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China shuts down hacking website
Three people are arrested as China's largest training website for hackers is shut down, state media reports.
Pirate bill could 'breach rights'
An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's plans on illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users.
Shuttle makes final night flight
The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug
A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update.
IT glitch causes more tax errors
Revenue staff tip off Radio 4's Money Box that there are more tax code problems than their bosses are admitting to.
US objects to Google books plan
The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a digital library.
Facebook dominates UK mobile use
Facebook accounts for nearly half of all the time people in the UK spend going online using their phones, according to figures.
Site 'crowdsources' climate data
The European Environment Agency launches a web tool to encourage citizens to log air and water quality in their area.
Symbian switches to open source
The group behind the popular smartphone operating system - Symbian - is giving away "billions of dollars" of code for free.
Bid for a Dalek - Doctor Who props up for auction
A selection of props and costumes from BBC One's Doctor Who are to go under the hammer in London later this month.
dot.Rory
Who else will use BT's broadband network?
Robo-soldiers
Can 'well-behaved' robots make the battlefield safer?
Computing Ace
The computer that laid the foundations of the internet
Spaceman
America ponders the options for a big rocket
Personal politics
How the web has become a powerful tool of protest
Brick dreams
Lego is no longer just a pursuit for children
Cambridge to study video games
Academics are to study computer games and comics alongside the classics of children's literature.
Artificial pancreas diabetes hope
Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
Phishing scam hits carbon permits
Online criminals have created fake carbon registries and managed to steal permits worth 3 million euros.
US teenagers 'tire of blogging'
A US study finds younger internet users lose interest in blogging and switch to shorter and more mobile forms of communication.
Libya 'must halt web crackdown'
Libya must stop cracking down on opposition websites and other site like YouTube, Human Rights Watch says.
ISP cleared of copyright charge
An Australian judge has ruled that ISP iiNet is not responsible for the illegal downloads of its customers.
Nokia maps reaches 1m users
Mobile company Nokia says that one person per second is downloading its free navigation software.
Mussolini iPhone app taken down
A controversial iphone application that allows users to download speeches by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is withdrawn.
File-sharing scam targets Twitter
Twitter says it has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal the log on information of users.
Open society and open systems
Openness must be defended, says Bill Thompson.
The past is the future for tech
Bill Thompson keeps an eye on the future
The media and the message
Innovation is the key for papers says Bill Thompson
Keep cyberspace a public space
The online commons should be preserved for all, says regular commentator Bill Thompson.
Malaysian PM woos voters online
Malaysian politics moves on to the web
Montenegro's .me name gain
Montenegro's top level domain name .me has proved extremely popular with web users as it is snapped up in record numbers.
Will tablet PCs take off?
Tablets were shown off at the CES tech show but some are questioning their actual purpose.
Net scams profit from jobseekers
How scammers are targeting job seekers
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