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The 10 Best new smartphones

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT

A week with: Bosch Indego lawnmower

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Price: £1,299
Battery: Lithium-ion 32.4V 3Ah
Battery charge time: 50 mins
Battery run time: 50 mins
Speed: 0.45m/sec
Slopes (max): 35 per cent
Cutting width: 26cm
Height of cut: 20-60 mm

The retail empires strike back: Can new technology lure us back to the high street?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Technology has always had the power to disrupt the way we live and work. Businesses are forced to adapt to survive, and individuals find their careers radically reshaped. Industries such as travel, music and television have transformed so profoundly over the last 20 years that they've almost become unrecognisable, and the high street has shown itself to be far from immune.

G8 Open Data Charter will "increase transparency" and "fuel innovation"

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:12:46 GMT

Alongside unresolved tussles over Syria and taxation one major outcome of the G8 conference was the signing of the Open Data Charter: five principles to ensure that government data is made freely available in an effort to spur both transparency and innovation.

Use of 'anonymous' search engine rockets following PRISM scandal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:41:29 GMT

‘Anonymous’ search engine DuckDuckGo has announced record usage numbers after the PRISM scandal has spurred public distrust of internet companies tracking individuals' data.

Hacked Peppa Pig website tells kids to 'go to hell'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:48:35 GMT

The perky, fun-loving and wholesome Peppa Pig appeared to be acting rather out of character when she told visitors to her Facebook page to "go to hell".

Hacked Peppa Pig Facebook page tells children to 'go to hell'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:48:35 GMT

A hacker has overtaken the Peppa Pig World’s Facebook page, posting offensive comments such as ‘go to hell bitch’ and ‘shit I love’.

International group of Privacy Commissioners challenge Google over Glass

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:03:27 GMT

Ten privacy authorities from six countries have written to Google CEO Larry Page with questions addressing privacy concerns over Google Glass.

NSA claims secret surveillance programs have foiled at least 50 terror plots since the September 11 attacks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:43 GMT

The head of the US National Security Agency has claimed secret surveillance programs have foiled at least 50 terror plots since the September 11 attacks.

Google challenges US surveillance gagging order

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:09:21 GMT

Google has asked the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) court to allow it to publish details of the number of data requests made by a secretive body, invoking the first amendment in a legal challenge that is aimed at easing concern among users following recent revelations regarding the activities of the National Security Agency.

Apps: A poke in the eye for social-network friends

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:07 GMT

Are you fed up with social networking and bored of people “checking in” every hour of the day with Foursquare at some location you really couldn't care less about? If so you're in luck because there's now a new anti-social network called Hell is Other People.

Huawei announces world's thinnest phone - the Ascend P6

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:42:27 GMT

Huawei have announced the launch of their new phone, the Ascend P6. At just 6.18mm, the P6 is the world’s slimmest phone.

Huawei announces world's slimmest phone - the Ascend P6

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:42:27 GMT

Huawei have announced the launch of their new phone, the Ascend P6. At just 6.18mm, the P6 is the world’s slimmest phone.

Google, BT and Yahoo! agree plan to tackle child porn on the web

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:07 GMT

Computer experts are to track down and block online child abuse images in an attempt to reverse the spread of sites used by paedophile groups, the Government announced today.

Google, BT and Yahoo! agree plan to tackle child porn

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:07 GMT

Computer experts are to track down and block online child abuse images in an attempt to reverse the spread of sites used by paedophile groups, the Government announced today.

Google, Facebook and Microsoft agree plan to tackle child porn

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:07 GMT

Key internet companies and the Government have agreed a new approach for tackling online child abuse images.

Viral video straps colt .45 handgun to a home-use drone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:27:38 GMT

A new viral video has shown that arming drones isn’t just a pastime for governments, as hobbyists are now getting in on the game.

Europe's largest TV now on sale - a 90-inch, £12,000 giant from Sharp

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:33 GMT

Sharp have unveiled the largest LED TV ever to go on sale in Europe: the 90-inch Aquos LC-90LE757.

Prism scandal latest: Yahoo reveals 12,000 requests for users' data from US government, following lead of Apple, Facebook and Microsoft

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:14:23 GMT

Yahoo has become the latest company to publish details of the requests made by the US government for the data of its users.

China overtakes US with world's fastest supercomputer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:37:08 GMT

The Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, has overtaken US rivals to become the world’s most powerful computer by a significant margin.

Government says internet companies are 'turning a blind eye' to online child abuse images as Maria Miller calls on Google, Yahoo and BT to take action

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:21:42 GMT

Internet chiefs will today be accused by the Government of turning a blind eye to the number of child abuse images that can be accessed online.

Internet companies 'turning a blind eye' to online child abuse images, Government says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:21:42 GMT

Internet chiefs will today be accused by the Government of turning a blind eye to the number of child abuse images that can be accessed online.

'More leaks are on the way' says Prism programme whistleblower Edward Snowden

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:10:06 GMT

The US whistleblower who revealed the existence of the National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance system claimed yesterday that more leaks were on the way, adding: “Truth is coming out and it cannot be stopped.”

The party's over: Our 5 favourite games from E3

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:11 GMT

E3 has come and gone, and although there's been talks of 'the end of the console' (as much as there's been talk of a new start for the console), the Expo is always about the games. Here's a quick selection of our favourites.

Instagram rumoured to add video functionality on 20 June

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:32:20 GMT

Rumours suggest that social photo sharing app Instagram will be introducing video to its service at a Facebook conference on June 20th.