IT hubs launched for Kenyan schools

18 September 2013 Last updated at 13:22 ET Eighteen digital hubs for Kenyan primary schools, allowing pupils access to computers and the internet, have been officially launched. Funded by the British council and Microsoft, they are intended...

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Diablo 3 auction houses are doomed

18 September 2013 Last updated at 13:36 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Video game Diablo 3 is to ditch its auction houses after its developer acknowledged the facility "undermines" gameplay. Players are currently able to buy and sell...

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Facebook sorry for suicide dating ad

18 September 2013 Last updated at 06:21 ET Facebook has apologised for publishing a dating ad featuring a photo of a 17-year-old who had killed herself after complaining of being cyber-bullied. Canadian Rehtaeh Parsons took her own life in...

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Brazil moves to shield data from US

18 September 2013 Last updated at 09:20 ET Brazil is considering ways to make local use of the internet less dependent on US-based services, following leaks about Washington's cyberspy operations. The South American nation has suggested forcing...

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Microsoft in temporary browser fix

18 September 2013 Last updated at 09:59 ET Microsoft has released a temporary patch to fix a "zero-day", or previously unknown, vulnerability in its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. The software giant said the bug, which relates to the browser's...

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Blackberry announces big handset

18 September 2013 Last updated at 11:40 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Blackberry has announced its biggest smartphone to date. The Z30 features a 5in (12.7cm) screen and a relatively large battery, which, the company says, should last...

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Nintendo visionary Yamauchi dies

19 September 2013 Last updated at 07:08 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, has died aged 85. Mr Yamauchi ran...

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Blackberry messaging goes to rivals

19 September 2013 Last updated at 07:11 ET From this weekend, users will no longer need to own a Blackberry device to access its BBM messaging service. Blackberry has confirmed BBM will be available as a free download for Apple and Android...

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Android alternative gets $7m funding

19 September 2013 Last updated at 07:34 ET A team of Android programmers has raised a $7m (£4.3m) investment to turn their hobby project into a rival to Google's phone operating system. The CyanogenMod (CM) lets phone users swap the official...

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Google aims to help us live longer

19 September 2013 Last updated at 11:11 ET By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Google has a history of left-field projects, from self-drive cars to weather balloons. So it will come as little surprise that it is now addressing one of the...

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