Broadcasters filter vuvuzela noise

After Soccer World Cup organisers refused to ban vuvuzelas from South African stadiums, several networks have taken matters into their own hands, reports ABCNews.

Sky Deutschland, in Germany, and Canal Plus, in France, have both begun filtering out the blaring noise. Both broadcasters aired a vuvuzela-free version of Wednesday's SA vs Uruguay match.

Canal Plus used a special sound filter developed by Paris-based Audionamix, while Sky combined several different filters to get the right sound.

Nintendo introduced its 3D handheld gaming system at a briefing in Los Angeles at the E3 games show, writes BBC.

Called 3DS, the system has two screens and can display 3D images that can be seen without using special glasses.

Nintendo says the novel handheld is designed to replace the existing DS and is scheduled to be on shop shelves in late 2010.

Therese Coffey, Tory MP for Suffolk Coastal, has been the victim of a hacking attack. The attackers posted sexually explicit messages and comments to her social media followers, after gaining access to her blog, Facebook and Twitter account details, according to Computing.co.uk.

The comments were highly derogatory, and included remarks about David Cameron's wife and other senior female figures.

Coffey has become aware of the problem and is now regaining control of her social media accounts, but said last night she was still unable to access her Twitter account.

Twitter has added its Promoted Tweets advertising feature to trending topics, states PCMag.

The list, which keeps tabs on the most popular phrases being used on Twitter, currently has "Toy Story 3" at the bottom of the list, with a yellow "Promoted" tag next to it. As with other trending topics, clicking on the link produces tweets that mention the movie.

Twitter announced its Promoted Tweets ad platform in April. At the time, it partnered with several advertisers, including Best Buy, Bravo, Red Bull, Sony Pictures, Starbucks, and Virgin America.