Meanwhile, mortgage lending 26% higher than June last year

There were 260 million pirated films and TV shows downloaded in 2008 but that figure has fallen to 120 million

The Olympian twins famed for suing Mark Zuckerberg have released plans to float a trust based on digital currency Bitcoin.

Transferring money overseas is a market that has been dominated for years by global banking institutions and established players including Western Union and MoneyGram.

Megaupload founder lambasts Dutch hosting company for deleting 630 dedicated servers

Hitzacker is one of those idyllic red-brick, north German towns that seem to have been purpose built for the tourist trade. Its 18th-century timbered houses and narrow streets attract thousands of visitors each year.

Facebook app comes out of year-long beta to offer free transfers up to 1GB

The battle for credit card, best buy coverage in the zero per cent balance transfer market shows little sign of petering out any time soon.

Hundreds of guests descend on Big Sur for the Silicon Valley wedding of the year – where the flowers alone will cost $1m

One million people have remortgaged their property once since 2005

Sex education lessons should be compulsory in secondary schools and address the issue of sexual consent, the vast majority of parents believe.

Make life a little less complex

A few days ago, Google bought a slice of a business called Lending Club in a deal which valued the whole at $1.6bn (£1bn). Not bad for a company barely five years old.