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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).
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.
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