14th May 2008
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Virtual telescope opens night sky
Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers.
Google helps the web to go social
The search giant Google is the latest company to launch a service aimed at making the web more social.
Europe could get manned spaceship
EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.
XP boosted on budget PCs
Microsoft cuts the price of its XP operating system for use in the growing ultra low-cost laptop market.
HP in $12.6bn challenge to IBM
Hewlett-Packard buys information technology provider EDS for $12.6bn in a bid to take on rival IBM.
Frigid robot eyes top tech prize
A robot which cares for millions of frozen biological samples is among four finalists for a top engineering award.
Hacker leaks Chilean records
A computer hacker in Chile posts confidential data belonging to six million people on the internet.
Facebook users warned about ads
Credit companies are using the Facebook networking site to target young people, a debt charity warns.
Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering
US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.
Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine
Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
Facebook agrees child safety plan
Facebook agrees a deal to protect children on the site from sexual predators and cyber bullies.
MySpace lets users share data
MySpace says its "data availability" project will put users in the driving seat with web information sharing.
Google keen on better Yahoo ties
Google expresses interest in extending an advertising partnership with fellow search engine Yahoo.
Fake media file snares PC users
A booby-trapped media file is catching out tens of thousands of file-sharers, says a security firm.
Xerox plans the future of today
The famed Xerox Parc labs invites the BBC to view the best of its latest crop of research projects
Games straddle worlds
Two of the biggest games of the year - GTA IV and Wii Fit - have finally arrived and they could not be more different.
The power of play on the internet
Game design and social networking are merging into one of the most persuasive forces on the net.
Free game hopes to save gorillas
Campaigners hoping to save mountain gorillas are making a game simulating the lives of the animals free to mobile phone users.
Stark warning for internet's future
A leading internet academic warns the future of the internet is at risk from closed and proprietorial systems.
The offline cost of an online life
Bill Thompson wonders if his virtual presences are having a significant real world impact.
New Wii craze is opening up
Bill Thompson on how the Wii is controlling more than the games market these days.
Why the future is in your hands
The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.
Google bets on Android future
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.
Pupils reveal mobile snapshot
Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.