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Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.

A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.

The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.

Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.

The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager.

The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.

Questions used as security checks on websites need to be replaced by better tests to see who someone is, say researchers.

Costumed fans queue for launch