Microsoft patents ‘magic wand’

Newly released patent applications from Microsoft have sparked speculation that it is to unveil a Wii remote rival at the E3 expo in Los Angeles.

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Wolfram ‘search engine’ goes live

A web tool hailed as a significant rival to search giant Google has gone live to the public.

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Hackers ‘launch attack’ on Facebook

Facebook has been working to clean up its site after its 200 million members were targeted by hackers.

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Google apology for slow service

Google apologised for what it called a “traffic jam” that resulted in slow service or even interruption on the internet search giant’s main page.

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Craigslist ditches erotic adverts

The US classified ads website Craigslist says it will remove its erotic services category following claims it promotes prostitution.

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Amazon unveils Kindle DX e-reader

Amazon has unveiled a new version of its Kindle e-reader, aimed at reading newspapers, magazines and documents.

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YouTube helps man deliver baby

An engineer in Cornwall delivered his baby son after watching a instructional video on YouTube.

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MS Windows 7 goes on public test

A release candidate of Windows 7, the next major release of the world’s most popular operating system, goes public in trial form in the next week.

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Microsoft preps Windows 7 release

A release candidate of Windows 7, the next major release of the world’s most popular operating system, goes public in trial form in the next week.

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US cyber-security ’embarrassing

America’s cyber-security has been described as “broken” by one industry expert and as “childlike” by another.

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