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- December 31
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- Google Glass Prescription lenses reportedly priced, due after CES 2014
 - Cash machines infected with malicious USB sticks
 - Nokia ends 2013 with 92% of Windows Phone market
 - Sprint making big consolidation moves for 2014
 - LG Lifeband Touch fitness tracker may be a go soon as render leaks
 - Department for Transport invests in pothole smartphone app
 - 20 tiny tech advances that would make 2014 awesome
 - Gear of the year: TechRadar's top tech from 2013
 - Google files lawsuit against Rockstar in move against Microsoft, Apple
 - Microsoft's Midori OS may have spawned a new programming language
 
 - December 30
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- Apple and Samsung are reportedly talking settlements again
 - Samsung looking towards more RAM for smartphones with new chip
 - Google targeting big-brand advertisers with new tech
 - Don't have a Fitbit? There's an iPhone 5S app for that
 - BlackBerry co-founder cuts stake as company changes tactics
 - New BlackBerry CEO bullish on future. Where have we heard that before?
 - More indications LG will give webOS another lifeline with new Smart TV at CES
 - Google and Audi set to team up on Android-based in-car infotainment systems
 - BBC servers taken over by Russian hacker
 - In the pursuit of FPS: how AMD and Nvidia are tackling PC gaming optimization
 - Ubisoft: There'll be less waiting around for game updates with PS4 and Xbox One
 - Limbering up: the future of flexible phones
 - Google in 2014: what to expect
 - How to install Windows 8.1 from a USB stick
 - Choosing new corporate PCs: what to consider
 - Upgrading IT systems: is now the time to move to the cloud?
 
 - December 29
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- Will we ever see the iPad Air's processor in a Mac?
 - LG's intuitive display-waking Knock tech coming to all future phones
 - Tech rage: the angriest internet comments of 2013
 - The list of Netflix movies actually worth watching will drop again on Jan. 1
 - Late year sales suggest it's finally time to take Google Chromebooks seriously
 
 - December 28
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- Facebook 'dead and buried' to teens who don't want to be friends with parents
 - Ex-Googler explains how Google Maps calculates your journey ETA
 - No love for next-gen? Revisit Atari glory days with The Console Library
 - Performance PC memory: is it worth upgrading?
 - Apple in 2014: what to expect
 - Mac Pro late 2013 teardown reveals removable CPU for future upgrades
 - Six HTC employees are in hot water for allegedly leaking trade secrets
 
 - December 27
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- FCC and Indian firm out new details on Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet
 - Were festive 3DS and Wii U sales that good? Ninty eShop falls over under strain
 - Meet the tablets that had to die before the iPad could succeed
 - How to build the perfect Steam PC
 - Faster Wi-Fi: what's the secret?
 - Samsung to play master of the household wares with Smart TV apps
 
 - December 26
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- Google takes Rockstar Consortium patent battle across state lines
 - HTC launches site showing devices' Android KitKat update status
 - Apple planning to power up Siri with photo tagging and searching skills
 - Send your smart appliances a 'get to work' text with LG's new HomeChat
 - How to use your new digital camera
 - Say cheese! UK to trial paying cheques in via smartphone photos
 - Highs and lows for tech in 2013
 - The weather outside is frightful, but our tech is so delightful
 - Microsoft in 2014: What to expect
 - UK's Christmas internet traffic peaks at 6.4Tbps
 
 - December 25
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- Johnny Law cracks down on World of Warcraft crime ring and botnet creator
 - Google strikes back against Rap Genius's shady SEO spam
 - BlackBerry co-founders are no longer trying to buy the company back
 - Apple lands on Taiwan's naughty list for dictating iPhone pricing
 - iPad share reportedly sinks to 38 per cent as cheap Android tablets dominate
 - Sony and Panasonic reportedly end OLED alliance, as 4K takeover looms
 - Why the smartphone is about to beat the PS4 at its own game
 - The tech behind the Queen's Christmas speech
 - Best apps for your new iPad, iPhone, Android tablet and smartphone
 - Amazon gifting Android, Kindle app credit to its Appstore users this week
 
