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The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
>> Met Police to extract phone data <<
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.
>> Silicon trick for next-gen memory <<
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
>> Twitter backs web privacy effort <<
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.
>> Anonymous attacks Indian websites <<
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.
>> Computer game for stroke patients <<
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
>> Government to miss cookie cut-off <<
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.
>> China Mobile in talks with Apple <<
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.
>> Government may miss cloud targets <<
The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests.
>> Japan launches S Korea satellite <<
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.
>> Privacy watchdog to meet Google <<
The French privacy watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, is to meet Google to scrutinise its controversial privacy policy changes.
>> Google makes search 'more human' <<
Google revamps its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions with a new function, the Knowledge Graph.
>> The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack <<
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack.
>> Virgin Atlantic allows air calls <<
Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices.
>> Google patents Project Glass design <<
Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.
>> Jury out in Google Oracle dispute <<
A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle.
>> Prosthetic retina in development <<
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.
>> Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf <<
Google is facing legal action for not labelling the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its map service.
>> VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking? <<
An investigation into why devices stop working without anything seeming to be wrong with them
>> VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price? <<
Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves
>> VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple <<
LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
>> VIDEO: Technology and texting tips for MPs <<
MPs have had their fingers burned by texting and technology, and may have regretted the odd text or tweet.
>> VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut <<
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
>> VIDEO: Electric unicycles and other tech news <<
Honda Motors unveils a new auto-balancing unicycle that can be controlled hands free - and other technology news stories.
>> VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow <<
The creative brains studying at the Interactive Telecommunications Program in New York are showcasing their ideas for a smarter tomorrow.
>> AUDIO: Taxman targets online traders <<
HMRC is targetting people who use sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell items online at a profit.
>> VIDEO: 'Is Facebook worth $100 billion?' <<
As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company's worth.
>> AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you <<
Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain.
>> Facebook's first female engineer <<
How the social network’s first female engineer beat old-fashioned views in Silicon Valley
>> Facebook: How the others fared <<
Facebook has gone public - how have other internet shares done?
>> Asian trading heads for online <<
The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions
>> Can Facebook crack China? <<
Can Facebook crack the Chinese market?
>> Tidal power gets a stormy birth <<
Scotland's latest bid for tidal power
>> Is social media changing how we complain? <<
Has social media shifted balance when making complaints?
>> Robotic arm controlled by thought <<
Paralysed patients control a robotic arm only with their thoughts
The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
>> Facebook shares see modest debut <<
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
>> Met Police to extract phone data <<
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.
>> Silicon trick for next-gen memory <<
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
>> Twitter backs web privacy effort <<
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.
>> Anonymous attacks Indian websites <<
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.
>> Computer game for stroke patients <<
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
>> Government to miss cookie cut-off <<
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.
>> China Mobile in talks with Apple <<
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.
>> Government may miss cloud targets <<
The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests.
>> Japan launches S Korea satellite <<
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.
>> Privacy watchdog to meet Google <<
The French privacy watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, is to meet Google to scrutinise its controversial privacy policy changes.
>> Google makes search 'more human' <<
Google revamps its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions with a new function, the Knowledge Graph.
>> The Pirate Bay hit by hack attack <<
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay appears to have been hit by a coordinated hack attack.
>> Virgin Atlantic allows air calls <<
Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices.
>> Google patents Project Glass design <<
Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.
>> Jury out in Google Oracle dispute <<
A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle.
>> Prosthetic retina in development <<
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.
>> Iran 'to sue Google' over Gulf <<
Google is facing legal action for not labelling the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its map service.
>> VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking? <<
An investigation into why devices stop working without anything seeming to be wrong with them
>> VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price? <<
Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves
>> VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple <<
LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
>> VIDEO: Technology and texting tips for MPs <<
MPs have had their fingers burned by texting and technology, and may have regretted the odd text or tweet.
>> VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut <<
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
>> VIDEO: Electric unicycles and other tech news <<
Honda Motors unveils a new auto-balancing unicycle that can be controlled hands free - and other technology news stories.
>> VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow <<
The creative brains studying at the Interactive Telecommunications Program in New York are showcasing their ideas for a smarter tomorrow.
>> AUDIO: Taxman targets online traders <<
HMRC is targetting people who use sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell items online at a profit.
>> VIDEO: 'Is Facebook worth $100 billion?' <<
As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company's worth.
>> AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you <<
Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain.
>> Facebook's first female engineer <<
How the social network’s first female engineer beat old-fashioned views in Silicon Valley
>> Facebook: How the others fared <<
Facebook has gone public - how have other internet shares done?
>> Asian trading heads for online <<
The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions
>> Can Facebook crack China? <<
Can Facebook crack the Chinese market?
>> Tidal power gets a stormy birth <<
Scotland's latest bid for tidal power
>> Is social media changing how we complain? <<
Has social media shifted balance when making complaints?
>> Robotic arm controlled by thought <<
Paralysed patients control a robotic arm only with their thoughts
