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	Welcome to Gossip Junction's Computing News. Here you will find a collection of the latest computing and computer entertainment news stories from around the world. To read the full news articles simply click on the 'Read More..' link contained within the story. This will open the site containing the news story in another browser window.

Pakistan restores Twitter access

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 8:27 pm
Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".
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Met Police to extract phone data

Posted on 17 May 2012 at 6:20 pm
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has l...
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Silicon trick for next-gen memory

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 12:09 pm
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
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Facebook shares see modest debut

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 9:49 pm
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more t...
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Twitter backs web privacy effort

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 1:20 pm
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.
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Anonymous attacks Indian websites

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 11:44 am
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.
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Computer game for stroke patients

Posted on 17 May 2012 at 2:10 pm
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
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Government to miss cookie cut-off

Posted on 17 May 2012 at 12:07 am
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.
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China Mobile in talks with Apple

Posted on 17 May 2012 at 11:17 am
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPh...
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Government may miss cloud targets

Posted on 17 May 2012 at 6:25 pm
The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests.
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iinet poaches Internode CTO

Posted on 21 May 2012 at 2:38 am
John Lindsay gets top technologist role High profile internet industry CTO John Lindsay is moving from his role as chief technologist at ...
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Noise can improve quantum computing, says ANU scientist

Posted on 21 May 2012 at 1:47 am
It’s quantum computing: of course there’s a paradox Here’s a nice paradox: since noise gets in the way of quantum computing, cure it by a...
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IBM’s first tape drive turns 60

Posted on 21 May 2012 at 1:31 am
Model 726 Magnetic tape reader/recorder replaced punch cards IBM’s first tape drive turns 60 today, May 21st 2012.…
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Pakistan blocks Twitter, then changes its mind

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 11:15 pm
Offensive tweets put officials in a spin Tweets offensive to Islam have prompted Pakistan’s government to block Twitter – but a strong pu...
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Vodafone turns to AWS for cricket app

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 9:00 pm
Lessons from Big Brother power live streaming app, lead to cloud CMS at Vodafone Oz Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) “never elegantly a...
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Dish Networks locks horns with broadcasters over ad skipping

Posted on 19 May 2012 at 12:00 pm
Auto Hop has content industry hopping mad In the latest episode of the US ad-skipping saga, Dish Networks is facing the wrath of broadcas...
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SpaceX Dragon chokes at the last second

Posted on 19 May 2012 at 10:31 am
Computer said no: New attempt expected on Tuesday The Falcon 9 rocket from private space company SpaceX, intended to launch this morning ...
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Ten... Qwerty mobiles

Posted on 19 May 2012 at 8:00 am
Pushy types Product round-up As the speedy texter generation grows longer in the Bluetooth and touchscreen technologies improve, the rang...
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Microsoft to devs: Don't ruin Win 8 launch with crap code

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 7:04 pm
Unofficial APIs are the new fruit of temptation Microsoft has urged developers to only use approved Windows 8 software interfaces to avoi...
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Apache OpenOffice security fixes emerge

Posted on 18 May 2012 at 6:33 pm
Under new management: First revamp passes one million downloads Details have emerged about the security fixes that came bundled with Apac...
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Schmidt challenges grads to turn off the screen for an hour a day

Posted on 21 May 2012 at 1:20 am
Google's chairman emeritus tells Boston University grads to take their eyes off "that screen and look into the eyes of the person you lov...
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Yahoo strikes deal to sell half of Alibaba stake

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 11:47 pm
Internet pioneer will sell about half its shares in the China e-commerce giant for $7 billion. [Read more]
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Thiel's college dropout plan scrutinized by '60 Minutes'

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 11:15 pm
Investor and entrepreneur tells the CBS news magazine that a college degree is unnecessary for financial success, but critics call his pr...
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Outcry after Facebook removes pic of dying baby

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 10:26 pm
A mother wants to share a picture of her son on Facebook. He lived only eight hours. Facebook removes the image, deeming it "too graphic....
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Imports of HTC smartphones slowly resume

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 10:10 pm
Phones held up over patent issues with Apple are being released after U.S. Customs inspections, the handset maker says. [Read more]
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Nasdaq acknowledges trading problems with Facebook's IPO

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 9:29 pm
Exchange's CEO says design problems created confusion among traders ahead of and during the highly anticipated offering. [Read more]
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Apple, Samsung CEOs to meet in SF tomorrow

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 7:54 pm
The companies' chief executives and general counsels will meet as part of a court-ordered settlement conference to try to resolve some of...
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Hacktivists claim takedown of Chicago police Web site

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 7:08 pm
Anonymous group AntiS3curityOPS says action is in retaliation for alleged police brutality committed during protests against NATO summit....
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How Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's problem

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 6:10 pm
On visiting the Facebook announcement of its CEO's wedding, I was served ads for insurance and heart attack prevention. Slightly inapprop...
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Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network

Posted on 20 May 2012 at 5:25 pm
Software giant's "experiment in open search" is designed to be a research tool in which students share information on a variety of topics...
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