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Live from The Logan Symposium Secrecy, surveillance and censorship
From Wikileaks and Edward Snowden to investigative journalism and the future of hacking, London event gets underway -
The Random Darknet Shopper, with bitcoin to burn, has purchased counterfeit jeans, dodgy cigs and even a bag of ecstasy tablets. Who is legally liable?
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Celebrities are leading the way in eschewing smartphones for flip phones, but what’s the draw with clamshell models?
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The PlayStation is 20 years old this week, but how well do you remember its lesser known characters?
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With the demise of Clip Art, what other staples of 90s technology do we miss so much we want to use the cry-face emoji?
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Are you an iconoclastic Lumia owner? Try out these shortcuts for smooth operation
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Analysis How Faceboook's Tor service could encourage a more open web
Marcello MariA Tor URL is an economic opportunity for Facebook, but it may also help citizens who face government control over freedom of speech -
Have your say on $1.2bn funding round as well as Facebook, mobile games v console games, Russian dark web drug lords and more
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Apple co-founder says the story of the company’s founding in Steve Jobs’ garage is highly romanticised
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Smartphone-driven taxi service six times larger than a year ago but has growing pains, says CEO
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If you thought you’d seen it all with the Rosetta mission, next year promises a Mars mission and an exploration of Pluto
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Sugg’s videos dispensing beauty and life advice have 307m views, and now she has the fastest selling debut novel ever
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Companies can spend millions on cyber security but still see sensitive data dumped on internet; the only full protection is to shut down business
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Commissioner emphasises need for clearer definition of personal information as tech firm seeks to halt case against it
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Margaret Hodge, chair of Commons public accounts committee, reiterates criticism of group’s financial structure
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Ben Goldacre: We all worry about digital spies stealing our data – but now even the things we thought we were happy to share are being used in ways we don’t like. Why aren’t we making more of a fuss?
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Minicab mobile apps such as Uber are threatening to drive traditional taxis off the streets but, Britain’s cabbies tell Bella Bathurst, it’s about more than simply getting people from A to B
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Open the door to a world of ideas, science and technology.
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Google’s latest Nexus is a phablet competitor to Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4, but is 6in just too big?
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Veteran reporter advises young journalists not to run scared of bullying by governments and intelligence agencies
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An image of a mischievous group of lambs escaping for a frolic in the snow is the winner of last month’s project on temperature. You can see the rest of the submissions on GuardianWitness
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Second big Australian retailer bans video game after pressure from campaigners over violence against women
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Retail chain Target says it has removed the R-rated game from shelves in stores across Australia due to complaints from customers
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When Alanah Pearce discovered her online abusers weren’t middle-aged men but young boys, she went straight to the source to tackle the issue
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Concept one of 20 to make semi-finals of Drones for Good competition, intended to steer technology towards improving lives
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Media art involves everything from film, photography and immersive installation to sound art, animation and robotics, to name just a few
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Company to team up with Telstra to fly 20 balloons over western Queensland in project designed to help connect remote regions of the world
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Human rights committee finds the plan to retain data for two years could have a ‘chilling effect’ on journalists
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David Cameron unveils joint initiative with Australia to ensure that internet does not become “an ungoverned space”
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Government agencies will not be given easier access to Australians’ phone and web data
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First long-distance optical tractor beam can repel and attract objects and could be used in controlling atmospheric pollution
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Antony Loewenstein: With a hugely expanding commercial market with potential clients in mining, infrastructure or even surf-life saving groups, the drone industry brings with it crucial ethical issues
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Statistics show we’re downloading more and increasingly opting for faster connections, but Australia’s average internet speed may be falling behind the global average
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Images and videos from brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Kraft and McDonalds to start appearing in users’ photo streams
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Minister appears to reject much of expert panel’s advice, saying any move to split broadband corporation would delay network
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Policewoman Malalai Kakar was killed by the Taliban, but now her picture is being used on social media to represent a 'terrorist'
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One of the first people in the world to own an iPhone 6 becomes among the first to drop the £619 device
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As the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale worldwide, one of the first owners dropped his within seconds. By Alex Hern
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ABC’s hacking drama has been sold to the UK, US and Latin America before it even airs. Amanda Meade meets creator Shelley Birse who reveals her inspiration for the series
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Eleanor Robertson: Writing a social media bio is a kind of work, and it requires a skillset that many of us don’t have
