TECHNOLOGY

Google's Android operating system has become the main target for mobile malware and faced another round of attacks for the second time in three months.

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Acer Inc, the world No 2 PC maker, will launch an ultrabook super-light computer model in the fourth quarter, its president said on Wednesday, and sees devices such as tablets and smartphones making up a third of revenue by 2015.

There is a swirl of rumors in tech circles about when iPhone 5 will be released. The chaos worsens when iPhone 4 S comes into picture as well. Rumors being what they are, no date is conclusive. However, it would be useful to find out what the 'median forecast' is like when it comes to iPhone launches.

Investors offloaded shares in Nokia again on Wednesday, as analysts slashed price targets for the mobile phone maker after its profit warning and questioned whether it could ever recapture lost market share.

Microsof’t’s acquisition of the $8.5-billion worth Skype and heading to stitch it up to its other products like smartphones, sees great potential in American internet phone calling market.

Google's mysterious social project is finally materializing in the form of its new offering Google +1. Techcrunch first broke the news of Google +1 launch which is expected tomorrow, after accessing the information through a Google affiliate agency. The new feature will render a personal aura to your Google searches by showing up results from sources that you know and trust.

According to Google executive chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt, Microsoft doesn’t figure among the top line technology companies that drive innovation in the consumer segment.

China's Lenovo is buying Germany's Medion in a deal valuing the consumer electronics retailer at around $900 million as the world's No.4 PC brand expands its market share in developed economies.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will shake off medical leave slumber to appear at the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC 2011) in San Francisco on June 6 to unveil the latest version of Mac OS X, or the Lion, and the iCloud Music streaming service. The confirmation by Apple that Jobs will make the keynote address on the opening day of WWDC 2011 brought cheer to millions of Apple investors.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said for the first time that mobile phone radiation can cause cancer and advised people to take pragmatic steps to steer clear of the killer malady.

Lenovo, the world's No.4 PC brand, expects its PC market share in western Europe to rise from the current level of about 7 percent, helped by its acquisition of a German electronics firm, CEO Yang Yuanqing said on Wednesday.

Lenovo, the world's No.4 PC brand, is launching a takeover offer worth more than $800 million for Germany's Medion, the first public takeover of a German company by a Chinese firm.

Australia's state-owned National Broadband Network awarded a contract to Sweden's Ericsson worth up to A$1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), the latest in a string of contracts to build the A$35.9 billion network.

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Search engine behemoth Google will launch Google Offers, the search giant's Groupon competitor, on Wednesday, starting with Portland.

Popular social networking site Facebook snubbed the partnership offered by Google Inc, denying the search giant access to its trove of personal information, said Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday.

Google Inc tried to partner with Facebook but was rebuffed, denying the search giant to the social network's trove of personal information, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday.

Apple announced that the three iWork office applications (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) will now be available on all iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This has been a dream come true for many users, especially busy business people on the go who access documents from their iPhones and tablets. But how efficient is it and can a lot of work get done with these apps?

Apple released on Tuesday a Mac OS X software update to protect Mac users from a recent phishing scam. Apple said the update to Mac OS 10.6.7, the Snow Leopard, will detect the malware.

The next iPhone could be out in the market in July or August. An anonymous source reported in the Macotakara website that the iPhone 5 will be quite similar to the iPhone 4 in design, but unlike its predecessor it will be equipped with a better 8 megapixel camera.

Apple stocks surged on Tuesday after the tech giant said charismatic CEO Steve Jobs will unveil the iCloud and Mac Os X at the worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) coming up next week. Apple also said Jobs will make the keynote address on June 6, the opening day of WWDC, a development that heartened millions of Apple investors.

Top Pentagon contractors have been bleeding secrets for years as a result of penetrations of their computer networks, current and former national security officials say.

The maker of Farmville creates its first combat game, Empires & Allies.

Despite the yearlong concerns over his health, Steve Jobs will be headlining WWDC once again.

Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure, World Health Organization cancer experts said on Tuesday.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs leaps back into the spotlight next week to showcase the iPad maker's latest software and is widely expected to unveil an online music storage and streaming service.

The company says it can no longer give full-year estimates based on lowered net sales from its devices and services.

Sony Corp and Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that it will fully restore all the PlayStation Network Services in Americas, Europe/PAL territories by end of this week.