A mobile telephone service which allows parents to read their children's text messages, control who they add as contacts and remotely switch their phone off has been developed.

Smart devices have empowered customers and now companies are having to change to meet their demands, writes JP Rangaswami.

Engineers have developed a way of using lasers to remove ink from paper so it can be reused in printers and photocopiers.

The fight-back against Facebook's $100bn (£63bn) mega-float has begun, with the first analyst this weekend coming out to stamp a 'sell' sign on the social network's shares.

Conservative ministers have held meetings with executives from Google once a month on average since the General Election, it has been disclosed.

Sony's new laptops aim to look as good as they perform, and not cost the Earth. Matt Warman examines their chances in a cut-throat market.

With a new Windows operating system on the way, it's tempting to put off buying a new computer.

Shares in the social network end first day of trading little-changed, as investors buy and sell in record numbers leaving founder Mark Zuckerberg worth $19bn.

Despite delays, Facebook has launched on Wall Street, with shares initially climbing. Follow our live coverage.

Facebook is on the way out, says Michael Deacon.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is a familiar face at Pinocchio's Pizza in Harvard, so familiar there are now photos of him on the walls. During a recent visit, owner Adam DiCenso says, he picked up the tab and left a big tip. Though, not quite a billion dollars.

Apple has committed to stop using coal power at its vast data centres following criticism of its environmental record by Greenpeace and others.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has rung the bell to open trading on Nasdaq as the social network floats. Follow our live coverage.

The excitement and hype that surrounded Facebook's flotation have reignited interest in technology.

Facebook has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over privacy, just hours before the social network is due to make its $104bn Wall Street debut.

YouView, an internet connected set-top box backed by the BBC, is finally set to launch this summer ,two years behind schedule, a shareholder has confirmed.

It is too late to buy shares in Facebook as its initial public offering, but individuals will be able to trade Facebook stock after Nasdaq opens.

'Monmouthpedia' project includes 500 new articles in 25 languages, as Wikipedia seeks to offer comprehensive coverage of an entire town.

Social network flotation fuels anticipation of a big hike in the stock price when it begins trading Friday on the NASDAQ.

In these exclusive concept art images, we take a look at some of the equipment used in Ghost Recon Future Soldier, based on current-day technologies.

Samsung's new Galaxy S3 phone has been pre-ordered by more than 100 global carriers, who expect to sell at least 9 million devices at launch.

Messages from Mark Zuckerberg's student days show the Facebook founder mocking his partners and joking about users trusting him with their data.

PC phenomenon Minecraft makes its way to Xbox 360 with considerable success, writes Emily Richardson.

The brilliant first episode of Telltale's four part interpretation of The Walking Dead is more concerned with complex characters and dialogue than undead action, writes Emily Richardson.

Social network priced flotation at $38 a share - more than any other US company has been worth on its market debut.