Most people using a search engine expect to find what they are looking for on the first page of results, says a US study. At most, people will go through three pages of results before giving up, found the survey by Jupiter Research and marketing firm iProspect. It also found that a third of users linked companies in the first page of results with top brands. The study surveyed 2,369 people from a

By Mark Ward Technology Correspondent, BBC News website You may not know it, but every time you search on Google, the company makes 12 cents in revenue. That may not sound like much but it all adds up when you realise that Americans alone did more than 2.7 billion searches via Google in January 2006, according to figures gathered by Nielsen/NetRatings. The analyst firm estimates that 48% of the 5.

Last Updated: Friday, 7 April 2006, 06:22 GMT 07:22 UK After a British inquest jury finds that cameraman James Miller was murdered, his family and friends describe their struggle for justice. The respected cameraman was killed in Rafah, in Gaza, on 2 May 2003 while making a documentary about the impact of conflict on Palestinian children. His family have always believed he was deliberately shot by

Last Updated: Saturday, 1 April 2006, 13:36 GMT 14:36 UK Mobile phone users in Japanese cities can now watch digital TV on compatible mobile phones for the first time. The service is not the world's first, but it has the potential to be the biggest, by reaching more subscribers than in any other country. Finding new phones in Japanese shops has proved difficult as only limited quantities have been

Should the UK consider a new generation of reactors? Use this guide to explore the issues including waste, cost and energy alternatives.

Thirty years after it was founded on 1 April 1976, Apple Computer has grown from a tiny start-up to a household name and cultural icon. But how much do you really know about Apple?

So-called High Street hedonists use 3G mobiles while shopping Increasing use of 3G mobile phones can change the way people communicate and create new social trends and tribes, a behavioural study has suggested. The study said the combination of still and video cameras on modern phones, and the advent of high speed data transfer, can inspire a generation of users. Bloggers, film-makers and clubbers

From texting to surfing the internet and making video calls, the ways in which mobile phones can be used seem to be ever expanding. In Japan, another string has been recently been added to the mobile bow with the launch of electronic books and comics specifically for phones. Two-thirds of Japan's population - about 80 million people - are using their mobiles in ways which would make the rest of us

Unexplained Nessie sightings could have been elephants swimming Unexplained sightings of the Loch Ness monster could have been elephants enjoying a swim, a scientist has said. Neil Clark, curator of palaeontology at Glasgow University's Hunterian Museum, spent two years researching Nessie. He said they could have been circus elephants, as fairs visiting Inverness would often stop on the banks of L

Seventeen men have been arrested following a police search of a bar in a loyalist area of north Belfast. Officers in riot gear raided the Alexandra Bar in York Street and fired CS gas capsules during the operation on Thursday evening. Police would not comment on reports the UDA was rehearsing a show of strength. It is thought those arrested are being questioned about paramilitary activity. On Frid

What does 2006 hold for the Northern Ireland political process? BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Gareth Gordon looks back as well as forward to explore an alphabet of issues. A is for Ahern: The Irish prime minister believed Sinn Fein leaders had prior knowledge about the Northern Bank robbery, even as they negotiated a deal to restore devolution. Bertie Ahern shook his head like an ex