Don't be lonely at Christmas time

A guide to some of the alternative social networking sites available to meet and greet this Christmas.

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Xbox games tackle drink driving

The Scottish Government is to target young drink-drivers by placing adverts on virtual billboards in Xbox 360 games.

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Queen launches YouTube channel

The Queen launches her own channel on video-sharing website YouTube.

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Robotic arms takes top award

An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition

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Manhunt 2 to face court challenge

British censors win the right to fight the release of video game Manhunt 2 in the High Court.

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Apple shuts down rumours website

A legal row over leaked details of Apple products ends with the rumours site being shut down.

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Robotic arms take home top award

An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition

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Government cracks online whip

The government is considering using 'formal powers' to make the broadband industry give consumers a better deal.

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Whistle blows on Sensible Soccer

The Xbox Live version of Sensible World of Soccer is removed as players discover problems online.

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Government cracks broadband whip

The government is considering using 'formal powers' to make the broadband industry give consumers a better deal.

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UK gamers spend £1.5bn on titles

Sales of video games in the UK are at an all-time high, with more than 78 million titles sold in 2007.

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BitTorrent search site loses case

A website which provided links to films, music and TV programmes loses a copyright case in the US.

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Virgin broadband outage resolved

A broadband outage which affected thousands of Virgin Media customers has been resolved, the firm says.

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Virgin broadband outage resolved

A nationwide broadband outage which affected thousands of Virgin Media customers has been resolved, the firm has said.

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