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Lords pass internet piracy bill
The Digital Economy Bill, which includes measures to ban persistent illegal file-sharers, has been passed by peers.
Been and dotgone
Remember QXL and Beenz? 10 now defunct dotcoms
Tories may 'lose broadband vote'
Research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband.
Dotcom marks silver anniversary
The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.
Print baron
Website that lets anyone make their own newspaper
Making the most of Twitter
Essential guide for getting more out of Twitter
Keeping gadgets safe and sound
Hi-tech to stop gadgets being stolen
China's stern warning to Google
China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.
Tweeting 'fundamental' in life
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams believes social networks will become a fundamental way the public communicates with government.
dot.Rory
The digital election: Should we prepare to be spammed?
Powering up
Japan's home fuel-cell tech to take on Europe
Net clash for web police projects
A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.
Microsoft rebuffed in Word appeal
Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i.
Top 100 sites
Explore the biggest websites and what do they do
Web censure 'curbs human rights'
Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report.
HSBC admits huge data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.
Telegraph poles for broadband
Virgin Media has begun trials of technology to deliver high-speed fibre-optic broadband over telegraph poles in the UK.
Tories pledge 'fastest broadband'
The Conservatives say they will make Britain the first country in Europe to have widespread super-fast broadband.
Mobile boom fuels health work
Phones transform healthcare in the developing world
Farming future
The dawning age of the agricultural automatons