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The hashtag has been banned in France
The hashtag really hit mainstream with Twitter, but in France, it looks like it’s about to be put six-feet under. The French government want to preserve their language by changing the settled will of the online community. This translates into the hashtag no longer being used in official communications or…
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Lost creator J.J. Abrams to direct the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII
J.J. Abrams is known for many things, mainly Lost, but he also directed the Star Trek reboot, and the new Star Trek: Into Darkness coming out later this year. He’s set to direct another old franchise, this time, Star Wars. Disney acquired Lucasfilm, which included the rights to Star Wars,…
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Cisco’s Home Networking Business Unit gets sold to Belkin, includes Linksys
Belkin have laid out plans to acquire Cisco’s Home Networking Business Unit, which will include Linksys and all of their products and employees. Belkin will continue to maintain the Linksys brand and will honour any warranties on products, past, present and future. Once Belkin seal the deal, it will see…
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Google dominate the mobile apps market in the US
Another win for Google today, with the latest data from comScore showing that they have incredible power in the mobile apps market in the United States. Out of the top 10 mobile apps in the US, Google have five entries – Maps, Play, Search, Gmail and YouTube. These apps are…
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Google rumoured to release ‘X Phone’ in May, would be an incredible smartphone
While Apple are talking about their financial earnings in the past 24 hours, rumours are now bursting out of the gates of the Internet that Mountain View-based search giant, Google, are to unveil their ‘X Phone’ in May. If you haven’t heard about the X Phone from Google before, it…
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Intel engineering sample lands on eBay, seller claims it’s either Ivy Bridge EP or Haswell EP
If you’re like me, then since you were young (hey, I’m 29) you’ve always dreamed of owning an Intel engineering sample CPU. Anything with “INTEL CONFIDENTIAL” on it gets your blood pumping and makes your eyes droop with passion, and owning one of these is known as having “swag”. Well,…
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Microsoft rumored to pour billions into Dell buyout plans
It looks like Microsoft are looking to invest into the Dell buyout talks, with the latest rumors teasing that Microsoft could spend anywhere between $1 billion and $3 billion in a leveraged buyout of the US-based PC maker. The rumors are coming from CNBC who are reporting from “sources close…
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The documentary on The Pirate Bay, TPB AFK, will be released on Feb 8 for free
Ah, free – nothing beats it, and in this piracy-laden world, did you expect anymore from the documentary on The Pirate Bay? The documentary was directed by Simon Klose, and is called TPB AFK. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCAGb7oSwDs[/youtube] TPB AFK will first screen at Berlin’s international film festival, Berlinale, and will simultaneously be…
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Leaked shots of a purported iPhone 5S surface
The iPhone 5 came out and, I don’t know if it’s just me, but didn’t make a huge splash. Yes sale numbers are rumoured to be at around 45 million this quarter alone, but it seems that there are other phones stealing the headlines such as Samsung’s Galaxy S III…
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Spotify’s latest numbers – 5 million subscribers, 1 million in the US alone
I’m a huge fan of Spotify and use it on the daily – the beauty of it is that I can use it on my Mac, Windows PC, Android device or iOS device. I can do everything I want from it – make playlists, discover new music and sync my…
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Nintendo Wii U to get Google Maps, get your GamePad controller ready for Street View
Google Maps pretty much dominates the mobile and PC markets, but what about consoles? Well, Nintendo’s next-gen Wii U console is about to get a taste of the Maps application next month. Google Maps for the Wii U will use the console to display a satellite map on the gamer’s…
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Crysis 3 will launch with high-res textures and more
When Crysis 2 launched, PC gamers were pissed off – Crytek’s CEO promised they’d pushed boundaries, but the game launched without DX11, or high-resolution textures. It took months for the patch to be released, and even then, it didn’t look mind blowing – not how the original Crysis did when…
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iPhone 5 pre-orders reach 100,000 with China Unicom
China’s second largest wireless carrier, China Unicom, began accepting pre-orders on Apple’s latest and greatest smartphone, the iPhone 5, on Monday. The phone will be officially released on December 14, with early pre-order numbers looking quite good for the telco. Multiple reports are coming out of the country, which state…
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Wii U day-one updates won’t be baked into factory consoles until next year
Wii U owners should know the pain of day-one updates by now with their fresh next-gen console, but it looks like Nintendo won’t be baking the updates into brand new consoles until next year. Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime, has said that it will be at least a couple…
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Apple may partner up with TSMC for A-series production, bye-bye Samsung
Apple and Samsung have a glorious relationship – on one hand, they’re sleeping together over the production of Apple’s A-series of processors, used in virtually every iDevice out there – and on the other hand, they fight like a bitter couple in court over patents. But, this latest news could…
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