News

16th May 2012
Facebook raises float price after being 'swamped' by investors
Price hiked to $34-$38 a share – valuing social network at $104.2bn and the most expensive US company to go public

16th May 2012
UK broadband speeds 42% slower than advertised, survey finds
Guardian investigation finds users facing blackspots, exposed copper lines and having to move home to keep businesses afloat

16th May 2012
Milestone for wi-fi with 'T-rays'
Researchers in Japan have smashed the record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, an uncharted part of the electro-magnetic spectrum.

16th May 2012
Words inspired by the web make Welsh dictionary debut
Words inspired by the growth of the internet and green issues are among 450 new entrants in a second edition of a Welsh dictionary.

8th May 2012
Magnetic bacteria may help build future bio-computers
Magnet-making bacteria may be building biological computers of the future, researchers have said.

8th May 2012
The smartphone battle: Meet the top contestants
There is a new contender in the highly lucrative smartphone market: Samsung's Galaxy S3, launched on Thursday in London with great fanfare. But can it stand up to its rivals? We are taking a look at a few of the top phones.

8th May 2012
Coding the future: HTML5 takes the internet by storm
It's hard to imagine now, but original sites on the world wide web, written in HTML code or hypertext mark-up language, were made up of little more than text.

8th May 2012
Tony Sale: Computer restoration memorial prize launched
The life of pioneering computer conservationist Tony Sale is to be commemorated with an award for the best computer restoration project.

27th April 2012
Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy measures are delayed
The controversial piracy law, the Digital Economy Act, has again been delayed, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed.

25rd April 2012
Insecure websites to be named and shamed after checks
Companies that do not do enough to keep their websites secure are to be named and shamed to help improve security