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Oculus signs on Fitbit’s Hans Hartmann as new COO

Oculus VR is continuing to snatch up some of the tech-world's brightest stars, taking on Fitbit's Hans Hartmann, who will leave his role as chief operating officer, to fulfil the same role at Oculus instead. Oculus's current COO, Laird Malamed, is said to be taking on another executive role within …

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Google announces Fiat partnership with driverless cars

While Google has spent many years developing autonomous vehicles, many wondered if it would eventually get into car manufacturing itself, or partner with a more traditional company. It looks like the latter may be the most true of those ideas, as it's now announced a partnership with Fiat to help …

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Brazilian judge turns off 100 million Whatsapp users

Update: We've received a report that the ban has now been lifted, on the completion of the 72 hour block. Looks lie we were a little slow on this story guys. Apologies. Thanks to Tweakers (via Josh Jacobs) for the tip. Original Story: 100 million WhatsApp users in Brazil will …

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Update: Relic releases Dawn of War 3 debut trailer

Update: Relic was indeed planning on announcing a third Dawn of War title today and it's debuted a new trailer alongside it. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ZgyNoHtjw'] The trailer showcases Space Marines, Orks and Eldar, brawling it out on a minute, man-to-man scale and a much grander one with Titan-size mechs. Original story: …

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UFC Champion is blown away by Gear VR skiing

Putting on a virtual reality headset for the first time can be quite a disorienting thing, even if you're someone who's balance, mind and body and well tuned for some of the most stressful situations in the world. Take professional fighter and current UFC Light-Heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier (DC), who …

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TTIP trade deal could wreck environmental protections

Despite being ostensibly focused on trade and championed by many politicians as a bold move which would see prosperity among all nations that take part, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could have a devastating effect on environmental protection. The U.S. driven legislation would change the law on pesticide …

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Australian man claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin creator

The real identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym said to be the creator of the bitcoin digital currency, has been a mystery for years. Several individuals have been connected with the identity, but though there was some evidence, nothing ever stuck. Now though, Australian Craig Wright has come forward with …

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Radiohead disappears online presence for album promo

Although the typical tactic for promoting a new product is to talk about it as much as possible, it looks like the reverse might also be true. Radiohead has been killing off their entire website and social networking online presence in the lead up to (what is suspected to be) …

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170 Team Fortress 2 pro players banned after VAC update

Team Fortress 2 should now be a fairer place to play, whether competitively or just for fun, as Valve's latest update to its Valve-Anti-Cheat (VAC) defence system has been detecting users of the LMAOBOX software all weekend. It's led to many players being banned from the game, including almost 170 professional players …

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AMD releases WHQL certified 16.4.2 Crimson driver

AMD said last year with its big Crimson driver update and back-end restructuring, that its drivers would in future come more frequently and be better than ever before. It's looking to continue that practice now with the certified release of the 16.4.2 Crimson driver, bringing with it all of the …

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China is gunning hard for driverless cars too

We've heard a lot about western companies like Google, Tesla and various traditional manufacturers working on autonomous vehicle technology, but China is making a big play for it too. Along with Baidu, many Chinese firms have been working on developing self-piloting vehicles, many of which showed off their latest efforts …

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Instagram tries to force namechange on anti-littering app

Much like companies like King believe they have the rights to certain words, Instagram is claiming that only it has the right to have applications with the ‘gram' moniker at their end. In an attempt to defend that right, it's demanding that a British run anti-littering app known as Littergram, …

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ESL set to launch eSportsTV 24/7 pro gaming channel

Hot off the heels of banning the YouPorn sponsored Team YP gaming group from competing in its tournaments, the Electronics Sports League (ESL) has announced that it will be launching a 24/7 gaming channel. Called eSportsTV, it will show some of the organisation's biggest and most exciting games, as well …

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