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Video games make history in 2007

The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially. Gamers have been able to revel in some of the most exhilarating interactive experiences ever designed.

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Privacy rights fragile in 2007

Threats to personal privacy got more severe in 2007, a report has claimed. It found that in 2007 more nations than ever ranked as places where surveillance had become "endemic".

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Technologies on the rise in 2008

The BBC News website gives its predictions for five technologies that could become big in 2008.

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The best gadgets of CES 2008

More than 20,000 new gadgets and technologies from more than 2,700 companies will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Flat screens signal TV recycling

The new advert from the Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign says don't dump your old television. But with increasing numbers of us wanting to make room for that new flat screen what do you do?

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Virtual bodies aid surgery skills

Surgeons may soon be able to practise tricky operations using a virtual scalpel on a virtual body, thanks to new 3D imaging technology.

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Netflix enters internet TV race

US DVD rental firm Netflix is to release a set-top box which will let subscribers download movies and other programmes over the net.

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Australia plans tough web rules

Australia is planning tough new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence. The new Labor government wants internet service providers to filter content to ensure households and schools do not receive "inappropriate" material.

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US festive online spending up 19%

US sales from internet retailers rose 19% between 1 November and 27 December compared with the same period of 2006, a report estimated.

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Music downloads double in a year

The number of music downloads sold in the UK in the final week of 2007 was double the total of 12 months earlier. The popularity of MP3 players as Christmas gifts was partly responsible for driving demand, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said.

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Teachers 'put pupil data at risk'

Sensitive information on school pupils is being put at risk by staff who take it home with them, an IT firm says.

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NHS e-records programme launched

The first patients' electronic records have been uploaded to the new NHS online database.

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Boom times for hi-tech criminals

Starting a career as a cyber criminal got much easier in 2007. So say security experts looking back on 12 months in which hi-tech gangs took control of the net's underground.

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Cyber thieves target social sites

Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.

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One laptop project loses partner

Intel has pulled out of a project to put cheap laptops in the hands of children in the developing world.

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Phones to tackle Liberia robbers

Liberia's government is giving away free mobile phones to help residents call the police to help tackle a soaring crime rate.

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Tougher data laws needed, say MPs

Reckless or repeated breaches of data security should become a criminal offence, a committee of MPs has said. Currently, government departments cannot be held criminally responsible for data protection breaches.

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How do they know when to grit roads?

When snow is forecast, local councils send out the gritters. Trouble spots are identified by networks of sensors embedded in the asphalt. How does this early warning system work?

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Mauritian cyber island dream

I was as surprised as the next holidaymaker to learn that Mauritius is striving to become the world's first fully-fledged cyber island.

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