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Cars set to get parental controls

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:05:21 GMT

Ford is to introduce a key-based security system that limits what younger drivers can do to the family car.

DVD copying software gets pulled

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:23:36 GMT

RealNetworks is being pursued by six movie studios over software that makes copies of DVD films so they can be played on a PC.

Oyster card hack details revealed

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:32 GMT

Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.

Search engine Ask gets a facelift

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:15:43 GMT

In a bid to claw back some users from Google, search site Ask is re-launching its front page.

Europeans sought over hack attack

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:44 GMT

The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment.

eBay to slash workforce by 1,000

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:18:55 GMT

EBay, the world's largest online auction site, is set to cut 1,000 jobs - 10% of its workforce - with many more under threat.

Music stars unite to seek control

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:30:43 GMT

Acts including Robbie Williams and Radiohead join a coalition to try to gain ownership and control of their music from record labels.

China 'spying on Skype messages'

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:38:32 GMT

Chinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say.

Obama uses iPhone to win support

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:30:12 GMT

US Democratic candidate Barack Obama launches an application that could turn the iPhone into a political recruiting tool.

Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:53:11 GMT

Kosher calls

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:58:21 GMT

Ultra-orthodox Jews struggle with new technology

Domestic bliss

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:48:21 GMT

Gadgets to put the fun in functional

Virtual dogfight

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:24:13 GMT

Real planes race simulations in the Spanish sky

Sun and surf

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:22:54 GMT

Solar-powered wi-fi helps to bridge digital divisions

Deep secrets

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:50:06 GMT

How tags offer a window into a whale's world

Football focus

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:33:55 GMT

Gamers get a chance to be a virtual football star

Music downloads avoid rate hike

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:22:31 GMT

A veiled threat to shut Apple's iTunes store recedes as a row over royalty rates is resolved.

Prizes for Live Search regulars

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:49:50 GMT

To boost use of its search page Microsoft is offering free prizes to regular users.

Nokia unveils new music service

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:47:45 GMT

Nokia announces details of its Comes With Music unlimited download service, and a new handset that will support it.

iTunes store shutdown feared

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:09:57 GMT

As royalty rates for digital music are to be set this week comments emerge from Apple about a possible closure of iTunes.

Google 'Goliath' Microsoft says

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:21:36 GMT

Microsoft's boss says his firm is a "David" to Google's "Goliath" after its failure to grasp the importance of internet search.

Minogue wins digital music gongs

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:44:51 GMT

Kylie Minogue scoops two gongs at the BT Digital Music Awards, which took place at The Roundhouse in London.

Words of wisdom from Woz

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:05:01 GMT

Find your passion, follow your heart and don't let a lack of money stop you. Words of wisdom from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

A tour of the greenest museum

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:46:00 GMT

A peek at the world's most eco- friendly museum

New vision for computing in Africa

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:36:24 GMT

Hi-tech help for the blind in Africa

Ofcom sets out stall for fast net

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:37:14 GMT

The price of next-gen broadband should reflect how much it costs to invest in it, says regulator

Secrets of new Star Wars game

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:16:30 GMT

Secrets of the new Star Wars game

Mobiles combat polio in Kenya

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:33:52 GMT

Mobiles help combat Kenyan polio outbreak

Satellite images aid polar voyage

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:45:46 GMT

Satellite imaging system helps polar navigation.

A guide to Large Hadron Collider

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:33:33 GMT

An introduction to the world's biggest physics experiment

Google: Now we are 10

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:11:11 GMT

As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade

Conference cull

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:45:54 GMT

How communities help Bill Thompson stay informed

Are paper's days numbered?

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:47:34 GMT

Bill Thompson says the writing is on the wall for paper

How not to monitor mobiles

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:12 GMT

Bill Thompson is worried that the methods we are using to keep kids safe on mobiles have stopped being useful.

Going for online gold

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:12:28 GMT

Bill Thompson is keeping an eye on the Olympics but isn't interested in medal winners

The importance of being there

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:10 GMT

Regular columnist Bill Thompson says the virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world.

Making punishment fit the crime

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:59:55 GMT

Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.

Changing the way we think

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:16:50 GMT

Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think

Why the future is in your hands

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:21:40 GMT

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

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:00:36 GMT

Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.

Google on Android's future

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:56:15 GMT

Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.

Pupils reveal mobile snapshot

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:29:19 GMT

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

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:16:41 GMT

Getting more from Moore's Law

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:02:16 GMT

A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.

Future directions in computing

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:10:26 GMT

A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.

The man behind Moore's Law

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:50:04 GMT

BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.

Cleaning up in 'fab world'

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:07:52 GMT

A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.

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