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 | Sundance strikes iTunes film deal |
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| Short films being shown at the Sundance Film Festival are to be made available to buy from Apple iTunes. |
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| Government looks at data shake-up |
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| Access to public sector information could soon be completely free the government has revealed. |
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| School computer test scrapped |
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| A compulsory computer test for teenagers in England is abolished, ministers confirm. |
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| Date given for Warcraft expansion |
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| Hugely popular role-playing game World of Warcraft is to get its first major expansion next week. |
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| Pupils get home internet access |
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| The government is to set up a taskforce to ensure all children have access to the internet outside of school. |
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| Government to close 551 websites |
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| Hundreds of government websites are to be shut as part of moves to focus on BBC website-style "supersites". |
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| Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
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| Cisco Systems is suing Apple for trademark infringement, for using the iPhone name for its new handheld device. |
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| $100 laptop could sell to public |
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| The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project are looking at the possibility of selling the machine to the public. |
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| Apple rumour mill in overdrive |
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| Speculation is mounting ahead of Steve Jobs keynote speech at Macworld this evening. |
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| Second Lifers get hands on code |
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| Linden Lab, the company behind virtual world Second Life, is offering up code to the open source community. |
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| Top 40 change helps Snow Patrol |
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| Rock band Snow Patrol are back in the top 10 after a singles chart revamp allows all downloads to be counted. |
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| Experts warn against organ trade |
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| Surgeons warn of the dangers involved in organ donation, after a report claims body parts are for sale online. |
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| Vodafone debuts broadband deal |
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| Vodafone enters the broadband market by launching a |
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| Proposal for porn domain revived |
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| Plans to create a dedicated net domain catering for pornography have been revived. |
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| Ford-Microsoft software unveiled |
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| Ford and Microsoft launch a system that enables voice-activated telephone calls and music for car drivers. |
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| No ceasefire in DVD format battle |
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| The high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared, technology watchers are told. |
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| Taiwanese firm plans to sue Apple |
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| Luxpro, a Taiwanese electronics firm, says it will sue computer maker Apple for $100m ( |
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| Brazil model wins YouTube battle |
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| A Brazilian judge orders YouTube to remove a clip of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli romping on a beach. |
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| Security bug found in PDF reader |
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| Users of the Adobe Reader software are urged to upgrade following discovery of a serious security flaw. |
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| Rivals battle for connected world |
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| Microsoft and Apple will set out their rival visions of the digital future at two separate events in the coming days. |
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| Parisian neighbours meet online |
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| BBC Click reports on the French social networkers meeting people of different backgrounds in their own neighbourhood. |
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| Security project focuses on Apple |
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| Researchers start a project to publish data about one Apple security bug every day throughout January. |
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| Legal fight over Bluetooth chips |
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| Gadget makers and researchers tussle over the Bluetooth short-range radio technology. |
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| Hybrid answers to DVD format wars |
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| Technology firms announce products that could help solve the next generation DVD format wars |
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| Amazon boss shows off spacecraft |
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| The founder of Amazon.com reveals the first images of the launch of his private reusable space vehicle. |
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| Scan shows how brains plot future |
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| Brain scans have given US scientists a clue about how we create a mental image of our future. |
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| UK in plastic electronics drive |
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| A UK firm secures $100m for a plastic electronics factory, to develop monitor and mobile phones screens. |
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| UK broadband numbers keep rising |
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| BT reports that it is about to make the 10 millionth connection to its broadband network. |
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| Web users driving change in 2007 |
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| The web will be at the heart of the big changes that loom in 2007, say a trio of hi-tech veterans. |
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