Universal flu vaccine tests start A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.
Rosetta set for asteroid fly-by The Rosetta spacecraft is "on course" to fly-by asteroid Steins at a distance of just 800km and take pictures.
'Jules Verne' awaits final voyage Europe's space freighter will undock from the International Space Station on Friday after completing its mission to the orbiting platform.
Government to protect tiny snail One of the world's smallest and rarest snails, measuring less than a millimetre in width, gets special protection.
Heritage plan for Iraqi marshes The UN launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site.
Spore start Will the new game from Will Wright be a hit or a miss?
Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway There are reports of chaos at a petrol station which gave away £20,000 of petrol to promote a video game.
Now we are 10 As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade
Chairborne Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people
One Laptop signs up with Amazon Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.
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Samsung considers buying SanDisk Samsung Electronics said it was considering buying, or forming a strategic alliance with, SanDisk to strengthen its dominance of the digital memory storage market
HMV lifted by in-home boom The retailer reported a rise in sales at its music and entertainment stores but said books were not proving as popular with comparable sales falling due to the success of the final Harry Potter release last year
Nokia stuns market with strong warning Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, warned that its market share would shrink in the third quarter of the year
Sony recalls 438,000 Vaio laptops Shares in Sony were knocked after the Japanese consumer electronics group was forced to recall thousands of defective laptops because of a risk that they could overheat and cause burns
Amazon launches video-on-demand service Amazon has announced a video-on-demand streaming service as internet and consumer electronics companies strive to match the capabilities of US cable and satellite providers
