Tesco announces its iPhone plans
Tesco Mobile has announced it will offer iPhones in the UK from 14 December, with monthly tariffs starting at £20.

Darling rolls out broadband tax
The Chancellor has given details of the broadband tax as he delivers his pre-Budget report to Parliament.

AOL Time Warner completes split
Media firm Time Warner and AOL formally split into two companies, almost 10 years after their much-lauded merger.

New TV set has built-in internet
People will be able to access internet TV services including YouTube and BBC iPlayer on a new set launched today.

Postcode data to be free in 2010
The UK government is planning to give anyone free access to postcode data as part of its plan to make services smarter.

Battery made of paper charges up
Batteries made from plain copier paper could make energy storage simpler, lighter and cheaper, according to researchers.

Cash to get next million online
The UK government wants to get another one million UK citizens online by 2012 and is offering £30m to help make it happen.

Measures target child web safety
Primary schoolchildren in England will soon be taught about staying safe online, as part of a new government strategy.

Hate your old computer? So does the taxman, and it's costing him
The taxman's ability to collect debts is being undermined by outdated computer systems, according to a committee of MPs.

The iPhone orchestra is ready for its debut
Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones.

X-ray vision
Images from the darkest reaches of the Universe

Future of iTunes
Apple boss says iTunes still needs to fight filesharers

Marriage split
Why the media tie-up of the decade didn't work

Bug memories
Bill Thompson on 10 years since the Millennium bug

Science goes back to basics on AI
Smart companions for dementia sufferers could results from a US research project re-visiting the basics of AI.

NHS IT system to be scaled back
The government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".

Online retailers 'extremely busy'
Amazon says business has been "extremely busy" on the day when online retailers are expected to take record sales.

Google to offer property service
Google has discussed plans to add property for sale to its online mapping service, expected to launch next year.

Mobiles 'not causing brain risk'
There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say.

Bing search site suffers outage
Microsoft has apologised for a brief outage which saw its search site Bing disappear from the internet.

Record solar plane's first 'hop'
A solar-powered plane prototype has left the ground for the first time in its first stage towards a round-the-world journey.

Technology boosts literacy skills
Using social network websites and texting improves core writing skills, says the National Literacy Trust.

World Cup to be shot in 3D
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed in 3D for the first time, football's governing body Fifa announces.

Keep cyberspace a public space
The online commons should be preserved for all, says regular commentator Bill Thompson.

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.

Uncovering India's e-waste
The dangers facing India's electronic recyclers

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

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

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