 - December 24
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- Apple's latest patents cover heart rate monitors and hover touch displays
 - Galaxy Gear updated with Twitter, Facebook and Gmail messages
 - The Harry Potter Ministry of Magic version of the Gov.uk site is way better
 - Toshiba battles the photobombers with dual-camera module for mobile
 - The Appleseed legend: the story behind Apple's unofficial mascot
 - Highs and lows for Google in 2013
 - How tech will turn you into a grinch this Christmas
 - Samsung Galaxy Note Pro might come in two sizes: big and not-so-big
 - Dorsey joins Disney and sparks a thousand 'next Steve Jobs' headlines
 - Is HP about to do a Beyoncé by launching two new phones by 2014?
 - Mythical Nokia Normandy Android phone spied again, status still unknown
 - BlackBerry cancels two BB10 phones along with its 2014 conference
 - Oppo officially unveils the mid-range, mid-price R1
 
 - December 23
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- Evidence suggests Apple bought mapping and note companies in 2013
 - LG to launch stylish Sonos-style multi-room audio streamer at CES
 - AllCast for Android leaves beta, streams to Apple TV, Roku and Xbox
 - Superfast broadband more important than airports or rails, says IET
 - New Acer touchscreen monitor arrives at competitive price
 - Apple sets up multi-year deal with China Mobile
 - Why 2014 is poised to be a breakout year for 3D printing
 - 10 essential entertainment apps for Windows Phone
 - Asus teaser suggests dual-boot Android and Windows tablet for CES 2014
 - RSA paid millions by National Security Agency for backdoor encryption
 - Nine out of 10 councils have made no G-Cloud procurements
 - Samsung will let us control its 2014 smart TVs by pointing our fingers
 - Apple's 'big plans' for 2014 could mean iWatch or literally anything else
 - Mass migrating systems: what you need to know
 - Cryptolocker ransomware infecting around 250,000 computers in the UK
 - Samsung Galaxy Band may be the Galaxy Gear's fitness follow-up
 - Target confirms second-largest credit card data breach in US history
 - Windows tablets: why they're great for business
 - WIN! An Advent Vega Tegra Note 7 Android tablet
 
 - December 22
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- 'Go Away Cameron' Chrome extension nullifies PM's porn blockade
 - Remote Play gives PS Vita new life as sales soar following PS4 release
 - How to make your old iPhone as good as new
 - A festive celebration of Steam sales and excellent moustaches
 - 10 ways to make Siri brilliant
 - 10 bits of future tech we wish existed right now
 - Google, please don't turn Glassholes into a bunch of winkers
 - Will adding more RAM increase your SSD's performance?
 - The power of crowdfunding: how to make the most of it
 
 - December 21
 - December 20
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- Google to debut new wearable camera tech designed for Helpouts at CES
 - EU rejects Google's latest antitrust offer, warns it's running out of time
 - First CyanogenMod Android phone given Google's blessing, ships December 24
 - Sky offering free Wi-Fi booster for those hard-to-reach rooms
 - FaceTime Audio coming to Mac OS X as Apple sets its iSights on Skype
 - Samsung may have four tablets, including Galaxy Note Pro, out by March
 - IBM snaps up Aspera to accelerate big data
 - Please, please just leave our apps alone!
 - TechRadar's Deals of the Week: Kobo Arc 7-inch tablet for £69.99
 - Next-gen mobile OSes: what's in store?
 - Google reveals Government takedown requests up by 68%
 - Leap Motion CEO says controller is 'missing piece' of 3D printing puzzle
 - Glass half full of Christmas cheer
 - Kinect - the next generation is here
 - Calxeda, pioneer of ARM server chips, shuts down
 - Who's who at Microsoft (and what they're doing next)
 - Android founder admits iPhone really did change everything
 - BBM for Android and iPhone to get free voice calls in 2014
 
