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Microsoft planning an automatic “inconspicuous mode” for our phones

Microsoft has just been awarded a patent that would enable your smartphone to automatically dim the screen and disable ringtones whenever it detected you were in a theater or a meeting.
Mobile Reviews
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Rare NES game sells for $35,100 in eBay auction

Stadium Events may not look like anything special, but it's actually one of the rarest video games in existence — and a factory sealed copy of the game has just sold on eBay for a sizeable sum.
Gaming News
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70Mbps Wi-Fi is coming to an airplane near you

Gogo's next-generation Wi-Fi system allows flyers to access download speeds up to seven times faster than the current tech — and the FCC has just approved its use for future flights.
Mobile News
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This tiny keyboard lets you touch-type on your phone

Need to type out an essay or a novel while on the move? Tired of your touchscreen? WayTools says the TextBlade lets you type at up to 100wpm when connected to an Android or iOS device.
Mobile News
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Disney’s latest project is an artistic beach robot

Finding Nemo has never been drawn at this scale before — the Disney Research Hub and ETH Zürich have worked together on a BeachBot robot that can magically create works of art on the beach.
Emerging Tech Reviews
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Hidden code hints at new Google Now features

Unused code embedded in the Google Now software suggests that third-party app support and seamless voice notifications are on the way, according to a new teardown by Android Police.
Mobile News
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Radio still beats digital for music discovery

Sometimes, the old formats are the best: Nielsen says that radio stations are still the most popular way of hearing new music, despite the multitude of alternative options now available.
Mobile News
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Canon and Apple top the Flickr charts for 2014

New statistics for 2014 show the most popular cameras and smartphones in use on the photo-sharing site Flickr — and once again Apple is one of the names dominating the overall list.
Photography News
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Virgin Galactic test flights will start again this year

Virgin Galactic has confirmed that a second SpaceShipTwo will take to the skies later this year, as an investigation continues into the tragic death of one of its co-pilots last October.
Space News
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New malware numbers jump sharply in 2014

It might be a good time to review the security software protecting your home computer, as a new report reveals a sharp increase in the number of malware incidents spotted across the globe.
Computing News
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New Office apps are coming to Windows Phone, promises Microsoft

If you're a Windows Phone user feeling a little miffed by all the attention Office for iOS and Android has managed to attract, worry not — updates for Microsoft mobiles are in the pipeline.
Mobile News
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Mark Zuckerberg starts a book club — and we’re all invited

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is challenging himself to read a book every fortnight during the course of 2015 — and you can join in by signing up on the A Year Of Books page on Facebook.
Social Media News
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Viewsonic V55 smartphone set to feature an iris scanner

We've heard rumors of eyeball-scanning technology appearing in smartphones before, but a new promo video shows the feature in action on Viewsonic's latest handset, due to be launched soon.
Mobile News

Netflix could be taking a tougher approach to VPN tools

A small number of VPN users have spotted changes in Netflix code that makes it harder to change location in the app — could a full-scale crackdown on these regional unlockers be on the way?
Web News
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Uber reveals which cities partied hardest on New Year’s Eve

How late did you stay up partying on New Year's Eve? And how early did you start? Thanks to data released by Uber and Jawbone, you can compare your NYE against others from across the world.
Mobile Best-ofs
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FCC will vote on Net neutrality in February

A huge number of people — including hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens — have weighed in on the Net neutrality issue and it looks like we may get some kind of resolution next month.
Web News
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Twitter’s about to take on YouTube with a new video hosting service

We were told last month that Twitter had YouTube and Vimeo in its sights and now we have more details on the new video hosting service that's about to be rolled out across the network.
Mobile News
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North Korea blames U.S. for its Internet woes

North Korea has suffered another major bout of Internet downtime, going on record to blame the United States government for the issues as the fallout from the Sony hack continues to rumble on.
Web News
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US Internet launches ‘world’s fastest broadband’ for $399 a month

Minneapolis ISP US Internet has beaten Google and Verizon to the punch by offering a 10 Gbps connection speed to local residents and businesses, as long as they don't mind the cost.
Web News
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IBM reveals the differences between iOS and Android Christmas spending habits

IBM has been crunching the Christmas shopping data, and while there are more Android devices out there, iOS users lead the way in terms of online browsing, online purchases and purchase amounts.
Mobile News
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NSA has been spying on Americans, new documents reveal

Thanks to a Freedom of Information request by the ACLU, the NSA has revealed numerous improper activities and agency analyst errors in a dump of document reports dating from 2001 to 2013.
Computing News
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10m new Amazon Prime members sign up over the holidays

How was Amazon's Christmas? The company has revealed how many people signed up for Prime, what the best-selling items were and when the very last gift was delivered on Christmas Eve.
Web News
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PSN and Xbox Live hackers turn their attention to Tor

Sony and Microsoft aren't the only ones with hackers to deal with this Christmas — the same organization that targeted PlayStation and Xbox networks is now going after the Tor platform.
Web News
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North Korea calls Sony hack claims ‘groundless slander,’ wants investigation

Spokespeople for the U.S. and North Korean governments have had a busy weekend of claim and counter-claim through the press: here's the latest comment from all the key players in the story.
Computing News
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Microsoft is taking on the tech support scammers

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against a company it says offered fraudulent technical support over the phone, and is warning users to be vigilant when it comes to fake calls placed over the holidays.
Computing News
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Reddit plans to give out $5 million to its community

Reddit raised $50 million this year and promised to give some of that cash back to its users. Now we know a bit more about how that's going to work, thanks to an official blog posting.
Web News
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Volvo’s smart connected helmet keeps cyclists safe

Volvo, POC and Ericsson are developing a cloud-based system that can help drivers and cyclists look out for each other through a series of alerts — provided they have the right technology.
Emerging Tech News
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BlackBerry’s latest financial results show further signs of recovery

BlackBerry has announced its latest set of incomings and outgoings, and while the company still made a loss in the last quarter, there are indications that the firm is on the way back.
Mobile News
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Could Lenovo’s next phone have a 46-day battery life?

Bigger batteries might at last be about to save us from charging smartphones up multiple times a day — rumors from China say Lenovo's next mobile will be able to keep going for over a month.
Mobile News
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Chicago, Washington D.C. working on Uber competitors

If you're in Chicago or Washington D.C. in the near future you'll have a choice of cab hire apps to choose from, as city councils start to release their own competitors to Uber and Lyft.
Mobile News
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Virgin puts its deep-sea exploration mission on hold

If you were hoping to pay $500,000 to travel down to the depths of the ocean then you're going to have to wait a little longer: Virgin Oceanic has put its deep-sea exploration plans on hold.
Emerging Tech News
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FBI warns U.S. energy and defense firms over hacking threat

Hollywood movie studios getting hacked is one thing, key infrastructure targets is quite another — the FBI is warning U.S. firms to be on guard against the threat of sophisticated cyber attacks.
Computing News
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Apple back in the dock after iPod case gets a new plaintiff

It looked as though the antitrust case filed against Apple — for restricting the music users could play on iPods — might be about to collapse, but a new eligible plaintiff has stepped forward.
Mobile News
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Yahoo prompts users to “upgrade” to the new Firefox

What does your choice of browser say about you? A month after Yahoo and Mozilla signed a partnership deal, Yahoo has started plugging Firefox on some of its most high-profile sites.
Web News
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