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New UK speed cameras unavoidable

No one really likes them, but here we are again facing another litter of cameras - and this time they say we can't possibly avoid them. These new cameras known as Specs3 will appear in clusters of 50 working in a network and will monitor every driver's average speed as they travel.

The end for AMD ?

U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc said it plans to spin off its manufacturing plants into a joint venture with Abu Dhabi to get a cash injection and shrink debt to better compete against larger rival Intel Corp.

Xbox price cut to under £100

The Xbox 360 games console has been slashed to its lowest ever price. Two weeks after Microsoft cut the cost of its machine, supermarket Sainsbury’s has axed a further £30 off the basic arcade version to £99.97.

Nintendo launches new hand-held games console

Japanese games giant Nintendo raised the stakes in its war with Apple's iPhone after it launched a new-look version of its popular DS hand-held games console. The the Nintendo DSi can be used to take photos, download games and play music. It will come with a free game that allows users to make their own moving comic strip.

Nokia amps up music offering with new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Nokia turned up the volume on its music offering today by unveiling the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, a mobile device for music that brings innovative new features to the mass market. Delivering on Nokia's vision to provide the best total music experience possible, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support Comes With Music, Nokia's groundbreaking service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue.

Police probe eBay sale of MI6 camera

The MI6 intelligence service is investigating how a camera holding sensitive information about al Qaeda suspects came to be lost by one of its agents, Hertfordshire Police said on Tuesday. Media reports said the Nikon digital camera was put up for sale on Internet trading site eBay and sold for just 17 pounds.

Sky cuts price of HD box

Sky is to offer its high definition Sky+ HD box to existing customers at half price during the month of October. Both new and existing customers will be able to get the box for £75 during October. Standard set-up will continue to be free for new customers; existing customers will have to pay £30 unless they take out a multiroom subscription.

Data on RAF staff missing from base

Computer discs containing the personal records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff have gone missing from an air force base, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. Police are investigating the suspected theft of three portable hard disc drives from the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency's offices at the Innsworth base in Gloucestershire

UK teachers body loses data on 11,000 teachers

A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers. The General Teaching Council for England says evidence suggests the disk was misplaced.

Fusionman flies across the Channel

A Swiss adventurer has entered the record books after he became the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing. Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman, jumped from a plane more than 8,200ft above the ground and soared at more than 100mph over one of the world's busiest shipping lanes powered by four jets on his homemade wing.