25 things about the web on its 25th birthday
It sprang from the brain of one man, Tim Berners-Lee, and is the fastest-growing communication medium of all time.
Facebook and Google spread ‘their’ net
New mobile users from poor countries will end up thinking ‘web’ and ‘internet’ are just other words for Facebook and Google.
Why the disenchantment with Twitter?
The social networking service has been accused of flouting its own code of conduct, but most of the criticism seems unfair, writes John Naughton.
How Microsoft is looking beyond an app-centric world
Microsoft may have stolen a march on its smartphone rivals by putting social connectivity at the heart of the user experience.
How the Flame virus changed everything for security firms
The Flame virus went undetected for two years by every online security firm. Now they need to find a new way to protect the world’s PCs from malware.
Stuxnet: The worm that turned Obama into a hypocrite?
The president who made a stirring declaration about internet freedom authorised a wave of cyber-attacks on Iran.
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Cloud computing: The lowdown
Much of our computing (including the storage of our personal data) is now being done remotely via something called the "cloud".
