US team's battery 'breakthrough'

17 April 2013 Last updated at 14:23 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter A new type of battery has been developed that, its creators say, could revolutionise the way we power consumer electronics and vehicles. The University of Illinois team...

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Anonymous offers citizen journalism

18 April 2013 Last updated at 07:05 ET Anonymous, the controversial hacking collective, has a new venture - a website for crowdsourced news. Its citizen journalism site Your Anon News takes its name from the group's social media news feeds...

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Clothes get 'computerised fabrics'

18 April 2013 Last updated at 08:01 ET Clothes that change their colour and shape depending on the wearer's movement are being developed by researchers at a Canadian university. The project - dubbed Karma Chameleon - involves weaving electronic...

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Twitter launches #Music service

18 April 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ET Twitter has unveiled a new music app which will recommend tracks based on who you follow on the social network. Songs can be played directly in the app via services such as Rdio, Spotify and iTunes....

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Google and Microsoft profits rise

19 April 2013 Last updated at 03:41 ET Technology giants Google and Microsoft have both reported rising profits. Google's net profit climbed to $3.35bn (£2.19bn) in the first three months of the year, up 16% from a year earlier, boosted by...

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Cispa cyber bill passed by US House

19 April 2013 Last updated at 06:06 ET The US House of Representatives has passed the controversial Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act. Cispa is designed to help combat cyberthreats by making it easier for law enforcers to get at...

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Sony hacker Recursion goes to jail

19 April 2013 Last updated at 06:35 ET A 25-year-old man known online as Recursion has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment. Cody Kretsinger pleaded guilty last April, and admitted being part of an infamous...

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Blackstone pulls out of Dell bid

19 April 2013 Last updated at 10:03 ET Blackstone has decided not to submit a bid for computer company Dell, citing falling sales and fears over the company's finances. Blackstone said it was concerned by an "unprecedented" drop in PC sales....

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BadNews bug hits Android app store

19 April 2013 Last updated at 10:35 ET Security researchers have identified 32 separate apps on Google Play that harboured a bug called BadNews. On infected phones, BadNews stole cash by racking up charges from sending premium rate text messages....

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Amazon to pilot TV shows online

19 April 2013 Last updated at 11:11 ET By Helen Bushby BBC entertainment and arts reporter Fourteen pilot shows - including Alpha House and Zombieland - are to be put to the public vote on Lovefilm and Amazon.com. Viewers can submit feedback...

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Samsung unveils biggest smartphone

11 April 2013 Last updated at 06:58 ET Samsung has unveiled the biggest smartphone to date - the Galaxy Mega, which features a 6.3in (16cm) screen. The firm suggested its size made it ideal for watching videos or running two apps alongside...

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New LED light 'can halve energy use'

11 April 2013 Last updated at 09:01 ET Lighting company Philips has developed an LED lamp that it describes as "the world's most energy-efficient". It said the prototype tube lighting LED is twice as efficient as those currently used in offices...

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Web games get fair trading scrutiny

11 April 2013 Last updated at 19:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Cavendish Elithorn, OFT: "It's important parents understand... how much they're going to cost" Web and phone games aimed at...

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Airport tech reveals hidden artwork

11 April 2013 Last updated at 20:41 ET By Jason Palmer BBC science reporter, New Orleans A technique based on the same kind of technology used in airport scanners has revealed images beneath a fresco held at the Louvre museum in Paris. Trois...

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Google builds data-after-death tool

11 April 2013 Last updated at 22:14 ET Google will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue. The feature applies to email, social network...

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Twitter move hints at music service

12 April 2013 Last updated at 04:53 ET Micro-blogging site Twitter is rumoured to be launching a new music service after buying the music discovery site We Are Hunted. We Are Hunted confirmed the deal, adding "there's no question that Twitter...

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Cyber thieves target bitcoin owners

12 April 2013 Last updated at 06:01 ET The bitcoin virtual currency has had a volatile 24 hours that saw values plummet, hack attacks, trading shutdowns and bitcoin-stealing malware. From the high of $260 (£169) for each bitcoin on 10 April,...

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Rural mobile funds 'not being spent'

12 April 2013 Last updated at 06:40 ET Funds set up to improve poor and rural access to mobile services worldwide are "inefficient and ineffective", according to a report. More than $11bn (£7.2bn) has yet to be spent, according to the GSMA,...

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Google makes anti-trust concessions

12 April 2013 Last updated at 07:20 ET Google has proposed a package of concessions as it seeks to end a long-running investigation into its European search business. The suggested changes to its business were made following talks with European...

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Google chief wary of mini-drones

13 April 2013 Last updated at 06:17 ET The influential head of Google, Eric Schmidt, has called for civilian drone technology to be regulated, warning about privacy and security concerns. Cheap miniature versions of the unmanned aircraft used...

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Film studios seek takedown privacy

5 April 2013 Last updated at 07:22 ET Two film studios have asked Google to take down links to messages sent by them requesting the removal of links connected to film piracy. Google receives 20 million "takedown" requests, officially known...

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Hack attacks hit Bitcoin value

4 April 2013 Last updated at 07:28 ET Online services and exchanges dealing in Bitcoins have been hit by hack attacks that led to a drop in the value of the virtual currency. Trading on the MTGox exchange, which handles most trades in Bitcoins,...

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Anonymous 'hacks' North Korea pages

4 April 2013 Last updated at 07:33 ET The hacking collective Anonymous has said it has been "hacking" and vandalising social networking profiles linked to North Korea. The group has issued several warnings since the country's threats have intensified....

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Hewlett-Packard chairman steps down

4 April 2013 Last updated at 18:18 ET Hewlett-Packard has announced a boardroom shake-up that includes its chairman Raymond Lane stepping down. Mr Lane was re-elected by only 58.8% of shareholder votes at last month's annual meeting. In an...

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Vodafone and China Mobile team up

4 April 2013 Last updated at 20:58 ET The two biggest telecommunications companies in the world have created a consortium to bid for mobile licences in Burma. The licence, which is expected to be awarded in June, is to operate a nationwide...

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Samsung expects 53% jump in profit

5 April 2013 Last updated at 01:08 ET Samsung Electronics has forecast a 53% jump in profit for the first three months of the year, boosted mainly by growing smartphone sales. It expects to make an operating profit of 8.7tn won ($7.7bn; £5bn)...

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Privacy fears over Facebook home

5 April 2013 Last updated at 05:46 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mark Zuckerberg: 'The home screen is really the soul of your phone' Facebook's "home" software for Android phones could "destroy"...

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Libraries to store UK web content

5 April 2013 Last updated at 06:04 ET By David Sillito Arts Correspondent Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Richard Gibby from the British Library says there is a common belief that the average web...

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Smart bracelet protects aid workers

5 April 2013 Last updated at 07:09 ET A hi-tech bracelet could soon be helping civil rights and aid workers at risk of being kidnapped or killed. When triggered, the personal alarm uses phone and sat-nav technology to warn that its wearer is...

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Sky message switch resurrects emails

5 April 2013 Last updated at 10:30 ET Many UK customers of Sky are being deluged with thousands of old and deleted messages as the company switches email providers. In recent weeks Sky has stopped using Google to provide email services in favour...

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