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Hamburg  – Computer games have been in the headlines of late for all the wrong reasons: allegations that they contribute to real- life violence.

Hamburg  – Netbook pioneer Asus has expanded its popular EeePC series to include a new lightweight model that is thinner than ever.

Hannover  – It’s now cheap and easy to create virtual worlds or animated figures for computer games.

Hannover  – It wasn’t all that long ago that the humble router led an uneventful existence. Its task was to distribute incoming data packets to attached computers. It was also entrusted with blocking the occasional packet off the Internet if it hadn’t been ordered by one of the PCs.

Hannover  – Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for the company’s Windows Vista operating system. It is intended to address one of the primary complaints about Vista: its speed.

Washington  – Keeping your Windows PC speedy means ensuring that it remains free of clutter.

Moenchengladbach, Germany  – Former German international Michael Frontzeck has been appointed coach of Borussia Moenchengladbach, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.

Los Angeles  – A day after Microsoft unveiled details of its motion tracking technology for the Xbox 360, Sony unveiled its system for the Playstation 3 which uses a remote controller like the Nintendo Wii that it hopes to challenge.

Los Angeles  – Microsoft fired back at video game leader Nintendo Monday, lining up living legends Steven Spielberg and Paul McCartney to unveil a new hands-free control technology and a Beatles video game.

Ahrensburg, Germany  – The display is small and the computing power is closer to that of an outdated PC. Yet because they are ideally suited for mobile use – whether on the sofa or on the train – netbooks are currently topping the electronics bestseller charts.