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The Hobbit dips his hairy toes into Google Chrome experiment
Immersively explore Middle-earth on your computer or phone with just your browser. By Samuel Gibbs -
Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet review roundup: powerful, but meh
Finnish firm Nokia hopes its colourful Lumia tablet will take on Apple's iPad and Microsoft's Surface. But is it any good? By Samuel Gibbs -
US police force pay bitcoin ransom in Cryptolocker malware scam
Unprepared officials blindsided by sophisticated virus call experience 'an education'. By Samuel Gibbs -
Icann chief: shift away from US 'is the way forward'
Shifting away from the internet's roots in the US was always part of the plan, says Icann's chief. By Samuel Gibbs -
Top 10 Chrome extensions to enhance your daily browsing
How to boost almost any aspect of browsing, from tab management to fixing up Facebook. By Samuel Gibbs -
Tech Weekly Podcast: Simon Hossell on his file transfer app Pipe
Also in the show we discuss mass surveillance tech on the open market and why BitTorrent is taking a pop at Netflix
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Twitter pulls ‘direct message from anyone’ feature as it gets experimental
Twitter backtracks on one of its oldest messaging features as it ramps up user experiments. By Samuel Gibbs -
Logitech adds a proper joypad to your iPhone with the PowerShell Controller
Console-style controls with battery backup that doubles the iPhone’s battery life. By Samuel Gibbs -
Crowdfund this: the Kano computer you can build in 107 seconds
Building a PC on top of a Raspberry Pi is as easy as Lego with the new Kano Kickstarter project. By Samuel Gibbs -
PS4: game developers saved us from all-touch DualShock 4 controller
Sony tested as many as 20 controller redesigns, but developers pushed back saying tried-and-tested was best. By Samuel Gibbs -
Samsung: the Galaxy Gear smartwatch is like unripened fruit
Poorly reviewed, the Galaxy Gear is a ‘1.0’ product and needs some work, admits company exec. By Samuel Gibbs -
HTC One Max review – a big phone too far
Latest Android 'phablet' from HTC gets bigger, thicker and heavier – but with excellent battery life and fingerprint sensor. By Samuel Gibbs -
UK's top tech executives meet for summit against online child abuse
Chiefs of ISPs including BT, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Sky, as well as Microsoft and Google, back awareness campaign. By Samuel Gibbs -
Filesharing search engines take to dark web and Bitcoin to escape Hollywood
Indexing sites follow drugs marketplaces hiding within Tor and the internet’s underground, funded by bitcoin. By Samuel Gibbs -
Raspberry Pi: 2m units sold globally of pocket computer
Tiny computer sells for around £30 and is a British success story selling over 2m units – 1m of which produced in Britain. By Samuel Gibbs -
Growth of 3,000%? Meet Britain's top tech startups
They may be small, but the UK's leading technology companies are expanding at a quite phenomenal rate, writes Samuel Gibbs
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Crowdfund this: Rubicon's £200 3D scanner
Cheap, reliable and fast 3D scanner will scan almost any small object with just lasers and a webcam. By Samuel Gibbs -
'Hello, I'm on the plane': EC says yes to in-flight calls and mobile broadband
European Commission gives permission for use of 3G and 4G mobile phones, tablets and computers above 3,000m. By Samuel Gibbs -
Motorola Moto G review – the best budget smartphone is just £135
First UK phone from Motorola, post Google acquisition, lives up to the 'game-changing' hype and costs just £135. By Samuel Gibbs -
Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-off and landing
European regulator approval could see the use of electronic devices during all phases of flight before Christmas