Apple drops shares plan after ruling

24 February 2013 Last updated at 06:27 ET Apple has dropped a planned vote of shareholders after a US judge blocked the move in an ongoing spat over what to do with the tech giant's huge cash pile. The judge backed a lawsuit by activist shareholder...

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Hacking group victim of Twitter hack

21 February 2013 Last updated at 07:38 ET Hacker collective Anonymous has suffered an embarrassing breach, as one of its popular Twitter feeds is taken over by rival hacktivists. Little-known group Rustle League said it had hacked the @Anon_Central...

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Google unveils touchscreen laptop

21 February 2013 Last updated at 14:02 ET 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. The laptop has Intel's Ivy Bridge...

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Paypal launches chip-and-pin device

21 February 2013 Last updated at 21:27 ET Payments firm Paypal has launched a chip-and-pin machine designed to offer new sales methods to UK small businesses that have previously relied on cash or cheques. It means market traders, taxis and...

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FBI staff disciplined for sex texts

22 February 2013 Last updated at 06:03 ET The FBI has disciplined agents for sending nude pictures, bugging a boss's office, and visiting a massage parlour, a leaked memo has revealed. The misconduct cases were among those detailed in a leaked...

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North Korea to launch mobile internet

22 February 2013 Last updated at 07:06 ET North Korean mobile phone provider Koryolink is planning to launch a 3G data service for foreign visitors and residents from abroad. Egyptian telecoms firm Orascom, which is a partner in Koryolink,...

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Apple patent hints at smart watch

22 February 2013 Last updated at 10:58 ET Fresh evidence that Apple has been working on a smart watch concept since at least 2011 has emerged in a patent filing. The document describes a flexible touchscreen display which would communicate...

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Samsung faces disability setback

22 February 2013 Last updated at 13:34 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Samsung has suffered a setback in its effort to win an iPhone ban based on a function making its software accessible to blind people. The South Korean firm had sought...

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Hackers attack Microsoft computers

23 February 2013 Last updated at 00:15 ET Microsoft has become the latest US technology company to confirm that it has been targeted by computer hackers. In a blog post, Microsoft announced that "a small number" of its computers had recently...

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Samsung and Huawei kick off launches

24 February 2013 Last updated at 10:41 ET A fresh tablet from Samsung and a new Android handset from Huawei have been announced at the start of the Mobile World Congress (MWC). About 1,500 exhibitors are taking part at the annual event in Barcelona....

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Apple loses iPhone ruling in Brazil

13 February 2013 Last updated at 16:00 ET Brazilian regulators have ruled that Apple does not have exclusive rights to use the "iPhone" trademark in the country. But the US tech giant has already lodged an appeal against the decision with the...

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Google sues BT in patent battle

14 February 2013 Last updated at 07:24 ET Google is suing BT, claiming the British telecoms group has infringed a number of its technologies. The search giant has launched a series of legal actions against the London-based firm in California,...

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Police hold 11 over ransomware scam

14 February 2013 Last updated at 08:21 ET A complex cybercrime network spreading ransomware designed to extort money has been shut down, police have said. Spanish authorities, working with the European Union's law enforcement agency, Europol,...

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Self-driving car given UK test run

14 February 2013 Last updated at 13:12 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Richard Westcott tests out the self-driving car A car that is able...

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Blue-screen effects pioneer dies

14 February 2013 Last updated at 17:34 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter The visual effects industry has paid tribute to Petro Vlahos - the pioneer of blue- and green-screen systems. The techniques allow filmmakers to superimpose actors...

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Blue Peter honours Apple's Jony Ive

15 February 2013 Last updated at 07:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Watch presenter Barney Harwood present Sir Jonathan with the gold badge The BBC's Blue Peter programme has honoured Apple's...

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Chubby Checker sues over penis app

15 February 2013 Last updated at 07:14 ET Rock'n'roll singer Chubby Checker is suing HP over an app that used his name as a euphemism for penis size. The Chubby Checker app - which appeared on websites for Palm OS devices - claimed to guess...

