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Oculus VR turns publisher to encourage game development

Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, is launching a publishing arm to foster a healthy software ecosystem. Former EA executive David De Martini is heading up the operation.
Gaming News

BlackBerry announces $4.4bn third-quarter loss and a new Foxconn deal

BlackBerry's woes continue as the company posts a $4.4bn loss for the third quarter of 2013. However, its stock price rose on the news of a new manufacturing deal with Foxconn and a change in focus.
Mobile News

Marissa Mayer very sorry about your Yahoo Mail woes

"We are very sorry..." If you were one of the users affected by Yahoo Mail's recent technical problems, you'll want to read Marissa Mayer's official apology, posted to the Yahoo Tumblr blog.
Web News

Windows Phone 8.1 adds software navigation buttons

A screenshot leaked to Twitter suggests that the major Windows Phone 8.1 update will move its navigation buttons to the software interface, following the lead set by the stock version of Android.
Mobile News

App permissions manager disappears in Android 4.4.2

Google has removed an experimental Android feature that allowed users to customize individual app permissions (such as location and network access) independently. This App Ops tool has been taken out of Android 4.4.2.
Mobile

Engineer gets his 27-year-old Macintosh Plus online

Engineer Jeff Keacher overcomes exploding hardware, out-dated protocols and a lack of Wi-Fi to introduce his ancient Macintosh Plus computer to the Web. Not bad for a machine with a 8MHz CPU inside.
Computing News
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Is a Litecoin mining boom leading to a graphics card shortage?

As Litecoin overtakes BItcoin as the most profitable cryptocurrency to mine on a GPU, it would seem AMD Radeon cards are selling out as a result. Find out more about the Litecoin boom and how it relates to Bitcoin.
Computing News

We’re all binge watchers now, says Netflix

Netflix has commissioned a survey examining our changing habits regarding on-demand television. Over 3,000 adults were quizzed, with nearly 80 percent saying binge watching makes a show more enjoyable.
Web News

SteamOS is now available to download

With prototype Steam Machines making their way to beta testers in the US, Valve has made an early version of its SteamOS software available for anyone to download. If you know your way around Linux, you can give it a whirl.
Computing Best Ofs

Google acquires robotic experts Boston Dynamics

Google has bought Boston Dynamics, an advanced robotics company with several high-profile robots to its name. The move is the latest in a series of similar deals recently sealed by the tech giant.
Emerging Tech News

NASA’s Nexus S satellite phones home from space

A new cheap line of satellites built by NASA and powered by a Nexus S running Android have successfully beamed data back from space. The PhoneSat program aims to test more off-the-shelf devices in space in future.
Emerging Tech News

Bloc Party singer releasing 3D printed record using latest tech

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is releasing the first full-length 3D printed record as a charity Christmas single. The technology behind it has been developed using the latest printing hardware in San Francisco.
Emerging Tech News
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We’re winning the fight against spam, say Gmail researchers

New figures published by Google show that the vast majority of email messages now include some form of authenication, making life harder for scamming and phishing emails to break through.
Computing News

UPDATED: Game of Thrones video game series arriving in 2014

Telltale Games CEO Dan Connors has confirmed that the company is bringing out a Game of Thrones video game series, with the first episode due in 2014. A preview trailer has also been released online.
Gaming News

The FBI can secretly turn on your laptop’s camera, says ex-employee

An article published in the Washington Post has shed new light on some of the FBI's surveillance practices, including the use of software that can activate a laptop's webcam without the user realizing.
Computing News

Motorola’s prototype modular phone is almost ready

Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside says that the prototype modular mobile phone his company has been working on is "pretty close" to being finished. In a new YouTube interview he also reveals plans for the Moto Maker service.
Mobile News

UK gamers offered Christmas dinner in a tin

UK retail store Game is offering a Christmas dinner in a tin for those gamers who are too busy on their new consoles to cook or do any washing up. The Christmas Tinner has nine different layers of festive food.
Gaming News
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Microsoft warns Xbox One users over backward-compatibility hoax

