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12/03/2008
Firm makes one billionth mouse
Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.
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12/03/2008
New domain to be web's phone book
The process of opening up the new .tel net domain - a repository for contact details - begins on 3 December.
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12/03/2008
Amazon launches music downloads
The online seller best known for books has branched out into offering DRM-free music tracks.
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12/03/2008
Smart mobile can turn on heating
Nokia demonstrates a mobile system that could eventually turn on the oven, video recorder and the kettle.
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12/03/2008
Croatia web arrests spark furore
Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook.
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12/02/2008
Facebook rolls out site browser
Social site Facebook has rolled out a system that lets members use other sites via the social networking portal.
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12/01/2008
Britney more popular than Obama
The singer, Britney Spears, has beaten Barack Obama to top spot in the world of internet search during 2008, Yahoo says.
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12/03/2008
Apple removes anti-virus advice
A note on the Apple website regarding security turns out to be "old and inaccurate".
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12/02/2008
YouTube seeks classical musicians
Video-sharing site YouTube launches a classical challenge to find unknown musical talent, billed an online orchestra.
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05/21/2008
Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital
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12/03/2008
dot.life
Viruses for the Macintosh - were we wrong?
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12/03/2008
Future in bits
How can the ever-changing web be archived?
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12/03/2008
Access denied
Australia's plan to filter the internet gets under way
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12/02/2008
Free for all
Bill Thompson on what free means for social sites
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12/02/2008
Equal annoyance
Noise device no longer only targets the young
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11/28/2008
Watching brief
Keeping home workers busy
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12/01/2008
Web searches feed health fears
Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs - say researchers.
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12/01/2008
Yahoo's deal with Virgin Mobile
Yahoo agrees a deal that will make it the exclusive search engine for Virgin Mobile's four million subscribers.
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11/28/2008
Europe backs mobile roaming cap
Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges.
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11/26/2008
Europe's 10bn-euro space vision
Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague.
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11/27/2008
MySpace bully case dismissed
A woman accused of driving a teenage girl to kill herself using MySpace has been cleared of cyber-bullying in America.
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11/26/2008
Apple made to drop iPhone advert
The UK advertising watchdog forces Apple to pull an iPhone advert after ruling it exaggerates the phone's speed.
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11/28/2008
Parallel lives
Building digital copies of big cities
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11/25/2008
Compulsive gamers 'not addicts'
Most gamers seeking treatment for compulsive gaming are not addicts, says the head of Europe's only gaming addiction clinic.
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11/25/2008
Battle for Congo's mineral assets
The battle over Congo's precious natural resources
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11/21/2008
Closing the UK's digital divide
Stopping the UK's digital divide becoming a chasm
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11/19/2008
How to put the 'e' in D&D
How Dungeons and Dragons is breaking out online
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11/14/2008
How do avatars have sex?
Virtual affair leads to split. So how do avatars have sex?
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11/17/2008
The net and the ties that bind
Regular commentator Bill Thompson on living in an increasingly networked world.
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10/29/2008
Who is responsible in the cloud?
Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson
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10/21/2008
Don't have security nightmares
Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson
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11/04/2008
How politics will change the web
Bill Thompson on the heady mix of politics and activism
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10/07/2008
Between a rock and an interface
Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface
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10/01/2008
The medium and the message
Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what separates TV and the internet.
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09/16/2008
Keep up with online networks
How communities help Bill Thompson stay informed
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09/08/2008
Are paper's days numbered?
Bill Thompson says the writing is on the wall for paper
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11/06/2008
Code-cracking and computers
Best known for its code-cracking work, Bletchley Park also played a role in the origins of the computer age.
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08/05/2008
Accelerating the modern age
A technology that helps the modern world keep running celebrates its 40th anniversary on 5 August.
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06/20/2008
One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth
The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.
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07/24/2008
The history of UK computing
The UK's role in the early days of the computer revolution have been overlooked, say conservationists.
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10/27/2008
Alarm raised on teenage hackers
Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.
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08/28/2008
Hackers ready superstore sweep
Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.
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05/19/2008
What makes a cyber criminal?
Misha Glenny meets one of Brazil's many cyber criminals, to find out what makes them go online to steal.
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04/23/2008
Thieves set up data supermarkets
Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts.
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11/17/2008
Q&A: Stay safe online
ID fraud is a growing problem in the UK - here are some tips and tricks to help web users stay safe online.
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