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UK ISPs will have to notify broadband users of piracy violations under draft Ofcom code

By Sam Byford on June 26, 2012 05:31 am + 51 comments

ISPs could be required to send warning letters to copyright infringers by early 2014, under a draft Continue reading…
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Google Build brings Lego to Chrome

By Aaron Souppouris on June 26, 2012 04:55 am + 30 comments

Google Australia and Lego have launched Build, a WebGL Lego simulator. Build takes a (Google) map of Continue reading…
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Louis C.K. cuts out the middle man by directly selling tour tickets online

By Sam Byford on June 26, 2012 01:58 am + 55 comments

Louis C.K., stand-up comedian and creator of the series Louie, is adopting an unconventional Continue reading…
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Orbitz customizing search results for Mac users with higher-priced hotels

By Dieter Bohn on June 25, 2012 11:28 pm + 96 comments

Search sites, including travel search sites, need to use a variety of metrics to help determine the Continue reading…
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Wired and The New Yorker dropping Flipboard formatted content

By Bryan Bishop on June 25, 2012 08:25 pm + 74 comments

Flipboard may be offering more content from the New York Times than ever before, but other Continue reading…
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Instagram 2.5 for iPhone adds Explore section, revamps Profile tab, integrates Facebook Likes

By Ellis Hamburger on June 25, 2012 06:27 pm + 26 comments

Instagram for iPhone just hit version 2.5, which marks the first time the app has been updated since Continue reading…
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Bing Maps updated with 165TB of new high-resolution imagery

By Nate Ralph on June 25, 2012 05:47 pm + 56 comments

Bing Maps has added a total of 165TB of new aerial images taken from satellites and aircraft, Continue reading…
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Blur to stream two new songs live over Twitter July 2nd

By Adi Robertson on June 25, 2012 04:36 pm + 16 comments

Britpop band Blur, which has kept up a steady stream of releases since its 1990s heydey, will Continue reading…
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Facebook Messenger 1.8 for iPhone and Android adds quick conversation switching, larger photos

By Ellis Hamburger on June 25, 2012 04:33 pm + 42 comments

Facebook Messenger for iOS and Android just hit version 1.8, bringing a few slick new features like Continue reading…
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Scope for Android graduates to beta with new interface, Tumblr support (hands-on photos and video)

By Dieter Bohn on June 25, 2012 04:00 pm + 62 comments

Socialscope hasn't been standing still since it released the private Alpha of its social network Continue reading…