Google closer to world domination

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For all those other companies producing travel guides, Google's move is very bad news indeed, writes Stephen Foley.

Google swings axe at Motorola

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The 20,000 employees of Motorola got a taste of life under their new owner when they were told that one in five of them would lose their jobs.

Google's Kindle killer enters tablet war

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The Nexus 7 is designed to usurp Amazon's Kindle range at the lower end of the market, and at less than half the price of Apple's iPad. [Video in story]

Faster than a speeding petaflop

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The US has regained the crown for having the world's fastest supercomputer thanks to a new machine so powerful it can simulate nuclear bombs and power plant accidents. ...

Faster than a speeding petaflop

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IBM flies past Japanese rival to win battle of the supercomputers. . .

Meet the mad scientist of social media

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Jonah Peretti's first 15 minutes of fame in 2001 - a snarky exchange with Nike’s customer service department - became an online hit.

Apple en-route to challenge Google Maps

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Apple is plotting to dump Google as the default maps application on its iPhones and iPads with the launch of its own maps service.

Apple’s Cook has the last laugh

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Apple has confounded a chorus of sceptics to post blow-out sales of the iPhone and quarterly profits.

Caution with Apple despite sweet sales

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Apple's souring relations with the world's biggest phone companies are expected to be brought into focus this week.

Google bosses playing dirty?

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin have moved to strengthen their control over Google, the search-engine giant they founded 16 years ago.

BlackBerry maker hints at potential sale

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The new chief executive of Research In Motion has signalled that he might sell the company after it posted another catastrophic set of sales figures.

Now Apple tries to bar Samsung Nexus

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Apple has dramatically raised the stakes in its patent war with rival phone manufacturer Samsung.

Apple eyes interactive textbook revolution

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Apple has revealed a new platform called iBooks Author that will make it simple for academics, authors, publishers and teachers to create interactive textbooks. ...

Google has a fight on its hands

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Google has come in for some heavy criticism for integrating the Google+ social network into its search results.

Sony TV to come with internet connection

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Sony is working on a daring plan to shake up the way Americans watch television.

Groupon workers accused of stealing trade secrets

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Google and Groupon have gone from courtship to court in less than a year.

No more Mr Nice Guy, says Samsung

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The South Korean company says that it is moving to “all-out war” in its patent infringement dispute with Apple.

Who will take honours in Tablet Premiership?

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You can take your own view on whether the Kindle Fire, launching in the US first in time for Christmas, will take a meaningful bite out of Apple's iPad franchise. ...

Facebook hires Sony hacker

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George Hotz became a star among hackers under the internet pseudonym name GeoHot when he “unlocked” Apple's iPhone and then the Sony PlayStation games console.

IBM learns lessons of its past

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While IBM may no longer be making products that the average consumer comes across, it is still a technology goliath worth billions of dollars.

Skype cleans out its closet

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Skype has sacked more than half a dozen of its most senior executives in a boardroom clear-out ahead of its takeover by Microsoft.

Regulating the internet is big business

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French President Sarkozy has put his view of a regulated internet on the agenda at the G8, albeit indirectly.

Online privacy battle hits advertisers

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Web giants like Microsoft and Google have been experimenting with new technology, in response to demands that online adverts or web browsers should have a “do not ...

War of the phone apps heats up

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Amazon has launched its “Appstore for Android” selling software and games for download to smartphones, defying a lawsuit from Apple.

‘Last thing we want is for Jobs to step down’

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The health of Apple's visionary chief executive - who is on an indefinite medical leave - is sure to be centre stage when shareholders gather in California.