TECHNOLOGY

Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance by governments.

How many of us would agree that we are all tempted and maybe we almost always do a little bit of retouching to our pictures before we upload them on networking sites for our friends to see? Well, it's no secret, but almost all of us have done it.

Security researchers said they found vulnerability in the Google Inc mobile payments platform which is currently available in phones sold by Sprint Nextel Corp. They said that Google Wallet has security risk.

It is looking increasingly certain that the iPad 3 (if that is what it will be called) will be released soon, as sources have told the media that Apple will debut the successor to the iPad 2 in the first week of March, during one of its special events in San Francisco.

Until now, the best way to install Siri on iOS devices other than the iPhone 4S has been Spire. Thanks to a Vietnamese dev team, users now can install if not Siri, but an apparently much more advanced alternative, Sara, in all iOS devices.

A new Google trick has emerged on the eve of the Valentine's Day that will allow romantic math geeks to offer a heart made of numbers and equations to their beloved.

The site went offline since Friday night even as Anonymous posted messages on its Twitter page claiming that the URL was hacked.

Apple sued Motorola Mobility in a U.S. court on Friday in an attempt to stop Motorola from asserting some patent claims against Apple in Germany, according to the lawsuit.

Google Inc is expected to win approval next week from European regulators, as well as from U.S. antitrust authorities, for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility , according to people familiar with the matter.

If you're feeling dizzy from the stream of iPad 3 rumors circulating the web rest assured, because it's likely Apple will drown out the hearsay by unveiling its next generation tablet in early March.

Having found this holiday season that they cannot beat iPad, iPhone and iPod, toymakers have decided to join them, lining up a host of playthings that come to life when hooked up to the devices, gadgets that kids love to play with.

Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone has struggled to win over U.S. consumers but the Canadian company has long been able to rely on the loyalty of corporate and government clients who depend on its secure email. No more.

Google Inc is expected to win approval next week from European regulators as well as U.S. antitrust authorities for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility , according to people familiar with the matter.

Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management.

Sony is offering consumers the opportunity to buy PS Vita games at a discounted price if they purchase their games online through the Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) in an effort to increase sales and cut out middle men like video game retailer Game Stop.

Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue has alerted police about threating messages she has been receiving from a stalker on Twitter.

Apple is gearing up for the release of the new iOS 5.1 software update for its existing iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 3G/4G, iPad and iPad 2 sometime around the first weekend of March, just in time for the much-awaited launch of the iPad 3 (if rumors are to be believed).

It has been reported that the successor to iPad 2 is most likely to be debuted at an Apple media event in the first week of March at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Affordability will be a deciding factor in the U.S. Air Force's drive to develop a new long-range bomber, the top general in the service said on Thursday, underscoring that he was not looking for an extravagant design.

Eastman Kodak Co , the inventor of the digital camera, plans to get out of that business in the first half of the year as the bankrupt company looks to cut costs.

Intel Corp agreed to pay just $6.5 million to resolve an antitrust lawsuit in which New York's attorney general accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars of kickbacks to maintain its market dominance.

The battle for the control of the living room has begun. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is building a home-entertainment system that streams music wirelessly through the home. The announcement from Google comes as rumors about Apple's television set, dubbed iTV, have started to surface.

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth and alienated colleagues yet commanded universal respect, according to interviews conducted by the FBI in the 1990s.

Professional networking service LinkedIn posted fourth-quarter revenue that beat estimates thanks to strong product and subscription growth

With growing worries about the threat of cyber warfare, militaries around the world are racing to recruit the computer specialists they believe may be central to the conflicts of the 21st century.

The Justice Department will approve Google's $12.5 billion bid to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, according to sources close to the antitrust review.

A privacy debate surrounding fledgling social network Path went viral this week, triggering discussions on blogs and on Twitter about how far social networks can go in using members' private data.

Instagram's co-founder Mike Krieger received a thoughtful and appropriate gift from his girlfriend, Kaitlyn Trigger. She secretly launched a Valentine's Day themed app called Lovestagram, which makes interactive Valentine's Day cards using the Instagram API.

Google is developing a wireless streaming home entertainment system, which it will manufacture and sell under its own brand