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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
- Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m; 857m euros), US media reports say.
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Parents use smartphones like a digital dummy, say heads
- Computers and smartphones have become a "digital dummy" used by parents to pacify their children, says a head teachers' leader.
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GPS data could improve tsunami early warnings
- Scientists say they have found a way to provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis.
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US politicians quiz Google on Glass privacy
- US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
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Call centre menu options catalogued by frustrated man
- Retired IT manager Nigel Clarke, from Kent in the UK, has launched a website listing the call centre menu sequences for accessing thousands of services.
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EA stops making games for Nintendo Wii U
- Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console.
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Glasgow scientists create single-pixel camera for 3D images
- Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to create 3D images.
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Bringing Lebanon's fashion industry online
- Starting a business is never easy. But what are the challenges involved in setting up an online retailer in a country where internet speeds rank as some of the slowest in the world and where shoppers still prefer visiting bricks and mortar stores?
Dell posts 79% fall in profits amid takeover battle
- Dell has reported a 79% slide in net profit, underlining a fall in personal computers sales as more consumers shift to smartphones and tablets.
Nintendo to profit from user videos posted to YouTube
- Nintendo will profit from videos uploaded by fans that feature its games, the company has confirmed.
Former Lulzsec hacker Jake Davis on his motivations
- Four men were sentenced on Thursday for computer hacking. In 2011 they were all linked to the Lulzsec hacking collective which targeted organisations including the FBI and Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in a 50-day campaign which wreaked havoc across the internet.
Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences
- British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber attacks in 2011 have been sentenced.
Songkick Detour 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched in London
- A service allowing fans to club together to pay bands to play gigs at their request has launched in London.
Nasa buys into 'quantum' computer
- A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility.
MPs challenge Google over UK tax reporting
- The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax.
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