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A small Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia town."
If the phone hacking scandal gripping Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire has a familiar ring, it might be because you've heard the story before. Scrappy outsider turns modest newspaper business into international media conglomerate. Ambition turns to hubris. Mogul dramatically falls from grace.
Britain's High Court has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, the U.K.'s main music industry association said Monday.
Britain's data protection watchdog says it is looking into reports of a data breach on the website of the London Marathon.
Britain's largest abortion provider said Thursday that thousands of attempts have been made to hack its website following a high-profile security breach when personal details of 10,000 women were stolen.
The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says he's warned Britain's government to ditch plans to extend surveillance of Internet activity.
The opening episode of Julian Assange's new talk show featured an interview with militant leader Hassan Nasrallah, whose Syria-backed Hezbollah militia is considered a terrorist organization in the United States and Europe.
Oxford University and the Vatican are teaming up to make 1.5 million pages of ancient texts available for free online over the next four years.
London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday the force is confident its systems remain secure, despite an investigation into whether conversations on its Anti-Terrorist Hotline had been recorded by users.
Britain's Home Office said Sunday its website was temporarily unavailable overnight, and hackers are claiming responsibility for shutting it down.
As the Titanic was sinking in the North Atlantic, its more than 2,000 passengers and crew scrambling in the dark for lifeboats, a young man far away in Wales heard the ship's distress calls on his homemade radio.
British plans to expand the use of secret court hearings to protect intelligence shared by the United States and other allies and to extend state snooping on the Internet are vital to protect the public, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday, after a blitz of criticism from campaigners, lawmakers and even his own deputy.
Every email to your child. Every status update for your friends. Every message to your mistress.
Actress Kate Winslet and director James Cameron walked the red carpet in London on Tuesday for the premiere of the 3D version of the hit movie "Titanic."
The animated Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine" has been carefully restored frame-by-frame for DVD release this year.
Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to national security.
A British regulator says online deals site Groupon will change the way it markets its products after drawing criticism from consumers.
One of Britain's main abortion providers said Wednesday that a campaign run by a U.S.-based religious group is intimidating women who use its services.
An Irish computer hacker accused of breaking into the email account of Ireland's top cybersecurity cop, then using its contents to eavesdrop on American and British anti-hacking detectives, was released without charges Wednesday.
Facebook says that technical problems have made the site unavailable to some of its European users.
An Irish police officer's email blunder led to the spectacular leak of a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard, U.S. law enforcement said Tuesday.
The High Court has endorsed Britain's new copyright rules, siding with the music industry over Internet providers in a battle over online filesharing.
Two Michael Jackson fans accused of stealing unreleased music by the late King of Pop from Sony's computers are confident they can prove their innocence in court, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Horrified mother discovers YouTube video of son in a diaper on sinister playlist of nude child clipsIt's every Mother's worst nightmare: sexual deviants sharing videos of her innocent child and there's nothing she can do about it. That's exactly what happened to Texas mother Kelli Clark, who uploaded a video of her son dancing in the rain wearing only a diaper. She intended …
Hundreds of thousands may lose access to the internet by July as a result of hackers' advertising scam # International hackers took control of at least 550,000 computers # FBI takes unusual step of setting up a safety net to prevent internet disruptions # Most victims are unaware they have been affected after using rogue servers
Parents sue Apple over children's costly and highly addictive apps: Some are aimed at children as young as four - but can cost as much as £60 Parents whose children have accidentally run up huge bills playing games on their iPhones could be in line for compensation from Apple. Campaigners are awaiting the result of a U.S. court case in which a group of disgruntled parents are suing the company after their children& …
Putin targets foes with 'zombie' gun which attack victims' central nervous system | Mail OnlineMind-bending ‘psychotronic’ guns that can effectively turn people into zombies have been given the go-ahead by Russian president Vladimir Putin. The futuristic weapons – which will attack the central nervous system of their victims – are being developed …
When computers were sexy: Hilarious vintage ads from the early days of the PC | Mail OnlineCompanies such as Apple have made their name by marketing their products not just as technological tools but as glamorous and fun toys. But this marketing technique is nothing new, as these vintage adverts from the early days of PCs show. They portray computers as fun, easy to …
Cyber-sleuth Noel traces 'he needs to die' Facebook troll and offers to pay for his studies Noel Edmonds has told how he tracked down and confronted a man who waged a vicious Facebook hate campaign against him – urging other internet users to kill the star. The Deal Or No Deal presenter took action after contacting Facebook last March and asking it to close the …
Is he on to something? Ingenious driver shows off his homemade hands-free kit For most motorists who need to chat and drive, the procedure is simple: shell out a few pounds on a hands-free kit. But this chap had a different idea: liberate a large elastic band from the office stationery cupboard, strap it on your head and wedge your smartphone under it. …
Is your TV watching you? Samsung's latest sets with built-in cameras spark concernsThe new models, which are closer than ever to personal computers, offer high-tech features that have previously been unavailable, including a built-in HD camera, microphone set and face and speech recognition software.
