Call for MP3 hearing risk warning

MP3 players should carry warnings that users risk damage to their hearing by having the volume too high, a deafness charity says.

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'Robo-sommelier' offers wine tips

A wine-tasting robot has been developed by researchers in Japan.

The so-called robot-sommelier, or "wine-bot", can "taste" and identify types of wine, and also has the ability to discern and analyse foods.

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Bugging the boardroom

Industrial spying is estimated to cost global business more than $200 billion a year, according to US security experts.

Most trade secrets are stolen by people working on the inside, who then sell them on to a rival company or exploit the know-how themselves for personal gain.

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Digital prints speed up detection

UK scientists say their new system for checking fingerprints is having a big impact in the fight against crime.

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Students given free MP3 players

College students are to be given free iPods so they can catch up on missed lectures in their own time.

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Fastest supercomputer to be built

Computer giant IBM will build the world's most powerful supercomputer at a US government laboratory.

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Major TV broadcasters go mobile

BBC One, ITV1 and Channel 4 are to be broadcast to mobile phones as part of a mobile TV service launched by BT.

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Call to ban pro-suicide websites

The government should make it illegal for internet sites to incite or advise people on how to commit suicide, a charity says.

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Texts 'do not' hinder literacy

Pupils who send regular text messages may not be at risk of becoming poor readers and writers, researchers say

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