Mixed reaction to digital plans
Official plans to prepare the UK's digital infrastructure for the future need fleshing out, say experts.
Mixed reaction to digital plans
Official plans to prepare the UK's digital infrastructure for the future need fleshing out, say experts.
Firms back data protection pledge
Twenty UK companies sign a pledge to do more to safeguard the personal data they hold about customers and citizens.
Gates predicts four-year downturn
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says it could be four years before the world's troubled economies return to economic growth.
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Amazon profits from festive sales
Profits at online retailer Amazon rose 9% in the final three months of last year, as the company enjoyed robust holiday sales.
Britain Looks to Expand Broadband and Limit Piracy
The British government outlined plans to bring broadband to every home in Britain by 2012 and crack down on online piracy.
Comcast Corp. is testing a free wireless Internet service for its cable subscribers in parts of New Jersey, following in the footsteps of a fellow cable operator.
NASA unveiled a modest telescope on Friday with a sweeping mission — to discover if there are any Earth-type planets orbiting distant stars.