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BBC News - Technology
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The latest stories from the Technology section of the BBC News web site.
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FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
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Micron's Appleton dies in crash
Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho.
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BT fibre optic 'game changer' vow
Fibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.
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Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
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Google asked to pause rule change
An EU data protection group writes to Google to ask them to suspend changes to their privacy policy.
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VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this week's tech news.
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Megaupload bail appeal rejected
Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted.
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The internet's secret black market
Drugs and guns for sale on the internet's black market
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VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web'
Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' where you can shop for illegal goods, and where customers go by code names.
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Largest optical telescope created
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.
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BT cuts costs to increase profits
Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
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Panasonic predicts a record loss
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.
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Viewpoint: The connected workforce
Google on technology that could change the way we work
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Hackers fool bank security system
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
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Blogger removal now 'per country'
Blogger, Google's blog platform, switches domains to make "per country" content removal possible.
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Comments on Zuckerberg letter
Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors
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VIDEO: Facebook reveals 'new information'
BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses what the public has learned about Facebook as a result of the company's decision to sell shares.
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Facebook unveils plans to float
The world's largest social networking site, Facebook, confirms plans to raise $5bn (£3.16bn) in a share sale and reveals it made $1bn profits.
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S Korea activist held over tweet
Amnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message.
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AUDIO: 'Great excitement' at Facebook IPO
Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time.
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