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windows phone
Windows Phones Without Version 7.5 Won’t be able to Download Apps From Today

Microsoft is making some changes to its Windows Phone marketplace today, which will see the service rendered unusable to anyone who's not yet upgraded their Widows Phone to version 7.5 of the mobile OS. Read More >

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google
Google is Against ISP Porn Filters, Says They “Deskill Parents”

The UK's rush to automatic ISP-level porn filtering is not getting the backing of Google, which would prefer the people were educated in the ways of porn avoidance instead, with more emphasis put on good parenting so children know 14-hour porn marathons are bad and that those women probably aren't having much fun. Read More >

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networks
Vodafone Rages Against Ofcom’s 4G “Head Start” for Everything Everywhere

Vodafone has once again launched a broadside against UK telecomms watchdog Ofcom, claiming that the decision to let Everything Everywhere launch a 4G network at the end of this year gives "an unjustifiable head start to the largest player which could seriously undermine competition in the UK market for many years to come." Read More >

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google glasses
Larry Page Lives Out His Borg Fantasies Once Again, in New Google Glasses Demo

Google's Larry Page tried once again to convince a disbelieving world that Google's bonkers augmented reality glasses (a) look good and (b) are of any use, delivering a talk at the company's latest Zeitgeist gathering while wearing the technical spectacles. Read More >

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networks
BT Faces Possible Split Over Future Fibre Network Monopoly

It looks like someone's been listening to the Angry Virgin Media man, as it's emerged today that some members of parliament are concerned BT might end up with too dominant a position in our telecomms world once again. Read More >

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tv
BSkyB’s Arse Saved by Netflix and LoveFilm in Movie Distribution Monopoly Investigation

The long-running investigation into BSkyB's possible monopoly of film services in the UK is over, with the Competition Commission finding that Sky doesn't have an unfair stranglehold on distributing Hollywood blockbuster movies in the UK, thanks in part to the new wave of digital streaming services. Read More >

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networks
Everything Everywhere Completes Orange/T-Mobile 3G Network Assimilation

Everything Everywhere, the annoyingly named, pain in the arse to type, new network formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, has completed its technical fiddlings, meaning users of both companies can now switch, seamlessly, between the two networks when using 3G services. They have now become one. Read More >

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games
Activision/Bungie Contract Says “2013″ for Xbox 720, New Four-Game Franchise Coming

The detailed contracted between publisher Activision and Halo developer Bungie has been made public, revealing plans for a mammoth new franchise from the shooter specialist and a launch date for Microsoft's next Xbox hardware. Read More >

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plants
Smell What it’s Like Outside With ‘Scratch & Sniff’ Gardeners’ World Magazine

The next issue of Gardners' World Magazine will give housebound vegetation fans the chance to get a real whiff of the outdoors, thanks to featuring an equally horrifying and interesting "Scratch & Sniff" front cover, plus a mystery smell inside. Read More >

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internet
Careful, Microsoft’s So.Cl Networking Site Wants to Share Your Web Searches

Microsoft has launched a thing with a silly name, which it's calling So.Cl. Apparently we are supposed to pronounce this as "Social" due to it being the OS giant's next big attempt at launching a full social network. Read More >

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networks
Virgin Media Boss Throws Toys at BT Over its Hoovering up of Government Subsidies

Virgin Media's chief operating officer, Andrew Barron, has been writing angry letters about BT to anyone who'll listen, claiming it isn't fair that a large proportion of the government's broadband upgrade subsidies are sucked up by the telecomms giant. Read More >

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gaming
Wii U Controller Updated With Analogue Sticks, Still Resembles a Bizarre Hybrid of Everything

What on earth is this, Nintendo? Am I supposed to stand on it? Sit on it? Play badminton with it or ride it down a hill like a go-kart? It's the latest image showing a redesigned Wii U controller, hinting rather clearly that Nintendo's going to lose a whole lot more money over the next few years thanks to this abomination. Read More >

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samsung
“Olympic” Galaxy Note Means… Union Jack Back Cover

Here's another thing for the pile of patriotic rubbish we'll all be slowly accumulating as the summer rolls on, a special Olympic themed version of Samsung's popular Galaxy Note phone/tablet Android device. Read More >

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ebooks
Waterstones Surrenders to the Amazon Ebook Behemoth and Agrees to Stock Kindles

Waterstones is about to bet big on Kindle and undertake a huge shift in its business, announcing plans to sell both the Kindle hardware and Amazon's e-books across its chain of UK shops. Read More >

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samsung
Sample Samsung’s Galaxy S III S Voice Right Now, or Just Download Vlingo

The entire software set that powers Samsung's about-to-launch Galaxy S III has been dumped online, with users able to grab the 800MB file and enjoy Samsung's latest Touchwiz tools and see if its many piles of new stuff are actually of any use. Read More >