Internet Software News

Nokia showcases its sat-nav system for pedestrians as the Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona. Read more…

The first phones to be loaded with software built using Google's Android platform system go on show. Read more…

The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it. Read more…

Regular commentator Bill Thompson looks ahead at the technologies that could become big in 2008 Read more…

Regular commentator Bill Thompson looks ahead at the technologies that could become big in 2008 Read more…

Regular commentator Bill Thompson extols the virtues of a 3G card for his laptop computer. Read more…

How open should computers be, asks Bill Thompson Read more…

Bill Thompson on the fall out of surveillance society Read more…

The humble radio tag could be the herald of the age of the internet of things. Read more…

How online games are wrestling with real money trading Read more…

Why is Manhunt 2 the most controversial game in history? Read more…

A look at the technology behind timekeeping at the forthcoming Olympics in Beijing. Read more…

A new "sport" based around unravelling the wires found beneath computer desk is taking off in the US. Read more…

A domain name specific to Asia is being made available for anyone wanting a website in the region. Read more…

Microsoft is to open up the technology of some of its top software to make it easier to operate with rivals' products. Read more…

A Moroccan man has been jailed for three years for creating a Facebook profile in the name of a royal. Read more…

The fight against home computer hijackers is being waged online Read more…

The government will review the future of broadband amid calls that it should help firms pay for new infrastructure. Read more…

An upcoming update to Windows Vista could stop some third-party programs running, warns Microsoft. Read more…

The government is considering imposing legal sanctions on ISPs that do not take steps to prevent internet piracy. Read more…

Japan launches a satellite designed to enable super high-speed data transmission in remote areas. Read more…

Electronic Arts goes public with its unsolicited offer for Grand Theft Auto firm Take-Two Interactive Software. Read more…

Adobe launches software designed to make it easier for computer users to access online information offline. Read more…

Europe is spending 19m euros on developing a standard way to sent TV programmes through the internet. Read more…

Pakistan is blamed for putting popular video website YouTube out of action for almost two hours. Read more…