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Stephen Fry has added his voice to demand an end to mass surveillance. (Andrew Cowie)

‘Stop spying’ says Fry

Group urged European leaders to take a stand against industrial-scale spying by US and British intelligence agencies.

Online communities should leave solving cases to experts

Although it is tempting for social media users to help to solve cases like the Boston bombing, they should leave it to the experts.

According to Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Facebook and Google spread ‘their’ net

New mobile users from poor countries will end up thinking ‘web’ and ‘internet’ are just other words for Facebook and Google.

Making dates safer

Blind dates and random hook-ups are becoming more common, thanks to technology — and technology is also helping to keep people safe.

The Google headquarters in Mountain View

Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph

With Knowledge Graph, Google has radical plans to transform the way we search the internet … again.

Windows Chimes alert you to activities as they happen

Getting in touch with Windows 8

Microsoft Windows 8 marks the most significant change to the world’s most popular operating system since its conception in the early Eighties.

The 10.1-inch Galaxy Note from Samsung is thinner and lighter than the iPad.

Samsung Galaxy Note: A great alternative

The new Samsung Galaxy Note could unseat Apple from the top of the most-desired list.

The digerati mostly greeted the iPhone 5 last week with a collective yawn.

Smartphones: The good, the bad and the ugly

A technophile looks at the smartphone platforms of today and predicts what the future looks like.

Nokia has since dived headlong into change – and is yet to surface.

Tech Factor: Microsoft readies the lifeboats

Software giant plans to morph into a services company, writes Alistair Fairweather.

When Mat Honan’s life was electronically dismantled

How to beat the hackers

Jon Tullett shares some online security tricks that will keep the web wolves from your door.