Google+: still not as interesting as Pinterest, new study finds

Comparing public user engagement suggests that Google+ is still a niche pursuit, despite Google claiming it has 170 million people signed up - while Pinterest's attraction remains high. By Charles Arthur

Facebook IPO reaps huge rewards for founders as buyers watch and wait

Early trading delays subsided to sell 82m shares of Facebook stock in 30 seconds before subsiding close to the offer price

Facebook IPO: is a smartphone next on the agenda for Zuckerberg?

With Facebook now sitting on $16bn after its flotation, will we see the massive social network do a Google and develop its own phone?. By Charles Arthur

Android over 50% of smartphone sales as Nokia and RIM feel strain

Samsung and Apple dominate sector but analysts say that turmoil could follow in UK as 22m people prepare to get a new mobile device in the coming 12 months. By Charles Arthur

Apple said to be ready to drop Google’s maps for its own in iOS6

Longstanding relationship slowly being picked apart as first iPhoto and then entire maps app prepare to break from search engine's supply. By Charles Arthur

Bing gets social as it leapfrogs Google with Facebook, Twitter – and Google+

Updates to the perenially cash-bleeding search engine mean that it now includes data from your social networks - including the biggest two that Google can't reach. By Charles Arthur

Iran unites in choking on Persian Gulf omission from Google Maps

US internet firm says 'body of water' was never labelled on mapping service, though Iranians still take to web to cry foul

Drawbridge aims to solve ‘cross-device’ ad targeting problems

US startup decloaks from stealth mode armed with funding from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. By Stuart Dredge

‘Snooper’s charter’ delayed after last-minute coalition talks

Tracking of email, internet, Facebook and text use turned into standalone measure to speed crime bill's passage

Myspace settles with FTC over privacy – will Google be next?

Myspace agrees to submit to FTC privacy audits over the next 20 years, while Google is understood to be under investigation. By Charles Arthur

BBC seeks technocrat with vision

Mark Oliver: The next BBC director general will have to see the corporation though its most demanding and life-threatening period since 1926

Oracle-Google trial: both sides win, or lose, in the first round

Jury deadlocked on whether use of Java to build Android mobile operating system amounted to 'fair use'. By Charles Arthur

Android and iPhone users fuel fervour for Pebble, a wristwatch that runs apps

Orders from individuals prepared to take a chance allows Silicon Valley startup to begin production of device with e-paper screen

Are parents to blame if kids view pornography?

Writer and parent Luisa Dillner and child-protection trainer David Niven debate who is responsible for protecting children from inappropriate material on the internet

Alternatives to email for sending large files

Ask Jack: Bill has run into the common problem that his email service won't accept large files, but there are plenty of better options

Ahead of Galaxy S3 launch, Samsung still trails behind iPhone in UK

Despite rapid adoption of the Samsung Galaxy SII, Comscore figures show Samsung is second most popular smartphone maker in the UK. By Charles Arthur

Google adds credit card and banking comparison tool

Tool showing providers partnered by Google in 'Sponsored' box is being rolled out in UK searches

Google’s problem is that it now believes itself above others – even governments

Charles Arthur: The FCC revelations showing that Google's engineer knew that Street View would collect data, followed by the company's obstructive behaviour to the investigation, show that it has grown too big for its management

Google-Oracle trial: jury begins copyright deliberations

Jurors assess whether search giant violated copyright on parts of Java programming language in first of two major questions. By Charles Arthur

Google may face UK inquiry over Street View data collection

Documents released in US show that Google intended to collect internet data as it compiled photos for its Street View service. By Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday

Google staff knew of Street View data breach, says FCC

Report from US regulator says Google engineer told colleagues in 2007 that Street View could collect private information wirelessly including emails and text messages. By Josh Halliday

Singularity University: meet the people who are building our future

Take top thinkers from Silicon Valley and science, mix them with a heavy dose of utopianism and showmanship, and you've got the Singularity University – on a mission to seek technological solutions to the world's great challenges, writes Carole Cadwalladr

FTC appoints high-profile lawyer to oversee Google antitrust case

Former justice department prosecutor, Beth Wilkinson, is best known for helping to convict the Oklahoma City bomber. By Charles Arthur

Zerg Rush easter egg shows Google’s playful side

Keith Stuart: Typing 'Zerg Rush' into Google today will get you one search result you weren't expecting

Google’s early Android expectations revealed in 2010 presentation

Company hoped to generate $840.2m from ads and $35.9m from app sales in 2012. By Stuart Dredge

Google-Oracle trial: Android revenues revealed

Documents from 2010 projected that firm would get more than 35% of 2013 revenue from outside search operation. By Charles Arthur and agencies

How tablets are eating the PC’s future – but might save the desktop computer

Charles Arthur: Apple's iPad sales and PC trends point to a big future for tablets, but a new Forrester report sees promise for bigger machines

Google Drive versus Dropbox and the rest: cloud storage compared

Tim Anderson: Which is cheapest? Which offers the best cross-platform support? The results may surprise you

Apple WWDC to take place June 11-15 but iPhone 5 unlikely

Annual developer conference takes place two weeks before Google's I/O event in San Francisco. By Stuart Dredge

Eric Schmidt at Google-Oracle trial: open sourcing Android was legal

Oracle and Google spar as Schmidt and Android chief Andy Rubin appear in witness box as copyright and patent trial shifts into new gear. By Charles Arthur and agencies