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Brits are the world’s biggest Internet addicts

27 November 2009, 09:42

New research reveals the Internet has overtaken TV as the world’s favourite medium, with the UK leading the way.

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New industry report indicates gamer's spending habits

27 November 2009, 09:04

Second-hand trade and digital distibution unsurprisingly rakes in the most cash.

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Review: MSI Wind 12 U230: AMD Congo takes the fight to Intel CULV

27 November 2009, 08:30

AMD's second-gen, ultra-mobile platform goes up against Intel's CULV and the ubiquitous Atom.

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Gremlins and Dubai contribute to biggest FTSE 100 fall since March

26 November 2009, 18:14

Debt deferment by Dubai World sends bank stocks down, when they’re available to trade, that is.

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Virgin Media to trial file-sharing tracking system

26 November 2009, 16:04

ISP will inspect its network to see how much illegal file-sharing is going on, but won’t be able to identify individuals.

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Guitar Hero 6 devs consider Project Natal possibilities

26 November 2009, 15:20

Controller-free Project Natal may be used in next iteration of the Guitar Hero series.

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Death of home consoles predicted by Final Fantasy developer

26 November 2009, 13:46

No PS4 and Xbox 720? Maybe not, if Yoichi Wada's predictions are right.

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PS4 to be powered by IBM Power7?

26 November 2009, 13:11

Following the demise of IBM's PowerXCell-8i processor for the PS3, rumours suggest that its successor has already been chosen.

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STEAM 5 day sale - Great games at lower prices for limited period

26 November 2009, 12:06

For 5 days only there's going to be some great offers on PC games over at STEAM!

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Just Cause 2 set to ship this Spring

26 November 2009, 11:53

Massive open world adventure that boasts bigger stunts, more vehicles and weapons, plus a brand new envirnoment, finally gets a release date

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DSGi cautiously optimistic after Windows 7 boost

26 November 2009, 11:49

The UK retailing giant says the launch of Windows 7 has had a positive effect on sales.

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Two Worlds sequel set for Xbox 360 release

26 November 2009, 10:40

Fantasy RPG sequel coming to Xbox 360. Check out the first trailer...

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Almost half of US consumer desktop spend goes to Apple

26 November 2009, 10:30

New research shows a big jump in revenue share for Apple in October, but how big a factor was Windows 7?

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Pandemic Studios announces 'Mercs Inc.'

26 November 2009, 09:53

Sabotuer developer announces that a third game iin the explosive Mercenaries series is in the works.

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Scivelation confirmed as Xbox 360 exclusive

26 November 2009, 09:37

Post-apocalyptic, third person shooter gets the console treatment.

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Blackberry goes Black Friday with eBay app

26 November 2009, 09:10

RIM has teamed up with online auctioneer, eBay, to offer punters a free shopping app for the holiday season.

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Firefox GPU acceleration snaps at Microsoft's heels

26 November 2009, 09:09

The Mozilla foundation's Firefox team have released some benchmarks showing some of their own hardware-accelerated browser tech.

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Report claims police arrest people to get their DNA samples

26 November 2009, 09:05

A new report coming out today in the UK claims British bobbies are arresting people simply to get their DNA on file.

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Oracle to argue its Sun case in front of EC next week

26 November 2009, 08:58

The firm will get a private hearing in which to offer its arguments as to why taking over Sun Microsystems won't be a threat to European competition.

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AMD boasts of Hollywood ties

26 November 2009, 08:56

The firm has been crowing about its close relationship with Robert Rodriguez and how its platforms are being used by the director's studio.

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Qualcomm strives to be the mobile one-stop-shop

25 November 2009, 18:13

The 3G chip maker is moving into software and services as it tries to grab a larger slice of the mobile pie.

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MSI P55 Big Bang Trinergy: up close and personal

25 November 2009, 12:47

We take an exclusive look at MSI's latest high-end gaming motherboard.

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Tivo to develop next gen Virgin TV platform

25 November 2009, 12:18

Next year will see a new, improved set-top box from Virgin Media thanks to its new partnership.

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Tesco to stock Apple iPhone on PAYG tariff

25 November 2009, 11:28

The supermarket giant’s telco ambitions know no bounds as it bids to become the third UK iPhone supplier.

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Music sales in Sweden jumped after Pirate Bay ruling

25 November 2009, 10:52

The tide may be turning as a music industry association reports a marked increase in sales since April.

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Google’s role in the dissemination of content under scrutiny

25 November 2009, 09:28

The search giant has apologised for some content unearthed by its searches, while Eric Schmidt visits Iraq.

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The Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody might be the best music video you see this year

25 November 2009, 09:24

Turns out Animal can do the fandango.

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Canada and Australia clear Yahoo-Microsoft ad deal

25 November 2009, 08:47

Both countries have said the proposed ad deal doesn't represent an antitrust threat in their opinion and have given the go ahead to the deal.

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HTC Droid Eris offered at just $30 in Walmart

25 November 2009, 08:44

A slightly redesigned and repackaged version of the HTC Hero has popped up at US retail outfit, Walmart, for $30. It's not the only smartphone to get a price snip ...

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Review: Lenovo ThinkPad T400s multi-touch: power at your finger tips

25 November 2009, 08:30

Lenovo has equipped its ThinkPad T400s notebook with a capacitive multi-touch display. We take a look.

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EC drops Qualcomm anti-trust investigation

25 November 2009, 08:29

The European Commission has decided there is no need for investing any further time or resources investigating claims that Qualcomm abused its market dominance.

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