Windows 8 update timing revealed

8 May 2013 Last updated at 09:05 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Microsoft has announced it will offer a preview version of its first major update to Windows 8 next month. The news comes amid growing criticism of the software's user interface....

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Spotify rushes to fix download flaw

8 May 2013 Last updated at 13:17 ET Music streaming site Spotify has rushed to fix a security hole that allowed users free song downloads. Downloadify, an extension to Google's Chrome browser, enabled users to download MP3 files by exploiting...

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BitTorrent reveals Bundle media file

8 May 2013 Last updated at 14:11 ET The developers of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol have unveiled what they describe as a new "multimedia format" called a Bundle. The file groups together a range of content, some of which can only be...

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Sony sees first profit in five years

9 May 2013 Last updated at 05:15 ET Sony has reported an annual profit for the first time in five years, boosted by asset sales and a weakening yen. Net profit was 43bn yen ($436m; £280m) in the year to 31 March, compared with a 457bn loss...

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Bowie video pulled in YouTube error

9 May 2013 Last updated at 05:30 ET David Bowie's latest video, which stars Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard, was temporarily pulled from YouTube over its graphic content. The Next Day features heavy religious imagery, including Cotillard bleeding...

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Huawei boss in first media interview

9 May 2013 Last updated at 06:35 ET Ren Zhengfei, the founder of China's Huawei - the world's second-largest telecom equipment maker - has spoken to the media for the first time. The interview comes as Huawei has been under scrutiny in countries...

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3-D print gun hits 100,000 downloads

9 May 2013 Last updated at 07:05 ET The blueprint used to produce a 3D-printed plastic gun has been downloaded about 100,000 times since going online earlier this week, according to Forbes. Defense Distributed told the news site it was surprised...

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Tech girl blocks tweet plot spoilers

9 May 2013 Last updated at 08:00 ET For people watching on-demand content, negotiating social media before they have watched their favourite show can be fraught. It inspired American teenager Jennie Lamere to create software designed to stop...

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Gamers leaving World of Warcraft

9 May 2013 Last updated at 08:58 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Subscribers to the online adventure game World of Warcraft have dropped dramatically this year, publisher Activision Blizzard has said. The company said 14% of users...

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2014: Mobiles 'to outnumber people'

9 May 2013 Last updated at 10:59 ET There will be more mobile subscriptions than people in the world by the end of next year, according to a UN agency report. The International Telecoms Union predicts that subscriptions will pass seven billion...

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