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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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Tech News Weekly Update 31/4/11

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

GTA V On The Way? I don’t often talk about games on this site – I’m not a huge fan of that particular pastime but sometimes rumours of a game are relevant to any tech site.  In this case it’s … Continue reading →

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Quantum Computing Edges Forward

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

“A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, superposition and entanglement, to perform operation on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors. The basic principle behind quantum computation … Continue reading →

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The BBC, the iPlayer and Global Viewing

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

In the United Kingdom, the British Broadcasting Corporation attracts admiration from most quarters and dislike from some.  Love it or hate it it’s an astonishing organisation and appears to be largely respected around the world for its diverse range of … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 7/3/11

Posted on March 6, 2011 by admin

Steve Jobs and iPad 2 If it’s March it must mean it’s time for the release of the next iteration of the iPad, cleverly called the iPad 2.  It was never any secret that Apple wanted to get this to … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update – 1/3/11

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

Amazon/Lovefilm/Netflix cont… We previously reported on Amazon’s attempt to break into the movie streaming and download market in Europe before U.S. giant Netflix could get in on the action.  Amazon now has a controlling interest in Lovefilm, the European download … Continue reading →

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Tech News Weekly Update 23/2/11

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin

Amazon Prime Expands Service (in the U.S.) The Amazon Prime service has been around for a while now – it’s the paid-for delivery service which guarantees a two day delivery for unlimited items bought from the Amazon online store.  It … Continue reading →

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