news.bbc.co.uk - Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50. Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later after arriving at hospital in full cardiac ... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - Micro-blogging service Twitter remains the preserve of a few, despite the hype surrounding it, according to research. Just 10% of Twitter users generate more than 90% of the content, a Harvard study of 300,000 users found. Estimates suggest it now ha... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - By Darren Waters Technology editor, BBC News website  Windows 7, the next major release of the world's most popular operating system, will be officially available to the public on 22 Oct... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - A company will begin offering a directory service from next week that allows people to find the mobile phone numbers of people they don't know. Run by 118800, it will cost £1 and use databases of numbers it said are freely available for purchase and... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing   China has defended the use of new screening software that has to be installed on all computers.... (Read More)

news.bbc.co.uk - South Africa's HIV epidemic has levelled off at an infection rate of 10.9% for those aged two or older, according to a new study. The survey also suggests the rate of infection in children and teenagers could be falling. This could be partly attribut... (Read More)