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 | Apple and Cisco share iPhone name |
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| Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name. |
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| US copyright lobby out-of-touch |
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| Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at US criticisms of the way much of the world handles intellectual property. |
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| US radio firms planning tie-up |
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| US satellite radio firm Sirius plans to acquire rival XM for $4.6bn, but the move could come under tough scrutiny. |
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| Viacom in video deal with Joost |
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| Entertainment giant Viacom is to provide TV programmes and films to much-hyped online video service Joost. |
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| Spectrum plan threatens radio mic |
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| Radio microphones used in the entertainment industry could be under threat from plans to sell off airwaves. |
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| The mash-up future of the web |
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| The way we use the Web is changing and the future lies in mixing, mashups and pipes, argues Bill Thompson. |
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| Net giant supports open ID scheme |
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| AOL adopts Open ID, allowing people to use their AOL or AIM username and password to sign into non-AOL sites. |
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| Google |
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| The impact of heavy use on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers. |
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| Sound future for music on mobiles |
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| Music is becoming the dominant entertainment on mobile phones, reports BBC Click. |
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| Home network security scrutinised |
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| Home net hardware could come under attack from malicious hackers, say security researchers |
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| Deaf to sign via video handsets |
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| A US team develops software to help deaf people use video to chat via sign language over mobile networks. |
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| Tech rant: Vista visions |
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| Click reporter Chris Long deconstructs the Windows Vista launch for clues to its significance. |
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| Camcorder piracy: Fact or fiction |
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| Net law professor Michael Geist takes a close look at the contested world of camcorder piracy. |
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| Piracy case collapses in Russia |
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| A Russian court throws out a case against a headteacher accused of using pirated Microsoft software. |
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| British hacker fights extradition |
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| A Glasgow-born man begins a fight in the High Court against extradition to the US for hacking into computers. |
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| Webcast for excavations |
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| Israeli authorities install cameras to film excavation work being carried out near the holiest site in Jerusalem. |
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| Digital neighbourhood watch plan |
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| A neighbourhood watch for the digital age, utilising the power of social networking is proposed. |
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| Nationwide fine for stolen laptop |
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| The Nationwide Building Society is fined |
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| Microsoft fixes 20 security holes |
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| Microsoft issues fixes for more than 20 holes in its software in its February security update. |
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| Music execs criticise DRM systems |
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| More people would buy digital music if hi-tech locks were removed, say music executives. |
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| Internet plan for MTV video clips |
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| Internet users are to be able to grab videos from all MTV-owned sites to post on their own blogs and websites. |
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| Mobile networks powered by wind |
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| Wind and solar energy could be used to set up mobile phone networks in rural areas without power. |
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| PayPal introduces security token |
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| Online finance service PayPal, used mainly by people on eBay, introduces a security token to tackle fraud. |
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| Broadband switching set to ease |
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| New rules that come into force on Wednesday should make it easier to switch broadband supplier. |
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| Mobile phones to send money home |
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| Mobile phone operators and banks back a scheme to allow migrant workers to send money home. |
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| Talk moves on at mobile congress |
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| The mobile world is at 3GSM in Barcelona discussing how to get people to do more with their handsets. |
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| Teraflop chip hints at the future |
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| A chip the size of a fingernail and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second is unveiled by Intel. |
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| Blackberry maker settles lawsuit |
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| Research In Motion settles a
trademark lawsuit with Samsung over its Blackberry handheld e-mail device. |
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| Vodafone starts YouTube service |
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| Vodafone is to enable its users to access video website YouTube via their handsets, in its third internet tie-up this week. |
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