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The following news articles are drawn from the BBC Technology news feed and is updated on a daily basis. Clicking on the links below will take you directly to the BBC Website.

Google must divulge YouTube log »
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched avideo on YouTube, says a US court.


Warning letters to 'file-sharers' »
The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.

Firefox download record official »
The creators of Firefox 3.0 celebrate the news they have set a new world record for software downloads.

Government starts data mash-up »
The UK government launches a competition to find innovative ways of using the masses of data it collects.

Virgin rapped on broadband speeds »
ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.

Spam experiment overloads inboxes »
A security firm reveals the results of an experiment where 50 people from around the world surfed the web unprotected for a month.

Mobile firms hit roaming deadline »
Mobile phone firms reach a deadline to cut the price of sending text messages in EU member nations.

Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars' »
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair.

Rhapsody embraces MP3 music files »
US digital music service Rhapsody is the latest company to embrace MP3 downloads without copy restrictions.

The US teenager spreading peace over the net »
A 16-year-old from New York State harnesses the power of online social networking to try and break a world record.

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'Bars, not Gates' »
Microsoft, free software and the future

Digital front line »
Telecoms specialist offers his view on rebuilding Burma

Shaping up »
Why doctors are switching on to video games

Hi-tech health »
How robots are transforming care in the NHS

Internet shake-up »
What do the planned changes mean?

Closing the Gates »
Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era

Google Yahoo ad deal faces probe »
Plans for Google and Yahoo search advertising deal may stall as the Justice Department investigates.

Court fines eBay over fake goods »
A French court orders eBay to pay 40 million euros in damages to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake goods.

Spam fighters lay down gauntlet »
Recommendations for how ISPs can fight spam are issued by a global body dedicated to looking at the issue.

Gates steps down from Microsoft »
The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his day-to-day job at the world's largest software company.

Internet overhaul wins approval »
A complete overhaul of the way people navigate the internet has been given the go ahead in Paris.

Sony predicts TV and game profits »
Sony announces its strategy to make its television and video game operations profitable in the current year.

Farewell Mr Gates »
The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft

Behind the scenes of Firefox 3.0 »
Behind the scenes at the Mozilla Foundation

Real racing in the virtual world »
How gamers may soon be able to race against top F1 drivers in real time from the comfort of their living room.

Yahoo goes back to its roots »
For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?

Google's experimental Gmail »
Google opens testing of new Gmail features to its biggest audience as it calls on tens of millions of users to try them.

Broadband speed test map »


Changing the way we think »
Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think

Virgin territory for ISPs »
Bill Thompson believes Virgin Media has decided it likes record companies more than its customers.

Trade agreement could hit privacy »
Internet law professor Michael Geist examines implications of new anti-counterfeiting agreement.

Cloud computing faces storm »
Bill Thompson argues that data and apps in the cloud need to be given better protection.

Bad law from good intentions? »
Bill Thompson considers the impact of a prosecution in the US for creating a fake MySpace page.

Staying safe and taking risks »
Bill Thompson considers possibility of two internets.

Why the future is in your hands »
The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.

The mobile future is calling »
Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.

Google bets on Android future »
Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.

Pupils reveal mobile snapshot »
Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.

Nokia morphs itself from within »


Future directions in computing »
A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.

Getting more from Moore's Law »
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.

Cleaning up in 'fab world' »
A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.

The man behind Moore's Law »
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.

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