From SOPA to Ellen DeGeneres, protesting keeps getting more social.Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, digital agitation has entered the mainstream allowing people to affect change at a dizzying speed. Going viral is no longer reserved for cute puppy videos.Social networking has moved into…

Samsung Electronics Co said on Friday a German court ruled against it in a patent suit versus Apple over mobile technologies, and the firm has yet to decide whether to appeal the ruling.Samsung counter-sued Apple in April, after the US firm filed a lawsuit…

This year's Consumer Electronics Show turned out to be the largest on record, despite a slow economy and what many industry pundits agree is a dearth of genuine scene-stealers.But as with most years, avid - and hardy - attendees can always find a few…

Angry Birds and Facebook were the most downloaded iPhone apps of 2011, according to Apple, but some less predictable apps also made their lists.Craig Palli, a vice president at Fiksu, a marketing company for app developers, explained that this year's top apps incorporate three…

Google on Wednesday confirmed that it has added more IBM patents to its technology arsenal as smartphone rivals increasingly battle in courts over innovations.Google bought 188 patents and 29 patent applications related to mobile phones from IBM but did not disclose how much it…

Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.The weapon is the culmination of a 179 million yen ($2.3 million) three-year project entrusted by the government to…

Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday.The weapon is the culmination of a 179 million yen ($2.3 million) three-year project entrusted by the government to…

Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.Online retail giant Amazon has made electronic readers mainstream with Kindle devices, and Apple ignited insatiable…

China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network.The train, made by a subsidiary…

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Tuesday hailed a victory following a "better-than-expected" US ruling that it had partially infringed a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple.The US International Trade Commission on Monday ordered HTC to stop importing by April 19 smartphones in…