Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:08:35 GMT

Facebook 'prepares to go public'

Facebook will begin the process of becoming a publicly-listed company this week, valuing the social networking site at between $75bn and $100bn, reports suggest.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:09 GMT

Top Euro MP quits in piracy row

A European Parliament rapporteur stands down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:55:03 GMT

Botnet suspect denies involvement

The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:46:40 GMT

FBI social network scraping app

The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:44:05 GMT

Twitter 'can censor by country'

Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, a move which is criticised by freedom of information campaigners.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:37:21 GMT

Intel buys RealNetworks patents

Intel is paying $120m (£76m) for RealNetwork's video patents. Experts say it undermines claims that a "patent bubble" has burst.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:02:02 GMT

Fines threat for credit messages

Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:04:14 GMT

Call for illegal site demotion

Rights campaigners have criticised plans to ask search engines to demote illegal sites in order to fight piracy.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:30:36 GMT

Web economy 'to double by 2016'

With half the world online by 2016, the web economy in the G20 countries is set to nearly double in size to $4.2tn (£2.7tn), research suggests.