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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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Trusted sites thwart net hijacks
Tricky hack attacks could be thwarted by using trusted sites to police web use, say researchers.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Green tech in 'Formula Zero' race
Six international teams competed this weekend in the first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Xbox Live in youth voting drive
Young US voters can now register to vote in the presidential election via Microsoft's gaming network.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Cloud city
Bill Thompson has the future in his hand
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Crime time
Why crime maps may not make people feel safer
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Good vibrations
The chips which can power themselves
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Smart stuff
Machines may be about to outsmart humans
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Wireless power
Intel reveals a way to power gadgets without wires
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
dot.life
Will Brits ever be able to turn a buck from blogging?
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Intel unites the internet with TV
Chip giant Intel signs a deal with Yahoo to make the TV set much more web aware.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
bank data sale alarms Germany
Data protection officials in Germany call for tighter privacy laws amid a scandal over illegal sales of personal data.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Robot wars
Latest technology to help troops on the battlefield
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Life as a top UK pro-gamer
How UK team won the Championship Gaming Series.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Speeding up the modern age
The technology that keeps the net running turns 40
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Data protection
How secure are your credit and debit card details?
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Computer mouse faces extinction
Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Going for online gold
Bill Thompson is keeping an eye on the Olympics but isn't interested in medal winners
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Making punishment fit the crime
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Closing the Gates after Bill
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Changing the way we think
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Google on Android's future
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Nokia morphs itself from within
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Future directions in computing
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 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.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
Cleaning up in 'fab world'
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
The man behind Moore's Law
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.
BBC News............... Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 11:26 GMT
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