Broadband firms must improve speed info, says Ofcom

16 May 2012

Ofcom has urged broadband providers to give consumers clearer information about internet speeds.

Facebook increases size of IPO

16 May 2012

Facebook will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 per cent, and could raise as much as $16 billion.

AMD unveils Trinity processors for laptops

15 May 2012

AMD has launched its 'Trinity' processor family, the 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs).

Soyuz craft blasts off to ISS

15 May 2012

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew has blasted off for a half-year stay at the International Space Station.

China and India airlines fail to comply with EU carbon law

15 May 2012

Most international carriers flying to and from Europe have complied with EU carbon laws, except 10 airlines from China and India.

Total starts ‘kill’ operation to stop gas leak

15 May 2012

Total has started pumping heavy mud into a leaking well on its North Sea oil platform.

Museum celebrates Strowger exchange’s 100th anniversary

14 May 2012

The centenary of the UK’s first automatic telephone exchange will be marked by a three-day celebration beginning on Friday 18 May at the Avoncroft Museum, home of the National Telephone Kiosk Collection.

Yahoo CEO leaves after CV controversy

14 May 2012

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has left the company after scrutiny into inaccuracies on his biography and in company filings.

Motorways 'not safe' for 80mph speed limit

14 May 2012

Motorways are not safe enough to cope with raising the speed limit from 70mph to 80mph, a report has said.

Virgin Atlantic passengers can use mobile phones

14 May 2012

Virgin Atlantic passengers will be able to call and text while in the air.

Astronomers 'crowdsource' asteroid observations

14 May 2012

The European Space Agency is teaming up with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project on space hazards research.

UK robotics research receives £16 million boost

11 May 2012

Robotics research will receive a £16 million boost in funding from the government and industry.

Jaguar Land Rover announces the creation of 300 jobs

11 May 2012

Jaguar Land Rover has said it will spend an extra £1 billion with UK suppliers over the next four years and create 300 jobs.

Centrica warns of higher energy bills

11 May 2012

Centrica has warned that households will face higher energy bills due to rises in wholesale gas prices and costs.

Yahoo investor calls for CFO or head of media to be interim CEO

10 May 2012

Yahoo’s largest outside investor is calling for an interim CEO to be appointed after the controversy surrounding the current chief executives educational background.

ATK announces Liberty manned rocket for NASA

10 May 2012

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has announced the completion of the Liberty commercial crew spacecraft transportation system.

Bristol opens new university robotics labratory

10 May 2012

Bristol University and University of West England announce the opening of their new robotics lab today.

ESA delivers first instrument of James Webb Space Telescope

10 May 2012

European scientists have completed the first component for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Shell and Chevron likely to win Ukraine shale gas contract

10 May 2012

Ukraine is likely to award tenders to Shell and Chevron for potentially large shale gas fields, a government source has said.

Technology city in New Mexico to be developed

09 May 2012

A city in New Mexico is to be developed that will have no residents, but provide a place for researchers to test new technologies.

Engineers create artificial earthquakes in California

09 May 2012

Engineers in California launched a series of seismic tests on a building to test its ability to function after earthquakes.

Queen’s Speech sets out electricity market reform

09 May 2012

The UK Government’s proposal to reform the electricity market, set out in the Queen’s Speech, will enable large-scale investment in low-carbon power and deliver security of supply.

Tepco to be taken over by government

09 May 2012

Japan will take over Tokyo Electric Power Co, the owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, after the country’s trade minister approved a $12.5 billion capital injection.

Microsoft pledges to go carbon neutral

09 May 2012

Microsoft has vowed to go carbon neutral by implementing a company-wide carbon accountability programme.

NASA scientists detect light of 'super-Earth' planet

09 May 2012

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system.

Facebook kicks off roadshow to promote IPO

08 May 2012

Facebook has kicked off a cross-country roadshow to promote its $10 billion initial public offering.

