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Google improves mobile search

Google has launched a new search service for mobile phones, promising "faster" and "more relevant results".

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The mobile web takes off

It is estimated that just one in five people with phones that are able to connect to the net actually do. But the iPhone, however, is having a profound effect on the willingness of its users to go online.

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Labels deny deals on file sharing

Three major record labels have denied signing deals allowing their music to feature on a new file-sharing service offering unlimited free downloads.

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Wii consoles used in 'virtual PE'

Nintendo Wii consoles are being used in schools to encourage pupils who would otherwise skip PE lessons to get fit.

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Wii boost for care home residents

Elderly residents in a care home are being given Nintendo Wiis to help keep them physically and mentally active.

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Quarter of US iPhones unlocked

More than a quarter of iPhones sold in the US have been "unlocked" to work on network providers other than Apple's exclusive partner AT&T, a study says.

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UK iPhone users get better deals

The lowest £35 monthly tariff is to offer about three times as many texts and minutes, while the current £55 deal will be cut to £45 from Friday.

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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo

Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.4bn) in cash and shares. The offer, contained in a letter to Yahoo's board, is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price on Thursday.

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Microsoft and Yahoo's shotgun marriage

Microsoft's proposal to buy internet veteran Yahoo for a whopping $44.6bn (£22.4bn) certainly grabs the attention.

But does it make business sense?

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Honour for Colossus code-cracker

An amateur cryptographer who beat the British World War II computer Colossus in a code-cracking challenge has been honoured for his skills. Joachim Schueth solved a German cipher in just 46 seconds, more than three hours quicker than the 60 year old PC.

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Call to scrap disused phone boxes

More than a dozen Lothian phone boxes have not been used in a year which has prompted a phone company to call for a regulator's rules to be changed.

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MySpace opens doors to developers

MySpace will open its doors to software developers allowing them to create games and media-sharing applications for the popular social network.

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Virtual pregnancy helps train midwives

Jessica Tate has a normal pregnancy and is on course for a normal birth. Like many pregnant women Jessica is slightly anaemic and she wants a home birth. What makes Jessica very different however, is that she is in fact a virtual pregnancy.

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Virtual health care gets UK trial

Cutting edge telemedicine technology, that will allow medical staff to offer "virtual" health care, is being trialled at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

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Giving umbrellas a hi-tech spin

The dullness may soon be taken out of a rainy day as a range of hi-tech new umbrellas - developed by several different companies - begin to hit the market.

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Aboriginal archive offers new DRM

A new method of digital rights management (DRM) which relies on a user's profile has been pioneered by Aboriginal Australians.

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Tax deadline extended after crash

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has extended the self assessment deadline after problems with its online service. HMRC's website was out of action for several hours on Thursday, the last day taxpayers could submit their return.

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Severed cables disrupt internet

Internet services have been disrupted in large parts of the Middle East and India following damage to two undersea cables in the Mediterranean.

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ISPs new role in network control

In recent months, a new strategy has begun to emerge. With the industry gradually admitting that locking down content does not work, it has now dangerously shifted toward locking down the Internet.

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U2 manager wants end to piracy

The manager of rock band U2 has urged internet service providers (ISPs) to help end illegal music downloads, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Pirate Bay hit with legal action

Four men who run one of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world have been charged with conspiracy to break copyright law in Sweden.

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Books most popular online buy

More books are sold on the internet than any other product and the number is increasing, research suggests.

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Website to reunite forgotten cash

Customers are being urged to use a new free website to reclaim hundreds of millions of pounds of dormant savings.

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YouTubers given share of ad cash

YouTube users in the UK will be given the chance to make money from the videos they post on the site. The project is already up and running in the US and is now being extended to other countries, starting in the UK.

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Is technology the answer to social care?

With the number of people over 65 predicted to rise from just under 10m to almost 17m in the next 50 years, experts are predicting a crisis in social care. To what extent can technology be used to bridge the gap?

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Public spectrum to be auctioned

The British government and the Ministry of Defence will be able to share and trade valuable radio spectrum under new plans announced by the regulator Ofcom.

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Details of Scots on stolen laptop

A stolen Ministry of Defence computer had the personal details of almost 60,000 Scots stored on it.

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Why 3D is about to break through

For a long time 3D movies and TV shows have been a bit of a gimmick. They have been used to re-energise a tired franchise, help a film stand out at a crowded box office or to give TV viewers a glimpse of what the future might hold.

But many in the 3D production industry now say that future may be closer than ever before.

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