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Challenges to a 'cashless' world

The global credit crunch has delayed the shift from payments being made by mobiles instead of dollars or pounds, according to technology experts.

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Offline security warning sounded

A security expert has sounded a warning on features that allow offline access to websites.

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'Mobile health' campaign launched

Three foundations have announced their intention to join in a "mobile health" effort to use mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide.

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£10.5m to cut 999 response times

An extra £10.5m is being handed to the Welsh ambulance service by the assembly government to cut the time it takes to reach patients in emergencies.

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Online networking 'harms health'

People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims.

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Ryanair allows mobile phone use

Budget airline Ryanair has become the first carrier to offer in-flight mobile phone services on regular routes across UK airspace.

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Easy login plans gather pace

Plans for a system that would allow people to use one username and password across the internet have moved closer with a number of popular sites agreeing to the scheme in recent weeks

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Spreading the message

Viral advertising has taken the internet by storm. From an apparently impromptu dance in Liverpool Street station, to the online campaign by President Barack Obama, the internet is filled with advertising campaigns that seek to be spread by word of mouth rather than traditional broadcast methods.

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Among the fields of technologies

Advances in science and technology have brought both benefits and concerns for farmers, an NFU chief has said.

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Investing in the next big thing

A San Francisco company has launched a tool to help investors decide where to put their money. YouNoodle uses a scoring system that plans to turn the business of investment into more of a science.

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Facebook founder enters data row

The founder of Facebook has tried to dampen a growing row over the ownership of user data on the social network.

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Privacy law call in Facebook row

The row over Facebook's change in its terms of service governing users personal data highlights the need for a privacy law, claims a leading watchdog.

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Whose data is it anyway?

The row over the changes Facebook made to its terms has thrown the light on the rights people surrender when they sign up to use a website.

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ID card reviews 'to be published'

Ministers have been ordered to publish two reviews into the controversial ID cards scheme after a four-year Freedom of Information battle.

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Hackers target Xbox Live players

Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network.

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Help for poor to access banking

Bill Gates' charitable foundation has pledged $12.5m (£8.6m) to help the world's poor access banking services.

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Judge dismisses Google lawsuit

A legal claim by a Pittsburgh couple that Google's Street View feature violated their privacy has been thrown out by a federal judge.

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Video link targets passport fraud

A hi-tech method of tackling passport fraud and identity theft is being launched in a south of Scotland town.

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Pirate Bay file-share case starts

The founders of a website which carries links to unauthorised copies of music, films and TV programmes go on trial in Sweden on charges of copyright theft.

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How the Pirate Bay sailed into infamy

The Pirate Bay was launched in 2003 and has established itself as the world's most high-profile file-sharing site. But its founders are now on trial for copyright violation and face imprisonment, if found guilty.

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Galaxy hunt draws massive traffic

An online initiative which asks members of the public to classify galaxies recorded unprecedented traffic in its first 48 hours.

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Fake games carried 'advertising'

Counterfeit games seized in the Highlands allegedly had packaging with adverts encouraging people to buy other fake titles, the authorities said.

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Mother calls for text driving ban

The family of a woman killed by a driver who was sending a text message is campaigning for tougher laws for motorists caught using mobile phones.

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E-Sports pro league gets underway

A new professional gaming league opens its doors to new gamers on Friday.

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Universal charger for phones plan

The world's biggest mobile phone makers and network operators have backed plans to create a universal phone recharger.

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Second 'Google phone' is unveiled

A new phone based on Google's operating system Android has been unveiled by Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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Apple sued over iPhone technology

A Scottish company is suing Apple over claims the computer giant illegally used patented technology on its famous iPhone and iTouch products.

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Microsoft, Nokia offer app stores

Handset giant Nokia and Microsoft have announced their own versions of the online markets for mobile device application software, or apps.

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Mobile broadband next-gen battle

A number of companies at the Mobile World Congress are demonstrating hardware they think will make up so-called fourth generation or 4G solutions to succeed the current 3G technology.

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Mobile tech conference kicks off

Software and services will be the focus of the year's biggest conference dedicated to mobile technology.

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'Worm' probes radioactive pipes

A device described by its operators as a hi-tech worm has been used to probe the condition of a pipeline once used to discharge radioactive effluent.

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