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Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.

A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.

The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.

Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.

The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager.

The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.

Questions used as security checks on websites need to be replaced by better tests to see who someone is, say researchers.

Costumed fans queue for launch

Time for the tech world to do a little bit of politics

Indian computer graduates get etiquette classes

Think you've got privacy? Try stalking yourself

Your help is needed to watch the surface of the Sun

Long-term doubts linger about fusion energy's future

UK university websites are targeted by criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.

A device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers.

The Queen warns that businesses in developing nations are missing out because the internet is an "unaffordable option" in many areas.

Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.

A South Korean couple addicted to the internet let their baby starve while raising a virtual daughter online, police say.

YouTube adds automatic captions to its video content, allowing it to be accessed by the deaf and hard of hearing.

Ministers are defeated over plans to tackle online piracy, but critics say the replacement is just as bad for internet freedom.

Has copyright gone too far? asks Bill Thompson.

Openness must be defended, says Bill Thompson.

Bill Thompson keeps an eye on the future

Innovation is the key for papers says Bill Thompson

The web community founded on morals and manners

A special edition of BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme looks at three unique uses of technology in education.

Can newspapers charge online and survive?

The US struggles with the battle over net neutrality