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1. ‘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.
2. ‘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.
3. Cheap as chips Friday, 5 September 2008, 3:56 pm
   Hi-tech expo shows off low power toys
4. Spore start Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:31 pm
   Will the new game from Will Wright be a hit or a miss?
5. 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.
6. Now we are 10 Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:11 pm
   As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade
7. Chairborne Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:47 pm
   Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Cosmic colossus Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:33 pm
    An introduction to the world’s biggest physics experiment
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Life with Linux Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 10:48 am
    The ups and downs of converting to open source
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Simulator to train soldiers Friday, 29 August 2008, 3:41 am
    The simulator that trains soldiers to deal with danger
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. Life as a top UK pro-gamer Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 12:00 pm
    How UK team won the Championship Gaming Series.
29. Speeding up the modern age Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 10:09 am
    The technology that keeps the net running turns 40
30. 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
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. Closing the Gates after Bill Monday, 30 June 2008, 11:02 am
    Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era
35. Changing the way we think Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 2:16 pm
    Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think
36. Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 12:53 pm
37. 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.
38. 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.
39. 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.
40. Nokia morphs itself from within Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 10:16 am
41. 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.
42. 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.
43. 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.
44. 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.
45. 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.