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KODI Gets a Facelift in Version 17.0
KODI is one of the most popular media playing and streaming apps around, but it hasn’t had the most beautiful nor most user-friendly interface. It has kept the same look it has had for years and while that can be great, it does make it more difficult for new users…
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The Plex Skill for Amazon Alexa is Here!
Good news everyone, as Amazon Alexa has just got one of the greatest skills to date! The team at Plex have just released their Alexa Skill, allowing you to ask for your favourite music, movies, TV shows and more with a few short voice commands. “Get rid of all those…
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Major Facebook Outage Seems to Affect Millions
It seems that people around the world have trouble accessing their Facebook accounts and as a result, the worldwide productivity rises by 80%. Nah, I’m just kidding about that last part, but Facebook does seem to be unavailable to a lot of people. The downtime of Facebook can easily be…
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Thecus N4810 4-Bay SMB and Enthusiast NAS Review
Introduction In today’s review, I’m taking a closer look at a NAS that we’ve already featured in an earlier article, the Thecus N4810 which I used for our recently published Use your NAS as a Home Theater System feature. The Thecus N4810 is a High-Value 4-bay NAS server, and it…
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UK Physical Games Market Declines 52% Year-On-Year
The gaming industry is progressively moving towards digital distribution and it appears consumers are becoming less attached to physical media. This already happened aeons ago on the PC platform and retail PC games only exist to please a small niche. Even console players who prefer to collect physical copies have seen…
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HyperX Creates Bizarre NSFW Headset Ad With Twerking Man
Advertising is most effective when it gets people talking and Kingston HyperX’s latest advertisement for their Cloud Stinger headset is sure to do that. This advertisement is probably unlike anything else you’ve seen, it might even shock you – but it is definitely worth watching. Since the video launched a…
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Twitter Sales Rumours Pick Up With Potential New Bidders
We have heard rumours before that the social media giant Twitter could be up for sale, but so far it hasn’t been sold to anyone despite previous rumours named large companies such as IBM and Verizon. Maybe that was because the right bidder or right bid didn’t come in yet.…
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Netgear Released New 10GbE Powered ReadyNAS’
When we think of Netgear, we usually think of pure network infrastructure as such, but they also have quite a comprehensive line-up of NAS devices and that line-up just expanded with two new 10 Gigabit Ethernet capable devices aimed at SMBs and creative professionals who work with high-resolution digital imagery, Ultra…
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Facebook Is Creating Its Own Gaming Platform For PC
After buying up the hugely popular game Farmville and the company behind the VR revolution’s Oculus Rift, you would think Facebook has had enough of the gaming industry. That couldn’t be further from the truth as the social media network is looking to launch its own gaming platform. The gaming…
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Twitter Shut Down Thousands of Accounts Linked to Terrorism
When it comes to online accounts, they can be used for a lot of things. From buying your favourite DVD boxsets to catching up with family abroad, some accounts are misused and go against the site’s wishes. Governments are pressing harder on companies and social media to track down and…
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Police Looking to Help Support Victims of Online Abuse
We’ve all been online on those late nights, reading our favourite news or finding out the most up to date information about your favourite TV show when someone just doesn’t seem to have any manners. They can do anything from sending a single message to spamming your accounts with hateful…
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Facebook Messenger Can Now Get Your Letter to the President
Social media has done what many has considered impossible for years. With people all over the world connecting on a daily basis, with everything from your old school friends from years ago to celebrities that you’ll likely never meet in person. Now it looks like Facebook Messenger could even bring…
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BioWare Shutting Down Their Iconic Forums
BioWare is known for their games, from their tales in Baldurs Gate and Dragons Age to saving the universe in Mass Effect and Star Wars: The Old Republic. With big games and big expectations a key factor on how long a game lasts is if it is supported well, both…
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Facebook Trials its Secret Message Service in Messenger
For generations the idea of sending a message and not being able to retract it is a scary one. From the day of the first texts, people have sent messages only to realise how badly they could differ from their intended intention. With the invention of social media and instant…
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Google May Use Copyright Scanners to Check Extremist Speech
In the wake of recent events, people are shouting for companies to be more responsible and active in finding and tracking down extremist speech on their sites. People post things online, some of which are less than pleasant for others and according to Reuters, companies like Facebook and Google may…
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