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Memristor revolution backed by HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Global broadband divide revealed
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
Samsung releases iPad competitor
Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.
Apple creates a social network
Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.
US seeks input on net data rules
US net users are being asked for their opinions about what ISPs should be allowed to do with web traffic flowing through their networks.
Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.
Sony rolls out rival to iTunes
Sony has unveiled its own music and video download service in an announcement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.
Roaming iPhone glitch continues
Mobile operator O2 and Apple are still resolving a months-old data roaming issue, with customers complaining of charges they didn\'t incur.
Orange rolls out mobile HD voice
Mobile firm Orange becomes the first UK network to use a new technology that claims to offer higher quality voice calls.
Advert watchdog gets online power
The Advertising Standards Authority is given the power to regulate ads and marketing claims on websites and services like Facebook.
Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened
Sweden\'s director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Google and Skype face India ban
Following tough action against Blackberry, security forces in India turn their attention to Google and Skype.
Rival benefits from Digg revamp
A revamp of the social-news site Digg has unexpectedly backfired on its owners after members redirected traffic to a rival site.
\'Anti-Facebook\' Diaspora eyes launch date
An open alternative to Facebook will be launched on the 15 September, the developers of the Diaspora project say.
Paint prose
The source code MacPaint is released but who can read it?
Nothing said online is really private
Nothing said online is really private, says Bill Thompson
Step away from the iPod
Banning technology from classrooms is unlikely to solve any problems, thinks Bill Thompson.
How to work anywhere in the world
How technology allows digital nomads to leave the office behind to work around the world
Virtual reality asks tough questions
Virtual reality is allowing scientists to ask difficult questions about human behaviour.
Online gaming takes it to the next level
Faster broadband networks could spell the end of the games console, experts say.
The rise of the \'mummy bloggers\'
Parents blogging about their children have become a global force in marketing.
Girl gamers still being left out
The portrayal of women in the game\'s industry is still lacklustre according to experts and insiders
Hi-tech help for disaster zones
How technology has ushered in a new era for aid work in disaster zones
Hacker spaces gather pace globally
Community labs are springing up for people who want to hack and test new ideas.
View from the end of the world
Photographers and film-makers capture their 3-D views of the corners of virtual worlds
Girl Geeks: Women in tech on top
Are women happy being known as geeks?
BBC Micro gets a new lease of life
How the classic PC is helping train a new generation of students in the art of programming.
On a mission with the rocket men
In our series about makers and hackers, we look at the world of amateur rocket-makers.
Resurrecting Victorian technology
The release of an album on wax cylinder inspired us to try to make a phonograph to play it.
Phone app to monitor heartbeat
More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.
Advertising watchdog moves online
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.
Motion capture clue to human behaviour
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.
Turning brainwaves into music
Musicians Finn Peters and Matthew Yee-King attempt to convert John Humphrys and Justin Webb\'s thoughts into music
Blackberry looks to strike India deal
The Canadian owners of Blackberry, Research in Motion, have offered an olive branch to the Indian government in the bitter battle over e-mail secrecy.
\'A relentless barrage of abuse\'
Groups who work with the victims of cyber-stalking say efforts to tackle the problem are being delayed because Internet Service Providers will not take action.
Art and technology push boundaries
The Creators Project is a new network celebrating technology and creativity in the clubbing scene, across media and around the world. Click paid it a visit.
\'Missing\' Metropolis film restored
Stephen Smith considers what made Fritz Lang\'s film, Metropolis, so hugely influential, as a newly restored version of the sci-fi epic is premiered in London.
Clicking the blue \'e\'
Bill Thompson on Microsoft\'s game-changing browser
Motion control
The PlayStation Move controller put on test
Who are 4chan?
The internet pranksters who helped expose cat bin lady
Perfect pitch
Can technology and music happily coexist?
Go with the flow
Swarms of marine turbines could \'tap the Gulf Stream\'
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