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Facebook traffic may have plateaued but profit potential is looking up

Younger users may be leaving for apps such as Instagram or WhatsApp but data shows Facebook is still very strong.
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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'

Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
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Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone Jolla

A company made up of former Nokia employees has shown off Jolla, a new smartphone with a custom operating system known as Sailfish.
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Sharp strengthens TV production facilities

The Sharp Project, the digital content production complex in east Manchester, has added four fully sound-proofed green screen studios to its offering.
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-generation console

Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One which will go on sale later this year.
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Yahoo touts Flickr redesign and 1TB free storage upgrade

Yahoo hopes its rebooted photography service is 'not only beautiful, but bigger and better than anything else'.
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EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes

Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively avoiding taxes in austerity bitten Europe, while acknowledging they had done nothing unlawful.
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Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif'

The creator of the Gif graphics format has said that his invention should be pronounced so it starts with a "j" rather than with a hard "g".
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BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system

The BBC has suspended its chief technology officer on full pay - after it spunked almost £100m on a "tapeless" digital content management system that didn't deliver.
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Faltering Facebook phone's Europe launch delayed

The European launch of the "Facebook phone" has been delayed following disappointing US sales and negative feedback.
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Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu

Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday.
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Local shops set to bear brunt of online shopping growth

Wales is set to suffer largest number of store closures, with 29% of high street shops at risk, followed by north-west, with 28% of stores predicted to shut.
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Mercedes-Benz adds QR codes to save car crash victims

Daimler is to paste Quick Response (QR) code stickers on to its Mercedes-Benz cars.
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MediaCo Outdoor unveils 20 interactive digital touchscreens in Manchester

MediaCo Outdoor has announced the launch of CityLive in Manchester, a series of 20 interactive digital touchscreens, which feature built-in near field communication (NFC); facial recognition software and RSS feed/weather widgets.
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Music, TV and film piracy rises among UK internet users

Almost a third of web users who stream or download content did so at least once illegally in the quarter to the end of January.
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Facebook says needs to improve response to hate speech

Facebook Inc admitted its systems to remove hate speech haven't worked as well as the company had hoped, amid reports that advertisers were pulling their brands off the social network in the face of a backlash from women's groups.
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The Landing Opens the Doors to its Interactive Media Labs

As the reputation of this pioneering digital media hub continues to grow, Jon Parker joins The Landing team to drive the launch of their 6th Floor Interactive Media Labs.
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Google must take more action to police explicit content, says Vince Cable

Business secretary admits policing the internet is very difficult, as Keith Vaz calls for code of conduct to be set up for ISPs.
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BT Openzone wi-fi network closing to O2 customers

From 1 July customers of O2 will no longer have access to BT Openzone wi-fi hotspots around the UK, when a four-year deal between the two firms ends.
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Motorola shows off tattoo and swallowable password hardware

Motorola has shown off an electronic authentication tattoo and an FDA-approved pill that uses the body to transmit passwords, and says it wants to see a new generation of smartphones geared towards such wearable – or edible – technology.
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Photolink Creative Group snaps up Hungry Tiger

A Manchester photo agency is set for national exposure after snapping up a London rival.
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BT dumps Yahoo after 10 long years together

BT is ditching Yahoo! after 10 years to take up with US firm Critical Path, which will supply email services on the new BT.com.
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Blind Federation criticises Captcha security test

The National Federation for the Blind says its members are unable to sign an e-petition calling for printed material to be more accessible to the visually impaired because of "Captcha" security.
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London police start to target pirate websites

The City of London Police has started contacting websites it believes are profiting by breaking copyright laws.
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Amazon plans major move into grocery business

Amazon.com Inc is planning a major roll-out of an online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years, targeting one of the largest retail sectors yet to be upended by e-commerce, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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£165m windfall for Moneysupermarket's Nixon

Simon Nixon, the founder of price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com, looks set to add £165m to his fortune by selling a major stake in the business.
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Airlines push new booking platform, IT firms wary

The airline industry is set to allow consumers to see more details of what they are booking using a new online reservation platform, a project that poses a threat to many travel technology firms working with older systems.
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Save MOSI: Backlash grows to London board's plan

The landmark attraction –  part of the national Science Museums Group – is under risk as its parent body faces a cash crisis.
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