Try our weekly news quiz

Smart fabrics hit the catwalk

As well as showcasing computer graphics, the Siggraph exhibition has also hosted a fashion show featuring garments augmented by technology.

The aim was to show that the merging of textiles and technology can be elegant and need not resemble a robot's cast offs.

Read here for more.....

Digital art aids health checkups

Doctors are turning to graphic artists to help patients better understand their illness and course of treatment.

The artists turn medical images from 3D anatomical scans into less formidable forms, suitable for patients.

Read here for more.....

Lenovo to offer Linux on laptops

Lenovo, one of the world's biggest PC manufacturers, is to start selling laptops to business and consumers with Linux pre-installed on the machines

Read here for more.....

French put va va voom into broadband

Are you happy with the speed of your broadband? A comparison of fast broadband in London and Paris, shows it is a far, far better thing to head to the French capital if you want to surf at speed.

Read here for more.....

Government must act on e-crime

The government must do more to protect internet users from the threat of e-crime, says a House of Lords report.

Read here for more.....

Furniture puts on chameleon show

An interactive table and chairs that can change colour has been developed by Japanese researchers.

Read here for more.....

Guide to wireless technologies

Where cables and wires once dominated how and where information was sent, recent advances in wireless technology mean that in homes, offices and elsewhere we are rapidly being set free of their tethers.

Read here for more.....

Malta woos technology wanderers

Keyboards click away as a small team of software programmers devise intricate lines of code that will create another computer code for far-flung clients in the global economy.

Read here for more.....

UN's website breached by hackers

Hackers have attacked the United Nations official website, forcing some sections to be taken offline.

Read here for more.....

Missing 's' means results stress

Scotland's exams body has admitted that a missing letter in a web address caused problems for candidates trying to access results.

Read here for more.....

Ten year climate model unveiled

Scientists say they have developed a model to predict how ocean currents, as well as human activities, will affect temperatures over the next decade.

Read here for more.....

Shadow lamps to connect friends

Shadows are being used by Japanese researchers as an non-intrusive way for friends to stay in touch.

Called Teleshadow the system pipes video of what people are doing at home via the net to their friends' houses.

Read here for more.....

Photo tool could fix bad images

Digital photographers could soon be able to erase unwanted elements in photos by using tools that scan for similar images in online libraries.

Read here for more.....

Digital home technology given OK

A wireless technology that could hasten the arrival of the connected digital home has been give the green light by media regulator Ofcom.

Read here for more.....

Web search engines get personal

For the nosy among us, it is the ultimate dream: having access to information about anyone, anywhere at the tip of your fingertips.

Read here for more.....

Robot vehicles take on tough jobs

Got a destination too dirty or dangerous for a person to want to go there? The day could soon come when a robot vehicle takes humans' place as a matter of course.

Read here for more.....

Mobile snaps reveal invisible art

Scottish researchers are turning to camera phones to help bridge the virtual and real worlds.

Using image-matching algorithms the researchers have found a way to adorn the real world with digital content.

Read here for more.....

Our uncanny ability to spot a fake

Every video gamer knows that it does not take much to destroy the sense of immersion evoked by the best games.

A clunky interaction with a computer-controlled character or even bodily movements that somehow just don't seem right can throw a player right out of the game world

Read here for more.....

Putting electronics in a spin

When engineers flick the switch to turn on the world's fastest supercomputer later this year it will be capable of chewing its way through 1,000 trillion calculations every second.

But this speedy number cruncher could soon look like the equivalent of a dusty abacus if scientists who have gathered in York deliver on their promises.

Read here for more.....