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 | Empire Online mulling expansion |
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| Gaming firm Empire Online reports a big jump in revenues and says it is on the look out for possible acquisitions. |
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| Mobile phone TV begins in Japan |
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| A new service in Japan allows mobile phone users to watch TV on their handsets. |
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| NZ man to donate web windfall |
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| A New Zealand man who made millions from a website sale says he will donate it as he does not know what to do with it. |
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| Piggy cam becomes web hit |
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| A webcam in Cornwall showing the lives of a farrow of piglets proves to be an international success. |
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| America Online to rebrand as AOL |
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| America Online, the internet division of Time Warner, is to rebrand itself and be known simply as AOL. |
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| Virgin Mobile to be bought by NTL |
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| Cable TV firm NTL and Virgin Mobile reach agreement on a |
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| File-sharers face legal onslaught |
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| The music industry has launched a new wave of legal action against some 2,000 file-sharers in 10 countries. |
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| Gold nanoparticles to trap toxins |
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| Bio-terror toxins and other poisons could soon be spotted much faster using tiny gold particles, say researchers. |
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| Online movies given release boost |
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| Major movies are to go on sale as downloads on the web on the same day they become available to buy in shops. |
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| Google sells $2.07bn of its stock |
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| US search engine Google raises $2.07bn in its second share sale in seven months. |
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| Fingerprints hide lifestyle clues |
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| Fingerprints could soon help police narrow down their list of suspects by giving clues about lifestyle. |
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| China slams online counterfeits |
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| China has closed a company for selling counterfeit goods online. |
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| Ofcom starts radio spectrum sale |
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| A range of the radio spectrum will be auctioned next year, for use by mobile, wireless and broadband services. |
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| E-bullying on rise, say experts |
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| The use of new technology to bully children is growing steadily, a conference is told. |
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| Shoeprint analysis to fight crime |
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| A computer system that aims to make shoeprints at crime scenes as useful as DNA could soon aid police work. |
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| BBC used to entice cyber victims |
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| Cyber criminals are using BBC News stories in spam e-mails in order to trick users into visiting malicious websites. |
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| Nokia says industry will grow 15% |
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| The mobile phone giant Nokia predicts the global industry will expand 15% in 2006, with growth led by Asia and Africa. |
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| Racer impresses speed freaks |
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| TOCA Race Driver 3 has a couple of flaws but is otherwise a polished and detailed racing game. |
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| Sensible Soccer to score again |
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| Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming. |
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| BitTorrent search site hits back |
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| The Torrentspy search engine is seeking to dismiss a US film industry lawsuit accusing it of breaching copyright. |
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| EU cracks down on mobile charges |
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| Mobile phone users may pay less for making calls abroad, under proposals put forward by the European Commission. |
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| eBay fights shutdown court threat |
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| Online auction house eBay is going to the US Supreme Court to prevent one of its key services being shutdown. |
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| BBC plans global website with ads |
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| A new BBC website for overseas users is likely to carry adverts, the commercial arm of the corporation says. |
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| Google increases US search share |
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| More than four out of 10 US web searches are conducted using Google, figures show. |
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| Mobile downloads hit the charts |
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| More people than ever are using their mobile phone to download chart music, finds research. |
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| Digital sales focus for Jessops |
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| Photographic goods retailer Jessops reports a steady rise in sales, fuelled by buoyant demand for digital cameras. |
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| Google share sale to raise $2bn |
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| Internet search giant Google unveils plans to raise up to $2bn through the sale of an additional 5.3 million shares. |
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| Holographic advance aids storage |
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| A US firm says it has set a data storage record of 515 gigabits per square inch using holographic technology. |
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| Apple puts limits on iPod levels |
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| Apple has released an update for iPods to allow users to set volume controls following concerns over hearing loss. |
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