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Social TV start-up Boxee launches set-top box
Internet TV software maker Boxee has announced its first set-top box from networking gear maker DLink Forget the browser wars, I'm much more interested in the battle being waged in the living room. Catch-up video services like the BBC's iPlayer and Hulu in the US are bringing the internet into ...
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Off with the 3D blinkers | Ryan Gilbey
I don't want my films to have an extra dimension. Being shut behind those specs spoils cinemagoing If 2009 has been the year that 3D came good, where does that leave those of us who can only see the bad in it? I was already sceptical last year when the Hollywood establishment, from DreamWorks' ...
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Tech Weekly podcast: Multimedia Murdoch - Google on paywalls and MySpace on music
It's our 100th programme (that is, if you don't include this one ) and there's a definite Rupert Murdoch theme. First we unpick the implications of Google's new ' First Click Free ' plan - will it be enough to pacify the press baron, and what will it mean for the average reader's pocket? We'll ...
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Google Goggles: search the world by sight
Google is testing a new mobile service that enables users to perform searches using their smartphone's camera Google Goggles marks not only a huge leap forward in the field of visual search, but marks a big step for the mobile internet as well. The application enables mobile phone users to ...
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Dell makes $6.5m from Twitter sales
Computer firm says it is making money from a presence on social networking sites - despite a less-than-impressive start Companies involved in Twitter are often worried about getting a return for their investment. But here is some good news: it can be done. The computer company Dell ahs ...
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Thoughts on Google's latest search announcements
Google's integration of Facebook and Twitter caught the eye, but it had other - perhaps more significant - developments to think about I spent a good portion of Monday in the company of Google, as it unveiled a series of announcements about search technologies - such as the inclusion of new ...
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Apple blocks 1,000 iPhone apps amid astroturfing claims
Apple has apparently pulled the plug on more than 1,000 iPhone applications, amid allegations that the developer behind them planted positive reviews about its products. The developer, Molinker , is responsible for a vast number of applications - many of them travel guides - which have ...
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Breakfast briefing: Kids get web safety lessons, Google adds live updates and eBay takes the stand
• Remember the Green Cross Code? Well, of course you do: it taught millions of children about road safety. The 21st century equivalent, it turns out, might just be "Zip It, Block It, Flag It" , the slogan that youngsters will be taught as a method of keeping themselves safe online under ...
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins Twitter – and gets tongues wagging
guardian.co.uk — Is a Twitter/Google tie-up in the offing following search engine CEO joining the micro-blogging platform? Eric Schmidt,... the Google CEO, signed up to Twitter this morning – leading to speculation over a tie-up between the two tech firms. With a press ... (more) Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins Twitter – and gets tongues ...
Google extends personalised search to all users
Move likely to concern privacy campaigners and those involved in search engine optimisation Google is extending its personalised search. From now on, all users will find their search results customised. Google stores up to 180 days of signed-out search activity in the user's cookie. It stores ...
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Breakfast briefing: Amazon's retail plan, Google's U-turn and Darling's change of heart
• Is Amazon really looking to open up high street shops , as the Sunday Times suggested this weekend? It's an interesting proposition that would mark a major turn-around for online retail's dominant name. Certain things make sense. The idea of a "click and pick" shop, where customers ...
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Google offers Translated Search and a translating dictionary
Google is now rolling out a new feature, Translated Search, and has expanded the functionality of its Dictionary Google is now rolling out a new feature, which it calls Translated Search. The Official Google Blog post, Searching the global web just got a little easier , says: Translated ...
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You decide: should you let someone else in your company use your password
This week's technology-related dilemma: one of your company bosses needs to borrow your password during the Christmas holiday It's Christmas and your company has closed for the holiday. However, you are surprised to get a phone call from a senior colleague (not directly your boss) who says he ...
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Breakfast briefing: Nokia's cutbacks, Google's Public DNS and weekend photography
• After a series of struggles, Nokia says it's going to cut the number of smartphone models it makes in half . Why? Because of "unnecessary differentiation" that's leading companies like Apple and Research in Motion to give it a run for its money. It's hard to tell exactly whether this ...
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After Yahoo integrates Facebook, Google integrates Twitter
After Yahoo integrates Facebook, Google integrates Twitter
guardian.co.uk — Search giant attempts to incorporate social networking and real-time live-streams through tie-up with microblogging service That was... fast. Yesterday Yahoo revealed that it was integrating Facebook Connect deeply into its site; today Google ... (more) After Yahoo integrates Facebook, Google integrates Twitter
Can streaming end illegal filesharing?
As it becomes easier to stream video content, the attraction of illegal downloading is diminished Streaming video is booming online – 64% of internet users watch video clips. Okay, you will say, we knew before that watching clips on YouTube is popular. But on top of that 31% – almost a third ...
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Yahoo and Facebook extend tie-up
Search engine and social networking site to integrate further - but is it an even partnership? Joining forces is the big new trend in digital media. Recently, Twitter and LinkedIn linked their status updates , and today Yahoo and Facebook have announced that they will allow their users to ...
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Breakfast briefing: LHC hit by power cut, while eBay takes the fight to Craigslist
• No sooner had the Large Hadron Collider officially become the world's most powerful particle accelerator than the project - already plagued by a series of technical issues - once again fell foul of problems. Reports suggest a power cut apparently hit Cern's computer centre and caused ...
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Google announces minimalist fade-in home page
Google has been testing a minimalist home page for the past couple of months, and is now rolling it out, but it's still spamming visitors with entreaties to download its Chrome browser A video of the fade-in posted on October 5 The Official Google Blog says the company has released a new ...
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The CrunchPad – the greatest tablet there never was?
TechCrunch's CrunchPad provides a valuable lesson in the pitfalls of hardware production So it seems the CrunchPad is no more. You haven't heard of the CrunchPad? And you didn't know it was dead? Oh, you've got so much catching up to do on what I've always felt looked (from a distance at ...
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