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Government lays out fast net plan
The government may legislate to open up the ducts of utlity companies as part of its plans for a new fast network for the UK.
'Threat' to porn site visitors
The economics of the online porn industry make it ripe for exploitation by hi-tech criminals, a study suggests.
Reply pledge to old e-petitions
Downing Street says it will now respond to e-petitions sent to the previous Labour government.
Fantasy fix
Neil Gaiman on stories, Twitter and... Duran Duran
US debates its broadband future
Plans to boost broadband speeds in the US face a threat from 'powerful interests' warns a federal agency.
People power
Citizen websites are re-writing local democracy rules
Adobe fixes 'critical' Flash flaw
Adobe has fixed a security flaw that had the potential to allow hackers to take control of affected computer systems.
O2 network scraps unlimited data
The mobile network scraps unlimited data for smartphones, a move that is likely to be followed by other firms, say analysts.
Fix found for iPad e-mail 'flaw'
US phone firm AT&T scramble to fix a flaw in its site that revealed the e-mail addresses of at least 114,000 Apple iPad users.
Last chance to comment on policy
Just a few hours remain to comment on the coalition government's policy programme on the Cabinet Office website.
dot.Rory
An end to the mobile data explosion?
Fame academy
How to cope when the world watches everything you do
Tech Brief
Apple ups ad ante, and Second Life lays off workers
Google accused of criminal intent
The search firm will likely face prosecution for collecting data from unsecured wi-fi networks, says Privacy International.
Top prize for Swiss solar pioneer
The inventor of a low-cost solar cell that could create electricity generating windows has won the Millennium Technology Prize.
Hi-tech kit allows students to sit exams at home
New technology with anti-cheating software could allow students to take exams anywhere, even in their own bedrooms.
Wikileaks site unfazed by arrest
Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says that the detention of an alleged source by the US military does not compromise its work.
Stopping the spill
Using a nuclear bomb and other ideas from readers
Tech Brief
Google overhauls its search with a shot of Caffeine
Bill Gates gives Haiti mobile aid
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launches a fund to help create mobile phone based banking services in Haiti.
