Overheating 'caused Outlook failure'

14 March 2013 Last updated at 06:40 ET Microsoft has blamed an overheating data centre for a 16-hour shutdown of its Outlook and Hotmail systems. In a blog post, it said a "rapid and substantial temperature spike" had caused a large number...

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Microsoft opens up on Kinect code

12 March 2013 Last updated at 06:06 ET Microsoft has opened up access to some of the code for its Kinect for Windows motion-sensing device. The device, first built for the Xbox, lets people play games by moving their body instead of using a...

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Pirate Bay for 3D printing launched

12 March 2013 Last updated at 13:55 ET The company that developed 3D printed gun parts has announced plans to launch a new firm, dedicated to copyright-free blueprints for a range of 3D printable objects. Defcad, as the firm will be known,...

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Call of Duty dominates 2012 sales

13 March 2013 Last updated at 06:45 ET Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was the UK's biggest selling entertainment release of last year - beating the top-selling music album, by Emeli Sande, by 1.2 million copies. Activision's game sold almost 2.7...

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Hotmail and Outlook hit by fault

13 March 2013 Last updated at 09:15 ET Users of Outlook and Hotmail webmail services have been hit by a lengthy fault, Microsoft has confirmed. A status message informed users on Wednesday morning about the issues, with the company adding it...

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Value of Google ads queried by eBay

13 March 2013 Last updated at 09:47 ET A report by auction website eBay has found that paying for advertising in the form of keywords on search engines has little effect on sales. Platforms such as Google and Bing offer companies the option to...

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iPhone turned into microscope for £5

13 March 2013 Last updated at 12:23 ET Scientists used an iPhone 4S to diagnose intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren in rural Tanzania. They attached an $8 (£5) ball lens to the handset camera lens, and used a cheap torch and double-sided...

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Samsung set to launch S4 smartphone

13 March 2013 Last updated at 21:45 ET Samsung is set to launch a device in its flagship premium smartphone range, expected to be named the Galaxy S4. It follows the S3, a handset that has sold more than 40 million units. The Galaxy handsets...

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Google to retire Reader service

14 March 2013 Last updated at 08:19 ET Google is to shut down its Reader service in July, as usage has declined. A petition to save the service, which aggregates news content from web feeds, had 25,000 signatures in a few hours. Experts say...

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UK broadband hits double figures

14 March 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ET The average speed of home broadband is now 12Mbps (megabits per second), according to research from regulator Ofcom. That has risen by a third since its last report in May 2012 and trebled in the past...

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