As in just about every other field, computers have become an essential part of biological research. Complicated algorithms and analyses that once took months of work by specialists are now available as Web services, and whole areas of study, such

It's all over for Joel Tenenbaum—except for the size of the check he'll be told to write the RIAA. In a reversal of her decision last night, Judge Nancy Gertner has granted the record labels' motion for a directed verdict

Microsoft is launching a free video service in the UK that will be focused on streaming full-length television shows. Dubbed the MSN Video Player, and powered by Flash and Windows Media Video, the service will go into a six-month trial

eBay is developing a new backend for Skype as it tries to resolve a legal dispute before . The company revealed its plans in its on Thursday, noting that eBay and Skype are confident in their legal position vis-a-vis the

The Mozilla Foundation announced Friday morning that the open source Firefox Web browser has been downloaded over 1 billion times. This significant milestone, which was reached several days earlier than expected, is a clear sign of the browser's growing mainstream

Amazon attracted a lot of unwanted attention when it used its Kindle e-book reader's always-on network connection to delete copies of works by George Orwell . The company has since apologized to its users and promised that it will never

Joel Tenenbaum is a "hardcore, habitual, long-term, persistent infringer, who knew what he was doing was wrong and did it anyway," recording industry attorney Timothy Reynolds argued to the jury who will determine how much the 25-year-old grad student will

A Boston federal jury has ordered Joel Tenenbaum to pay a total of $675,000—$22,500 per song—to the major record labels for willfully infringing 30 songs by downloading and distributing them over the KaZaA peer-to-peer network. The figure is closer to

It's never too hot to game, right? Here's some of the hottest gaming news from the past week.EA has a new way to annoy its own models: give out prizes for Comic-Con attendees who with their booth babes. Also, if

Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news: : Back to square one. Microsoft has responded to pirates by blacklisting Lenovo's leaked Windows 7 OEM key. , Windows 7 Ultimate was cracked and activated via OEM instant

The and the weren't the only big tech stories from the week gone by. Here are some others you may have missed:Supercomputers pitted against one another in a high-stakes battle of attack and counterattack over a global network where predatory

This week's top Apple news highlighted the (in)security of the new iPhone's hardware encryption, Google Voice's mysterious disappearance from the App Store, more Apple tablet rumors, Apple's plans to "resurrect" the album on iTunes, and more. Need to catch up?

Conservative leader David Cameron has apologised after swearing twice during a live radio interview.The slip-ups, made during an interview with Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell, have led to a debate on social networking sites about whether the Tory leader is trying

Why wait until the weekend to start shopping? Instead get clicking and start flexing your card with this little lot of fashion hits chosen by Fashion Editor Sairey Stemp...Super-cool and super cheap, these sunnies are too good to keep underwraps.

US reporter Kathleen Horan has gathered together a collection of hundreds of obituaries from lovelorn folk putting to rest their failed relationships. So is it good to let it all out? MARSBetter out than in, I say. Writing a relationship

Heather Mills' five-year-old daughter annoys fellow diners with vegetarian campaigning It looks like Heather Mills is making sure her and Paul McCartney's daughter is following in her mother's footsteps as a vegetarian campaigner. FIve-year-old Beatrice is reportedly annoying fellow holidaymakers

MJ's dad claims Omer Bhatti is Jackson's fourth child The rumoured Norwegian love child of Michael Jackson has been given more strength to his claim to being the pop superstar's fourth child by Michael's dad, Joe. When asked in an

Rihanna was shocked at the online apology by Chris Brown Rihanna was said to be hurt by the YouTube release of an apology by Chris Brown last week as it apparently opened old wounds (not literally) as she was hoping

The woman carrying Jude Law's baby has been revealed After yesterday's intrigues about who the mystery mother of Jude Law's unborn fourth child could be, it has now been revealed that she is a 24-year-old US actress and model called

Gemma Atkinson vows to stop stripping to help acting career She is better known for flaunting her 36E (!) curves in bikini shoots for lads' mags than her acting, but former 'Hollyoaks' star Gemma Atkinson wants to change all that