Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is now on Steam

Superb Star Wars dog-fighting sim Rogue Squadron 3D has made it to Steam at last (£7/$10). Released in 1998 for Windows and the N64, Rogue Squadron proclaimed "astonishing 3D details including real time lighting…

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Samsung’s Good Lock App Brings Customisations to Your Galaxy Smartphone

If the default lock screen on your Samsung smartphone doesn't please you, Samsung is giving users with its latest flagship smartphone an additional option to choose from. The South Korean…

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Brit Rover Called Bruno Helping Mars Explorers

A Mars rover built in Britain and called Bruno is helping scientists who want to explore the Red Planet. It belongs to a "family" of three rover prototypes - the…

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The big data and IoT opportunity is here – so don’t miss out on it

The value of big data equity in the UK was estimated at £12 billion a year or 0.7 per cent of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012. Four…

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Soon, Your Smartphone Could Be Your Passport

Forgot your passport on way to the airport? Relax as De La Rue, a Britain-based commercial banknote printer and passport manufacturer, is working on a technology that can store "paperless…

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Fallout 4 Survival Mode details confirmed, beta now open on Steam

As suggested last week, Bethesda has launched the beta for Fallout 4's grueling Survival Mode on Steam. The publisher has also confirmed the minutiae of the update, which sees the Commonwealth transformed into a more…

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Why the resiliency of the mainframe is not a surprise in the cloud computing age

Cynics have been foretelling the imminent demise of the mainframe since the early 1990s, but all the evidence continues to point to the contrary. Today, 96% of the world’s banks…

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The Rollercoaster Reimagined: VR Ride Opens

The world's first rollercoaster that's fully synced with virtual reality has opened at Alton Towers. Galactica uses motion sensors next to every seat to link the physical twists and turns…

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‘Vegetarian Gene’ Linked To Colon Cancer

Scientists say there is a "vegetarian gene" - but it appears to be linked to a greater risk of cancer and health problems. People from countries with a history of…

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Cloud computing and the urgent mission of green ICT

Green ICT is a global imperative that must be pursued with urgency. Everyone involved in information and telecommunications technology – including cloud computing – must take it into account in…

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