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ICT in the news - w/c 9th March 2009
BBC team exposes cyber crime riskAlmost 22,000 home computers have been taken over by the BBC as part of an investigation into hi-tech crime. |
Google serves up behavioural adsGoogle has entered the sometimes controversial arena of behaviour-based advertising. |
YouTube to block UK music videosYouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to reach a licensing agreement with the Performing Right Society. |
Last.FM joins Google's rights rowOnline music service Last.fm has waded into the row between YouTube and the Performing Right Society. |
YouTube music video row heats upYouTube has been accused of trying to "bully" British songwriters in a growing row over pay for music videos. |
Google introduces phone servicesGoogle has strengthened its mobile services with the debut of a service called Voice that could be a challenge to Skype and other phone firms. |
Offender IT failure 'avoidable'Plans for a multi-million pound central database on offenders failed because of poor management and a lack of budget control, the spending watchdog says. |
Modular Windows plan 'welcomed'Plans to introduce modular features in Windows 7 have been welcomed by the European Commission's former Microsoft monitoring trustee. |
Web founders 'snooping' warningThe integrity of the internet is under threat if online "snooping" goes unchecked, one of the web's most respected figures has told Parliament. |
Facebook in Arabic and HebrewThe social-networking site Facebook has added Arabic and Hebrew to more than 40 language versions already available to web users. |
Social networks 'are new email'Status updates on sites such as Facebook, Yammer, Twitter and Friendfeed are a new form of communication, the South by SouthWest Festival has heard. |
Social sites eclipse e-mail useSocial network sites such as Facebook and MySpace are now more popular than personal e-mail, finds a report. |
Lord Carter lays out digital planLord Carter has been answering questions from MPs, including ones about the current YouTube versus PRS rights row. |
Crime victims' data lost in postThe personal details of more than 2,300 crime victims were lost in the post by Gwent Police, BBC Wales has discovered. |
MPs urge action on cinema filmingThe government is being urged to make the use of video cameras in cinemas a criminal offence. |
Web founder looks to big changesThe founder of the World Wide Web says the pace of innovation on the web is increasing all the time. |
Gmail down again for some usersGoogle has confirmed that its popular e-mail service Gmail has become unavailable to what it describes as "a small subset of users". |
Music stars call fro more powerRobbie Williams and members of Blur, Radiohead and Pink Floyd have launched a lobby group for rock and pop artists. |
Vodafone to offer DRM-free tracksVodafone has joined the growing band of firms that have removed copyright controls from music they sell. |
Disability no barrier to gamingJon Kuniholm sits in front of the telly and plays Guitar Hero, the music video game. He's sailing through Pat Benetar's classic, Hit Me with Your Best Shot. |
Supermodel satellite set to flyGoce has been described as the most beautiful satellite ever built. Now, after three years' delay, its opportunity to launch has finally arrived. |
Inside Games: Creative AssemblyThe games industry employs a diverse range of people in a number of different roles. Over the next few months, BBC News is going to profile a range of jobs in the industry, as well as the firms themselves; talking with the people who actually do the work as they tell us what exactly they do. |
eBay style feedback for servicesPeople in England will get more online powers to rate GPs, police, childcare and councils, Gordon Brown has said. |
Battery that 'charges in seconds'A new manufacturing method for lithium-ion batteries could lead to smaller, lighter batteries that can be charged in just seconds. |
robot planes take to the skiesThe Ministry of Defence has showcased current and next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). |
Map glitch names road after kioskIt is a quirky landmark well known to visitors to Mumbles near Swansea. But users of an online map service have spotted a number of roads on nearby Gower now appear to be named after the concrete Big Apple refreshment kiosk. |
Tech fair shows off green gadgetsThe 2nd annual Greener Gadgets conference was part competition, part showcase and part roundtable debate |
Online brand abuse 'on the rise'Online abuse of the world's top brands is rising, according to a report. |
L'Oreal takes action against eBayCosmetics giant L'Oreal is starting proceedings against online auction site eBay at the High Court in the UK for selling fake versions of its products. |
Funding boost for Bletchley ParkWorld War II code-breaking centre Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire is to be given £600,000 for repairs. |
Texting peer freed after appealA peer who was jailed for 12 weeks for sending and receiving text messages while driving on the M1 has been released by the Court of Appeal. |
Comic Relief gets a digital pushEfforts for this year's Red Nose Day are moving online as charities increasingly harness the power of the web to raise money. |
Health advert sparks gaming rowThe games industry has condemned a government advert suggesting children who play computer games may die early. |
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