BBC Technology News
The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
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Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous
Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.
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Second RBS apology for app glitch
RBS has apologised for the second time in two months after customers were unable to login to their accounts through their mobile phone app.
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BBC abandons £100m digital project
The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".
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Faltering Facebook phone is delayed
Social networking giant postpones the launch of its "Facebook phone" after negative feedback and disappointing sales.
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Amazon reveals fan fiction platform
Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds.
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TV and tech, learning to live together
Rory Cellan-Jones on TV and tech learning to co-exist
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Online appeal unearths old web page
A public appeal for help to recover the very first web page has unearthed a relic from 1991.
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VIDEO: Tech News: Yahoo buys Tumblr
Click's Dan Simmons reports on Yahoo's purchase of blogging site, Tumblr and other technology stories of the week.
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Sex education struggles with porn
In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
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Error blacklists Russian 'Facebook'
Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
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Ecuador satellite space crash fears
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
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Can watches show more than the time?
Why have we been waiting so long for watches to catch up with smart phones?
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The tech that's transforming gardening
The technology that's transforming gardening
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VIDEO: Have mechanical clocks' time passed?
Marc Cieslak discovers how far time has come since the tower containing Big Ben was built
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BBC shows off 'script-changing' radio
A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.
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Court battle for EA over game faces
A former college football player has won the right to sue Electronic Arts for using his likeness without permission.
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J-Lo to create Latino mobile shops
A chain of mobile phone stores aimed specifically at the Latino market is to be opened by singer and actress Jennifer Lopez
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Twitter boosts security after hacks
Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.
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Google acquires kite-power firm
Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.
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Trans-US solar plane sets new record
The Solar Impulse plane sets a new record for distance flown by a solar-powered craft as it completes the second leg of a bid to cross the US.
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