Local London news from around the capital

Cookie law set to come into force

1:22am Sat 26 May 12

Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.

'China's Twitter' adopts new code

12:31am Mon 28 May 12

China's most popular Twitter-like service, Weibo, adopts a new contract limiting the types of messages its users ...

Apple's boss rejects $75m payout

10:07pm Fri 25 May 12

Apple's boss, Tim Cook, turns down a payout worth about $75m (£48m) that he was due from the technology giant's ...

New Facebook app copies Instagram

8:10pm Thu 24 May 12

The social network's new photography app appears to replicate many features of Instagram which it is buying for $1bn.

Google shows copyright complaints

10:50am Fri 25 May 12

Microsoft has asked Google to remove more than 500,000 links from its search index in the last month, figures show.

Lawsuits over ad-skipping TV box

12:58pm Fri 25 May 12

Satellite broadcaster clashes with US TV networks over a set-top box that strips ads out of recorded programmes

Microsoft wins text patent fight

12:44pm Fri 25 May 12

Google suffers its first patent defeat since taking over Motorola Mobility in a battle over how Android handles texts.

China firm in 3G patent abuse row

7:21am Fri 25 May 12

China's Huawei files a complaint against InterDigital, accusing the US firm of abusing its position and charging ...

'Cloaking' idea traps a rainbow

9:02am Fri 25 May 12

A grid of 25,000 "invisibility cloaks" shows how to slow light down and spread out its constituent colours in an ...

Cameras in cars to cut insurance

7:06am Fri 25 May 12

High-definition (HD) cameras placed in cars are the latest idea to try to bring down the cost of insurance for ...

Russian spam mastermind jailed

1:41pm Thu 24 May 12

A cybercrime mastermind who hijacked the PCs of more than 30 million people has been jailed for four years.

London to become smart city lab

7:50pm Thu 24 May 12

Intel, in partnership with Imperial university and University College, will use London as a lab for testing tech ...