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XP Losing Market Share As Users Upgrade
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It’s been a long while since the support for Windows XP was finally chucked by Microsoft, in a move not only to get the aging, clunky operating system onto the trash heap, but also to get users onto more modern systems, such as Windows 7 and 8. In fact, Windows 7 is already looking…
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Xbox Live’s free Games with Gold for November
Microsoft has announced its three Games with Gold title for the month of November for the Xbox One and older Xbox 360 console which will see Xbox Live Gold customers get their hands on some free content. Three games are available across the two consoles, with Xbox 360 Gold users getting access to 2008’s…
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Apple Says: We’ll Never Make Cheap Phones
Ever the faithful servant of the financially affluent, the hardworking middle class and the socially mobile businessman, Apple has today announced their dedication to their current theme of outlandishly expensive tech – when Apple’s VP of iPhone marketing Greg Joswiak spoke out on the subject at the Code/Mobile tech conference held this week. Joswiak, or…
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Apple Rumoured to Unite Beats Music with iTunes
With sales of music downloads on the decline, partly due to the rise in success of streaming services like Spotify, Apple is reportedly scheduling to unite Beats Music with iTunes in a hope to hinder the demise of Apple. One of the suspected reasons for Apples interest in the company was for their music streaming…
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Nokia brand to be replaced with Microsoft Lumia
It’s quite possible you would have previously read about Microsoft’s intentions to kill off the Nokia and Windows Phone brands last month; however it has been confirmed today that it’s now official. Nokia; a brand recognised across the globe and at one point, the most successful and valuable company too. Over the years it has…
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How to: Update Nintendo Wii U System Software
If you’re a Wii U owner eager to get all those promised improvements and upgrades to the console the Gadget Helpline has the info that can help you get the update right now. Firstly you will need to get your Wii U onto an active Wi-Fi connection. So fire up that modem and router and…
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Microsoft Windows Smartwatch Christmas release?
Rumours are once again circulating about a secret Microsoft smartwatch being produced in the quiet, presumably in a factory based in Antarctica by small elves, that’s the only way I can explain the lack of leaks. Rumours of a Microsoft smartwatch have been circulating for a while it was once pegged to be out in…
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Twitter To Get More Musical With Audio Cards
After Twitter’s rumoured attempt to buy SoundCloud never happened, the social networking site has decided to partner up with the music sharing network instead. Twitter’s new Audio Cards feature combines forces with SoundCloud as well as iTunes, meaning that these new cards will appear both on your Twitter dashboard as well as on the two…
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ESA To GamerGate: Threats Must End
Gif Credit: The Mirror Political tirades are commonplace online – it’s just another thing that many internet users have to deal with, especially with the rise of internet activism, which has found its voice among the young and the impressionable online. Places like Tumblr are alive with political debate, and though many of these internet communities…
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SnapChat: Beware Third Party Apps
SnapChat themselves have now responded to ‘The Snappening’, the leaking of 200,000 images from an archive site called SnapSaved after a hacking attack on the site. The hack was allowed to take place due to issues with the server the site was stored on. Of course, the actual SnapChat app wasn’t affected at all by…
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SnapSaved Responds To Hacking
Image Credit: AIVAnet.com After we learned about SnapChat photos numbering in the hundreds of thousands had been leaked to the internet by hackers, we were quick to cover the issue as well as publish our very own guide to keeping your pictures safe on the internet. SnapChat themselves weren’t to blame for the issue…
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Beta Program for New MS Office Launches
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We recently reported on the new version of Office from Microsoft, which was leaked a couple of weeks ago. The program, currently identified as Office 2015 by tech enthusiasts, is allegedly going to arrive at some point towards the end of the year, and failing that, early 2015. SEE ALSO: Windows 10 Features Preview Microsoft…