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22 May 2013 Last updated at 20:06 ET

Backlash over Xbox pre-owned gamesXbox One controller

Microsoft faces a backlash from some gamers after it emerges the company may charge a fee to play pre-owned games on its new Xbox One console.

Gif graphicGif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif'

The inventor of the Gif image format says it should be pronounced Jif, despite what the Oxford English Dictionary says.

BillCouple's £163,000 smartphone shock

A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.

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Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Article written by Rory Cellan-Jones Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

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22:01 UK time, Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Rory Cellan-Jones goes to San Francisco to try out Google glass, and asks if we're ready for a whole new way of interacting with the web.

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Special Reports

Technology of business graphicThe Technology of Business

How technology is changing the corporate world

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Highlights

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    Will Microsoft's new games machine win the next console war?

  • A worker at BGI genetic sequencing companyHi-tech China

    The BBC's John Sudworth visits BGI, the world's biggest genetic sequencing company, to see how China is harnessing its army of cheap graduates.

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Programmes

  • Wi-fi graphicFast Track Watch

    Why are so many hotels charging for wi-fi, when for many it is as essential as a TV in the room?

  • Click Listen

    How close are we to a world of fully automated vehicles?

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