Lack of computer game blockbusters blows hole in Game Group sales Retailer reports 10% fall in sales and pins hopes on Wii Fit Plus, FIFA 2010 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
British Gas to create 2,600 green jobs Recruits will be needed to help introduce 'smart meters' to help people see exactly how much energy they are using in their homes
Touching up the grassroots Elaine Glaser: Belief in ordinary voices is exploited by PRs and politicians skilled in the dark art of astroturfing
Film industry seeks online ‘speed humps’ to thwart internet piracy Communications minister Lord Carter has pledged to protect creative industries from illegal downloads
Cost to British economy of free downloads is revealed Shared content on one network worth about £12bn per year according to new research
Microsoft opens retail centre for workers This week the company opened a splashy dining-shopping destination called The Commons
Phorm: UK faces court for failing to enforce EU privacy laws European commission acts to force the UK government to tighten its rules on the interception of internet communications by ISPs
Tiscali halts debt repayments The embattled internet service provider is attempting to persuade its banks to restructure its €500m debt
Developing countries drive explosion in global mobile phone use More than half the world's population now pay to use a mobile phone and nearly a quarter use the internet, according to a report
Smartphones set the tone The opening day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has produced a host of new mobiles bristling with technology
UK mobile phone firms to sell data about customer activity Industry tells Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it plans to make information available to commercial parties later this year
Guitar Hero’s Activision rocked by $72m losses World's No 1 game fails to save California company from economic downturn
Apple plays down Jobs health fears as revenue breaks the $10bn barrier Record iPod and iPhone sales help profit hit $1.6bn – the company's best quarterly result
Apple boss Steve Jobs takes six months’ leave over health fears Consternation on Nasdaq and questions about governance after sudden announcement
The games industry defies the downturn – for now A strong customer base has insulated the business, but the future may hold far less innovation and originality, says Huw J Williams