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Phones 'used like digital dummies'
Computers and smartphones have become a "digital dummy" used by parents to pacify their children, says a head teachers' leader.
GPS 'improves early tsunami alerts'
GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team of scientists suggest.
US questions Google on Glass privacy
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
Man lists 12,000 call menu options
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services
EA stops making games for Wii U
Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console.
VIDEO: Read Klingon on your computer screen
Microsoft's Bing offers page translations into Klingon, Google launches a music subscription service plus other tech news.
VIDEO: Webscape: Apollo 11 mission site
Kate Russell looks at a site which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, plus other sites and apps reviewed.
Single-pixel camera makes 3D image
Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to create 3D images, capable of sensing frequencies beyond visible light.
VIDEO: Inside the human robot factory
The factory making robots we can relate to
Bringing Lebanon's designers online
Selling online where internet speeds are painfully slow
Dell posts 79% fall in profits
Dell reports a 79% fall in quarterly profits to $130m (£85m) amid falling computer sales and a takeover battle.
Nintendo to profit from user videos
Fan anger after Nintendo confirms it will profit from advertisements placed on gameplay videos uploaded by gamers.
MPs challenge Google over UK tax
The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax.
Former Lulzsec hacker on motivations
Former hacker on creating chaos online
VIDEO: 'Internet is world devoid of empathy'
Former LulzSec hacker Jake Davis, who has received a 24 month sentence for computer hacking, talks to Newsnight's Susan Watts about his time as part of the group.
Jail sentences for Lulzsec hackers
British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced at a hearing in London.
'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched
A service allowing fans to club together to pay bands to play gigs at their request has been launched.
Nasa buys into 'quantum' computer
A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility.
YouTube and Microsoft clash over app
YouTube is demanding Microsoft removes a Windows Phone 8 YouTube app, saying it violates its terms of service.
EA drops online pass for used games
Publisher Electronic Arts has decided to end a controversial program that stifled trade in second-hand games.
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