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Libel Email Costs University $220,000

Salford University has had to pay $220,000 for an e-mail to a lecturer that a court judged to be libel.

Gold Farming A Growth Industry

Research shows that around 500,000 people in developing countries make a living from gold-farming for virtual games.

Canada Reviews Yahoo-Google Ad Deal

The ad deal between Yahoo and Google is going to face scrutiny from Canadian authorities.

New iPod On The Way?

There's a new iPod Nano and a new iTunes coming, says the founder of Digg — but his track record on predictions isn't perfect.

Bank Data On Computer Sold For $70

A computer sold on eBay for $70 has been found to contain data on a million bank customers, including account numbers and signatures, as the hard drive was not wiped.

WiTricity Coming?

Intel has made a bulb glow wirelessly from three feet away, bringing the day of wireless recharging, or WiTricity, closer.

Microsoft Readies Two Browser Privacy Tools

Microsoft has applied for trademarks on a pair of browser privacy tools that might show up as features on the forthcoming IE8.

Be Green As You Search

A new site can help people offset carbon emissions every time they search thanks to a new search engine based on — surprise — Google technology.

Xbox Rocks The Vote

Beginning today, you can register to vote using Xbox Live, thanks to a partnership between Microsoft and Rock the Vote.

More British Data Losses

Now a private company has lost a memory stick containing unencrypted details of offenders and prisoners.

Students Offered Huge Office Discount

Microsoft is slashing its Office 2007 Ultimate price from $679 to $59.95 for college students, as well as more offers.

UK Online Spending Surges In July

Defying the credit crunch, UK online spending surged to over $9 billion last month, according to new figures.

Six Million Pieces Of Data For $1300

German data protection officials are investigating after buying six million pieces of German personal data for just $1300 online.

eBay Slashes "Buy It Now" Seller Fees

eBay is cutting seller fees for "But It Now Items" by up to 91%, to 35 cents per item, and increases the listing period to a month.

Symantec Buys PC Tools

Symantec takes a bigger leap into the consumer PC security market by acquiring PC Tools for an undisclosed sum.

Nokia Adds Lonely Planet To Mobiles

Going abroad? Now Nokia is making Lonely Planet guides available for download to their mobile devices or even a PC.

Live Mesh Expands To Three More Countries

Microsoft has extended open Live Mesh service to Ireland, India and Canada, where people can now join without invitation.

Google Tries Ads On Mobile YouTube

Google is experimenting with ads on its mobile version of YouTube in the US and Japan to see how consumers react.

Game File Sharers Fined

A woman who shared the game Dream Pinball 3D on a P2P network is ordered to pay over $32,000 in damages, and there are more cases to follow.

Windows To Support Blu-ray

Microsoft has announced a new feature that will allow users to burn Blu-ray discs without using additional software.

Firefox Clipboard Hack Attack

A clipboard hack attack on Firefox users inserts a hard-to-delete link that leads to a site selling fake security software.

Apple Releases iPhone Fix

Apple has released a software update to fix the reception problems with the 3G iPhone claimed by many users.

London Introduces Crime Map

London's Metropolitan Police have introduced a crime map, showing incidents throughout the city.

Woman Beats RIAA Lawsuit

A woman has won $107,951 in legal expenses after the RIAA dropped a music piracy case against her.

Twitter Goes Static

Microblogging site Twitter has decided to eliminate its mobile service in much of the world, blaming costs.

Open Source Gets Copyright Protection

In a landmark ruling, a federal appeals court agrees that open source software should have copyright protection — even thought it's given away freely.

Facebook – ConnectU Legal Battle Nears End

A judge has ordered ConnectU to stick to its original settlement and transfer its stock to Facebook, in spite of an appeal.

iPhones for 200,000 HSBC Staff?

It's possible that global banking giant HSBC could adopt the iPhone for its staff worldwide, which would result in a massive order for Apple.

Netflix Hit By Outage

Computer Problems leave the company unable to send out new orders or confirm returns.

Shadow Botnet Shut Down

Dutch police have smashed the Shadow botnet, thought to have infected over 100,000 computers, and arrested two men.

Brits Spending On Comms Down

The annual British review says Britons are spending more time on communications services but paying less for them.

Facebook Now Social Network Leader

According to new figures, Facebook is now top dog among social network sites, having overtaken MySpace.

Android Phone Next Month?

A blog rumor has T-Mobile USA offering Google's Android phone on sale as of September 17.

A European Online Cultural Library?

There could soon be a single site for Europe's great culture of art, films, books, music and music — as long as the money comes through.