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Divide on games industry ratings
A row develops between the games industry and the UK's content classifiers over who should regulate video games.
MEPs back contested telecoms plan
European politicians vote in favour of changes to a telecoms law which campaigners say could hit online privacy.
Cleantech money hits record
Despite a downturn in venture capital, the amount of money being ploughed into clean technology is on a roll.
Online risk due to browser flaws
Almost half of net users are at risk because their browsers have not been updated to the latest version, says a study.
Call for web to stay open for all
Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls on governments to make sure the web stays open and accessible.
Microsoft still keen on Yahoo bid
Microsoft is willing to again talk to Yahoo about a possible takeover if the search firm has a new board of directors.
Europe votes on anti-piracy laws
Late changes to proposed European telecoms laws could see suspected copyright pirates banned from the net.
Google defends Street View tool
Google defends its Street View photo mapping tool, saying it will meet local privacy laws in Europe at launch.
Warning letters to 'file-sharers'
The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.
Google must divulge YouTube log
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched avideo on YouTube, says a US court.
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Spider bot?
US scientists design robots that climb walls
Machine music
Punk-loving robots pogo in the name of science
Locked out?
Bill Thompson on the penalty for copyright infringers
Digital front line
Telecoms specialist offers his view on rebuilding Burma
Shaping up
Why doctors are switching on to video games
Hi-tech health
How robots are transforming care in the NHS
Government starts data mash-up
The UK government launches a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects.
Firefox download record official
The creators of Firefox 3.0 celebrate the news they have set a new world record for software downloads.
Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.
Spam experiment overloads inboxes
A security firm reveals the results of an experiment where 50 people from around the world surfed the web unprotected for a month.
Mobile firms hit roaming deadline
Mobile phone firms reach a deadline to cut the price of sending text messages in EU member nations.
Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars'
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair.
Rhapsody embraces MP3 music
US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.
Farewell Mr Gates
The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft
Behind the scenes of Firefox 3.0
Behind the scenes at the Mozilla Foundation
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.
Yahoo goes back to its roots
For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?
Google's experimental Gmail
Google opens testing of new Gmail features to its biggest audience as it calls on tens of millions of users to try them.
Broadband speed test map
Closing the Gates after Bill
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era
Changing the way we think
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
Virgin territory for ISPs
Bill Thompson believes Virgin Media has decided it likes record companies more than its customers.
Trade agreement could hit privacy
Internet law professor Michael Geist examines implications of new anti-counterfeiting agreement.
Cloud computing faces storm
Bill Thompson argues that data and apps in the cloud need to be given better protection.
Bad law from good intentions?
Bill Thompson considers the impact of a prosecution in the US for creating a fake MySpace page.
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.
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.
Google bets on Android future
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
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.
Nokia morphs itself from within
Future directions in computing
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.
Getting more from Moore's Law
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
Cleaning up in 'fab world'
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.
The man behind Moore's Law
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.
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