| Man lists 12,000 call menu options |
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:05 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services |
| US questions Google on Glass privacy |
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:36 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy. |
| EA stops making games for Wii U |
Fri, 17 May 2013 09:48:35 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console. |
| GPS 'improves early tsunami alerts' |
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:29 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team of scientists suggest. |
| Single-pixel camera makes 3D image |
Thu, 16 May 2013 23:13:04 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to create 3D images, capable of sensing frequencies beyond visible light. |
| Jail sentences for Lulzsec hackers |
Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:35 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced at a hearing in London. |
| 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched |
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:33:13 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
A service allowing fans to club together to pay bands to play gigs at their request has been launched. |
| Nintendo to profit from user videos |
Thu, 16 May 2013 17:19:35 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Fan anger after Nintendo confirms it will profit from advertisements placed on gameplay videos uploaded by gamers. |
| YouTube and Microsoft clash over app |
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:23:23 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
YouTube is demanding Microsoft removes a Windows Phone 8 YouTube app, saying it violates its terms of service. |
| Dell posts 79% fall in profits |
Thu, 16 May 2013 21:14:23 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Dell reports a 79% fall in quarterly profits to $130m (£85m) amid falling computer sales and a takeover battle. |
| EA drops online pass for used games |
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:08:23 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Publisher Electronic Arts has decided to end a controversial program that stifled trade in second-hand games. |
| MPs challenge Google over UK tax |
Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:57 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax. |
| EU warns China over telecom payments |
Thu, 16 May 2013 08:57:45 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The EU warns it may investigate claims that Chinese telecom firms have been paid subsidies, allowing them to flood markets with cheap equipment. |
| Google Maps revamp set to aid ads |
Wed, 15 May 2013 18:52:50 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Google's Maps revamp adds new advertising icons and aims to tailor the results to each user's interests. |
| Nasa buys into 'quantum' computer |
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:54:33 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
A $15m computer that uses "quantum physics" effects to boost its speed is to be installed at a Nasa facility. |
| Google launches music subscriptions |
Wed, 15 May 2013 19:32:55 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Google unveils a streaming music service and details plans to upgrade its other existing services at its developers conference in San Francisco. |
| Nvidia details Shield console launch |
Wed, 15 May 2013 12:06:10 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Nvidia prices its Shield handheld console at a significant premium to Sony's PlayStation Vita and Nintendo's 3DS XL. |
| Seven million Brits 'never used net' |
Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:30 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
More than seven million adults in the UK have never been online, official figures say, with the elderly remaining the least connected. |
| Phones 'used like digital dummies' |
Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:58 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Computers and smartphones have become a "digital dummy" used by parents to pacify their children, says a head teachers' leader. |
| Saudi virtue police condemn Twitter |
Wed, 15 May 2013 19:38:58 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police warns Saudis against using Twitter, amid fears it is being used to challenge political taboos. |
| VIDEO: Read Klingon on your computer screen |
Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:21 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft's Bing offers page translations into Klingon, Google launches a music subscription service plus other tech news. |
| VIDEO: Webscape: Apollo 11 mission site |
Fri, 17 May 2013 07:31:36 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Kate Russell looks at a site which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, plus other sites and apps reviewed. |
| VIDEO: 'Internet is world devoid of empathy' |
Thu, 16 May 2013 15:08:26 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Former LulzSec hacker Jake Davis, who has received a 24 month sentence for computer hacking, talks to Newsnight's Susan Watts about his time as part of the group. |
| VIDEO: Intel reveals tech innovations |
Thu, 16 May 2013 07:44:29 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
From 'perceptual computing' to smarter car headlights, chip maker Intel reveals what it thinks is the technology of tomorrow. |
| VIDEO: Google Glass: For and against |
Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:55 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Technology developers and privacy campaigners give their views on the Google Glass smart headset. |
| VIDEO: First US drone launch from carrier |
Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:53 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The US Navy successfully launched an unmanned drone from the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time on Tuesday, in what officials called a breakthrough for robotic aviation. |
| VIDEO: Quieter by design |
Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:04 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Lara Lewington looks at how manufacturers are focusing their attention on technology to make their products quieter. |
| VIDEO: 'Screaming' cones could save lives |
Tue, 14 May 2013 12:25:47 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
"Intelligent" traffic cones are being unveiled on the M6 in the West Midlands in a bid to improve road safety. |
| VIDEO: Astronaut's pictures from space |
Mon, 13 May 2013 08:38:15 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The amazing photographs tweeted by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield have been seen by more than 750,000 Twitter followers. |
| VIDEO: Teenager constructs 'DNA photocopier' |
Tue, 14 May 2013 09:02:39 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
A 17-year-old scientist from Yorkshire has built his own DNA testing machine and is using it to conduct experiments in his home laboratory. |
| VIDEO: Inside the human robot factory |
Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:13 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Inside the factory making robots we can relate to |
| Bringing Lebanon's designers online |
Thu, 16 May 2013 22:56:17 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Selling online where internet speeds are painfully slow |
| Former Lulzsec hacker on motivations |
Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:25 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Former hacker on creating chaos online |
| Google Glass - cool or creepy? |
Wed, 15 May 2013 21:01:02 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's tech correspondent considers if Google's smart glasses are cool or creepy |
| Are screens rotting our brains? |
Tue, 14 May 2013 23:50:47 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
The neuroscientist worried about the side-effects of new tech |
| 350 years of technology goes on sale |
Mon, 13 May 2013 23:25:15 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Remarkable relics from computing's past go on sale |
| How Estonia became E-stonia |
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:15:24 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
How Estonia was converted into E-stonia |
| Can computer games change the world? |
Mon, 13 May 2013 23:18:45 GMT Source: BBC News - Technology |
Can playing computer games really change the world? |