Australia’s Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.

Surveillance is “endemic” in more nations than ever, a report by campaigners for personal privacy claims.

(TP) Computer vendor Dell has signed a distribution agreement with UK retail giant Tesco to sell its products in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. According to Dell, its entire catalogue will be sold by Tesco. The patnership will kick off in the UK during the first week of January 2008. Dell, which previously only sold directly to end users, signed a distribution deal with Wal-Mart, Best Buy, DSG International, Carrefour, Staples and others, including Singapore’s Court, China’s Gome and Japan’s Bic Camera. In the UK, it had already signed a deal with Carphone Warehouse. Tesco stores welcome over 13 million shoppers per week, according to Mark Omerod, general manager of Dell’s professional products division. In total, Dell’s products will be available in 10,000 retail outlets.

Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.

Bill Thompson looks at what will make the news in 2008

The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially.

As we approach the end of the year it is traditional to look back at how the broadband world has evolved in the last twelve months and what we should expect from the next year ahead.

Experts are developing a flexible surgical robot - the i-Snake - which they say could revolutionise keyhole surgery.

One of the designers of the classic BBC Micro computer is recognised in the New Year Honours list.

The Netscape Navigator browser will cease development because of a lack of users, its owners say.