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Tech tycoon has bail restrictions increased, but judge rejects US government’s claims that he was planning to flee New Zealand
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Amazon CEO admits that failures have cost the company dear but experimentation like the Fire Phone is key to survival
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Watch ex-Beatle’s pyrotechnics-filled performance of Live and Let die in 360-degree 3D-stereoscopic experience with free app
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The first target of the controversial Gamergate campaign, Zoe Quinn tells how death threats, hate mail and misogyny became the online smash of the summer
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The presenter of Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies tells Kate Kellaway he is not a voyeur and has battled with his own body image issues
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Interview: ‘You show up, they put dots all over your face, put you in a black jumpsuit, and put a helmet on your head with a camera...’. By Stuart Dredge
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Entrepreneur and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel suggests his success comes from skill rather than luck. Here, he talks about investing in people and university education, as well as ageing and longevity
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Andrew Wilson was appointed EA’s chief executive a year ago this month. We talk painful lessons, virtual reality and why games should replace movies. By Keith Stuart
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They don't look like Guardians Of The Galaxy-style superheroes. But, says Andrew Martin, the founders of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk may be all that stands between us and global catastrophe
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He was the founder of the Megaupload site. But when New Zealand police arrested him on charges of internet piracy, he began a remarkable fightback. By Carole Cadwalladr
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With sequel Elite Dangerous due, the open-world game developer says the freedom to explore matters
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The star of Mr Selfridge loves predictive text, uses the web to research roles, but once had a bad experience with a juicer, writes Michael Hogan
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The TV history presenter says technology has infuriated the old school, but made the subject exciting and more accessible
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The man GQ named Nerd of the Year on his book Things A Little Bird Told Me, Edward Snowden, Facebook and backstabbing
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You make a video for your friends, or to impress a date. Then, overnight, it gets an audience of millions – and not all of them like it... Stuart Jeffries finds out what happened next
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How Mi.Mu gloves, 3D-printed jewellery and massive LED-fibre trees are shaping the musician’s career. By Stuart Dredge
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Chris Addison: The writer and comedian on his life-long love of Apple, a childhood obsession with Chuckie Egg and yearning for a gadget that will clean his garden pond
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Super Furry Animal explains his 'tragicomic piece of history that is really sad and beautiful and damaged'. By Stuart Dredge
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Engineering is vital to Britain's future, and we should invest in more education, James Dyson tells Carole Cadwalladr
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The Labour MP on that Nerf gun, why she adores Jedward's tweets and why it's so wrong to use a smartphone in a pub quiz
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Ben Silbermann, co-founder of the social media forum that draws millions of users every day, is not a typical tech 'dude'. Mild and modest, he shows concern for users. But now the site is set for a cash bonanza
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Gabriel Weinberg launched DuckDuckGo as a search engine that puts privacy first, rather than collecting data for advertisers and security agencies, he tells Alex Hern
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Sam Gardiner is a football-mad schoolboy, but no one took his opinions seriously. So he created a fake Twitter personality and soon was talking tactics with Premiership players. Tim Lewis meets the spoofer extraordinaire
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The # has invaded our daily lives and hijacked the way we communicate. But how did it come to dominate global digital culture? Ollie Peart dares to find out
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Sugg’s videos dispensing beauty and life advice have 307m views, and now she has the fastest selling debut novel ever
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Ben Goldacre: We all worry about digital spies stealing our data – but now even the things we thought we were happy to share are being used in ways we don’t like. Why aren’t we making more of a fuss?
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Minicab mobile apps such as Uber are threatening to drive traditional taxis off the streets but, Britain’s cabbies tell Bella Bathurst, it’s about more than simply getting people from A to B
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The actor and TableTop host on geek culture, not being a dick on the internet, and why gaming needs to stop treating women as an anomaly
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Stuart has an HTC Android smartphone and would like to connect an external microphone
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Technology means there’s no longer any excuse for not staying in touch. Hannah Jane Parkinson picks the best apps for online chat
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This game induces a rare, unhurried feeling that you are in the hands of master storytellers
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The first target of the controversial Gamergate campaign, Zoe Quinn tells how death threats, hate mail and misogyny became the online smash of the summer
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3D TV hasn’t caught viewers’ imagination yet, but other 3D ideas are taking off, from gaming to advertising to saving lives
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Twenty years ago, an exciting new games console began appearing in nightclub chillout rooms, subversive TV ads and cutting-edge style magazines. Keith Stuart and Steve Boxer on how Sony raided the underground to create the PlayStation generation
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Lithuanian inventors come up with the low-tech EyeTeleporter designed to attract different points of view
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We look at the social connectivity, user interface and games that will help you decide between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U
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Digital maps put us by default at the centre of the world. But do we risk losing our sense of the city as a whole?
