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Dish Networks locks horns with broadcasters over ad skipping
Auto Hop has content industry hopping mad In the latest episode of the US ad-skipping saga, Dish Networks is facing the wrath of broadcasters such as NBC and Fox, but winning praise from customers and no doubt causing a little churn among competitors. That at least is the intention of the Dish PVR a …

SpaceX Dragon chokes at the last second
Computer said no: New attempt expected on Tuesday The Falcon 9 rocket from private space company SpaceX, intended to launch this morning and send a Dragon capsule loaded with supplies to the International Space Station, has failed to take off. The rocket's computer aborted the launch automatica …

Ten… Qwerty mobiles
Pushy types Product round-up As the speedy texter generation grows longer in the Bluetooth and touchscreen technologies improve, the range of Qwerty phones on offer gets smaller by the day. But for many, they wouldn't use anything else. Indeed, for RIM, Qwerty keys have been the hallmark of it …

Microsoft to devs: Don't ruin Win 8 launch with crap code
Unofficial APIs are the new fruit of temptation Microsoft has urged developers to only use approved Windows 8 software interfaces to avoid spoiling the launch of its new operating system with dodgy code.…

Apache OpenOffice security fixes emerge
Under new management: First revamp passes one million downloads Details have emerged about the security fixes that came bundled with Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0, the latest version of the open-source productivity suite.…

Facebook jumps then slumps in first few minutes day's trade
Round and round she goes, where she stops…. Facebook's shares debuted on the Nasdaq today at $42 and immediately skidded downwards to the original IPO price of $38.…

What's on the cards at EMC's casino royale next week?
EMC World is not enough – time to live and let Flash die What news will be revealed to the 13,000 people attending EMC World in Las Vegas next Monday?…

Call of Duty hacker jailed after meatspace burglary
18 months' porridge for banking malware-spreader A Brit who distributed a Trojan horse that posed as a patch for popular shoot-em-up game Call of Duty has been jailed for 18 months.…

Next UK gov CloudStore lumbers online
Digital Dunkirk spirit The second incarnation of CloudStore has floated, but don’t get too excited.…

Does Britain really need a space port?
Plus: Sky TV accounts for most of UK's 'space sector' Analysis Everyone knows about Britain's soaraway space sector. It turns over £8bn a year – the same sort of money as the remaining automotive industry – it employs tens of thousands of people, and it's growing faster than …

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Pakistan blocks Twitter access
Pakistani authorities block access to the social media website Twitter because of tweets they say are blasphemous and inflammatory.

Facebook: Living 'the hacker way'
Will Facebook keep innovating post-IPO?

VIDEO: Twitter banned in Pakistan
Pakistan's government has imposed a countrywide ban on the social media website Twitter.

VIDEO: Facebook founder's new status
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, updates his status on his own Facebook page to announce he has married long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan.

Facebook: How the others fared
A look at a selection of internet companies that previously floated on the US stock exchange

VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple
LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.

VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.

Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

VIDEO: Technology and texting tips for MPs
MPs have had their fingers burned by texting and technology, and may have regretted the odd text or tweet.

Twitter backs web privacy effort
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.

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