29Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Facebook data hoarder speaks out
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users. - Google cleared of wi-fi snooping
No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office. - Government's £6m web search bill
Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show. - Facebook makes move into search
Facebook has made its first steps into the search market with the launch a servcie that allows users to quiz the site's 500m members.
29Jul/100
News
Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- 100m Facebook users' data published
Details of more than 100 million Facebook users have been harvested and published on the net by a security researcher. - Amazon offers new look UK Kindle
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books. - Who will win the 3D TV war?
Some of the biggest names in Japan's technology industry report earnings later today and the likes of Panasonic and Sony are betting on 3D to drive sales of new TVs, DVD players and camcorders.
28Jul/100
News
Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- 100m Facebook users' data published
Details of more than 100 million Facebook users have been harvested and published on the net by a security researcher. - Nintendo game copiers 'illegal'
A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK. - Legal action on 'zombie cookies'
Lawsuit filed in San Francisco district court after firms resurrected deleted browser cookies. - State of global internet revealed
Asian countries top the charts when it comes to internet speeds, according to a global survey by network giant Akamai. - Green light for mobile auctions
The government has finally set a date for the auction of airwaves crucial to next-generation mobile services. - Britain's oldest Tweeter dies at the age of 104
104-year-old Ivy Bean, who is said to be the oldest user of social media site Twitter, has passed away in her sleep. - Gamers try out Nintendo 3DS
Two Newsbeat listeners, Neil and Melanie, have been given a sneak preview of Nintendo's new hand-held console the 3DS.
28Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Botnet hacker caught in Slovenia
One of the hackers behind a computer virus that infected nearly 13m computers has been tracked down by international authorities. - Need for speed
What makes your broadband connection slow?
28Jul/100
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Gadget and Tech news digest from the BBC News
- Facebook reveals murder suspect
Police in the Philippines use Facebook to find and arrest a suspect in the murder of nine people, including three foreigners.