 - December 19
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- New Tizen devices singled out for MWC 2014 debut, are we in for phones?
 - Apple patent peels back the layers of a new Maps evolution
 - Nokia is draping the Lumia 1020 in Black update for RAW shooting, other fixes
 - Steam Machine beta teardown reveals an easy-to-repair living room PC
 - Kinect co-creator said to be fast at work on Microsoft's Windows wearable
 - A Jolla Christmas? Sailfish smartphone goes on sale in the UK and Europe
 - Intel's 'Broadwell' chips may beat their chests with 18 cores
 - Flex time: Motorola puts in for patent on smartwatch with bendable display
 - Single charger for notebooks and laptops will substantially reduce e-waste
 - New ASUS VivoTab leak hints at a cheap Windows 8.1 tablet
 - Ryse: Son of Rome
 - Rejoice! Tablets are getting cheaper - and the implications are huge
 - Auto Shazam arrives on iPhone so you'll never miss another track
 - Facebook and Zuckerberg facing lawsuit over IPO
 - Android botnet sending millions of copied texts to Korea and China
 - Microsoft pulls botched Surface Pro 2 update, promises incoming fix
 - LG set to display its first webOS smart TV at CES 2014
 - Best camera apps for iPhone
 - The story of Xbox
 - The Microsoft Partner Network: how it can help you
 - The system admin's guide to migrating to Windows 8
 - Netflix gets in on the 4K game with House of Cards S2 in Ultra HD
 - Porn filters are blocking legitimate sex education sites, to no one's surprise
 - Facebook buys sports startup SportStream
 - Why aren't all our smartphones waterproof right now?
 - What's driving enterprise mobility?
 - Mac Pro goes on sale today, Apple announces prices
 - LG's massive 105in curved 4K TV will hit CES with not an OLED in sight
 - Why AMD's Radeon R9 290 is both awesome and awful
 - Even if Yahoo app is fake, it still looks smarter than Siri, Google Now
 
 - December 18
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- Google Glass update brings apps like YouTube, Weather Alert into frame
 - Google Glass competitors: What are they and how do they compare?
 - Nokia's latest GPS-based Lumia game looks to kick car boredom to the curb
 - Samsung may have a 10.5-inch AMOLED tablet tucked in its CES 2014 carry-on
 - Xbox Video and Music apps finally arrive on Windows Phone 8
 - BlackBerry Messenger will now come pre-installed on new LG phones
 - BA is first European airline to approve tech use during take off and landing
 - Developer StackMob joins PayPal
 - Apple's future processors will be shared by Samsung, TSMC
 - Skype giving away free group calls for a year
 - A third of IT professionals still run Windows XP
 - EE offers 4G connectivity to international visitors
 - Samsung stores could be incoming as Apple designer jumps onboard
 - Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra now getting Android 4.3, Xperia Z close behind
 - 6 Things to look for in 2014 for the enterprise cloud
 - Trends in mobile technology: the next decade
 - How open source changed Google - and how Google changed open source
 - Next-gen smartphones set to pack DAB radios
 - Is AMD's new Steamroller PC processor architecture a dud?
 - Is Kinect Microsoft's secret weapon in the mini-tablet fight?
 - Fuji tempts landscape photographers with new wide angle zoom lens
 - EU tightens the regulatory net for digital companies
 - How Talend is taking the pain out of big data
 - LG launches Chromebase, a Chrome OS all-in-one
 - Google Glass software update to bring MyGlass to iOS
 
 - December 17
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- Apple seeks to stamp out Mac OS X Gmail woes with Mavericks update
 - Microsoft won't have a new CEO until early 2014
 - LG lining up UltraWide QHD, 4K monitors for CES 2014
 - Holy pixels! Oppo confirms Find 7 smartphone will tout a 2K display
 - Pay as you go Sky Sports hits Apple TV through Now TV app
 - Surface Mini may feature Kinect-like sensors for face, gesture recognition
 - Google, HP Chromebook 11 charger recalled after melting, burning users
 - Canada's competition agency takes Google to court
 - PS4, Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S score big in Google's top searches of 2013
 - Android 4.3: here's everything we know so far
 - Microsoft loses top software engineer to Google
 - LG G Flex arrives in UK on December 20, but you can't have it yet
 - Pay day loans company served meaty penalty for spamming millions
 - US comms giant patents technology to block file-sharing software
 - Old Apple Safari browsers retain easily accessible IDs and passwords
 - Why cheaper 4K monitors are worth the still-considerable outlay
 - Can free-to-play games get the balance right? A Plants vs Zombies 2 investigation
 - Samsung GamePad finally launches with broad Android appeal
 - Twitter working on an 'Edit Tweet' button
 - Digital radio switchover: what you need to know
 - Google's next future tech endeavor is ... smart thermostats?
 
