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FBI trick for breaking into iPhone likely to leak, limiting its use 03 Apr 2016 - 10:42 am

Pieces of an iPhone are seen in a repair store in New York, February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO:...

Affairs of the heart: new wearable tech tracks your cardiac data 02 Apr 2016 - 03:38 pm

The Fuse fitness armband by Mio gives its wearer a personalized reading of how strenuous their activity is. (Till Simon Nagel / dpa) ...

App game Stack crosses Tetris with Jenga 02 Apr 2016 - 11:38 am

Stack, a game for phones that requires you to stack little boards or tiles. It has been termed a cross between Tetris and...

Social media users raise concern after Reddit changes transparency report 02 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON: Some social media users raised concerns on Friday over networking forum Reddit’s removal from its site of a section...

FBI's secret method of unlocking iPhone may never reach Apple 31 Mar 2016 - 10:37 am

A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed cyber code in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION ...

Seagate launches world’s first USB-powered desktop hard drive with Innov8 30 Mar 2016 - 03:03 pm

Seagate Innov8 Desktop Hard Drive CUPERTINO, Calif.: Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the launch of Seagate...

Top computing awards show growing importance of cybersecurity 30 Mar 2016 - 12:53 pm

People wearing balaclavas are silhouetted as they pose with a laptops in front of a screen projected with the word 'cyber' and binary...

Assassins’s Creed and The Walking Dead arrive on phones 30 Mar 2016 - 11:18 am

Assassin’s Creed and The Walking Dead are just two of a few successful games which are making the jump from consoles to smartphones...

Apple remains in dark on how FBI hacked iPhone without help 30 Mar 2016 - 10:50 am

a man holding up an iPhone displaying a 'No Entry' image as part of a rally in front of an Apple Store in...

Hackers breach computer networks of some big U.S. law firms: WSJ 30 Mar 2016 - 09:52 am

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL/FILES Hackers broke into the...

Google CEO Pichai paid $100.5 million for first year at the helm 29 Mar 2016 - 04:10 pm

Sundar Pichai (Reuters / file photo) By Brandon Kochkodin and Anders Melin Google IncChief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai received a $100.5 million pay...

Quick fixes for common computer grievances: Jammed drives and bouncing cursors 29 Mar 2016 - 04:00 pm

Most PC users don’t have much patience with the devices, demanding they function non-stop. As soon as something stops working, many are quick...

First devices featuring next-generation WLAN standard announced 29 Mar 2016 - 03:45 pm

TP-Link's ad wireless Router, the Talon AD7200, comes with two USB 3.0 sockets. It suits close-range communications, such as streaming movies from a...

Samsung follows Apple with launch in China of mobile payment 29 Mar 2016 - 11:43 am

Seoul: South Korea's Samsung Tuesday announced the launch of its mobile payment service in China, where it is likely to struggle in an...

FBI hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit 29 Mar 2016 - 09:19 am

Los Angeles: The FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terror attackers, officials said Monday, ending a heated...

US company to sell smartphone-shaped gun 29 Mar 2016 - 12:00 am

"Ingeniously designed to resemble a smartphone, yet with one click of the safety it opens and is ready to fire," the company says...

Google allows a peek at its new Android operating system 28 Mar 2016 - 03:22 pm

Google has revealed details of its latest Android operating system for mobile devices, but the name is still secret. Berlin: Google has revealed...

Japan loses track of pricey black hole satellite 28 Mar 2016 - 12:13 pm

An undated artist's rendering made available by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on 28 March 2016 shows the Japanese Astro-H satellite that...