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How can we keep our photos safe when nothing is permanent online?

I was born in 1987, which perhaps makes me one of the last people born to not have a complete archive of photos of my entire life. At least in the developed world (no pun intended, honest). Kids born since...

HANDS-ON REVIEW: BT HomeHub 4 dual-band router

The BT HomeHub 4 is BT's latest home broadband router, a significant redesign of the workhorse that was the HomeHub 3, adding a new slim design to the series and bringing dual-band connectivity to the table. And though BT have...

PREVIEW: SimCity – Reticulating splines for a new generation

The power's out, the sewerage system is backed up and my city burns. Pretty much the same first hour experienced from every SimCity game then. But this year's SimCity reboot is anything but the same as what has gone before....

Microsoft So.Cl social network now open for all to try

So.Cl, Microsoft's experimental photo sharing social network, is now open for all to try. Though technically still in its beta testing stage, Microsoft have built the network to a stable point to allow all interested parties to begin using it....

Nintendo boss offers apologies for Wii U day one firmware update

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has apologised for the fact that the Wii U requires a day one firmware update in order for owners to access its full suite of online features. Those looking to get the optimum online experience from...

BitTorrent porn video filesharer hit with $1.5 million fine

The largest ever fine levied against a BitTorrent file sharer has been handed down by an Illinois court to pornography sharer Kywan Fisher. A judge has ruled that Fisher must pay $1.5 million dollars to adult movie production hose Flava...

Pogoplug offering 100GB of cloud storage to UK users for just £19.99 a year

Remember Pogoplug, the company who built pink personal "cloud engines" that offered networked storage inside your house, accessible from anywhere around the world? Stateside, Pogoplug have been building a more familiar cloud storage solution, and they've now announced that they're...

Zuckerberg: No to a Facebook phone, YES to a Facebook search engine

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had laid to rest rumours that his social network will be developing their own-branded smartphone, stating that "the phone just doesn't make any sense." Speaking at a TechCrunch Disrupt "fireside chat", Zuckerberg instead stressed that his...

Onkyo reveal Spotify-streaming CR-N755 Mini Hi-Fi receiver

Onkyo have just revealed the CR-N755 Mini Hi-Fi receiver, which niftily offers networked music streaming, including Spotify playback, among its list of features. Once configured alongside a user's home network, the CR-N755 can access Spotify playlists, Last.fm, AUPEO!, and vTuner...