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Firms hit rivals with web attacks

Legitimate businesses are turning to cyber criminals to help them cripple rival websites, say security experts.

The rise in industrial sabotage comes as some suggest cyber criminals are turning away from using web-based attack tools in extortion rackets.

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Motion sensitive laptop developed

A motion-sensitive laptop which can be controlled much like a Nintendo Wii remote is being developed.

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Arctic ice melts faster than models

Arctic ice is melting faster than computer models of climate calculate, according to a group of US researchers.

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Dell to use Ubuntu on Linux PCs

Computer maker Dell has chosen Ubuntu as the operating system for its range of Linux computers for consumers.

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BBC gets TV on-demand service OK

BBC shows such as Doctor Who and EastEnders are to be made available on-demand after the BBC's iPlayer service was given the green light.

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Personal touch to Google homepage

Google is reinventing its homepage to offer users greater scope for personalisation.

The search giant is introducing features to allow users to publish their own content on a personalised Google homepage.

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Art degree show on Second Life

Art students at a London university are to stage their degree show in the virtual, online world of Second Life.

Goldsmiths students have created digital versions of their art work which their Second Life characters will present in their online world.

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E-mail 'Domesday Book' compiled

A "21st century Domesday Book" - a snapshot of the United Kingdom seen through e-mails - is being compiled by the British Library.

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Phone tracker to keep pupils safe

A system that tracks students through their mobile phones is among the new technologies being developed to help improve security at America's universities

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Robot nose given keen smell sense

A layer of artificial mucus has been found to improve the ability of an "electronic nose" to precisely sniff out aromas in foods and perfumes.

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DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion

Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt.

The row centred on a 'cease and desist' letter sent by the body that oversees the digital rights management technology on high-definition DVDs.

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Online TV viewing 'on the rise'

Almost half of European broadband users are using their computers to watch television online, a survey claims.

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Warning over 'talking CCTV' plans

Talking CCTV cameras, due to be installed in 20 areas across England, may be a "bridge too far", the UK's Information Commissioner has said.

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The online battle for advertising

They both inhabit airy London offices where the furniture is funky, the clothes are casual and the talk is of cutting-edge campaigns.

But these two companies are not advertising agencies.

Welcome to the new faces of Britain's advertising industry - Google and Yahoo.

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Snowflakes promise faster chips

Chips could run faster and be more energy efficient thanks to a process from IBM that copies nature's creation of seashells and snowflakes.

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DRM group vows to fight bloggers

Bloggers "crossed the line" when they posted a software key that could break the encryption on some HD-DVDs, the AACS copy protection body has said.

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