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The Google TV search trial is being carried out in association with Dish Network, the second biggest satellite television provider in the United States, according to reports. Photo: Getty Images

Google 'testing TV search service'

Google is testing a new search service that will make it easier for people to find their favourite TV shows and YouTube videos, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft reshuffles browsers on ballot screen

By Matt Warman

The Windows-maker has adjusted the algorith that generates the order in which browsers are shown on its ballot screen, as Opera says downloads have tripled since process began.

Games disguised as Excel and Word prove a hit with office workers

By Matthew Moore

Computer games disguised as Excel and Word documents which allow office workers to waste time without attracting the attention of their bosses are taking off on the web.

Digital Life: A phone that's greener than Gormley

By Ronan Price

It isn't easy being green, as Kermit the Frog used to sing. If you're a gadget fiend, you may worry which hideously toxic chemicals went into the making of your shiny new mobile.

Why Apple can't control its Chinese factories

By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai

While Apple is to be applauded for auditing its suppliers in an attempt to identify poor working conditions, its suppliers are so powerful that Apple can't effect real change - and nor can any other tech company.

Desktop computers will soon be 'irrelevant', says Google

By Matt Warman

Google says that the days of desktop computer as we know it are numbered. John Herlihy, the vice-president of Global Ad Operations, told the Digital Landscapes Conference in Dublin that the future of computing was mobile and through the web browser.

Twitter hits 10 billionth tweet

By Claudine Beaumont

More than 10 billion messages have been sent through Twitter since the microblogging service launched in 2006

Microsoft sells 90 million copies of Windows 7

By Matt Warman

Microsoft has announced that it has sold over 90 million copies of Windows 7 since its launch to manufacturers in July. The operating system, which went on sale to consumers in October, had sold 60 million copies by the end of January.

YouTube adds video captions

By Matt Warman

English-language video clips will be captioned automatically, in a move designed to make the site more accessible for the deaf or hearing-impaired.

Money transfer service launches on Facebook

By Claudine Beaumont

Buxter enables Facebook friends to send one another a small payment of €50 or less, and the developers behind the application believe it will become popular among the social networking site's users as a quick way of settling up for dinner bills, nights out or paying for their share of a gift.