In much of the world, Guy Fawkes Day has come and gone with the odd banger discharged and a few sparkly missiles drawing out 'gravity's rainbow.'  Of course the biggest bang was intended to be the destruction of Facebook by the hacking group Anonymous.

Back in August, Anonymous announced that they would 'destroy' Facebook on Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th).  That's tomorrow.  Will it happen and is Facebook prepared?

Apple’s iPad 2 has gone in sale in 25 more countries, with queues reported in Sydney, Canada and the UK outside Apple Stores and some authorised resellers, but in Hong Kong you can buy one now, no waiting – at more than twice the price!

The internal security agency MI5 has warned UK businesspeople that agents of the Chinese government are using various methods, including compromised gifts and sexual relationships, to hack into British systems.

A man in Britain has been accused of logging into an online game as other people's characters and stealing their in-game possessions. Such virtual goods can be sold offline for "real" money.

As the midyear surveys continue to come out, Forrester Research has revised its projection of global IT spending for 2009 downward but says that may be a good thing, and UK recruiter CV Screen reports demand for IT personnel is up.

According to a new study from the UK's Department of Health, IT workers are second only to media professionals in their consumption of alcohol.

Love your mobile phone? Hate your mobile phone bill? One network operator has decided enough is enough and is finally offering totally free and unlimited calls via Skype.

The UK has structurally flawed data protection and privacy laws which allowed secret Internet snooping trials to take place. Now the European Union is stepping in to try and force the UK Government to take action.

More Brits than ever are participating in online citizenship activity, but the digital divide is still a reality for many and could disenfranchise them in the near future.