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Apple lays App Store rules bare
Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.

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.

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