BBC Technology News
The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 19 weeks 1 day ago
The future of the silicon chip
How long can Moore's law of microprocessors last?
India imposes text message limit
The telecoms regulator in India limits the number of text messages which can be sent from a mobile phone to 100 a day in a bid to deter tele-marketers.
Banking on technology to stop the rogues
Can technology prevent risk management disasters?
Harvard site in Syria hack attack
Harvard University appears to have had its website hacked in a Syrian-related protest.
Dead Sea Scrolls available online
Ultra-high resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls are now available on the web, after Google helped digitise the ancient texts.
Samsung and Apple warring again
Samsung and Apple have gone to court in Australia and Germany in their ongoing, tit-for-tat patent war.
Theme park success for app firm
A Perthshire firm looks to expand to meet the "staggering demand" for its mobile phone applications designed for theme parks.
Virtual monkeys write Shakespeare
The complete works of Shakespeare have almost been recreated by a few million virtual monkeys mashing the keys of virtual typewriters.
Cloaking study yields antimagnet
Researchers unveil a design for an "antimagnet" - a sort of invisibility cloak that undoes the effects of magnetic fields and which could find wide application.
VIDEO: Coffee-powered car in speed bid
A car modified to be powered on coffee grounds has been involved in an attempt on a land speed record for vehicles run on gas from organic waste.
Using viruses to do our manufacturing
Tiny organisms may be the future of manufacturing
Warning about cost of rogue apps
The premium rate regulator has uncovered two cases of smartphone apps charging users without their knowledge or consent.
VIDEO: 'Robo legs' help stroke victim to walk
Scientists in the Netherlands are using robotic legs to try to improve the movement of stroke patients.
Calls for .scot internet domain
The Scottish government seeks fresh backing for the creation of an internet domain for Scotland in next year's round of applications.
Look out, there are monsters about
The UK web sensation that is enchanting children
Suspected LulzSec hacker arrested
The FBI claims to have arrested one of the key members of the notorious LulzSec hacking group in a raid in the US
Artists use technology to remaster classics
Intel's Remastered exhibition re-imagines classic artworks
Via sues Apple in US over chips
Apple is facing legal action from Taiwanese chip designer Via over the way chips in many of its products manipulate data.
VIDEO: What comes after HD for TV viewers?
Dan Simmons looks into the future of TVs to find green technologies, super high vision and screens you can see right through.
VIDEO: Webscape: How CVs are evolving
Kate Russell looks at how you can use the web to improve your CV and get noticed by employers.




