Google has published a manifesto on openness, as it attempts to undo some of the damage done to its "don't be evil" image in recent weeks.

Twitter has reached an important commercial milestone after it reached profitability, thanks to a deal worth $25 million (£15.5 million) to let Google and Microsoft index its tweets, according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek report.

While the frivolous iPhone apps usually get most of the media attention (yes, there really are over 175 apps that can produce rude bodily noises), there are quite a few apps that can help you do your job as an IT worker. While less notorious, they are worth your time to download and check out.

The BBC has been given the go-ahead for the controversial venture to bring internet services to the television set, a decision that could make the public service broadcaster a leading player in a new TV technology.

A new spam attack utilizing MP3 files is currently making the rounds.

Tesco claims it has built the world's first visual search application for the iPhone with its new wine app.

Google's partnering with German car manufacturer Audi to include Google Earth and a number of other Google services in the new Audi A8.

Now, you can merge all duplicate contacts with a single click. Present in your contacts is a "Got duplicate contacts?" section. By clicking "Find duplicates" you can easily see a list of all contacts that appear more than once.

This fall, a full-scale replica of the venerable manga automaton Tetsujin 28 was unveiled in Kobe, Japan. The character, known in the West as Gigantor, was the first example of Japan's greatest cultural export — the giant robot. But the three-story-tall steel monster isn't the country's first "life-size" bot statue. There's a veritable army of them. Why not spend the holidays making a pilgrimage?

The internet age is eroding one of the most quintessentially British traits- our patience, according to new research.