| Peers try to revive 'snooping law' |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:30:02 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
UK net firms have criticised attempts to revive a "snoopers' charter" by adding it into draft legislation currently before the House of Lords. |
| Pinterest to open up more user data |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:48:48 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Pinterest is planning to tell advertisers more about what its users are posting in a bid to help target ads. |
| Emergency patch fixes Flash flaw |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:04:54 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Adobe has released an emergency patch for a flaw in its Flash software that was being widely exploited by thieves. |
| Malaysia Airlines website hacked |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:51:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A hacker group attacks the official website of Malaysia Airlines, but the company says bookings and user data are not compromised. |
| Apple's Tim Cook salary up over 40% |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:37:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tech giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook's base salary was increased by nearly 43% in February last year, according to the company. |
| Twitter battles Instagram links |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:23:09 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The social network encourages celebrities and other high-profile users to share photos directly to Twitter. |
| US plans 'regulated' Bitcoin exchange |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:28:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
High-profile Bitcoin backers are seeking to establish a Bitcoin exchange in the US that would be overseen by mainstream financial regulators. |
| Reporter jailed for stolen data links |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:55:12 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A journalist with connections to the hacking collective Anonymous is sentenced to five years in jail after posting online links to stolen data. |
| Drug drone crashes on Mexican border |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:28:28 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A quadcopter drone carrying 3kg of illegal drugs crashes near the border between Mexico and the US. |
| Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:12:34 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain's second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn). |
| India Uber resumes services in Delhi |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:33:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The web-based taxi firm Uber restarts operations in Delhi, six weeks after it was banned over charges that one of its drivers raped a passenger. |
| Blackberry seeks aid on app making |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:46:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
App makers should be required to make software for Blackberry handsets, says the boss of the phone company. |
| Flogging of Saudi blogger postponed |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:38:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Saudi Arabia has postponed the flogging of blogger Raif Badawi for the second week running on health grounds, according to a human rights group. |
| Kim Dotcom releases Skype competitor |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:53:30 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom releases an encrypted chat service, called MegaChat, to compete with the Microsoft-owned Skype. |
| WhatsApp bans unofficial app users |
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:24:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
WhatsApp acts to stop downloads of a third-party service, WhatsApp Plus, and locks out people who used it from its chat platform. |
| Windows 10 to be free and get headset |
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:23:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft says its Windows 10 operating system will be a free upgrade for many users and unveils a "holographic" headset that can run it. |
| eBay to cut 2,400 jobs this quarter |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:14:28 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
US e-commerce giant eBay is planning to cut 2,400 jobs in the first quarter, the company said on Wednesday. |
| Country blocked on club Facebook page |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:10:20 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Notts County blocks Hungary from its Facebook page after it was deluged with comments concerning the signing of a new player. |
| VIDEO: AI technology 'will take your job' |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:47:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Robert Shiller, regarded as one of the most influential economists in the world, has said society is "in a panic" about artificial intelligence. |
| VIDEO: CES 2015: Testing the latest drones |
Fri, 09 Jan 2015 08:41:46 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC Click team put three of the latest drones through their paces |
| VIDEO: The robot that paints your nails |
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:17:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A Japanese robot has been programmed to take on a range of tasks - from painting nails to cooking. |
| VIDEO: Drone bird aims to take flight |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:25:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The miniature drone aims to mimic the movements of a bird |
| VIDEO: Tackling the rise of cyber-stalking |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:17:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Advances in technology have led to an increase in cyber-stalking, but what is the best way of tackling the problem and deterring the stalkers? |
| VIDEO: How to build a popular car website |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:05:28 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Datshiane Navanayagam meets Adam Ebrahim, founder and boss of popular car enthusiasts website Car Throttle. |
| VIDEO: Tech review: This week's headlines |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:24:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The laser-etched metal surfaces that repel water, plus other technology news |
| VIDEO: How criminals clone your card |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:18:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones spoke to James Lyne, head of research at cyber-security firm Sophos, to find out how criminals go about cloning your card. |
| VIDEO: Meet the giant robot for sale online |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:46:24 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Click looks at some of the week's technology highlights |
| VIDEO: Park your car with a smartwatch |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:40:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
From the cars that steer themselves to smartphone apps that monitor your driving |
| Whatever happened to the future? |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Whatever happened to the future of transport? |
| The petrol head and his hit car website |
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:22 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The young car fan whose website is a growing hit with petrolheads |
| VIDEO: Japan's 'virtual dressing rooms' |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:08:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Testing the dressing room of the future |
| VIDEO: Microsoft unveils HoloLens headset |
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:52:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Will HoloLens trump Google Glass and Oculus Rift? |
| Appy days: Must see tech stories |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:48:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Your essential roundup of the week's big tech stories |
| Toys of 2015 unveiled at trade Fair |
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:28:12 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Are these the toys you'll be buying this Christmas? |
| Regret apps: Delete the embarrassing |
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The business of taking back embarrassing messages |