BBC Technology news
Batman takes best game at Baftas
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:48:56 GMT
British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards.
US moots official data 'YouTube'
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:12 GMT
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data.
Smartphone web use abroad warning
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:19:56 GMT
Consumers' association Which? warns of the risk of huge bills for people using smartphones abroad to connect to the internet.
Consortium wins big weather prize
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:27 GMT
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.
YouTube hits back in Viacom row
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:19:32 GMT
YouTube accuses Viacom of secretly uploading content to the video-sharing site whilst publicly complaining about its presence.
PC Advisor security news
Google patches 11 flaws in Chrome
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:34:00 GMT
Update also adds non-security features to browserGoogle has patched 11 bugs in the Windows version of its Chrome web browser.
Facebook settlement in Beacon case approved
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:11:00 GMT
Judge gives $9.5m privacy foundation the go-aheadFacebook's settlement in a lawsuit involving its now defunct Beacon behavioural tracking service has been approved by a US judge.
Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB review
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT
The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ 16GB is a secure USB flash drive that offers public and encrypted partitions
A quarter of teens have tried hacking
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT
Password cracking is most popular hackA quarter of teens have attempted to hack into other people's online accounts, says Tufin Technologies.
Facebook backtracks on 'panic button'
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:57:00 GMT
Tool could deter victims from reporting abuseFacebook has backtracked on plans to install a 'panic button' on the social network that would allow users to report abuse.
Digg Technology news
20GB in 1980 vs 32GB in 2010 (PIC)
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:50:02 +0000
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Mozilla Labs builds add-on to bring address book to Firefox
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:30:02 +0000
Mozilla Labs is developing a new contacts add-on that will integrate an address book into the Web browser and make it possible for users to share their contact data with Web services.
Palm: this is your survival guide
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:50:02 +0000
Oh Palm. Just a little over a year ago your future seemed so bright, so renewed. You walked away from CES 2009 reborn, held aloft by a completely innovative new mobile operating system, a striking piece of hardware, and a feeling amongst the press and investors that you were back in the game and playing to win....
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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:40:04 +0000
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Massive Protest Against UK Anti-Piracy Bill
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:00:02 +0000
As Feargal Sharkey, head of UK Music, speaks of his confidence that the massively controversial Digital Economy Bill will be passed before the general election, the Open Rights Group has revealed that in the last 3 days more than 10,000 outraged citizens have written to MPs demanding a debate on the issue.