Google gets first self-driven car license

08 May 2012

Google's self-driven cars will be appearing in Nevada after the state approved the country's first autonomous vehicle license.

Google's Android infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

08 May 2012

Google infringed some of Oracle's copyrights on the Java programming language, a U.S. jury has found.

Vattenfall gets go-ahead for onshore wind farm

08 May 2012

Vattenfall has been given the go-ahead by the UK Government for a 76-turbine wind farm between Neath and Aberdare in South Wales.

Environment Agency chief backs fracking and nuclear power

08 May 2012

The UK Environment Agency chairman has voiced support for shale gas extraction and plans to expand nuclear power generation.

April new car market ‘raises confidence’ for industry

05 May 2012

There were 142,322 new car registrations in April 2012 - a 3.3 per cent rise on the April 2011 figure, the SMMT said.

May deadline for IET Achievement Awards nominations

04 May 2012

There’s still time to nominate a colleague you believe has achieved something outstanding in their early career.

Total given go-ahead to stop gas leak from Elgin well

04 May 2012

Total has been granted approval by Britain to undertake a ‘dynamic kill’ operation to try and stop a gas leak at its Elgin platform.

Rolls-Royce benefits from demand for fuel-efficient planes

04 May 2012

Rolls-Royce expects profits to rise again as it continues to benefit from airlines' need for more fuel-efficient planes

New search engine for silver surfers

04 May 2012

The over-50s support website Mabels.org.uk has developed a new search engine, AskMabels.co.uk, which is designed with 50+ surfers in mind and tailored to search preferences suited more towards the mature audience.

Japan to switch off last nuclear power plant

04 May 2012

Japan will shut down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred the nation.

Samsung’s Galaxy S3 available in some markets from May

04 May 2012

Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone, unveiled on Thursday, has a larger touch screen and more powerful processor.

Sun-powered ship completes round-the-world voyage

04 May 2012

The world’s largest solar ship has become the first vehicle to travel around the world using only solar energy. The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar arrived in the Hercule harbour in Monaco on 4 May, 19 months after its departure.

Emissions trading scheme approved by South Korea

03 May 2012

South Korea has approved a national emissions trading scheme to tackle its growing greenhouse gas emissions.

Europe's next science mission to focus on Jupiter's moons

03 May 2012

Jupiter’s icy moons will be the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, the European Space Agency has announced.

Cyber attack shuts down Soca crime agency website

03 May 2012

The Serious Organised Crime Agency website has been taken offline after it was targeted by computer hackers.

First British patients fitted with electronic retinas

03 May 2012

Surgeons in Oxford have performed the first successful implant of an electronic retina into the back of an eye.

Irish tech industry gets boost from SAP

03 May 2012

German business software group SAP AG is to hire 250 more people at its Irish operations.

Call for law change, as railway cable thefts fall but costs rise

03 May 2012

Leading figures in Britain’s rail industry have reiterated calls for an overhaul of the law on scrap-metal dealing to counter the continuing scourge of metal theft.

Enterprises turning to encryption to keep data safe

02 May 2012

Data privacy laws are driving a big rise in corporate spending on encryption, according to a new report, with deployment in the UK companies surveyed rising by 15 per cent a year over the last six years.

Criteo launches competition to find Europe’s top engineers

02 May 2012

Criteo has launched its "Code of Duty" competition which aims to recruit top engineers for its Research and Development team.

Construction sector growth slowed in April

02 May 2012

Growth in the construction sector slowed in April but another solid rise in new orders shored up confidence in the year ahead.

U.S. shale causes rise in waste gas pollution

02 May 2012

The shale energy boom in the U.S. is fuelling a rise in the burning of waste gas, a World Bank source has said.

EU to make deal on biofuels' land impact

02 May 2012

EU officials will strike a deal on how to measure the full climate impact of crop-based fuels.

‘Challenging market’ for manufacturers

02 May 2012

A survey of UK manufacturing businesses has shown that 68 per cent expect it to be two years or more before a full economic recovery.