Capcom and IGN Present Cross Assault

Capcom’s Cross Assault, a new reality show based on Street Fighter x Tekken , kicks off tomorrow. Here are the details you need to know! Cross Assault is the world’s first fighting game reality show.

Late Playbook OS upgrade released

21 February 2012 Last updated at 15:11 ET After delays of almost a year, an upgraded operating system for the Blackberry Playbook tablet has been released. Playbook 2.0, a free upgrade, adds a built-in email function to the device which was first launched in April 2011. Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM) had promised the upgrade within 60 days of the device’s release

Pinterest tackles copyright fears

21 February 2012 Last updated at 11:46 ET Social networking service Pinterest has responded to concerns over copyrighted material by allowing websites to opt-out of being featured on the site. The site, which bills itself as a “virtual pinboard”, allows users to post pictures and other content onto a personalised profile.

Text apps ‘lost networks $13.9bn’

21 February 2012 Last updated at 07:47 ET Social messaging applications cost mobile network operators $13.9bn (£8.8bn) in lost SMS revenue last year, a report has claimed.

Met Office ‘needs supercomputers’

20 February 2012 Last updated at 21:29 ET The Met Office needs new supercomputers to issue confident extreme weather warnings and more accurate long-term forecasts, a group of MPs has said. A Science and Technology Committee report said that, despite improvements, the public still thought reliable seasonal predictions were not possible.