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by Danny Bradbury on (#5H0H)
Worried that you might get compromised by hackers? The bad news is that the rest of the internet might know before you doAccording to the UK Government’s 2014 cybersecurity survey, 81% of large businesses have suffered malicious data breaches. That suggests almost one in five didn’t. But how can those companies be sure?Working out whether you’ve been hacked by cybercriminals is like leaving your diary in your bag while you visit the bathroom. When you get back, everything might still be in your bag, but you can’t be certain that no one sneaked a peek. Continue reading...
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by Matt Kamen on (#5GEC)
PS3, PS Vita, cert: 12 Continue reading...
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by Matt Kamen on (#5GCD)
Xbox One, PC, Microsoft, cert: 7 Continue reading...
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by Keith Stuart on (#5GB6)
The place to talk about games and other things that matter Continue reading...
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by Rupert Higham on (#5GBB)
Wii U, Nintendo, cert: 3 Continue reading...
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by Alex Hern on (#5G8M)
TumblrInAction, TheRedPill and BlackPeopleTwitter seemingly welcome bigoted comments, according to analysis by Ibidon’s Ben BellWith its decentralised structure, community moderation, and hands-off management, it’s hard to generalise about the social network Reddit. The site is built of thousands of ‘subreddits’ - user-created forums with a focus on specific topics such as the video game Destiny, fitness, a love of maps, or even just drugs.But each subreddit has different norms, rules and tone, which can make navigating the site an exercise in frustration and nasty surprises. It takes a while to develop a feeling for any particular sub, by which point a hostile community may already have ruined your day.Related: Reddit: can anyone clean up the mess behind 'the front page of the internet'? Continue reading...
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by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent on (#5FJ9)
Imperial College London will open Dyson School of Design Engineering, teaching four year MEng course, in October 2015A £12m donation by Sir James Dyson to Imperial College London has been announced for the launch of a new Dyson school for engineering, which will open its doors later this year.
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by Lindy West on (#5F4B)
What can you learn from talks about slavery, justice, space travel and 3D-printed robots? Lindy West joins the activists, dreamers and mysterious billionaires at this year’s TED conference in Vancouver
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by Stuart Dredge on (#5E8H)
Our pick of the best tablet and smartphone tools to enable you to make video, music, art and more Continue reading...
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by James Bridle on (#5E9S)
The speed with which a London publisher reacted when one of its authors became the Greek finance minister tells us a lot about the power of digital technology Continue reading...
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by Amanda Holpuch in New York on (#5DAW)
House Judiciary Committee turns to animated images of Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and the Little Mermaid for help making its case Continue reading...
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by Charles Arthur on (#5D9K)
In the dotcom boom, $1bn was a number to conjure with. Now many startups are valued at 10 times that, long before achieving flotation – or even profit Continue reading...
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by Nick Gillett on (#5CP7)
PS4, Xbox One, PC; Rebellion; £24.99-£29.99 Continue reading...
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by Nick Gillett on (#5CPB)
Available from July, £99.99 Continue reading...
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by Press Association on (#5CDX)
Co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote the first ever tweet nine years ago today. Celebrate its birthday with some of the biggest posts from its history Continue reading...
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by Zoe Williams on (#5CEC)
‘For what earthly purpose would anyone need this elevated carriage, this wide and stately aspect, to tootle about between postcodes?’ Continue reading...
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by Presented by Keith Stuart and produced by Jason Ph on (#5BKG)
Increasingly, computer games are being used to treat conditions from autism to Parkinson's disease Continue reading...
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by Ben Child on (#5BF4)
Adam Sandler action comedy delivers a surprising 34.3m trailer views in one day, according to Sony Continue reading...
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by Amanda Holpuch in New York on (#5B9Y)
Former White House intern calls herself ‘patient zero’ of cyberbullying culture in reference to first major scandal in 90s that attracted online global attention Continue reading...
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by Juliette Garside on (#5AVP)
FTC report claims Google ‘harmed consumers and competitors’. But the lawsuits it suggested never materialised
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by Stuart Dredge on (#5AS2)
Google-backed technology firm pulls out of TED conference talk but shares video of robot-blasting ‘game we’re playing around the office right now’ Continue reading...
