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Week in Tech: Week in Tech: Privacy worries, a OneDrive mess and the almost-time machine

It’s not every week that you see a dog covered in disco lights, discover the equation that might make time travel possible and have Twitter turn all your bookmarks into lovey-dovey love hearts. All those things happened this week, along with the revival of the dreaded Snooper’s Charter, Microsoft getting in a big huff about OneDrive abuse and Facebook pretty much owning the planet. Not only that, but robot dogs

27 best wide-angle lenses 2015: super-wide-angle zooms for Canon & Nikon SLRs

Super-wide-angle zooms explained Next to a telephoto zoom, a super-wide-angle lens is one of the most popular accessories for a DSLR. Most kit lenses offer a widest focal length of 28mm equivalent, or sometimes 24mm. This does give your camera a pretty wide angle of view, but sometimes it’s not enough. You notice it most when you’re photographing large buildings or other landmarks, and when you’re trying to get group

27 best wide-angle lenses 2015: super-wide-angle zooms for Canon & Nikon SLRs

Super-wide-angle zooms explained Next to a telephoto zoom, a super-wide-angle lens is one of the most popular accessories for a DSLR. Most kit lenses offer a widest focal length of 28mm equivalent, or sometimes 24mm. This does give your camera a pretty wide angle of view, but sometimes it’s not enough. You notice it most when you’re photographing large buildings or other landmarks, and when you’re trying to get group

Updated: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers, news and rumours

The Force Awakens – Trailers and teasers Update: A brand new trailer for The Force Awakens has surfaced, an international cut which includes a bunch of previously unseen footage. Almost the whole gang get a look in this time – Finn, Rey, Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Han Solo – but still no Luke Skywalker. check it out below. YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAUiyeJMFQ Continues below… There’s less than two months to go

Updated: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers, news and rumours

The Force Awakens – Trailers and teasers Update: A brand new trailer for The Force Awakens has surfaced, an international cut which includes a bunch of previously unseen footage. Almost the whole gang get a look in this time – Finn, Rey, Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Han Solo – but still no Luke Skywalker. check it out below. YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdAUiyeJMFQ Continues below… There’s less than two months to go

Updated: Your Facebook News Feed is about to get more musical

Update: Facebook has now confirmed to techradar that an Android and desktop version will eventually be released – but there’s no time frame just yet. Facebook announced a new way to share your Number One jams on your iPhone today in the form of Music Stories. The new feature, built for the iOS Facebook application, will allow you to post songs and artists to your News Feed with an added

Updated: Your Facebook News Feed is about to get more musical

Update: Facebook has now confirmed to techradar that an Android and desktop version will eventually be released – but there’s no time frame just yet. Facebook announced a new way to share your Number One jams on your iPhone today in the form of Music Stories. The new feature, built for the iOS Facebook application, will allow you to post songs and artists to your News Feed with an added

Toyota plans U.S. artificial intelligence research with focus on self-driving cars

Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it will set up a research and development company with a focus on artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, as competition to develop self-driving cars intensifies. The world’s top-selling automaker plans to invest $1 billion in R&D over the next five years in a departure from its cautious stance on automated drive. “I used to say, quite until recently, that we will go ahead with

Toyota plans U.S. artificial intelligence research with focus on self-driving cars

Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it will set up a research and development company with a focus on artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, as competition to develop self-driving cars intensifies. The world’s top-selling automaker plans to invest $1 billion in R&D over the next five years in a departure from its cautious stance on automated drive. “I used to say, quite until recently, that we will go ahead with

Swedbank website down in hacker attack

Swedbank’s Swedish website has stopped working after a hacker attack and cannot be reached by its customers, a spokesman said on Friday. The attack means that customers cannot conduct online transactions or contact the bank through the Internet although mobile applications and payments continue to function, Swedbank spokesman Claes Warren said. The website was also hit by a hacker attack in October.