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Youtube-MP3 hits back at Google with the internet!

Youtube MP3

And legal council. We covered the overt threat from Google towards Youtube ripping site Youtube-MP3.com last month, where it was made clear that should it not shut down voluntarily, Google would be forced to bring to bear its staggeringly well funded legal team. Instead of bowing to this potential tidal …

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EU ruling validates used game sales

Used Games Sales Ok

Regardless of the license agreement signed by the end user, the purchaser of software has the right to sell it on, an EU court as ruled. While this declaration was made with regards to software in general, by their very nature games are applicable. The ruling was made by the …

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Android 4.0 is now on 10.9% of Android devices

The latest data on how many devices running each version of Google's Android mobile operating system has just been released, and depending on how you look at it it can be perceived as both good and bad. Starting with the good news, 10.9% of devices are now running the latest …

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Microsoft $6.3 billion aQuantive disaster

Microsoft bought online advertising service aQuantive in 2007 for a staggering $6.2 billion. The plan was to be in a position to take on Internet search leader Google Inc. Microsoft have acknowledged that the aQuantive deal didn't make as much online advertising as first thought, forcing the management to write …

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Ex-AMD VP questions logic of chasing process shrink

One of the most dedicated chases in the IT industry is the one that Intel, nVidia and AMD engage in when it comes to process shrinkage. Indeed, with its vast array of fabrication plants, Intel's entire mantra is based on the idea of Tick-Tock: Shrinking a known technology, before inventing …

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Dr Dre’s Beats breaking into the streaming game

MOG

The Beats brand, founded by Hip Hop artist Dr Dre and now with HTC as its majority share holder, has announced the acquisition of music streaming service MOG. Using a platform similar to the ever more popular Spotify, MOG offers a library of some 16 million songs, listenable to for …

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ACTA Make or Break

Stop ACTA

This week sees the final vote made by Members of European Parliament (MEP) on whether the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is passed or not. It's been rejected by several smaller groups – most recently the European Parliament's International Trade committee – but this is the big one. A rejection in this final …

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Roccat Savu Gaming Mouse Review

Roccat have made name for themselves in the gaming peripheral market over the past few years, going head to head with the likes of SteelSeries, Razer and Logitech.  They now offer a comprehensive range of gaming peripherals which includes various gaming mice, surfaces, keyboards and headsets. Today we are going …

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Apple Siri gets ‘D’ rating for accuracy

Apple's Siri voice assistant was one of their key release features when the last iPhone was released, however it would appear that independent analysis has proven that it is not yet a reliable enough search engine tool to replace text input with Google. Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray conducted the …

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HTC and Samsung speak on Android 4.1 updates

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was only announced last week but owners of Android devices are already anxious to hear when their devices will be updated to the latest dessert treat from Google. In order to keep customers are kept informed HTC and Samsung have released statements regarding updates for current …

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Apple fork out $60 million to use iPad trademark

Apple have paid out $60 million for ownership of the iPad trademark in China. This is part of a settlement with a Chinese firm called Proview who have tried to ban sales of the tablet. The Guangdong Province Higher People's Court have announced the settlement today, saying that the legal …

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Samsung appeals Galaxy Nexus injunction

Late last week Apple was granted a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and as we expected, Samsung has appealed the judge's decision. Samsung are also asking for the sales injunction to be withheld until the appeal is heard. The appeal from the Korean electronics giant contains arguments …

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Google adds new features to Play Store website

Yesterday Google announced that TV shows, movie purchases and magazines were coming to the Play Store but this wasn't the end of it. The Play Store website has been overhauled and while it still looks familiar some useful features have been added. The My Android Apps part of the website …

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New Graphics Card Brand Launches In UK

Multi award-winning graphics card manufacturer, AFox, has launched in the UK for the first time. Originally Foxconn’s branded graphics division, AFox became independent of the company in 2008. The company headquarters are now in Hong Kong, with divisions in the US, Germany, Taiwan and Russia, employing in excess of 420 …

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Spray on Battery powered bathroom tiles created

This is one of the more interesting stories today. Researchers at Rice University have developed a new spray on battery. They layer five coats of specially formulated paint, a thin coat of lithium ion storage is applied to multiple surfaces, including ceramics, glass and steel. The early tests seem positive, …

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iOS users more dedicated to applications

Research firm, Localytics has been analysing the iOS and Android app market. Their findings show that Apple iOS users are more loyal to the applications and Android users. They analysed that 35 percent of Android users used their apps very often, 52 percent higher than the 23 percent of Android …

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Google Chrome and Drive arrive on iOS

Following yesterday's news that Chrome had left behind the beta tag on Android it is now available on iOS. Alongside this, Google's cloud storage system now has its own application for iOS. If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 4.3 or newer you will be able to …

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Microsoft hit with $1.07 billion fine from European Union

Microsoft have been hit hard by the European Union, after a 14 year struggle between the operating software giant and the continent's regulators of fair business. The judges have apparently reduced fines from $1.11 billion to $1.07 billion because the European Commission had miscalculated the total. While the fine was …

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BMW gets in electric bed with Toyota

Walking along the streets of Belfast, you are constantly reminded that this is where Back To The Future's super electric DeLorean car was assembled. While no one is expecting time travel any time soon, we're definitely moving into a world of electric dreams. BMW had dreams of its own, which …

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Philipp Humm, CEO of T-Mobile, USA resigns

Phillipp Humm has resigned as the CEO of T Mobile USA and will be replaced by Jim Alling on an interim basis. Humm was in charge of the fourth largest U.S. mobile operator since 2010 and he started in the German mobile business before heading to America to take charge. …

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