Coalition's first crowdsourcing attempt fails to alter Whitehall line
9,500 responded online to request for suggestions but no departments willing to amend any of their policies.
Clean water bottle wins UK leg of James Dyson Award
A bottle that uses ultraviolet light to sterilise drinking water has won the UK leg of the James Dyson Award.
School ICT lessons a 'turn-off', says Royal Society
Information technology lessons in UK schools are so dull they are putting pupils off the subject and careers in computing
Twitter reaches 20 billion tweets
Tokyo-based graphic designer's landmark message reflects growing popularity of the microblogging site in Japan.
iPhone 4 jailbreak app goes live
An iPhone utility that lets iPhone 4 owners run non-Apple approved applications, has been released.