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 | Police hit major BitTorrent site |
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| Swedish police have shut down a site accused of being a major source of pirated films, music and software. |
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| Mortgage leads Gollum actor into games |
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| Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis is taking another step into the digital arts by working on a PlayStation 3 game. |
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| Extortion virus code gets cracked |
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| Anti-virus companies have discovered the password inside a virus used to extort cash from victims. |
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| Disney to sell films via the web |
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| Walt Disney will sell both old and current release films over the internet, through CinemaNow. |
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| Woman targeted by web hackers |
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| A nurse from Manchester is among the first UK victims of a scam in which hackers lock personal computer files. |
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| GPs dissatisfied with IT system |
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| A majority of doctors support calls for a review of the NHS computer project in England, a BBC survey suggests. |
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| Record |
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| Mobile phone giant Vodafone reports a record |
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| Piracy fears over net generation |
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| Net freedom fighter Lawrence Lessig warns that restrictive copyright laws could stifle the creativity of web users. |
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| US court backs online reporters |
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| Digital rights groups have welcomed a US court ruling giving online news sites the same rights as offline media. |
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| Hollywood copes with digital age |
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| The big US film studios are being forced to re-think their approach as they face up to challenges of a digital age. |
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| Amnesty to target net repression |
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| Amnesty International has launched a new campaign calling for an end to the repressive use of the net. |
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| The viral video online revolution |
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| Video-sharing websites where anyone can upload their movie are challenging traditional media outlets. |
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| Podcast lectures for uni students |
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| A Bradford University lecturer abolishes traditional lectures for students in favour of podcasts. |
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| Barclays banks on anti-virus deal |
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| Every Barclays UK customer who uses online banking is being offered free anti-virus software. |
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| Dell deal bolsters Google search |
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| Google has taken a major step towards challenging the dominance of Microsoft by signing a deal with Dell. |
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| Da Vinci Code game disappoints |
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| The game of the Da Vinci Code proves a frustrating tie-in, with endless cut scenes and patchy gameplay. |
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| Vonage market debut disappoints |
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| Vonage, the loss-making internet phone company, saw its shares sink by 12.7% on their first day of trading. |
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| Venezuelan ire at invasion game |
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| Venezuelan politicians complain about a forthcoming computer game that simulates an invasion of the country. |
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| Bands get download store |
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| A new website offers unsigned bands the means to sell downloads and break into the charts. |
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| Microsoft battles Word PC virus |
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| Microsoft says it could release early a fix for a loophole in Word that virus writers are exploiting. |
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| Yahoo and eBay seal online deal |
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| Search engine Yahoo and internet auction site eBay are teaming up in an exclusive online advertising deal. |
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| Google, Dell in computer tie-up |
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| Dell and Google agree a deal in which Google software would be installed on Dell computers at factory level. |
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| Smart sites to power semantic web |
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| The big talk at the WWW2006 conference is about the semantic web with its promise of an "intelligent" net. |
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| Social sites wrestle for top spot |
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| Bebo and MySpace are fighting for dominance of the online social networking scene, research shows. |
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| Police act on German file-sharing |
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| German police charge 3,500 users of a file-sharing network with illegally offering music for download. |
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| US challenged over .xxx decision |
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| The backer of the .xxx domain is trying to find out if the US government blocked its plan for an internet home for porn. |
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| Sky HDTV launch runs into trouble |
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| A set-top box shortage means 17,000 Sky HDTV subscribers cannot watch the service, which launches on Monday. |
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| Call to target UK software piracy |
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| More than a quarter of all the PC software used in the UK is pirated, reveals a report. |
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| US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft |
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| Security firm Symantec is taking legal action against Microsoft, accusing it of misusing its technology. |
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