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 | Japan mobiles top 100m mark |
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| The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Japan tops 100 million for the first time, a telecoms association says. |
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| Mobiles switch on with biofuels |
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| Mobile firms turn to biodiesel to generate power for their networks in unconnected, rural India. |
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| Microsoft to back open ID scheme |
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| Microsoft declares its support for a scheme that aims to make it easier to maintain online identities. |
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| Digital treasure hunt gets winner |
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| After nearly two years, the alternate reality game Perplex City is won by a 38 year old man from the UK. |
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| Infineon shares up on Nokia deal |
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| A chip deal with mobile phone maker Nokia sends Infineon shares 10% higher. |
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| Hackers attack heart of the net |
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| Servers that managed global internet traffic have been subjected to a concerted attack by hackers. |
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| Chip-and-pin hole revealed |
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| Details from chip-and-pin cards could be stolen while shoppers make purchases, scientists say. |
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| Net safety day marked worldwide |
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| Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day. |
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| Plan to list paedophile web names |
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| Sex offenders could be forced to register their e-mail addresses and chatroom names, the government says. |
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| 1m directing job |
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| The chance to direct a |
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| Science backs nuclear burial plan |
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| There are no major scientific or technological barriers to burying UK nuclear waste underground, scientists say. |
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| Nikon focus on digital pays off |
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| Camera maker Nikon sees profits for the last three months of 2006 rise 60%, helped by digital SLR sales. |
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| Indian Google Earth concern |
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| Some parts of images of India found on Google Earth could be blurred following security concerns. |
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| active virus test |
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| Windows security tools fail tests to see if active viruses can successfully infect the software. |
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| phone usage |
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| Teachers call for schools to be made phone free zones after an alleged attack on a head teacher is filmed. |
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| Gorbachev wades into piracy row |
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| Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges Bill Gates to drop a Microsoft case against a Russian schoolteacher. |
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| Storage growth sets a fast pace |
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| BBC Click looks at the technologies helping us to store digital music, photos and video on our computers. |
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| Investment dents Amazon profits |
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| Online retailer Amazon sees quarterly profits halve, after higher taxes and investment over the holiday period. |
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| Word works with open file styles |
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| A translation tool released by Microsoft will make it easier for users to move and share text files in open formats. |
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| iPhone court battle put on hold |
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| Talks between Apple and Cisco over the trademark of the iPhone name are extended to try to reach an agreement |
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| Ads help Google profits triple |
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| Google says its ability to cash in on web adverts helped its profits triple in the last quarter of 2006. |
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| Dell founder returns to lead firm |
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| Shares in computer firm Dell rise 5% on the news that founder Michael Dell has returned to lead the firm. |
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| Tiny engine boosts nanotech hopes |
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| Scientists create a tiny engine that could become a power source for future nano-scale devices. |
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| Vista has speech recognition hole |
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| Microsoft says that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files. |
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| Sony CD compensation agreed |
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| US music fans are to receive compensation from Sony over anti-piracy CDs which damaged computers. |
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| Flickr to require Yahoo usernames |
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| The photo sharing site Flickr requires customers to log in with Yahoo IDs, upsetting many early users. |
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| Vista security claim challenged |
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| Security experts cast doubt on claims that Microsofts Vista is "more secure" than other operating systems. |
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| s download plans get backing |
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| BBC shows are expected to be made available to download later this year as on-demand plans get initial approval. |
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| Game unit losses hit Sony profits |
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| Japanese electronics giant Sony reports a drop in profits as high costs at its game unit offset strong TV sales. |
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