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Apple Puts A Stop To Siri’s Whoring
Apple has clamped down on randy Chinese punters using Siri to help locate hookers, just days after the app’s more frivolous side was revealed. According to the China Daily, Siri was previously more than…
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Hurricane Sandy’s Golden Opportunity For Big Data Startups
Yesterday we reported how Google was playing its part in the Hurricane Sandy relief effort, with the launch of an interactive crisis map displaying pertinent information such as the locations of evacuation centers and…
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AMD To Launch ARM-Based Opteron Chips by 2014
AMD has just announced details of its first ARM-based server chips, which it says will be released sometime in 2014 under its Opteron brand. According to the US firm, the move will allow it…
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Religious Hacktivists Deface French Euromillions Site
Hackers yesterday defaced the French language version of the Euromillions website, taking down the homepage and replacing it with a passage from the Koran that condemns gambling as the “Devil’s work”. The message was…
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Gawker Drowned And Out In Hurricane Sandy Chaos
Amidst all of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, there’s some good news on the horizon – or at least, it is if you happen to be a celebrity with a predilection for getting…
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Google Tracks Hurricane Sandy with Interactive Crisis Map
With Hurricane Sandy on a collision course with the United State’s eastern seaboard this morning, Google has just launched a dedicated crisis map to assist those affected by the storm. The Hurricane Sandy crisis…
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Schmidt Seeks Talks With French President Over Google Copyright Row
More details have come to light regarding Eric Schmidt’s ‘French connection’ planned for this week. It’s been revealed that the Google is so concerned about the possibility of France introducing a bill that would…
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Kim Dotcom Announces “Raid-Proof” Megaupload Plans
Kim Dotcom has just revealed plans to relaunch a new and improved, “raid-proof” successor to his Megaupload service, exactly a year after the original site was shut down by US authorities. Rumors surrounding Megaupload’s…
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Building Big Data: What Choice Do You Have?
One of the most understated impacts of big data in our lives is just how much it can influence the choices we make. For example, retailers and product sellers from just about every industry…
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Google App Engine Hit By Service Disruption; Web Traffic Plummets
Google’s App Engine has suffered a major service disruption, with thousands of customers being unable to access the platform-as-a-service. Techcrunch reports that the service started having problems earlier this morning. As of 0730 Pacific…