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Latest Technology News from the BBC
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition
- ‘Tough choices’ for UK broadband Monday, 8 September 2008, 3:07 am
The cost of converting the UK to fibre-based broadband could top £28.8bn, says a report. - ‘Jules Verne’ begins final voyage Friday, 5 September 2008, 11:27 pm
Europe’s space freighter undocks from the International Space Station after completing its mission to the orbiting platform. - Cheap as chips Friday, 5 September 2008, 3:56 pm
Hi-tech expo shows off low power toys - Spore start Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:31 pm
Will the new game from Will Wright be a hit or a miss? - Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:17 pm
There are reports of chaos at a petrol station which gave away £20,000 of petrol to promote a video game. - Now we are 10 Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:11 pm
As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade - Chairborne Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:47 pm
Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people - One Laptop signs up with Amazon Friday, 5 September 2008, 10:23 am
Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US. - Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops Thursday, 4 September 2008, 4:09 pm
Electronics firm Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops because of wiring faults that may cause overheating. - Microsoft slashes US Xbox prices Thursday, 4 September 2008, 1:32 pm
Microsoft is to cut the US price of the Xbox Arcade to $199 - cheaper than the Nintendo Wii. - Zombie plague sweeps the internet Thursday, 4 September 2008, 11:51 am
The number of home computers hijacked by hi-tech criminals leaps during the summer, says a security monitoring firm. - Google tweaks Chrome licence text Thursday, 4 September 2008, 11:42 am
Google changes its licence agreement for its new browser after initially claiming rights to anything its users posted or sent. - Test predicts vessel op response Thursday, 4 September 2008, 12:02 am
Technology to reveal dangerous changes in blood pressure during delicate brain surgery is under development. - Cosmic colossus Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:33 pm
An introduction to the world’s biggest physics experiment - Broadband to ’skip a generation’ Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 1:23 pm
Those bypassed by first generation broadband should go directly to super-fast services, says an Ofcom panel. - Nokia launches music phone in UK Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 11:15 am
Handset manufacturer Nokia steps up music strategy with ‘Comes with Music’ handset. - Life with Linux Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 10:48 am
The ups and downs of converting to open source - Ultrasound to give feel to games Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 12:15 pm
Virtual objects can be felt in mid-air thanks to a pioneering approach using ultrasound. - Google launches internet browser Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 2:18 am
Search engine Google is launching an open source web browser, Chrome, to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. - Hacker appeals to home secretary Monday, 1 September 2008, 9:15 pm
Lawyers for a Briton accused of hacking into military computers ask for government help to ensure he is not jailed in the US. - Ofcom seeks help on mobile rules Friday, 29 August 2008, 4:02 pm
Mobile owners with views on the state of the telephony market are being sought by regulator Ofcom. - Simulator to train soldiers Friday, 29 August 2008, 3:41 am
The simulator that trains soldiers to deal with danger - Cyber thieves to hit supermarkets Thursday, 28 August 2008, 3:06 pm
Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns. - Poor earning virtual gaming gold Friday, 22 August 2008, 2:36 am
Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows. - Intel unites the internet with TV Thursday, 21 August 2008, 10:08 am
Chip giant Intel signs a deal with Yahoo to make the TV set much more web aware. - Legal milestone for open source Thursday, 14 August 2008, 11:45 pm
Supporters of open source software are claiming victory after a US court ruled copyright protection applies to their work. - How not to monitor mobiles Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 11:23 am
Bill Thompson is worried that the methods we are using to keep kids safe on mobiles have stopped being useful. - Life as a top UK pro-gamer Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 12:00 pm
How UK team won the Championship Gaming Series. - Speeding up the modern age Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 10:09 am
The technology that keeps the net running turns 40 - Going for online gold Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 10:12 am
Bill Thompson is keeping an eye on the Olympics but isn’t interested in medal winners - Computer mouse faces extinction Thursday, 17 July 2008, 8:51 am
Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner. - The importance of being there Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 2:42 pm
Regular columnist Bill Thompson says the virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world. - Making punishment fit the crime Monday, 7 July 2008, 1:59 pm
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers. - Closing the Gates after Bill Monday, 30 June 2008, 11:02 am
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era - Changing the way we think Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 2:16 pm
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think - Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 12:53 pm
- The mobile future is calling Saturday, 26 April 2008, 7:00 am
Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone’s phone. - Pupils reveal mobile snapshot Thursday, 13 March 2008, 10:29 am
Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC’s School Report project. - Google on Android’s future Thursday, 28 February 2008, 8:56 am
Google’s director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles. - Nokia morphs itself from within Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 10:16 am
- Why the future is in your hands Monday, 18 February 2008, 11:21 am
The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it. - Cleaning up in ‘fab world’ Thursday, 15 November 2007, 8:07 am
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant. - Future directions in computing Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 2:10 pm
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore’s Law. - Getting more from Moore’s Law Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:02 am
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips. - The man behind Moore’s Law Monday, 12 November 2007, 7:50 am
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose “law” has driven the computer revolution.



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