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• Web shoppers less likely to return goods
  Many shoppers are unaware of their right to return goods bought on the internet, a government-backed study has revealed.
  
  
  
• Pink Floyd win download battle with EMI
  Pink Floyd have successfully sued their record label, EMI, for selling individual tracks by the group over the web.
  
  
  
• Facebook voted easiest to use social network
  Facebook has come out top in a poll to find the most user-friendly social network.
  
  
  
• Virgin trials telegraph poles for fibre
  Virgin Media is trialling fibre-optic broadband services using telegraph poles rather than underground cabling.
  
  
  
• A third unhappy with broadband speed
  Nearly a third of broadband customers in the UK are unhappy with their connection speed, according to a survey.
  
  
  
• MSN Video Player fully launched
  Microsoft will launch the full version of its video-on-demand service, MSN Video Player, on Thursday.
  
  
  
• Broadband for all could save govt £900m
  Getting everyone in the UK online could save the government £900m of taxpayers money, it has been claimed.
  
  
  
• Large Hadron Collider shutdown planned
  The Large Hadron Collider will be shut down at the end of 2011 for planned maintenance and updates and not because it is 'broken'.
  
  
  
• Twitter adds phishing protection
  Twitter has added an extra level of protection to stop malicious links spreading on the popular micro-blogging service.
  
  
  
• Google Street View goes nationwide
  Google will this week release Street View imagery for many parts of the UK so far neglected by the service.
  
  
  
• Digital Economy Bill 'threatens UK reputation'
  Controversial amendments to the Digital Economy Bill pose a threat to the UK's international reputation, several ISPs have warned.
  
  
  
• Google loses ground to Bing, Yahoo
  Google's search market share in the UK dipped by 1.6 per cent in the month of February, according to statistics.
  
  
  
• Musicians need record labels - IFPI
  The IFPI has attacked the popular view that musicians no longer need record labels in the digital age.
  
  
  
• Scareware seen by 1m surfers a day
  Security firm McAfee claims that one million people around the world encounter scareware scams every day.
  
  
  
• eBay celebrity auction to help Haiti
  Celebrities including Ridley Scott and Sienna Miller are auctioning off personal and signed items through eBay to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
  
  
  
• No Smoking Day app hits Facebook
  An application specifically designed to help surfers quit smoking will launch on Facebook on No Smoking Day 2010.
  
  
  
• Google Public Data Explorer launched
  Google has launched a tool to help you find and visualise data about subjects such as unemployment rates, population and crime.
  
  
  
• Queen calls for web for all
  Internet access remains an unaffordable option for many in the Commonwealth, leaving them unable to reap the benefits of the web, according to the Queen.
  
  
  
• ISPs 'can make millions from music'
  British ISPs could make more than £100m in the next four years if they bundle premium music services with broadband, a report has claimed.
  
  
  
• Oscar winners scareware attack warning
  Surfers searching for information about the winners of the 2010 Oscars, announced on Sunday night, could be in for a nasty shock if they're not careful.
  
  
  
• York street wins Google Street View award
  The Shambles in York has been voted Britain's Most Picturesque Street in the Google Street View Awards.
  
  
  
• Gadget concerns put ahead of health
  Seven out of 10 people put more effort into mending household gadgets than fixing relationships or sorting out health concerns, a study claims.
  
  
  
• BBC archives mark International Women's Day
  The BBC has released two new archive collections to mark International Women's Day on Monday 8 March.
  
  
  
• Internet 'fundamental right of all people'
  Access to the internet is regarded as a fundamental right by almost 80 per cent of people asked in a recent BBC World Service poll.
  
  
  
• UK Secret Service files released online
  Secret Service files about Irish playwright Brendan Behan are among those that have been released on the National Archives website.