uk-hotdailynews: 2015-02-19 U.K. Technology

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Sydney Morning Herald
Wearables: latest coverage · Sony SmartEyeglass not so smart. Apple appears to have had the same idea as rival Samsung, with a patent granted this week showing the iPhone-maker's interest in a virtual reality headset powered by a phone or portable ...

Virtual reality enthusiasts meet to push tech boundaries   Boston Globe (subscription)
Apple awarded patent for virtual reality headset   Telegraph.co.uk
Apple patent hints at virtual reality iPhone carrying headset   The Guardian
The Independent
The Register
TechRadar
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UPDATE 2-Apple poaching auto engineers to build battery division -lawsuit
Reuters
(Adds lawsuit details). By Deepa Seetharaman and Edwin Chan. SAN FRANCISCO Feb 18 (Reuters) - Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple Inc for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing ...

Apple poaching auto engineers to build battery division - lawsuit   Reuters UK
Apple Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Employee Poaching   Ubergizmo (blog)
Apple Facing Lawsuit for Poaching Key Battery Engineering Employees From ...   Mac Rumors
Apple Insider
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Samsung buys mobile payments company
Financial Times
Samsung Electronics has bought US mobile payments company LoopPay, signalling its intent to take on Apple in the sector. Samsung alluded to the competitive field by noting that LoopPay's system is “accepted at more locations than any competing service” ...

Samsung takes on Apple Pay by snapping up LoopPay   Telegraph.co.uk
Samsung buys startup LoopPay, moves toward mobile payments   Reuters
Samsung Buying Mobile-Pay Co. In Bid To Challenge Apple Pay   CBS Local
PCWorld
NBCNews.com
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Jamie Oliver serves up steaming pile of malware
The Register
Tousle-haired celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has served up a stomach-churning exploit kit to those who visit his web site. His eponymous .com site, ranked 519 in the UK and drawing some 10 million visitors a month was compromised to plate-up the foul-tasting ...

Jamie Oliver website, RedTube distributes malware via malicious iFrames   SC Magazine
Jamie Oliver website had malware on menu after hack   BBC News
Jamie Oliver website hack: Industry analysis   ITProPortal
The Guardian
Sky News
Graham Cluley Security News
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Raspberry Pi, meet face: You're probably NOT Blighty's biggest PC maker!
The Register
The Raspberry Pi foundation today announced it has sold its five-millionth machine and claimed that in so doing it could claim the crown as the UK's best-selling computer ever. That the Pi guys have done well is not in dispute, but the Reg archives cast doubt ...

Raspberry Pi mini-computer surpasses five million sales   ITProPortal
Raspberry Pi 2 Review: A $35 Computer Can Do a Heck of a Lot   Wall Street Journal
Raspberry Pi: second model helps tiny PC become Britain's best selling computer   The Independent
IT PRO
The Guardian
E&T magazine
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ASIA: Majora's Mask debuts at #1 in Japan
MCV
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D has sold over 236,000 units in it's first week to take out the Japanese chart. Highlights. The handheld RPG remake sold 189,613 units more than it's nearest competition, Koei Tecmo's debutant Samurai Warriors 4-II on ...

New Nintendo 3DS & 3DS XL review: The New 3DS is everything the original ...   PC Advisor
Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D beats Evolve for UK number one   Metro
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D review - a new sheen for the darkest Zelda   Sydney Morning Herald
n3rdabl3
Games Asylum
Tech Digest
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British gamers will 'earn millions' in first London stadium built for 'eSports'
Metro
Britain's first dedicated eSports stadium is opening in London this year – and its founder thinks that British gamers will soon earn millions playing games such as Call of Duty for the crowd. Gamers in America and the Far East already pull in £800,000 a year in ...

Vue Entertainment and Gfinity launch UK's first dedicated gaming arena in Fulham   The Drum
Vue and Gfinity to open UK's first ever eSports arena   Event Magazine
Gfinity Arena Becomes UKs First eSports Venue - Hosting 1000 Spectators ...   Game Debate
International Business Times UK
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6 Adult Dating Apps Teens Are Using Too
Huffington Post
By Polly Conway, Common Sense Media editor. Unless you're single, you might not be familiar with dating apps such as Tinder, where users can quickly swipe through prospective dates. But it's likely your teen knows all about these apps -- even though ...

More people turn to apps for dating   9NEWS.com
Over two thirds of dating app users are men   Metro
Tinder Plus Starts Rolling Out to UK Users From £2.29 a Month   Lifehacker UK
The Guardian
Tech Times
TIME
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Experiences of Android 5.0 Lollipop on Sony Xperia SP
JBG News
When Sony Corporation made comments that, its mobile communication and TV businesses operate in a highly volatile environment and competitive landscape, a lot was expected in terms of innovativeness of the brand. The electronic giant also made ...

Sony Xperia Z4: Top 4 Specs Upgrades We're Hearing For The New Flagship ...   Design & Trend
When is the Sony Xperia Z4 coming out? We reveal the Sony Xperia Z4 UK ...   PC Advisor
Sony Xperia Z3 Lollipop update certified, coming soon   TrustedReviews
Expert Reviews
ITProPortal
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Major carmakers Go Ultra Low for emissions
Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy
One of the plug-in hybrid cars available under the Go Ultra Low initiative. Image: Audi. Three major car manufacturers have joined the UK Government's campaign aiming to promote the benefits of ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs). Audi, Mitsubishi and ...

Plug-in vehicle campaign bolstered by some major new signings   CarSite.co.uk
New manufacturers join Go Ultra Low   Full-Time Whistle
More major car makers join UK's plug-in vehicle campaign   Click Green
Torquay Herald Express
Yahoo Cars UK
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