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Netflix UK signs streaming deal with BBC

Netflix, the popular US TV and film streaming service, has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide, ahead of its UK launch year.

20 Dec 2011

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Google plans 'Nexus' tablet to take on Apple iPad

Google will release a flagship Android tablet in the next six months to challenge Apple’s iPad, its chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed.

20 Dec 2011

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Apple wins HTC patent battle in US

Apple has won part of its US patent dispute with HTC, resulting in the infringing Android handsets being banned from importation into the US.

20 Dec 2011

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Music download sites to add parental advisory warnings

The ‘Explicit’ logo present on physical CDs and DVDs will now be present on the same songs and videos across digital stores such as Amazon and HMV.com.

20 Dec 2011

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Warning system for online music

Explicit content in music and video downloads will contain a parental advisory warning, starting today.

20 Dec 2011

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10 tips for Christmas gadgets

Gadgets can be frustrating Christmas presents if you aren't careful. Here are 10 tips for avoiding technological trauma.

20 Dec 2011

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YouTube's most watched videos

YouTube has revealed the 10 most watched videos in the UK during 2011, with a ‘talking dog’ topping the list.

20 Dec 2011

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Sony pins hopes on PS Vita after bad year

Sony has introduced its new handheld console, the PS Vita, to strong demand in Japan, as it aims to persuade gamers that in the age of the smartphone specialised devices offer a more compelling experience.

19 Dec 2011

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Apple iPhone 'outselling rivals as Christmas approaches'

Apple's iPhone 4S was Britain's biggest selling mobile phone in the month before December 9, according to analysts.

19 Dec 2011

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Virgin TV labels Arsenal and Dickens 'offensive'

Virgin have apologised after new profanity checking software starred out perfectly innocent TV and film titles for containing ‘inappropriate language’.

19 Dec 2011

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Google plays secret Santa with ‘let it snow’ feature

Google has given the gift of a white Christmas to web users, who can now summon a blizzard by typing "let it snow" into the search box.

19 Dec 2011

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Saudi prince buys share of Twitter

Twitter’s latest major investor is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a Saudi billionaire with an impressive investment record.

19 Dec 2011

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BT joins patent attack on Google Android

BT has joined the ranks of major corporations claiming billions of dollars from Google for alleged patent infringements in the Android smartphone operating system.

19 Dec 2011

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Star Wars - The Old Republic seeks to overthrow World of Warcraft

Electronic Arts is hoping that a multiplayer online video game based on the Star Wars series can give it the edge over Activision-Blizzard's World of Warcraft.

19 Dec 2011

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The 10 best indie video games of 2011

The independent video games scene has continued to excel in 2011 - and Lewis Denby is on-hand to round up ten of the best.

19 Dec 2011

BlackBerry summoned to meeting over pornography

BlackBerry has been summoned to a meeting Ofcom after it emerged that children are able to view pornography on its smartphones.

18 Dec 2011

Digital exclusion is ‘unacceptable’

The fact that more than 100 million European Union citizens have never been online is ‘unacceptable’, says Martha Lane Fox, the UK’s digital champion.

18 Dec 2011

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Google’s mobile moves make money... and sense

In 2011 Google has made significant and strategic moves into the mobile market. Monty Munford says this is only the beginning for a company that believes that ‘mobile is first’

18 Dec 2011

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Google teams up with Science Museum for new exhibitions

Google is supporting two exhibitions exploring the history of computing at the Science Museum in London.

17 Dec 2011

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Will BlackBerry survive 2012?

Troubled BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has announced further delays to its new phones - now analysts and commentators are making their complaints ever more loudly

17 Dec 2011

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iTunes Match: five things you need to know

Apple launched iTunes Match in Britain this week but what is it and how does it work? Here is our short overview.

17 Dec 2011

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Why Zynga is vital to Facebook

Zynga, the social games company behind Farmville, which has just floated for $7bn, argues that it is a vital part of Facebook’s appeal.

16 Dec 2011

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Apple launches iTunes Match in Britain

Apple's iTunes Match, the music service that allows users to back-up their music on cloud servers, has been released in the UK.

16 Dec 2011

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Hollywood gains upper hand in SOPA anti-piracy debate

A heavyweight battle for the future of the web enters its second day today, as a congressional committee continues to debate amendments to SOPA, new legislation to curb digital piracy that has pitched the tycoons of Silicon Valley against the moguls of Hollywood.

16 Dec 2011

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RIM delays Blackberry 10 phones

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has announced delays to its key new operating system, BlackBerry 10.

16 Dec 2011

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