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Best Buy to open first UK store

The US tech retail monster is to arrive in the UK in May with a first store in Thurrock, Essex, followed by stores in Hedge End, Southampton and Merry Hill, West Midlands the month after. Shops in Aintree and Croydon will follow. Best Buy Europe is half owned by Carphone Warehouse. bit-tech

Film firm offers job hunting for online pirates

Warner Bros is advertising for an anti-piracy intern, who would earn 17,500 salary to search for copyright infringement online. PC Pro

BBC delays planned iPhone app

The BBC has put a planned iPhone app on hold following a complaint from the Newspaper Publishers Association, which thinks the app should be subject to a "public value test" as it's a new product for the corporation. Expert Reviews

LHC starts collisions

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva is set to start its hunt for the God Particle today, with the accelerator in full action from today. Guardian

Ofcom tells off ISPs over broadband speeds

Ofcom is angry that broadband suppliers aren't following a voluntary code of conduct regarding promised connection speeds. IT PRO