27Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Long wait for StarCraft II ends
The long awaited real-time-strategy game StarCraft II has gone on sale, 12 years after the popular first edition was released. - US 'heat ray' gun fails final test
The US military has decided not to use the Active Denial System in Afghanistan and has sent the non-lethal weapon back to the States. - Web expert on his 'catastrophe' key
A British computer expert has been entrusted with part of a digital key, to help restart the internet in the event of a major catastrophe. Paul Kane talked to Eddie Mair on Radio 4's PM programme about what he might be called upon to do in an international online emergency. - HTC makes first foray into China
One of the world's top designers of smartphones, Taiwan's HTC, has announced it is moving into the Chinese market for the first time.
27Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- MOD splashes out on night vision
The Ministry of Defence has put through an 'urgent request' to finish a £35m order for 'Generation Three' night vision goggles.
27Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- UK 'misled' on broadband speeds
The majority of people using broadband are not getting the speed they are paying for, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests.
26Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- BlackBerrys pose 'security risk'
The United Arab Emirates says that it is considering restrictions on BlackBerry phones, as they pose a "national security risk". - US hits out at Afghan war leaks
Washington condemns as "irresponsible" the release by Wikileaks website of 90,000 secret US military records about the conflict in Afghanistan. - IBM faces two competition probes
The European Commission has launched two inquiries to study whether IBM has abused its dominant position in mainframe computers. - Space age sub explores slick
David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs.
26Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Cyber security specialists sought
A national competition is kicked off to find people who will help defend the UK against the rising tide of cyber crime. - US hits out at Afghan war leaks
Washington condemns as "irresponsible" the release by Wikileaks website of 90,000 secret US military records about the conflict in Afghanistan. - Can you crack the cyber-crime code?
A Britain's Got Talent style competition is being held to find UK's finest IT workers. - What is Wikileaks?
A look at the high-profile but secretive whistle-blowing website
