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Digital mapping captures Glasgow

A 3D virtual online map of Glasgow has been launched modelling parts of the city down to incredible detail.

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How to avoide e-mail embarrassment

Some of the worst and most embarrassing mistakes that people have made using e-mail have been used as the basis for a new book that teaches the manners and etiquette surrounding communicating over the internet.

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Free tool offers 'easy' coding

A free programming tool that allows anyone to create their own animated stories, video games and interactive artworks has been launched.

Primarily aimed at children, Scratch does not require prior knowledge of complex computer languages.

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Global net censorship 'growing'

The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, a study of so-called internet filtering by the Open Net Initiative suggests.

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Students create 'sensual' phones

Devices hailed as the next generation of mobile phones have been put on display at the University of Dundee.

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Web 2.0 neglecting good design

Hype about Web 2.0 is making web firms neglect the basics of good design, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen has said.

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Simulator may cut friendly fire

A new network of flight simulators for UK and US pilots could help reduce the risk of "friendly fire" deaths.

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Google wins adult photos appeal

A US federal appeal court has overturned a ruling preventing Google's image-search displaying small versions of photos from an adult website.

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Web safety warning for children

More than half of children in the UK using the internet have had an "unwanted experience", a poll suggests.

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Police chief's Orwellian fears

A senior police officer has said he fears the spread of CCTV cameras is leading to "an Orwellian situation".

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Malware 'hijacks Windows Updates'

Virus writers may be able to smuggle malicious files onto a computer using Microsoft's security patch updates, experts say.

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IT delays 'put patients at risk'

Some senior NHS staff believe that continuing delays in the NHS IT programme could risk patient safety.

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Software giants move in on SMEs

Small firms used to dominate the lucrative market for software that helps small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) run their businesses. Now the big boys are moving in. They want a slice of a market that is worth more than $10bn a year and growing fast

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Young women dominate UK net scene

In the UK, women aged 18- 34 are the dominant group and spend the most time online, research finds. Women in the 18 - 34 age group account for 18% of all online Britons.

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BT claims UK broadband supremacy

BT has overtaken Virgin Media to once again become the UK's largest broadband provider, the telecom firm has said.

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Estonia hit by 'Moscow cyber war'

Estonia says the country's websites have been under heavy attack for the past three weeks, blaming Russia for playing a part in the cyber warfare.

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Amazon to sell unprotected music

Amazon has announced plans to launch a digital music store that will allow customers to download music without any digital copying protection.

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Immersed in Japan's media pods

Media Immersion Pods - described as "drug dens for internet addicts" - are the latest craze occupying Japan's urban young.

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Wi-fi signals big change for mobiles

When mobile phone firms paid billions for a licence to run a third-generation (3G) network in 2000, they could console themselves with the knowledge that the network was theirs and theirs alone.

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Get slim on the office treadmill

Obesity experts have developed a vertical workstation which helps employees take exercise and shed weight as they work.

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Google overhauls main search engine

Google is overhauling its search system so it returns "universal" results not just those from webpages.

The change means users will also get results from news sites, blogs, video services and other relevant places.

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