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Play.com hit by ordering glitch

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Customers of online shop Play.com contact the BBC to report problems with its ordering system.

Gadget problems divide the sexes

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A technology helpline claims that there are significant differences between the types of calls it receives from men and women.

Early origins for uncanny valley

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Human suspicion of realistic robots and avatars may have earlier origins than previously thought.

China plans for humanoid Olympics

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Robots sports stars are being sought for an international robot Olympics to be held in China in 2010.

F1 designer unveils electric car

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A new sustainable electric car designed for city or town use is the result of a £9m investment programme.

EU offers hope to file-sharers

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The European Parliament has put together a reform package that would protect those accused of illegal file-sharing.

China to ban beating web addicts

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China's internet boot camps should not use physical punishment to treat web addicts, the ministry of health says.

BBC iPlayer to launch on Freesat

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The BBC's catch-up service iPlayer will have a test launch on Freesat later on this month.

Action promised on council spying

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Council officers keen to use covert surveillance will have to get permission from senior executives, under new plans.

English wine gets a helping hand... from Space

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English vineyards have signed up to use a harvest optimisation scheme based on data gathered from satellites.

Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital

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Grand tour

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How to make a virtual video tour

All together now

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Scientists use social networking to collaborate

Rocket it and roll

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Land speed team sees its plans come together

Web access

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Pupils in Denmark are allowed to use the net in exams

Doing the rounds

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Why US doctors are ditching pagers for smartphones

Game on

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Are too many sequels damaging video games?

Smart spectacles aid translation

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Glasses that can provide near real-time subtitles to translate foreign languages are being developed by Japan's NEC.

Intel in threats and bribery suit

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Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales.

EMI sues Beatles download website

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Record company EMI is suing a US website which it says is offering unauthorised downloads of The Beatles' albums for sale.

Microsoft reveals new-look MSN

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Microsoft has announced a major redesign of its MSN.com web portal, designed to drive traffic to search engine Bing.

Orange gives cash for old mobiles

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Mobile operator Orange is offering a recycling scheme for mobile phones, laptops and other electronic devices.

GPS used to preserve ants' nests

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GPS satellite technology is used to record the locations of rare ants' nests ahead of work to fell thousands of trees.

Global 'caring' portal to launch

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Plans are being drawn up for a website that will aim to promote social good around the world.

X-rays 'top scientific invention'

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The public votes the X-ray machine as the best invention over the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson's rocket.

Android phone for SonyEricsson

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The first Android mobile phone from SonyEricsson is due to go on sale in early 2010, says the handset maker.

Is e-democracy a good thing?

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Digital Britain requires a pause for thought, writes Bill Thompson

Net nomads of the electronic age

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Bill Thompson on how tech will help him cope while his life becomes more nomadic.

No net gains for party politics

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Net will not decide the next election, says Bill Thompson

Barring Google from libraries

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Google should not be world librarian, says Bill Thompson

Broadband in a backpack

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Going online from disasters areas just got easier

Crowd control gets intelligent

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A new computer simulator is helping predict the behaviour of crowds in a unique way.

'Galapagos of mobile industry'

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Richard Taylor discovers why the "keitei" has become the must-have personal companion for the Japanese.

Digital Revolution

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Internet Blog

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