Brandstation Demo : Updates

BBC Technology

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:25 GMT

The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.

SIM card to fight phone bullying

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:24 GMT

Parents will now be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer.

China clears Google Motorola bid

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:20:52 GMT

Chinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.

Facebook drops below float price

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:52:38 GMT

Shares in Facebook slump 12% in early trading, falling below the initial price they were launched at on Friday in one of the world's biggest stockmarket flotations.

Yahoo agrees $7.1bn Alibaba deal

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:48:58 GMT

US internet company Yahoo says it has reached a deal to sell part of its stake in China's biggest internet company Alibaba Group.

Apple and Samsung kick off talks

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:25:32 GMT

Apple and Samsung are holding two days of talks that will try to find a way to end the many legal rows between the rivals.

Pakistan restores Twitter access

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:27:23 GMT

Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".

Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:23:32 GMT

UK bookseller Waterstones plans to sell Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and other Kindle digital services.

Met Police to extract phone data

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:20:49 GMT

Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.

Silicon trick for next-gen memory

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:09:37 GMT

Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.

Facebook shares see modest debut

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:36 GMT

Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

Twitter backs web privacy effort

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:20:49 GMT

Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored.

Anonymous attacks Indian websites

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:44:47 GMT

Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India.

Computer game for stroke patients

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:10:02 GMT

Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.

Government to miss cookie cut-off

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:07:04 GMT

Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC.

China Mobile in talks with Apple

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:17:50 GMT

China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.

Government may miss cloud targets

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:25:50 GMT

The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests.

Japan launches S Korea satellite

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:07:48 GMT

Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business.

Facebook: How the others fared

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:20:27 GMT

A look at a selection of internet companies that previously floated on the US stock exchange

Two patients get eye stem cells

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:13:05 GMT

Two people in Scotland have stem cells transplanted into their eyes as part of a clinical trial to restore their sight.

VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking?

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:46 GMT

An investigation into why devices stop working without anything seeming to be wrong with them

VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price?

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT

Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves

VIDEO: How to broadcast a torch relay

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:52:38 GMT

Covering a continuously moving object is no easy task and involves some new broadcasting ideas, as technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has been finding out.

VIDEO: Twitter banned in Pakistan

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:39:16 GMT

Pakistan's government has imposed a countrywide ban on the social media website Twitter.

VIDEO: Facebook founder's new status

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:25:39 GMT

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, updates his status on his own Facebook page to announce he has married long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan.

VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:11:10 GMT

Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.

VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:03:45 GMT

LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.