By Jonathan FildesTechnology reporter, BBC News
Rival environmental groups are lining up supporters to try to take control of a new net domain aimed at green groups.
At least two consortiums are known to be preparing bids to control .eco.
In March this year, former US vice president Al Gore backed a bid by the California group [...]
By Jonathan FildesTechnology reporter, BBC News
A blogger who was targeted in a co-ordinated attack against websites such as Facebook and Twitter has told the BBC he blames Russia for the assault.
The pro-Georgian blogger, known as Cyxymu, said he had been targeted for "telling the truth about the Russian-Georgian war" in his writings.
The attack caused [...]
By Mark Cieslak BBC Click
The risk to government networks and major financial institutions from cyber warfare is increasing every day but what is being done to defend national borders
Estonia is an online savvy state and champion of so called ‘e-government,’ a paperless system with many government services online. The population can even vote via the [...]
Why would anyone try and bring down a website?
By Jason PalmerScience and technology reporter, BBC News
A virtual reality exhibit is giving visitors the extreme ranges of sight and hearing that many animals have.
The so-called "immersive" exhibit shows what it might be like to see with birds’ ultraviolet vision or hear with whales’ ultra-low frequency hearing.
The researchers say the project aims to demonstrate [...]
‘Those glasses’ are so passé
ITV has sold Friends Reunited for £25m four years after buying it for £120m.
The buyer is Brightsolid Limited, which is owned by DC Thomson, publisher of comics such as the Beano.
The announcement came with the release of half-year results, which were hit by the worst decline in UK television advertising on record.
ITV made [...]
When faced with making financial cutbacks only the bare essentials of food and personal hygiene come out ahead of the electronic necessities of life, such as mobiles, broadband and TV.
That at least is the picture painted byOfcom’s latest report into the communications industry.Over 850 people were asked to rank their most favoured options when it [...]
The world of internet "have-nots" is not just populated by people who can’t go online. Chris Bowlby finds there are many who simply won’t.
If you’re reading this, you’re part of the internet using majority. But it’s not nearly as much of an overwhelming majority as many assume.
It’s estimated that as many as 17 million [...]
Treasury minister Stephen Timms is to take charge of delivering the plan for the future of the UK digital industry.
Mr Timms, who remains as financial secretary to the Treasury, will report in the new role to Lord Mandelson and Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.
The Digital Britain blueprint was published in June by ex-communications minister Lord [...]