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by Keith Stuart on (#5ADJ)
Guilt and remorse are near-universal human emotions, but their role in narrative games is minimal. Isn’t it time this changed?Out, damn’d spot! Out, I say! One; two: why, then‘tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, andLady Macbeth was a gamer. She saw in the feudal chaos of Glamis and its environs a chance to play the system and win. Her mission objective was to eliminate King Duncan and take his power, and with her husband she succeeded. But this game of thrones hid from her a terrible mechanic. Guilt.
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by Stuart Dredge on (#5ADM)
Star Walk 2, Tinkerplay, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, Stick Cricket 2, Swipes, Connect, Frozen Synapse Prime and more Continue reading...
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by Reuters on (#5AAV)
An investigation in 2013 accused the company of illegal practices against rivals – but the ‘speculation turned out to be entirely wrong,’ says Google Continue reading...
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by Press Association on (#5A92)
Deadline for applications extended and farmers told to revert to traditional paper forms after glitches with switchover to online-only system
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by Associated Press on (#5A88)
Group that helps Chinese internet users get around censorship barriers to access sites such as Google targeted by denial-of-service attackAn advocacy group that helps internet users inside China bypass blocks on censored content says it is suffering a denial-of-service attack disrupting its operations.US-subsidised Greatfire.org says the attack started two days ago and traffic is 2,500 times above normal. It has affected “mirrorâ€, or duplicate, websites that it has set up via encrypted web services offered by companies such as Amazon. Continue reading...
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by Samuel Gibbs on (#5A4D)
With an all-aluminium body, powerful processor and 12-hour-plus battery life the Pixel is the best Chromebook going, but at a priceThe Chromebook Pixel is Google’s vision of what a computer should be like – with a high-resolution screen, excellent battery life and solid aluminium body, with apps and data stored in the cloud.But the Pixel is a contradiction – at £799 it’s an expensive machine that uses an operating system designed for cheap computers.Pros: fast, aluminium body, fantastic high resolution screen, 12+ hours battery, USB C, zero maintenance requiredCons: Chrome OS still limited for some things, three to four times the price of other Chromebooks, very little local storage Continue reading...
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by Stuart Dredge on (#5A4B)
Nokia HERE, Google Calendar, Stick Cricket 2, Snow White by Nosy Crow, Enlight, Angry Birds Stella POP!, Epic War TD 2 and moreYes, it’s back. The weekly roundups of iOS and Android apps went on hiatus at the end of 2014 in favour of monthly collections.However, after a number of comments on app-related articles asking for the weekly rundowns to come back, it’s clear there’s still a demand. So, this column is getting back in the saddle for both platforms.Related: The best iPhone apps of 2014Related: The best iPad apps of 2014Related: The best iPhone and iPad games of 2014 Continue reading...
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by Keith Stuart on (#5A1C)
The place to talk about games and other things that matterFriday! Don’t look directly at the sun! Continue reading...
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by Hannah Jane Parkinson on (#58RN)
The hashtag #BeforeTwitterI is trending on the social network - for good or ill, here’s how it has changed our livesIt’s almost impossible to imagine a world before Twitter, a world pre-2006. A world in which MySpace was still a thing, and in which the selfie was in preschool. But exist it did.And today people are discussing what that looked like. One of the highest trending hashtags worldwide is currently #BeforeTwitterI. There’s deep discussion about how the little blue bird has changed our lives – for better and for worse.Twitter has democratised customer complaints Continue reading...
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by Josh Halliday on (#58RP)
Ex-footballer’s lawyer condemns MGN’s refusal to question his client, and accuses defence of only calling him in the hope he would fail to attend Continue reading...
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by Staff and agencies on (#58PX)
Company set to compete with 18-carat gold version of Apple Watch by launching device using Google’s operating system in time for Christmas rush
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by Sabrina Siddiqui in New York on (#58GA)
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by Stuart Dredge on (#58D4)
Cheeky marketing wheeze from 3D printing company CEL pays homage to currently-suspended Top Gear presenterIf you had 19 March in the “When will someone respond to Jeremy Clarkson’s latest controversy by turning his head into a 3D-printable part for Hungry Hippos?†sweepstakes, this is very much your lucky day.3D printing firm CEL has found one of the more inventive ways to capitalise on the TV presenter’s suspension from Top Gear for marketing purposes, releasing a 3D-printable version of Clarkson’s head.Related: Robox inventor hopes 3D printing will help everybody become a maker Continue reading...
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by Associated Press in New York on (#58KC)
Individuals affected by the breach – which exposed details of up to 40m credit and debit card accounts – could get up to a maximum of $10,000, proposal says Continue reading...
