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Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:44 GMT Computer viruses make it to orbit Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:01:03 GMT iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading' The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:02:25 GMT Robo-skeleton lets paralysed walk A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:47:16 GMT Trusted sites thwart net hijacks Tricky hack attacks could be thwarted by using trusted sites to police web use, say researchers. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:25:07 GMT Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race Six international teams competed this weekend in the first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:13:29 GMT Two-thirds of UK homes now online Latest official figures show the number of UK households with internet access rose to 16.5 million this year. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:39:10 GMT Bank customer data sold on eBay A PC containing personal data of a million bank customers is sold on a net auction site for £35, according to the Daily Mail. ...more
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:21:42 GMT Solar plane makes record flight A UK-built solar-powered plane sets an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:42:03 GMT Officials 'back ban on data sale' The majority of election officials in England support a ban on the sale of voters' personal details to companies, a survey finds. ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:43:41 GMT Scrabulous game disappears from Facebook UK website The popular online game is now unavailable in the UK after Mattel, the toy company that owns the rights to Scrabble outside North America, started legal action against its designers. ...more
Wed, 21 May 2008 11:53:11 GMT Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:21:37 GMT Cloud city Bill Thompson has the future in his hand ...more
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:21:33 GMT Crime time Why crime maps may not make people feel safer ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:35:41 GMT Good vibrations The chips which can power themselves ...more
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:39:39 GMT Smart stuff Machines may be about to outsmart humans ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:20:54 GMT Wireless power Intel reveals a way to power gadgets without wires ...more
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:09 GMT dot.life Will Brits ever be able to turn a buck from blogging? ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:42:57 GMT Xbox Live in youth voting drive Young US voters can now register to vote in the presidential election via Microsoft's gaming network. ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:02:27 GMT Firm 'broke rules' over data loss Home Secretary Jacqui Smith blames a private contractor for losing details of criminals held on a computer memory stick. ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:01:31 GMT One laptop for every Niuean child The South Pacific nation of Niue has distributed laptops from the One Laptop Per Child programme to all its school children. ...more
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:08:55 GMT Intel unites the internet with TV Chip giant Intel signs a deal with Yahoo to make the TV set much more web aware. ...more
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:34:45 GMT New PlayStation and PSP unveiled A high-capacity PlayStation 3 and a new PlayStation Portable have been unveiled by Sony at the Leipzig games conference. ...more
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:06:19 GMT 'Privacy mode' due for browser Hiding what users do online might get easier as Microsoft plans a "privacy mode" for the next release of Internet Explorer. ...more
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:26:47 GMT Intel details new core chip line Details have emerged of the processor family that Intel will be using in servers, desktops and laptops from 2009. ...more
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:36:01 GMT Poor earning virtual gaming gold Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows. ...more
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:49:01 GMT Robot wars Latest technology to help troops on the battlefield ...more
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:45:31 GMT Legal milestone for open source Supporters of open source software are claiming victory after a US court ruled copyright protection applies to their work. ...more
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:00:53 GMT Life as a top UK pro-gamer How UK team won the Championship Gaming Series. ...more
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:09:40 GMT Speeding up the modern age The technology that keeps the net running turns 40 ...more
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:16:49 GMT Data protection How secure are your credit and debit card details? ...more
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:56:57 GMT Early stereo recordings restored Recordings made by a British pioneer of stereo sound have been restored so they can be heard for the first time. ...more
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:51:31 GMT Computer mouse faces extinction Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner. ...more
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:12:11 GMT Robots scale new heights Wall-climbing robots have been developed by scientists in America using the same principles behind electrostatics that make balloons stick to ceilings after being rubbed. ...more
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:06:17 GMT Real racing in the virtual world How gamers may soon be able to race against top F1 drivers in real time from the comfort of their living room. ...more
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:12 GMT How not to monitor mobiles Bill Thompson is worried that the methods we are using to keep kids safe on mobiles have stopped being useful. ...more
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:12:28 GMT Going for online gold Bill Thompson is keeping an eye on the Olympics but isn't interested in medal winners ...more
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:10 GMT The importance of being there Regular columnist Bill Thompson says the virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world. ...more
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:59:55 GMT Making punishment fit the crime Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers. ...more
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:02:03 GMT Closing the Gates after Bill Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era ...more
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:16:50 GMT Changing the way we think Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think ...more
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:21:40 GMT Why the future is in your hands The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it. ...more
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:00:36 GMT The mobile future is calling Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone. ...more
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:56:15 GMT Google on Android's future Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles. ...more
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:29:19 GMT Pupils reveal mobile snapshot Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project. ...more
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:16:41 GMT Nokia morphs itself from within ...more
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:10:26 GMT Future directions in computing A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law. ...more
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:02:16 GMT Getting more from Moore's Law A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips. ...more
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:07:52 GMT Cleaning up in 'fab world' A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant. ...more
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:50:04 GMT The man behind Moore's Law BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution. ...more
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