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Google unveils 'instant' searches

Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.

Smartphone chip battle heats up

Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.

Broadband speed gets laser boost

A kind of "auto-tune for data" developed by a European team may help increase the capacities of long-haul fibre optic cables.

European police in pirate raids

Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown

TalkTalk rapped for malware trial

The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.

PS3 update blocks hardware hack

Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.

HP sues Hurd over new Oracle job

Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

UK mobile firms to merge networks

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their infrastructure.

Pirate gamers face more sanctions

The developers behind the hotly anticipated Halo: Reach have taken another step aimed at cracking down on pirates.

US firm buys Realtime Worlds game

Part of collapsed computer games firm Realtime Worlds has been bought by an anonymous American company, administrators confirm.

Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m

Google proposes settling a lawsuit over its Buzz social network, whilst regulators launch a review of the firm's US search practices.

One in four gives fake net names

A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest.

Word power + people power = free rice

A web-based game designed to provide rice to the developing world has a facelift on its way to integrating with social networks.

Clicking the blue 'e'

Bill Thompson on Microsoft's game-changing browser

Learning to love computer codes

The source code MacPaint is released but who can read it?

Nothing said online is really private

Nothing said online is really private, says Bill Thompson

How to work anywhere in the world

How technology allows digital nomads to leave the office behind to work around the world

Virtual reality asks tough questions

Virtual reality is allowing scientists to ask difficult questions about human behaviour.

Online gaming takes it to the next level

Faster broadband networks could spell the end of the games console, experts say.

The PS3-powered super-computer

Turning 16 games consoles into a number-crunching supercomputer

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