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YouTube bids for screen dominance
The video sharing site wants to dominate every tv, smartphone and computer screen, and has set its sights on the living room.
German legal action for Facebook
German officials launch legal proceedings against Facebook for saving the personal data of people who do not use the site.
Justin Bieber tour vote "a hoax"
Universal Music Group denies any involvement in the Justin Bieber tour vote, branding the poll "a hoax".
Row over gamers' true identities
A row erupts after the firm behind World of Warcraft announced that users of its sites would have to use their real names.
Apple bans developer from iTunes
A 'fraudulent' developer is banned from iTunes as it emerges that he hacked 400 accounts to boost sales of his app.
Solar 24-hour test flight starts
An aircraft that draws its power from the Sun starts a round-the-clock test flight to assess whether it can fly in darkness.
Fault disrupts East African net
An undersea cable that brought high-speed net access to East Africa for the first time is hit by a fault, knocking many offline.
Alleged Wikileaks source charged
The US military presses charges against a soldier suspected of sending video of a helicopter attack in Iraq to WikiLeaks.
HTC phone sales beat expectations
The smartphone manufacturer defies market expectations, posting a 40% rise in sales for the first six months of 2010.
Justin Bieber's 'North Korea tour'
Justin Bieber's tour page is the target of internet pranksters, voting for the Canadian singer to play North Korea.
Government discloses app costs
BBC News learns that Whitehall has spent tens of thousands of pounds developing iPhone applications.
Mobile users are 'wasting £800m'
People on mobile phone contracts are wasting £800 million every year because they are on the wrong tariff.
Google acts to fix YouTube flaw
YouTube is targeted by hackers who used the site to bombard people with fake pop-up messages and links to adult sites.
Man fined over fake eBay auctions
A man has been fined and ordered to do community service after being found guilty of fixing an auction on eBay.
Apple admits iPhone signal fault
Apple says a significant fault on its new iPhone 4 is causing it to incorrectly display the phone's signal.
Russian freighter docks in space
An unmanned Russian cargo ship docks successfully with the International Space Station, two days after an attempt failed.
Times now charging online readers
The Times becomes the biggest UK newspaper to begin charging its readers to access its online content.
A mobile PA and parental PC
Kate Russell finds a personal assistant in her smartphone, and a parental controls application.
Google moves into travel market
Google pays $700m for travel technology firm that provides flight price and travel data across the globe.
Mobile ads "poor" says Three boss
The head of mobile phone company Three says the industry needs to improve its marketing, especially for broadband.