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Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend'

The public perception of open source software is changing fast, said Mark Shuttleworth, who leads distribution of the Ubuntu operating system (OS).

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Web 2.0 is set for spending boom

Web 2.0 is set to be embraced by Enterprise 2.0 as businesses prepare to spend nearly $5 billion by 2013 on social networking tools. Over half of the companies in North America and Europe see Web 2.0 as a priority for next year, a report says.

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Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope'

A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to people left blind by a hereditary disease, experts believe. A team at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital have carried out the treatment on the UK's first patients as part of a clinical study into the therapy.

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Security firms scrutinise Phorm

Online advert system Phorm could be automatically blocked by security programs. The controversial system is based around small files called cookies that some computer security firms say they may label as "adware" and block.

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Microsoft unveils its web vision

Microsoft has lifted the lid on a new web service called Live Mesh, designed to connect a multiplicity of devices and applications online.

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Developers question Mesh openness

Developers have questioned the commitment to openness in Microsoft's Live Mesh service, which is designed to bridge the offline and online worlds.

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European game ratings face update

Europe's game rating system must be strengthened to protect children from harm says the European Commission.

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How video games are rated

Given that the average gamer is aged 23 or above, it's perhaps no surprise that a lot of games are rated over-18 only. But who are the guardians of taste and decency and how do they decide a videogame's age rating?

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The mobile future is calling

Developers are being asked to devise applications for mobile devices so users can "access it, mix it up, save it, and store it".

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Strong demand for mobile phones

Global demand for mobile phones remains strong, despite economic uncertainty in rich nations and rising food prices in poorer countries.

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Cyber criminals to target mobiles

Mobile networks and handsets are becoming more of a target for criminals with a technical bent, security experts are warning.

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Customer data 'needs protection'

Companies and public bodies are not doing enough to protect customers' data, the UK's privacy watchdog and a major survey of security have said.

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Laptops with bank details stolen

Computers holding personal details of 10,000 Bank of Ireland customers have been stolen.

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Peers back data recklessness law

Peers have backed a Liberal Democrat move to make it an offence for public or private sector workers to "recklessly" disclose people's details.

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Call for bank action on ID theft

Financial services companies need to do more to stem the rise in identity fraud, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.

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Net card fraud 'underestimated'

UK credit and debit card fraud on the internet is much greater than previous estimates, new figures suggest. Banking industry data shows card losses from phone, internet or mail order crime totalled £290.5m in 2007.

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The web trade in credit card details

Imagine a website where criminals buy and sell other people's credit card numbers. A few clicks in Google and that site is a reality. Anyone can join. Anyone can attempt to use the card numbers posted there. And the authorities appear powerless to act.

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Thieves set up data supermarkets

Web criminals are stepping back from infecting computers themselves and creating "one-stop shops" which offer gigabytes of data for a fixed price.

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Hackers warn high street chains

High street chains will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the world's elite hackers have warned. They claim it is only a "matter of time" before the likes of Tesco and Marks & Spencer are targeted.

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Facebook to track Darfur suspects

A group hunting war crime suspects has turned to the social networking site Facebook to try to find two Sudanese men sought for crimes in Darfur.

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Police videos posted on YouTube

Police in a Devon town are to broadcast monthly films about their work on video-sharing website YouTube.

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Paying the price for heritage

Internet law professor Michael Geist examines the way museums are embracing digitisation and the internet.

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Atomic rhythms give precise fix

Following its launch from the Baikonaur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Giove-B will become the most precise time piece to orbit the Earth. It will be accurate to one billionth of a second per day, or one second in three million years.

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Signal boost for mobile phones

The signal strengths of laptops and mobile phones are set to be radically improved if new technology developed by Oxford scientists comes to fruition.

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Learning what makes Facebook tick

700 students at Stanford University tune in online ready to become world class experts on the psychology of Facebook.

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