Three new regional police hubs for investigating cybercrime are launched across England.

A letter from Apple's legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards.

Apple has warned that developers artificially inflated their app rankings may be booted off the service while Google cleans up malware.

Simon Calver is to become the chief executive of Mothercare after seven years as head of online movie rental firm Lovefilm.

Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.

Judgement is reserved over whether to quash the conviction of a man for a Twitter message threatening to blow up a South Yorkshire airport.

Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.

Hackers demanded money in return for keeping stolen source code a secret, security firm Symantec says.

The search giant hosts meetings to find technological answers to the "world's greatest problems".

The data-crunching site unveils a premium service that allows users to upload data, photos and sounds for analysis.

The Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines

The government rejects a petition for computer pioneer Alan Turing to be granted an official pardon.

A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils.

Dozens of protests are planned across Europe in opposition to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

Facebook and Google tell a court in India they have complied with an order to remove "objectionable" material, amid ongoing legal moves on censorship.

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

Researchers develop headphones which can detect which speaker is in which ear, to provide the correct audio stream.

Criminal hackers have found a way round the latest generation of online banking security devices given out by banks

Is it time we started speaking of YouTube or Netflix in the same breath as the BBC or Sky?

Stephen Fry has said that judges need to understand social media better in terms of the law.

The man behind political website Guido Fawkes has told how he avoiding legal action by using foreign web hosts.

Comedians seeking to jumpstart their careers are creating content specifically aimed online video-hosting websites - and finding their creations win plaudits.

The online deals company Groupon is due to post its first financial results since becoming a publicly traded firm.

Researchers in Glasgow are working on a way to remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and put oil back under the North Sea.

Panorama's Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments.

BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle shows how a news team broadcasts from a British army base in Afghanistan.

Developments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.

How graphics chip advances aided the puppets' return

News organisations agonise over Twitter policy

How to steer young net users away from danger

Road warriors struggle to get connected to the net

Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market

Google on technology that could change the way we work

Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors

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