NZ teenage hacker charges dropped

A New Zealand teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network is freed without a conviction.

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Blizzard wins Warcraft bot battle

World of Warcraft maker Blizzard has won the first stage of a legal battle with the maker of software that automates game play.

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Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on

Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.

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Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on

Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.

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UK iTunes shelves music price cut

Apple scraps plans to cut the price of music downloads on its iTunes service in the UK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7507100.stm

Xbox sets sights on communities

Microsoft announces  a re-design of its Xbox Live online games system in an attempt to capture new markets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7506927.stm

BT to pump £1.5bn into broadband

BT says it plans to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables to give millions of homes access to much faster broadband.

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Xbox sets sights on communities

Microsoft announces  a re-design of its Xbox Live online games system in an attempt to capture new markets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7506927.stm

Viacom 'backs off' YouTube demand

Google and Viacom reach a deal to protect the personal details of YouTube viewers while evidence is collected for a legal case.

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Crackdown on web game sharing

People in Britain who illegally share games over the internet are facing legal action from a computer game manufacturer.

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X-Men star becomes real professor

Actor Patrick Stewart, Professor Xavier in the X-Men films, has a real-life professorship bestowed upon him.

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Gaming giants look to mainstream

The giants of the games industry gather in Los Angeles this week for the E3 show and all sights are set on the mass market.

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London commuters 'face card woe'

Thousands of Londoners using the public transport system may find their Oyster card no longer works after an electronic fault.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7504199.stm

Yahoo rejects new break-up offer

Yahoo rejects a joint offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn, describing it as "ludicrous".

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