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1. UK government backs open source

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The UK government says it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services.

2. Experts sound scam threat warning

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Experts are warning of an increase in the number of fake anti-virus websites than can damage your PC.

3. Texting 'improves language skill'

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Worries that mobile phone Texting is damaging the way children learn could be unfounded, a study finds.

4. 'All clear' for web auction tool

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Google and anti-malware organisation StopBadware give the All clear to an auction tool after it had been infected.

5. Lord Carter defends digital plan

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Lord Carter defends his decision to set a baseline speed of 2Mbps as the target for universal broadband in Britain.

6. Google users hit by mail blackout

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Google’s web mail service is restored for many users after a blackout lasting more than four hours.

7. Quake boosts browser games

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A version of Quake III is launched for the browser, as a new platform for gaming begins to emerge.

8. Straw hit by internet fraudsters

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Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian fraudsters who sent out thousands of e-mails in his name asking for money.

9. Online child abuse images warning

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Charities express "serious concerns" that many UK households can still access images of child abuse on their computers.

10. Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital

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11. Cleaner tech

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Is the US too late aboard the green energy train?

12. dot.life

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Who makes money from the games on your iPhone?

13. Star wars

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Traitors, spies and theft abound in Eve Online

14. Route finder

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A road test of sat-nav designed for disabled drivers

15. Dancing king

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How viral ads have taken the internet by storm

16. Handset help

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Hi-tech fixes for phones

17. Workers 'stealing company data'

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Nearly 60% of employees steal valuable information when they leave a job, according to a study in the US.

18. SNP accuse PM of airbrushing site

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Gordon Brown is branded "petty" by the SNP after Scottish policies to combat recession were removed from a website.

19. Warning of infected auction tool

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Google warns users after a third-party add-on for eBay used by thousands of sellers is infected with a trojan virus.

20. MPs 'talking, not hearing online'

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MPs are not using the internet to engage with their constituents enough or to encourage political dialogue, research finds.

21. Brown launches 'recovery' website

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The government launches its own version of President Obama’s "recovery" website, detailing action taken over the economy.

22. Hackers target Xbox Live players

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Malicious Hackers are renting their services out to Xbox players keen to kick their rivals off the gaming network.

23. Help for poor to access banking

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Bill Gates’ charitable foundation has pledged $12.5m to Help people in developing countries with no bank account.

24. Who does own user info and data

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Many websites operate very different terms and conditions which govern what they will do with the information users submit.

25. How The Pirate Bay sailed into infamy

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The Pirate Bay was launched in 2003 and quickly became popular with file-sharers. But now its founders are in court in Sweden.

26. Brega beats take Brazil by storm

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Tecnobrega takes Brazil by storm

27. TED on porn, bugs and 'bots

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Why Bill Gates let mosquitoes loose on a conference

28. Brightest tech brains meet in LA

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Latest in tech discussed at TED conference

29. Facebook clocks fifth birthday

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In five short years, Facebook has helped a global change in the way people keep in touch with one another.

30. Looking back to Apple's future

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Makers of the first Macintosh look back at what they did

31. Texting a signal of wider trends

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Why the changes from fingers to thumbs to text means a changing future for mobile techology.

32. Future tech unveiled at CES

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Some of the goodies on offer at Las Vegas tech fair

33. Record high for videogaming sales

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sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.

34. Score one for public openness

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson looks at how the internet is helping make politics more open.

35. The drawbacks of new technology

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson discusses the possible implications of new technology in developing nations

36. Having a connected Christmas

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson discusses how he used social networking sites to stay in touch with friends and family over Christmas

37. Net politics is all rock and role

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what an art project tells us about motivating the online masses.

38. The net and the real cost of free

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what the free market might mean for all the data we surrender.

39. Moving to the Second Classroom

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Regular commentator Bill Thompson on how the Classroom can make its way in the virtual world.

40. Code-cracking and computers

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

41. Accelerating the modern age

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

42. One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth

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The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.

43. The history of UK computing

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

44. Alarm raised on teenage hackers

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Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.

45. Hackers ready superstore sweep

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

46. What makes a cyber criminal?

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Misha Glenny meets one of Brazil’s many cyber criminals, to find out What makes them go online to steal.

47. Thieves set up data supermarkets

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

48. Q&A: Stay safe online

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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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