Google an IT Company has issued an apology after a "miscalculation" caused a blackout of its Gmail IT service, affecting the "majority" of its 150 million users. The firm described Tuesday's two-hour outage as a "big deal" and ...

Digital rights groups and bloggers have heaped criticism on Facebook's changed privacy policy. Critics said the changes were unwelcome and "nudged" people towards sharing updates with the wider web and made them findable via search engines causing further security ...

Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed that a ‘Landline Duty’ would be set up next year which would work out at 50p per month, or £6 a year on all phone lines. This would raise an estimated £175 million in ...

The taxman's ability to collect debts is being undermined by outdated computer systems, according to a committee of MPs. IT Systems at HM Revenue & Customs "do not provide essential information", the Public Accounts Committee said. Latest estimates suggest ...

The government is to scale back its £12bn NHS IT system in what the Tories are calling a "massive U-turn". The Tories and Lib Dems have been calling for the IT system, which has been hit by costly ...

Google an IT Company is set to launch a property dimension to its UK mapping system. The new IT service will allow both estate agents and private sellers to put their property as an overlay on Google Maps. The ...

Google a large IT Company could start charging web users for watching full-length television programmes on YouTube, as it seeks to increase the video-sharing site's revenue potential. The move would see viewers charged around $1.99 to watch ...

IT Support issues are on the rise as Windows 7 users are hit by this latest problem, a plain black screen when they log on. The company that initially highlighted the fault, Prevx an ...