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Nokia gambles both ways with the future, but will it be Lumia or Asha that wins big?

One year on from the Japanese Tsunami, despite negative forecasts from its native companies, analysts have suggested the country's technology industry may finally be getting back on its feet.

Slipping delivery date suggests new iPad stock is already low.

Rovio teams up with Nasa to take Angry Birds out of this world.

Microsoft is unhappy with OnLive giving free access to Windows 7 on iPad.

iOS 5.1 software update also features a bunch of key security updates affecting all iOS devices including iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iPad, iPad 2.

The new iPad is faster in terms of data connection, but will not work on 4G in the UK.

Samsung initially got Galaxy S2 owners excited by announcing 10 March as the official Android 4.0 update day – but has since gone back on its word.

Fenner, a world leader in the field of reinforced polymer and textile technology, says in spite of the growing uncertainty over the macro economic outlook, trading and demand levels are in line with the group's expectations for 2012.

With Apple launching its new iPad this week, we look at the reasons why iPad 2 owners might not be buying the new iOS tablet.

The pub group, JD Wetherspoon, has recorded a moderate growth for the first half of 2012 with an increase in sales of 8.4 percent, given the pressures on the UK consumer.

Soft drink giants cut back on chemical used for colouring cola drinks over cancer fears.

The Raspberry Pi - a low-cost, credit card-sized computer - aimed at educational institutes faces a bit of a delay due to a wrong component being used.

Aggreko, the leader in the supply of temporary power and temperature control equipment, has reported that its underlying group revenues increased 22% for the year ended December 31, 2011.

SThree, an international staffing business firm has reported that its first quarter gross profit rose 15 percent year on year to £47.7 million, up 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Taylor Wimpey, the homebuilding company, says that it is too early to judge the market for the year as a whole, but the early weeks of trading in 2012 have followed the encouraging patterns of the second half of 2011, with good visitor levels, healthy reservations and low cancellations.

Samsung is set to announce an iPad rival in the shape of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 11.6 at the SXSW media event in Texas a source claims.

Samsung has launched an attack on the new iPad, less than a day after being announced, highlighting all the things its Galaxy Note 10.1 can do, that the new iPad can't.

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Banks with Asian focus hit by rising wage bills from regional expansion though strong growth boosts revenues.

Apple moves away from Google, as it creates own mapping service.

As part of an ongoing campaign to increase its Western market share, ZTE has joined the global tech patent war joining Apple, Samsung and Google, becoming the fourth biggest smartphone patent filer in the world.

Despite Apple's belief that we are entering a 'post-PC' era, where tablets and smartphones rule over traditional computers, analysts predict traditional PC sales to increase in 2012 and beyond.

A report is suggesting the online retailer Amazon will launch a refreshed 7in Kindle Fire alongside a larger 10.1in version later this year.

With the Apple iPad 3's release date in the UK just a week away, we pit it against the best on offer from Android to see which you should buy.

With the New iPad's release date just a week away (16 March), fans eager to grab the tablet would be scampering for information on its availability.

SThree, the permanent and contract staffing group, says that the GDP growth and the staffing market are not linearly related, given the current levels of global economic and political uncertainty, it is difficult to foretell the kind of market conditions the group will face during 2012 with any accuracy.

J D Wetherspoon, the developer and manager of public houses, which is scheduled to release its 2012 interim results on Friday, has moderate views for 2012 outlook, due to cost pressures resulting from government legislation, including further increases in excise duty, business rates and carbon tax.

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