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• Legislation site launch is 'world's first'
  A 'groundbreaking' website featuring every UK law in full and available for free has been launched by The National Archives.
  
  
  
• Facebook member data put on BitTorrent site
  Account information for millions of Facebook members has been scraped from the social network and published on a BitTorrent site.
  
  
  
• Google in clear over Wi-Fi data collection
  The UK's Information Commissioner has effectively cleared Google of any wrongdoing over its Street View Wi-Fi data collection.
  
  
  
• Facebook trials 'delete account' function
  A select group of Facebook members have begun trials of a function that would make it easier to permanently delete a Facebook account.
  
  
  
• Winston Churchill archive to go online
  More than a million documents belonging to Winston Churchill including private photos, school reports and speeches are to be made available online.
  
  
  
• Amazon announces new Kindle, UK Kindle Store
  Amazon has announced a new, smaller and lighter version of its Kindle e-reader, as well as a UK version of the Kindle Store.
  
  
  
• Sky 3D coming to homes in October
  Broadcaster Sky has confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D to millions of customers' homes from 1 October 2010.
  
  
  
• Apple opens Safari Extensions Gallery
  Apple has updated its Safari browser and launched an Extensions Gallery for add-ons from companies such as Twitter, eBay and Amazon.
  
  
  
• Apple sued over iPad overheating problem
  Three disgruntled iPad owners have filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming the iPad turns itself off when it overheats.
  
  
  
• Firefox 4 beta 2 available to download
  A revised beta version of the Firefox 4 browser is now available to download, offering App Tabs for sites you visit frequently.
  
  
  
• Twitter's oldest member, Ivy Bean, dies
  A Twitter member who was thought to be the oldest member of the micro-blogging site has died aged 104.
  
  
  
• Average UK broadband customer gets 3.8Mbps
  The average broadband customer in the UK gets a connection speed of 3.8Mbps, well ahead of the global average of 1.7Mbps, according to a report.
  
  
  
• Save UK Film Council campaign hits web
  Thousands of surfers are getting behind an online campaign to save the UK Film Council from being scrapped.
  
  
  
• Virgin trials broadband via electricity poles
  Residents of a village in Wales are to trial a high-speed fibre optic broadband service that is delivered over electricity poles.
  
  
  
• Ofcom broadband speeds report: reactions
  Web User brings you a round-up of reactions to Ofcom's broadband speeds report.
  
  
  
• Broadband providers still mislead on speeds
  Broadband providers are still advertising speeds well in excess of those that customers will typically receive, according to Ofcom.
  
  
  
• BBC launches London 2012 Olympics site
  With two years to go until the 2012 Olympics in London the BBC has unveiled its dedicated Games website.
  
  
  
• O2 investigates iPhone roaming charge glitch
  Network operator O2 is investigating why customers have reported being charged for web access on their iPhones while abroad.
  
  
  
• BT steps up cable theft campaign
  A new anti-theft system that marks cables and anyone who tries to steal them is being implemented by BT.
  
  
  
• Brits not willing to pay for content online
  UK surfers would rather share details with advertisers than pay to read and watch content on the web.
  
  
  
• 1948 London Olympics archive online
  A collection of news, photos and video clips from the 1948 Olympic Games in London are now available online through the BBC.
  
  
  
• The Queen's personal photos hit Flickr
  Pictures from private photo albums as well as behind-the-scenes shots from royal ceremonies have been put into a Royal Family Flickr collection.
  
  
  
• Web TV viewing could spark licence fee change
  The government wants to crack down on people who avoid paying the TV licence fee by watching programmes online via their PC.
  
  
  
• HMV music download site crashes
  Music retailer HMV's website has crashed on the day it launched its digital music download service.
  
  
  
• WikiLeaks struggles with Afghan war files strain
  The clamour to see more than 75,000 leaked documents about the Afghanistan war has overloaded the WikiLeaks website.