Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived, data suggests

A drop in file-sharing following a court ordered block of the Pirate Bay was short-lived, data seen by the BBC suggests.

Texting overtakes talking in UK, says Ofcom study

People in the UK are now more likely to text than to make a phone call, according to new research from Ofcom.

Microsoft revamps Office, looks to the cloud

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new version of its Office suite tailored for tablets and other touch screen devices, in the company's largest-ever overhaul of the workplace software it relies on for much of its profit.

Yahoo turns to Google's Mayer for revival

Yahoo Inc picked Google Inc's Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with established Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling former Internet powerhouse.

Google's Nexus tablet selling fast across retail chains

Google Inc's "Nexus 7" tablet is off to an encouraging start, with major retailers running out of the gadgets as the Internet company's first entry in an increasingly crowded market showed up in U.S. stores on Friday.

Nokia cuts price of flagship smartphone in half

Nokia Oyj has cut the U.S. price of its flagship smartphone in half, barely three months after its launch, in an effort to stanch losses in market share to rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

China's Lenovo inches closer to a global tech title

Lenovo Group Ltd is on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year, making it the first Chinese company to grab the top spot globally in a technology sector.

Android Hits 51.8% Market Share In the U.S. [STUDY]

Android has a bigger U.S. market share than all other mobile operating systems combined, according to a new report by Nielsen.

SAP defies tech gloom with strong software sales

Germany's SAP, the world's largest maker of business software, delivered a stronger-than-expected rise in profits led by robust sales, defying a weakening trend that has hit rivals.

China preempts Apple on iPhone 5 launch

Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but opportunistic sellers on China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, are already accepting pre-orders, complete with mock-up pictures and purported technical specifications.

Hackers claim to steal 450,000 Yahoo accounts

A previously unknown hacker group has posted online the details of 450,000 user accounts and passwords it claims to have taken from a Yahoo server.

CEO vows to turn RIM into "lean, mean machine"

Research In Motion Ltd's new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled company with the new generation of BlackBerry devices coming next year, saying he would transform RIM into a "lean, mean, hunting machine."

Megaupload tycoon offers to go to U.S. to answer piracy charges

Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon at the centre of a U.S. investigation into online piracy and fraud, said on Wednesday he was willing to go to the United States to clear his name, offering to forego a pending extradition hearing in New Zealand.

Samsung wins court case against Apple because it's "not as cool"

Samsung Electronics defeated Apple in the latest spat in the rivals' patent wars when a British judge ruled Samsung's Galaxy tablets did not infringe the U.S. company's designs for the iPad because they were "not as cool".

New Zealand court delays Megaupload extradition hearing to next year

A New Zealand court has delayed an extradition hearing for internet tycoon and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom until March 2013 because of questions about the search and seizure of evidence by the United States where he faces charges of internet piracy and fraud.

Privacy risk from ads in apps rising: security firm

Some advertising networks have been secretly collecting app users personal details over the past year and now have access to millions of smartphones globally, U.S.-based mobile security firm Lookout said.

Thousands face internet loss as FBI shuts off servers

More than 300,000 people, including many in the US and UK, could lose internet access later as the FBI shuts off servers used by cyber thieves.

Dialog Location Based Mobile Deal App

Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata PLC is offering its subscribers D-App, a smartphone Application (App), which once downloaded would allow subscribers to get location specific special deals offered at Partner Merchants that vary from fine dining restaurants to electronic stores.

Samsung's Galaxy powers record $5.9 billion profit

Soaraway sales of the Galaxy smartphone drove record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion at Samsung Electronics, though the South Korean tech giant is sweating over how Europe's debt crisis is denting demand in its biggest market for televisions and home appliances.

Virus could black out nearly 250,000 PCs

About a quarter-million computer users around the world are at risk of losing Internet access on Monday because of malicious software at the heart of a hacking scam that U.S. authorities shut down last November.

HTC defeats Apple in swipe-to-unlock patent dispute

HTC is claiming victory in a patent dispute with Apple after a ruling by the High Court in London.

Google working on software patch to avoid Galaxy Nexus sales ban

The code is being pushed to the flagship Android phone to avoid a U.S. sales injunction rooted in a patent rumble with Apple. Within hours of a federal judge denying Samsung's request to delay a ban on U.S. sales of its Galaxy Nexus phone rooted in a patent tussle with Apple, Google says it is already working on pushing out a patch to address the issue.

The iPad Mini, Apple’s Tablet Trump Card, Is Coming This Year [REPORT]

Apple is preparing to release a smaller version of the iPad in time for the 2012 holiday season, according to a report just weeks after competitors Google and Microsoft announced their own tablet offerings.

Apple scores second legal win vs Samsung in a week

A U.S. judge on Friday granted Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) request for a pre-trial injunction against the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.KS) Galaxy Nexus phone, handing the iPhone maker its second legal victory against Samsung in a week.

Colombo Crimes Division raids banking firm for software piracy

The Sri Lanka Police re-affirmed its focused determination to the task of protecting intellectual property (IP) rights, when it carried out yet another copyright enforcement raid.

Exclusive: Microsoft tie-up, network sale among RIM options: sources

Research In Motion Ltd's board is under mounting pressure to consider unpalatable options such as selling its network business or forming an alliance with Microsoft Corp after the Blackberry maker again delayed the release of its next-generation smartphones, said three sources familiar with the situation.

NZ court finds Megaupload search warrants illegal

Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to the FBI's highest profile global copyright theft case.

Google: 400 million Android devices, one million activations a day

Google has just kicked off its I/O keynote with some big new numbers to share. It now says there are 400 million activated Android devices out there, and one million activations per day.

Google's digital glasses move out of lab and closer to reality

Google Inc expects to roll out a consumer version of its electronic eyewear that can live-stream images and audio and perform computing tasks in less than two years, though it stopped short of putting a price tag on the "smart" glasses.

Google Nexus 7

Today, during Google's opening day keynote at Google I/O 2012, the company announced a new Asus-branded tablet called the Nexus 7.