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19 July 2013 Last updated at 09:40 ET Police in New York have dubbed instances of phone theft as “Apple-picking” New measures to curb soaring levels of mobile phone theft worldwide are to be tested in New York and San Francisco. Prosecutors will test measures on Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to measure effectiveness against common tactics used ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 07:13 ET NSA boss Gen Keith Alexander said sharing more data about requests must not harm investigations Apple, Google and dozens of other technology companies have urged US authorities to let them divulge more details about security requests. The companies want to be able to report regular statistics about the nature and scope of ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 19:09 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. John Day from Disney tells the BBC’s Dave Lee about the entertainment company’s major new gaming project. Disney has defended the cost of its new collectable, interactive video game ahead of its launch next month. Disney ...

19 July 2013 Last updated at 04:58 ET There have been concerns over Huawei’s ties with the Chinese government and military Huawei has denied claims made by a former US Central ­Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief, Michael Hayden, that it has spied for the Chinese government. Mr Hayden was quoted by the Australian Financial Review as saying that it was his ...

18 July 2013 Last updated at 15:31 ET The report said the intercepts had helped police and others fight crime UK authorities increased the number of requests they made about the public’s use of texts, emails and other communications data last year, an official report has revealed. It said there were more than 570,000 demands made in 2012. The report ...

17 July 2013 Last updated at 17:37 ET The payments company said it would make a donation to the charity of Chris Reynolds’ choice Online payments broker PayPal has admitted it erroneously credited a US man $ 92 quadrillion (£60 quadrillion). Chris Reynolds, 56, of Pennsylvania, found the amount when he opened his monthly statement. But the error was quickly ...

17 July 2013 Last updated at 11:37 ET Google is accused of promoting its own services through its search engine Google has not done enough to address concerns it is unfairly stifling competition, an EU official has said. Google stands accused of using its 90% market share of internet search in Europe to promote its own services. The company has ...

16 July 2013 Last updated at 11:40 ET The island of Jura appeared as an outline on Google Maps The internet giant Google has said sorry after the Scottish island of Jura disappeared from its online maps. Internet users noticed on Tuesday that the island, off the west coast of the Kintyre Peninsula, was visible on the satellite view but ...

16 July 2013 Last updated at 11:24 ET One robot car is being tested on roads at a science park near Oxford Driverless cars will be tested on public roads by the end of 2013, says the UK government. So far, UK trials of the autonomous vehicles have taken place only on private land. Driverless cars are guided by a ...

16 July 2013 Last updated at 04:54 ET BBC News will be one of the channels to offer a high definition version from 2014 The BBC has announced it plans to launch five new high definition channels by early 2014. There will be HD versions of BBC News, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBeebies and CBBC. They will be available over ...