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Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:16 GMT)
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Mobile phone allows boss to snoop (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:07 GMT)
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.
Facebook calls for 'iconic games' (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:13 GMT)
Facebook calls on game designers to make an iconic title, such as Mario or Halo, specifically for the social network.
File-sharing sanctions 'unfair' (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:39:06 GMT)
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.
Hard drive evolution could hit XP (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:29:38 GMT)
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
Porn net domain name plan revived (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:51:07 GMT)
A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.
Banking fraud 'moves to internet' (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:37 GMT)
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:17:28 GMT)
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
Games migrate to the social side (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:58 GMT)
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
dot.Rory (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:45 GMT)
BT's boss comes out fighting on file-sharing rules
Vital statistics (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:35 GMT)
Explore the inner workings of the web and its growth
dot.Maggie (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:23:42 GMT)
Dotcom crash: Where were you on 10 March 2000?
Final Fantasy (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:32 GMT)
Costumed fans queue for launch
Well-rounded (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:41:45 GMT)
Indian computer graduates get etiquette classes
Dotcom Crash (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:27:19 GMT)
10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst
Internet access 'a human right' (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:52:59 GMT)
Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:42:24 GMT)
Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.
US eases sanctions for freer web (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:15 GMT)
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.
Skynet satellite system extended (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:17:11 GMT)
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
Facebook death 'lessons to learn' (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:48:18 GMT)
The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager.
Weak questions put e-mail at risk (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:02:51 GMT)
Questions used as security checks on websites need to be replaced by better tests to see who someone is, say researchers.
Drug scam hijacks college sites (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:27 GMT)
UK university websites are targeted by criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
Mobile phones learn to lip read (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:57:07 GMT)
A device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers.
Has copyright gone too far? (Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:14:03 GMT)
Has copyright gone too far? asks Bill Thompson.
Open society and open systems (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:06:49 GMT)
Openness must be defended, says Bill Thompson.
The past is the future for tech (Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:50 GMT)
Bill Thompson keeps an eye on the future
The media and the message (Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:51:06 GMT)
Innovation is the key for papers says Bill Thompson
Sun spotters protect the Earth (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:33:33 GMT)
Your help is needed to watch the surface of the Sun
Naples' online 'ethical' city (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:33:58 GMT)
The web community founded on morals and manners
Will people pay for net news? (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:02:23 GMT)
Can newspapers charge online and survive?
Are all bits created equal? (Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:42:40 GMT)
The US struggles with the battle over net neutrality
Digital Revolution (Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:23:55 GMT)
Internet Blog (Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:26:10 GMT)