Software
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Google Chrome: six tips to make it suck less battery powerChrome browser is fast and capable but it can murder your battery life. Here’s how to help your laptop or tablet last longer
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Honor 6X review: a lot of phone for the money, shame about the old softwareA big 5.5in screen, solid build and feel, a great fingerprint scanner and dual-Sim support means latest Huawei Honor is a solid, good value smartphone
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Facebook developed secret software to censor user posts in China, report saysSoftware developed with Mark Zuckerberg’s support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts
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Nonsense paper written by iOS autocomplete accepted for conferenceNew Zealand professor asked to present his work at US event on nuclear physics despite it containing gibberish all through the copy
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'Dirty Cow' Linux vulnerability found after nine yearsThe ‘Dirty Cow’ bug was originally introduced nine years ago, and has been sitting unnoticed for much of that time
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Google Pixel review: an iPhone beater but not quite an Android kingFirst smartphone designed by Google from scratch ticks many boxes, but isn’t quite the stellar world beater some might expect
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Touts using bots to buy tickets could face jailEvidence that consumer rights laws are being routinely flouted has led MP Nigel Adams to table an amendment to digital economy bill
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BlackBerry to stop making phonesCanadian company shifts focus to software having struggled to compete as mobile users opt for touchscreens
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Open source tools can help small businesses cut costs and save timeSmall businesses are reaping the benefits of free open source software, but it pays to be aware of the downsides
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Google launches WhatsApp competitor Allo – with Google AssistantGoogle’s play for the future of chatbots and search includes smart replies, drawing on images, stickers and group chat
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MacOS Sierra: top five things you need to know about Apple's new Mac softwareSiri lands on the Mac, you can now copy things between different Mac and iOS devices, your desktop now lives in the cloud – and everything can be tabbed
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ARM shareholders approve SoftBank takeoverLord Myners attacks £24bn takeover of UK’s largest tech firm, saying Japanese buyer is highly indebted and its pledges meaningless
Pokémon Go and no sign of stopping: Apple’s App Store sales boom