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BBC News - Technology

• Accessing content under the radar
  Click looks at how people are using proxy servers and VPNs to access restricted content on the internet, and bypass geographical borders.
  
  
• Life among the cyber-elite
  Web entrepreneur Joi Ito speaks about his life and career.
  
  
• Call to check on mobile security
  Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
  
  
• UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training
  Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.
  
  
• Chip sales boost Samsung profits
  Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips.
  
  
• Hybrid supercar to go on sale
  Porsche has confirmed it'll make a limited number of a new hybrid supercar it's been developing.
  
  
• Government's £6m web search bill
  Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.
  
  
• Google cleared of wi-fi snooping
  No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office.
  
  
• Facebook data hoarder speaks out
  Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
  
  
• Facebook makes move into search
  Facebook has made its first steps into the search market with the launch a servcie that allows users to quiz the site's 500m members.
  
  
• Who will win the 3D TV war?
  Some of the biggest names in Japan's technology industry report earnings later today and the likes of Panasonic and Sony are betting on 3D to drive sales of new TVs, DVD players and camcorders.
  
  
• Amazon offers new look UK Kindle
  Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.
  
  
• Legal action on 'zombie cookies'
  Lawsuit filed in San Francisco district court after firms resurrected deleted browser cookies.
  
  
• Nintendo game copiers 'illegal'
  A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK.
  
  
• Gamers try out Nintendo 3DS
  Two Newsbeat listeners, Neil and Melanie, have been given a sneak preview of Nintendo's new hand-held console the 3DS.
  
  
• State of global internet revealed
  Asian countries top the charts when it comes to internet speeds, according to a global survey by network giant Akamai.
  
  
• Speed limit
  What makes your broadband connection slow?
  
  
• Sneak preview
  The world's first 3D handheld console on test
  
  
• The man with the keys to the web
  A British computer expert has been entrusted with part of a digital key, to help restart the internet in the event of a major catastrophe. Paul Kane talked to Eddie Mair on Radio 4's PM programme about what he might be called upon to do in an international online emergency.
  
  
• HTC makes first foray into China
  One of the world's top designers of smartphones, Taiwan's HTC, has announced it is moving into the Chinese market for the first time.
  
  
• Space age sub explores slick
  David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs.
  
  
• Can you crack the cyber-crime code?
  A Britain's Got Talent style competition is being held to find UK's finest IT workers.
  
  
• What is Wikileaks?
  A look at the secretive whistle-blowing website
  
  
• Why women gamers are big business
  Almost half the people who play computers games in Britain are women, but they often prefer a different type of game to men.
  
  
• Online etiquette
  Nothing said online is really private, says Bill Thompson
  
  
• Facebook battles privacy and profit
  Is the social network's pursuit of short-term profits risking its long-term survival?
  
  
• Websites take on bogus reviewers
  Search engines and websites are seeking ways to beat spammers who post fake reviews
  
  
• Step away from the iPod
  Banning technology from classrooms is unlikely to solve any problems, thinks Bill Thompson.
  
  
• Hi-tech help for disaster zones
  How technology has ushered in a new era for aid work in disaster zones
  
  
• View from the end of the world
  Photographers and film-makers capture their 3-D views of the corners of virtual worlds
  
  
• On a mission with the rocket men
  In our series about makers and hackers, we look at the world of amateur rocket-makers.
  
  
• Gadgets embraced by Wimbledon
  How the oldest tennis tournament and its fans are embracing modern technology.
  
  
• Can someone download a doctor?
  Afridoctor offers personal medical advice and emergency distress service via mobile phone.
  
  
• Building the Networked World
  Open software, fast broadband and a narrower digital divide. Europe lays out its digital agenda.
  
  
• New era for African independence
  Programmers, developers and software makers herald a new era of African independence.
  
  
• Resurrecting Victorian technology
  The release of an album on wax cylinder inspired us to try to make a phonograph to play it.
  
  
• Girl Geeks: Women in tech on top
  Are women happy being known as geeks?
  
  
• Ash cloud passengers publish zine
  The volcanic ash cloud that shut down British airspace, leaving thousands of travellers stranded also brought many strangers together digitally to create a silver lining.
  
  
• Robots and gaming at hi-tech school
  Robot and video game design classes are par for the course at San Diego's High Tech High.