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techradar.com - 11 hours ago
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Collecting things is human nature. The things we
collect change over time, but the process never stops.
It was cuts and bruises when you were seven, cards when you were a teen and, although no one will admit it, those sweet wrappers with the free tattoos made an appearance somewhere too. So, a ...
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In Depth: 5 of the best collection managers for Linux
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techradar.com - 12 hours ago
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Shaun Inman is in a great position right
now. When his web stats app Mint took off
four years ago, he was able to leave his career in client services behind. Today his projects make enough money to sustain him financially, which is pretty rare, especially given that he usually starts out ...
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Interview: The brains behind the Mint web stats app
techradar.com - 32 hours ago
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AMD is on top of the graphics world
right now. Its 48xx series has redefined gaming on
a budget, while the brand new ATI Radeon HD 5870 is shredding all comers in the benchmarks stakes. Is AMD unbeatable? Not quite. The Radeon HD 5870 may be an incredible force of silicon-backed nature, but it ...
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TechRadar Choice: DirectX 11 cards that won't break the bank
techradar.com - 32 hours ago
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Last week, we were bigging up Firefox as
it celebrated its fifth birthday . This week, it's
another birthday - and it's for something even bigger, better and more important. Yep, we're talking about Windows, version 1.0 of which saw its official release on 20 November 1985. Before those of you ...
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Gary Marshall: Happy 24th birthday, Windows!
techradar.com - 33 hours ago
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Twitter boss Biz Stone has revealed that paid-for
accounts are all ready to launch and that we
will see the service this year. Speaking to the BBC, Stone announced that the commercial service, which has been mooted for a while , will be open to those who want to pay but it does not mean that ...
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Twitter paid-for accounts out this year
techradar.com - 33 hours ago
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YouTube has announced that it is adding automatic
subtitling to its videos thanks to automatic speech recognition
(ASR) technology. The move is to make it easier to create captions for videos. While manual captioning has been on the site for a while, the rollout of ASR tech means that it takes ...
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YouTube gets automatic subtitling tool
techradar.com - 34 hours ago
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The greatest technical minds at IBM have not
been spending their time productively - they have instead
been wasting shareholder's funds creating a realistic simulation of a cat's brain. At least the time wasted will perhaps spawn a viral internet meme that may amuse some teenagers for a few ...
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Weird Tech: IBM creates computer that thinks like a cat
techradar.com - 34 hours ago
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Instant boot-up times? Everything in the cloud? Chrome
is the next gen OS, right? Trouble is, everybody
still wants to do more with their PCs. As we've seen with the Linux netbooks that have shrunk into the background , people still want their PCs to come with Windows. Don't get me wrong – ...
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Opinion: Why Chrome OS is no threat to Windows
techradar.com - 34 hours ago
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We all want new tech and we want
it at the best price. This is the mission
of TechRadar's weekly bargain round-up - to save you time and save you cash. Some of these deals run for the next week, while some expire later on today - so if you want to take advantage, be quick! Here are our 10 ...
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TechRadar bargain hunt: tech deals of the week
techradar.com - 35 hours ago
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Co-owner of Twitter, Biz Stone, has spoken about
Rupert Murdoch's pay-wall plans and believes the owner of
News Corp's ideas would "fail fast". Discussing the matter at an event in London, Stone likened Murdoch's radical plans to turn the Sun and the Times websites into subscription-based ...
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Twitter chief gives Murdoch pay-wall plans the Fail Whale
techradar.com - 35 hours ago
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High-end AV manufacturer Linn has announced it is
stopping production of its CD player range in 2010,
favouring music streaming technology instead. The shock announcement was made this week, with company calling the move "a testament to the supremacy of digital streaming technology." Surpassed ...
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Linn says goodbye to CD players
techradar.com - 36 hours ago
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Google's first showing of Chrome OS, and the
revelations that it will only be available to consumers
if they buy a specific device, have attracted early criticism from technophiles. Google revealed that Chrome OS – essentially the Chrome browser with an apps page and some extra functionality – ...
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Chrome OS: Early bemusement at announcements
techradar.com - 2 days ago
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Weeks after announcing its intention to host 3D
content, Virgin Media has put the first 3D programmes
up on its catch-up service. The Queen in 3D and Derren Brown's 3D Magic Spectacular are now available in the Catch Up TV and TV Choice menus, although the 3D is the dated anaglyph type and not ...
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Virgin Media adds first 3D VOD content
techradar.com - 2 days ago
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Android's paid app store launched in March 2009,
but already it had gained a reputation for fun,
quirky and innovative apps since the Market first became available five months previously. The Market might not have as many apps as the iPhone's App Store, but in just over a year it has gained ...
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In Depth: 10 free Android apps you should download today
techradar.com - 2 days ago
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YouTube has begun hosting full-length TV shows on
the website, thanks to a partnership with Channel 4.
This means that shows like Father Ted and the IT Crowd are now free to watch, with more content being added to the site as we speak. It had been rumoured for some time that Channel 4 was going ...
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YouTube launches full-length TV show channel
