China retains supercomputer crown in latest Top500 list
A supercomputer built by the Chinese government has retained its place at the top of a list of the world's most powerful systems, the BBC reports.
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Plug pulled on rural broadband projects in favour of BT
A rural broadband group planning to offer superfast net services in Oxfordshire has been told that the project cannot go ahead, the BBC has learned.
New projects test how technology can boost learning
An inner city primary is at the heart of a project to test how technology can be used to boost children's learning, the BBC reports.
Using computers to teach children with no teachers
A 10-year experiment that started with Indian slum children being given access to computers has produced a new concept for education, reports the BBC.
Becta: Does it deserve to die?
In the spending cuts unveiled by the coalition government this morning, one victim will have stood out for the IT community, says the BBC.
New virus extorts cash from visitors of porn sites
A new type of malware infects computers using file-share web sites to download pornography and publishes the user's internet history on a public web site before demanding a…
Fake drug scam hijacks British college web sites
British academic institutions have unwittingly become the accomplices of criminals selling fake drugs online, reports the BBC.