BBC News - Technology

PS3 hack escapes court challenge
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.

Memristor revolution backed by HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

Global broadband divide revealed
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

Samsung releases iPad competitor
Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.

Apple creates a social network
Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

US seeks input on net data rules
US net users are being asked for their opinions about what ISPs should be allowed to do with web traffic flowing through their networks.

Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.

Sony rolls out rival to iTunes
Sony has unveiled its own music and video download service in an announcement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.

Roaming iPhone glitch continues
Mobile operator O2 and Apple are still resolving a months-old data roaming issue, with customers complaining of charges they didn't incur.

Rival benefits from Digg revamp
A revamp of the social-news site Digg has unexpectedly backfired on its owners after members redirected traffic to a rival site.

New gadgets unveiled at IFA fair
Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 are amongst the gadgets showcased at the world's largest consumer electronics fair in Berlin.

First 'intelligent' stamp on sale
The Royal Mail launches the world's first "intelligent" stamp, the first to work with image recognition technology.

Clicking the blue 'e'
Bill Thompson on Microsoft's game-changing browser

Paint prose
The source code MacPaint is released but who can read it?

Nothing said online is really private
Nothing said online is really private, says Bill Thompson

How to work anywhere in the world
How technology allows digital nomads to leave the office behind to work around the world

Virtual reality asks tough questions
Virtual reality is allowing scientists to ask difficult questions about human behaviour.

Online gaming takes it to the next level
Faster broadband networks could spell the end of the games console, experts say.

The rise of the 'mummy bloggers'
Parents blogging about their children have become a global force in marketing.

Girl gamers still being left out
The portrayal of women in the game's industry is still lacklustre according to experts and insiders

Hi-tech help for disaster zones
How technology has ushered in a new era for aid work in disaster zones

Hacker spaces gather pace globally
Community labs are springing up for people who want to hack and test new ideas.

View from the end of the world
Photographers and film-makers capture their 3-D views of the corners of virtual worlds

Girl Geeks: Women in tech on top
Are women happy being known as geeks?

BBC Micro gets a new lease of life
How the classic PC is helping train a new generation of students in the art of programming.

On a mission with the rocket men
In our series about makers and hackers, we look at the world of amateur rocket-makers.

Resurrecting Victorian technology
The release of an album on wax cylinder inspired us to try to make a phonograph to play it.

Data dilema: Privacy or personalisation?
Ian Hardy discovers how top researchers and companies are using today's devices and data to make the world a more interesting place

What does the future hold for television?
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.

Tablet PCs take on the iPad
Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 are among rivals unveiled at the Berlin gadget exhibition.

Phone app to monitor heartbeat
More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone.

Portable video 'is the future'
Toshiba’s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.

Advertising watchdog moves online
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.

Motion capture clue to human behaviour
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

Closer look at Samsung's Tab?
Tablet computers to rival Apple's iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe's largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin.

Remote control
How the tech savvy help victims cope in a crisis via the web

Motion control
The PlayStation Move controller put on test

Who are 4chan?
The internet pranksters who helped expose cat bin lady

Perfect pitch
Can technology and music happily coexist?

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