PetVille parodies Twlight Series with Dusk theme

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PetVille parodies Twlight Series with Dusk theme

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The timeless battle between vampires and werewolves is now raging in PetVille. With a few slick, pet-themed name changes, PetVille has managed to release an entire Twilight theme. No Twilight theme would be complete without Edward and Jacob and as a result, PetVille has rolled out limited edition doppelgangers: Petward and JayCub.

In addition to characters, the Dusk theme also features 13 new outfits for boy and...

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People worry about over-sharing location from mobiles, study finds

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People worry about over-sharing location from mobiles, study finds

Experiments like 'Please Rob Me' indicate that what people reveal via location-sharing apps could potentially be harmful to them - and survey finds concerns among users

More than half of people with geolocation-capable mobile devices worry about "loss of privacy" from using their location-sharing features, a survey has found - even though location-sharing apps such as FourSquare and Gowalla have millions of users checking in every day.

Among UK respondents, 52% said they were "very or...

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Microsoft sets out Kinect pricing

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Microsoft sets out Kinect pricing

No date yet, but at least we know that Microsoft is admitting there are 40m Xbox 360s out there

Microsoft has announced the pricing for the Kinect bundle - you know, the you-move-it-moves system that Peter Molyneux has brought to fruition (possibly with a little bit of help).

Sitting down? OK:

"Kinect for Xbox 360, which will include the Kinect Sensor and the video game "Kinect Adventures," will retail for US$149.99 when it launches Nov. 4 in North America, the company revealed. The Kinect...

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Teenagers and technology: 'I'd rather give up my kidney than my phone'

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Teenagers and technology: 'I'd rather give up my kidney than my phone'

Text, text, text, that's all they think about: but are all those hours on the phone and Facebook turning teenagers into screen-enslaved social inadequates? Jon Henley finds out

"I'd rather," deadpans Philippa Grogan, 16, "give up, like, a kidney than my phone. How did you manage before? Carrier pigeons? Letters? Going round each others' houses on BIKES?" Cameron Kirk, 14, reckons he spends "an hour, hour-and-a-half on school days" hanging out with his 450-odd Facebook friends; maybe twice...

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Facebook use: an interactive map

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Facebook use: an interactive map

Statistics from Facebook tell us which countries it has made the greatest inroads into - and which it hasn't. Presented as a map for you
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You want to know which countries Facebook has made the greatest inroads into? Happy to help.

With data from Nick Burcher, plus some data about the world population (thanks, Wikipedia), plus a little bit of SQL, plus OpenHeatMap, we've got an interactive map you can play with to see where Facebook is all-conquering - specifically, which...

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