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Donald Trump Unveils Launch Plans for His Own Social Network Platform
I think it would be fair to say that former US President Donald Trump has never exactly had a good relationship with the various mainstream social media platforms. While I will not dive down the rabbit hole on this subject too deeply, in a nutshell, he thinks that they unfairly…
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Fisher-Price Launch a Working Version of its Iconic Toy Phone
I daresay that many of you reading this probably owned a Fisher-Price ‘Chatter’ telephone at some point in your childhood. In fact, being a (pretty well established) adult now with a kid of my own, not only did I have one of these growing up, but I also bought one…
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Xbox Series X Mini-Fridge Pre-Orders Open Tomorrow!
Following the reveal of the Xbox Series X console design last year, you may recall that it sparked more than a little amusement on the internet. Specifically, because comparisons/memes (and not unfair ones) were drawn to the way the system looked like a fridge-freezer. – They grew so much, in…
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Google Adds Guitar Tuner to Search Engine
I do not play the guitar. Well, strictly speaking, I try, but rather than being played, it is more played upon. However, if you are interested in musical instruments, the chances are pretty good that you might have an app installed on your smartphone to help you get the tuning…
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Thieves Jailed After Using Game Boy-Like Cloning Device to Steal Cars
As we move more and more towards an age where cars have keyless entry and ignition, in many respects, stealing a vehicle has largely moved away from the remit of the casual thief and more into the hands of high-tech criminal organisations. As you may be aware, such groups often…
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Lego Unveils a 9,090-Piece Titanic Kit!
It has been nearly 110 years since the Titanic sank, and with the loss of 1,516 lives, it remains one of the most largest and notorious maritime disasters of all time. The sinking, however, has taken very little away from the ship itself which has become one of the most…
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BBC Micro Celebrates 40th Birthday With Retro Sounds Contest Winner!
For those of you who attended school in the UK between the 1980s or early to mid-’90s, you were probably more than familiar with the BBC Micro. Designed by Acorn Computers (perhaps best known for the Electron), the system was specifically commissioned by the BBC in order to, basically, bring…
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Netflix Removes Squid Game Phone Numbers After Man Gets 4,000+ Calls
I daresay that more than a few of you reading this have spent the last week happily watching ‘Squid Game’ on Netflix. And you’ll get no criticism of that from me either as it’s brilliant! However, as you may remember, the series showcases a number of phone numbers for the…
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Ransomware Groups are at War With their Malware’s Creators!
Ransomware is a rather odious piece of malware that, once infected on your system, looks to encrypt all of your files and charge you for the privilege of getting them back. Payments are, of course, often requested in Bitcoin due to the inability for it to be tracked. The bottom…
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Bing’s #1 Search Engine Request Revealed – It’s ‘Google’ (Ouch!)
Despite coming as effectively the default search engine for both Windows and the Edge internet browser, I don’t think it would be unfair to say that very few people actually use ‘Bing’. With an estimated market share of just 2.71%, despite the best efforts of Microsoft to represent it as…
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Microsoft, Apple, And Google Dominate World’s Most Hated Tech Firms!
It’s very easy to get angry at big-tech companies. Mostly because their total market dominance has largely wiped out much of their competition that once required them to at least be a little innovative in winning our business over. Following a report via RaveReviews, however, statistics taken from all around…
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Crypto Mining Company Buys Power Plant to Solve Energy Problems!
While Cryptocurrency mining can be an exceptionally lucrative industry, it does generally come with two notable problems. Firstly, you need to source all of the graphics cards and/or ASIC machines (and a lot of them!) to start generating some notable amounts of income. And secondly, you need a hell of…
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Game Reviews – Are ‘Perfect’ Scores Ruining the Media’s Credibility?
With my 40th birthday fast approaching (a little too quickly for my liking I might add), I think it would be fair to say that I’ve been playing video games for a pretty long time now. Ever since, in fact, I was 4-years-old and first managed to get my hands…
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Microsoft Unveil Dubious ‘Environmental’ Ocean Plastic Mouse
While I’m not quite so concerned as to start gluing my hands to various parts of the M25, it is a sad reality that there is a hell of a lot of plastic crap floating around in the oceans across the world. So much, in fact, that nobody seems entirely…
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GamesMaster UK Reboot Officially Confirmed!
Early this year, rumours began to abound that the iconic UK TV show ‘GamesMaster’ was in talks for a potential comeback. Something that later seems to be confirmed further when a ‘contestant application’ advert leaked online. All we were seemingly waiting for was confirmation and following an official announcement by…
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