More than a third of the poorest children do not have the internet at home and a similar number do not have a computer, official figures suggest.

The Windows Live Messenger service will be switched off on 15 March, Microsoft says in a message to all users of the service.

The US Department of Energy is giving $120m (£75m) to set up a new research centre charged with developing new methods of rare earths production.

Kenya's high court orders that the date for the switch-off of the analogue television signal be delayed, preferably until after March's election.

Thousands of US companies are being told to beef up protection on computers that oversee critical infrastructure.

Nokia's sales figures reveal a blossoming market for lower-end, budget smartphones, experts claim.