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| Top Spin 2 for the Xbox 360 does a competent job of bringing the game to life in your hands. |
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| Sky sets date for HDTV start |
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| Sky will launch its high-definition TV service on 22 May, the satellite broadcaster confirms. |
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| File-sharer averts legal action |
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| File-sharing service BearShare is to pay $30m ( |
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| Problems plague World of Warcraft |
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| Keen World of Warcraft players are complaining about ongoing problems with the online game. |
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| Grid searches for avian flu cure |
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| A grid of UK computers has been drafted in to the search for a drug to combat avian flu. |
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| Net censorship spreads worldwide |
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| Repressive regimes are using technology to stifle online debate among citizens on every continent, reveals a report. |
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| Creative Technology reports loss |
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| Digital music player business Creative unveils $114m of quarterly losses as it struggles behind market pleader Apple. |
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| Amateur snappers get their reward |
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| Citizens who find themselves snapping events could get their work recognised by a new award. |
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| EU agrees battery recycling law |
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| The European Union agrees the text of a law that will make recycling of batteries obligatory from 2008. |
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| Google looks for best coders |
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| Google launches a competition to find the best computer programmers in Europe, with jobs at the firm up for grabs. |
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| US file-sharing students targeted |
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| The US music and film industry is targeting universities in its latest action against illegal file-sharing. |
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| Apple wins iTunes download deal |
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| Apple has succeeded in keeping music download prices fixed at 79p in a deal with major record labels. |
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| Cash card taps virtual game funds |
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| The makers of an online game have issued cash cards to allow gamers to access their virtual funds in real life. |
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| Media holds its own in trust poll |
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| People worldwide trust the media more than governments, a poll suggests, while the young increasingly go online for news. |
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| Return of the first lady of games |
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| The creator of Tomb Raider, Toby Gard, talks about how he revived his "wayward child". |
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| Homemade walking aid tackles MS |
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| A makeshift walking aid made by a scientist for his wife was shortlisted for an award at a major disability show. |
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| Toshiba gets flash memory boost |
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| Demand for the memory chips used in MP3 players, cameras and mobile phones lifts Toshiba profits by 70%. |
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| Lara back on legendary form |
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| Lara Croft, the ballsy, under-dressed first lady of gaming returns to glory in Tomb Raider Legend. |
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| Yell snaps up Spanish rival TPI |
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| Directory publishing group Yell agrees to buy a majority stake in Spanish phone directory firm TPI. |
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| BT buys online retailer Dabs.com |
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| BT buys online electronics retailer Dabs.com for an estimated |
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| Nintendo name swap sparks satire |
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| The final name for Nintendo next-generation console has prompted much comment among gamers. |
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| OFT will examine online shopping |
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| The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to study online retailing to see if consumers get a fair deal and are informed of their rights. |
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| Heart op survival rates unveiled |
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| Hospital heart surgery survival rates are being published for the first time. |
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| MEPs back hi-tech car safety kit |
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| The European Parliament backs a plan to fit new cars with emergency phone call technology. |
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| Warnings over USB memory sticks |
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| Firms are struggling to control the potential security risks posed by USB memory sticks, research shows. |
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| Amazon profits fall 35% on costs |
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| Internet retailer Amazon sees quarterly profits drop 35%, hit by costs related to updating technology. |
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| Gamers lament top tournament loss |
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| Pro-gamers are mourning the loss of a lucrative pro-gaming tournament which gave out more than $1m in prizes. |
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| Microsoft fights to keep secrets |
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| Microsoft lawyers claim the EU is forcing them to reveal trade secrets in the third day of their anti-trust trial. |
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| Court win for Rambus over Hynix |
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| Chip technology designer Rambus wins a $307m ( |
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