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

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.

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.

The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets off on the second leg of a bid to cross the US.

German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.

Click's Spencer Kelly looks at how projectors and computers are being used to create immersive experiences.

Microsoft's Don Mattrick has described the new Xbox One as an "unrivalled device" in an interview with the BBC after the launch of the next-generation console.

Will China's education system hold back its tech sector?

Microsoft's new console stirs up passions on the net

Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.

CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.

Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts.

The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers

How to keep drug addicts and lovers out of disabled loos

Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two movie streaming sites accused of flouting copyright laws.

Facebook tells Newsbeat it will not rush a review of violent content after beheading videos were removed from the site.

Games developers are turning their focus towards indie games designed for smart phones or tablets, rather than traditional consoles.

Click's David Reid visits Cern to find out more about the plans to restore the world's first web page.

Robert Peston asks if Apple's tax avoidance efforts are rational

Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in Europe take their toll on customers.

A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.

New York University's Tisch School of the Arts explores the use of today's communications technologies - and how they might enhance people's lives tomorrow.

Finding profit in poo in the Middle East

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

Tumblr, the blogging site set up by a 20 year old only six years ago, has been bought by the internet giant Yahoo for more than £700 million.

A review of BBC Online and the Red Button service by the BBC Trust finds audiences are served well but BBC Online has failed to hit its reach target.

A smartphone created by former Nokia employees is unveiled ahead of its release later this year.

The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal.

Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn

Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.

State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.

Up to 22 million login names may have been stolen during a hack attack on Yahoo Japan, the web firm warns.

Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public

The Canadian company tempting music fans back to tapes

An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services

Microsoft's Bing offers page translations into Klingon, Google launches a music subscription service plus other tech news.

Former LulzSec hacker Jake Davis, who has received a 24 month sentence for computer hacking, talks to Newsnight's Susan Watts about his time as part of the group.