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Brightsolid reconnects with clients

After changing its name from Scotland Online, the online pioneer aims to expand its market appeal and recover its losses

Airlines turn to the web – again

Airlines aren’t having a great time of it in the US. The hike in oil prices has turned profits into losses

Xbox may make a move on Wii

Waiting for the internet meltdown

The world is heading for a digital doomsday as the net fast runs out of numerical addresses

Freecycle booms as middle class feels squeeze

Middle-class households struggling to cope with the downturn in the economy are turning to an internet swap shop for help

Google Street View cars have arrived in Britain

The controversial website, which shows pictures taken on the street without permission, will be live by the end of the year

Britain's buggies march into battle against eBay

Baby buggy brands join forces to campaign against pushchairs being sold as new through the online auction site for a fixed price

Facebook beach party cancelled

The event, which was expected to attract up to 10,000 members of the social networking site, was cancelled by organisers

EBay braced for copycat lawsuits over fakes

More designers are likely to sue the internet retailing giant after a French court ordered eBay to pay £31 million to LVMH

World of Warcraft: the WoW factor

With millions of players, the online game world of warcraft is becoming a big force in our culture

10 reasons why I hate Facebook

Facebook damages relationships, harms job prospects and ultimately turns users reclusive - so why is it so popular?

eBay fined €38.6m for selling luxury fakes

The online auction site has been ordered to pay compensation by a judge in Paris for allowing users to trade counterfeit items

Spammers set to target BlackBerry and iPhone

Credit Suisse analysts predict 275m smartphones will be sold next year, making the mobile world attractive to criminals

On your marks for the Beijing gold rush

The Olympics start in less than six weeks and this year live action – and much else – will be on online

Gates steps down: Where next for Microsoft?

As the co-founder of the software giant gives up his executive duties, the company must try to wrest control of the web

$100,000 spare? Why not own www.ihave.megabucks

Biggest ever shake-up in web addresses has been approved

Sony to stream movies on internet direct to TVs

Sony has finally acted to exploit its position as both a maker of electronic hardware and producer of entertainment

Googling could thwart hopes of cash bonanza

Increasingly, the gateway to the internet is the simple Google search box, not the code-filled address bar

Keep YouTube in the red

If Google tries to make money out of its video-sharing site, we'll all miss out on offbeat gems like Italian Spiderman

Disney to stream films in web makeover

Video will be a central part of the revamped Disney.com, as will the ability to interact with the site using a mobile