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Games violence study is launched

The government is asking for evidence for a new study of the effect of violent computer games on children. Psychologist Tanya Byron will head the study, which will also examine how to protect children from online material.

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Internet names for Asia launched

The .asia regional internet domain has officially opened for business, with big firms expected to grab addresses.

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Disk technology takes Nobel Prize

French scientist Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg of Germany have won the 2007 Nobel Prize for physics. They discovered the phenomenon of "giant magnetoresistance", in which weak magnetic changes give rise to big differences in electrical resistance.

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Digital X-rays to be rolled out

New digital technology is to replace traditional X-rays following a pilot scheme in Scottish hospitals.

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Net firms quizzed on speed limits

Bosses at six of the UK's top net providers are being asked to explain why consumers do not get the broadband speeds firms advertise.

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Google, IBM back 'cloud students'

Google and IBM are partnering on an effort to help students get to grips with net-scale computing projects.

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Google dominates world search

Google powered more than half of all search requests carried out around the world in August, according to a report.

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Viruses hit 1m China computers

Almost one million Chinese computers were hit by viruses during last week's national holidays, state media has reported.

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Russian schools move to Linux

Schoolchildren in Russia are to be taught using the free, open-source Linux software in an effort to cut the cost of teaching information technology.

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Universal avatars bestride worlds

Soon you could have one digital double that can walk through any and every virtual world.

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Wi-fi health study gets go ahead

The government is taking another look at the effect that wireless networks have on health. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced it will carry out "systematic" research into how wireless networks are being used.

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Skies to be swept for alien life

The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.

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Politicians must let go - Cameron

Politicians must "learn to let go of power" as technology develops, Tory leader David Cameron has said.

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