets for expansion. Intel are planning to bring a set top box which will enable the consumer to bring TV …

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Youtube is coming to Freesat

Freesat

Freesat users, get ready for a lot more cat videos as Youtube is coming to your service soon. Marking the first time that a dedicated channel for Youtube has been made available on a free to view platform in the UK. This announcement was made as part of a celebration …

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More Kinects sold than Gamecubes

Fighters Uncaged

When you look at the number of consoles sold in this generation, with the 360 selling over 76 million units, the PS3 around the same and the Wii just shy of 100 million, it's hard to imagine that the last generation saw such reduced figures – unless you look at …

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HMV shuts down ROI stores

HMV

Following on from the temporary closing of all HMV outlets in Ireland last month – as per Irish law – when the administration was announced, Deloitte, the administrator, has announced that all locations will be permanently shuttered since no buyer has been found for the branch of the firm. This …

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VLC may add Bittorrent streaming support

VLC

VLC is perhaps the world's most popular after-market media player in the world and it could soon be breaking new ground by becoming the first to support the streaming of torrent files. Think you could code such a feature? A few fans of the software are offering $10,000 to the …

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Terrarium Desk – bring nature indoors

Are you getting depressed working indoors all the time without a connection to mother nature? Then one solution by Daniel Zeller may resolve the problem, thanks to his new Terrarium Desk. Zeller is a mobile App developer in Norway and he wanted to add some foliage and greenery to his …

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Blackberry shares drop after Home Depot ditch phone

BlackBerry shares have fallen 4.6 percent in New York trading after Home Depot have said that they will stop issuing their phones to corporate employees and managers. The home improvement chain are going to swap out 10,000 Blackberry models with new Apple iPhones, according to Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for …

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Nvidia release ‘Gear Up’ Bundle

Due to the explosion of free-to-play gaming on the PC, bringing you next generation graphics in some of today’s biggest titles, we are starting to see more and more blockbuster games moving across to the free-to-play business model. It’s big business, with over 250 Million gamers now playing over 14 …

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Apple to release a bendible glass iWatch?

According to reports, Apple are testing a ‘watch-like device' which may have some features similar to a smartphone. This could mean a watch with built in Mapping, text message capabilities and even preinstalled with fitness applications. The Wall Street Journal has reported from sources that Apple have discussed this kind …

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Could you distribute the Nvidia Shield in the UK?

Shield

Ok maybe not you on your lonesome, but if you run a big tech firm, maybe you could handle the distribution of Nvidia's handheld gaming device. You know, the one that can stream AAA titles straight from your PC? The reason I'm speculating like this, is because Nvidia is currently …

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How a game demo can harm a release

They were the staples of free gifts with gaming magazines for years and now, how many a game pirate will justify their reason for downloading a game before potentially buying it later on. Game demos have been around for a long time. However one man is suggesting that releasing a …

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