Phone has second e-paper screen

12 December 2012 Last updated at 08:23 ET A smartphone with two screens - one of which uses e-ink technology - has been announced by a Russian company. Yota says having an added low-power screen will help users keep across social network updates...

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London bus fares go contactless

12 December 2012 Last updated at 12:00 ET London buses are to start accepting contactless payments from Thursday. Passengers on the city's 8,500 vehicles will be able to buy tickets by swiping a credit, debit or charge card by an NFC (near...

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UK 'nation of internet shoppers'

12 December 2012 Last updated at 19:53 ET Internet shopping is more popular in the UK than in any other major country, a survey from regulator Ofcom suggests. Consumers in the UK spend an average of £1,083 a year on internet shopping, compared...

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Google Maps app returns to iPhone

12 December 2012 Last updated at 23:19 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Google has released its Maps app for the iPhone, in the wake of complaints about Apple's software. Apple controversially replaced the search giant's mapping service...

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ONS website under fire from MPs

13 December 2012 Last updated at 04:00 ET By Ed Lowther Political reporter, BBC News The official website for communicating public data in the UK is "terrible" and a "disaster", MPs have told the man responsible for the service. Andrew Dilnot,...

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Deported McAfee lands back in US

13 December 2012 Last updated at 04:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. John McAfee told reporters his "next step is to rest", as Daniela Ritorto reports The software tycoon John McAfee has arrived...

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Leveson blogs and tweets warning

13 December 2012 Last updated at 04:54 ET The law should be enforced against tweeters and bloggers to avoid a drop in mainstream journalistic standards, Lord Justice Leveson has said. In a speech in Australia, he said there was a "pernicious...

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Paperless tickets 'not practical'

By Amelia ButterlyNewsbeat reporter Radiohead experienced problems with paperless ticketing earlier this year Paperless tickets could help combat touts but many venues still do not have the capabilities to support them, say independent music promoters....

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Village gets government broadband

13 December 2012 Last updated at 08:00 ET A village in North Yorkshire has become the first to benefit from super-fast broadband under a UK government scheme. Communications Minister Ed Vaizey switched on the newly installed "street cabinet",...

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New York puts taxi apps to vote

13 December 2012 Last updated at 09:49 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News New York's taxi authority is to vote on whether or not the city's iconic yellow cabs should accept bookings via smartphone apps. A plethora of apps, such as...

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