Instagram denies photo selling

18 December 2012 Last updated at 19:20 ET Facebook's photo-sharing service Instagram has moved to deny that it has changed its privacy policy to give it the right to sell users' photos to advertisers without notification. It said instead that...

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Pirate Bay proxy gets shut down

19 December 2012 Last updated at 09:20 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News A proxy service allowing access to banned piracy website The Pirate Bay has been shut down after legal threats from the music industry. Minor political group...

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RFU trials ref-cam this weekend

The Rugby Football Union is trialling a "ref-cam" during the televised Championship game between Newcastle Falcons and London Scottish on Sunday. Match official Matt Carley will have a camera attached to his shirt to show close-ups of on-the-field action....

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Bankrupt Kodak gets $525m lifeline

19 December 2012 Last updated at 12:11 ET Eastman Kodak has sold its digital imaging patents to a consortium of bidders, which includes Google and Apple, for $525m (£322m). Kodak said 12 intellectual property licensees led by Intellectual Ventures...

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Military satellite heads skyward

19 December 2012 Last updated at 17:29 ET By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News A powerful new telecommunications satellite for the UK military has blasted into orbit. The five-tonne Skynet-5D platform was sent up on an Ariane rocket...

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Players drive zombie game offline

20 December 2012 Last updated at 05:47 ET A zombie-themed video game has been removed from the Steam online store after a series of player complaints. Gamers complained on Steam chat forums that The War Z lacked features promised in promotional...

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Apple faces 'pinch-to-zoom' review

20 December 2012 Last updated at 06:29 ET Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent should not have been awarded, according to a preliminary ruling by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The innovation was at one of six patents at the heart of...

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Firm pulls 3D gun-parts print plans

20 December 2012 Last updated at 06:56 ET 3D printing firm MakerBot has pulled a collection of blueprints for gun parts from its website in the wake of last week's Sandy Hook mass school shooting. Users were notified by lawyers that the software...

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Ofcom names 4G auction bidders

20 December 2012 Last updated at 07:17 ET Seven bidders for the auction of bandwidth for 4G mobile broadband services have been named by Ofcom. The bidders are Everything Everywhere, BT, Vodafone, O2 and Three, as well as Hong Kong conglomerate...

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Wireless car phone charging in 2013

20 December 2012 Last updated at 07:37 ET Charging your smartphone while driving could soon be a simple process needing no cables or adaptors, but using a special wireless mat. Toyota plans to introduce the system for mobile devices in 2013...

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