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Acer agrees to take over US PC-maker Gateway creating the world’s third largest producer of computers.

The number of UK homes with internet access has gone up by nearly a million over the last year, figures suggest.

PlayStation 3 users will soon be able to record and playback digital TV on their games console.

A teenager unlocks the iPhone, opening the way to Apple’s hit mobile being used by non-US networks.

Mobile phone use continues to cut the amount of time people spend using landlines, a report by Ofcom says.

Job portal Monster.com has released details of how cyber thieves stole confidential information.

A Pac-Man-like game that delivers electric shocks to gamers reveals the brain’s reaction to danger.

Google launches an add-on to its 3D mapping tool which allows star gazers to explore images of millions of stars.

Transformers director Michael Bay briefly threatens to pull out of a sequel when Paramount drops the Blu-Ray DVD format.

Staff in the Australian prime minister’s office are accused of editing potentially damaging Wikipedia entries.