Category: Internet
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Star Trek Actor Anton Yelchin Dies at 27
As our regular readers will know we here at the Gadget Helpline are big fans of Star Trek and the impact it’s had on our tech world so it’s with great sadness we read the reports last night that the actor Anton Yelchin has passed away under tragic circumstances. The young actor who plays the […]
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Microsoft Announces Bid to Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion
Microsoft have announced today that they plan to acquire LinkedIn for a mere $26.2 Billion. The deal is to brokered with cash-only and will value LinkedIn shares at $196 a pop. According to Microsoft, LinkedIn will retain its own brand, independence etc. On top of this, their CEO, Jeff Weiner will be remaining and reporting […]
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Sony PS4k “Neo” is not at E3
Sony Confirm PS4K, But it’s not going to be at E3 The rumoured upgrade for the PS4 dubbed “PS4k” has been confirmed to NOT be appearing at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) that is looming ever closer with each day past, the CEO of Sony Andrew House has confirmed that the PS4k or Neo as it […]
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Gaming Weekly 10/06/2016 – Dead Rising 4, Watch Dogs 2, XCOM 2, Injustice 2
The Gadget Helpline’s GAMING WEEKLY has returned! Each week our dedicated team of gamers will gather some of the top gaming news and announcements from the last seven days and deliver them here to you, our fellow players! It’s our penultimate issue before the gaming world goes E3 crazy, and this week we have new […]
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Facebook to Begin Streaming Game Videos to News Feed
Social media giant Facebook has just announced that it will soon be implementing a game-streaming feature. You will be able to watch people playing games on the news feed, which is what most people want to do on Facebook right? Personally, I don’t go to supermarkets for cream teas in the garden; if you want […]
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Internet Explorers: MyChallengeHQ.com – The Ultimate Race Resource!
Welcome to the Gadget Helpline’s Internet Explorers! Each week we’ll be indulging our natural talent for browsing the internet to bring you this new regular feature which is here to help you get over that weekly hump and introduce you to some of the wacky and wonderful sites of the World Wide Web! This action-packed edition […]
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“OK Google.. How Do I Clear My Voice Search History?”
With facial recognition, voice search functions, location history tracking, etc., everyone can know everything about everybody else if they have the knowledge and inclination to do so. Voice search functions in particular are a very strange kettle of fish. There is a drive somewhere on the planet that contains everything you have ever asked Google […]
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Amazon Becomes Official EGX Hub – Tickets on Sale Now!
Annual gamer-fest EGX is heading to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham this September and the organisers have entered an exclusive co-op with online retailer Amazon, which will be selling not only tickets for the show but also allowing players to pre-order games during the show. Running for four-days, EGX (the cooler, edgier name for […]
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Internet Explorers: Space Jam Website Still Exists Twenty Years Later
Welcome to the Gadget Helpline’s Internet Explorers! Each week we’ll be indulging our natural talent for browsing the internet to bring you this new regular feature which is here to help you get over that weekly hump and introduce you to some of the wacky and wonderful sites of the World Wide Web! This week we […]
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How To – Import Bookmarks and Settings from IE to Chrome
If you’re looking to make the leap from Microsoft’s IE (Internet Explorer) to Google’s Chrome – we don’t blame you, but we also know it’s a bit frustrating when you don’t have all your IE bookmarks, settings and preferences there at the click of a mouse on your new superior browser. Don’t fret – there […]
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ComiXology Unlimited – The “Netflix of Comics” is Here!
The Amazon-owned ComiXology is about to become the Netflix of online comic books. With over 75,000 listed titles already available to buy individually at same average cost of picking up your books from a store, the service has now introduced a major change in the form of a subscription scheme called ComiXology Unlimited. Offering titles galore […]
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Blizzard Goes Anti-Troll on Internet Users
Your online presence is how people see you online. Unfortunately some people see this like a red flag to a bull, they believe that they can say what they like without discrimination. This is great of course, free speech is a wonderful thing, but, when you are affecting others in a negative manner by what […]