Apple admits it has a human rights problem
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
After years of complaints and workers' suicides in China the technology giant faces up to the human cost of its gadgets
Apple tries to bar Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone in US
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
Apple has dramatically raised the stakes in its patent war with rival phone manufacturer Samsung, saying the South Korean company should be barred from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the US.
Scandal-hit Olympus looks at tie-ups as losses loom
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus said today it expected to have lost ¥32bn (£260m) in the year which ends next month.
British Library starts videogame website archive project
13 February 2012 12:32 PM
Curators at The British Library have begun the process of archiving videogame websites to preserve gaming culture for future generations.
Trending: Mac addicts looking for a fruity partner? There's an app for that
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Some of us meet our partners in boozy bars, others come together over art or books – and some, this St Valentine's Day, will be drawn, magnet-like, to their future bit of stuff's electronic device.
Hacker threatens to expose porn users
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Personal details of hundreds of thousands of internet porn users have been compromised in a hacking attack organised by a Moroccan teenager.
Blair gets roasting at Twitter's online dispatch box
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Former prime minister bombarded with hostile questions at Harmony Week event
Tweeter is victim of legal steamroller, court told
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
A man fined for a "menacing" tweet is the victim of a legal "steamroller", it was argued at the High Court.
Minogue reports Twitter user for threats
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Kylie Minogue has alerted police after receiving persistent threats on Twitter from one of her followers.
Zuckerberg's role at Facebook challenged by leading investor
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg's tight control over Facebook is under assault from shareholders even before his social networking giant joins the public market.
Cash in your attic? Old gadgets worth £762m binned
07 February 2012 12:00 AM
But are we throwing away money – and a chance to be green? Tom Bawden finds out
BT promises 'ultra-fast' broadband
03 February 2012 08:28 AM
Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion today by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.
Facebook updates its status – by $100bn
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
The social networking site changed the way we communicate. Now, as it floats on the stock market, all the talk is about how much it is worth. By Stephen Foley
ARM thrives as it inhabits Apple's core products
01 February 2012 12:00 AM
Call it the iPad effect: the British designer of chips forthe Apple tablet yesterday saw its shares surge as much as 7 per cent after strong sales in the past quarter.
A genius career move ... the man who went from Dixons (in Hemel) to boss of Apple stores (in California)
01 February 2012 12:00 AM
The chief executive of Dixons Retail is to swap Hemel Hempstead and an arduous retail turnaround for the Californian sunshine and highly coveted role of running the global stores of the technology giant, Apple.
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