21Aug/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled
An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape accusations is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities just hours after it was issued.
20Aug/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Hardware hackers claim PS3 crack
Hackers claim they will release the first product to allow gamers to play homemade and pirated games on the PlayStation 3. - Twelve charged over 'iTunes scam'
Twelve people are to appear in court accused of using stolen credit cards to make money by buying their own songs through iTunes. - Kenya looks to technology-based future
Kenya has great ambitions to establish itself as a tech-hub for Africa. But can it really keep up the pace of innovation? - The multi-tasking myth
Can you really watch TV and e-mail at the same time? - Electric dreams
Why fill your house with 1,200 old radio sets?
20Aug/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Closeted talks on open internet
A body representing some of the biggest names on the net holds closed door talks to discuss the future of the open internet. - Virtual reality asks tough questions
Virtual reality is allowing scientists to ask difficult questions about human behaviour that were previously not possible. - Online sales hit three-year high
Internet sales grew in July at their fastest pace since before the recession, as rain encouraged home shopping, figures suggests. - Dell predicts stronger sales rise
Dell beat Wall Street sales and profit forecasts, and predicted a "pick-up" in demand from corporate customers.
19Aug/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Wikileaks tactics 'challenge law'
A novel use of encryption by the whistle-blowing website could challenge legal systems for years to come, experts suggest. - Intel in $7.68bn McAfee takeover
The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, announces a deal to buy the security technology firm McAfee for $7.68bn (£5bn). - How to create new online identity
Stephen Smith employs a PR firm which specialises in online profiles to smarten up his and create a new identity. - Media and multi-tasking in the UK
The average Briton spends almost half of their waking life using media and communications, data from Ofcom suggests. - How do you use technology?
An Ofcom reports show half our day is spent using media and older people are catching up on the young. - Hack spaces
Why community labs are springing up around the world
19Aug/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Britons 'multi-task' with media
The average Briton spends almost half of their waking life using media and communications, often multi-tasking, Ofcom reports. - Facebook adds location services
The social networking behemoth adds a feature that allows members to share their location with friends while on the move.
