Hi-tech tools divide social sites

Social network firms reveal tools and technologies that aim to make the sites more than places to keep in touch.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7144143.stm

Microsoft accused on net browser

Microsoft is being accused of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer browser to Windows.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7143912.stm

Space experiment contest begins

UK schoolchildren are being offered the chance to design an experiment for a small satellite.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7139356.stm

Microsoft accused on net browser

Microsoft has been accused of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer browser to Windows.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7143912.stm

Armed forces recruit on YouTube

Videos of military operations and others designed for recruitment are posted by the armed forces on YouTube.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7140423.stm

UK 'undervalues' IT knowledge

Computer skills are still undervalued in the UK board room, software giant Microsoft argues.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7143417.stm

Space experiment contest launched

UK schoolchildren are being offered the chance to design an experiment for a small satellite.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7139356.stm

Greenpeace takes on game giants

The environmental campaign has asked gamers to help persuade console manufacturers to go green.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7140627.stm

Shock at $85k mobile phone bill

A Canadian man is shocked to receive a $85,000 bill for mobile phone use.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7141935.stm

UK has 'way to go' on IT strategy

Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells MPs the government has a "long way to go" on its IT strategy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7141929.stm

Auction for 'digital dividend'

A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is announced by Ofcom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7141913.stm

'Digital dividend' auction starts

A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is launched by Ofcom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7141913.stm

Saturn's rings 'may live forever'

New observations indicate Saturn's iconic rings may be billions of years old - far older than previously thought.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7141628.stm

Microsoft buys mapping service

Microsoft buys online mapping company Multimap to develop its web business, US corporation says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7140920.stm