Articles in Tech
Google introduces Chrome for phone
Search giant to replace web browser in Android smartphones with revamped version named after its Chrome desktop product
Social networking sites fuelling stalking, report warns
Smartphones and social networking sites are making it much easier for stalkers to target victims, say charities
Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation
Tweets don’t always flow freely – voice of Arab spring accused of imposing gagging system in some countries
Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: it’s the year we’ll start talking to robots
Finally, we’re all going to be able to have a proper conversation with a robot
Facebook plans $10bn May stock offering
Social media giant reportedly planning world’s biggest technology float, offering 10% stake, valuing company at $100bn
Indian computer tablet could herald an internet revolution
Aakash device is cheap and will, say enthusiasts, help overcome problems with literacy and skills – especially in rural areas
Sopa and Pipa: don’t let big business break the internet
Legislation on internet piracy presented to Congress last year is the typical kneejerk response of the ‘content’ industry to change
Five predictions for the communications world in 2012
In the coming year, mobile internet devices and in particular smartphones will continue to bring the biggest changes to the way we communicate. For the first time, they will also change the way we do business.
Technology review 2011: Twitter rules, BlackBerry crumbles and TS Eliot is reimagined
John Naughton, the Observer’s Networker columnist, looks back on a momentous year for new technology
The pirates of YouTube
The real villains of YouTube are the multinational companies cashing in on public domain footage they claim is their own
