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 | Halo maker parts from Microsoft |
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| Bungie, the developers of the popular Halo series, are to part company with owners Microsoft. |
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| Sony offers cut-price PlayStation |
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| Sony is to launch a cut-price PlayStation 3 (PS3) with a smaller hard drive and no backwards compatibility. |
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| Battle to beat fake Ebay e-mails |
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| Fake Ebay e-mails which are used to con users out of money are being targeted by a secure mail system. |
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| Huge fine for US music downloader |
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| A Minnesota woman is ordered to pay damages of more than $200,000 for illegal file-sharing after losing a court battle. |
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| Scans reveal lost gravestone text |
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| Illegible words on headstones could be read again thanks to a scan technology developed in the US. |
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| s iPod |
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| Microsoft is hoping that three new models of its digital media player will help it gain some market share. |
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| Warning over net form cheating |
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| Would-be students are warned not to cheat on their university application forms by copying from the web. |
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| Search giants offer new features |
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| Yahoo and Microsoft battle to gain market-share from Google with upgrades to their search engines. |
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| Spam weapon helps preserve books |
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| A weapon used to fight spammers is now helping university researchers preserve old books. |
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| Data row hits mobile mast website |
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| The future of a website which details all the mobile phone masts in the UK is in doubt following a row over data. |
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| Qualcomm faces EU probe |
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| A European watchdog says it will look into claims Qualcomm abused its leading position in mobile phone technology. |
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| Ultra-thin TV to hit the market |
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| An ultra-thin television screen - only 3mm thick - will go on sale from Sony in Japan from December. |
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| Adobe challenges word on the web |
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| Adobe joins a growing list of firms offering free online alternatives to conventional office software. |
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| Streaming future of internet TV |
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| As demand grows for TV on-demand can the web handle the increased traffic generated by video? |
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| British Library books go digital |
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| Thousands of old books previously unavailable to the public will go online thanks to a British Library programme. |
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| Microsoft bows to pressure on XP |
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| Customer demand forces Microsoft to keep Windows XP on shop shelves for months longer than intended. |
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| Apple iPhone warning proves true |
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| An Apple software update is disabling iPhones that have been unlocked by owners, according to reports. |
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| Spy charges for US computer duo |
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| Two computer engineers in the US are charged with conspiring to steal microchip designs. |
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| 84m in 24 hours |
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| Video game Halo 3 earns more than £84m ($170m) in sales in its first 24 hours on release, says Microsoft. |
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| Town tries out Cybercar concept |
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| Driverless cars which use lasers to avoid obstacles are being tried out in a Northamptonshire town. |
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| Ofcom looks to future of fast net |
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| Regulator Ofcom launches a consultation into how the UK should roll out super-fast broadband services. |
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| Stopping the cyberbullies |
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| Putting a stop to the cyberbullies is not going to be easy, says columnist Bill Thompson. |
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| BBC backs HD television service |
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| The BBC Trust gives the provisional go-ahead for a high definition television (HDTV) channel. |
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| Germany to build maglev railway |
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| Germany comes up with the funds to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation, rail service in Munich. |
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| Apple warning on unlocked iPhones |
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| Unlocking iPhones to use with another operator could result in the mobile becoming "permanently inoperable". |
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| A wide world of games |
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| Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson cherishes games from different nations. |
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| Time for Apple to face the music? |
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| Is it time to unpick Apple in the same way as Microsoft has been scrutinised asks Bill Thompson |
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| Gamers gear up for Halo 3 launch |
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| Halo 3, one of the most heavily marketed games in history, goes on sale at midnight in the US. |
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| to sell to public |
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| A low-cost laptop, designed for children in developing countries, will go on sale in North America. |
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