Fry ponders leaving Twitter site

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition | October 31, 2009
Actor and presenter Stephen Fry says he is considering giving up on the micro-blogging website Twitter.

English wine gets a helping hand… from Space

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition | October 30, 2009
English vineyards have signed up to use a harvest optimisation scheme based on data gathered from satellites.

Microsoft smothers Sage and Intuit challenger

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Good-enough accounting

Microsoft's Office Accounting software, used to challenge Sage and Intuit, has become the latest victim of corporate cuts.…

vBulletin denies busting downloads in paid-up protester ban

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Own employee says otherwise

Updated  Forumware giant vBulletin has vehemently defended its decision to ban paying customers from its own support forums after they complained about its new licensing scheme.…

How much will you give us? Thieves take 1km of phone wire

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Hundreds of people are left without their landline phone service for nearly 48 hours after thieves steal 1km (0.6 mile) of copper cabling.

An internet that speaks to you

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Bill Thompson welcomes moves to make the net multi-lingual.

Fallout 3 crowned ‘game of year’

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Fallout 3 scoops ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, with Call of Duty also taking home a trio of awards.

Newsbeat on which games are in line for a Golden Joystick

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The gaming world's top awards, the Golden Joysticks, are handed out later with the latest Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and World Of Warcraft games among the favourites to win.

Water world

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Satellite that will map the Earth's water cycle

Man denies ‘Trojan’ webcam virus

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An IT expert has denied sending out a computer virus which allowed him to spy on strangers using their webcams.