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New British Review Of Video Game Violence

The British government has launched a review of the effect of video game violence on kids.

The .asia Domain Hits Sunrise

Beginning today, companies and governments can register with the .asia suffix, which will go live next March.

Nigerian Scammers Busted

A co-ordinated international sting has brought a number of arrests of Nigerian scammers.

Group Recommends Identity Tsar

A working party in the UK has recommended the creation of an identity tsar to co-ordinate efforts to fight identity fraud.

Busted for Gundam Edits

The Japanese Agriculture Ministry has chastised workers who made Wikipedia edits during work hours, including one who made 260 changes on Gundam.

O2 Jumps Into UK Broadband Market

UK Mobile Operator O2 is set to launch its own broadband service this month.

Ofcom Investigates Broadband Speeds

UK government watchdog Ofcom is questioning big ISPs about the difference in real and advertised broadband connection speeds and is putting forward proposals for the future.

Brits Love Their Social Networks

A new survey has shown that Britons are by far the most active Europeans on social networks.

Amnesty Harnesses Social Networks

Amnesty International is harnessing the massive power of social networks for a new campaign for human rights.

eBay Joins Social Networks

eBay has created its own kind of social network as a part of a major site redesign.

Free Wi-Fi For British Troops

British troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will soon have free Wi-Fi in their Barracks.

The World Searches

A new global study shows how, and with whom, the world searched online during August.

Japanese Internet-Assisted Suicide

A Japanese man has been arrested for aiding the suicide of a young woman who contacted him via his suicide web site.

Myanmar Regains Internet

The government of Myanmar has resumed Internet access for citizens, but a mood of caution seems to prevail.

British Agency To Check Wi-Fi And Health

The British Health Protection Agency is starting a new study to check just how safe Wi-Fi is to our health.

EA Buys Two Video Games Studios

EA is spending a huge $810 million to acquire BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios.

New Report On China And Internet

A new report by Reporters without borders and Chinese Human Rights Defenders details online surveillance and censorship in China.

New Survey Shows How Brits Love Mobiles

A new survey shows just how much the UK loves its mobile phones, with 25% of those under 25 classing themselves as addicted.

Skype Hit By New Malware

For the second time in just over a month, Skype has been hit by a Trojan, this one known as Skype Defender.

Internet Pirates Strike Back

File-sharing site Pirate Bay has been given a very close variant on its enemy’s domain.

Blog Repression Continues

A new report from Reporters Without Frontiers highlights the threats to bloggers globally.

UK Begins Digital TV Switchover

The warnings have been coming for a while, but the change has started, and TV in the UK will be all digital by 2012.

BBC Expands Online Offerings

Online services to be free at many UK hot spots and more platforms coming soon.

Discovery Buys HowStuffWorks

It’s a TV channel swallows web site tale to strengthen its digital presence – and launch a new show.

O2 Gets Interactive Mobile Comedy

British mobile operator debuts a mobile interactive comedy show.

A Four Terabyte Hard Drive?

Hitachi has achieved a breakthrough that could quadruple hard drive capacities.

Wi-Fi Is Broken, Say Experts

Your Wi-Fi security is probably a lot lower than you imagine, and can easily be hacked.

EA Sees A Gaming Future Without Consoles

An EA executive seems a future where you won’t need your PS3 or Xbox360, you’ll get games stream to your PC or via a set-top box.

Spy Agency Seeks Gaming Geeks

Britain’s GCHQ intelligence monitoring agency is seeking recruits by advertising in Xbox 360 games.

China Redirecting Search

Use a search engine in China and you’ll find yourself redirected to baidu.com.

The Economist Puts Archive Online

Magazine to digitize articles dating back to 1843.

How Big A Flop Is Vista?

UK retail group claims the failure of Vista has cost them millions.

BBC To Start Carrying Ads

BBC Worldwide, which runs the BBC outside the UK, has said international BBC web site users will begin seeing ads.

HMV Adds In-Store Gaming Zone

It’s the new gaming arcade, but with Xbox instead of Pac-Man.