Court orders Samsung to pay Apple $119.6m

A US court has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $119.6 million (£71m) as the latest round of patent disputes come to a head. With a Californian jury deeming Samsung has infringed on two Apple-held patents, the Korean manufacturer has been ordered to compensate its bitter rival following the month-long legal dispute.Although a substantial sum, the enforced fine marks less than 10 per cent of the $2.2 billion...
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John McAfee launches new secure messaging app "Chadder" to keep your chatter private

The man who founded McAfee Anti-Virus has launched a new app aimed at providing secure instant messaging that can't be read by anyone but the intended recipient. Chadder - pronounced "chatter" - which is a joint-venture between John McAfee's company Future Tense and a startup called Etransfr, is secure enough that the company claims even it can't see the messages that you sent. Text is encrypted by...
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Apple's new Earpod headphones will monitor your heart-rate and blood pressure, a rumour suggests

A rumour on Secret.ly indicates that Apple's new headphones will be able to monitor your vital signs and will connect to your iPhone to keep track of workouts.Apple's new Earpod headphones, a rumour suggests, will be able to keep an eye on both your heart rate and blood pressure from sensors built into the earbud itself. They will connect to your iPhone via its Lightning port, rather than the headphone...
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More iPhone 6 pictures leak to show off revised skinny design

Yet another batch of claimed iPhone 6 pictures have leaked, showing off the next-gen smartphone’s heavily remodelled form factor. With the iPhone 6 widely expected to come in for something of a design refresh later this year, new shots claiming to be of the iPhone 5S follow-on have again pointed to a slimmer, more rounded finish.With Apple’s next Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 rival having been...
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Nintendo tipped to launch new hardware at E3

Several separate leaks suggest Nintendo is gearing up to launch brand new hardware at E3 2014 in June. Potentially the follow-on to the struggling Nintendo Wii U or successful Nintendo 3DS handheld, Nintendo apparently has some big hardware news for us next month.Citing multiple sources, IGN believes Nintendo will “absolutely” reveal new hardware at the LA-based gaming conference, although doesn’t...
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iPhone 6 release date, news, rumours, specs and price

The iPhone 6 release date might not be due until later this year but a raft of iPhone 6 leaks have all surfaced in recent weeks pointing to the phone featuring a super skinny design. Although the iPhone 5S remains one of the most popular handsets on the market, going head-to-head with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8, attention has already firmly turned to the upcoming iPhone 6 release...
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LG G Watch release date, price, specs and features round-up

Everything we know about the LG G WatchThe LG G Watch has been officially unveiled but there is still much we don’t know about the device, including the exact LG G Watch release date is and how much it will cost.Confirmed back in March as the first wearable to run the new Android Wear OS, the LG G Watch is set to go head-to-head with the likes of the Samsung Gear 2 and Motorola Moto 360 in the growing...
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Apple, Facebook and Google will let you know of their secret data seizures

Apple, Facebook and Google, among other major tech companies, have agreed users have the right to know when their information is being seized by the government. The big names in tech have stated they will start to inform you when your information is on the list for government seizure, defying investigators’ wishes.People’s Internet data gets included with criminal investigations every year, but now...
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EE Kestrel 4G smartphone available now for £99 PAYG

EE has announced the EE Kestrel 4G smartphone is available to buy now online and in store. The budget 4G smartphone is just £99 on a Pay As You Go contract or can be purchased on EE 4G Pay Monthly tariffs from £13.99, with no upfront handset cost.To celebrate the launch, if you buy the EE Kestrel and top up £10 on your PAYG tariff, EE will give you a whopping 10GB of data for free.If you chose to...
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LG G3 photo leaks suggest huge display

A duo of new high-resolution LG G3 photos have emerged online, providing a good look at what the upcoming 2014 flagship will look like. With an LG G3 launch event scheduled for later this month, it’s not surprising that some brand new images of the phone have leaked online.From what we can see from the images, the LG G3 will feature a huge display, which would be in line with rumours of a 5.5-inch...
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare trailer stars Kevin Spacey

Spacey in Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareActivision has released the first trailer for the forthcoming Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and it stars a very familiar name. Kevin Spacey (or at least his voice and likeness) features heavily, monologuing on the rights and wrongs of trying to force democracy on developing nations.If that all sounds a little high-brow and not very CoD-like, don’t worry -...
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iOS 8 may be missing a number of features

