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The consensus in the software and web development industry is that politicians are simply incapable of “getting” technology.
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Huawei responds, calling the allegations "tired, unsubstantiated, defamatory"
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Tweaks to the firmware will eke an extra 53MHz in clock speed from the AMD GPU
New Zealand man 3D prints life-size Aston Martin DB4
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Department of Transport spokesperson equated the wearable tech with using a mobile phone
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US tech giant's cloud service storage will be renamed after a "transition period"
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Social games giant cares what sort of things you do 'With Friends'
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Just 160,000 units sold between April and June.
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