Lawyers target 'pirates' for cash
Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games and asking for cash.

Web 'threatens' public services
The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists.

Wikipedia denies editors' exodus
The online encyclopaedia disputes claims that the numbers of people editing Wikipedia are in sharp decline.

Mininova ends illegal torrents
A Dutch court ruling forces the file-sharing website Mininova to remove all torrents linked to copyright material.

Hacker to appeal over extradition
Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.

E-petitions promote people power
Online petitions will allow citizens to raise issues and concerns with government but still face stumbling blocks.

Boost for spin-based electronics
The field of "spintronics" - a future means of computing - is shown to work at room temperature for the first time.

Technical glitch hits LSE trading
Trading on the London Stock Exchange was halted for three and a half hours on Thursday following technical difficulties.

Website publishes '9/11 messages'
The Wikileaks site publishes what it says are 570,000 intercepted pager messages sent during the 9/11 attacks in the US.

Translator technology converts live theatre into eight languages
A new handset offering subtitles of live performances in eight different languages has launched in London's west end.

Hacker behind iPhone worm lands job creating apps...for iPhones
The 21-year-old Australian hacker who wrote the first iPhone worm lands a job developing software for the phones.

Open book
How the web allows anyone to publish a tome

Common lands
Why cyberspace should be a public space

Cash in colour
Can pretty pictures help us understand complex issues?

1,000mph man
The man who aims to smash his own land speed record

E-waste hazard
The dangers facing India's electronic recyclers

Device spells doom for superbugs
Researchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.

Astronomers invent 'galaxy game'
Astronomers have devised a web-based game that could help work out the basis of galactic collisions.

Wikipedia 'loses' 49,000 editors
A university researcher claims that far fewer people are editing the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia in 2009.

Row over Michelle Obama image
Google apologises over a racially offensive image of Michelle Obama that appeared when users searched for the US first lady.

Iraq govt launch on YouTube
The Iraq government follows in the footsteps of the Queen and the Pope to set up its own YouTube channel.

Tesco to offer iPhone in the UK
Supermarket giant Tesco joins a growing number of UK firms and network operators offering Apple's popular iPhone.

Catch-up TV moves onto Freesat
The BBC iPlayer and ITV Player will both be trialled on the Freesat digital TV platform over the coming months.

New share structure at Facebook
Social networking site Facebook creates a dual-class share structure to give its owners full control over the company.

Shops suspend smartphone
The Sony Ericsson Satio handset has been withdrawn from the shelves of two mobile retailers after problems are reported.

Google to digitise Iraq artefacts
Google says 14,000 images of the precious artefacts kept in Iraq's National Museum will be available online early next year.

Digital world has feet on ground
We need atoms as well as bits, says Bill Thompson

Social media challenges society
How social media challenges age-old social rules

An internet that speaks to you
Bill Thompson welcomes moves to make the net multi-lingual.

Is e-democracy a good thing?
Digital Britain requires a pause for thought, writes Bill Thompson

When Big Brother turns bad
Sex, drugs and breakdowns for net pioneer

Wikipedia's future in Africa
Net encyclopaedia Wikipedia to expand in Africa

Solar power lights up the world
Solar power technology comes of age.

Europe fights Google's book plans
Europe fights Google's book plans