The Army Wants You ... To Be a Virtual Lab Rat
Russian Drill Penetrates 14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake
A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell as Sweet, But it Would Probably Be Larger
Rdio's Android Player Gets a Much-Needed Update
Superbowl at Sea: Marines Prep for Huge Wargame with Gridiron Fight
Let the Robot Drive: The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here
Feb. 6, 1959: Titan Launches; Cold War Heats Up
In Digital Age, Sourcing Images Is as Legitimate as Making Them
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API: Three Letters That Change Life, the Universe and Even Detroit
Alt Text: 100-Word User Agreements for Google, Facebook and Friends
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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 6
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 5
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 4
AMD Eyes ARM Alliance in War on Intel
How Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' Would Stack Up Against iOS 5, Android 4
Sugar May Be Bad, But Is the Alternative Worse?
Motorola Tablet Snafu Exposes Some Users to Privacy Risks
Me @the Zoo Exemplifies Internet's Infiltration of Indie Film
Why Margarita Can Purr, but Can't Roar
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Cosmonaut Couture: Russian Photo Shoot Makes Space Sexy
Sonic Youth
Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Plane Crash
Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way and the Art of the Founder's Letter
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Apple to Authors: Content You Make in iBook App is Yours, Not Ours
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Hide From Google
Art Installation Tracks Visitors' Time With Tape Measures
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Video: How the View From a Comet Might Look
Game|Life Podcast: Twisted Metal Maestro David Jaffe Speaks Out
As the Komen Foundation Caves, the Internet Wins Again
Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Tax on Violent Video Games
Ofcom wants Openreach price cut
- Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
Acta protests spread over Europe
- Dozens of protests are planned across Europe in opposition to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
- An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
Web firms remove India material
- Facebook and Google tell a court in India they have complied with an order to remove "objectionable" material, amid ongoing legal moves on censorship.
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
- The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
- Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
MPs fear far-right terror threat
- MPs call on internet service providers to make greater efforts to remove violent extremist material.
Olympus calls shareholder meeting
- Olympus shareholders will get the chance to question management about the accounting scandal as the firm calls an emergency meeting.
Hackers fool bank security system
- Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
Megaupload bail appeal rejected
- Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.
Google asked to pause rule change
- An EU data protection group writes to Google to ask them to suspend changes to their privacy policy.
Blogger removal now 'per country'
- Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.
Microsoft launches Kinect for PCs
- A more costly version of Microsoft's record-breaking Kinect motion and voice sensor is now available for use on Windows.
UK download speed gains 'uneven'
- Ofcom reports a lopsided rise in the UK's broadband download speeds, noting that many subscribers could do better without paying much more.
BT cuts costs to increase profits
- Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
S Korea activist held over tweet
- Amnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message.
Facebook unveils plans to float
- The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, confirms plans to raise $5bn (£3.16bn) in a share sale and reveals it made $1bn profits.
Petitioners want 'ethical iPhone'
- An online petition calls on Apple to address growing concerns about the conditions of its Chinese factory workers.
TripAdvisor rebuked for publicity
- The travel review website is told to make changes to its adverts and stop implying that all its reviews are honest and trusted.
Self-steering bullet researched
- US researchers are developing a bullet that guides itself to a laser-illuminated target. But an expert is concerned it may be sold to the public.
Largest optical telescope created
- Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.
VIDEO: How computers help Sweden's ice sculptors
- Ice sculptors in Sweden are making use of computers to complete their cold creations
Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV?
- Is it time we started speaking of YouTube or Netflix in the same breath as the BBC or Sky?
VIDEO: Confronting an internet troll
- Panorama's Declan Lawn confronts a man who uses the internet to post offensive comments.
VIDEO: Sending news from Afghanistan
- BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle shows how a news team broadcasts from a British army base in Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Eye-tracking helps advertisers
- Developments in eye-tracking technology are helping advertisers predict what products will appeal to customers.
VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'
- Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.
VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news
- Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.
VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web'
- Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.
AUDIO: 'Great excitement' at Facebook IPO
- Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time.
AUDIO: The making of Star Wars Uncut
- A directors-cut of a fan-made version of Star Wars has recently been released, rapidly becoming an online hit.
