Speedometer, BBC Net speed rules come into force
Rules that try to ensure consumers get better information when buying broadband come into force on 5 December.

Woman on phone (BBC) A step closer to self-powered kit
Efficiency increases in materials that turn vibration into energy could make for devices powered by the sound of your voice.

Coronation Street/EastEnders On-demand video 'not competitive'
Plans by the BBC and other TV companies for an on-demand video service "hurts competition", a government watchdog says.

Firm makes one billionth mouse
Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device rolls the billionth one off the production line.

Amazon launches music downloads
The online seller best known for books has branched out into offering DRM-free music tracks.

New domain to be web's phone book
The process of opening up the new .tel net domain - a repository for contact details - begins on 3 December.

Smart mobile can turn on heating
Nokia demonstrates a mobile system that could eventually turn on the oven, video recorder and the kettle.

Croatia web arrests spark furore
Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook.

Facebook rolls out site browser
Social site Facebook has rolled out a system that lets members use other sites via the social networking portal.

Working Lunch picks the must-have toys of 2008
Working Lunch checks out this year's must-have toys and asks: are they worth breaking the bank for?

Valley Girls
Mitchell Baker - the trapeze artist behind Firefox

Fooling filters
Pupils find it easy to bypass school net controls

Future in bits
How can the ever-changing web be archived?

Access denied
Australia's plan to filter the internet gets under way

Free for all
Bill Thompson on what free means for social sites

Britney more popular than Obama
The singer, Britney Spears, has beaten Barack Obama to top spot in the world of internet search during 2008, Yahoo says.

Apple removes anti-virus advice
A note on the Apple website regarding security turns out to be "old and inaccurate".

YouTube seeks classical musicians
Video-sharing site YouTube launches a classical challenge to find unknown musical talent, billed an online orchestra.

Web searches feed health fears
Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs - say researchers.

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Yahoo's deal with Virgin Mobile
Yahoo agrees a deal that will make it the exclusive search engine for Virgin Mobile's four million subscribers.

Europe backs mobile roaming cap
Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges.

Europe's 10bn-euro space vision
Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague.

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Virtual worlds with real aims
Building digital copies of big cities

Compulsive gamers 'not addicts'
Most gamers seeking treatment for compulsive gaming are not addicts, says the head of Europe's only gaming addiction clinic.

Battle for Congo's mineral assets
The battle over Congo's precious natural resources

Closing the UK's digital divide
Stopping the UK's digital divide becoming a chasm

How to put the 'e' in D&D
How Dungeons and Dragons is breaking out online

How do avatars have sex?
Virtual affair leads to split. So how do avatars have sex?

The net and the ties that bind
Regular commentator Bill Thompson on living in an increasingly networked world.

Who is responsible in the cloud?
Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson

Don't have security nightmares
Is the widespread reports of insecure networks worrying people too much asks Bill Thompson

How politics will change the web
Bill Thompson on the heady mix of politics and activism

Between a rock and an interface
Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface

The medium and the message
Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what separates TV and the internet.

Keep up with online networks
How communities help Bill Thompson stay informed

Are paper's days numbered?
Bill Thompson says the writing is on the wall for paper

Code-cracking and computers
Best known for its code-cracking work, Bletchley Park also played a role in the origins of the computer age.

Accelerating the modern age
A technology that helps the modern world keep running celebrates its 40th anniversary on 5 August.

One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth
The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.

The history of UK computing
The UK's role in the early days of the computer revolution have been overlooked, say conservationists.

Alarm raised on teenage hackers
Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.

Hackers ready superstore sweep
Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.

What makes a cyber criminal?
Misha Glenny meets one of Brazil's many cyber criminals, to find out what makes them go online to steal.

Thieves set up data supermarkets
Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts.

Q&A: Stay safe online
ID fraud is a growing problem in the UK - here are some tips and tricks to help web users stay safe online.

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