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Digital piracy is used as a pretext by Russian police to attack NGOs.

TECH 24
By Francis Pisani

Digital piracy is used as a pretext by Russian police to raid environmental and human rights groups. They used to have the support of Microsoft which, after a story was published in The New York Times, has decided to change its policy...

Other topics: Google Instant gives you answers before you finish asking your question. GMail's Priority Inbox classifies your mails automatically according to their importance (and you can train it).

The pick of the week, Ghostery.com, helps you fight sites that gather information about you without telling you.

And don't miss a very funny video on the weakness of the iPad (as compared to a traditional newspaper) when you use it as a fly-swat.

Spy-C Tank Robot
17/12/2012 - TECH 24

Spy-C Tank Robot

2013 has arrived! In this week's show we tell you about the technologies that will help shape the year ahead - and your future. And in Test 24 we introduce "Spy-C Tank", a remote-controlled robot that promises to change the way you see things.
To infinity and beyond!
17/12/2012 - TECH 24

To infinity and beyond!

In today's show we focus on the future of space exploration. Astronaut Thomas Pesquet explains why each one of his steps might be a "giant leap for mankind". And in our test segment we check out Scorp'it, the electric scooter that can take you anywhere with a top speed of 30km/h.
Tablet for toddlers: KidsPad 2
17/12/2012 - TECH 24

Tablet for toddlers: KidsPad 2

A growing high-tech economy requires digital literacy and Estonia is leading the way, teaching 7-year-olds how to write code. Tech 24 sent reporter Patrick Hermansen to visit a pilot school in Tallinn. And in Test 24 we check out a portable learning and playing machine: KidsPad 2 has more than 1,000 applications, games, videos and music - enough to keep your kid busy for hours! And by the way, Merry Christmas!
Oakley's Airwave: GPS, Bluetooth-enabled goggles
10/12/2012 - TECH 24

Oakley's Airwave: GPS, Bluetooth-enabled goggles

What does the future hold for the Internet? As government delegations meet in Dubai for the World Conference on International Telecommunications, we discuss who - if anyone - should control the Web. And in TEST 24 we check out Oakley's Airwave - the goggles that provide you with an avalanche of information, such as altitude, speed and the location of your friends on the slopes!
Kindle Fire HD hits the shelves
03/12/2012 - TECH 24

Kindle Fire HD hits the shelves

We take you to the multi-billion dollar world of video games and check out two of the latest releases. Plus, we try out the new Kindle Fire HD - the second generation of Amazon's mini-tablet computers. It's got a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and a high definition LCD display... all that for half the price of its main competitors.

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