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By Alun Williams

Posted on 1 Jun 2007 at 15:22

Microsoft denies reports that the company has sold a million units of its Zune music player.

Open-source software makes the invisible man
A University of Liverpool mathematician claims 30-year-old open-source software has cracked the equation that will allow scientists to make objects - such as humans, tanks or even entire islands - invisible.

Google Maps adds street-level panoramas
Google introduces street-level map views of various US cities, giving Web users a panoramic, 360 degree images as well as the overhead views Google Maps has offered.

Tuesday 29 May

Tiscali suffers week-long email outage
Tiscali is struggling to fix a problem that has prevented some of its customers from sending emails for over a week.

Yoggie hails security on a stick
The innovative start-up firm Yoggie has unveiled what it claims is the world's first full security suite on a USB stick.

Toshiba opts for AMD chips in budget laptops
Toshiba announces that it is to begin buying microprocessors for some of its laptop models from AMD, ending its exclusive ties with Intel.