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Big names support net neutrality

Google, Ebay and Skype are among the big names to pledge support for a proposal to treat all internet traffic equally.

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Microsoft bets on Windows success

Windows 7 packages sold at a rate of three per minute during a special midnight opening of an electrical store to mark the launch.

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A look at what's new in Windows 7

The newest release of Microsoft's flagship product Windows is to be launched on Thursday.

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GPUs: the next frontier in film

Technology and movie-making have always gone hand in hand but the latest breakthroughs are changing the very nature of the process.

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Bogus callers in hone bill scam

Bogus callers claiming to be from phone company BT are trying to trick people into passing on their bank card details, warn trading standards.

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Real-time search rivalry hots up

Twitter has signed deals to put messages sent via the microblogging service into the Microsoft and Google search indexes.

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Tens of thousands of wills online

A five-year project to make 190,000 wills available online has been completed.

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What is the future of music online?

Other than being punished, how will fans be tempted away from illegal services, and how will artists, songwriters and labels make money in the future?

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Universal phone charger approved

A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body.

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Millions tricked by 'scareware'

Online criminals are making millions of pounds by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, internet security experts claim.

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Are televisions getting too big?

California is cracking down on big flat-screen televisions because of energy usage. But has the super-size TV set become an object of vulgarity?

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BBC Trust turns down iPlayer plan

A BBC plan to share the use of its iPlayer technology with other broadcasters has been rejected by the BBC Trust.

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M&S website voted user-friendly

The websites of UK high street brands Marks and Spencer and WHSmith are the most user-friendly, a report finds.

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Virtual reality tackles 'shell shock'

A virtual reality computer programme is being used to treat Iraq war veterans in the US.

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Police win data deletion appeal

Five police forces which challenged a ruling that they should delete records on criminal convictions from their database have won their appeal.

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Government opens data to public

A new website will make reams of government data freely available for the first time.

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Speed cameras used in A80 upgrade

Average-speed cameras have been installed on a section of the A80 between Glasgow and Stirling while upgrade work is carried out.

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Children's books 'ousted by DVDs'

Half of children spend more time in front of a TV or computer screen than they do reading, a survey suggests.

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Nokia suing Apple over iPhone

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, has said that it is suing its US rival Apple for infringing patents on mobile phone technology for the iPhone.

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Broadband test offers street view

There are big variations between broadband speeds in the same street, a new broadband speed test has revealed.

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Website plots area-by-area crime

An interactive online map allowing people to compare crime figures across England and Wales has been launched

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Singer teaching Gaelic on Twitter

A singer based in the Highlands is offering lessons in Gaelic on the micro-blogging website Twitter.

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Crystals hold super computer key

Tiny crystals could hold the key to creating computers with massive storage capacity, scientists believe.

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'Quick test' for airport liquids

Scientists say they have developed a quick technique for detecting liquids that could be used as explosives.

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U2 gig to be streamed on YouTube

U2's concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California on Sunday will be streamed live on video-sharing website YouTube, the band have announced.

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