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Brits try to bypass 2012 Olympic Games ticket lottery

The Olympic Stadium, being constructed for the London 2012 Olympic games, is pictured in east London
A recent report from the BBC has confirmed that a website designed to sell tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games to oversees fans, crashed yesterday as a British buyers attempted to bypass the ticket lottery and buy directly from the site.
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Grimsvotn Erupting

Ash cloud: easyJet AVOID system cold-comfort, little travel disruption

Following the previous report about easyJet's new AVOID system -- a newly developed ash cloud detection and mapping radar -- the IBTimes attempted to contact the company to see whether the new technology would be used to help manage the forthcoming ash cloud's impact on the global travel industry.
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iPhone 5 rumoured to have curved-glass display

According to an unconfirmed report from the DigiTimes, Apple's highly anticipated smartphone the iPhone 5 will launch with a curved display similar to that of its earlier product the iPod Nano.
Iceland's airports were closed and domestic flights cancelled yesterday as a spectacular 12-mile high mushroom cloud of ash, steam and smoke filled the sky.

Iceland ash cloud 2011: Which insurance companies paid out last time?

Last year's Iceland ash cloud caused many Britons to check their travel insurance policies for an eventuality that few had previously considered. So, few could have imagined that the industry would have to deal with a similar episode so soon after the first with forecasters warning that the plume from the Grimsvotn volcano could be blown to northern Scotland tomorrow, and the rest of Britain by Thursday.
L.A. Noire

UK Games Chart: L.A Noire takes number one

Launching to widespread interest and a nearly universal positive critical response, Rockstar's crime-thriller L.A. Noire has rocketed straight to the top of the UK games chart, becoming the fastest-selling new video game IP ever in the UK.
Grimsvotn volcano

Ash cloud disruption: easyJet AVOID investment vindicated

With memory of the widespread disruption last years ash cloud debacle caused British travellers still fresh and another similar cloud reported as on its way, budget airline easyJet's decision to invest in new ash cloud detection technology may well be proven right in the coming days.
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Tata job losses: It's grim up North - again - but the news isn't all bad

On Friday 20 May 2011, Tata Steel announced the loss of 1,200 jobs at its Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire Bloom and Billet Mill and associated steel caster locations. This would also entail the mothballing of the Queen Bess blast furnace - Scunthorpe's blast furnaces are given names, not numbers - and Tata Steel will further consider what's best for the future of the Billet Caster. Nearly 400 jobs are to go at the company's Teeside sites and the total number of job cuts will represent a loss ...
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Android sales overtake iOS in Q1 2011

A recent report from research group Gartner has revealed that in the opening three months of 2011, sales of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have overtake those of Apple's iPhone.
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Google pick Modu carcass clean

Technology website Engadget today reported that Google is set to buy the bankrupt mobile maker Modu's patent portfolio.
Nintendo Wii

Wii prices drop below £100 as new console looms

With E3 and the promised reveal of Nintendo's new console drawing ever closer, retail prices of the Wii have hit an all time low, dropping below £100 for the first time in the console's history.
LEGO Harry Potter

New Lego Harry Potter game confirmed

In a press release today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed that a new Lego Harry Potter game will be hitting stores later this year.
Sony PlayStation 4: 2013 Release Date ‘Leaked’

Sony PlayStation Store returns 24 May

The gaming blog Gamasutra has distributed a memo sent by Sony to its publishing partners, confirming the company's intention to have the PSN's PlayStation Store back online next week on 24 May.
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Apple secures licensing agreement with EMI for iCloud service

A recent report from CNET has indicated that Apple may have secured a licencing agreement with EMI for its forthcoming cloud-based music streaming service and that it may well be on the verge of signing similar deals with Sony and and Universal.
Android mascots are lined up in the demonstration area at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San Francisco

Google address version 2.3.3 security issues

Google has responded to the the potential security risks highlighted by researchers at the University of Ulm, claiming to have created an emergency fix that will solve the problem without the need for a full software update.
Official photographs of the Royal Wedding.

Royal wedding boosts UK retail sales

The royal wedding appears to have brought happiness not only to Prince William and Catharine Middleton, but also to Britain's high streets, as retail sales climbed 1.1 per cent in April.
omnivision stock takes hit

iPhone 5 rumored to record high-definition 1080p video

Since Apple's image-sensor supplier OmniVision revealed a slimmer 5-megapixel unit small enough to fit into Apple's current iPad and iPod touch, rumors have developed that the forthcoming iPhone 5 will be capable of recording 1080p high-definition video.
INQ Cloud Touch

INQ Cloud Touch smartphone available for £12

The Carphone Warehouse has launched its latest offensive in the ongoing price-slashing war of the phone sellers, offering budget smartphone maker INQ's latest phone the Cloud Touch for just £12 per month.