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Amazon Experiences Europe-Wide Outage
Last night, users of Amazon in the UK, Denmark, Germany or many other places in Europe for that matter, found themselves locked out of the preeminent online store for quite some time. With this and the company’s Instant Video service was also reported to be down as well, you’d think Amazon would…
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New Nintendo 3DS Coming to US and Europe
Remember that ‘new’ Nintendo 3DS that is slightly more powerful and includes more buttons? Well now it’s coming to Europe and the United States. Nintendo announced the news in a Nintendo Direct presentation. They said that the US will receive a New 3DS XL, but no New standard 3DS. Europe…
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Job Posting Confirms Apple Pay International Expansion
A new job posting discovered by iClarified suggests that Apple is hard at work on expanding Apple Pay across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. Apple Pay is currently only available in the United States, with Apple saying that they are “working hard” to bring it to more countries. The…
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Huntkey Debuts Odd X-Power PSUs for Europe
Huntkey Enterprise Group has unveiled its new X-Power series of power supplies, a unit that somehow appears completely out-of-place in regards to most other PSUs on the market. The X-Power400 is a 300 watt power supply with a peak rating up to 400 watts and with fixed cables. It supports both…
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No More FCC Labels on Your Devices
Today President Obama signed into US law the E-Label Act, an act introduced by two Senators earlier in 2015, ending the mandatory requirement for physical FCC labels on devices. The law allows manufacturers to include the FCC labels in their software rather than having to etch them onto the device’s exterior.…
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EU Votes In Favor Of Breaking Up Google
The Euopean Parliament has voted in favour of ‘breaking up’ Google. MEPs (Member of European Parliament) voted 384 to 174. The Parliament itself can’t break up Google directly, but the vote will place pressure on EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager to take action. The motion, which was raised by Andreas Schwab, a…
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Lepa LV12 CPU Cooler Now Available In Europe
LEPA are quickly securing a solid reputation in Europe, as a new brand they’ve already launched an impressive set of high-end power supplies and chassis products to market and their coolers have proven time and time again to be efficient and cost effective. Their latest product, the LEPA LV12 CPU…
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Google to Stop Labelling Apps “Free” If They Have in-App Purchases.
Google have made the very welcome decision to remove the “free” tag from apps which off in-app purchases. By the end of September, all apps on the Play Store in Europe will be affected by the change and it’s likely that a global roll out of this feature will soon…
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Hidden from Google Website Details Just What Sites Google Search Is Blocking
Hidden From Google is a website that shows you exactly what its name suggests. The site now claims to have had hundreds of tip-offs from its users that highlight the pages that have been removed from Google’s search data base, most importantly would be that most of these articles are…
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Sharp Gives Up On Consumer Appliance Market in Europe, Reports Indicate
Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp plans to license companies in Taiwan and Turkey to create home appliances for its customers in Europe, according to reports. Sharp is speaking with Turkish company Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS about selling consumer goods, trying to stimulate sales. Meanwhile, the company also is negotiating with…
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Apple Recalls European iPhone Chargers Due to Overheating Issues
A new announcement from Apple has come to light informing user with European 5W iPhone chargers to check to model number of their charger in and in a large number of case to then to a replacement program that has been setup after it was discovered that a number of…
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Plextor Launches M6S 2.5″ Solid State Drive In Europe
Following the release of Plextors M6e PCIe solid state drive a few weeks ago, fans and enthusiasts have been eager to get their hands on the 2.5″ SATA version of the new drive due to its high levels of speed and IOPs performance. Like the M6e, the M6S features the…
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European Parliament Votes To Scrap Roaming Fees In EU
Here in Europe we are struck with high mobile phone call charges, extortionate data rates and more while roaming. With smartphones churning through more data than ever thanks for high-speed connections such as 4G, not to mention our modern thirst for data consumption and communication things can get expensive quite…
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68% of Europeans Stream Films For Free, Legal Choices Expensive And Narrow
A study published by the European Commission investigating the film downloading habits of European citizens has revealed some interesting results. The headline finding is that around 68% of Europeans download and watch films for free though this figure does not determine between legal and illegal methods of streaming, however, it…
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Iconia W4 Windows 8.1 Tablet Announced By Acer
Acer presents the new 8.1-inch Iconia W4 tablet running Windows 8.1 and the 4th generation Intel Atom processor. Compact enough to hold in one hand yet spacious enough for comfortable viewing, the Iconia W4 brings mobile productivity and media consumption to the next level. It targets consumers and professional users…
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