Memristor revolution backed by HP

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A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

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Global broadband divide revealed

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The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

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Samsung releases iPad competitor

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Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.

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US seeks input on net data rules

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US net users are being asked for their opinions about what ISPs should be allowed to do with web traffic flowing through their networks.

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Apple creates a social network

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Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

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Intel to buy German wireless unit

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US chipmaker Intel agrees to buy the wireless unit of German counterpart Infineon for $1.4bn, disappointing markets.

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Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened

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Sweden’s director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

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Orange rolls out mobile HD voice

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Mobile firm Orange becomes the first UK network to use a new technology that claims to offer higher quality voice calls.

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Advert watchdog gets online power

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The Advertising Standards Authority is given the power to regulate ads and marketing claims on websites and services like Facebook.

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Google and Skype face India ban

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Following tough action against Blackberry, security forces in India turn their attention to Google and Skype.

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Blackberry in India ban reprieve

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Blackberry-maker Research in Motion offers to work with India to support the country’s need for “lawful access” to encrypted services

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Turbine swarms go with the flow

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Scientists are developing self-organising swarms of turbines which they hope can be used to tap energy from the Gulf Stream.

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Electricity ‘pulled from the air’

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A scheme to generate renewable energy by simply pulling electric charge out of humid air sparks debate amongst scientists.

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‘Anti-Facebook’ eyes launch date

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An open alternative to Facebook will be launched on the 15 September, the developers of the Diaspora project say.

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Billionaire sues hi-tech giants

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing several high-tech giants for infringing patents held by a Silicon Valley lab he founded in the 1990s.

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Sony obtains ban on PS3 hack chip

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Sony has won a temporary ban to prevent Australian distributors selling a hardware hack for the PlayStation 3 (PS3).

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Fake iTunes reviews row settled

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A US trade body rules against a marketing firm whose employees posted favourable reviews of its clients’ apps on iTunes.

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Google’s Gmail offers free calls

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Google is taking on net phone firms like Skype by offering free and cheap calls from its web-based e-mail service, Gmail.

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Tobacco firms’ web impact probed

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The tobacco industry may be using websites such as YouTube to get around a ban on advertising cigarettes, a study says.

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Record uptake for gaming course

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A Norfolk university is reporting its highest ever enrolment for its computer games degree despite struggles in the gaming industry.

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HP tops Dell again with 3Par bid

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Hewlett Packard raises its bid in the battle with rival Dell to take control of data storage firm 3Par.

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Blackberry makes offer to India

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Blackberry-maker Research in Motion offers to work with India to support the country’s need for “lawful access” to encrypted services

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Wikileaks posts CIA terror memo

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Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks publishes a CIA memo examining the implications of the US being perceived as an “exporter of terrorism”.

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Energy drinks ‘to power gadgets’

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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’

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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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Fox defends video game ban call

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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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Web scam hits iTunes and Paypal

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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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Microsoft probes Halo game breach

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Microsoft is investigating how an eagerly anticipated Xbox game appeared on the internet three weeks ahead of its official release.

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