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To start our week of coverage celebrating the Japanese launch of the original PlayStation on 3 December 1994, here are 20 things you may not know about Sony’s first console
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In the second part of our design post-mortem on Bioware’s epic fantasy adventure, Mike Laidlaw discusses making more lifelike characters, and the future of the series
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If you’re thinking of upgrading your games machine for the festive season, but don’t know which to go for, here’s part one of our comprehensive guide
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The theory of artificial intelligence is already fact in some areas of life, yet as its importance grows, how do we ensure we control it rather than vice versa, asks Alex Hern
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Now anyone can sound like Kraftwerk falling down a flight of stairs, but that’s not something that should worry musicians. By Stuart Dredge
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The rollout of iOS 8 allows third-party software to integrate with built-in apps, which is a big improvement, writes Toby Moses
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Balancing size with power, with laser autofocus for quick snaps, LG’s G3 makes large-screened phones usable. By Samuel Gibbs
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This interactive sci-fi novel, featuring stories 'activated' in set locations, is a complex exploration of otherness and power, writes Richard House
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Reliable sportswatch which doesn't talk but just gives the time and how many calories you've burned
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Can an app and gadget help you to ensure you train at the right level?
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The wristband collects your sleep data and the app helps you to learn new habits, while online tutorials give useful suggestions
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How to capture, measure and analyse your swings in three dimensions
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Samsung’s gone all out to beat Apple’s iPad with a stunning screen, fingerprint scanner and snappy processor. By Samuel Gibbs
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Affordable app adds fun effects to films made on mobile phones, writes Toby Moses
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Sony's latest Android tablet is powerful, super-thin and light, waterproof and premium throughout. By Samuel Gibbs
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Our expert, GP Clare Gerada, chooses the smartphone apps that she rates most highly – from monitoring your drinking to helping you sleep, and graphing your moods
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Apple is now giving away its creative suite free with the iPad air, but the real star is the mobile version of iPhoto, writes Toby Moses
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The Observer's wine critic sips the quality of apps to help you find the best vintages
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Nokia's claims of a 41-megapixel camera are true: they're all in there, in this unusual-looking phone. But what about the apps to use those pictures? By Kate Bevan
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Traditional fairytale gets a modern, beautifully-crafted update for iPhone and iPad. By Stuart Dredge
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The latest version of Microsoft's Office software looks very different and makes a lot more use of the cloud
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The iPad app of Anthony Burgess's novel is a spectacular winner, writes Anna Baddeley
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Apple's new mobile operating system is an exciting leap forward, writes Toby Moses
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We look at the social connectivity, user interface and games that will help you decide between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U
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To start our week of coverage celebrating the Japanese launch of the original PlayStation on 3 December 1994, here are 20 things you may not know about Sony’s first console
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‘If you wanna level up, you gotta go below,’ is just one of the lines chanced by fourth wall-breaking character DrCrispy93 in Bungie’s new teaser
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No evidence of DerpTrolling hack of PlayStation Network and Windows Live found by Sony or Microsoft
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Rockstar has finally released its updated version of Grand Theft Auto V for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. So what’s new?
