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Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK
Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK
'No decision' on giant database
No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.
Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.
MoD admits loss of secret files
Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges.
Say goodbye to the computer mouse
Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.
Microsoft results hit its shares
Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.
'Teen date' website faces criticism
A Newsbeat investigation has uncovered a dating website specifically for teenagers which campaigners fear will become a "playground for paedophiles".
Cost-cutters boost IBM's results
IBM benefits from companies calling in its services division to help them cut costs.
Google profits trigger concerns
Google's quarterly profits rise by less than expected, raising concerns of a slowdown in the online advertising market.
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E3: Best in show
Which games stood out at the E3 show in LA?
Chip shape
Hi-tech giant Intel marks 40 year milestone
Found sounds
The lost tapes of Dr Who composer Delia Derbyshire
Future fun
Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii
Playing Narnia
Film and game makers join forces for Prince Caspian
Mapping health
The digital tools fighting malaria in Rwanda
Veteran rockers set for windfall
Ageing rock musicians are set to be paid for their recordings for the rest of their lives under a European Union plan.
Chip maker AMD posts further loss
Chip maker AMD reports its seventh quarterly loss in a row, days after strong profits from Intel.
Whitehall bid to cut IT emissions
The government unveils plans its hopes will help it become the first in the world to make its computer use "carbon neutral".
Nintendo shows off Wii add-on
Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
eBay sees difficult times ahead
Online auction site eBay is cautious about its future growth as it struggles against a weakening global economy.
EU targets rogue download firms
Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services.
Robots scale new heights
Wall-climbing robots have been developed by scientists in America using the same principles behind electrostatics that make balloons stick to ceilings after being rubbed.
Farewell Mr Gates
The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft
Behind the scenes of Firefox 3.0
Behind the scenes at the Mozilla Foundation
Real racing in the virtual world
How gamers may soon be able to race against top F1 drivers in real time from the comfort of their living room.
Yahoo goes back to its roots
For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?
Making punishment fit the crime
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.
Closing the Gates after Bill
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era
Changing the way we think
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
Virgin territory for ISPs
Bill Thompson believes Virgin Media has decided it likes record companies more than its customers.
Trade agreement could hit privacy
Internet law professor Michael Geist examines implications of new anti-counterfeiting agreement.
Why the future is in your hands
The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.
The mobile future is calling
Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.
Google bets on Android future
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
Pupils reveal mobile snapshot
Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.
Nokia morphs itself from within
Future directions in computing
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.
Getting more from Moore's Law
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
Cleaning up in 'fab world'
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.
The man behind Moore's Law
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.
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