Apple may be forced to drop a number of key new features for iOS 8, according to recent rumours. The company’s next Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is being held in San Francisco next month, when the new mobile OS is expected to be introduced. However, iOS 8 may have to be scaled back significantly.That’s according to 9to5Mac’s sources, which claim that the development of OS X 10.10 is largely...
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Microsoft releases security patch for zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability

Despite support having recently ended, the patch also covers computers running Windows XP, including embedded versions. The recently discovered bug could have, in theory, allowed for malicious code to be remotely-executed. It was initially thought to have affected computers running IE9 through to IE11, but the bug exists as far back as Internet Explorer 6.The term "zero-day" refers to the amount of...
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Snapchat to get video chat and instant messaging

The image-based messaging app is about to get proper instant messaging support, along with video calls while staying true to its ephemeral nature. Snapchat has always been a different proposition to other messaging apps like Whatsapp. Communication is mostly done through images, with captions. Famously, these are all deleted when the conversation ends. This made it ideal for young people to show each...
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Sony expects Vaio sale to affect overall financial results

Sony has revised its earnings forecast for the 2014 fiscal year thanks to the sale of its Sony Vaio PC division. Despite the 2014 fiscal year ending back on March 31 2014, Sony has issued a statement warning investors that its financial results may not quite be as high as initially expected.Sony originally estimated it would generate an income of 80 billion yen (£462 million) during the financial...
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iPhone 6 mock-up gives us a real look at all the rumours

A mocked-up version of what the iPhone 6 design could look like has appeared online. Although this claims to be a iPhone 6 dummy, we’re not sure it’s the real deal at all. Instead it’s more likely that the plastic replica has just been put together from all the leaked information and schematics we’ve seen to date.As you can see in the video below, the dummy features the larger, alleged 4.7-inch screen...
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Official looking Amazon Phone pictures leak

New Amazon Phone pictures have leaked, with the latest shots offering an official looking insight into the eagerly awaited handset. Having been the subject of multiple leaks and near endless rumours in recent months, the latest Amazon Phone pictures appear to show official renders of the heavily skinned Android phone.Based on the leaked shots, the Amazon Phone will feature a largely underwhelming...
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Acer Iconia Tab 7 Tablet Review

Giant Phones are Back You can think of the Acer Iconia Tab 7 as a giant phone or a smaller tablet. Yep it's one of those tricky devices that bridges the gap between the two types of gadget.At around £150, the Tab 7 works much better when thought of as a cheapy 3G Android tablet. It's not a patch on the Nexus 7 in some respects, but it's worth a closer look if 3G is a must. Here are our first impressions...
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Toshiba SB3950E1 Audio Review

What is the Toshiba SB3950E1?The SB3950E1 is Toshiba’s latest entry-level soundbar, tasked with the job of improving weedy TV sound without costing you the earth. The sub-£100 price tag is reflected in the bare bones feature list, but anyone seeking a no-frills plug-and-play audio upgrade for their TV might be tempted.It’s one of three new soundbars from Toshiba – the step-up SB3950M1 is a more powerful...
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Google Glass costs under £50 to make, sells for $1,500

Google Glass costs less than £50 in parts to make, a teardown of the techy eyewear’s components has revealed. However, despite this budget building cost, Google’s futuristic glasses retail in the US for a staggering $1,500 (£887), a mark-up of almost 1,800 per cent.While this of course does not take into account development costs, manufacturing fees and marketing budgets, there still seems to be something...
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Firefox 29: What’s new and should you try it?

Firefox 29: What’s New and should you try it? Mozilla has just released Firefox 29, which ushers in a radical redesign of its interface as well as a number of under the bonnet changes that Mozilla hopes will make the browser simpler yet more customisable. We take a closer look at what's new and whether it's worth trying out.New Australis DesignThe most obvious change to the latest release of Firefox...
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Galaxy S5 Mini teased by Samsung Finland

The Finnish arm of Samsung has inadvertently teased the upcoming announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini by publishing a support page for the device. Although Samsung has yet to officially acknowledge the existence of such a handset, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini has been the subject of multiple leaks in recent weeks.With the S5 Mini having been repeatedly teased under the guise of the Samsung SM-G800F...
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