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FBI probes Anonymous phone hack

Sat, 04/02/2012 - 00:45
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.

Micron's Appleton dies in crash

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 22:30
Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho.

BT claims fibre 'game changer'

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 20:20
300 mbps fibre to premise connections 'on demand' will be available next year BT says.

Apple overturns Motorola's ban

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 17:10
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

FBI and UK police call 'hacked'

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:14
Hackers Anonymous releases releases a recording of a sensitive conference call between the FBI and UK police discussing efforts to fight hacking.

Google asked to pause rule change

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 15:40
An EU data protection group writes to Google to ask them to suspend changes to their privacy policy.

Motorola makes Apple pull devices

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 14:52
Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.

VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:55
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.

Megaupload bail appeal rejected

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:48
Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.

VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web'

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:21
Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.

Link-up creates 130m telescope

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:15
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory comine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m mirror.

BT cuts costs to increase profits

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 08:29
Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.

Panasonic predicts a record loss

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 08:11
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.

Viewpoint: The connected workforce

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 01:05
Google on technology that could change the way we work

The internet's secret black market

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 01:05
Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market

Hackers fool bank security system

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:12
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.

Blogger removal now 'per country'

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:10
Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.

Comments on Zuckerberg letter

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:48
Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors

VIDEO: Facebook reveals 'new information'

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:29
BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses what the public has learned about Facebook as a result of the company's decision to sell shares.

S Korea activist held over tweet

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:10
Amnesty International demands release of man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting "propaganda" message.