Tag: Information
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Google Under Fire From Information Commission Over Gmail, Chrome Data & Street View Gathering
Google has again come under criticism over its shady methods of gathering information about the U.K population through the emails we send through Gmail and the data obtained through world’s most used web browser Google Chrome. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is investigating Google’s seemingly unlawful tactics used to record a number of quite personal details…
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Nokia Maps Kicks Off Euro 2012 Tournament with Football Theme
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The Euro footie tournament has kicked off this weekend, with a number of games already played out include this year’s host Poland taking on qualifying Greece. And just day after celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee you will have noticed the patriotism has endured and the England shirts have taken over our streets with households flying…
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Facebook Timeline v2.0 Incoming? Much Criticised Redesign Gets a Stylish Makeover
Some of our Facebook using friends are still fearfully awaiting the social switchover to the dreaded timeline profile design, and while that roll out is still slowly taking place it seem Facebook is already prepping stage two which will tweak the overall design and hopefully make the whole mess a lot more presentable. Gadget Helpline…
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South Wales Farming Town of Monmouth Becomes First “Wikipedia Town”
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Wikipedia, the user submitted internet information source relied on by many of us on a daily basis, is welcoming its first “Wikipedia town”. The residents and businesses of Welsh border town Monmouth will be asked to submit details of their surroundings, history and day to day life to create the richest resource for a town…
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Apple Acknowledges OpenStreetMap Data Used In iPhoto For iOS
Apple shows the source for its mapping data in iPhoto, and it’s not Google!
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Encylopaedia Britannica App for Apple iPhone & iPad Replaces Printed Editions
244 years after its first printing the enormous paper based Encylopaedia Britannica, that was once the only way to seek its vast source of general knowledge, has entered the digital age with a new app now available for Apple iPhone and iPad. The app, which is available from the iTunes App Store will cost a…
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Encylopaedia Britannica App for Apple iPhone & iPad Replaces Printed Editions
244 years after its first printing the enormous paper based Encylopaedia Britannica, that was once the only way to seek its vast source of general knowledge, has entered the digital age with a new app now available for Apple iPhone and iPad. The app, which is available from the iTunes App Store will cost a…
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve…
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve…
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Microsoft’s Bing Vision Sets Sights on UK Windows Phones – Scan & Shop App Update Arrives
Microsoft’s scan and shop feature for its popular Bing app has been successfully doing the rounds Stateside and was announced for the UK in January has arrived for Window Phone 7 mobile owners on this side of the pond. Alongside the location, social based services and sweet restaurant deals found in the Bing app, Bing…
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Microsoft’s Bing Vision Sets Sights on UK Windows Phones – Scan & Shop App Update Arrives
Microsoft’s scan and shop feature for its popular Bing app has been successfully doing the rounds Stateside and was announced for the UK in January has arrived for Window Phone 7 mobile owners on this side of the pond. Alongside the location, social based services and sweet restaurant deals found in the Bing app, Bing…
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New FBI Files Portray Steve Jobs As “Complex” And “Deceptive” Individual
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Newly released files by the FBI have painted the late Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and business icon, as a complex man that could be described as a “deceptive individual”. The files were obtained in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, and were compiled for a back ground check when Jobs was being considered…