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Energy drinks 'to power gadgets'
Living cell parts have been used to create electricity from chemicals in devices that could one day be fuelled by energy drinks.
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US military 'hit in cyber strike'
A 2008 cyber attack launched from an infected flash drive in the Middle East penetrated secret US military computers, a top Pentagon official says.
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Magic wand casts spell on Dragons
Technical wizards Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley try to persuade the Dragons to invest in their magic wand remote control.
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Record uptake for gaming course
A Norfolk university is reporting its highest ever enrolment for its computer games degree despite struggles in the gaming industry.
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New UK passport design revealed
The Home Office unveils the design of the new UK passport which has enhanced security features to tackle identity theft and fraud.
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Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers given iPads
Fat-fingered sumo wrestlers, unable to tap the keys on standard mobile phones, are being given iPads to communicate.
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BBC Micro gets a new lease of life
How the classic PC is helping train a new generation of students in the art of programming.
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Tech Know: Retro BBC computers
School students are writing video games on the iconic 1980s machines to learn "true" computer programming
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Tagging for psychiatric patients
For the first time in Britain, a satellite tracking system is being used to monitor the movements of violent offenders with mental health problems.
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BT ad banned over broadband claim
A BT advert is banned for misleading customers over the speed of the company's broadband, the advertising watchdog says.
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Web scam hits iTunes and Paypal
ITunes accounts linked to Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out.
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Banned Brotherhood in Egypt gets 'own Facebook'
Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood movement launches its own Facebook-style social networking site to promote moderate Islamic values, it says.
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Microsoft probes Halo game breach
Microsoft is investigating how an eagerly anticipated Xbox game appeared on the internet three weeks ahead of its official release.
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Cheating gamers face online ban
Rockstar Games are banning people from playing the popular game Red Dead Redemption who are accused of cheating.
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HP trumps Dell in $1.6bn 3PAR bid
Computer maker Hewlett Packard bids $1.6bn (£1bn) for data storage firm 3PAR, trumping a $1.2bn offer made by rival Dell.
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Dust busting technology from Mars
Technology developed for space missions to Mars enables terrestrial solar panels to self-clean and stay dust free.
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Soldiers on call for game ban
British troops give their views on the defence secretary's call for Medal of Honor to be banned.
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Fox defends video game ban call
Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox defends his comments calling on retailers to refuse to sell the forthcoming Medal of Honor game.
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