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British Government pulls adverts from Facebook

8th Aug 2007 The British Government has pulled all of its advertising from the popular social networking site, Facebook. [5]

Defcon 15 news roundup

7th Aug 2007 From picking locks to uncovering undercover reporters, Defcon 15 was full of events this year. [14]

Hellgate: London set for Halloween release

7th Aug 2007 EA has announced that Bill Roper's Hellgate: London will be released at the end of October on the PC. [11]

IBM may build fastest supercomputer

7th Aug 2007 Surrounded by controversy, the National Science Foundation is set to award IBM a contract to build the world's fastest supercomputer. [31]

StarCraft 2 singleplayer info

7th Aug 2007 BlizzCon 2007 hasn't only been focused on cosplay and World of Warcraft, oh no. StarCraft 2 is seeing a fair bit of attention too, so check out the new details within. [7]

Apple sued for iPhone keyboard patent infringement

7th Aug 2007 Apple is under fire as the iPhone's keyboard apparently infringes on a patent filed in August 2000. [19]

Microsoft drops price on Xbox 360 line

7th Aug 2007 Microsoft drops the price of the entire Xbox 360 line in North America as the European release date for the Xbox Elite gets closer and closer. [12]

Steam Community beta upgrade goes live

7th Aug 2007 Steam has been updated with a new community beta function, allowing players to join groups and schedule events. Details of the official bit-tech.net group lay within! [29]

Eight more parties join YouTube class action case

7th Aug 2007 The FA Premier League yesterday announced that eight more parties had joined the class action suit against YouTube. [5]

Evesham Technology goes into administration

6th Aug 2007 Evesham Technology has gone into administration, citing the Home Computing Initiative being closed at short notice as a cause. [6]

More Penryn details revealed

6th Aug 2007 HKEPC has managed to get its hands on a low-end 45nm Wolfdale processor and has revealed some interesting info on the upcoming Penryn processor family. [5]

Thermal analysts examine Xbox 360

6th Aug 2007 Japanese thermal design experts take apart an old Xbox 360 and one which has been repaired this year to check just what's going on inside Microsoft's beige box. [25]

Sennheiser forum giveaway!

6th Aug 2007 Just a reminder about our worldwide giveaway. All you have to do in order to be in with a chance of winning a Sennheiser PC 161 headset is say something witty.

GayGamer.net subject to hate crimes

6th Aug 2007 GayGamer.net has been taken offline due to hate speech postings on the forums and repeated denial of service of attacks on the internets only site for gay gamers. [168]

id confirms Rage, Quake Zero, Quake XBLA

6th Aug 2007 Carmack and co. have had a very busy week at QuakeCon '07, unveiling a new title and two Quake remakes. Check out the trailer for Rage within. [16]

Fake Steve Jobs Unmasked

6th Aug 2007 The unknown author of The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs has been ousted by NY Times writer. [6]

Optimus Prime Case mod

6th Aug 2007 Are you a fan of the Transformers? Then check out how Optimus Prime transforms into a PC thanks to PC modder John Magnus. [7]

Poll: What's your favourite game genre?

4th Aug 2007 In this week's poll, we ask what your favourite game genre is. Whether you're an FPS fanatic or a World of Warcraft junkie, this is the poll for you. [87]

Intel takes £31 bn in monopoly profits since 1996

4th Aug 2007 An economic study done by ERS Group has found that Intel has extracted over £31 billion in monopoly profits in the past decade. [17]

AMD demos first GPU with native DisplayPort 1.1

3rd Aug 2007 AMD has semi-publicly demonstrated the world's first GPU with native DisplayPort support at VESA's PlugTest event in California. [20]

Foxconn Mars mobo to feature a new Gladiator BIOS

3rd Aug 2007 The new Foxconn Mars motherboard is set to be the most overclockable yet, and the core of this is the new Gladiator BIOS. [9]

GTA IV delayed until Q2 2008

3rd Aug 2007 Take-Two announce that GTA IV has been officially delayed until the second quarter of next year on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Check inside to find out why. [23]

Laser Printers can be harmful

3rd Aug 2007 A team of Australian scientists have discovered that laser printers can be harmful to your health. [28]

Home-made portable Rogue game system

3rd Aug 2007 Bored of your DS and PSP? Want something old-school? Then build yourself a Rogue-like game system which you can carry in your pocket for just a few pounds. [6]

3rd Aug 2007 Mark it in your diary, cancel your meetings, send the wife and kids on holiday and take some time off work. Take the phone off the hook too - EA has announced the Crysis release date. [34]

Eminem sues Apple for iTunes music downloads

3rd Aug 2007 Another lawsuit is filed against Apple as Eight Mile Style sues for copyright infringement. [17]

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What we're reading

Why Britain's watchdogs have fewer teeth than goldfish
PC Pro
Terrific invective from PC Pro about how consumers are let down by their supposed watchdogs.
Alex Watson on 20th Nov, 17:41
Apple machines are less reliable - The Inquirer
theinquirer.net
Asus, Toshiba and Sony laptops are more reliable than Apple's
Antony Leather on 20th Nov, 17:00
Why cars are greener than buses (maybe)
BBC
Fluffy maths but it is worrying when you see busses and trains mostly empty.
Jamie Cuthill on 20th Nov, 14:39

Scroll Bar Clock
Tok Wok
It's a clock made of scroll bars.
Alex Watson on 19th Nov, 10:17
Google Holding Chrome OS Event Thursday. Complete Overview And Launch Plans To Be Revealed.
TechCrunch
Chrome OS imminent?
Alex Watson on 18th Nov, 15:58
Fun Photo of the Week: GF100 (the first GeForce GPU based on Fermi
Nvidia
Not a fake, this time.
Alex Watson on 18th Nov, 15:42

Music Games Aren't Dead, Just Waiting to Be Reborn
Wired.com
Good look at the declining sales numbers and popularity of Guitar Hero et al.
Alex Watson on 17th Nov, 10:42
Icrontic Flash 10.1 beta hits; brings GPU acceleration
icrontic.com
About time, Adobe! Cmon, cmon cmon!
Richard Swinburne on 17th Nov, 08:30
Apple patents worst idea ever
The New York Times
An ad that "can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message."
Alex Watson on 16th Nov, 15:09