Spotify-style services are now 15% of UK music market

British music lovers streamed more than 3.7 BILLION tracks in 2012 as the popularity of online jukebox services soared and illegal filesharing fell.

Services such as Spotify move away from the model of 'buying' music altogether - with subscribers paying a subscription fee to access a library instead.

Streamed music hasn't overtaken downloads yet - but the numbers are rising, as users abandon illegal download services for new, cheap ways of buying music.

The average household streamed 140 songs in the past year - with the streaming market now worth more than 15% of  digital music industry income.

YouTube banned over Islam film

A Cairo court has ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world.

Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ordered YouTube blocked for carrying the film, which he described as "offensive to Islam and the Prophet (Muhammad)."
He made the ruling in the Egyptian capital where the first protests against the film erupted last September before spreading to more than 20 countries, killing more than 50 people.

The ruling, however, can be appealed and, based on precedent, might not be enforced.

The 14-minute trailer for the movie Innocence of Muslims portrays the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, a central figure to Islam, as a religious fraud, womaniser and paedophile. It was produced in the United States by an Egyptian-born Christian who's now a US citizen.

Cheaper Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale

A cheaper version of the bare-bones Raspberry Pi computer has gone on sale in Europe.

The Model A lacks some of the features of the bigger version such as a network jack and has less memory.

The Model A has also been designed to use less power to make it more suitable for projects involving robotics, remote sensors or which rely on solar power.

Cutting out a few components means the gadget is even cheaper and now costs $25 (£16).

How to keep your children safe from cyber-bullies

The growth of smartphones and tablets has meant that more people have access to the internet than ever - but for children, that increased communication is not always good news.

Most children will experience or witness some form of cyber-bullying – and it is no longer just unpleasant emails, texts and Facebook messages.

Bullies create fake Facebook profiles to ridicule their victims - or even Facebook groups and websites purpose-built to attack their victims.

Bullies also steal personal information and share it with others.

Top tips for sharing photos safely online

Every day, millions of us share photos online - but even seemingly innocent snaps can pose security risks.

Many smartphones 'geotag' photographs, and sharing tagged photos can give away an address to criminals.

On social networks such as Facebook, privacy settings can also leave photos 'open' to the wider world - not ideal for family snaps.

As part of Safer Internet Day 2013, Flickr, Yahoo!'s photo hosting and sharing service, has offered guidelines on how to share photos safely online.

Microsoft and Huawei launch phone

Chinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa, which they say is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.
The two companies launched the Huawei 4Afrika on Tuesday. The phone runs Windows Phone 8 and comes pre-loaded with applications designed for the African market.
GSM Association has revealed that Africa is the world's second largest mobile market by connections after Asia, and the fastest growing mobile market in the world.