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Database glitches affect payments to Egg

A database glitch has left NatWest customers with Visa Debit cards unable to make payments to Egg credit card via Egg's website for more than two months.

Scammers exploit Apple iPad fever

Cyber conmen are cashing in on hype surrounding Apple's iPad. Security firms have come across attempts to subvert search engines to catch out those seeking more information about the tablet.

Google phases out support for IE6

Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a cyber attack on the search engine.

CCTV monitoring website launch delayed by review

A website which planned to pay members of the public cash prizes for monitoring commercial CCTV footage online has had its launch delayed.

Deadline looms for Google Books

Amazon has urged a New York court to reject a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library.

Apple unveils iPad tablet device

Apple has put an end to weeks of speculation by unveiling its tablet device, which it has called the iPad.

Sky launches 3D channel in pubs

Sky is kicking off the UK's first 3D channel with a live Premier League football match to be broadcast in nine pubs around the UK this weekend.

Council Twitter users face rebuke

Councillors in Cornwall could face being reported to the authority's standards committee for using social networking sites.

Piracy letter campaign 'nets innocents'

More than 150 people have approached consumer publication Which? Computing claiming to have been wrongly targeted in crackdowns on illegal file-sharing.

Daily Mirror blocks NewsNow aggregator

The Daily Mirror has joined an increasing number of newspapers to block news aggregator NewsNow from trawling its website.

Google 'sister' launches in China

A new search engine and social network provider called Goojje has appeared online in China. The site contains very similar branding to Google, and the final syllable "jje" sounds similar to the Mandarin word for older sister

Facebook campaign against A-level exam paper

Thousands of A-level pupils have launched a campaign on Facebook against an exam paper which they claim included unfair questions.

Blio bets against e-reader devices

Software originally designed to help blind people read electronic books could turn the emerging e-reader industry on its head, according to its inventor.

Internet TV service SeeSaw launches beta trial

Video-on-demand service SeeSaw has begun a beta trial with a view to launching fully in March 2010.

Broadband users pay over the odds

The majority of broadband users in the UK pay for download limits that they come nowhere near reaching, according to a survey.

EU to monitor anti-piracy trial

The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists

More than 100 MPs are using Twitter to talk to voters

More than 100 MPs are using the social networking site Twitter to communicate with voters, a survey suggests.

Warning to taxpayers to check tax codes

Incorrect tax codes may have been sent out by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) because of a new computer system.

MP3 pioneers launch 'deluxe' file

A new music file format has been unveiled by some of the key figures behind the development of the MP3.

$2m file-sharing fine slashed to $54,000

An American woman told to pay $2m (£1.23m) for sharing 24 songs over the internet has had her fine slashed.

PS3 'hacked' by iPhone cracker

A hacker who gained notoriety for unlocking the iPhone as a teenager says that he has now hacked Sony's PlayStation 3.