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Government to miss cookie cut-off Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 23:07:04 GMT Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Google makes search 'more human' Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:52 GMT Google revamps its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions with a new function, the Knowledge Graph... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:48 GMT File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18095370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Facebook to sell 25% more shares Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:57 GMT Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18086426#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Virgin Atlantic allows air calls Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:23 GMT Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18093145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Google patents Project Glass design Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 12:19:53 GMT Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18091697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Jury out in Google Oracle dispute Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:33:38 GMT A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sexting threat comes from peers Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 12:42:48 GMT A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18088334#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Nvidia aims for fastest computer Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:32 GMT Nvidia unveils a new GPU which it says should help the the US overtake Japan to claim the world's fastest supercomputer... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18033970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Flipboard integrates audio in app Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 00:21:16 GMT Flipboard, the popular social news magazine, starts integrating audio into its app for Apple's hand-held devices... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18080023#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Milestone for wi-fi with 'T-rays' Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:35 GMT Researchers smash a record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, an uncharted part of the electro-magnetic spectrum... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18072618#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
HTC shares dip on shipment delay Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:47 GMT Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082899#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Nokia accuses Apple of Siri bias Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:56 GMT A Nokia spokeswoman criticises Apple after it appears to "override" its Siri software over the question: "What is the best smartphone?".. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18071342#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Mobile porn filters 'censorship' Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:26 GMT A report finds that 60 sites have been wrongly blocked by UK mobile filters designed to protect children... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18071119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sina swings to loss on expenses Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 02:41:54 GMT Sina Corp, China's largest internet portal and media website, posts a loss in the first three months of the year... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18081950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BT and TalkTalk lag in speed test Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:21:22 GMT Mystery shopper tests have revealed that customers are not always told what speed they can expect from broadband services... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18074884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:40 GMT Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083849#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Diablo III players report game bug Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:22 GMT Blizzard say they are working to fix a 'game breaking' bug in Diablo III as the eagerly anticipated release is hit by more problems... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18078637#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking? Posted on Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:46 GMT An investigation into why devices stop working without anything seeming to be wrong with them.. Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9718887.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price? Posted on Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves.. Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9718866.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Could you be a Facebook 'addict'? Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:33 GMT The BBC's Gareth Mitchell discusses whether it is possible to be addicted to social networks like Facebook with psychologist Dr Cecilie Andreassen... Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9721390.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Ivy League education free on the web Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 08:03:14 GMT Click's Sumi Das reports on the Udacity project which is already causing ripples around the globe as it is making a top class education available to anyone, anywhere and for free... Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9720231.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Guide to developing mobile games Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 05:29:08 GMT With mobile gaming becoming an increasingly lucrative sector, young entrepreneurs are focusing their attentions on this growing industry... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18042542#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Philippines call centre success Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 23:05:16 GMT The Philippines has recently overtaken India as the country with the most call centre workers - and it is due in no small part to technology... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18061917#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: The challenge for Yahoo Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:03 GMT Yahoo has announced its Chief Executive Scott Thompson is stepping down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his CV... Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18061530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Buyers' guide to wireless printers Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 12:53:47 GMT Spencer Kelly advises on the huge range of wireless printers available in the shops... Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9720246.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 09:20:41 GMT Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain... Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9720000/9720245.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Power behind the phone: Imagination Technologies Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 23:01:29 GMT The tech firm putting the smart into smartphone.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17939014#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Tech powers Philippines call centre success Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 23:00:45 GMT The technology powering the Philippines call centre revolution.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18061909#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 12:11:09 GMT The creative brains imagining a smarter future.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18064803#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
In-flight internet to take off? Posted on Sun, 13 May 2012 23:49:22 GMT Using satellites to provide planes with fast reliable wi-fi.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18021468#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Facebook - buy or sell? Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 07:29:07 GMT The nervous questions ahead of Facebook's IPO.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18056547#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Wargaming a fight against hackers Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT Taking steps to prepare the UK for a major cyberattack.. Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18032278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Government to miss cookie cut-off

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 23:07:04 GMT

Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Google makes search 'more human'

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:52 GMT

Google revamps its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions with a new function, the Knowledge Graph...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:48 GMT

File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18095370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Facebook to sell 25% more shares

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:57 GMT

Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18086426#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Virgin Atlantic allows air calls

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:23 GMT

Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18093145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Google patents Project Glass design

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 12:19:53 GMT

Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18091697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Jury out in Google Oracle dispute

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:33:38 GMT

A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18090115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sexting threat comes from peers

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 12:42:48 GMT

A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures..

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18088334#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nvidia aims for fastest computer

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:32 GMT

Nvidia unveils a new GPU which it says should help the the US overtake Japan to claim the world's fastest supercomputer...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18033970#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Flipboard integrates audio in app

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 00:21:16 GMT

Flipboard, the popular social news magazine, starts integrating audio into its app for Apple's hand-held devices...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18080023#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Milestone for wi-fi with 'T-rays'

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:35 GMT

Researchers smash a record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, an uncharted part of the electro-magnetic spectrum...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18072618#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

HTC shares dip on shipment delay

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:47 GMT

Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18082899#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Nokia accuses Apple of Siri bias

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:56 GMT

A Nokia spokeswoman criticises Apple after it appears to "override" its Siri software over the question: "What is the best smartphone?"..

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18071342#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Mobile porn filters 'censorship'

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:26 GMT

A report finds that 60 sites have been wrongly blocked by UK mobile filters designed to protect children...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18071119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sina swings to loss on expenses

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 02:41:54 GMT

Sina Corp, China's largest internet portal and media website, posts a loss in the first three months of the year...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18081950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

BT and TalkTalk lag in speed test

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:21:22 GMT

Mystery shopper tests have revealed that customers are not always told what speed they can expect from broadband services...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18074884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:40 GMT

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18083849#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Diablo III players report game bug

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:22 GMT

Blizzard say they are working to fix a 'game breaking' bug in Diablo III as the eagerly anticipated release is hit by more problems...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18078637#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking?

Posted on Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:46 GMT

An investigation into why devices stop working without anything seeming to be wrong with them..

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9718887.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price?

Posted on Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT

Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves..

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9718866.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: Could you be a Facebook 'addict'?

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:33 GMT

The BBC's Gareth Mitchell discusses whether it is possible to be addicted to social networks like Facebook with psychologist Dr Cecilie Andreassen...

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9721390.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Ivy League education free on the web

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 08:03:14 GMT

Click's Sumi Das reports on the Udacity project which is already causing ripples around the globe as it is making a top class education available to anyone, anywhere and for free...

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9720231.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Guide to developing mobile games

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 05:29:08 GMT

With mobile gaming becoming an increasingly lucrative sector, young entrepreneurs are focusing their attentions on this growing industry...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18042542#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Philippines call centre success

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 23:05:16 GMT

The Philippines has recently overtaken India as the country with the most call centre workers - and it is due in no small part to technology...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18061917#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: The challenge for Yahoo

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:03 GMT

Yahoo has announced its Chief Executive Scott Thompson is stepping down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his CV...

Details: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18061530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Buyers' guide to wireless printers

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 12:53:47 GMT

Spencer Kelly advises on the huge range of wireless printers available in the shops...

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9720246.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 09:20:41 GMT

Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain...

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9720000/9720245.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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