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BT ad banned over broadband claim

Wed, 25/08/2010 - 00:13

A BT advert is banned for misleading customers over the speed of the company's broadband, the advertising watchdog says.

Online copycats

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 11:49

California moves to outlaw net impersonators

Web scam hits iTunes and Paypal

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 10:07

ITunes accounts linked to Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out.

Banned Brotherhood in Egypt gets 'own Facebook'

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 09:45

Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood movement launches its own Facebook-style social networking site to promote moderate Islamic values, it says.

Microsoft probes Halo game breach

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 08:47

Microsoft is investigating how an eagerly anticipated Xbox game appeared on the internet three weeks ahead of its official release.

Cheating gamers face online ban

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 07:06

Rockstar Games are banning people from playing the popular game Red Dead Redemption who are accused of cheating.

HP trumps Dell in $1.6bn 3PAR bid

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 22:50

Computer maker Hewlett Packard bids $1.6bn (£1bn) for data storage firm 3PAR, trumping a $1.2bn offer made by rival Dell.

Dust busting technology from Mars

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 15:08

Technology developed for space missions to Mars enables terrestrial solar panels to self-clean and stay dust free.

Soldiers on call for game ban

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 13:50

British troops give their views on the defence secretary's call for Medal of Honor to be banned.

Bum notes

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 11:13

What is autotuning and how widespread is it?

Fox defends video game ban call

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 10:59

Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox defends his comments calling on retailers to refuse to sell the forthcoming Medal of Honor game.

Performance art

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 08:04

Is technology stealing the actor's limelight?

The rise of the 'mummy bloggers'

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 07:20

Parents blogging about their children have become a global force in marketing.

Lady Gaga overtakes Britney Spears for Twitter record

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 06:05

The US singer has overtaken Britney Spears to become the most followed person on social networking site Twitter.

Aliens 'may be thinking machines'

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 23:16

The hunt for aliens should allow for the fact that ETs may be thinking machines rather than like us, a leading researcher says.

Iran unveils first bomber drone

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 12:42

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils his country's first domestically built, unmanned bomber plane.

Data blow to gravity satellite

Sat, 21/08/2010 - 22:22

The European Space Agency battles to recover its Goce gravity satellite which has been struck by a second computer glitch.

Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled

Sat, 21/08/2010 - 16:02

An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape accusations is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities just hours after it was issued.

Wikileaks founder accused of rape

Sat, 21/08/2010 - 11:22

Swedish officials say they have issued an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on accusations of rape and molestation.

Moore supports Wikileaks accused

Sat, 21/08/2010 - 03:17

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore donates $5,000 (£3,900) to defend the man suspected of giving classified documents to the website Wikileaks.