Category: Technology

Google has been threatened with a fine of up to 15m euros (£12m) if it does not do a better job of protecting the privacy of Dutch citizens.

Apple and eBay are among those supporting Microsoft’s stand against handing over data stored in Ireland to the US government.

A hardware store in San Jose has a new star employee. It can speak English and Spanish, recognise any part at sight, and knows what the shop has in stock on a second by second basis.

London airspace has been closed until 19:00 GMT after a computer failure, air traffic controllers have said.

A fully operational Apple 1 computer has been sold at auction for $365,000 (£230,000).

The web is becoming less free and more unequal, according to a report from the World Wide Web Foundation.

A hacker group has claimed responsibility for attacking Sony’s online PlayStation store, which is down on Monday.

Video-game pioneer Ralph Baer has died at the age of 92.

The US space agency’s new Orion crew capsule has completed its maiden, unmanned voyage with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.

A court case against Apple, which could see the company facing damages of $1bn, might collapse.

Apple has been accused by lawyers in a court case of “deleting” songs from rival services from some iPods during the past decade.

The US space agency (Nasa) has aborted the launch of its Orion Mars capsule test mission, amid technical issues.

Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain’s pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence.

Apple is heading to court to defend itself against allegations that it abused its dominant position in the digital music player market.

If you own a smartphone it is all but guaranteed that you will have experienced the handset dying on you at an inconvenient moment.

Social networking firms including Facebook and Twitter are being told to make it clearer to members how they collect and use their data.

Universal Pictures are to make a film based on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, following Sony Pictures’ departure from the project last week.

Fifteen people have been arrested, including four in the UK, in connection with the hijacking of computers.

A US professor is proposing a new way to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) is on a par with that of humans.

Google has unveiled a project that offers web users the option to pay to visit sites rather than see adverts.

It’s an information superhighway that speeds up interactions between a large, diverse population of individuals.

Early adopters of Google’s latest Android operating system are warning others of problems with the software.

Nokia is launching an Android-powered tablet, marking the Finnish company’s return to consumer electronics.

The European Space Agency and Airbus have signed a contract that will see the aerospace giant build the “back end” of America’s new manned spaceship.

High-resolution pictures have now been released of the Philae probe in the act of landing on Comet 67P last Wednesday.

Facebook at Work will look similar to its existing social network, but users will be able to keep their personal profiles separate, the paper says.

While the big-wigs run around making one-size-fits-all fitness bands and smartwatches — most of which are not female friendly — innovators on Kickstarter are leading the charge for smart jewelry.

The Philae lander has attempted to drill into the surface of comet 67/P, amid fears that its battery may die in hours.

A European spacecraft is on course for the first, historic landing on a comet.