TECHNOLOGY

According to research firm IDC, the smartphone market has recently crowned a new leader, and its name is Apple. Though many have been asking why the iPhone 5 is still not available in the Apple Store, the question that matters to Jobs is... Do they really need to release the iPhone 5 at this time?

Sony's newest handheld device the PlayStation Vita will not be launching this year instead the gaming giant has pushed back the release of the gaming system into 2012.

Social media giant Facebook has filed suit against adult dating site Shagbook. The case: that Facebook's reputation would be damaged "by the issuance of a registration" of its name to Shagbook.

Not only that Apple is on the roll, it is wreaking havoc on its competitors and according to the latest report issued this week by global research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the tech titan’s second quarter smartphone numbers toppled perennial market leader Nokia of Finland.

Taking note of the emerging trend that site contributors are migrating out of Wikipedia, founder Jimmy Wales revealed on Thursday that the web-based encyclopaedia is implementing tweaks that hopefully would lure fresh entry providers.

After a vicious blog post from Google's chief legal officer David Drummond that accused Microsoft and Apple of conspiring against Android, Microsoft isn't taking the high road but is firing back with tweets and blog posts.

Senior Vice-President David Drummond didn't mince words in his post on Google's official blog against the "bogus patents" filed against Android's partners including Samsung by rival Apple.

Hoping to hit the bulls eye, RIM is launching not just one but five arrows: RIM is releasing 5 new BlackBerry smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System in its largest roll-out ever.

South Korea-based Samsung has agreed to stop advertising or selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until a lawsuit between the two are resolved.

Sony Computer Entertainment announced Tuesday that long-time partner Sucker Punch Productions is joining the global development operation of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).

According to a research firm, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has moved ahead of Finnish handset maker Nokia, with its flagship Galaxy S II product performing well. But Samsung's overall performance was underwhelming, considering the opportunities offered by the upheaval at Nokia, according to research firm Canalys.

Adobe, the software company famous for its Flash software running the online animation, video and graphics on most computers, unveiled a preview of its latest software called Adobe Edge.

Apple's iCloud website went live Monday but only as a "beta" version and is only available for existing MobileMe customers with the Mac OS X on their desktops and notebooks.

Australians will have to wait for quite a while before they could get their hands on the new Samsung Galaxy tablet computer as the South Korean consumer electronics manufacturer decided to suspend its local sale, at least until the company’s legal dispute with Apple has been resolved.

Nokia's woes continue to grow as it was dislodged from the top of the smartphone market for the first time in fifteen years. Apple and Samsung Electronics vaulted over Nokia to gain the first and second rankings respectively at the smartphone sales rankings, according to Strategy Analytics this Friday.

Now Stanford researcher Elie Bursztein is demonstrating at the Black Hat USA 2011 security conference that Microsoft is making available online the locations of Wi-Fi devices without taking privacy precautions. He says that Microsoft's Live.com makes public the precise geographical location of wi-fi enabled gadgets.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced during the week that Samsung GALAXY S II (Model: GT-I9100) has passed the 5 million global sales milestone.

Dell Inc. on Thursday launched the Dell Streak 10 Pro tablet, its first 10-inch Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablet.

Nintendo, which released the 3DS only in February, will lower the 3DS to $169.99 starting Aug. 12, down 32 percent from $249.99.

E-Bay Australia will start charging its users double on some auction listings to push sellers away from second-hand auctions to list new items.

Australia’s second mainland National Broadband Network (NBN) site has been switched on this morning, with residents in the Kiama Downs and Minnamurra, south of Sydney, set to experience superfast fibre broadband.

British police officials revealed on Wednesday the arrest of an 18-yea-old teenager that authorities tagged as the mouthpiece of a hacking group identified as responsible for breaching the security protocols of Sony Pictures and a host of other websites.

Westpac-owned St.George Bank now has one of the most competitive rates in the market for two-year fixed home loans, following an interest rate decrease of 0.10 per cent pa to 6.89 per cent pa for Advantage Package customers.

Owners and managers in Australia are warned of cyber security risks and are advised to take the necessary measure to protect their businesses from hacking.

Anticipation in the consumer electronics world is soaring for the launch of Apple's iPhone 5, which is rumored to be hitting store shelves this fall. About 35 percent of consumers plan to purchase the latest iPhone upon its release, according to a survey by PriceGrabber, a part of online shopping site Experian.

Mozilla announced on July 25 that it is planning to launch its own mobile operating system. Tentatively called "Boot to Gecko" or B2G, the OS is based from Mozilla's open-source "Gecko" layout engine that is already in use with other Mozilla apps like Firefox.

Microsoft announced Tuesday the next version of the Windows Phone operating system, code-named Mango, has been delivered to manufacturers and carriers.

While at the start it was Google Plus that was highlighting Facebook's shortcomings, Facebook is now turning the tables around by providing a one-stop-shop (it's free) that would aid businesses take advantage of Facebook's mass user base.

Zynga Inc., the largest developer of games on Facebook, will offer a version of "CityVille" in China, the world's biggest Internet market.The free online game, named "Zynga City", will be offered through an alliance with Chinese internet service provider Tencent Holdings Ltd. The game will be launched in open beta on Tencent's Pengyou network in the next few days. The game will be later accessible on QZone, China's main social games platform. Tencent had about 101 mil...