The internet's secret black market
- Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market
Viewpoint: The connected workforce
- Google on technology that could change the way we work
Comments on Zuckerberg letter
- Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors
Listening in for the healthy hum
- Studying the secrets hidden in the hum of the hive
How Facebook engineered success
- How the social network strategised its way to Wall Street
Anti-piracy laws around the world
- Comparing different approaches to anti-piracy legislation
ReRAM and the memory chip contest
- The race to make RAM that keeps its memory in a power outage
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Actress Katie Leclerc is a gamer, 3-D fan
- 'Uncharted 3,' 'Gran Turismo' and 'Flower' are among her favorite video games.
A new ballgame for Curt Schilling: 'Kingdoms of Amalur'
- The former star baseball pitcher's game studio releases its first title Tuesday, fantasy role-playing extravaganza 'Kingdoms of Amalur.'
'Unlimited' data has limits at AT&T
- Customers are feeling AT&T's not-so-new policy of throttling down connections for heaviest users.
Twitter very active during Super Bowl XLVI
- During the last three minutes of the game, an average of 10,000 tweets were sent per second.
How well did 'Madden NFL' predict Super Bowl?
- Make that seven of the last nine Super Bowl outcomes that pro football video game 'Madden NFL' has correctly predicted.
Verizon, Redbox combine to start streaming video service
- The venture will also offer 'immediate access to physical media through rental kiosks.'
'Universe from Nothing': Big Bang was a bargain
- Lawrence Krauss' 'Universe from Nothing' tells story of everything.
Launch Pad: A strong start to February
- 'Kingdoms of Amalur,' 'The Darkness II' highlight this week's new video games.
'Amalur' a 'passion play' for designers
- The big-name team of visionaries behind 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning' shared last-minute thoughts prior to the game's release.
Q&A with game creator Curt Schilling
- The World Series pitcher answers questions about a new kind of series -- a role-playing game world.
Bigger U.S. role against companies' cyberthreats?
- A Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies is drawing strong opposition.
How to get Internet in every room of your house
- As more appliances hook up to the Internet, you'll need a plan to wire your whole house.
Get a kick out of new 'SoulCalibur' sequel
- 'SoulCalibur V' expands character creation, online options.
Kids relive history with free role-playing game
- Players step into the shoes of Lucy King, a 14-year-old girl enslaved at a plantation.
Four perfect Valentine's Day cameras
- Flowers and chocolates are nice, but how about something more exciting this year?
Apple plant workers complain of militant culture
- Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she's never seen the finished product.
The 20 most entertaining Super Bowl tweets
- In the social media age, you don't need to be at a party to enjoy clever or catty comments about the Super Bowl.
Q&A: Apple's China supplier in the spotlight
- Earlier this month Apple released its annual supplier responsibility report which detailed alleged workplace health and safety protocol violations by its suppliers.
U.S. officials to get secure Android phones
- Some U.S. officials this year are expected to get smartphones capable of handling classified government documents over cellular networks, according to people involved in the project.
Really, he's on Twitter? 10 unlikely tweeters
- See CNN's list of 10 well-known people whose Twitter accounts will cause you to do a double-take.
What will the Facebook millionaires do?
- Whenever a hugely popular and successful company goes public, many people wonder what will happen to all the newly created millionaires. What will they do now that they are financially "set for life"? Will there be "1,000 millionaires"? Will they suffer "sudden wealth syndrome"?
How not to annoy people via e-mail
- E-mail can be a lovely way to connect, an easy and instant medium for getting back or keeping in touch, a canvas for hellos and sorrys and XOXOs.
UFC's White hacked after scrap with Anonymous
- Dana White loves a good fight.
Pinterest helps users catalog their passions
- For Heather Neroy, it used to be a tedious process: Whenever she came across an interesting arts-and-crafts project or recipe on the Internet, she would save it for later by copying the link, pasting it into an e-mail and sending it to herself.
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Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action
- ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney
- LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy
- BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.
Wall Street dips as investors wait on Greece
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dipped on Monday as a delay by debt-ridden Greece in accepting the terms of a bailout gave investors little reason to buy equities after a five-week rally.
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack
- LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes
- VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
Giants win Super Bowl thriller against Patriots
- INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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