US regulators send a national broadband plan to Congress in a bid to lead the world in the provision of super-fast internet.

Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed its services into their web pages.

Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.

Profits made by cyber criminals in the US more than doubled during 2009 to more than $500m, a report suggests.

The Digital Economy Bill, which includes measures to ban persistent illegal file-sharers, has been passed by peers.

Facebook says it is working to take down applications that claim to allow users to see who is viewing their profile.

Research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband.

The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.

China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.

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A row is brewing over separate projects to use the web to bring people closer to their local police forces.

About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams believes social networks will become a fundamental way the public communicates with government.

Microsoft has lost a second appeal in a case that will see it pay $240m (£160m) in damages to software firm i4i.

Virgin Media has begun trials of technology to deliver high-speed fibre-optic broadband over telegraph poles in the UK.

The Conservatives say they will make Britain the first country in Europe to have widespread super-fast broadband.

Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.

Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.

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