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24 January 2009
News: The 17 worst computer games of 2008

2008 was a great year for gaming, featuring blockbusters such as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto 4. But along with the classics, a number of rubbish games were released. We've rounded up the 17 games you should definitely stay away from.
22 January 2009
Opinion: Arsenal fans get highlights on Sony PSPs

Effete, Gitanes-puffing North London soccer aristocrats Arsenal have come up with a novel way of keeping pitchside fans in touch with their travails - from next season they can watch the Gunners play on Sony PlayStation Portable devices.
News: Toshiba announces 16in multimedia laptop

Toshiba has announced the Toshiba Satellite A350 - a laptop with a 16in, 1366x768 pixel, 16:9 widescreen.
21 January 2009
News: MSN Mobile gets music download service

Microsoft today launched a music download service on MSN Mobile. The MSN service enables users to download pay-for videos and music tracks to their mobile phones.
News: Manx ISP offers unlimited music downloads

The government of the Isle of Man has proposed that residents of the island pay its ISP a one-off fee for unlimited music downloads.
News: Sony: Microsoft Xbox 360 'lacks longevity'

Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kazuo Hirai has slammed Microsoft's Xbox 360 console for not lasting long enough.
20 January 2009
News: PC more popular than TV for UK children

UK children spend nearly six hours each day in front of a television or computer.
News: Bournemouth to get 100Mbps broadband by March

The first homes in the UK to get 100Mbps broadband access will be connected by March, says H2O.
News: YouTube lets users download clips in MPEG4

YouTube is offering users the chance to download clips as well as stream them from some of the channels on its video-sharing site.
News: Sony TV switches off if no-one's watching

Sony has unveiled the latest in green technology - a TV that automatically switches off if there's no-one watching it.
19 January 2009
Video: World Technology Update: January 19 2009

This week our show comes from CES again with Palm unveiling a new phone, Sony showing off futuristic glasses and Samsung thinning down their TVs and Blu-ray players. All that news and more on this week’s World Tech Update.
News: Watch YouTube on your PS3 or Wii

PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Nintendo Wii owners can now watch YouTube on their televisions. Currently in beta and announced only Thursday in a blog post by the YouTube Team, the YouTube for Television website offers a remote control-friendly user interface for the popular video site.
17 January 2009
News: The 16 best games that you've never played

2008 was a brilliant year for gaming with the release of blockbusters such as Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War. But the year also saw some brilliant, lesser-known games released. We've taken a look at the best 16 games you've probably never played.
14 January 2009
News: Microsoft targets education with Surface computer

Microsoft hopes the education sector will prove a lucrative market for its Surface tabletop computer, and is demonstrating possible uses for the technology at this week's BETT show.
News: Microsoft patches Windows 7 beta

Microsoft yesterday issued its first patch for the just-released Windows 7 beta, but it passed on plugging a hole in an important file-sharing protocol that it fixed in older versions of the operating system.
13 January 2009
News: Top 10 most popular UK online retailers 2008 Christmas

Amazon was the top UK online retailer in the last quarter of 2008, followed by Argos, Tesco, Play.com and Marks & Spencer.
News: Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars gets 18 rating

The latest game in the controversial Grand Theft Auto series has given an 18+ age rating by the British Board of Film Classification.
12 January 2009
News: Plasma TVs to be banned under EU laws

Large plasma TVs could be banned if a new EU standard is passed this spring.
News: Sony's TransferJet connects Toshiba gadgets

The first prototypes from Toshiba based on TransferJet, a short-range, high-speed wireless data transmission system intended as a replacement for cables, were on show at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
10 January 2009
News: 15 Reasons why the PC is best for gaming

Think a PC isn't a viable gaming platform? Well think again. Here's 15 reasons why a PC is the best device to play games on.