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Microsoft touts rival LCD technology
Microsoft research has developed a competing technology to LCD, which it claims will provide brighter, cheaper screens.

100Mb/sec broadband rollout begins
H2O has begun sending out letters to Bournemouth residents requesting permission to connect them to its superfast 100Mb/sec broadband network.

Tiscali takes legal action over BT customer poaching
Tiscali has started legal proceedings against BT, after it attempted to poach the ISP's customers by casting doubt over Tiscali's long-term future.

Snooping requests soar to half million
A surveillance report has revealed that requests by public bodies to intercept communications soared to over half a million in 2007.

Microsoft announces DirectX 11
Microsoft has released further details on the latest version of its graphics API.

Google Blogger "hosts 2% of world's malware"
Google's Blogger service is responsible for 2% of the world's malware hosted on the web, according to a new report from security firm Sophos.

Redten caught red-handed over broadband claims
Redten, the company which offers customers a "free PC" with their broadband connection, has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over misleading claims.

MySpace joins OpenID alliance
MySpace has joined the OpenID alliance, allowing users to take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again.

Take your iPhone underwater with new coating
A clear plastic coating currently under development could spell the end for water-damaged gadgets.

Yahoo "pretty pleased" despite profit drop
Profit has fallen 19% in the last quarter due to a slowing economy and a failed takeover bid from Microsoft, but Yahoo is still "pretty pleased" with results.

Sky to launch iTunes rival
Sky is to launch an online subscription music service with Universal, in a deal that could challenge Apple's iTunes.

SanDisk slams Vista's solid-state disk performance
SanDisk has blamed Windows Vista for the poor performance of its solid-state drives.

Cheap chargers could electrocute
Counterfeit mains chargers could electrocute users and represent a fire risk, warns a UK council's Trading Standards body.

Fujitsu joins netbook naysayers
Fujitsu has joined Sony in expressing concern over the potential implications of low-cost laptops on the PC market.

Government admits data losses far higher than claimed
The Government has admitted that it has had 658 laptops stolen over the last four years - one every two days, and twice the previously claimed figure.

£950 keyboard receives facelift
Art Lebedev has announced the fourth model in its range of OLED-equipped keyboards, the 15-key Pultius number pad.

Vodafone scales back sales outlook
Vodafone has scaled back its earning forecast, amid concerns over the economic slowdown.

Microsoft releases Home Server Power Pack 1
Microsoft has officially released Power Pack 1 for Home Server.

Apple smashes revenue records
Apple has seen earnings soar in the third quarter, bolstered by record sales of the Mac.

Facebook revamp "in coming days"
Facebook's long awaited redesign will go live in coming days, with the company implementing sweeping changes as it attempts to give users more control and curb new forms of spam.