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UK climate unit's e-mails hacked

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The e-mail system of one of the world's leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.

YouTube gets automatic subtitles

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Automatic captions for YouTube videos are to roll out across its channels, says parent company Google.

Facebook acts on follower trade

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Social networking site Facebook has threatened legal action against a site that sells friends and followers.

Dell sees quarterly profits fall

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US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower.

Google previews operating system

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Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010.

CD player production ends at Linn

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A manufacturer of hi-fi systems sounds what it says could be the death knell of the compact disc player.

Twitter urges Murdoch to be open

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Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of Twitter says.

First test for record solar plane

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The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway.

China military site draws hackers

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A website set up by China's Ministry of National Defense attracts 2.3million hack attempts in its first four weeks online.

Tiny chip could diagnose disease

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A simple and cheap approach to diagnosing a wide array of medical conditions has been demonstrated by researchers.

Set to stun: scientists test 'phaser' on worms

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Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes.

Nasa game lets web users explore Mars for themselves

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Nasa launches a website that allows users to play games while at the same time sorting through its image archive of Mars.

Get your up-to-date fix of blog posts about all things digital

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dot.life

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Do the plans to tackle illegal file-sharers add up?

Crime time

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Why the police are turning to Twitter and Facebook

Panel power

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Solar power technology comes of age.

After the hype

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Once it was huge, but what happened to Second Life?

Computer curse

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The man who wrote the first ever computer virus

Public humiliation

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Sex, drugs and breakdowns for net pioneer

Government lays out digital plans

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The government outlines a bill in the Queen's Speech for the country's digital future including plans to tackle illegal file-sharers.

Sony aims to return TVs to profit

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Sony says it aims to make its LCD TV operations profitable in the financial year starting next April as it continues to cut costs.

Night vision scopes see daylight

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How British troops are able to see in the dark

Ordnance Survey maps to go online

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The government announces plans to make Ordnance Survey mapping data available free of charge online.

California to ban power-hungry TVs

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Energy-hungry television sets will soon be banned across California, in a landmark move by state legislators to reduce energy consumption.

Two held in global PC fraud probe

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Two suspected hackers are arrested in an investigation into a computer virus designed to steal banking information.

Medical debut for smart band aid

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Clinical trials of a smart plaster - a sensor-studded band aid that wirelessly monitors vital signs - begin.

Network sites 'need help buttons'

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Social networking websites are criticised for failing to introduce a help button for children being bullied online.

T-Mobile staff sold personal data

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Staff at mobile firm T-Mobile sold millions of records from thousands of customers, a spokesman confirms.

Worlds apart

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We need atoms as well as bits, says Bill Thompson

Social media challenges society

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How social media challenges age-old social rules

An internet that speaks to you

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Bill Thompson welcomes moves to make the net multi-lingual.

Is e-democracy a good thing?

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Digital Britain requires a pause for thought, writes Bill Thompson

Wikipedia's future in Africa

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Net encyclopaedia Wikipedia to expand in Africa

Strength in science collaboration

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Scientists use social networking to collaborate

Europe fights Google's book plans

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Europe fights Google's book plans

A 360 degree net experience

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How to make a virtual video tour

Digital Revolution

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Internet Blog

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