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Having just been confirmed as the U.S.'s most popular console for the eleventh month in a row, analysts have already begun to speculate whether Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U console will be able knock Microsoft's Xbox 360 from its thrown upon release next year.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged £814m to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) conference in London.

New research has suggested that current surveys and studies have grossly overestimated the levels of cyber attacks and hacking attempts currently sweeping the globe.

In an interview with GameSpot during this year's E3 expo, Microsoft's Games Studios head Phil Spencer confirmed the company's intention to have all first-party developed games include Kinect functionality.

The level of threat cyber crime poses the world is a growing topic of debate, with hacks on titan companies like Google, Sony and now Citibank adding gas to the flame, the IBTimes takes a look at some of the biggest hacks carried out this year.

With Nintendo having only just revealed its new Wii U console, both Sony and Apple have answered back, each revealing future projects and plans similar to those of Nintendo's.

With Nintendo only just having revealed its new Wii U console, despite a lack of firm information regarding the new console's technical spec, analysts and consumers are already questioning whether Nintendo has repeated its past mistakes with the Wii.

At this year's E3 expo, Electronic Arts revealed four new EA Sports titles set to received Kinect support in the next 12 months.

With Microsoft's E3 press conference out of the way, the IBTimes wraps up the key products and services it chose to reveal and demo at this year's expo.

After the an earlier report outlining Microsoft's plans for this year's E3, the company has since leaked information confirming that it will be revealing two new Halo games at the expo.

With E3 beginning with Microsoft's press conference in just a few short hours, the IBTimes takes a look at what fans should expect from Nintendo at this year's expo.

With this year's E3 kicking-off in just a few short hours, the IBTimes takes a look at what consumers should expect from tech-giant Sony at this year's expo.

With the games industry already weakened after April's attack on Sony's PlayStation Network, the hacker collective LulzSec have mounted a fresh cyber assault not just on Sony, but also game-development guru Nintendo, leading to speculation about a possible future assault on Microsoft.

With Microsoft's E3 press conference set to begin in just a few short hours, the IBTimes takes a look at the last minute updates and rumours surrounding the company's 2011 line-up.

With Sony only just having gotten its PSN and PlayStation Store fully functioning, the hacker group LulzSec have released a statement claiming to have once again bypassed Sony's online security -- this time on one of its websites -- but, unlike the first PSN breach, it appears that a significant proportion of the general public have reacted with pity or even sympathy rather than anger.

With E3 set to launch in Los Angeles in just a few short days, fans and developers alike have begun speculating about what each of the big-three games companies are going to bring to this year's conference.

Two top security firms have reportedly been targeted by as yet unidentified hackers seeking information regarding SecurID authentication products and key government contracts.

In the wake of Sony's recent PSN disaster and the U.K. Government's increasing emphasis on the topic, Microsoft took the opportunity to add its two-cents on the question of cyber attacks at this year's Global Cybersecurity Summit.

With Sony having just revealed the development of its PlayStation 4 and Nintendo set to unveil its new "Project Café" console at E3, retail giant Target's recent $100 price cut on the Xbox 360 has led to fresh speculation about the possibility of a new console from Microsoft.

After yesterdays widespread Skype outage, the company has finally released a statement assuring users that the service has been fixed.

A report from Reuters has claimed that despite David Einhorn's recent call for Steve Ballmer to stand down, Microsoft Corp's board has chosen to stand behind the long-standing CEO.

The free internet call service Skype has once again crashed, not allowing certain users to make calls or even log into their accounts.

Currently struggling to claim even a five per cent share of the Smartphone market, many analysts have come to question whether the newly revealed Windows 7.5 "Mango" update will be enough to reverse the ailing OS's fortune.

In a statement today, Microsoft revealed the next version of its Windows Phone operating system.

The third entry into Epic's now legendary Gears of War franchise has today earned a place in the Xbox 360's record books, becoming fastest pre-ordered game in the console's history.

The latest firmware update for Microsoft's Xbox 360 can leave older versions of the device unable to read high-capacity discs.

Steve Ballmer, the Chief Executive of Microsoft, has indicated that the $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype by his company could see an increase in advertising on Skype.

Some of Britain's top business leaders have called on Chancellor George Osborne to "press ahead" with plans to cut the deficit and has said that the private sector will be "more than capable" to create jobs in the wake of job cuts in the public sector.

LG has announced it plans to sell one million Windows Phone 7 devices as it announces targets for the handheld devices.

Linux is being pushed as an alternative to Windows XP in the Government's hard push towards spending cuts in the public sector, ie. Government offices. However is the idea a response to the BP which saw thousands of British shareholders and pensioners lose their lifetime savings.