uk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-31 U.K. Technology

IE, once king of browsers, to be phased out
Times of India
Microsoft is developing a new, streamlined web browser that will replace Internet Explorer, according to reports, in an apparent attempt to move towards other popular browsers like Chrome and Firefox. The new app could also help Microsoft distance itself ...

Can Microsoft's 'Spartan' compete with Chrome, Mozilla?   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Microsoft may be creating entirely new browser with Windows 10   CNET
Microsoft to kill off Internet Explorer? Windows 10 to come with new browser   Daily Mail
Telegraph.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk
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China's state-run media tells citizens to 'accept' Gmail block
Computerworld
The Chinese state-run publication Global Times today told citizens to "accept the reality of Gmail being suspended in China" while simultaneously lashing out at Western media for concluding that the Communist government was behind the outage. Featured ...

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking   Daily Mail
Gmail Blocked in China; New Microsoft Browser; Stealing Fingerprints   PC Magazine
Gmail blocked in China   The Guardian
The Times (subscription)
Firstpost
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The word of the year for 2014 is not actually a word: it's the heart-shaped emoji
Sydney Morning Herald
Step aside, words with letters, because for the first time an emoji is the the word of the year. The heart-shaped emoji is the top word in Global Language Monitor's annual survey of English words, phrases and names. The Texas-based media company ...

Emoji take over the world as <3 is named international word of the year   Mirror.co.uk
Top Words of 2014: The heart emoji named most used term of the year   The Independent
Blame social media: The heart emoji declared the top word of 2014   Metro
Radio 1
Lincolnshire Echo
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UK banks prepare for Apple Pay 'invasion', look to slap on bonking protection
The Register
Analysis Apple's attempt to launch its NFC payment solution in the UK could be thwarted by some financial institutions' concerns over privacy and security issues surrounding Cupertino's "invasion" of the banking industry. The system, which has been ...

Apple currently in talks with UK banks over Apple Pay support, new report claims   Techie News

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Festive drink-drive numbers fall by third in Scotland
BBC News
The number of motorists caught drink-driving in Scotland during the festive period has dropped by almost a third since last year. Statistics from Police Scotland showed 255 people stopped by officers in the final three weeks of December were under the ...

Drink-drive numbers fall as new limit takes effect   Express.co.uk
Drop in number of drivers caught under influence since new limits   stv.tv

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How exaggerating on Facebook can make you paranoid
Daily Mail
To judge by their posts on Facebook, they are having the time of their lives. But almost two-thirds of social-media users lie to 'airbrush reality' and make their lives seem more interesting than they are, according to a revealing new survey. The findings have led ...

Lying on Facebook profiles can implant false memories, experts warn   Telegraph.co.uk
Lying on Facebook causes paranoia and memory problems   The Independent
Facebook lies could result in 'disconnection and paranoia'   Metro
Mirror.co.uk
BetaNews
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BT trials new fibre technology in City
FibreBroadband.co.uk
New technology is being trialled by BT to boost superfast broadband connectivity in the City of London. BT has announced the launch of a new pilot in the City of London that will allow businesses to gain access to superfast broadband connectivity through an ...

BT basement broadband to solve inner city fibre deployment problems   Broadbandchoices News
Over 60% of Anglesey premises passed by fibre broadband   Telecompaper (subscription)
BT's A to Z on the benefits of high-speed broadband   Belfast Telegraph
Daily Post North Wales
AboutMyArea
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