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Broadband tax 'to be made law'

A controversial broadband tax should be law before the next election, according to Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms.

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Intel shows chips can get smaller

Intel has unveiled a new microchip that shows less can be more.

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Future is TV-shaped says Intel

The world's biggest chip maker predicts that by 2015 there will be 12 billion devices capable of connecting to 500 billion hours of TV and video content.

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Pay for BBC iPlayer says TV chief

Users of the BBC iPlayer should be charged "micro payments" to use the online catch-up service said Lorraine Heggessey, chief executive of TV production company Talkback Thames.

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Parents get 'virtual school gate'

Parents are to get access to a social networking site linked to their children's school, under a new government-backed scheme.

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Cross border shopping: your rights

With cross-border shopping at an all-time high, it is important for consumers to know that they have as many rights when buying in the European Union as they do when shopping at home in the UK.

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Rare gorillas make Facebook debut

Uganda is preparing to make internet stars of its endangered mountain gorillas - with the help of some human stars from Hollywood.

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Laser satellite records ice loss

Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a Nasa satellite has revealed.

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Bus CCTV could predict assaults

CCTV security systems could soon spot an assault on a bus before it happens, according to a major research project.

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Google puts book deal on hold

A New York judge has put Google's vision of creating the world's biggest digital library on hold.

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Tweeting medics expose patients

Medics posting messages on networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, a leading journal reveals.

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Twitter confirms major cash boost

Social networking website Twitter has confirmed that it has closed a "significant round of funding".

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Teachers switches off class wi-fi

Another primary school in Northern Ireland has decided not to use wireless technology after a parent cited health fears, it has emerged.

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Open internet rules criticised

Mobile providers have said that US proposals to ensure all traffic on the internet is treated equally should not be applied to wireless traffic.

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Music stars at war over file-sharing

Pop stars including Lily Allen, Gary Barlow and James Blunt have declared war on illegal file-sharing - and on another group of big-name musicians in the process.

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Doubts over DNA profile timing

Fresh doubts have emerged over proposals to limit how long the DNA profiles of innocent people can be held on the national database.

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Mobile broadband speed 'too slow'

A survey by comparison site Broadband Expert suggests that UK mobile broadband providers are delivering services "far lower than advertised".

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Microsoft increases search share

Microsoft's Bing search engine is making inroads into Google's dominance of the search market according to data from US net measurement firm ComScore.

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Yahoo's new web portal goes live

Internet giant Yahoo has relaunched its web portal, supported by a $100m global advertising campaign.

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Cash boost for Korean game makers

Games firms in South Korea are getting a funding boost from Microsoft.

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Call for French retro game museum

A group of French video game enthusiasts are lobbying authorities to set up a dedicated museum of retro-gaming in the country.

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Vodafone unites social networks

Vodafone has launched a suite of net services for mobile and PCs, aimed at grabbing a slice of a market currently dominated by Apple, Google and Nokia.

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Facebook film role for Timberlake

Pop star and actor Justin Timberlake has landed a role in the forthcoming Facebook movie, according to reports.

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