A BBC survey into Brits' views on evolution has found that while 48 per cent of people opted for evolution as that which "best described their view of the origin and development of life", 22 per cent opted for creationism and 17 per cent for for intelligent design. The remainder of the pollees "did not know".

Scientists are developing a new generation of dextrous mini-robots for use in minimally invasive surgery.

Many ISP's limit the size of files that can be attached to an email, often as little as 10 or 20 MB's is the maximum size.

Or perhaps you've received a large file by email in the past and found that you have to wait whilst it downloads before you can see the rest of your emails?

Well, now there's an alternative - and it won't cost you a penny.

IBM unveiled new speech recognition technology on Tuesday that can comprehend the nuances of spoken English, translate it on the fly, and even create on-the-fly subtitles for foreign-language television programs.

If we want to preserve our civil liberties in the networked world, then we have to assert them, argues technology commentator Bill Thompson.

UK mobile firm 3 has come up with a novel way of attracting customers, offering to pay them for all the calls and texts they receive.

Walt Disney has agreed a $7.4bn (£4.1bn) deal to buy Pixar, the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles.

A 20-year-old American has admitted hijacking thousands of computers and using them to send out spam.

The Iranian authorities have started to block the BBC's Persian language internet site, for the first time.

Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country's free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet's fastest growing market.