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VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:03:45 GMT
LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
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VIDEO: Technology and texting tips for MPs
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:08:43 GMT
MPs have had their fingers burned by texting and technology, and may have regretted the odd text or tweet.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:11:10 GMT
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
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VIDEO: Electric unicycles and other tech news
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:35:18 GMT
Honda Motors unveils a new auto-balancing unicycle that can be controlled hands free - and other technology news stories.
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VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:11:09 GMT
The creative brains studying at the Interactive Telecommunications Program in New York are showcasing their ideas for a smarter tomorrow.
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AUDIO: Taxman targets online traders
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:53:26 GMT
HMRC is targetting people who use sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell items online at a profit.
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VIDEO: 'Is Facebook worth $100 billion?'
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:20 GMT
As Facebook floats itself on the stock exchange, technology experts attending the Future Everything conference in Manchester give their views on the company's worth.
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AUDIO: Tweeting to a planet near you
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:20:41 GMT
Why is an artist about to sent tweets into space? Nathaniel Stern, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, and Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy in Leicester, explain.
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VIDEO: Ivy League education free on the web
Tue, 15 May 2012 08:03:14 GMT
Click's Sumi Das reports on the Udacity project which is already causing ripples around the globe as it is making a top class education available to anyone, anywhere and for free.
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VIDEO: Ad boss on Facebook's power
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:36:12 GMT
Sir Martin Sorrell explains to Rory Cellan-Jones the strengths and weaknesses of Facebook when it comes to advertising, as the company prepares to float on the stock exchange.
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VIDEO: Guide to developing mobile games
Mon, 14 May 2012 05:29:08 GMT
With mobile gaming becoming an increasingly lucrative sector, young entrepreneurs are focusing their attentions on this growing industry.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares due to go on sale
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:16 GMT
One of the biggest floatations ever seen on world stock markets will take place today when shares in the social networking site Facebook go on sale.
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VIDEO: Buyers' guide to wireless printers
Fri, 11 May 2012 12:53:47 GMT
Spencer Kelly advises on the huge range of wireless printers available in the shops.
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VIDEO: Philippines call centre success
Mon, 14 May 2012 23:05:16 GMT
The Philippines has recently overtaken India as the country with the most call centre workers - and it is due in no small part to technology.
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VIDEO: The challenge for Yahoo
Mon, 14 May 2012 12:21:03 GMT
Yahoo has announced its Chief Executive Scott Thompson is stepping down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his CV.
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VIDEO: Facebook app store and other tech news
Fri, 11 May 2012 08:18:46 GMT
In a bid to ramp up its focus on mobile lifestyles, Facebook acquires 'social discovery' startup Glancee.
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AUDIO: Could you be a Facebook 'addict'?
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:33 GMT
The BBC's Gareth Mitchell discusses whether it is possible to be addicted to social networks like Facebook with psychologist Dr Cecilie Andreassen.
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VIDEO: How to 'beam' a robot avatar
Thu, 10 May 2012 22:23:37 GMT
The BBC has been given an exclusive demonstration of how the technology of robot avatar 'beaming' works, allowing a kind of 'physical' interaction at a distance.
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VIDEO: X-rays probe world's oldest 'computer'
Wed, 09 May 2012 23:22:00 GMT
Scientists using X-ray imaging find out some of the secrets of the world's oldest 'computer' - the Antikythera Mechanism.
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VIDEO: Why do gadgets keep on breaking?
Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:46 GMT
Lara Lewington investigates why so many gadgets break without anything seeming to be wrong with them.
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VIDEO: Does web privacy have a price?
Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT
Ian Hardy reports on how extensive the right to privacy on the web is and whether users should be allowed to browse in secret.
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VIDEO: 'Islamic Facebook' woos Muslims
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:01:39 GMT
Salamworld, a social networking site with Islamic influences, is due to launch in July with the hope of challenging Facebook's supremacy.
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VIDEO: Views on the 'Cambridge phenomenon'
Wed, 09 May 2012 07:29:28 GMT
Two technology start-up entrepreneurs and the chief executive of ARM Holdings explain why Cambridge is a good place for a tech company to be based.
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VIDEO: Cyber crime warnings for India
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:22:48 GMT
Cyber crime is a problem in developed countries and as the internet expands in emerging countries it's opening up a new range of potential targets to cyber criminals.
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VIDEO: Taking a look at the new Galaxy S3
Thu, 03 May 2012 22:03:42 GMT
South Korean firm Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the successor to the Galaxy S2.
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VIDEO: James May meets his virtual self
Fri, 04 May 2012 13:40:46 GMT
Richard Taylor reports on how virtual reality has made James May fear for the future of his presenting career.
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VIDEO: Facebook value set at up to $95bn
Fri, 04 May 2012 07:06:17 GMT
Facebook has set the share price for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) at between $28 and $35 per share, valuing the company at between $85bn-$95bn (£52bn-£59bn).
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VIDEO: PM to discuss porn blocks with ISPs
Fri, 04 May 2012 13:27:05 GMT
David Cameron is to meet ISPs to discuss new measures aimed at protecting children from pornography online
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AUDIO: MP: Abuse 'not Twitter's fault'
Thu, 03 May 2012 08:54:19 GMT
Conservative MP Louise Mensch and Chief Constable Stuart Hyde debate abuse on Twitter
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VIDEO: Anonymous 'hacktivist' unmasked
Tue, 01 May 2012 19:20:18 GMT
Anonymous 'hacktivist' Peter Fein comes out from the cyber shadows to explain what he believes the group is trying to achieve.
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AUDIO: Should ISPs police online content?
Tue, 01 May 2012 07:53:46 GMT
Who is responsible for content on the internet? Claire Perry MP, chair of the Internet Porn Inquiry and Nicholas Lansman of the Internet Service Providers ISP Association, debate the ISP ban on file sharing website Pirate Bay.
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VIDEO: Pirate Bay: Fighting a losing battle?
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:40:14 GMT
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.
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VIDEO: 50 years since UK went into space
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:08:04 GMT
Britain sent its first satellite into space 50 years ago when Ariel 1 launched on 26 April, 1962.
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VIDEO: 'Money-saving' tablet plan for MPs
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:54:29 GMT
Three MPs were challenged to the Temple Run game on an iPad as a Commons committee suggested giving every MP a tablet computer to save money and printing paper.
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VIDEO: 'UK loves data': CEO's case for 4G
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:05:16 GMT
Olaf Swantee, CEO of Everything Everywhere, explains why he thinks the UK needs to speed up the rollout of 4G.
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VIDEO: UK 'cyber grannies' teach Indians
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:32:05 GMT
Retired teacher Jackie Barrow explains how she teaches Indian children thousands of miles away, using Skype.
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