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Twitter boosts security after hacks

BBC Technology - 11 hours 45 min ago
Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.
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Airbnb seeks to reassure members

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 21:08
Airbnb tells its members "we are not going anywhere", after a judge in New York ruled a man who rented out his apartment on the site broke the law.
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Google tax blasted by Ed Miliband as Schmidt slips

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:53
Ed Miliband blasted Google over tax avoidance at the Big Tent event today, while Google boss Eric Schmidt made an embarrassing slip.
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Hauwei Ascend Mate 6.1-inch Android brute hits UK for £335

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:49
The 6.1-inch Android behemoth has pitched up for pre-order on phone retailer Expansys for £335.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition explained in video

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:39
We explain what Google's new raw-Android Galaxy S4 is all about, and ask how -- and why -- it was made.
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iOS 7 to have Flickr and Vimeo built-in, report says

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:26
The photo and video services will be integrated like Facebook and Twitter, rumours claim.
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LG Optimus L3 II review

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:05
The LG Optimus L3 II is undeniably cheap, but it's let down by a miserably low resolution screen and poor performance.
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LG Optimus L5 II

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:59
Watch this video review of the LG Optimus L5 II, a low end phone with a price to match
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Galaxy S4 Google Edition explained

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:45
In this video we talk you through Google's raw-Android version of the Galaxy S4.
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Fast broadband roll-out begins

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:10
Fast broadband is being rolled out in Surrey after EU competition commissioner approved the state-funded scheme.
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Gif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif'

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:55
The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says.
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Backlash over Xbox pre-owned games

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:40
Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerges the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 gets first wireless charging cover for £25

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 13:30
The first wireless charging case for the Galaxy S4 is up for pre-order -- it'll let you just plop it onto a Qi pad to recharge.
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Xbox One: Everything you need to know

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 13:10
TV features, specs, games, release date, Kinect and a new controller -- here's everything you need to know about the new Xbox.
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Couple's £163,000 phone bill shock

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:55
A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.
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Solar plane sets off again across US

BBC Technology - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:53
The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets off on the second leg of a bid to cross the US.
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iPhone 5S delay pushes back Vodafone's 4G launch

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:30
Vodafone is holding back its 4G service until the next iPhone comes along -- and has apparently confirmed that 4G will cost extra.
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Pacific Rim 'drift' featurette details top-notch sci-fi plot device

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:47
The new mechs-and-monsters movie has an ace sci-fi concept -- two human pilots are needed for each robot and they must meld their memories.
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Sony Xperia Z is a free mobile when you buy a new Bravia TV

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:46
Buy a TV, get a free mobile phone: Sony is throwing in a free Sony Xperia Z smart phone when you buy a new Bravia HDTV.
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HTC staff urged to 'just quit' by former bigwig

CNET Technology News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:35
If you work at HTC, "just quit" -- that's the advice of a former employee as the company sees more senior figures staff jump ship.
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