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Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer

Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell, is being sent to the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley where it is to be restored to working order.

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Quantum computer slips onto chips

Researchers have devised a penny-sized silicon chip that uses photons to run Shor's algorithm - a well-known quantum approach - to solve a maths problem.

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The hidden costs of home printing

Of all the extras that can be bought to make more of a PC, the humble printer is probably the most popular.But that humility might conceal a house guest that costs much more to run than most people realise.

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Microsoft shows 'faster' Windows

Intel and Microsoft say the Windows 7 operating system (OS) will give "better battery life and quicker boot times".

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Who still uses internet cafes?

It's 15 years since the first internet cafe opened in the UK. Yet, while home and work access have proliferated, the internet cafe shows no sign of disappearing. Why are there still so many of them?

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Microsoft overturns Word sale ban

Microsoft has overturned a ban on it selling its flagship Word software, imposed after a patent dispute.

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Japan looks to robots to fill jobs

One of the biggest questions hanging over the newly elected Japanese government is what it intends to do about its rapidly diminishing workforce.

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Why do CAPITAL LETTERS so annoy us?

A New Zealand woman has lost her accounting job after sending "confrontational" e-mails filled with block capitals. So why is it taboo to hit the caps-lock key?

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Google books deal battle heats up

The battle over Google's effort to digitise the world's books and create a vast online library has intensified.

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YouTube lifts music video block

YouTube has lifted a block on users viewing official music videos after the website reached an agreement with songwriters' group PRS for Music.

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Intel boss sees end to PC slump

The PC industry is coming out of the recession, the boss of the world's biggest chipmaker has told the BBC.

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Engineer error knocks out Gmail

Google has issued an apology after a "miscalculation" caused a blackout of its Gmail service, affecting the "majority" of its 150 million users.

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Google browser gets Sony foothood

Sony personal computers are now available with Google's Chrome internet browser following a deal struck between the two technology giants this summer.

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'Poll leak' tweets alarm Germans

The apparent illegal leaking of exit polls for German regional elections has raised concerns weeks before the country's general election.

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Curbs urged for behavioural ads

A powerful alliance of privacy and consumer groups have likened behavioural advertising to "being followed by an invisible stalker."

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Microsoft tries to revive mobile

Microsoft is hoping its new mobile phone software, to be launched in October, will revive its fortunes in the market for smart phones.

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eBay reaches deal to sell Skype

Online auction site eBay has agreed to sell the majority of internet phone company Skype for about $2bn (£1.2bn).

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Smart sensors power interaction

Future directions of how people will interact with technology were on show at the Human Computer Interaction conference in Cambridge this week.

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Online politics reserved for rich

US civic engagement remains in the hands of the middle-class despite hopes that the internet would democratise political involvement.

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Knitwear from electronic messages

A designer has come up with Social Knitworking, an idea to turn electronic messages into personal textile keepsakes for friends and family.

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What are the benefits of playing Tetris?

It's one of the world's most simple computer games - but, as a new report suggests, there could be more to Tetris than the idle act of fitting blocks together on a computer screen.

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