 - December 16
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- Donate Now button helps Facebook give to nonprofits, get user billing info
 - Galaxy S4, HTC One Google Play Editions updated to Android 4.4.2
 - Three Sony Xperia Z1 variants' benchmarks come in rip-roaringly fast
 - Will the Sony Xperia E find LTE, keep budget price with new flavor next year?
 - Nokia Camera app snaps up support for all Lumia Windows 8 handsets
 - Windows Phone 8.1 said to add notification center, Siri-like rival
 - First look: Valve SteamOS
 - Google should be held accountable in UK, not US, High Court hears
 - IBM shareholder sues company over NSA cooperation
 - LG denies word that it will team up with Huawei on smartphones
 - Google could be designing its own server chips in the near future
 - Qualcomm hires Microsoft-shortlisted Mollenkopf as new Chief Exec
 - Pro gamer tips: the dos and don'ts of Xbox One multiplayer gaming
 - Facebook PHP engine eyeing move to ARM server chips
 - Samsung Galaxy Core Advance brings a big screen at a low cost
 - Google spreadsheet gets offline editing
 - Microsoft courts Samsung with massive Windows Phone payout
 - O2 targets businesses with cheaper 4G tariffs
 - Government refuses to set digital radio switchover date
 - Seriously cheap Android tablet hits the UK for £30
 - Wait! That cheap tablet could ruin your loved one's Christmas
 - Mozilla releases Firefox 26, addresses 14 security advisories
 - BT: The high street has to be our hotspot focus
 
 - December 15
 - December 14
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- Google going all-out Mecha, buys awesome robot maker Boston Dynamics
 - Cover your tracks: beat the NSA and GCHQ at their own game
 - Snoop Lion, Steam Machines, San Andreas, space aliens
 - Cyber-thieves thriving on ransomware kit
 - Windows Phone 8.1 to ape Android with new on-screen function buttons
 - More Chromecast devices on the way as Google ramps up streaming plans
 - IBM working on 'cloud-of-clouds' solution to limit vendor lock-in
 - Halo spin-off and more original TV shows landing on Xbox One in early 2014
 - First Great Western details free onboard Wi-Fi plan
 - Apple wins legal victory against Samsung in South Korea
 - Intel's next generation processor line-up leaked
 - Origin of the series: how TV producers are adapting for on demand
 - After 1m installs, Google's AR game plans to get others in on the action
 - Valve SteamOS is available for download right now
 
 - December 13
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- Next version of Oculus Rift will leave motion sickness at the virtual door
 - With latest shuffle, Samsung bets on cameras setting its phones apart
 - Netflix survey reassures binge watchers that what they're doing is totally normal
 - SlingPlayer app delivers early Christmas joy to Windows 8.1 users
 - Google Drive and Docs tips: 20 expert tricks and shortcuts
 - BT internet filter to protect all devices including smartphones and tablets
 - TechRadar's Deals of the Week: Apple iPad mini for only £219.99
 - Sony Xperia Z1S Mini pops up in States as release beckons
 - Chrome, Spotify and Android gear up for an appy New Year
 - Change isn't good: Twitter U-turns on block feature update
 - Oculus Rift raises a tonne of cash to get it under Christmas trees in 2014
 - Green IT: making your company's IT environmentally friendly
 - Why there's never been a better time to move to a new PC
 
