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The next Microsoft console, previously dubbed Xbox 720, will be called Loop, feature a 'far smaller' design and be cheaper than the current Xbox 360, according to reports.

"Poisonous" bullying by the chief executive of a multi-billion pound London investment firm lead to its demise, a former staff member alleges at employment tribunal.

Research in Motion has announced that its future smartphones will share features and design cues with the PlayBook tablet.

Follow our minute by minute blog live from Westminster as the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch faces a grilling from MPs

Amazon might be looking into developing a rival to the Siri personal assistant for its Kindle Fire tablet, having purchased a speech recognition company.

As James Murdoch prepares for a second line of questioning from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, one of the key investors of News Corp, Julie Tanner of CBIS, remembers the AGM where democracy fought back against the Murdoch family.

Hackers have found a couple of secret features in iOS 5 that Apple has not yet officially announced - a panoramic mode in the camera app and an autocorrect bar on the keyboard which is very similar to that used in Android.

A month to forget is quickly turning into a year to forget for Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM), which has come bottom of a list of the greenest electronics firms.

Amazon has announced that its Kindle Fire tablet will have access to a catalogue of thousands of Android applications and games when it goes on sale in the US on November 15.

Apple has confirmed today that personal assistant Siri will not be coming to any device older than the iPhone 4S, dispelling rumours that it would be made available to everyone.

Analysts have warned that there could be a huge shortage in hard disk drives, with the possibility of stock running out entirely before December, due to the Thailand floods.

First day sales for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are the "largest in history", according to Activision Publishing, after the game went on sale at 12:01am Tuesday.

Adobe has announced that it is no longer developing Flash for mobile devices, and is instead focusing on creating Flash-based applications instead.

An American man was arrested after threatening to shoot employees and blow up a Best Buy store on Tuesday morning - because it had sold out of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Energy and motoring experts from across the world are converging on a western Indian city to participate in an international conference on fuel economy and sustainable road transport.

Manchester United, Ofgem, Asda, Scottish Power and Center Parcs are among the top 100 names in the performance league table published by the Environment Agency under its Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy (CRC) Efficiency Scheme.

Nissan Motor Corp Ltd, Japan’s second largest automotive company by volume, is planning to start 400 free charging stations across Europe by February 2012. As part of its plans to set up a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network across prominent locations in Europe, the company is giving away the charging stations free of cost to the operators.

The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed that it is pursuing a £121.5m fine it had imposed on British Airways (BA) following the alleged collusion between BA and Virgin Atlantic over the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights between August 2004 and January 2006.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released worldwide on Tuesday, and parties in London, Paris and Berlin launched the game with a bang. The IBTimes went along to the London launch party, which featured Danny Wallis, Jason Bradbury, footballer Joey Barton and the cast of 'The Only Way Is Essex'.

Apple iPhone users can now order items from their phone to collect in store, and even scan and pay for items in Apple Stores without ever needing to see a sales assistant.

The Dell XPS 14z is billed as a 13-inch laptop with a 14-inch screen, and with its compact form factor and tiny screen bezel, the 14z looks to delivers on its promise.

A major security flaw in iOS, allowing rogue developers to take control of applications remotely, has been discovered.

Two of Britain's biggest High Street names have posted worrying financial reports.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 hits the shops at midnight tonight, but with an eye-watering recommended retail price of £54.99, supermarkets and gaming stores alike have gone on the pricing offensive.

Apple's Siri is a significant development and could pose a "competitive threat" to Google, according to the search giant's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt.

Searching for "do a barrel roll" became a viral sensation last week, when users tweeted about the new Easter egg planted in Google Search. Google has a long history of putting surprises and quirks in its services, and we've chosen eight of the best for you to try out.

Rumours of an Apple television are refusing to go away, and now a news report reveals that Apple has been looking into streaming TV, too.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 due for release on November 8, some lucky Americans have got their hands on copies of the game already.

The sale of BP's 60 percent stake in holdings of Argentinean oil producer Pan American Energy LLC, to the Bridas Corp. has failed.