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Google has sued BT in the US and UK over the use of four patents, in what is the first lawsuit brought by Google in its own name.

Apple TV 2G users can now jailbreak their device untethered on latest Apple TV 5.2 firmware using Seas0nPass for Windows.

Can Acer's £200 Chrome laptop really replace a 'proper' PC?

The Xbox 720 is rumoured to not run second hand games and if doesn't, it will mark a huge change for the industry

A 16-year-old Essex girl may be smarter than Bill Gates, Stephen Hawkings and Albert Einstein

GameStop executive says Nintendo needs to come with blockbuster titles to boost Wii U sales

Microsoft's new Xbox, codenamed Durango, will require users to always have Kinect enabled and will run two games at once

It is two years since Nokia jumped off it's burning platform and into the arms of Microsoft. Alistair Charlton charts the highs and lows of the partnership over the past 24 months.

Apple's next big thing could be a smart watch, with the capability of making mobile payments and enhanced map function.

Apple is being sued by activist investor David Einhorn, who is pressuring the iPhone maker into paying out more of its cash pile to investors.

Activision hint at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 release in late 2013

Smartphones running the Ubuntu mobile operating system will arrive in two large markets in October, and developers will get early access in late February.

A leaked video claims to show the Chromebook Pxiel, a laptop designed and built by Google and running its Chrome OS.

The first round of reviews for Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet/laptop hybrid have arrived, and they are not what the company would have been hoping for.

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan discusses how the upcoming Edge tablet will change PC gaming.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has dismisses cloud gaming saying dedicated games console remain the future.

Company founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake buy computer firm in deal worth $24.4bn.

Safer Internet Day, celebrating its tenth anniversary, coincides with the release of a survey revealing that just 29% of Britons lock their mobile phone.

Fan video featuring Mass Effect character drawn with Unreal Engine 3 hints at superb potential of next-gen gaming consoles

Microsoft and Huawei have launched the 4Afrika Initiative, bringing a budget Windows Phone 8 device to Africa, along with support to educate and get businesses online.

Consortium includes Michael Dell, Silver Lake Partners and Microsoft.

Google has presented detailed proposals to allay anti-competitive concerns to the EU's antitrust regulator, hoping to end a two-year investigation.

Apple's iPad is still leading global tablet market as record breaking figures for 2012's fourth quarter are announced.

Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell is thought to be considering an investment of $1bn to take the company private.

Google has donated 15,000 Raspberry Pi computers to UK schools in a bid to improve ICT lessons.

China's ban on videogame consoles may be lifted, an anonymous government official has said.

Disappointing Q1 earnings hit share prices and topple Apple from prime position.

As scientists reveal tractor beams could become a reality, we draw up a Star Trek invention wish list

Despite Microsoft posting a rise in sales of its Office and Windows software, doubts remain about its ability to beat the continuing decline in the PC industry.

Nokia won't pay a dividend for the first time in 20 years as smartphone sales drop dramatically, despite a return to underlying profitability in the last quarter.