Xbox console ban is 'permanent'
Thousands of gamers cut off from Microsoft's Xbox Live service will have to buy a new console to get back online, the firm says.

Bing teams up with Wolfram Alpha
Microsoft joins forces with a web tool once hailed as a rival to Google to provide results for its search engine Bing.

Intel and AMD settle legal rows
US chip maker Intel agrees to pay rival AMD $1.25bn as part of a deal to settle all outstanding legal disputes.

Modern Warfare 2 breaks UK record
Much-hyped video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smashes UK sales records on its first day of release.

MPs want hacker transfer halted
The extradition to the US of computer hacker Gary McKinnon should be halted owing to his "precarious" mental health, say MPs.

HP in deal to buy 3Com for $2.7bn
Hewlett-Packard announces it has agreed to buy network systems maker 3Com in a deal worth $2.7bn.

New PC to encourage older users
A computer designed for people aged over 60 who have never used the internet before is launched.

European PC shipments see decline
Personal computer shipments in Western Europe between July and September fell slightly compared with a year earlier, a report says.

The digital cloud that could float above London
A giant "digital cloud" that would "float" above London's skyline is outlined by an international team of architects and designers.

Thousands still tune in to black and white televisions
Almost 30,000 people across the UK still tune into their favourite programmes on black and white television sets.

Mod cons
Why gamers choose to modify their consoles

Cutting the cord
Are you ready to surrender your landline phone?

Strong signal
Europe's Galileo sat-nav system takes shape

New order
How social media challenges age-old social rules

Gas rocks
New technology makes it easier to find natural gas

Adobe lays off one in 10 workers
US software company Adobe Systems announces it is cutting 680 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workforce.

Live UK football for iPhone users
Pay-TV provider BSkyB is to show live Premier League matches and other sports on Apple's iPhone for £6 a month.

Ofcom knocks back BBC DRM
Critics argue that a BBC request to offer copy protection on set-top boxes is 'DRM by the backdoor'.

Worm attack hits Apple iPhone
A self-propagating program that infects the Apple iPhone is discovered spreading amongst handsets in Australia.

Games maker EA to cut jobs
US video game maker Electronic Arts says it is cutting 1,500 jobs as quarterly losses widen to $391m.

'Road trains' get ready to roll
A sensor system that joins vehicles in 'platoons' so they travel close together is being researched with European cash.

UK surveillance plan to go ahead
The Home office says it will push ahead with plans to ask communications firms to monitor all internet use.

Murdoch may block Google
Rupert Murdoch says he will try to block Google and Google News using news content from his firms on their search indexes.

Cyber vandal hits police website
A computer hacker protesting over terror deaths in Pakistan attacks the website of Durham Police, forcing it to temporarily close.

An internet that speaks to you
Bill Thompson welcomes moves to make the net multi-lingual.

Is e-democracy a good thing?
Digital Britain requires a pause for thought, writes Bill Thompson

Net nomads of the electronic age
Bill Thompson on how tech will help him cope while his life becomes more nomadic.

No net gains for party politics
Net will not decide the next election, says Bill Thompson

Strength in science collaboration
Scientists use social networking to collaborate

Broadband in a backpack
Going online from disasters areas just got easier

A 360 degree net experience
How to make a virtual video tour

The next level in handheld games
Handheld game giants face a brand new foe