Mobiles offer new view of reality
Augmented reality (AR) began to slowly roll out on mobiles in 2009 but it is set to explode next year, experts say.

Google is sued by Chinese author
A Beijing judge tells Chinese novelist Mian Mian, who is suing Google over its online library plan, to hold settlement talks.

Tech changes 'outstrip' netbooks
Small, portable netbooks are being superseded by more powerful alternatives, say some industry watchers.

AI aims to solve in-game chatter
Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.

Military tracks Santa's journey
A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter.

Google's Admob plans scrutinised
Google's plans to buy mobile phone marketing company Admob are looked at by the Federal Trade Commission.

Twitter buys start-up Mixer Labs
The micro-blogging website Twitter says it is buying location tracking start-up Mixer Labs for an undisclosed sum.

Microsoft Word sales ban upheld
A US appeals court upholds a $290m (£182m) verdict against Microsoft in a patent dispute with Canadian company i4i.

$100 laptop project unveils new look slimline tablet PC
The group behind the $100 laptop reveals a tablet version of its PC aimed at connecting children in the developing world.

HP web camera 'can't see' black faces
A video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a YouTube hit.

Top tech
The tech team pick the hot technology of 2009

High notes
How the net music services make their money

Earth's big pull
A satellite returns the most precise global gravity maps

Eco-inventors
Young scientists rise to green energy challenge

Hacker cracks Kindle's copyright
An Israeli hacker has found a way to transfer the books on Amazon's e-book reader to any other device.

Firefox for mobile ready to debut
The first version of the Firefox web browser for mobile phones is "days away" from launch, the head of the project says.

US cyber chief faces 'tough job'
Security experts warn of a tough job ahead for President Obama's first cybersecurity tsar appointed after a seven month search.

BBC net TV plan gets green light
The BBC has been tentatively given permission to participate in Project Canvas, a joint venture to develop net TV services.

Vodafone confirms iPhone date
Vodafone customers can pre-order the iPhone ahead of its release on the network in the UK on 14 January 2010.

India firms 'count Facebook cost'
Indian firms are losing productivity because office staff spend too long on social networking sites, a survey says.

Chinese plan to meter net traffic
China is seeking international agreement to let it meter net traffic that passes through its borders.

Web sites warned on sales rules
Thousands of internet retailers may be breaking laws set up to protect their customers, says consumer group Which?

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.

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

Online activism gets tactical
Documentary aims to help online activists

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

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

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