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The US Federal Trade Commission has ruled that early adverts for the handheld console were misleading about its features
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UK startup aims to spark young imaginations: ‘You don’t have to make these fruit machine-style massive addiction games’
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Call of Duty gets its annual reboot and it feels a lot fresher, writes Matt Kamen
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Sonic Boom is the latest hedgehog monstrosity to disappoint and infuriate fans, but there’s one way to save this spiky legend
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The story of a game comes alive weeks after a release, when players have established themselves in the world
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The Beatles legend talks about writing a song for the video game Destiny, whether Spotify is bad – and his lifelong approach to songwriting
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Last week we brought you our 10 best pirates. Here, we present your thoughts on which swashbucklers should have made the list…
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Ollie is a little smartphone-controlled rolling robot cylinder that can race, jump and pull mid-air tricks like a spherical Tony Hawk
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This game induces a rare, unhurried feeling that you are in the hands of master storytellers
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While the critics of its grotesque and demeaning themes should be listened to, GTA is an important cultural artefact, and helped to make adult themes acceptable in gaming
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The first target of the controversial Gamergate campaign, Zoe Quinn tells how death threats, hate mail and misogyny became the online smash of the summer
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An eagerly awaited online PC game designed by acclaimed developer Chris Roberts has raised more than three times the previous record
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Designed in conjunction with the Iñupiat people of North Alaska, this beautiful platformer has an important tale to tell about an ancient culture
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Valve’s hugely popular PC gaming site, with over 100 million registered users, now allows players to stream game content directly, bypassing Twitch
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From forgotten gems to multimillion selling blockbusters, these are the classic PlayStation titles that changed gaming
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Twenty years ago, an exciting new games console began appearing in nightclub chillout rooms, subversive TV ads and cutting-edge style magazines. Keith Stuart and Steve Boxer on how Sony raided the underground to create the PlayStation generation
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Sir Clive Sinclair has backed a new Spectrum Vega console on Indiegogo, promising a nostalgia trip for 1980s gamers
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Gaming and children’s entertainment are both big on YouTube, so new channel aims to combine the two
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The ISC suggests internet companies can detect terrorist behaviour in the same way as search engines detect child abuse images. But these are very different technical undertakings
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Attempts by corporations to charge for fast-lane access must be resisted but data transmission needs to adapt to changes in technology, writes John Naughton
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Bullying the US tech firms could disrupt constructive ways to track terrorism - and force companies to channel requests through lengthy international legal processes, Ross Anderson argues
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With so much concern about screen time, board games are a sociable reminder of the real dynamics of family life
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Bob Geldof ‘worries’ about 99p track prices, but getting fans to donate rather than delete and re-download might be the best move
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There are now millions of smartphone apps on competing platforms. Trouble is, few of them have any actual worth, writes John Naughton
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‘Here comes the part where journalist explain why they should be exempt from ridicule and judgement’. Well, no
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Jemima Kiss: It is not technology but rather unquestioning consumerism that has undermined our citizenship
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The Microsoft Band’s functions aren’t enough if it makes you feel like you’re under house arrest, writes Charles Arthur
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The internet powerhouses are using their billions to challenge in sectors far removed from their original business models
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It is time to bring humanity back to the networks that hear everything, track our lives, and mine information bought and sold. By Jenny Judge
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The suicide prevention app has been clumsy with user privacy, but online warnings are an important step towards the harder work of supporting people offline. By Hannah Jane Parkinson
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We had a glorious vision of a ‘sit-up’ medium dominated by user-generated content – until a lazy, entertainment-hungry public opted for old habits, writes John Naughton
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Publishers should be the first to be consulted, not search engines, and their evaluation should matter. By Luciano Floridi
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Location services fuel our desire to connect to others, but software developers have an urgent ethical responsibility to implement these sensitively, argues Thomas McMullan
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Finding a balance between national security and the right to privacy raises questions of competence as much as trust, writes John Naughton
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Gamergate’s self-image of itself as ‘crusaders for ethics’ isn’t supported by its actions, so the media should stop describing it as such. By Alex Hern
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Proponents wish to sideline the problem of sexism in the industry. To affect balance does a profound disservice to the victims. By Jon Stone
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Charles Arthur: Google feature-led product is hard to love, the opposite of Apple’s understated design
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The Guardian's community team discuss the rise of Tumblr and why Facebook's rapid growth has hit the buffers
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Stuart has an HTC Android smartphone and would like to connect an external microphone
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Have your say on $1.2bn funding round as well as Facebook, mobile games v console games, Russian dark web drug lords and more
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Have your say on Google’s child-friendly plans, as well as reCAPTCHA, Apple iPod revelations, Ghostery Android browser and more
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Have your say on the latest change to social network’s news feed, as well as Kim Dotcom, Stephen Hawking, Stampy and more
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Have your say on less trackable social activity, as well as iTunes lawsuit, 3D printing in facial transplants, Flickr controversy and more
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Have your say on the latest front in Google and Apple’s battle, as well as Peter Sunde, Apple Pay, YouTube and more
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Have your say on the American Civil Liberties Union’s lessons, plus eBay’s magic mirrors, Anita Sarkeesian, and a new way to respond to rape threats on Facebook
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Julian has bought a new 42in HDTV with Freeview and wants to record programmes. Does he need to buy a digital video recorder?
