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.

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.

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

The NASDAQ opening bell is rung remotely from Facebook's California headquarters by CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the company began trading on the stock market.

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

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.

'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.

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.

Facebook has raised $16bn after launching its IPO on the Nasdaq, making it the third-biggest offering ever in the US. Here is a selection of other tech floats that have either gone on to soar or disappoint.

Facebook has raised $16bn after launching its IPO on the Nasdaq, making it the third-biggest offering ever in the US. Here are a few highlights of the social network's meteoric rise.

Facebook hired more than 10 banks and brokers to help pull off today's flotation.

Some of Facebook's biggest and earliest investors have made last-minute decisions to sell more shares in the social network's $100bn initial public offering, fuelling concerns about their faith in the long-term value of the social network.

A New Jersey body piercer has implanted metal studs into his wrist to magnetically attach his iPod.

MPs have called for new restrictions on violent video games after the Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik claimed he "trained" on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

MPs have called for new restrictions on violent video games after the Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik claimed he "trained" on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Civil servants have been warned to think of Twitter and Facebook as 'public forums', and to beware of making 'personal attacks' online.