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Nintendo Wii U release date: Christmas 2012. Price: £279.99 (unconfirmed). Rating: Very playable.

Anonymous claims metals trader Traxys ignoring its own guidelines not to buy from war zones as business in precious minerals goes on.

Anonymous dumps personal information from Intel website in protest against its mining activities in Congo.

Hewlett-Packard is planning 30,000 lay-offs as it tries to reverse its recent slumping fortunes.

Microsoft's next game console could be named as Xbox 8.

Yahoo has accused Facebook of buying up patents specifically to launch a counterclaim to the legal case it is bringing against the social networking site.

Hacktivist collective video urge opponents of controversial cybersecurity bill Cispa to kill legislation.

House of Representative Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers warns of growing online threat to infrastructure and business.

SmartGrid GB includes British Telecom, General Electric, IBM and Scottish Power, Siemens and Toshiba.

White House administraton 'concerned' over lack of privacy safeguards in cybersecurity bill.

Facebook hits back at criticism over company's support of anti-piracy bill.

Multinationals that support Cyber Intellience and Sharing Protection Act face hack attacks.

Detailed comparison between PlayStation and Nintendo Wii U

The Game Wars: Nintendo's Wii U Outgunned by Microsoft's Xbox 720?

Most Anticipated Features of Xbox 720 [VIDEO]

The next Xbox 720 will pack a 'monster' 16-core IBM PowerPC CPU along with a GPU equivalent to AMD's Randeon HD 7000-series graphic cards and a Blu-ray drive.

Following a tough week, RIM has announced an update to its BlackBerry Mobile Fusion server software which will support Android and iOS devices.

The supercomputer will reportedly be faster than the current world's fastest supercomputer

We interview consumerization expert Cesare Garlati about the benefits and risks involved in employees using their own phones and tablets for work.

The U.S.-based Fair Labor Association (FLA) has begun probing working conditions at the factories of Apple's various OEMs in China, including Foxconn, upon Apple's request.

Scientists at IBM's Zurich facility have developed a new silicon probe that can accurately stain tissue sections - on a micrometer scale.

In the final quarter of 2011, when many world leaders were battling crisis in the euro zone to prevent another global recession, the cash counters at Apple Inc were adding $1,670 to its profits every second.

Mark Zuckerberg voted most unpopular computing personality by poll of IT professionals.

Lenovo picks up 16 awards at CES 2012 for innovation, design and versatility in the PC industry while IdeaCentre A720 wins PC World's Best Desktop Award.

Google and Oracle lock horns in a legal dispute over Android infringements with Java technology. Google has amassed potential firepower with thousands of patent acquisitions from Motorola and IBM. The patent wars should only get interesting as Microsoft, Apple, Samsung and HTC join the fray.

Google gets 217 IBM patents

Five in Five report highlights the technology that will change the way we think and act over the next five years, according to IBM analysts.

The top 10 best global brands of 2011

Raj Rajaratnam, a self-made hedge fund tycoon convicted in the biggest Wall Street trading scandal in a generation, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday.

A new study into European consumer shopping behaviour by IBM has reported findings suggesting social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook play a larger role in individuals buying habits than previously thought.