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Have your say on new research on social networking, plus Google breakup, Sony’s e-paper smartwatch plans, and more
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Have your say on IDC’s prediction of declining iPad sales, net neutrality, Spotify, YouTube toy channels and more
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Has the rise of the computer game fueled an interest in board games? Alex Hern is joined by an expert panel to discuss
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Have your say on why surveillance stories haven’t led to a bigger upswing in steps to protect privacy, and other stories
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Ryan Green on the tragedy that inspired That Dragon Cancer
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Have your say on Amazon’s latest TV ambitions, Twine, the ‘poop’ emoji, Minecraft videos and more. By Stuart Dredge
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Have your say on Google’s stratospheric internet initiative, as well as Rockstar lawsuit, Gorilla Glass 4 and more
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Matt’s parents are comfortable with desktop computing and they are now keen to get to grips with mobile devices
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Have your say on iOS store’s new buttons, as well as Uber questions, Apple encryption, Jolla tablet and more. By Stuart Dredge
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Have your say on the debate around Uber’s threats to journalists, as well as Apple Watch, Twitter and more. By Stuart Dredge
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Have your say on the idea of gender equality ratings, Uber’s latest row with journalists, Snapchat Snapcash and more. By Stuart Dredge
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iBooks chief fighting US court ruling that the company ‘conspired’ to fix prices in its competition with Amazon’s Kindle is defiant before trial. Tim Cook ‘feels the same’
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Have your say on the latest front in Google and Apple’s battle, as well as Peter Sunde, Apple Pay, YouTube and more
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The virtual assistant for iPhone and iPad has unveiled a secret talent for rapping
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Have your say on IDC’s prediction of declining iPad sales, net neutrality, Spotify, YouTube toy channels and more
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25 apps to offer exclusive Red content to boost fundraising efforts, alongside in-store and online push
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But the more important question is whether the company also plans to start a price war with streaming rivals
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Video site launches six-month free trial of its long-rumoured music subscription service. By Stuart Dredge
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New service launches in the UK and US at twice the monthly cost, but promising more than four times the audio quality. By Stuart Dredge
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Tim Cook on smartwatches, how Apple Pay activated 1m cards in 72 hours, and why Apple killed the iPod Classic. By Stuart Dredge
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Charles Arthur: With operating profits and revenues rising, chief executive Tim Cook can afford to be bullisg
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CEO Tim Cook says company is ‘selling everything we’ve made’ even as it prepares for crucial holiday shopping period
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New Twitter Audio Card feature brings streaming music and podcasts to social network’s Android and iOS apps. By Stuart Dredge
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Charles Arthur: Thursday’s much expected iPad announcement seemed underwhelming. But underneath, there’s a more subtle message
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Apple executives unveil two new iPads, the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, both with Touch ID fingerprint sensors
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Built-in Apple sim removes the need for the little white plastic card from mobile phone operators allowing users to switch networks on-the-fly with simple settings. By Samuel Gibbs
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Live from Cupertino, California via Berlin Germany, Apple reveals two new iPads, and a new iMac with 5K high-resolution screen
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Apple’s executives showed off new iPads with Touch ID fingerprint sensors and Apple Pay - and announced a new iMac with 5K high resolution screen. By Samuel Gibbs in Berlin
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New products aim to rejuvenate declining tablet sales and integrate Apple’s fingerprint-based mobile payments for goods and services online
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New operating system released alongside iOS 8.1, restoring the Camera Roll to iOS devices and introducing iCloud Drive. By Alex Hern, Samuel Gibbs and Max Miller
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Charles Arthur: As Tim Cook prepares to unveil the sixth iPad, the high-end tablet market is stagnant – and many of the people who want one already have one. So where will new sales come from?
After Nova Peris and Barry Spurr, should we all give up on email in the name of privacy?