 - December 12
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- US battle over lifting ban on in-flight phone calls poised to take off
 - GTA: San Andreas available for iOS now, coming to Android 'soon'
 - SwiftKey 4.5 beta adds 500 emoji, numbers row for Android devices
 - Fin! Blockbuster throws in the towel, all remaining stores to close on Dec. 16
 - Instagram Direct arrives late to the DM party, follows the crowd
 - Alliance for Wireless Power recharges with Rezence, CES 2014 products await
 - Gmail will now display images by default
 - Instagram Direct beats SMS photo sharing, says Systrom
 - Twitter's year in review highlights top tweets and trends of #2013
 - Thousands of Sky users without phone and broadband as cable thieves strike
 - LG launches the GX, a 5.5-inch phone with Snapdragon 600, 13MP camera
 - HTC One family wins legal stay, back on sale in UK in time for Xmas
 - Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous hack on Paypal
 - Cisco loses EU Court Appeal to overturn approval of Microsoft-Skype merger
 - Google doubles spending on Taiwan data centre amid surge in demand
 - Oracle opens cloud platform, sponsors OpenStack
 - Microsoft patch reinforces the value of software upgrades
 - M-commerce causing sales figures to explode
 - Yahoo's webmail downtime continues to frustrate users
 - Microsoft pulls 180 over Windows 7 end-of-sales date
 - 0800 numbers to be free to call from mobiles
 - Instagram unveils Instagram Direct, its own private messaging service
 - 6 global catastrophes that could kill your gadgets forever
 - Yahoo Mail struggles to get back on track after outage
 - The boring tech that we can't live without
 - Historic Apple goes digital in Covent Garden
 - 'Desktops are not dead,' says desktop-maker HP
 - Spotify's pricing scorched by music streaming startup
 - O2 moves some customers to 4G for free
 - Android Device Manager app finally found in Google Play Store
 - Chrome Apps come to Mac users, Keep and Spreadsheet tweaks for all
 
 - December 11
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- Dell announces its first Chromebook, puts emphasis on education
 - Spotify: We're turning the corner on piracy
 - Amazon UK adds digital PlayStation store, but forget about cheaper games
 - Microsoft tempts Gmail users with new Outlook.com import tool
 - Smarty Ring wraps smartphone control around your finger
 - Valve Steam Machine shipping to testers Friday, SteamOS available to us all then
 - Foxconn to fund startups in the pursuit of next Google Glass, other wearable tech?
 - The Xbox One sold more than 2 million in just three weeks
 - Spotify, wake up: there's not a Whole Lotta Love for music exclusives
 - Why it makes sense to continuously manage your online brand - even offline
 - Step aside iBeacon, Qualcomm has low-cost Gimbal Proximity Beacons
 - Superfast broadband rollout ramps up across Devon and Somerset
 - EU warns Nokia not to become 'Patent Troll'
 - Security measures successfully reducing online spam and phishing
 - Voice calls are a bigger 4G headache than data
 - How Windows 8 is great for business
 - Windows 7 still growing faster than 8 in computing markets
 - Three bets big: 4G coverage will outdo O2 and Vodafone
 - Spotify Shuffle hits mobile, free on all devices
 - HP moves on cloud storage and data with new ConvergedSystem
 - Asus PadFone Mini puts 7in tablet and 4.3in phone hand in hand
 - 'Normandy' is reportedly Nokia's Android phone, planned for 2014
 - Apple head-mounted display patent looks like an Oculus Rift rival
 - Ubuntu Touch OS finds a phone partner, bound for high-end handsets next year
 
 - December 10
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- Photos fly to Twitter direct messages, swiping timelines slide in too
 - Google lets Android users and DSLR owners create their own Street Views
 - Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play Edition joins a growing KitKat crowd
 - Chromecast sees 10 new apps including Plex, Revision 3 and Vevo
 - LG unveils G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition, humming with Android 4.4
 - HTC One Mini UK sales back on until December 12 hearing
 - LG, Sharp, HTC and more form alliance to unify the Internet of Things
 - Apple patent hints at future devices with curved displays
 - Lovefilm for PS3 now makes proper use of your home surround sound system
 - Mad about you: Mad Catz begins shipping M.O.J.O. Android console
 - LG G2 might be getting a mini version in the near future
 - Aldi's £80 Android tablet sells out in 24 hours
 - The world gets into big phones in a big way as Note 3 sells 10m
 
