U.S. 'threatened to blacklist Spain' over SOPA-style lawSpain has introduced a thought-to-be-dead SOPA-style anti-piracy law. But it now appears that the U.S. government pressured -- and threatened -- Spain's vulnerable economy.January 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government
Microsoft sues UK retailer for 'counterfeiting Windows' (updated-2)Microsoft is taking one major UK technology retailer to court for "creating and selling" over 94,000 counterfeit copies of Windows.January 3, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Developer
Murdoch's 'wife' fools Twitter: If its verification process is secret, how can we trust it?Rupert Murdoch's wife is not on Twitter, the company confirmed today. But what it did not detail is how the account became 'verified', a system that goes to the very heart of Twitter.January 3, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Social Media
How to delete every Facebook wall post, wipe your TimelineWhile it may be an inexact science, automated tools can be used to speed up the Facebook wall deletion process. Here's a number of ways of how to do it.January 1, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Rupert Murdoch starts tweeting; Twitterverse returns heavy fireNews Corporation's Rupert Murdoch has joined Twitter. It's definitely him, and the Twitterverse is responding with very heavy fire, after an annus horribilis for his media empire.January 1, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Security
News to know: Italy fines Apple, Sweary Siri, New Year cell serviceNews to know -- December 26-30: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.December 31, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Apple
Queen knights Apple design chief Sir Jonathan Ive in New Year's honours listApple's senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive, credited with design work of the MacBook, the iPhone and the iPad, will become a knight in 2012.December 30, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Apple
2011: Riots and revolutions: How we all changed the world2011 was where you and I both formed a collective with millions of others worldwide, to protest, to ally with, and to empathise with, in order to make the world a better place.December 29, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in BlackBerry
British PM to receive bespoke 'government' iPad appThe UK's prime minister David Cameron is set to receive a 'personalized' government iPad application. Nuclear codes not included, though.December 28, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government: US
News to know: Facebook privacy changes, Germany patent wars, iPhone suffers in EuropeNews to know -- December 20-25: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.December 25, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Social Media
UK cable television provider mistakenly censors Charles D**kensAn "overzealous profanity checker" was to blame for one of the UK's largest cable television company's blocking of certain words, like Charles Dickens and soccer club Arsenal.December 19, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
BlackBerry to meet UK regulator over 'porn filter'UK communications regulator is looking to speak to the BlackBerry maker, after it was found that children and teenagers could access pornography on the smartphone.December 18, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Government: US
French presidential officials caught illegally downloading musicFrench presidential officials have been caught illegally downloading copyrighted material; ironic, as the officials could have broken the French 'three strikes' laws twice over.December 18, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Security
British Telecom sues Google over Android (and almost everything else)The world's oldest telecoms company, BT, is suing Google over... well, pretty much everything, from Android to Google Maps, and even at the core of the company: Google Search.December 18, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
News to know: Julian Assange, Goodbye 'open' web, and what was Google's top search?News to know -- December 12-18: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.December 18, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in Google