Digital Britain requires a pause for thought, writes Bill Thompson

Tayfun King reports on how sun-baked Brazil has its sights set on becoming a regional technological powerhouse.

Back in 2005, Click visited Rwanda to see how the tiny African country was trying to emerge from the ravages of war and lead the region into the information age. Four years on, Dan Simmons returns to Kigali to see if the dream is coming true.

Bill Thompson on how tech will help him cope while his life becomes more nomadic.

A new undersea internet cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, the BBC is told.

Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site, claims 300 million users and making money ahead of schedule.

A hard-line piracy law that could see file-sharers cut off from the net is passed by the French National Assembly.

Digital Planet speaks to young animators Daniel Muli and Ahmed Deen about Kenya's growing animation industry

Technology addiction among young people is having a disruptive effect on their learning, a study suggests.

Microsoft's new version of its digital music player the Zune has a touch screen and can handle high-definition video and audio.

New video footage has been released of a robot that can leap over obstacles more than 7.5m (25ft) high.

Video game developer Eidos comes up with a novel way of catching pirates.

Microsoft introduces "visual search" to its Bing search engine to try to set itself apart from market leader Google.

Google says its Fast Flip service to let users view news content at speed could be a boon for the beleaguered media industry.

Europe's ice monitoring satellite is likely to launch from Kazakhstan in February next year, officials tell BBC News.

Trials are underway of a UK system allowing disabled people to contact emergency services by text message.

Researchers harness the powerful silicon chips used in the Xbox 360 games console to help solve scientific questions.

A high-speed wi-fi technology is approved for use, despite being on sale in electronics equipment for several years.

Japanese electronics groups Hitachi, Casio and NEC announce plans to merge their mobile phone operations.

Maggie Philbin recalls Tomorrow's World classics