| Call to check on mobile security |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:48 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping. |
| UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:37:19 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire. |
| Facebook data hoarder speaks out |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:40:36 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users. |
| Chip sales boost Samsung profits |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:25:52 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips. |
| Google cleared of wi-fi snooping |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:48:34 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office. |
| Amazon offers new look UK Kindle |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:33 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books. |
| Nintendo game copiers 'illegal' |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:10:50 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK. |
| Government's £6m web search bill |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:29:17 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show. |
| Legal action on 'zombie cookies' |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:39:54 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Lawsuit filed in San Francisco district court after firms resurrected deleted browser cookies. |
| State of global internet revealed |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:27:03 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Asian countries top the charts when it comes to internet speeds, according to a global survey by network giant Akamai. |
| Facebook makes move into search |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:42:56 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Facebook has made its first steps into the search market with the launch a servcie that allows users to quiz the site's 500m members. |
| Hybrid supercar to go on sale |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:07:54 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Porsche has confirmed it'll make a limited number of a new hybrid supercar it's been developing. |
| Online etiquette |
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:11 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Nothing said online is really private, says Bill Thompson |
| Step away from the iPod |
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:18:10 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Banning technology from classrooms is unlikely to solve any problems, thinks Bill Thompson. |
| Building the Networked World |
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:08:34 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Open software, fast broadband and a narrower digital divide. Europe lays out its digital agenda. |
| Facebook battles privacy and profit |
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:06:43 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Is the social network's pursuit of short-term profits risking its long-term survival? |
| Websites take on bogus reviewers |
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:40:54 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Search engines and websites are seeking ways to beat spammers who post fake reviews |
| Gadgets embraced by Wimbledon |
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:55:12 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How the oldest tennis tournament and its fans are embracing modern technology. |
| Hi-tech help for disaster zones |
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:10:45 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How technology has ushered in a new era for aid work in disaster zones |
| New era for African independence |
Mon, 31 May 2010 08:30:28 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Programmers, developers and software makers herald a new era of African independence. |
| Can someone download a doctor? |
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:13:23 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Afridoctor offers personal medical advice and emergency distress service via mobile phone. |
| View from the end of the world |
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:15:50 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Photographers and film-makers capture their 3-D views of the corners of virtual worlds |
| Girl Geeks: Women in tech on top |
Fri, 7 May 2010 08:31:14 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Are women happy being known as geeks? |
| Ash cloud passengers publish zine |
Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:06 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The volcanic ash cloud that shut down British airspace, leaving thousands of travellers stranded also brought many strangers together digitally to create a silver lining. |
| On a mission with the rocket men |
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:04:30 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
In our series about makers and hackers, we look at the world of amateur rocket-makers. |
| Resurrecting Victorian technology |
Thu, 27 May 2010 10:14:43 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The release of an album on wax cylinder inspired us to try to make a phonograph to play it. |
| Robots and gaming at hi-tech school |
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:00:37 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Robot and video game design classes are par for the course at San Diego's High Tech High. |
| Accessing content under the radar |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:55:38 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Click looks at how people are using proxy servers and VPNs to access restricted content on the internet, and bypass geographical borders. |
| Who will win the 3D TV war? |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:35:59 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Some of the biggest names in Japan's technology industry report earnings later today and the likes of Panasonic and Sony are betting on 3D to drive sales of new TVs, DVD players and camcorders. |
| The man with the keys to the web |
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:11:29 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A British computer expert has been entrusted with part of a digital key, to help restart the internet in the event of a major catastrophe. Paul Kane talked to Eddie Mair on Radio 4's PM programme about what he might be called upon to do in an international online emergency. |
| Gamers try out Nintendo 3DS |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:06:13 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Two Newsbeat listeners, Neil and Melanie, have been given a sneak preview of Nintendo's new hand-held console the 3DS. |
| HTC makes first foray into China |
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:06:20 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
One of the world's top designers of smartphones, Taiwan's HTC, has announced it is moving into the Chinese market for the first time. |
| Can you crack the cyber-crime code? |
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:45:52 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A Britain's Got Talent style competition is being held to find UK's finest IT workers. |
| Space age sub explores slick |
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:22:47 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs. |
| Why women gamers are big business |
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:19:59 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Almost half the people who play computers games in Britain are women, but they often prefer a different type of game to men. |
| Astronomy apps |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:34 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Nifty ways to navigate the night sky
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| Life among the cyber-elite |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:31 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Web entrepreneur Joi Ito speaks about his life and career. |
| Speed limit |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:15:16 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
What makes your broadband connection slow? |
| Sneak preview |
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:50:04 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The world's first 3D handheld console on test |
| What is Wikileaks? |
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:21:14 +0000
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A look at the secretive whistle-blowing website |