The Government is set to announce details of its controversial national identity plans, letting people use their mobile phones and social media profiles as official identification documents for accessing public services, according to a news report.

One in four US adults now owns a tablet computer, with Android catching Apple’s iOS iPad, according to a new report.

Google has launched its lightbox display ad format, which it calls the first of a new family of display ads that “allow marketers to pay only when a user engages.”

Text phrases – such as C U L8r and LOL – have become so much part of our daily lives that one in four Brits claim they are ‘Textlexic’ – prone to using text words instead of normal English, according to a new survey.

Skype is launching free wi-fi across Britain in shops, restaurants and cafes with a view to driving consumers to buy in bricks and mortar stores. argues that the service is a call to action for retailersto use the digital channel to drive sales both online and in-store.

The Oxford English Dictionary has launched OED Appeals, a dedicated community space on the OED website where OED editors solicit help in unearthing new information about the history and usage of English.

Google-owned Motorola has bought Viewdle, a company specialising in facial recognition technology.

In an open letter, an influential US-based lobbying group for the advertising industry has criticised Microsoft’s decision to enable Do Not Track as the default setting in Internet Explorer 10.

In an open letter, an influential US-based lobbying group for the advertising industry has criticised Microsoft’s decision to enable Do Not Track as the default setting in Internet Explorer 10.

Google has launched a new tool that will help firms manage website tags- snippets of code used to track traffic, insert ads and link to affiliates.