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Facebook search limited for teens

15 February 2013 Last updated at 08:44 ET The Facebook activity of users aged between 13 and 17 would have limited visibility in the network's new "social graph" search facility, the firm said. Posts which could identify the teens' age or location...

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Valve opens Linux video game store

15 February 2013 Last updated at 09:21 ET Software firm Valve has launched a Linux version of its Steam game store. The games made available via the online Steam store are playable on the Ubuntu version of the Linux open-source operating system....

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Facebook 'targeted by hackers'

15 February 2013 Last updated at 18:18 ET Facebook has revealed it was the target of a "sophisticated attack" by hackers last month, but found no evidence any user data had been compromised. The US-based social network said that the attack...

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EU proposes new cybercrime rules

7 February 2013 Last updated at 06:23 ET Over 40,000 firms, including energy providers, banks and hospitals could be required to report cyber-break-ins under new rules proposed by the EU. It is part of a move to intensify global efforts to...

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Kids app 'translates' grown-up paper

7 February 2013 Last updated at 08:44 ET An augmented-reality app that "translates" grown-up newspapers for children has been developed in Japan. The Tokyo Shimbun, one of the country's biggest daily titles, has worked with advertising firm...

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Dead Space cheat dents in-game fees

7 February 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Exploits in the bestselling video game Dead Space 3 are allowing users to obtain in-game items for free. The "cheats" could prove costly to the title's publisher, Electronic...

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Online subscribers surge at NY Times

7 February 2013 Last updated at 14:01 ET Profits at the New York Times have tripled, as a surge in online subscriptions more than offset weak demand for advertising space. The US newspaper, which introduced a paywall on its website almost two...

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Kids 'writing malicious hack code'

7 February 2013 Last updated at 19:01 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. AVG's Tony Anscombe says children hacking games is still "theft" Children as young...

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LinkedIn results beat hopes again

7 February 2013 Last updated at 19:25 ET Business-focused social networking website LinkedIn's quarterly profits were double expectations, sending shares up 10% in after hours' trading. Profits for the fourth quarter were $40.2m (£25.5m), twice...

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UK 'lags behind' on DNA forensics

8 February 2013 Last updated at 03:13 ET By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website Cross-border co-operation on terrorism and crime will be compromised unless the UK updates the technology it uses for DNA profiling, experts have warned....

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Apple sued by activist shareholder

8 February 2013 Last updated at 03:57 ET An activist shareholder is suing computer giant Apple, demanding that it share out more of its $137bn (£87bn) cash pile to its investors. Apple's cash pile has grown to that size from $98bn last March....

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Ex-US President Bush emails hacked

8 February 2013 Last updated at 05:08 ET A computer hacker has stolen personal emails and photographs belonging to former US President George H W Bush and his family, US media report. One photograph posted on the internet showed the 88-year-old...

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Row over ownership of 'space marine'

8 February 2013 Last updated at 06:53 ET UK toymaker Games Workshop has been criticised for asserting a trademark claim to the phrase 'space marines'. The claim emerged when it was used to get an American ebook about the futuristic soldiers...

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Samsung gains tablet market share

31 January 2013 Last updated at 22:42 ET Samsung doubled its share of the tablet PC market in the last three months of 2012, research firm IDC has said. Samsung, which makes the Galaxy range of tablets, sold 7.9 million units, up from 2.2 million...

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'Child porn' virus levies fines

1 February 2013 Last updated at 06:12 ET German federal police are warning about a computer virus that accuses victims of viewing "juvenile pornography". It also displays an image that it claims reveals images of child sexual abuse have been...

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Plans to 3D print Moon building

1 February 2013 Last updated at 07:21 ET Architects Fosters and Partners have revealed designs for a building on the Moon that could be constructed from material already on its surface. An inflatable structure would be transported from Earth,...

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