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Mobiles linked to disturbed sleep

Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests. The study, funded by mobile phone companies, suggests radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion.

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Currys stops selling analogue TVs

Currys, Dixons and PC World are to stop stocking analogue televisions and will instead promote "integrated" sets with built-in digital Freeview tuners.

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Japan looks to step beyond HD

In a research laboratory in Japan, the country's public broadcaster is working on a successor to the familiar high-definition broadcast system.

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New lawyer call system 'in chaos'

Lawyers say a new call centre system which is supposed to put them in touch with arrested clients in England and Wales is in chaos.

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More MoD laptop thefts revealed

Defence Secretary Des Browne says a probe into the loss of a laptop with details of 600,000 people has uncovered two similar thefts since 2005.

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M&S staff details left on laptop

Marks and Spencer has been found in breach of data protection rules after the theft of a laptop containing the personal details of 26,000 employees.

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Double standard on data safety

Concerns about data security have been raised after it emerged celebrities, Royals and MPs are blocked from submitting income tax returns online.

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Watching you 'live at the bottle bank'

At traditional illegal dumping grounds in the Dublin area, those lugging boxes of soggy rubbish face a camera and the voice of authority.

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Social sites prove hard to leave behind

Computer science student Kris Athi got in touch with the BBC's Your Story when he had problems quitting the MySpace social network.

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Searching for the truth online

The world wide web is a modern miracle - a source of boundless information; a publishing place for budding authors, musicians, movie makers and opiners. The problem is that when any old Joe can contribute to the global information bank, how can we trust what we find?

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Estonia fines man for 'cyber war'

A 20-year-old ethnic Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in a "cyber war" against Estonia.

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Satellite could plummet to Earth

A "large" US spy satellite has gone out of control and is expected to crash to Earth some time in late February or March, government sources say. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the satellite had lost power and propulsion, and could contain hazardous materials.

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Alzheimer's helmet therapy hope

An experimental helmet is being tested by scientists as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. It delivers low levels of infra-red light, which researchers at the University of Sunderland, believe may stimulate the growth of brain cells.

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Call to regulate household CCTV

The law needs to be updated to regulate the growing number of household CCTV cameras, a human rights group has said.

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Net body issues plea for liberty

The overseer of the net's addressing system has asked the US government to be freed from official control. Icann made the plea in a lengthy report sent to the US Department of Commerce.

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UK homes to get super-fast fibre

The UK's first "fibre town" could go online in the autumn, delivering speeds of about 100Mbps (megabits per second) to consumers' homes.

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Britons' ID cards 'to be delayed'

Plans for a wider roll-out of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for two years.

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EA pushes ad-backed video games

Electronic Arts is to release a free online version of the popular Battlefield game to be supported by adverts and micro payments. The PC game, Battlefield Heroes, will be available only online later this year, and will not be sold in shops.

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Virgin unveils spaceship designs

Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. It is based on the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne concept - a rocket ship that is lifted initially by a carrier plane before blasting skywards.

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Robots to collect dangerous data

Unmanned aircraft are to help scientists with research flights that are too dangerous or difficult for human pilots.

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Phone mast delayed after protest

A blockade by parents has prevented a mobile phone mast being erected on school grounds. The protestors fear radiation from the mast could be damaging to children.

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India's greener IT revolution

MS Swaminathan is behind efforts to get India's rural poor online as quickly possible - through mobile phones, information kiosks and even resource centres, connected through the satellites of the Indian Space Research organisation.

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The concerns of copyright reform

Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at the privacy implications of copyright reform and digital rights management technologies.

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