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Twitter tightens security after recent hacking spate
- Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in an optional two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.
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Airbnb seeks to reassure users after New York law warning
- Airbnb has told its members "we are not going anywhere", after a judge in New York ruled a man who rented out his apartment through the site broke the law.
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Fast broadband roll-out begins in Surrey
- Fast broadband is being rolled out in Surrey after EU competition commissioners approved the state-funded scheme.
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Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif'
- The creator of the Gif graphics format has said that his invention should be pronounced so it starts with a "j" rather than with a hard "g".
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Xbox One pre-owned games may require fee payment
- Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerged the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.
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Couple's £163,000 mobile phone bill shock
- An electrician and his wife 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 Impulse plane's trans-America bid continues
- The Solar Impulse solar-powered plane has set off on the second leg of its trans-American journey.
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SAP in autism recruitment drive
- German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
Can China become a hi-tech economy?
- Inside a former shoe factory in China's southern city of Shenzhen, the noise of hammering and stitching has long gone.
Xbox One: Web reacts to Microsoft's multimedia console
- It would be curious to know whether Microsoft made a conscious decision to make its Xbox One launch as unlike Sony's PlayStation 4 press conference as possible.
3D printing: A force for revolutionary change
- It was Neil Gershenfeld who introduced me to the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, getting on for 10 years ago, and I got very excited about its possibilities. And now, years later, here he is, trying to dampen my enthusiasm.
Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-generation console
- Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One which will go on sale later this year.
Apple's Tim Cook set to defend tax strategy in Senate
- Apple chief executive Tim Cook is expected to defend the tech giant's tax accounting practices during a grilling by a US Senate Committee.
Yahoo offers Flickr revamp with 1TB of 'free storage'
- Yahoo has redesigned its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage without a fee.
Guantanamo wi-fi shut down after Anonymous threat
- The American military has turned off its wi-fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay following threats by the hacker collective Anonymous.
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