Joost faces problems providing video on demand

The broadband video service Joost has been struggling to keep up with demand after extending its pre-launch testing by allowing trial users to send unlimited invitations to others more...

Sir Alan Sugar unveils East End supercomputer

Everyone's favourite shouty TV star, Sir Alan "you're fired!" Sugar unveiled a supercomputer at Queen Mary, University of London this morning. Sugar cajoles wannabe entrepreneurs on BBC1's The Apprentice and is founder of computer maker Amstrad more...

Europe starts watching television on the internet

Almost half of broadband users in major European countries have previewed or watched episodes of their favourite television programmes on the internet. Around half also expect to be making video calls using their television within five years more...

Stolen NHS laptop contains payroll data on 10,000 staff

A laptop computer holding personal and financial information on 10,000 NHS staff has been stolen from a hospital in Cornwall. The machine containing payroll data - including names, addresses and bank details – was stolen from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust, which hosts the payroll for NHS staff across the county more...

Yahoo extends mobile phone search

Yahoo Inc. launched a new Internet search system for mobile phone users in Europe and Canada on Thursday, designed to provide locally relevant answers. The service, which went live in the United States in March, now covers Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Canada more...

A New Homepage For Google. iGoogle?

Google Personalised Homepage – many called it plain, dull, and unexciting, never mind awkward to say during a conversation. The idea of upgrading the name, and the homepage, into something more isn't an old idea.However, they're now changing Google Personalised Homepage – adding a few features and the like – and have decided it was time to upgrade the name, as well more...

Online TV viewing 'on the rise'

Almost half of European broadband users are using their computers to watch television online, a survey claims. The ability to "take control" of their viewing was the motivation for many users said Motorola, which interviewed 2,500 people including the UK more...

Microsoft hints at IE8 details

Microsoft has started to hint about what it is going to stick under the bonnet of the next version of its browser Internet Exploder. According to Arstechnica, the structure of the conferences Vole has planned for Mix'07 give a few hints about what Microsoft might be looking at more...

Technology row over 2012 Olympics

The technologies that could help make the 2012 Olympic games more secure have not yet been announced but already a row has broken out about them. It was sparked by comments made by Derek Wyatt, the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Olympic group more...

E-mail 'Domesday Book' compiled

A "21st century Domesday Book" - a snapshot of the United Kingdom seen through e-mails - is being compiled by the British Library. The library is asking everyone in the UK to forward an e-mail from their inbox or sent mail box representing their life or interests more...

No punches pulled in high definition war

If it was a Hollywood movie it would be a remake of Alien v Predator. On one side is the giant Sony corporation, which is backing the Blu-ray high definition DVD format by building it into its PlayStation 3 games consoles. Facing it across the global battlefield is Toshiba, backed by Microsoft and Intel, promoting the rival (and incompatible) HD DVD format more...

DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion

Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt. The row centred on a 'cease and desist' letter sent by the body that oversees the digital rights management technology on high-definition DVDs more...

Sky+ subscriptions pass the two million mark

There are now more than 2 million homes in the United Kingdom with a Sky+ digital video recorder and nearly a quarter of a million of them have high-definition boxes. Over half a million homes are now taking Sky Broadband, but there are signs that the growth in satellite television subscriptions is slowing more...

PS3 Home beta begins

PlayStation Home is a customisable network community for PS3. It lets you create an avatar that can walk around a digital space and interact with other players. You'll also be given a personal "Home" to furnish with achievements earned from games, as well as the ability to display photos and play media uploaded from your hard drive more...

Ucas launches student networking site

A website which allows university students to meet and talk to each other online before they start their course has been launched by the commercial arm of the university admissions service Ucas. The yougofurther site (www.yougofurther.co.uk) also allows students to upload work, such as musical compositions or articles they have written, to show prospective employers what they are capable of more...

Security fear over internet voting

The government yesterday admitted that it was aware of security concerns about internet votes being cast in local elections in England tomorrow. The Department for Constitutional Affairs said it had been made aware of potential loopholes in some pilot schemes allowing people to vote online, but said it believed security procedures were robust enough to withstand attempts by hackers to rig the ballot more...

Warning over 'talking CCTV' plans

Talking CCTV cameras, due to be installed in 20 areas across England, may be a "bridge too far", the UK's Information Commissioner has said. Richard Thomas also raised concerns about the possibility that tiny cameras could be hidden from view and listening devices installed alongside cameras more...

£20m ITV website revamp

A £20 million upgrade of the ITV website was unveiled today - offering all of its channels streamed live over the internet, a "catch-up service" and the chance to watch archive footage of favourite programmes more...

YouTube fights Viacom legal bid

Google has asked a US court to dismiss a $1bn (£500m) copyright action from entertainment giant Viacom Media, saying it is a threat to the internet. Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, claims Google's video-sharing website YouTube uses its shows illegally more...

BBC scoops three Webby awards

The BBC has been honoured with three prizes at the annual Webby Awards. Now in its eleventh year, the awards are chosen by the public and a panel of international web experts to recognise excellence in a range of categories more...

ITV reveals extensive broadband video plans

ITV, the main commercial broadcaster in the United Kingdom, has revealed its plans for a new broadband service that will provide live streaming of its television channels, a 30-day catch-up service, archive programming and unique online material more...

Personal touch to Google homepage

Google is reinventing its homepage to offer users greater scope for personalisation. The search giant is introducing features to allow users to publish their own content on a personalised Google homepage more...

BT develops Wii style notebook PC

BT researchers have developed a device for notebook PCs that removes the need for a keyboard or a mouse. The Nintendo Wii style solution called BT Balance works by enabling the user to manipulate menus and applications simply by moving or tilting their machine more...

British broadcasters embrace broadband video services

The BBC and ITV will both join BSkyB, Channel 4 and Five in making many of their programmes available online. British broadcasters are enthusiastically embracing broadband as a new distribution channel. For the first time, users will be able to legitimately stream or download most programmes over the internet more...

BBC ups the stakes with downloads

The BBC will face criticism tomorrow if it goes ahead with an internet service that will broadcast the corporation's television output to computers. The corporation's governing body, the BBC Trust, is expected to rubber-stamp the much-trailed 'iPlayer', essentially a TV version of the BBC's 'Listen Again' radio service that enables users to tune in via the web to live radio or shows from the previous week more...

Enough! The Briton who is challenging the web's endless cacophony

Andrew Keen finds himself in the eye of a storm. The Briton, who made his living from the hi-tech boom in California's Silicon Valley, has dared to challenge the assumptions behind the internet revolution which began there and swept the world. America's massed army of bloggers do not like it one bit more...

Flood of Wii to end Wii drought

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has promised to boost Wii production by next month after a period of severe shortages due to massive demand for Nintendo's new console more...

Hybrid set-top boxes combine cable and broadcast

Motorola is due to demonstrate set-top boxes that combine cable and off-air signals. The prototypes will be show at The Cable Show in Las Vegas. Based on a specification currently in development through the CableLabs consortium, the hybrid approach could reduce the requirement for cable carriage of local broadcast channels more...

Chile in border dispute with Google

SEARCH OUTFIT Google has had representations from the Chilean government visit it after its mapping program gave one of the country's border towns to Argentina more...