 - December 9
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- 64-bit chip is no gimmick for Qualcomm as it unveils the Snapdragon 410
 - Facebook hires NYU professor to head new artificial intelligence lab
 - Android 4.4.2 already hitting Nexus devices, just days after 4.4.1 update
 - Shocker: Start menu may make a comeback in next version of Windows
 - Nokia's new BH-121 is a Bluetooth stereo headset that looks like an iPod shuffle
 - Facebook's Year in Review shows we all gossiped about the Pope, Royal Baby
 - Google letting brands pull a switcheroo with Google+ content, churn out ads
 - NSA even infiltrated World of Warcraft in its hunt for terrorists
 - Facebook's sympathise button will turn the News Feed into a Blues Feed
 - Teaching kids to code brings politicians and rival companies together
 - 'We want Quip to feel like two people writing on the same piece of paper'
 - World's first 1TB mini SSD packs small dimensions, big capacity
 - Lightning strikes twice for Buffalo's twin-Thunderbolt SSD
 - Five new HD channels arrive from the BBC
 - Apple, Microsoft, Google and more fight the privacy fight with NSA-bashing letter
 - WIN! An iPad Air, wireless Canon printer and iTunes voucher!
 
 - December 8
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- Facebook pondering 'Sympathise' button to offer sad friends a little comfort
 - Google revamps News for mobile, boosts in-depth article tool for search
 - Second time lucky? Samsung resumes Android 4.3 updates for Galaxy S3
 - Google Chromecast dongle set to get AirPlay-like display mirroring
 - Fedora 19 vs Korora 19: which is the best distro for you?
 - Ad nauseam: tech's best and worst ad attacks
 - Drone groan: Amazon's 'pie in the sky' idea delivers nothing but laughs
 
 - December 7
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- Motorola's Project Ara modular phone prototype is 'almost ready'
 - Sony PS4 and Xbox One owners can meet their Destiny on September 9
 - Xbox One owners warned over console-bricking backwards compatibility scam
 - Jolla talks Sailfish OS: why it can do what Nokia couldn't
 - Google Play Store 4.5.10 update tipped for further Google+ integration
 - MSI fires the first salvo of 3K gaming and work laptops
 - Google plotting Android-powered Nexus TV set-top box for 2014?
 
 - December 6
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- Leap Motion bounding to more HP desktops, all-in-ones with new keyboard
 - LG G Flex 2 may one-up its predecessor by bending up to 90 degrees
 - How the Neptune Pine plans to be the first smartwatch that does it all
 - Dolby demos innovative imaging tech, more glasses-free 3D
 - Do more kids really want a Wii U rather than an Xbox One or PS4 this Christmas?
 - Guns and No-ses: Home Office officially rules 3D-printed firearms illegal
 - Huawei to out 'true' eight-core phone during December 16 event?
 - Pivotal swings into Europe with £100 million investment in back pocket
 - Is the iPhone 5S Touch ID sensor losing accuracy over time?
 - 4G - the superfast superfail
 - iOS 7 breaks roll out record as Android struggles to keep up
 - The internet of things comes of age - and this time it means it
 - TechRadar's Deals of the Week: PS3 with GT6 and The Last Of Us for £199.99
 - Gaming PC vendor YoYoTech reckons Xbox One and PS4 are 'mid-range'
 - Apple plans to bring Siri into our homes with always-listening smart dock
 - Android torch app has been secretly telling advertisers where you are
 - Microsoft turns to Sony to unlock Xbox music-match streaming
 - How to choose a new Dell PC for business
 - We get our hands on the Gold HTC One you can actually buy
 - Microsoft 'shares our concerns' over government snooping
 - WIN! A pair of iconic Scandyna SmallPod speakers worth £599
 - Google Glass prescription lenses supposedly come into focus
 
