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Stoppard fear for 'printed page'
Playwright Tom Stoppard fears that reading and literature are being swept away by new technologies.
Kenya starts to register mobiles
Kenya begins registering all mobile phone numbers in a bid to cut crime, with unregistered numbers to be cut off at the end of July.
Black Eyed Peas set downloads record
Black Eyed Peas single I Gotta Feeling is the first music single downloaded more than a million times.
French quiz Google on wi-fi data
An early look at wi-fi data 'accidentally' gathered by Google in 30 countries suggests it contains sensitive information.
3D movies and Facebook data
Kate Russell finds a way to make 3D movies and to recover your personal information on Facebook.
Can gadgets help you get fit?
LJ Rich tries to get fit in three weeks by trying out a fitness game, a desktop gym and a fitness mobile phone app.
IT gets a Royal seal of approval
One of the world's newest industries is given a rare Royal Charter at a ceremony steeped in arcane ritual at St Paul's Cathedral.
Fighting back against web attacks
The tools which hi-tech criminals use to attack websites can themselves be attacked, suggests research.
FCC to toughen internet rules
Web giants and broadband providers are scrapping over plans to change the way the net is regulated in the US.
Hospital to use robot 'workers'
A hospital in Scotland is to become the first in the UK to use a fleet of robots to carry out day-to-day tasks.
Getty taps into Flickr snappers
Flickr users are getting the chance to make money out of their snaps as the site signs a deal with the Getty photo library.
AOL offloads Bebo after two years
Internet company AOL sells Bebo, the social networking site it bought two years ago for $850m, to a private investment firm.
O2 investigates network problems
Mobile phone operator O2 confirms issues with its 3G network in parts of southern England.
Landline contract fees to be cut
The three big landline telephone firms - BT, Talk Talk and Virgin - agreed to make big cuts to the cost of ending their deals early.
Video game veteran gets overhaul
Better wars and more influential hi-tech are promised in the fifth incarnation of nation sim Civilization.
US city to pass phone radiation law
San Francisco is set to be the first US city to require mobile phone retailers to post radiation levels next to handsets they sell.
Nintendo unveils 3D game gadget
The games firm reveals a revamped DS handheld console that displays 3D images that can be seen without special glasses.
Sony shows off PlayStation in 3D
The electronics firm lifts the lid on its forthcoming PlayStation releases, some of which feature 3D for the first time
Fading data could improve privacy
By making personal data 'fade' over time it could be possible to improve privacy online, according to new research.
Microsoft slims down Xbox console
The firm launches a slimmer, more powerful Xbox 360 console ahead of the E3 video games convention in Los Angeles.