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Spammers plunder Plusnet e-mail

Customers of UK net provider Plusnet have been told to change the password for their account following a break-in by malicious hackers.

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Wi-fi health fears are unproven

Scientists have said there is no evidence to suggest a link between the use of wi-fi and damage to health.

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Google bans essay writing adverts

Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees.

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Success for Everest mobile effort

A British climber has set a world record by making a mobile phone call from the top of Mount Everest.

In the early hours of 21 May, Rod Baber made two calls from the mountain's north ridge.

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EU sets new digital media rules

European ministers have agreed on new rules for television and on-demand video on the internet, allowing more advertising and "product placement".

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UK database theft hurts customers

Cable & Wireless has served an injunction against a former executive following the theft of a 100,000 customer database, the BBC has learned.

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Schools want urgent wi-fi advice

Head teachers say they want to reap the benefits of school wi-fi networks - and want any concerns about health fears to be addressed urgently.

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Google queried on privacy policy

Google has been told that it may be breaking European privacy laws by keeping people's search information on its servers for up to two years.

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Teachers want bullying answers

Teachers have shown evidence of cyberbullying to the schools minister - including death threats by mobile phone and on websites.

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China abandons blog identity plan

The Chinese government is backing down from plans to force millions of Chinese bloggers to register their real names.

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Making plans for the web's future

When Microsoft unveiled Silverlight at the NAB Show in April 2006, industry commentators instantly dubbed it a "Flash killer" and said it spelled serious competition for Adobe's widely used animating tool.

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Online retailing 'surging ahead'

Online retailing in the UK has grown at its fastest rate since the dotcom bubble burst, a survey has claimed.

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Backing for tool to battle spam

A tool that could help in the battle against spam and phishing attacks has received industry approval.

The DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) system is a method of validating the identity of the sender of an e-mail.

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Art project tracks Bluetooth users

An art project is hoping to highlight the issue of surveillance in modern society by using Bluetooth technology to track people without their knowledge or consent.

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Google to list top 100 searches

A feature listing the day's 100 fastest-rising search requests has been unveiled by Google.

The chart, part of the search system's trends service, will be refreshed several times a day using data from millions of searches, the company said.

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Silver surfers conquer their fear

Seventeen years ago Jim Tuckwell quit his job as a clerical officer because he did not want to use computers.

Now the 77-year-old is so confident of his computer skills he is helping elderly computer virgins to break through the fear barrier and get online themselves.

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Students criticise staff on net

A university has written to all its students threatening them with disciplinary action for comments made about staff on the internet.

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A decade of onine banking - and online fraud

Ten years ago, people in the UK could be forgiven for thinking that their relationships with their bank were predominantly about one thing. Queuing! But, then came online banking.

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Sony handheld to offer net calls

Owners of Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console will soon be able to make voice and video calls over a wireless internet connection.

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Critical review for Mars rover

Europe's plans to send a robotic rover to the Red Planet in 2013 face a critical review this week.

A top-level panel will meet in Paris to choose a single design concept for the mission and determine whether the ambitious proposals are affordable.

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Testing the limits of hard disk recovery

As our digital appetites increase, so does our need to store our data.

But as we move into the terabyte age with trillions of bytes of storage available for a few hundred pounds, can we rely on hard disk drives to safeguard precious information? And what happens when they do fail or are damaged?

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Third of bloggers 'risk the sack'

More than a third of UK bloggers risk the sack by posting derogatory or damaging details about their workplace, boss or colleagues, a survey claims.

Human resources company Croner, which commissioned the study, warned that such bloggers could be sacked from their job for gross misconduct.

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Wi-Fi and RFID used for tracking

Wireless tracking systems could be used to protect patients in hospitals and students on campuses, backers of the technology said.

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