Stories by: Martyn Williams

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Twitter hit by site outage 18 March, 2010 14:53

Users of popular micro-blogging service Twitter were unable to access the site for almost 30 minutes early Wednesday.
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Child porn, drugs lead Internet content complaints in Japan 18 March, 2010 13:58

Complaints to a Japanese Internet watchdog regarding illegal content almost doubled in 2009, led by a surge in reports related to child pornography and illegal drugs.
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Sony struggles with poor sales of the PSP Go 18 March, 2010 00:44

When Sony launched its PSP Go last year the company had high hopes. The device was supposed to help PlayStation Portable shipments increase by almost a million units for the year and spearhead Sony's digital download push into the portable gaming market. But things haven't gone according to plan.
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Lights out on incandescent bulb production at Toshiba 17 March, 2010 16:03

Toshiba ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs on Wednesday, putting to a close a 120-year manufacturing history of the products.
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Weekly Tech News Update: 12th March, 2010 15 March, 2010 08:15

On this week’s World Tech Update four companies unveil 3D TVs and research at Cebit lets you watch 3D without glasses, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives his thoughts on cloud computing, full body scanners get installed at airports across the US, the Apple iPad launch date is announced.
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FujiFilm's latest camera aims at dogs, cats 12 March, 2010 20:29

If you own a dog or a cat then there's a good chance you've spent hours with a camera trying -- and probably failing -- to get a perfect picture of them. Now, technology is coming to the rescue.
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Sony, Panasonic cameras combine small size with SLR features 12 March, 2010 16:37

It's been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony.
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NPD: Xbox 360 outsells Wii in February 12 March, 2010 11:50

Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo's Wii in February to claim the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years, analyst group NPD said Thursday. Overall the industry had a poor month with total sales down 15 percent from February last year.
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Sony working on a 3D camera for consumers 11 March, 2010 19:57

Sony is developing a 3D camera that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, the head of Sony's digital imaging business unit said Thursday.
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Sony to begin worldwide 3D TV launch in June 09 March, 2010 16:29

Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.
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CEBIT: RoboCup world champions on show at Cebit 08 March, 2010 10:14

Winners of last year's Robo Cup, the team from Bremen University is at this week's Cebit IT fair demonstrating their skills. The robots won the annual competition by out-scroing the opposition 64 goals to one -- and they made it sound so easy.