US agencies get wider access to spy satellites to boost national security and disaster response, officials say.

A former owner of Russia's cut-price downloads website Allofmp3.com is acquitted of music piracy.

Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany.

A supercomputer shows how to solve the 1980s puzzle Rubik's cube in the smallest number of moves.

Researchers combine Facebook with Bluetooth to learn more about human interactions.

A web tool “reveals” the changes made to Wikipedia pages by the CIA and other organisations.

Shares in software firm VMware soar in their first hours of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on the continuing debate over violence and videogames.

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson explains her love for games when so many of them are rubbish.

Barclays says its new Oyster-style credit card will be accepted by more than 1,000 retailers.