Software problems at one of Amazon's data centres has knocked out several high profile web services.

The next CEO of Microsoft Corp has one big decision to make: press on with retiring chief executive Steve Ballmer's ambitious plan to transform the software giant into a broad-based devices and services company, or jettison that idea and rally re

A desktop device that can quickly scan objects so they can be replicated using a 3D printer has gone on sale.

In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number.

Facebook, the world's largest social networking company, is planning to test a new mobile payment feature.

Researchers at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute were thrilled ten months ago when they successfully programmed Kenji, a third generation humanoid robot, to convincingly emulate certain human emotions.

BlackBerry Ltd is expected to draw preliminary interest from technology companies, buyout firms and Canadian pension funds, but its fate may ultimately rest in the hands of its largest shareholder, Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

Facebook Inc (FB.O) struck a deal with online restaurant booking service OpenTable Inc (OPEN.O) that will allow users to reserve tables at restaurants via a Facebook app, as the world's No. 1 social network continues to expand its mobile services

California, whose green ambitions helped the solar and wind industries take root, is taking an essential next step by proposing a sharp rise in energy storage to better integrate renewable power with the rest of the grid.

Details of Samsung's smartwatch plans have been revealed in a series of unearthed patent and trademark filings.

Viber has confirmed a situation earlier this morning in which Viber appeared to have been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (a pro-government group of computer hackers aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad).

This year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup winners, team ‘Firebirds’ who left for the competition’s 11th World Finals held at St. Petersburg, Russia recently, brought honour to Sri Lanka, when they won the Samsung Digital Native Award,

E-tel  mobile phones by Brantel Lanka Pvt Ltd has opened the doors to a new era of smart phones with the company’s latest introduction, The Curiosity i7.  a 5 inch Android smart phone for a very affordable and  unbelievable price

Google has been given 35 days to delete any remaining data it "mistakenly collected" while taking pictures for its Street View service, or face criminal proceedings.

Samsung's long-rumoured Galaxy S4 Active has entered the realm of officialdom at last, and will be out in the UK this summer, Samsung has confirmed.

Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand.

YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month.

Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, two sources told Reuters, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market.

YouTube, the video sharing site owned by Google, has announced it has passed one billion regular users.

Samsung has launched a smartphone which allows users to control its 5in (12.5cm) screen using only their eyes.

Tweet from the electronics giant includes a dark image of what appears to be the top half of a Samsung smartphone -- perhaps the one due to be unveiled in three days time?

Google has unveiled its first touchscreen-enabled laptop. The Chromebook Pixel runs Google's Chrome operating system and has been "largely built" by the web giant.

We know you've had that childhood dream: You spent hours in your room conjuring up doodles, wishing you could take them right off the page. Who doesn't imagine waving a hand to make their creation magically appear in thin air?

If Polytron Technologies has its way, you'll barely be able to see your next smartphone. The Taiwan-based manufacturer has released a futuristic-looking prototype for what it hopes will be the world's first transparent smartphone.

Microsoft Corp has not made much of a dent in Apple Inc's and Google Inc's domination of mobile computing, but a top executive hinted on Wednesday that it will not stop trying and does not have an alternative strategy.

U.S. tech writers have given Microsoft Corp's new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative reviews, casting a shadow over the software group's hopes to take a bite out of sales of Apple Inc's iPad and MacBook Air.

Facebook Inc doubled its mobile advertising revenue in the fourth quarter, a sign that the No.1 social network is seeing early success in expanding onto handheld devices as more of its users migrate to smartphones and tablets.

Apple Inc's iconic iPhone is losing some of its luster among Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong, a victim of changing mobile habits and its own runaway success.

Sony's new tablet is arguably the thinnest 10-inch tablet yet. It's also really light. Sony's new tablet is really thin. How thin? Thinner than the already-very-svelte iPad Mini.

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom has set up a new cloud storage and file-sharing site.