News

Facebook rules out 'panic button' - Thu 18 Mar 2010 18:19
Facebook says it will not install a "panic button" on its main pages for users to report suspected paedophiles, but will develop its existing reporting system. more

Choice screen gives browser boost - Thu 18 Mar 2010 15:38
Web browser Opera says its downloads in Europe have doubled since Microsoft began offering a choice. more

Spammers survive botnet shutdowns - Thu 18 Mar 2010 11:12
A series of strikes against botnets has not dented cyber criminals' appetite for sending spam, say security experts. more

Hacking "fun" for British teens - Thu 18 Mar 2010 11:42
Teenagers try to get into each other's online accounts despite knowing it is wrong, according to a new survey. more

Web inventor calls for open data - Thu 18 Mar 2010 08:47
Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the inventor of the world wide web tells the BBC. more

UK 'can cope with cyber attack' - Thu 18 Mar 2010 02:35
The UK is "reasonably well placed to cope" with a large scale cyber attack, a report by a group of peers has said. more

O2 condemns file-sharing letters - Wed 17 Mar 2010 15:47
The mobile network condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers. more

Mobile application sales explode - Wed 17 Mar 2010 10:18
The global economy for mobile applications will explode over the next two years into a $17.5bn industry, a study suggests. more

Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs' - Wed 17 Mar 2010 18:19
The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says. more

dot.Rory - Thu 18 Mar 2010 11:44
Data czar to politicians: I'm watching you more

Merged worlds - Wed 17 Mar 2010 09:41
Networks blur the divide between public and private more

Disconnected UK - Wed 17 Mar 2010 10:15
Meeting the people living behind the digital divide more

'Hacktivism' - Tue 16 Mar 2010 10:50
Activists are using the tools of hacking to make their point more

Top 100 sites - Fri 12 Mar 2010 09:29
Explore the biggest websites and what do they do more

Farming future - Thu 11 Mar 2010 11:02
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons more

Google clients seek China plans - Wed 17 Mar 2010 10:20
Firms in China that sell advertising on Google demand clarity about the internet company's plans in the region. more

Folding plug wins design accolade - Wed 17 Mar 2010 12:11
An innovative folding plug for UK sockets is named as the overall winner at this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards more

Twitter embeds itself in the web - Tue 16 Mar 2010 12:30
Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed its services into their web pages. more

Broadband plan sent to Congress - Tue 16 Mar 2010 20:37
US regulators send a national broadband plan to Congress in a bid to lead the world in the provision of super-fast internet. more

Boom time for cyber crime in US - Tue 16 Mar 2010 10:53
Profits made by cyber criminals in the US more than doubled during 2009 to more than $500m, a report suggests. more