BUSINESS

Total net property wealth for all private households in the United Kingdom dropped by more than £131bn (3.7 percent), to £3.375bn between 2206/08 and 2008/10 according to a report.

Apple has won a legal dispute with Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, forcing the company to stop selling some of its products that infringe an Apple patent.

Sony managed to sell 321,400 PlayStation Vitas in the games console's opening two days of sales this week, but this is slightly lower than Nintendo managed with its competitor, the 3DS.

Reports have emerged alleging social network giant Twitter is censoring its content, closing accounts supporting anti-authoritarian causes such as Wikileaks and the Anonymous sponsored Occupy movement.

The PlayStation Vita went on sale in Japan this week and will hit UK stores on February 22, but with retail prices starting at £229.99 and games expected to cost between £30 and £40, how will it fare against its smartphone and tablet rivals?

Brit brand, Rolls Royce has landed a £210 Million deal to supply safety instrumentation and control technologies for the French nuclear reactor modernization programme.

More than a fifth of the UK population will be prevented from seeing friends and family this Christmas due to high fuel costs, a study claims.

Exposed: Revenue & Customs under scrutiny after MPs publish damning report into how corporations enjoy cosy relationship with the taxman.

Mario Draghi warns MEPs that debt contagion could spread worldwide as banks face major funding constraint in new year with €750bn in eurobonds called in.

Once again the credit rating agencies are sending shivers down the markets, as they continue to cast doubt over European economies and banks.

The Liberal Democrats are warning the Chancellor as Britain refuses to contribute to a new IMF loan to save the euro.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion managed to shift 5,000 of its struggling PlayBook tablets in a single day last week, as the truck they were in was stolen.

The iPhone 4S has given Apple an early Christmas present, by "significantly" outselling all other smartphones in the four weeks to December 9.

Apple is believed to be developing a next-generation television set that will be controlled by users' voice and hand movements, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Android users visit Facebook on their smartphones more often than iPhone users, with 68.2 percent returning to the application every single day.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will press ahead with controversial plans to shake up the banking industry despite warnings that it could harm the economy.

Suicide rates in Greece are now the highest in Europe, with experts attributing the rise to the county's economic crisis and increasing unemployment.

Apple has released a new commercial for Siri, featuring Santa Claus using the personal assistant to get directions to houses, check the weather and listen to an email from Mrs Claus.

British Telecom has sued Google's Android mobile operating system, as it believes that the software infringes six patents in its Maps, Music and Android Market applications.

Sales are down and losses are bigger at HMV Group, as its interim results show how crucial the festive period will be for the entertainment retailer.

The Swedish car manufacturer Saab has filed for bankruptcy after a court rejected the company’s plea for protection from its creditors.

There were panic reactions with stocks falling across the board over fears of political instability in the region.

The author of Steve Jobs' biography has announced that the book may be added to in the future and that the current edition is "not the final draft".

BP, the petroleum company that was at the centre of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, received $250 million (£161.3 million) from the manufacturer of the failed blowout preventer on its Deepwater Horizon rig.

The Danish bank Saxo has released it's ten most outrageous business and financial predictions for the new year.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced Thursday that its new BlackBerry 10 operating system is being delayed until the end of next year.

It is being widely reported that Apple's iCloud and iTunes services are suffering a network outage, with users complaining that they are unable to log in.

Apple is thought to be releasing a smaller, 7.85-inch iPad towards the end of next year to compete against the increasingly popular Amazon Kindle Fire.

Some applicants are “culturally sensitive,” to traditional greetings and “suitable body language” is just as welcoming, according to the Cambridge University directive.