Microsoft Office takes to the web
Software giant Microsoft takes aim at Google, announcing a free web-based version of its successful Office software.

Europe's space truck takes shape
Europe's next space freighter - Johannes Kepler - is being built for a mission to re-supply the space station in 2010.

Tagging technology to track trash
Thousands of pieces of rubbish are to be tracked using sophisticated mobile tags to help reduce household waste.

Hacker's human rights 'ignored'
Human rights issues against extraditing a man accused of hacking into US military networks were not tackled, a court hears.

Facebook driving mobile net usage
Report finds that social networking is the most popular reason for going online via a mobile phone.

Australia seeks new army robots
Australia launches a competition to build a new generation of military robots that can do some of the army's "dirty work".

Cyber crooks get business savvy
Networking giant Cisco points to a worrying trend as cyber criminals mirror successful business practices.

Google view of Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium, voted one of the top tourist attractions, is to be is featured on Google's Street View service.

Snooping through the power socket
Whatever you type on a keyboard leaks via the power socket and can be eavesdropped upon, find security researchers.

Man cleared of using Twitter to cause a financial panic
An appeals court in Guatemala City says there is not enough evidence to try a man accused of using micro-blog Twitter to cause a financial panic.

Breaking records
Bill Thompson on what ails the music industry

Looking glass
Click looks at the future of the search engine

Web revolution
TV series aims to become part of the web's history

Building Harry
A profile of UK game maker Bright Light Studio

Philips faces price-fixing probe
Dutch electronics firm Philips says it will "vigorously oppose" a European Commission probe into LCD flat screen price-fixing.

Mobile Phone directory site down
The 118800 website has been suspended while owner Connectivity improves it and handles requests.

Call for limits on web snooping
Governments and companies should limit the amount of surveillance they carry out on web users, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Smart clothes could take photos
Smart fabrics that may one day be able to take images of their surroundings are under development by US researchers.

Mobile broadband holes logged
Regulator Ofcom pledges to investigate why some areas of the country don't have mobile broadband.

New 'cyber attacks' hit S Korea
A bank, a national newspaper and the national spy agency are among the targets of a new cyber attack in South Korea.

Police to probe phone hack claims
The police are to examine claims that thousands of politicians' and celebrities' mobile phones were hacked into by a newspaper.

TalkTalk drops ad tracking firm
Carphone Warehouses' ISP ends its agreement with Phorm, following BT's decision to step back.

Being open about secrecy
Regular columnist Bill Thompson takes a look at the principles of data security.

Giving life a shape
Regular columnist Bill Thompson believes art can do a lot to teach people about the digital world.

What role for TV in wired world?
Regular columnist Bill Thompson questions if we need public service broadcasting in the wired word.

Engaging with the net
Regular columnist Bill Thompson takes a look at the Digital Britain report

Of pixels and paintbrushes
A return to Venice for the Biennale art festival gives Bill Thompson a chance to reflect on digital art.

The digital age of rights
Regular columnist Bill Thompson argues that cutting off access to the net could infringe human rights.

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

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

One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth
The sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer - known as Baby - is celebrated.

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