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Web mail scam propagates itself

The industry-wide phishing scam that has affected popular web mail services such as Hotmail and GMail, is spreading, according to experts.

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Children draw own visions of 2020

Children asked to come up with ideas for life in 2020 have designed labour-saving devices, magic pencils to do their homework and, of course, robots.

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Phishing attack targets Hotmail

Thousands of Hotmail passwords have been compromised as part of a phishing attack, Microsoft has confirmed.

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Google targeted in e-mail scam

Google's web-based e-mail system, Gmail, has been targeted as part of an "industry-wide phishing scheme".

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What is phishing?

"Phishing" - an increasingly diverse and sophisticated suite of methods to trick people into parting with their precious personal data - is at a two-year high.

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Phishing raids in US and Egypt

Dozens of people have been arrested in the US and in Egypt, accused of links to an alleged international identity theft ring targeting American banks.

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Superfast broadband extends reach

An extra one and a half million homes will benefit from super-fast broadband by 2012, BT has said

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The rise of the barcode

Google is celebrating the barcode and the humble strip of black and white is marking its 30th birthday in the UK

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Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled

Researchers have demonstrated a penny-sized "nuclear battery" that produces energy from the decay of radioisotopes.

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One billion hits a day on YouTube

YouTube now gets over a billion hits a day, according to a new video blog post by the founder of the website.

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Smart meters 'need live displays'

The government should require power companies to provide clear visual displays when they install smart meters in homes, says a report.

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Plastic card fraud falls by 23%

The amount of fraud being committed on plastic cards across the country fell in the first half of the year, industry body Financial Fraud Action UK says.

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Mobile broadband feels the strain

Researchers predict that more than one billion people around the world will be using mobile broadband by 2012.

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Action urged on mobiles coverage

UK mobile operators need to do more to help customers who experience coverage problems, an advisory panel has said.

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Google hits back at book critics

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has hit out at critics of the company's plans to create what could be the world's largest virtual library.

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Napster offers cut-price service

Napster has relaunched its service, offering unlimited music streaming plus five MP3 downloads for a £5 monthly fee.

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Days numbered for card counters

A final year university student has developed a new computer system that could signal an end to card counting at casino blackjack tables.

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Tory hopefuls urged to buy up ads

Election candidates have been told to buy up adverts which appear if anyone searches Google for schools or other local landmarks in their constituency.

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Amazon's Kindle to launch in UK

Amazon's Kindle e-book reader is going on sale in more than 100 countries around the world, including the UK.

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EU consults on Microsoft pledges

The European Union has begun an investigation to determine whether Microsoft is upholding pledges to curb anti-competitive practices.

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IBM 'in anti-competition probe'

IBM is being investigated by the US Department of Justice over allegations of anti-competitive behaviour, a computer industry trade body has said.

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Camera boosts RAF's Afghan crews

The RAF says a new type of camera is giving pilots in Afghanistan a clearer picture of enemy forces.

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Bird-watching turns to technology

Guillemots on Skomer Island are at the forefront of a project to use computers to monitor vulnerable habitats.

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Phone texts to target knife crime

A Scotland-wide service aimed at tackling knife crime will enable people to pass on information via text message about people carrying weapons.

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New rules to end 'blogger payola'

US regulators will for the first time crack down on bloggers who fail to disclose fees or freebies they get from companies for reviewing products.

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Cuba bloggers test government limits

Cuba's dynamic emerging blogging community has recently been testing the limits of free expression with posts ranging from vivid accounts of everyday life to sometimes risky calls for political change in the Communist-run state.

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DNA sequencing in a holey new way

IBM will announce on Tuesday how it intends to hold DNA molecules in tiny holes in silicon in an effort to decode their genetic secrets letter by letter.

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Legal threat closes postcode feed

Websites that help people find jobs or hospitals have been hit by legal action threatened by the Royal Mail.

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Flash moves on to smart phones

One of the most common technologies for watching video on a computer will soon be available for most smartphones.

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Microsoft launches Windows phones

Mobiles sporting the latest release of the Windows Mobile operating system are now available for sale worldwide.

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Fans crash Carla Bruni's website

A website launched by French first lady Carla Bruni has crashed on its first day - overwhelmed by the number of users trying to access it at once.

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