| Apple overturns Motorola's ban |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany. |
| Hackers breach FBI-UK police call |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:27 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Hackers Anonymous release a recording of an intercepted conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing their efforts to fight hacking. |
| BT vow fibre optic 'game changer' |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:17 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says. |
| Hackers fool bank security system |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned. |
| Megaupload bail appeal rejected |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48:27 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted. |
| Google asked to pause rule change |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:16 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
An EU data protection group writes to Google to ask them to suspend changes to their privacy policy. |
| Micron's Appleton dies in crash |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:54 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho. |
| Blogger removal now 'per country' |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:09 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible. |
| Microsoft launches Kinect for PCs |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:49:26 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A more costly version of Microsoft's record-breaking Kinect motion and voice sensor is now available for use on Windows. |
| UK download speed gains 'uneven' |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Ofcom reports a lopsided rise in the UK's broadband download speeds, noting that many subscribers could do better without paying much more. |
| BT cuts costs to increase profits |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:21 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users. |
| S Korea activist held over tweet |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:59 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Amnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message. |
| Facebook unveils plans to float |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:54:15 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, confirms plans to raise $5bn (£3.16bn) in a share sale and reveals it made $1bn profits. |
| Panasonic predicts a record loss |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:05 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March. |
| Petitioners want 'ethical iPhone' |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:29:41 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
An online petition calls on Apple to address growing concerns about the conditions of its Chinese factory workers. |
| TripAdvisor rebuked for publicity |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:59:50 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The travel review website is told to make changes to its adverts and stop implying that all its reviews are honest and trusted. |
| Self-steering bullet researched |
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:57:47 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
US researchers are developing a bullet that guides itself to a laser-illuminated target. But an expert is concerned it may be sold to the public. |
| Largest optical telescope created |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:02 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror. |
| VIDEO: How computers help Sweden's ice sculptors |
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:03 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Ice sculptors in Sweden are making use of computers to complete their cold creations |
| Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV? |
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:34:50 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Is it time we started speaking of YouTube or Netflix in the same breath as the BBC or Sky? |
| VIDEO: Pinball wizard shows off museum |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:06:20 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The BBC's LJ Rich meets Tim Arnold, who has refurbished more than 250 pinball machines at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame. |
| VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:49 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news. |
| VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web' |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:14 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names. |
| AUDIO: 'Great excitement' at Facebook IPO |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:19 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time. |
| AUDIO: The making of Star Wars Uncut |
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:36:02 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
A directors-cut of a fan-made version of Star Wars has recently been released, rapidly becoming an online hit. |
| VIDEO: Facebook reveals 'new information' |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:29:51 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses what the public has learned about Facebook as a result of the company's decision to sell shares. |
| VIDEO: TripAdvisor rapped over 'trust' claims |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01:37 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
TripAdvisor has been ordered to rewrite some of its marketing claims by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority. |
| AUDIO: TripAdvisor 'is about common sense' |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:06:08 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
TripAdvisor's Emma Shaw defends the website against criticisms from the Advertising Standards Authority. |
| The internet's secret black market |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:53 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market |
| Viewpoint: The connected workforce |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:05:35 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Google on technology that could change the way we work |
| Comments on Zuckerberg letter |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:09 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors |
| Listening in for the healthy hum |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:11:56 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Studying the secrets hidden in the hum of the hive |
| How Facebook engineered success |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:55:21 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
How the social network strategised its way to Wall Street |
| Anti-piracy laws around the world |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:21:21 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
Comparing different approaches to anti-piracy legislation |
| ReRAM and the memory chip contest |
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:08:50 GMT
Source: BBC News - Technology |
The race to make RAM that keeps its memory in a power outage |