| Microsoft unveils Xbox One console |
Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:39 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington. |
| Flickr revamp revealed by Yahoo |
Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:30 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts. |
| Pirate movie sites blocked in UK |
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:13 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two movie streaming sites accused of flouting copyright laws. |
| Wi-fi shut down in Guantanamo alert |
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers |
| Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone |
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A smartphone created by former Nokia employees is unveiled ahead of its release later this year. |
| Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim |
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:09 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders. |
| Ant abilities could aid robot design |
Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:23 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists. |
| China 'state hackers renew attacks' |
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times. |
| Facebook review 'at all levels' |
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Facebook tells Newsbeat it will not rush a review of violent content after beheading videos were removed from the site. |
| Pupils 'need early porn warnings' |
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say. |
| Vodafone sales hit by European slump |
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:27:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in Europe take their toll on customers. |
| Millions hit in Yahoo Japan hack |
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:25 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Up to 22 million login names may have been stolen during a hack attack on Yahoo Japan, the web firm warns. |
| 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 |
| Mixed review for BBC Online services |
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A review of BBC Online and the Red Button service by the BBC Trust finds audiences are served well but BBC Online has failed to hit its reach target. |
| 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. |
| Tweet cyclist 'lucky to be alive' |
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:52 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash. |
| UK astronaut given station date |
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015. |
| VIDEO: Celebrating 20 years of the web |
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Click's David Reid visits Cern to find out more about the plans to restore the world's first web page. |
| 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: Xbox One 'unrivalled device' |
Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft's Don Mattrick has described the new Xbox One as an "unrivalled device" in an interview with the BBC after the launch of the next-generation console. |
| VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row |
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:10 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes. |
| VIDEO: Developers turn to indie games |
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Games developers are turning their focus towards indie games designed for smart phones or tablets, rather than traditional consoles. |
| VIDEO: Creative brains map a smarter future |
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:17 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts explores the use of today's communications technologies - and how they might enhance people's lives tomorrow. |
| VIDEO: Wikipedia founder on Yahoo's Tumblr deal |
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:52:24 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal. |
| 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: Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £700m |
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:06:58 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tumblr, the blogging site set up by a 20 year old only six years ago, has been bought by the internet giant Yahoo for more than £700 million. |
| 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. |
| Xbox One: Web reacts to new console |
Wed, 22 May 2013 00:46:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Microsoft's new console stirs up passions on the net |
| New Xbox readies for video games war |
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Will Microsoft's games machine win the next console war? |
| Tumblr takeover: Sex, jokes and gifs |
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:17:25 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn |
| Tech finds profit in poo in Dubai |
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:21 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Finding profit in poo in the Middle East |
| How to hack a nation's infrastructure |
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:52:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public |
| Is Apple's tax avoidance rational? |
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:55:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Robert Peston asks if Apple's tax avoidance efforts are rational |
| What is a Radar key? |
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How to keep drug addicts and lovers out of disabled loos |
| The cassette makes a comeback |
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Canadian company tempting music fans back to tapes |
| How do you scrap an aircraft carrier? |
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:34 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How do you dismantle an aircraft carrier? |
| 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 |