| Facebook's WhatsApp purchase opposed |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:48:36 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp - one of the biggest ever tech acquisitions - runs into trouble over privacy concerns. |
| Europol warning over wi-fi hotspots |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 03:11:31 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
People should not send sensitive information over public wi-fi hotspots, as data theft by hackers is rising, Europol warns. |
| Samsung launches free music streaming |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 21:25:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The world's biggest smartphone maker, Samsung, launches a free music streaming service called Milk Music. |
| 'Bitcoin creator' denies involvement |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:45:05 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The man singled out by a magazine as being behind the virtual currency denies any involvement. |
| Slow broadband 'damaging education' |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:45:44 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A survey suggests that school children could be missing out because of poor home broadband connections. |
| Abortion provider hit by data fine |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:50:49 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
An abortion provider has been fined £200,000 for a data breach that revealed thousands of people's details to a hacker. |
| Turkey PM warns social media sites |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:21:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan says his government could ban Facebook and YouTube, amid leaks suggesting government corruption. |
| Twitter bans porn on Vine app |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 04:22:19 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Video-sharing Twitter app Vine announces a ban on all sexually explicit content from being published on the platform. |
| Getty makes 35m photos free to use |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:27:05 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, makes millions of its pictures free to use, in an effort to combat piracy. |
| US state bans Peeping Tom photos |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:14:55 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Massachusetts passes a bill against taking indecent images of people in public, after a man who snapped photos up women's skirts goes scot-free. |
| Mozilla anger over Dell Firefox fee |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:33:18 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A row has broken out between Dell and Mozilla over charges for installing the Firefox browser. |
| Trolls target mother of suicide girl |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:47:25 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The mother of a schoolgirl who hanged herself amid claims of bullying is the target of internet abuse. |
| Bank websites put to 'sinister' use |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:43:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Many websites once used by US banks have been taken over by spammers and virus writers, reveals research. |
| Charges over web-link sharing reduced |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:33:25 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Some charges brought by the US government against an American journalist who helped share leaked information have been dropped. |
| Cyber 'stand-off' in Ukraine crisis |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:01:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
After Ukraine accuses Russia of disrupting mobile networks, security experts warn that the countries are locked in a cyber stand-off. |
| Police password lost for eight years |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:23:06 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Complaints pile up for eight years because Indian police officers did not know a computer password. |
| Robots attempt Tokyo university exam |
Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:00:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Japanese scientists try to create a robot smart enough to pass the University of Tokyo's entrance exam. |
| VIDEO: Tech review: This week's headlines |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:06:57 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A business card fitted with a computer capable of playing a number of games including Tetris, plus other tech news. |
| VIDEO: How to protect your photos online |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:17:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Click's Kate Russell looks at sites and tools to protect photos plus other sites and apps reviewed. |
| VIDEO: Tech that aims to boost performance |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:24:36 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
LJ Rich tries a vest which measures the wearer’s heart rate and tennis racquet which analyses playing style. |
| VIDEO: Panels and parties at SXSW |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:43:17 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The annual South by Southwest festival has kicked off in Austin, Texas. The BBC's North America Technology Correspondent Richard Taylor soaks up the atmosphere. |
| AUDIO: Hitchhiker's Guide video game returns |
Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:55:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game embarks on its next chapter on Saturday with the launch of a new online game. |
| VIDEO: 'I have nothing to do with Bitcoin' |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:27:07 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Controversy is surrounding claims by Newsweek to have found the creator of the Bitcoin virtual currency. |
| AUDIO: Son criticises iPad inheritance rule |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:31:38 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A man who was left an iPad in his late mother's will has criticised Apple for not unlocking the device. |
| VIDEO: Body cameras used to tackle crime |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:52:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Police officers in a Cheshire town are wearing body cameras in a pilot project aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour. |
| VIDEO: 'Superman suit' lets man lift 100kg |
Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:39:04 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Engineers in Italy have developed a wearable robot which they claim is the most sophisticated built in the world to date. |
| AUDIO: Lasers speed up New York share trades |
Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:03:43 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Mike Persico discusses his firm's plans to introduce laser beam connectivity between the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. |
| What would a computer cook for dinner? |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:10:20 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Would you let a computer cook you dinner? |
| Sniffing out cancer with electronic noses |
Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:47:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Animals and electronic noses may soon transform medical diagnosis |
| VIDEO: 'Electronic lollipop' simulates taste |
Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:09:20 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Scientists develop machine 'able to simulate taste' |
| Bad guys v the data defenders |
Fri, 07 Mar 2014 00:04:00 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How data defenders are using analytics to fight hackers |
| Electric cars: No longer the exception? |
Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:07:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Why Porsche and other firms are investing in electric cars |
| End of the road for Windows XP? |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:18:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The operating system that will not die |
| Journey inside a driverless car |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:12:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
What luxury driverless cars could feel like |
| Textbooks replaced by iTunes U downloads |
Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:22:34 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Is it time to download the homework? |
| Rise of the human exoskeletons |
Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:47:43 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A suit that makes you superhuman |