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Visions of the future of flying
A concept aircraft of the future has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh.
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Japan tests 4K TV over the internet
A Japanese firm carries out what it believes is the first test of streaming 4K resolution television to a set-top box over the internet.
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TED debates controls for drones
Drones that can deliver goods are shown off at TEDGlobal as speakers debate the future for autonomous airborne vehicles.
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Who, what, why: Are tech goods cheaper in the US than the UK?
Why is the new PlayStation cheaper in the US than the UK?
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E3: A peek inside video games expo
Thousands stroll through the E3 expo in Los Angeles.
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Action urged on web abuse protection
Ministers must "get a grip" on internet policy to prevent children from seeing online pornography and stop the sharing of abusive images, Labour says.
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What could 'they' know about me?
Who knows what websites I visited yesterday?
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EU demands answers about Prism
The EU's Justice Commissioner writes to the US attorney general with a list of questions about America's data surveillance programme, Prism.
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E-cigarettes face new restrictions
Electronic cigarettes will be licensed as a medicine in the UK from 2016, under new restrictions recommended by the medicines regulator.
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New games controllers excite at E3
Video games controllers with advanced sensors will soon allow players to control gameplay using their heart, muscles, or even feet.
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Vodafone in German cable TV bid
Vodafone confirms it has approached Kabel Deutchland, Germany's biggest cable television company, for a bid thought to be worth 10bn euros.
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Tech firms urge security transparency
Google, Facebook and Microsoft ask the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data.
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VIDEO: Hands-on with PS4 launch games
A first look at what it is like to play Sony's new games machine
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US jails Chinese software pirate
A US judge sentences a Chinese national, Xiang Li, to 12 years in prison for selling more than $100m (£62m) of pirated US software.
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VIDEO: US leaker Snowden 'is a traitor'
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has described Edward Snowden, who leaked information about America's mass surveillance programme, as a traitor who has put lives at risk.
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VIDEO: Heathrow runway gets £20m makeover
More than £20m is being spent on re-laying the Heathrow's southern runway over the next six months.
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How true are films about state snooping?
How true are the stories of surveillance on screen?
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Google seals Waze sat-nav takeover
In a bid to outsmart traffic, Google has bought the crowd-sourced navigation app Waze, a Tel Aviv-based start-up.
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Old favourites in new Nintendo games
The return of Nintendo characters Mario, Bayonetta, Donkey Kong and Pokemon is announced in a video stream from the E3 gaming exhibition.
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VIDEO: Is Bitcoin the future of currency?
Spencer Kelly explains the workings behind Bitcoin and how people have already become millionaires through the currency.
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