 - December 5
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- Samsung planning major Windows Phone return with 5-inch flagship?
 - Is Spotify planning to free mobile music from the shackles of Premium subs?
 - Nokia says it is working to bring Sky Go to Windows Phone beyond Italy
 - Instagram to throw 'share a moment' event on December 12
 - Google finally lets users download their own Gmail and Calendar data
 - Nike may have enough stamina to release another smartwatch next year
 - Nexus 5 camera gets a much needed boost with the Android 4.4.1 update
 - Bing Maps Preview app offers glimpse at Windows 8.1 nav features to come
 - Expert warns poor broadband is making UK a second class country
 - UK government outlines plan to lead the driverless car race
 - Forza Motorsport 5
 - Digital beats paper as tax disc spins away into history
 - Three eyes up O2 as talk of mega mergers hots up
 - Acer Aspire Z3-600 is half tablet, half desktop
 - Canon's EOS M2 is an even more compact compact system camera
 - Google Search update bridges the gap between its Android browser, apps
 
 - December 4
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- Bluetooth jumps to 4.1, makes an early leap for the Internet of Things
 - Hundreds of millions of phone locations are tracked by the NSA
 - Microsoft, Nokia deal makes sense to the EU's rubber stamp
 - Xbox One with Nokia Lumia 1020 deal joins PS4 on O2's console contracts
 - Beats Music US release slated for January, claim your username now
 - Are these the Galaxy S5's specs, or just a specter?
 - Growing curve: LG G Flex headed outside South Korea soon
 - Study finds rampant use of unapproved cloud apps in the workplace
 - Good signs for Steam Machines as Valve pledges its future to Linux gaming
 - YotaPhone: 10 things you need to know
 - Been forced to change your Facebook password lately? Here's why
 - Sky Go lands on Android tablets just in time for Christmas
 - Samsung has four or five phones lined up for early 2014, including the Galaxy S5
 - Toshiba bolts OCZ to self, morphs into NAND-hungry SSD zombie
 - YouTube music streaming service delayed until early next year
 - Flippable next-gen USB connectors won't care which way you plug them in
 - WIN! 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' exclusive merchandise!
 - Crazy dual-screen YotaPhone goes on sale
 - Three officially launches 4G and abolishes USA roaming charges
 - Sky launches pay-per-view movie store for all
 - HP's new tablets, including Slate 7 Plus, just snuck onto shelves
 
 - December 3
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- Misguided 'Explorers' can tap that Google Glass again
 - ZTE Grand S II might be real, receives network license in China
 - Apple is reportedly testing 12.9-inch iPad with 2K, 4K resolution displays
 - Vuzix M100 first consumer smart glasses to ship out before Google Glass
 - Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire headline HBO's Google Play UK invasion
 - Microsoft might be considering adding an Xbox 360-like guide to Xbox One
 - Sony has sold over 2.1m PS4 units globally since launch
 - UPS also eyes aerial drone-based package delivery
 - Sky+ app adds On Demand downloads, neatly prepped for when you get home
 - Three: '4G launch is under way'
 - No recovery in sight for PC industry following 'most severe yearly slump'
 - Mobile users to be protected from shock bills and price hikes
 - Spotify spills beans on how much it pays, adds ticket and merch options
 - It's down with memes, up with 'high quality content' in News Feed update
 - Sony site hints at arrival of original shows on PlayStation Network
 - LG and Samsung tipped to unveil flexible TVs at CES 2014
 
 - December 2
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- Nexus 5 vs Moto X: which is better?
 - Apple picks up Twitter stat firm Topsy, is it eyeing another go at social?
 - Yahoo reaches for SkyPhrase in a natural language processing purchase
 - Forget Amazon Prime Air drone delivery, how about Waterstones O.W.L.S.?
 - Sony PS4 enters the record books as UK's fastest selling console ever
 - The next big Windows update might also have a codename inspired by Halo
 - Microsoft, Nokia deal gets thumbs up from US government
 - Nvidia Shield update delivers native 1080p, 60 FPS streaming for PC games
 - Full Steam ahead: Valve's gaming platform sets new use record
 - Too tired to type? Google might soon post your replies for you
 - YouTube app comes to the 3DS but flatly ignores 3D support
 - Dell outs professional 4K monitor the size of a living room TV
 - Alcatel Idol X+ may arrive with smartwatch and smart bracelet in tow
 - Game of drones: Amazon's PR stunt is tomorrow's terrifying reality
 - Jeff Bezos introduces Amazon Prime Air, delivery by drone in 30 minutes
 
 - December 1