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YouTube introduces automatic captions for deaf viewers

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

YouTube’s parent company Google has announced on its blog that automatic captions are to begin to roll out across the site.

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Asus unveils netbook with more oomph

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Netbook pioneer Asus has announced a new model with a dual-core processor and Nvidia Ion graphics, a combination that makes it better suited for multimedia than other models. However, with a 12.1in screen, it is somewhat pushing the definition of a netbook.

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Google to feature Twitter updates in search

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Since it was founded three years ago, Twitter has quickly grown into a social phenomenon used by presidents and bloggers alike for breaking news, political protests, marketing and personal blogging, offering a unique real-time cross-section of today’s society. In a recent announcement made by Google’s VP of search products and user experience, Melissa Mayer, the [...]

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Toshiba joins the multi-touch party with new Satellite laptops

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Toshiba has announced its latest line of laptops, with two of the new Satellite models representing the company’s first foray into multi-touch notebooks.

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Google tells EU online books make Web democratic

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google, the Internet search group, defended its scanning and publishing of millions of books online on Monday by saying the project was making finding information on the Web more democratic.

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China bans online games which glamorize gangs

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

China has banned websites featuring or publicizing online games which glamorize mafia gangs, saying violators will be “severely punished,” state media reported on Tuesday.

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Aussie film festival website defaced amid Uighur row

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Hackers have defaced the website of Australia’s biggest film festival which refused to withdraw a documentary about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, organizers said on Monday.

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Windows 7, Bing and security: Mr Ballmer regrets

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

You can measure the size of a man’s regret by how much he spends to make up for his mistakes.

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Safari 4 sees 11 million downloads in first three days

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

According to Philip Schiller, Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, has announced this week that in three days since its public launch Apple’s Safari 4 has been downloaded 11 million times, a blistering pace for the popular browser.

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Cool Microsoft Demo of Natal Hits Late Night

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Last night, Microsoft’s recently revealed Project Natal was shown on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

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