Twitter boss Tony Wang says abuse of women on social network is 'not acceptable'
04 August 2013 12:00 AM
But apology is inadequate, victims say, and attacks must stop
Kirobo the talking Japanese robot lifts off into space
04 August 2013 11:33 AM
The small robot is designed to provide companionship for a Japanese astronaut at the International Space Station
'An absolutely ridiculous idea': Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales rejects David Cameron's online porn filter plan
03 August 2013 09:54 AM
Wales had been a high-profile celebrity adviser to the Prime Minister
Microsoft to boost Xbox One specs ahead of launch to compete with PS4
02 August 2013 05:51 PM
Tweaks to the firmware will eke an extra 53MHz in clock speed from the AMD GPU
WSJ alleges that FBI can remotely activate Android microphones and cameras
02 August 2013 05:31 PM
New reports from a source speaking to the WSJ disclose the bureau's 'hacker tactics'
Would you download a car? Man 3D prints life-size Aston Martin DB4
02 August 2013 04:16 PM
The bodywork is being 3D printed in 4-inch squared segments before it'll be fitted over the innards of a Nissan.
3D printers could 'pay for themselves' in just two months
02 August 2013 02:27 PM
New study by Michigan Technological University showed yearly savings of between $300 and $2,000
Xbox One and PS4 release dates leaked by Toys'R'Us
02 August 2013 01:52 PM
Xbox One listed for Novemeber 29th and PS4 for December 13th
Facebook planning to sell TV-style ads in your newsfeed for $2.5m
01 August 2013 04:55 PM
15-second adverts could be directly placed into users' news feeds 'no more than three times a day'
Next-gen USB standard will boost data transfers to 10GB/second
01 August 2013 04:17 PM
USB 3.1 will be backwards compatible with both USB 2.0 and 3.0
Next USB standard will boast data transfers of 10GB/second
01 August 2013 04:16 PM
USB 3.1 will be backwards compatible with both USB 2.0 and 3.0
UK will preemptively ban the use of Google Glass when driving
01 August 2013 02:31 PM
The wearable tech connects to the internet and answers users' queries via voice commands
BSkyB successfully sue Microsoft's 'SkyDrive' out the cloud
01 August 2013 02:02 PM
US tech giant's cloud service storage will be renamed after a "transition period"
Usain Bolt appears in 'endless running' game Temple Run
01 August 2013 01:01 PM
Champion sprinter comes with a special 'Bolt' ability
NSA uses XKeyscore program which tracks 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
01 August 2013 11:38 AM
The program can use almost any identifying information to track the online behaviour of a target
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