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Following the FBI shutdown of MegaUpload and dramatic arrest of its founder Kim Dotcom, file-sharing website BTjunkie has voluntarily closed down.

The Press Association announced on Sunday 05 February, that disgraced former banker, Sir until a few days past but now plain Mr, Fred Goodwin, had resigned his position as a trustee of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Trust prior to being stripped of his knighthood on the first day of the month.

Apple is once again allowed to sell its full range of iPhones and iPads in Germany, after it won a temporary suspension against a sales ban brought on by Motorola.

The Samsung Galaxy Note made its maiden appearance at the Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, with a controversial media campaign: "The Next Big Thing is Already Here" and seems to have won the first bout against Apple.

In a move to oppose the controversial tax levied on carbon emissions by the European Union (EU), the Chinese Government has announced it has barred its airlines from complying with the guidelines.

2011 was one of the greatest action-packed years for PS3 platform games. This year holds much more promise with high-octane games like Mass Effect 3, Bioshock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Resident Evil 6 in the line-up.

A report from analytics company Crittercism suggests iOS-based apps are more likely to crash than their Android counterparts.

Watch the thrilling action-packed trailer of the most promising special ops FPS game yet. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier combines the tested formula of special ops with a modern combat system to give you a riveting game experience.

Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest and richest founder of Facebook, whose shares enable him to surpass the net asset value of existing Google co-founders and also compete against the likes of business tycoon Larry Ellison's Oracle.

The Facebook IPO is billed as the biggest IT offering even eclipsing Google's in 2004.

A Taiwanese electronics company is involved in a controversy after using Steve Jobs' image to promote 'Action Pad', an android-based tablet.

With the iPad 3 widely expected to be announced in March and feature a Retina display, the International Business Times UK takes a stroll down memory lane and looks back at the most successful tablet of all time.

Connect to real-time music updates, concerts and shows with Vybe and share your favorite bands/artists information with your friends over Facebook and Twitter. Vybe is a unified music platform for social-networkers and music buffs alike.

A British student from Middlesex University (MU) is reportedly the chief architect behind the innovation - a smartphone encased in bamboo. The phone's body is made of four-year old, organically grown and sustainable bamboo.

Apple has removed the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G from its German online store, following the placement of an injunction requested by Motorola.

The Facebook IPO (Initial Public Offering) has generated a lot of hype and buzz. But various Republican Legislators and financial analysts have raised concerns. Some of them do not sound all that positive, hinting that the stock value might recede to unexpected lows after some initial gains.

The S-1 filing of the Facebook IPO on Wednesday has listed 38 risks under the section ""Risks Related to Our Business and Industry."

iPad 3 is the most-anticipated gadget after the iPhone 5 and the legal successor to iPad 2. Speculation is rife about its expected launch any time soon, while fan expectations about its anticipated features have soared.

The iPad 3 will be announced and released in March, according to Japanese Apple blog Macotakara.

Invoxia NVX 610 is a desk phone with a difference with powerful conference call features, clever iOS integration and more than a hint of Apple-inspired design.

US investment bank humiliated as Facebook chooses rival bank to lead Initial Public Offering on stock market.

Facebook filed an IPO (Initial Public Offering) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to raise $5 billion funds, the largest acquisition ever filed for a technology IPO.

FileVault application on Apple computers can be cracked, decryption company warns.

Advertising provided Facebook with 85 percent of its revenue in 2011, meaning that the website relies heavily on its users to share as much personal information as they can.

Facebook submits $5bn initial public offering but founder and majority shareholder accepts tiny pay packet.

Cromwell Crown Hotel calls TripAdvisor valuable resource after watchdog accuses site of misleading consumers.

Nano to feature tiny camera in back of case, if series of photographs of prototype are to be believed.

MegaUpload users may heave a sigh of relief, as the companies that host the site's service, Carpathia Hosting and Cogent Communications, have mutually agreed to provide a two-week amnesty for the users' data from being deleted.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will not be making its debut at Mobile World Congress, contrary to popular belief that the quad-core smartphone would appear in late February.