iPad 3 reviews: Users mob forums to complain that new Apple gadget overheatsThe issue seems to be confined to the bottom left hand side, though some people said that the whole left side of the device was too hot.
Google Maps madness: Face of Jesus in a field, a lake of blood and the strangest cloud ever A building shaped like a swastika, the son of God's face in a field and a very disturbing lake in Iraq... You'd think that searching on Google Maps would be a rather mundane task - but it is clearly full of surprises. These are just some of the bizarre images that have cropped …
AIRE mask uses lung power to charge your mobile phoneThe electronic mask contains tiny wind turbines and the energy created is transferred through a cable to your electronic device.
Skydiver to travel to edge of space in capsule for record-breaking freefall Monday's test jump, from a mere 60,000 feet, is prelude to a leap which will see the spacesuited skydiver become the first person to break the speed of sound outside a vehicle.
TSA nude body scanners: Jonathan Corbett video exposes loopholeHow to get ANYTHING through TSA nude body scanners: Blogger exposes loophole in $1billion fleet
Frenchman takes google to court over streetview image of him urinating in his front gardenThe 50-year-old villager claims neighbours have recognised him in the online images and have made him a laughing stock.
Victory for the customer as AT&T changes policy on 'unlimited' data for smartphonesAT&T's reversal comes less than a week after iPhone user Matt Spaccarelli won a small claims lawsuit against the company for slowing down his service.
U.S. military drones that are so small they even look like insects | Mail OnlineThis article is a wake up call to those who think allowing drones to fly across our nation and through our cities isn't much different than what we already have with news helicopters or traffic helicopters. While you are sitting on the park bench, one of these could be watching …
Internet firms can access your texts, emails and pictures by spying through smartphone appsThe small print included with many mobile phone apps is giving their developers the right to rifle through users' phone books, text messages and emails. By agreeing to little-read terms and conditions documents, phone users are giving developers the right to inspect their pers …
Let's put Facebook's 'no nipples' rule to test with your breastfeeding photos | Rowan Davies | Comment is free | guardian.co.ukA society that is not prepared to accept the odd flash of nipple is a society that is not prepared to accept breastfeeding
Facebook's bizarre and secretive 'graphic content' policy revealed in leaked document A former employee who used to filter out offensive content on Facebook has leaked the website's secret rulebook, which gives astonishingly detailed instructions that include blocking mild nudity but allowing images of death and disfigurement, as well as racially charged comment …
Jobseeker facing repossession of her home offers herself for sale on eBay in bid to keep bailiffs at bay A jobseeker has offered herself on eBay in the hope of attracting employers' attention. Deborah Bowen, 38, has found it difficult to find steady employment since she was made redundant from a £33,000 per year sales role two years ago. Despite sending out her CV to hundr …
ACTA opposition grows as Pirate Party UK joins day of actionProtests against controversial copyright agreement planned for London, Glasgow and Nottingham on Saturday.
College launches course devoted to iPhone photographyA college is planning a new evening course entirely devoted to taking better photographs on an iPhone. The course, in 'iPhoneography' at London's Kensington and Chelsea College, is thought to be a UK first.
Twitter users say two thirds of Tweets - 130 million a day - are not worth reading, and one in four isAround 130 million messages a day sent out on Twitter are not worth reading, says a survey of the site's own users. Account holders admit only a third of the tweets they receive are of any interest, and the rest are largely forgotten almost immediately.
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