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Record high for videogaming sales

Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.

Tech show bucks global downturn

More than 130,000 people are expected to travel to Las Vegas for the giant Consumer Electronics Show.

Apple to end music restrictions

Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free.

Chinese web portal porn apology

Three Chinese search engines apologise for linking to pornography sites after criticism from the government.

Twitter hit by security breaches

The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of some very high profile accounts.

Apple's Jobs admits poor health

Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a press statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.

NI links up to underwater cable

Northern Ireland is to be linked to an underwater transatlantic communications cable for the first time.

Police 'encouraged' to hack more

The Home Office has signed up to an EU suggestion allowing police to remotely access computers without a search warrant.

Cloud hangs over Macworld opening

More than 50,000 people are expected at the Macworld show this week for the final year that Apple will take part.

Be not afraid: Nepalese children's first encounters with computers

The E-library in Nepal proves a hit with children unfamiliar with computers.

Virtual lounging

Sitting together to watch a video when miles apart

Fizzling out

No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show

USB danger

Revealing the dark side of the humble flash drive

Vision chips

Mobile phone chips prepare for a generational shift

Sweat and tears

The exercise bikes that recycle your own energy

Valley view

Part two of our look at 2009's top technology

Getting into space by broomstick

The proposed space elevator project could be powered by a simple new approach, demonstrated using a broomstick.

China to 'clean up' the internet

China launches a new campaign to get rid of unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content.

Zune 'bug' fixed, says Microsoft

All the older Zune portable music players hit by a software bug should now be working, says Microsoft.

UK housewives rule in online time

UK housewives are spending the most leisure time online, according to a survey that reveals the world's web habits.

Private firm 'may run' phone log

A private company could be asked to log details of all telephone calls, emails and internet use, it is reported.

Smartphones drive markets

2008 may have belonged to the smartphone but problems are looming in 2009, say experts.

Czech move to stop cyber bullying

The Czech education ministry draws up guidelines for teachers to halt cyber bullying in schools.

'Boom year' for hi-tech criminals

Security experts say 2008 was a boom year for hi-tech criminals and the net's underground economy.

Click picks its top tech toys

Click picks its top tech toys

Helping the web reach out

Combating the whitewashing of web searches

Store tech checks customers out

High-tech invades supermarket aisles

Taking democracy to the stars

Democracy takes a leap into an online universe

Helping the web to understand

Getting the web to understand how people talk

Inventions aid nuclear clean-up

New innovations make the clean-up easier

The net and the real cost of free

Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what the free market might mean for all the data we surrender.

Moving to the Second Classroom

Regular commentator Bill Thompson on how the classroom can make its way in the virtual world.

Who is responsible in the cloud?

Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson

The net and the ties that bind

Regular commentator Bill Thompson on living in an increasingly networked world.

Don't have security nightmares

Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson

How politics will change the web

Bill Thompson on the heady mix of politics and activism

Between a rock and an interface

Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface

The medium and the message

Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what separates TV and the internet.

Code-cracking and computers

Best known for its code-cracking work, Bletchley Park also played a role in the origins of the computer age.

Accelerating the modern age

A technology that helps the modern world keep running celebrates its 40th anniversary on 5 August.

One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth

The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.

The history of UK computing

The UK's role in the early days of the computer revolution have been overlooked, say conservationists.

Alarm raised on teenage hackers

Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.

Hackers ready superstore sweep

Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.

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.

Thieves set up data supermarkets

Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts.

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.