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Twitter followers 'can be bought'
Twitter users can now buy followers to boost the audience for the messages they send via the micro-blogging service.

Innocents accused of net piracy
The crackdown on illegal file-sharers is catching innocent people alongside the pirates, according to a report.

Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting'
Reports from Iran say SMS text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections.

Ariane lofts biggest 'space bird'
The world's biggest commercial telecommunications satellite - to offer a terrestrial/satellite phone service - is put into orbit.

Vodafone agrees new Carphone deal
Carphone Warehouse is to restart selling Vodafone mobile phone contracts, three years after Vodafone pulled the products.

Traffic rockets to Twitter site
The number of people visiting Twitter has soared over the past year, according to an internet monitoring company.

Cash for Pirate Bay file-sharers
New owners of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay say users will be paid for sharing files.

Cost of texting abroad comes down
A cap on the cost of sending a text message while abroad in the European Union comes into force for the first time.

Cyber bullying case sentence due
The woman tried in the US's first federal cyber bullying case, which led to a teenager's suicide, faces sentencing.

New kit 'boosts mobile signal'
New technology's been released to help people who don't get good mobile phone reception at home.

SMS sex tips and farming advice for Ugandans
Ugandans are benefiting from a mobile service which gives information on health, sex and farming from Google.

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Workplaces set to get 'smarter'
Technology will ensure that the office of the future is full of sensors that help workers be very productive, suggests a report.

China delays internet filter plan
China delays a plan requiring new computers to be equipped with internet filtering software.