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Up to 1 in 5 online listings could be fraudulent, claims research

After analysing nearly three thousand listings during November, including the busy Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend, an online moderation company has found that up to 1 in 5 could be dangerous or fraudulent. According to research from Besedo, 15% of items reviewed showed signs of being fraudulent or dangerous, rising to 19% on Black Friday…

8 December 20208 December 2020 Chris Price Cybersecurity, News

Xbox Live Arcade games headed to Windows 8 PC, phone and tablet devices

Microsoft have announced the launch of Play for Windows 8, a new initiative that looks to put Xbox Live Arcade games from the Xbox 360 console onto computers, smartphones and tablets running their latest operating system. Promoting the cross-device smarts…

16 January 2013 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news, Windows 8

VIDEO: The Hunger Games is now a Facebook game too!

A quick one to leave you with for the weekend for fans of both the book and movie, The Hunger Games. As popular a "young-adult" fiction series as it is now a Hollywood blockbuster, The Hunger Games next adaptation…

30 March 20126 February 2017 Gerald Lynch Facebook, Gaming, Tech Digest news

Julian Assange Wikileaks "Man in the Middle" play to be staged in London

A play based on the life of controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to hit London's Theatre503 playhouse next year. Running from January 10th to February 4th, Man in the Middle was written by Australian playwright Ron Elisha and…

2 December 201122 December 2015 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

Asda spark iPod price war

Supermarket chain Asda have announced their pricing for the latest line of iPod media players. And, much to Apple's annoyance, they undercut the Apple Store by a few quid with each and every new model. Starting with the cheapest 'pod,…

13 September 201017 May 2019 Gerald Lynch iPod, Tech Digest news

Google Nexus One turns up for sale on Play UK

Play.com have just posted a listing for Google's Nexus One smartphone. SIM-free, Play are confident that the Android-powered phone will be shipping on 16th February. The Nexus One uses Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, sports a 3.7inch touch screen and runs…

8 February 20102 March 2017 Gerald Lynch Google, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Motorola Milestone gets a price-cut

If you were left feeling a bit underwhelmed by yesterday's Vodafone iPhone pricing, you'll be happy to hear that the pretender to the smartphone crown, Motorola's Milestone, is getting a pretty substantial price cut. Expansys' exclusivity deal for the handset…

15 January 201014 October 2021 Gerald Lynch Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

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Apple to issue software update for overheating iPhone 15

UK car production falls by nearly 10% in August, reports SMMT

Fitbit Charge 6 unveiled, Epic Games cuts workforce

Police switching off bodycams, Meta Quest 3 to launch October 10th

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