Break-in disrupts Vodafone services

Millions of Vodafone customers in southern England lost services today when burglars smashed their way into a building and stole vital network equipment.

The ten best toasters

From extra-wide slots to see-through sides, the latest toasters are a hi-tech bunch – and one of them will even poach your eggs of a morning, too. Click on the image on the right to launch the gallery

A return to Stupidland: Ten years after the dotcom boom

Two weeks ago, I found myself in a Clerkenwell bar that I used to go to a lot 10 years ago. I was meeting up with former colleagues I had worked with at the turn of the millennium.

World’s biggest IT fair shoots for the clouds

The world’s top high-tech fair opens Tuesday with the IT industry in bullish mood, preparing to wow visitors with head-spinning futuristic gadgets and the latest in ‘cloud computing’ technology.

Current Twitter trends: Academy Awards, Kirk Douglas, Cate Blanchett

The 83rd annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday, February 27 and microbloggers around the globe are using their 140 characters to post about the winners and losers of the night.

Current Google Insights trends: New Zealand earthquake, Libya and tt0274518

Searches for world events including the tragic New Zealand earthquake and the Libyan revolution dominated this week’s Google Insights trends. The viral term tt0274518 and basketball player Carmelo Anthony were also popular.

Videogame makers seek footing on shifting landscape

Videogame makers from around the globe are gathering here to seek paths to fortune and glory on a landscape upset by social networks, smartphones, tablet computers, and the Internet “cloud.”

The £400 cookbook that blends technology with food

Forget Masterchef: there is a new contender for the title of culinary heavyweight, one that proves cooking doesn’t get any more expansive than this. Weighing in at a colossal 48lb (22kg), it is the world’s ultimate cookbook, spanning six volumes and co…

World-shaping minds inspired at TED gathering

Mind-boggling science and undertakings that overwhelm the senses are in store at a TED conference to inspire the brilliant and accomplished to change the world for the better.

Social media, cellphone video fuel Arab protests

Social media, cellphone cameras, satellite television, restive youth and years of pent-up anger are proving to be a toxic mix for authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

 
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