| US Airways apologises for porn tweet |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:27:05 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
US Airways apologises after an explicit photo was sent from its official Twitter account in response to a customer complaint. |
| Heartbleed may 'slow' web speeds |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:13:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The struggle to fix problems caused by the Heartbleed bug could make web browsing speeds slow to a crawl, warns net monitoring firm Netcraft. |
| Yahoo shares jump despite profit fall |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:59:12 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Shares in the struggling internet search giant Yahoo surge 9%, despite first-quarter profits falling 20%. |
| Privacy fears over FBI database |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:33:40 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A facial recognition database being built by the FBI could contain over 52m images by 2015 causing concern to privacy campaigners |
| MtGox chief refuses to travel to US |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:31:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The founder of MtGox - once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange - refuses to travel to the US to testify about losing large amounts of the virtual currency. |
| City to get ultra-fast broadband |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:14:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A new fibre optic network is to be created in York to provide ultra-fast broadband speeds throughout the city. |
| NSA stories take Pulitzer Prize |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:23:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Guardian and Washington Post newspapers share the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism for a series of stories on US electronic spying. |
| Dutch unveil glow in the dark road |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:25:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Streetlights on a 500m stretch of highway in the Netherlands are replaced by glow in the dark road markings in a pilot project. |
| Android devices await Heartbleed fix |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:24:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
One week after the Heartbleed bug was announced millions of Android devices remain vulnerable to the bug despite Google creating a fix. |
| Google buys solar drone maker |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:03:07 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Internet search giant Google buys US high-altitude solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum. |
| Pentagon eyes drone wi-fi hotspots |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:22:36 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The US defence department is working on how to use old drones to provide wi-fi in remote locations, such as on the battlefield. |
| Smartphones 'black market' exposed |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:15:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A black market of shops and traders willing to deal in stolen smartphones is exposed by a BBC London undercover investigation. |
| NSA denies it knew of Heartbleed bug |
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:51:02 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The US National Security Agency denies it knew about or exploited the Heartbleed online security flaw. |
| Protests as Condi Rice joins Dropbox |
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:06:36 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appointment to the board of technology firm Dropbox draws criticism from some customers. |
| Google Glass on sale for one day |
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:53:01 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Google will release Google Glass to the general public on 15 April for a single day. Still a prototype, the device will sell for $1,500 (£894). |
| BBC 'complacent' over IT failure |
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:46:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Confusion and a lack of planning were the reasons the BBC's £98.4m Digital Media Initiative failed, according to a report. |
| US card thief faces lengthy jail term |
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:24:29 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A key member of a cybercrime gang could face years in jail after pleading guilty to stealing millions using stolen and fake credit cards. |
| Sensors to prevent pain for amputees |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:41:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Researchers have developed a new type of pressure sensor - dubbed a "second skin" - which they say could prevent dangerous sores. |
| Airbus wins major weather prize |
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:19:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The competition to manufacture the next generation of Europe's most important series of weather satellites is won by Airbus Defence and Space. |
| VIDEO: A look inside a 'Cybersquat' |
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 23:00:42 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Click's Jen Copestake spent a week in one of the most renowned squats in Barcelona, following the developers of Bitcoin tools and other open source software. |
| VIDEO: Firm creates drone fitted with Taser |
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 07:06:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Spencer Kelly meets the team behind a drone which can fire 80,000 volts of electricity through a wired dart. |
| VIDEO: Will Jelly repeat Twitter's success? |
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 07:26:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Biz Stone discusses his new social app Jelly which he hopes will encourage people to help each other out. |
| AUDIO: Google buys high-altitude drone firm |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:18:03 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Internet giant Google has bought high-altitude drone firm Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum. |
| VIDEO: Sensors to prevent pain for amputees |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:44:56 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed three-directional pressure sensors which they say could prevent dangerous sores for thousands of patients |
| AUDIO: Woman's £2600 Neil Diamond mobile bill |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:42:34 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A phone user has been charged £2600 for downloading a Neil Diamond album abroad. |
| VIDEO: A week through Google Glass |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:27:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones tried out Google Glass for a week, documenting his work and home life. |
| VIDEO: Mumsnet target of Heartbleed hackers |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:19:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A leading UK site for parents and the Canadian tax authority have both announced they have had data stolen by hackers exploiting the Heartbleed bug. |
| VIDEO: Video gamers storm London Book Fair |
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:05:45 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Video game designers storm the London Book Fair |
| VIDEO: The rise of the hospital Robot |
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 07:16:46 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Remote presence bots help doctors visit hospital wards |
| How 3D is changing the shape of lessons |
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:02:16 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How 3D printing is changing the shape of lessons |
| 3D sound tests carried out by BBC |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:12:48 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's attempt to create 3D sound recordings |
| Hi-tech start-ups aim for the stars |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:05:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
New tech helps small firms shoot for the stars |
| How to become a Twitter superstar |
Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:17:21 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tips and tricks to get followed on Twitter |
| A decade of digital downloading |
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:10:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
From iTunes to Spotify, 10 years of 'legitimate' music services |
| Samsung Galaxy S5: Expert views |
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:23:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Samsung's latest smartphone swings in |
| Powering up firms with hi-tech cash |
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:01:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The technologies giving small firms a cash boost |