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Tech News Update 18/1/12

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

It’s all about the iPad this week and the various rumours surrounding the release of the next iteration of the multi-million selling tablet.  The iPad 3 will be unveiled in February and then released in March 2012 so if you’ve … Continue reading →

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30 Years Of The Commodore 64

Posted on January 4, 2012 by admin

Video gaming has come a long way in thirty years.  The late 1970s introduced the general public to the home computer and the early days of console gaming.  By 1981 the mas rket was becoming reasonably sophisticated and it was … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 7/12/11

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

After an enforced absence we are finally back in the game and able to bring you our slant on the world of technology this week. Facebook Timeline Kicks Off In New Zealand Facebook originally announced it’s plan to integrate the Timeline feature … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update

Posted on May 25, 2011 by admin

Netflix Showing the Way Forward Here in Europe we tend not to hear too much about Netflix, originally a DVD rentalservice in the United States but since 2007, an on-demand movie and TV programme streaming service. The price for the … Continue reading →

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Thunderbolt vs USB 3.0

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

The last few years have seen some homogenisation in the world of personal computer connectivity.  Unlike in other arenas perhaps, this generalisation of standards in the world of the home and office computer has been a good thing.  Every device … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 11/5/11

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

Why Is Microsoft Buying Skype? Internet telephony company Skype is almost eight years old now – probably older than most people imagine and it’s one of the legendary dot coms which doesn’t really have a business model. Developed by Kazaa … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 4/5/11

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

Sony’s Hole Gets Deeper Sony’s problems look like they’re going to get worse before they get better.  On the 2nd May the company closed the Station games portal, deciding that this measure was necessary because of “….an issue that warrants … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 28/4/11

Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

Sony and the Giant Data Breach There’s one big story this week and that is the ongoing problems at Sony with regards to its Playstation Network.  We are now entering day 8 of the network outage which has forced Sony’s … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin

Apple’s Earning Surprise Everyone Followers of this type of financial news will probably be a bit surprised by the scale of the recent figures from Apple – Wall St certainly appeared to be.  However they will also say that this … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 11/4/11

Posted on April 10, 2011 by admin

Facebook Smartphones To Take Over The World We’ve mentioned this before but it looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to have Facebook virtually integrated into smartphones will be far more wide-reaching than previously expected. HTC has been the smartphone’s driving force … Continue reading →

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