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by Press Association on (#58P0)
High court judge was asked by social services bosses to investigate lurid claims that have been circulating on internet Continue reading...
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by Stuart Dredge on (#58AE)
The rise and rise of an animated nursery rhymes channel whose most popular video has been watched more times than Frozen’s Let It Go“The other day, I got an alert saying our Wheels on the Bus compilation was 63rd on YouTube’s all-time chart. I had a look, and number 64 was the theme tune from Frozen.â€Derek Holder, who runs the Little Baby Bum YouTube channel with his wife, sounds both amused and baffled as he tells the Guardian about its startling growth. But he’s absolutely right.Related: YouTube's top 100 channels have more than doubled their views in a yearRelated: YouTube Kids app launches in the US for Android and iOSRelated: YouTube, apps and Minecraft: digital kids and the future of children’s media Continue reading...
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by Jack Schofield on (#588Q)
Michael wants to replace his five-year-old laptop and wonders whether to buy now or wait in the hope of getting something cheaperI want to buy a new laptop for general purpose family use. Should the launch of Windows 10 affect whether I buy now or wait in the hope that vendors sell off older models cheaply? Given that it might be a free upgrade, I’m wondering if this changes what normally happens before a large upgrade.I’m currently using Windows 7 on a five-year-old Toshiba Satellite L500-1WG. Based on how I use my laptop, I think I’d find Windows 8.1 hard to get on with. Michael Continue reading...
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by Staff and agencies on (#583D)
Tech company announces closure of its research and development office in China, with losses of up to 300 jobsYahoo has announced the closure of its last office in China in a new cost-cutting move.The closure of its research and development in Beijing office will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, Bloomberg reported, quoting a person familiar with the matter. Continue reading...
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by Keith Stuart on (#582M)
Veteran video game company says indie developer’s PlayStation Vita title TxK is too similar to its Tempest series Continue reading...
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by Press Association on (#58KE)
Devon and Cornwall police called when video game dispute between adult siblings escalated Continue reading...
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by Stuart Dredge on (#5809)
Publisher Rovio’s licensed products falling out of favour with fans, but company says it made more money from actual games Continue reading...
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by Nicole Kobie on (#57XQ)
The UK uses the most tracking cookies of any EU country. How should you be protecting your privacy online?The UK uses the most cookies of any EU country, according to a new report. Bad for waistlines if we were talking biscuits, but since we’re talking online trackers, the threat is to web privacy.Cookies are tiny pieces of text that websites leave on your computer, so they know who you are or where you go – most logins and online checkouts use cookies, but so too do behavioural advertising systems.Related: 21 tips, tricks and shortcuts to help you stay anonymous onlineRelated: When the cookies crumbled, so did your web anonymityRelated: Third of Americans take precautions to protect web presence, Pew report finds Continue reading...
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by Hannah Jane Parkinson on (#57VQ)
Revamped app promises to introduce users to ‘a lesbian that hasn’t slept with any of your friends’Lesbian dating app Dattch is no more: the plaid shirt is hung up and The L Word box-set back on the shelf.Introducing HER, a “lesbian social app†– born after the company behind Dattch relocated from London to San Francisco, changed its name and secured more than $1m (£630,000) in funding. Continue reading...
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by Frances Perraudin on (#5711)
Research from social media platform says 45% of users aged 18-34 became interested in a cause they learned about through the site
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by Samuel Gibbs on (#56ZH)
The £40m pledged toward initiatives linking domestic appliances with the web is good news for Britain’s tech industry but could also bring cybersecurity risks Continue reading...
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by Juliette Garside on (#56TN)
Chancellor announces bid to raise internet speeds to at least 100Mbps across the UK in budget move welcomed by rural campaigners Continue reading...
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by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent on (#56Q4)
Companies to bid for projects to join up technology required to make autonomous vehicles part of an over-reaching network Continue reading...
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by Nicky Woolf in New York on (#56MP)
Verto and Kimble, the administrators of Evolution Marketplace, have made off with the cryptocurrency sum as Reddit community cries foulThe administrators of a top deep-web marketplace have disappeared with over $12m worth of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, it emerged last night, in what appears to have been an “exit scamâ€.On the website Reddit, a user called NSWGreat, who identified him- or herself as a moderator for the site, raised the first red flag in a post to the DarkNetMarkets subreddit marked “EVOLUTION EXIT SCAMâ€.
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