Microsoft's Larry Hyb (aka Major Nelson) has warned users to avoid a scam that promises backward compatibility on the new Xbox One. Following the steps in the hoax guide could render your machine unusable.
Gaming News

Quechua handset is the rugged Android smartphone you can take anywhere

Outdoor equipment firm Quechua has announced a new Android smartphone in partnership with Archos which comes well protected against cold temperatures, sand, snow, water, mud and shocks.
Mobile News
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Apps are mining Bitcoins without your knowledge, says Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes has discovered a new type of malware scam that installs a Bitcoin miner on an infected machine and makes money for its developer. The practice is covered by the small print in the EULA.
Computing News
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Thanksgiving pictures break Instagram records, again

Thanksgiving Day has given Instagram its busiest day on record for the second year in a row. The holiday overlapped with the start of Hanukkah, a combination that won't happen again for thousands of years.
Social Media News
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400 fixes later, Heathcare.gov should now work for 80 percent of users

The U.S. government has met its November 30th deadline for making Healthcare.gov usable for 80 percent of users, though staff working on the site admit "we still have work to do" on further improvements.
Web News
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KlearGear fines couple $3,500 for negative review

A couple in Utah have been hit with a $3,500 fine from KlearGear after posting a negative review of the site nearly five years ago. With help from Public Citizen the pair are now contesting the charges.
Web Reviews
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Drones now being used to smuggle contraband into prisons

After delivering pizzas, textbooks and emergency medical supplies, drones are now being employed to smuggle contraband into prisons in the US and Canada. Two recent attempts have been foiled by the authorities.
Emerging Tech News

New tongue piercing gadget can drive a wheelchair

Researchers from Atlanta and Chicago have developed an innovative new Tongue Drive System, giving paralyzed users the ability to control a wheelchair or a standard computer using a special tongue piercing.
Emerging Tech News

Personal @instagram.com email addresses could be part of the app’s new messaging service

Leaks from a marketing database suggest Instagram users could soon have their own personalized @instagram.com email addresses, alongside the instant messaging service the app is rumored to be introducing.
Mobile News
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TVs, tablets and games consoles help Walmart break Black Friday records

Tablets including the iPad mini and the next-generation games consoles have helped Walmart to a record-breaking Black Friday. Meanwhile, more of us are spending Thanksgiving shopping online than ever before.
Emerging Tech Guides
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Google in hot water with Dutch regulators over privacy policy

Google has been told that its privacy policy is "acting in breach" of Dutch laws and spins an "invisible web of personal data without our consent." The company will now have to attend a fresh hearing with regulators.
Web News
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U.S. Army pays out $50m in software piracy suit

The U.S. Army has reached a $50m settlement deal with software company Apptricity, after it was discovered to be installing its applications on thousands of workstations and servers without the authorized licences.
Computing News

Thanksgiving Google Doodle is an animated woodland tale

A Google doodle is one of the traditions of Thanksgiving, and the search giant has been changing its logo in honor of the holiday since 1998. This year the doodle tells the story of a group of woodland creatures.
Web News

Kim Dotcom’s Mega cloud service launches an iPhone app

The Mega cloud storage service now has an official iPhone app to accompany its Android app. The service gives users 50GB of storage space for free, as well as premium options and comprehensive data protection.
Mobile News

Official CyanogenMod app pulled from Google Play Store

The official CyanogenMod app has been pulled from the Google Play app store after only three weeks. Its developers removed the app voluntarily after Google informed them it violated the terms of service.
Mobile News
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Brit loses $7.5m in Bitcoins after throwing away hard drive

British man James Howells is rueing his luck after throwing away an old laptop hard drive. By the time he realized it contained over $7.5m worth of Bitcoins he mined back in 2009, it was too late.
Computing News
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Fancy a .bike or .guru address? ICANN announces 9 new Web domains

ICANN launches a new batch of Internet addresses, including .bike, .guru and .singles. The suffixes are available now for companies with registered trademarks and will be open to the public from January.
Web News
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