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Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering
US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.

Burma's emergency telecoms delay
Foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms are prevented from going into Burma.

Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine
Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.

Facebook agrees child safety plan
Facebook agrees a deal to protect children on the site from sexual predators and cyber bullies.

MySpace lets users share data
MySpace says its "data availability" project will put users in the driving seat with web information sharing.

Google keen on better Yahoo ties
Google expresses interest in extending an advertising partnership with fellow search engine Yahoo.

Fake media file snares PC users
A booby-trapped media file is catching out tens of thousands of file-sharers, says a security firm.

Nasa set to join petaflop elite
Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.

Serious playtime
Virtual worlds for children are booming. Will they all survive?

Google denies staff 'brain drain'
Google executive Elliot Schrage leaves for Facebook, prompting concern of a talent exodus.

Child web-safety guide launched
New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely are launched.

PlayStation 'will reclaim lead'
PlayStation 3 will help Sony reclaim its spot as the leading console maker, says the head of the firm's games division.

Mother's porn law campaign ends
A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent web porn wins her bid to have it outlawed.

TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110m
File-sharing site TorrentSpy is ordered to pay damages to the US film industry for copyright theft.

Bournemouth homes get fast fibre
A company which offers super-fast broadband via the sewers announces its first 'fibre city'.

New spectrum to improve health
Ofcom considers how the airwaves will help improve health and transport in the future.

Luminaries look to the future web
Luminaries predict the shape of tomorrow's world wide web

Xerox plans the future of today
The famed Xerox Parc labs invites the BBC to view the best of its latest crop of research projects

Games straddle worlds
Two of the biggest games of the year - GTA IV and Wii Fit - have finally arrived and they could not be more different.

The power of play on the internet
Game design and social networking are merging into one of the most persuasive forces on the net.