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Apple has moved to ban Samsung's new Galaxy S3 handset in the U.S., saying it infringes two Apple patents. The companies have been locked in a patent battle on several continents for years - but Apple's latest move targets a key handset for Samsung, seen also as a 'standard bearer' for Google's...

In the history of gadgets, none has picked up such an army of fans before launch. The Samsung Galaxy S3 has already received nine million pre-orders before launch - even with few people getting to play on Android's latest smartphone until it arrives in the UK on May 29. When the phone arrives...

Google's Chrome has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most widely used web browser in the world, according to statistics released today. Data from web analytic service StatCounter showed that for the week of May 14-20 Chrome has averaged a higher share of web traffic for a full...

Motorola has won an injunction in the German courts against Microsoft, banning the sale of the Xbox 360, Windows 7, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. The mobile company, which was acquired by Google in mid-2011, had argued that Microsoft had infringed two patents in offering encoding...

This ultimate version of the UK’s greatest-ever supercar is expected to fetch more than £3million when it is sold off in California. The 1997 McLaren F1 GTR is a race car based on the iconic 240mph F1 model, the fastest production car to ever come out of England. And the model on offer is the...

Official drought zones have been declared in a further 17 English counties, as a warning came that water shortages could last until Christmas. The Environment Agency said dry weather over the past few months had left some rivers in England exceptionally low. It has now extended its "drought map"...

A £200 million Nasa space telescope has picked out a star with a surface cooler than a human body - at just 25 degrees celsius, it's around room temperature. It's the coldest 'brown dwarf' ever detected outside the solar system. Like other brown dwarfs, it began life like a star - before it...

Microsoft is offering the public a free trial of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system from today. The new operating system will run on tablets as well as desktops and laptops - and is a sea-change for Windows that is seen as a make-or-break opportunity for Microsoft. Tablets and cloud...

Android phones have edged out the iPhone to become the most popular smartphone in the UK - with 2.5million more users. The number of handsets operating with Google software hit 11million while smartphone ownership extended to more than half the country. Some 36.9 per cent of smartphone users own...

The technique uses heat to write to the magnetic storage system, instead of magnetic fields. It's far faster and uses less energy. Computer hard drives could suddenly become far faster, thanks to a new technology that uses heat to write information to the magnetic storage systems, instead of...

Like some epic computer-generated movie scene, futuristic aircraft swarm around in synchronised fashion and perform impressive mid-air stunts. But the spectacle is real and the robotic nano quadrotors – despite being not much bigger than your hand – could one day revolutionise warfare. The...

Leaks from within Microsoft have revealed a suite of hi-tech new features for Microsoft's Windows Phone - including new software that will let the phones share apps with Windows PCs. A video, of Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore, and supposedly for consumption by Microsoft's partner Nokia, lists...

A smartphone made out of bamboo has been designed by a British student. Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London, plans to release his product in the UK and throughout Europe later this year. The 23-year-old, who studies product design at Middlesex University, was frustrated with...

These are the final, moving letters written by soldiers to their families just before they died. The brave servicemen penned the missives to be read by their loved ones if they were killed. Dedicated historian Sian Price spent three years travelling the world and reading through 30,000...

The Royal Navy has revealed details of a new air defence system capable of destroying enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds. Sea Ceptor missiles fired from Navy warships will reach speeds of up to Mach 3 and can protect an area of around 500 sq miles over land or sea. The £483 million...

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Struggling camera maker Kodak said on Wednesday night that it has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The move, which had been expected, follows years of struggle by the film giant to transition to a digital imaging company. In recent months, the company has sought to capitalize on its patents...

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It must be a very confusing sight for a learner astronaut. Amazing pictures of the shuttle Atlantis cockpit reveal just how complicated it is to fly into space, with astronauts confronted by a huge array of buttons and screens. The shuttle program ended in July, though, so the buttons have been...