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Microsoft demos 'touch Windows'

Microsoft's next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse.

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Dell joins cut-down laptop market

Dell is joining the burgeoning ranks of companies offering cut-down laptops, called netbooks, aimed at the developing world and general consumers.

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Bosses most at risk of ID theft

Company directors or those running their own businesses are most likely to be victims of identity theft, according to a report from Experian.

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Faster bank transfers under way

A banking scheme for one-day cash transfers over the telephone or on the internet has started.

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Buses 'could be road sensor hubs'

Buses could be turned into "mobile sensing platforms" to help reduce traffic and improve road conditions, according to European researchers. Berlin buses were used to demonstrate the technology, which included on-board environmental sensors, cameras and GPS.

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Facebook 'violates privacy laws'

A Canadian privacy group has filed a complaint against the social networking site Facebook accusing it of violating privacy laws

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YouTube law fight 'threatens net'

A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google. Google's claim follows Viacom's move to sue the video sharing service for its inability to keep copyrighted material off its site.

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Head's YouTube warning to pupils

A head teacher has sent out a warning to his pupils who might feel tempted to post clips from school on internet video sharing sites.

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Teachers told to be wary online

School teachers using their home computers have been warned about the dangers of putting too much personal information on the internet.

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Cyber bully pledge for teachers

The government is pledging action to protect teachers from bullying through mobile phones and the internet.

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Digital plumbers enter the home

Tech support is going mass market, moving out of the office and into homes as the proliferation of gadgetry in the average house makes a geek contact essential.

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The future of money goes mobile

Near Field Communications (NFC) offers shoppers the opportunity to wave a card or a phone near a sensor and beep, a coffee or train fare is paid for.

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Drone planes research hurricanes

As the hurricane season takes off in the US so too will drone planes which will fly into the eye of the storms. It is part of an ongoing project funded by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) to monitor the Earth's atmosphere.

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How games will change the world

It's becoming increasingly common for gamers to list things like running World Of Warcraft guilds in their applications, and increasingly common for employers to recognise the organisational, managerial and inter-personal skills such experience brings.

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Offshoring 'bad for IT pay in UK'

The pay and prospects of junior IT support staff in the UK have stagnated as services have been relocated to India, research has suggested.

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Blackberry spurns Indian spy call

The Canadian manufacturer of Blackberry mobile phones has rejected demands by the Indian government that it help decrypt suspicious text messages.

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