Although Google has fought copyright battles with French news agencies and Belgian newspapers, the latest accusation that Google has been copying comes from Chinese search engine rival Sohu.

With scientists predicting more severe floods as a consequence of global warming, there's been a push for flashy supercomputers, like the $50 million NEC SX-8 at the Met Office, to process meteorological data fed in from around Britain.

But some engineers at Lancaster University have opted for a more local approach. They've developed an intelligent flood monitoring grid made up of 10 to 20 tiny CPUs called GumStix that communicate wirelessly with each other to monitor rising water levels and minimize their own power consumption.

On Tuesday, February 28 Apple will reveal a number of "fun new products". Popular suggestions include a video-specific iPod, Intel-based iBooks, Intel-based Mac Minis possibly with PVR (Personal Video Recorder) functionality and/or a home digital entertainment hub emphasis.

AMD is competing with Intel for platform dominance but is Apple ahead of them both?

EA gives back to gamers by cutting the debut price of two upcoming A-list games to below $40