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Google Earth dives under the sea

Google has lifted the lid on its first major upgrade to its global mapping software, Google Earth. Google Ocean expands this map to include large swathes of the ocean floor and abyssal plain.

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Snow strains technology networks

Some of Britain's technology was pushed to its limits this morning, as heavy snow put the brakes on the Monday morning commute.

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X-ray surgery 'lacking' in UK'

Patients are being denied a life-saving X-ray treatment because of the way NHS funding works, the UK's most senior radiologist has said.

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Computer chips may 'repair' nerve

Researchers have moved closer to making silicon chips which could one day be used to repair damaged tissue in the human body.

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Elderly wanted for Wii experiment

Researchers in Aberdeen are looking for people over 70 to take part in a study to see if the Nintendo Wii Fit could help their balance.

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Privacy fears over Google tracker

Google has announced a new feature that allows users to share their locations among a chosen network of friends. The "opt-in" Latitude service uses data from mobile phone masts, GPS, or wi-fi hardware to update a user's location automatically.

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Riding Tunisia's information superhighway by bus

A bus has been transformed into a mobile internet centre, and it travels around Tunisia teaching students of all ages how to log on, surf the net, and obtain information electronically that can help them in their studies and in finding jobs.

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Cyber army base attracts recruits

It's the only one of its kind in the world and it cost more than £9 million ($12.9m) to build. The Army Experience Centre is based at the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia and one of its objectives is to sell the military life.

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Parking ticket leads to a virus

Hackers have discovered a new way of duping users onto fraudulent websites: fake parking tickets.

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Mobiles connect across the waves

The days of running off to sea to escape problems on land could be over as mobile connectivity hits the ocean.

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Broadcasters' Kangaroo tied down

A plan by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to launch an on-demand video service has been blocked because it posed "too much of a threat to competition".

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Ofcom u-turn on digital dividend

Ofcom looks set to change the way it sells off the airwaves freed up by the shift to digital TV. It is planning to make a wider band of spectrum available for mobile broadband services than originally proposed.

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Warning over 'surveillance state'

Electronic surveillance and collection of personal data are "pervasive" in British society and threaten to undermine democracy, peers have warned.

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Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks

Common Windows problems could soon be solved by clicking a "Fix It" button. Microsoft has started putting the button on its web-based support pages that detail the most common problems hitting PC and Windows users.

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Job cuts ground Flight Simulator

The future of Microsoft's long running Flight Simulator series has been cast into doubt, after the software maker US laid-off the entire development team.

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Video game helps with fire drill

Researchers at Durham University have modified a video game and turned it into a fire drill simulator.

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Nine-year old writes iPhone code

A nine-year-old Malaysian boy in Singapore has written a painting application for the Apple iPhone.

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Marriage end 'posted on Facebook'

A woman found out her six-year marriage was over when her husband posted it on the internet, a court heard.

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Woolworths is to be reborn online

The Woolworths brand is to be relaunched as an online retailer after being bought by Daily Telegraph owners, Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay.

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Facebook clocks fifth birthday

Facebook is giving its 150 million users a mystery virtual gift to celebrate its fifth birthday.

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'Cancer at 33 is very lonely'

"Jason Mark Boas, 33, 5' 8", 12 stone … cancer." With those words, Jason Boas began a video blog that was to attract thousands of viewers.

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Computer screen 'tan' tricks thousands

A website offering the chance to get a tan from computer screens has been revealed as a hoax.

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Texting death crash woman jailed

A motorist who sent and received more than 20 text messages before she crashed into another car killing its driver has been jailed for 21 months.

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India to unveil low cost laptop

India is planning to unveil its own low cost laptop intended for use by school children and students.

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