Apple seeks online music shake-up

Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, has urged the world's largest record companies to begin selling songs online without copy protection software.

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Tea and technology mix in Calcutta

India is famous for its exports of tea. Now the way in which this commodity is bought and sold is changing due to the influence of modern digital technology, in particular online auctions.

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Walmart opens online film shop

The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has opened its long-awaited online movie download store.

It is beginning by selling digital downloads of about 3,000 films and episodes of popular television shows to customers in the US.

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The fact and fiction of camcorder piracy

In recent months, a steady stream of reports have asserted that movie piracy is on the rise in countries around the world resulting in hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue.

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Curbs call on pupils' phone use

Teaching union representatives have called for schools to be made "mobile phone free zones" following the filming of an alleged attack on a head teacher.

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Net grows to meet fresh demands

The net is facing the need for serious upgrades in order to meet fresh demands such as high definition video on the web and social networking.

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Google Earth prompts Indian fears

Google is in talks with India about sensitive sites viewable via the Google Earth service.

Citing security worries the Indian government has asked Google to reduce the detail in a selection of images.

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Chip and Pin weakness is revealed

Details from chip-and-pin cards could be stolen while shoppers make purchases, scientists discovered in an investigation for BBC One's Watchdog.

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Plan to list paedophile web names

Home Secretary John Reid said he may make paedophiles put online identity details on the Sex Offenders Register.

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Skills set for digital plumbers

Britons keen for their homes to be digital playgrounds will soon be able to call on specially-trained tradesmen.

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Scrollable displays set to debut

One of the first mobile devices with a scrollable screen will go on sale in Italy later this year.

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Internet video rules misguided

An EU bid to make internet broadcasters subject to the same laws as traditional television is "seriously misguided", a House of Lords committee has said.

Proposals risk damaging the new media industry, pushing broadcasters to set up outside Europe, the committee said.

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Warning over e-passport microchips

Microchips in Britain's new ePassports only have two-year warranties, a National Audit Office report says.

They are so new, no-one knows how long they will last, or how the scanners reading them will work, the NAO said.

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NY seeks ban on iPod shuffle

Using your iPod while crossing the road may soon be illegal in New York.

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Schools warned on fingerprinting

Schools will be urged to seek parents' permission before taking children's fingerprints, under new guidelines.

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Mobiles switch on with biofuels

Fuel derived from cotton and a shrub said to relieve constipation could soon power mobile networks across India.

The crops will be used to generate biodiesel to fuel mobile base stations in unconnected rural areas, without access to electricity.

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Microsoft to back open ID scheme

A plan to make it easier for web users to manage their online identities has won the support of Microsoft.

The Open ID scheme uses web addresses that people already own to help authenticate their identity.

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Cool clouds turn light to matter

A fleeting pulse of light has been captured and then made to reappear in a different location by US physicists.

The work, published in the journal Nature, could one day lead to advances in computing and optical communication.

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Hackers attack heart of the net

Hackers have attempted to topple key parts of the internet's backbone, in one of the most significant attacks of recent years.

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Net Safety Day marked worldwide

Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day on 6 February.

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Windows fails active virus test

Security tools that work with Windows Vista have failed tests to see if they can detect viruses circulating online.

Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security tool was one of four products that failed independent tests carried out by the Virus Bulletin.

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India's vision for a digital billion

As 2006 drew to a close the President of India outlined his vision for a connected India.

He challenged the country's technical elite to provide free bandwidth "for anyone, anywhere, anytime".

In the speech, Dr Abd

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