TECHNOLOGY

Nikon unveiled its first mirrorless cameras on Wednesday, beating its arch rival Canon to the nascent market for small, interchangeable-lens cameras, where other manufacturers have met with mixed success.

Researchers who developed ground-breaking leukemia drugs, discovered dendrimers and confirmed Einstein's view that quantum entanglement is spooky are among Thomson Reuters 2011 top tips to win Nobel prizes for science.

Facebook’s growth is so strong that revenue this year may tap $4.3 billion, double prior estimates, market researcher eMarketer reports.

Netflix Inc and Discovery Communications Inc have reached an agreement to bring episodes of popular TV adventure shows including Man vs. Wild and River Monsters to the streaming service, according to people close to the deal.

Apple Inc has been granted 40 patents in China, which will help the maker of iPhones and iPads gain more intellectual property protection in the country, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.

Adobe System announced Flash Player 11 and Adobe Air 3 software, Wednesday, its biggest release in 2 years which will enable 3 D gaming on mobile devices.

Software maker Adobe Systems has launched Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3, enabling 3D games over the Internet to nearly all PCs and many other devices.

Finnish technology startup Kiosked aims to change the way money moves on the Internet, adding links to advertisements to web content like pictures and replacing advertising banners.

It seems that Samsung is not only continuing on its Galaxy S II to battle against the fifth generation Apple iPhone as the South Korean tech giant is reportedly preparing to make iPhone 5 illegal in Korea and Europe.

Apple Inc. is tight-lipped about the release date of the most-anticipated smartphone, iPhone 5. However, when the device is launched, probably in early October, it is expected to have a bloody nose as Android devices like Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Photon 4G, Atrix 4G, HTC Sensation 4G and EVO 3D have become extremely popular in the market.

Sales of Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphone are plunging in the U.S. In a company filing, RIM notes that the company has a 50 percent year-over-year decline in U.S. revenue, largely because consumers are moving away from the BlackBerry to Apple's iPhone and Android-based smartphones.

Graphics chipmaker Nvidia said its next-generation Kal-El Tegra chip built under Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing (vSMP) architecture would have five rather than four cores, or quad-core, as announced in February.

Apple iPhone 5 is grabbing attention from all corners as new rumors are emerging each day over its release date and specifications.

Google has announced that Google+ is now open to the public.

HTC has unveiled its Android-powered smartphone called the Rhyme.

Cellphones may bring relief to famine victims in parts of Somalia controlled by al Shabaab insurgents as donors seek new ways to circumvent the hard-line militants, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Twitter was abuzz with worried fans expressing their grief after false rumors sparked saying ace footballer and celebrity David Beckham died in a car crash.

Ever since Apple failed to launch iPhone 5 in June (deviating from its traditional summer release), the Internet has turned cacophonous with the expected release date and specifications of the superphone.

Jefferies performed a deep dive on 1,400 patents to determine the firms with essential LTE patents, in consultation with industry experts.

Google has opened up Google+ to all after field-testing it for 12 weeks and it has rolled out a raft of features that can shake the roost of Facebook further.

According to a transcript from a recent town hall meeting at a T-Mobile filed service center, Cole Broadman, the chief marketing officer of T-Mobile, reportedly revealed that the carrier will not “get the iPhone 5 this year”.

Quanta Computer Inc, the world's largest PC contract maker, said on Wednesday that employees at its Taiwan production line number less than 2,000, down from about 3,000 in the first half, following a decline in client orders.

When Scarlett Johansson's nude photos hit the Web last week she made headlines. Reports are that the photos were stolen from her cellular phone and then leaked onto the Internet.

With no official announcement on the fifth generation of iPhone many don't know what to expect. But based on the talks, we do know that Apple will be releasing either a new iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S in October.

The U.S. government is concerned about cyber attacks on Japanese defense contractors including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which builds F-15 fighter jets, Patriot missiles and other U.S. designed weapons for Japan's military, urging such attacks be taken seriously, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo said.

Microsoft Corp announced a 25 percent increase in its quarterly dividend on Tuesday to 20 cents per share, as the technology giant hands more cash back to shareholders frustrated with its stagnant share price.

Oracle Corp posted quarterly revenue slightly above Wall Street expectations, defying a weak outlook for global technology spending.

Oracle Corp forecast earnings for the current quarter that are higher than expected, as well as robust software sales, offering some reassurance to investors hoping that global technology spending is holding up.

U.S. prosecutors made new allegations on Tuesday in a probe of the Full Tilt Poker website, accusing self-styled Poker Professor Howard Lederer and professional poker champion Christopher Ferguson and others of paying themselves more than $440 million while defrauding other players.