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Global broadband prices revealed

Broadband users in 30 of the world's most developed countries are getting greatly differing speeds and prices, according to a report.

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ID theft left me in Slovenian prison

Earlier this month, BBC Sport's Kofi Sekyere flew to Slovenia on holiday - only to land up in prison. Someone using his stolen passport was wanted for fraud, and his name was on an international arrest warrant.

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Meet the digital biographer

Imagine a man whose entire life revolves around social networking.

It occupies all his business and personal time and keeps him so busy that he struggles to keep up with the constant messages, blog posts and photos. So busy, in fact, that he now pays someone to be him online.

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T-mobile must open Truphone lines

A court has stepped into a row between mobile phone network operator T-Mobile and wi-fi phone firm Truphone.

Truphone had accused T-Mobile of hindering its service, by blocking calls made to numbers owned by the fledgling mobile operator.

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Ethiopia's high speed hospitals

In a consulting room at the Black Lion teaching hospital in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, a pregnant woman lies on a couch, while an ultrasound image is taken of her baby.

But what is special about this consulting room is that as the image appears here, it appears simultaneously on a similar computer screen at the Care Hospital, a specialist hospital in Hyderabad in southern India.

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EU backs standard for mobile TV

European officials have backed a single standard for the rollout of mobile TV services across Europe.

Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding has called on member states to roll out services using the DVB-H standard "as quickly as possible".

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A quarter century of computer viruses

In 1982, the Apple II computer had the dubious distinction of being used to create and distribute the first virus for a personal computer.

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Inside Microsoft's future kitchen

Computing giant Microsoft is centring its plans for future growth less on the office and more on getting consumer-friendly devices into every room in our homes - at least if the projects on display at the country's research centre in Cambridge are anything to go by.

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Google cookies will 'auto delete'

Google has said that its cookies, tiny files stored on a computer when a user visits a website, will auto delete after two years.

They will be deleted unless the user returns to a Google site within the two-year period, prompting a re-setting of the file's lifespan.

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Fast food brands hit kids online

Fast food brands are getting around laws banning the promotion of unhealthy snacks online, research suggests.

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Net criminals shun virus attacks

Hi-tech criminals have found novel ways to carry out web-based attacks that are much harder to spot and stop, warn security experts.

Some cyber criminals have exploited file-sharing networks and popular webpages to attack targets.

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Firm snub 'mobile for elderly'

UK stores are refusing to stock a mobile handset aimed at the elderly because it "fails to fit their customer target", says the phone's distributor.

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Galileo challenges sat-nav firms

Entrepreneurs are being urged to look to the future of satellite navigation.

A competition, which aims to find novel ideas that exploit the pin-point accuracy of Europe's soon-to-launch Galileo system, is calling for entries.

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Milestone for unique bionic hand

A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.

The thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and are controlled by the patient's mind and muscles.

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Computers crack famous board game

It could be a case of game over for draughts - scientists say the ancient board game has finally been solved.

A Canadian team has created a computer program that can win or draw any game, no matter who the opponent is.

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Unruly students' Facebook search

Students at Oxford University are being warned that university authorities are using the Facebook website to gain evidence about unruly post-exam pranks.

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Vibrating rings guide city tourists

Two vibrating rings which can guide the wearer around a city via global positioning satellite (GPS) have been unveiled by a British designer at the Royal College of Art.

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Look, no hands

This car can drive itself from A to B. It's taking part in the Darpa Grand Challenge, a Pentagon contest for inventors to come up with self-driving vehicles - and the ideas are already starting to be used in today's cars.

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Microsatellites pose global threat

A satellite, no bigger that a domestic fridge, blasts into orbit from a secret military launch site.

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Digital TV booking scheme for GPs

Thousands of patients around the country will be able to book GP appointments via their TV, after the national roll-out of a pilot scheme.

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Web networkers at risk of fraud

People who use internet networking sites are being warned that they could be at risk of identity theft.

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Robot to carry out heart surgery

A robotic arm able to carry out an intricate life-sav

The robot is used to guide thin wires through blood vessels in the heart to treat a fast or irregular heartbeat.

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