News

28Jul/100

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.