| New 'always listening' Google phone |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:00:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Motorola, owned by Google, has unveiled a new smartphone that is "always listening" for user commands. |
| O2 reveals 4G network launch date |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:01:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
O2 announces that its 4G mobile data network will launch on 29 August, but will initially cover fewer areas than EE and for a higher minimum cost. |
| Sky makes Microsoft rename Skydrive |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:51:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Skydrive cloud storage service is to be rebranded after Microsoft drops plans to appeal a ruling that it infringed BSkyB's trademark. |
| Apple update to tackle power attack |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:31:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Apple plans to issue a software update that will help its products avoid falling victim to booby-trapped power chargers. |
| Living room TV 'making a comeback' |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:00:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The growth of mobile devices has meant families are now more likely to watch television together, a new report from regulator Ofcom says. |
| Zynga sues Bang With Friends sex app |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:13:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The makers of a "casual sex matchmaking app" called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga. |
| Edward Snowden leaves Moscow airport |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:16:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden leaves the Moscow airport where he has been staying since June after being granted asylum in Russia. |
| The Sun website begins charging |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:02:56 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
People who want to read The Sun newspaper online now have to pay to do so, after it introduces a paywall. |
| Female journalists face bomb threats |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:40:11 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Police investigate bomb threats made on Twitter against three female journalists, following a row over abuse on the social networking site. |
| Wales has lowest superfast broadband |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 06:45:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Wales has the lowest proportion of premises in the UK with access to superfast broadband while nearly a quarter of homes only use mobile phones. |
| Sony earnings boosted by weak yen |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:07:24 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a jump in profits for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by a weak yen and surge in smartphone sales. |
| Wikileaks 'strained' US-Afghan ties |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:10:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Wikileaks disclosures strained US-Afghan ties, a retired US Army general says at the sentencing hearing of Pte First Class Bradley Manning. |
| Microsoft details Surface's struggle |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:50:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft reveals the amount of money raised from sales of its Surface tablets is less than the $900m write-down it recently made after cutting their price. |
| Samsung denies phone test trick |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:19:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Samsung issues a strong denial that it designed the chip in some versions of its Galaxy S4 handset to produce misleading graphics benchmark scores. |
| US declassifies phone-snooping order |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:48:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Obama administration releases documents on its call-data surveillance, as a Senate panel questions intelligence officials about the programme. |
| Asda takes Wii U off store shelves |
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:49:58 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Supermarket chain Asda says Nintendo's Wii U games console will no longer be sold in-store, but pledges continued support for the games maker. |
| Chinese online game targets Japan |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:11:11 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
An online game that simulates an attack on Japanese-controlled islands is released in China. |
| Dating profiles sale investigated |
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:06:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Information Commissioner’s Office says it will investigate the sale of 10,000 online dating profiles to the BBC's Panorama. |
| VIDEO: Targeted adverts no longer just online |
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:07:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Marc Cieslak discovers what adverts he would be watching when the adverts themselves know who he is |
| VIDEO: Webscape: Free student textbooks |
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 07:29:54 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Kate Russell reviews the best websites and apps including a site offering free access to textbooks. |
| VIDEO: Can cloud computing save money? |
Fri, 02 Aug 2013 02:37:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Cloud computing is a growing industry, but can the technology bring down the costs of doing business for firms? |
| VIDEO: Can electric cars be works of art? |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:02:09 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC News visits an art dealer turned car maker, who sees a future of bespoke cars that are a work of art. |
| VIDEO: Super-camera shows how light moves |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:09:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Scientists in the US have built a camera that can show light moving by taking pictures with an exposure time one billion times shorter than a normal camera. |
| VIDEO: Google's Motorola launches Moto X |
Fri, 02 Aug 2013 01:15:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Google-owned Motorola has unveiled a phone that is "always listening" for the owner's voice commands. |
| VIDEO: Why Chinese flock to a Brighton chippy |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:01:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The seafood restaurant in Brighton, England, which has suddenly attracted a steady stream of pilgrims from China. |
| AUDIO: O2's 4G 'won't work on iPhone 5' |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:52:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The chief executive of O2 Ronan Dunne explains the advantages of the 4G network. |
| VIDEO: Online game pits China against Japan |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:01:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Millions sign up to play online first-person-shooter which invites players to attack Japan |
| VIDEO: If you had to choose one gadget...? |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:02:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
More families are watching TV together, but using other gadgets at the same time. BBC News spoke to one family in west London about their viewing habits, and which device they could not live without. |
| Russia brings in anti-net piracy law |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:01:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Russia's new net piracy law sparks controversy |
| Luxury companies fend off the future |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:07:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Are traditional ways of making things doomed to die out? |
| How the computer changed the office forever |
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:58:23 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How a chain of British tea shops pioneered the computer |
| VIDEO: Google Chromecast takes on TV |
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:35:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Testing Google's latest attempt to put internet content on our TVs |
| Real-life adverts 'know who you are' |
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:07:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Are facial recognition ads a step too far? |
| Using tech to save our water supply |
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:59:06 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Using technology to guard our most precious resource |
| Is cyberbullying a feminist issue? |
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:06:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
What motivates men to harass women online? |
| Car hackers 'drive' car with laptop |
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 23:04:50 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How hackers can take over a car while you are driving it |