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Samsung Releases Ad Mocking Apple Fans

Samsung has poked fun at Apple fans this week, after the company revealed a new TV advert showing what appear to be Apple customers queuing up for the new iPhone.

Thomas Cook: What Went Wrong for the 170-Year-Old Company?

The financial troubles of Thomas Cook are attributed to the lower demand in the travel industry due to the global unrest.

Microsoft: Xbox Live Was Not Hacked

Source ‘Leaks’ Next Generation Xbox 720, PlayStation 4 Consoles Set for 2013 Release

Microsoft has fired back over claims by The Sun newspaper that Xbox Live users have had their accounts hacked and credit card details stolen.

Christmas 2011 Buyer's Guide: Five Tech Stocking Fillers for £50

We know how difficult it can be to buy Christmas presents for technology lovers; the right game on the right format, the right about of RAM and the right screen size. It's a minefield of Christmas morning disappointment.While the 'big present' is always the hardest to get right, here at the IBTimes we've put together a list of what we think are the best £50-or-less stocking fillers for your geeky loved ones.

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Apple and Amazon Are Top of The Shops in UK

The iPhone 4S and Steve Jobs' death contributed to earn Apple UK 14 million hits in October, making it the second most popular online shop in the UK.

British Gas’ £14 Billion Gas Deal With Statoil to Light up 3.5 Million Homes

Centrica enters in to £14 billion agreement with Norway’s Statoil which is expected to reduce energy problems of the UK.

Apple Announces Black Friday Sales Event in UK

Apple has announced its participation in Black Friday, a one-day shopping event after Thanksgiving that signals the start of the Christmas shopping season in America.

Tesco Launches Festival Snack Collection

Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket, has launched its festival snack selection named 'Crispas Dinner Collection' meant to capture the consumer delight. The complete meal selection is made of crisps and is available in different flavours.

Vodafone Fined $82,000 for Misleading Advertisement

The promotion misled some customers who believed that the charges would be proportionate to the usage.

Apple Set to Announce Slightly Thicker iPad 3 with Retina Display in January

Apple may be announcing the iPad 3 as soon as January, and it will feature a Retina display, but be slightly thicker than the current model.

Amazon UK Slashes Prices in Black Friday Promotion

We may not get Black Friday in the U.K., but that hasn't stopped Amazon from slashing the prices of tens of thousands of items.

Top Five iPhone and iPad Accessories: Christmas Buyer's Guide 2011

Back in the days of the Nokia 3310, the mobile phone market was a far simpler place. All we wanted was a decent range of interchangeable covers and a miniature light-up Santa hat, but with the recent boom in smartphone sales, the accessory manufacturers have had to innovate to keep up.

Amazon is Selling the Kindle Fire Tablet At a Loss

Amazon's new Kindle Fire touchscreen tablet is sold for less than it costs the online retail giant to make, according to a tear-down by iSuppli.

Amazon Kindle Fire: 8.9- and 10-inch Models Coming Next Year

Amazon may be releasing a second, larger Kindle Fire tablet to rival the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and iPad 2, industry sources claim.

The Top 5 Racing Video Games: Christmas 2011 Buyer's Guide

It's been a busy year for racing games, offering driving fans everything from three thousand miles of open Ibiza roads in 'Test Drive Unlimited 2', to the streets of San Francisco in 'Driver' and the Top Gear Test Track in 'Forza Motorsport 4'.

Lawsuit Against Microsoft 'a Blow to Morale'

Former executive alleges "wild behaviour" by other bosses.

A worker carries out maintenance in a branch of Barclays bank in London

Barclays Bankers Jailed for Stealing £1.3m from Pensioners

Two Barclays back employees have been sentenced to five years imprisonment following their roles in £1.3 million worth of fraud on old age pensioners.

Opinion: Apple iCloud and Amazon Music Will not Work in The UK. Here's Why

Cloud computing, such as iTunes Match, iCloud and Amazon Music will not work in the UK because our infrastructure is outdated and overpriced.

iPad 3: Three Million Retina Screens Heading to Apple, Reports Claim

The iPad 3 lives and its retina screen is being shipped to Apple right now, if the rumour mills are to be believed.

Apple iPhone 4S Can Apparently be SIM Unlocked Without Jailbreaking

Reports claim that the iPhone 4S can be unlocked to work on T-Mobile in America without the need for jailbreaking, or running any software.

Amazon Fire Smartphone Planned for Next Year, Reports Claim

Hot on the heels of the Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon is tipped to be preparing a Fire smartphone, with a bargain basement price tag and Android operating system.

Thailand Floods: Hard Drive Maker Marvell Facing $130m loss

Hard drive chip maker Marvell gave a cautious revenue forecast, as widespread flooding in Thailand continues to damage the computer industry, severely limiting production.

Merkel and Cameron Set for Berlin Clash Over 'Robin Hood Tax'

A tense meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron will take place in Berlin as the pair thrash out their differences on a number of crucial issues.

Max Payne 3: Rockstar Releases First In-Depth Video

Rockstar this week released a video demonstrating some of the new features in the up-coming Max Payne 3, highlighting targeting and shooting, movement and animation, artificial intelligence and Bullet Time.

EBay Unveils Pop-up Store in UK

The shop will be open for five days on an experimental basis during the first week of December.

'Skyrim' DLC Release Date: Could 'Surprises' Include New Mods? 'Radical Overhaul' To Come [VIDEO]

Skyrim Scores 50 Perfect Reviews and Rakes in $450 million in 48 Hours

Skyrim developers - which received more than 50 perfect scores from the world's media - has shipped more than seven million copies, generating over $450 million in global sales in its first two days.

Tutorial: Hackers Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Just days after Apple released iOS 5.0.1 update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, hackers have jailbroken the new firmware, but an untethered hack is still in the works.

Reports Claim iOS 5.0.2 Coming to Fix iPhone Battery Problems, iOS 5.1 to Bring Siri Updates

A German technology blog is claiming that Apple will soon be releasing iOS 5.0.2, an update that will once again attempt to fix the on-going iPhone battery issues.

Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS On Sale in UK and Europe Tomorrow

'Super Mario 3D Land' for the Nintendo 3DS launches across Europe tomorrow, November 18, and after selling over 340,000 copies in its opening four days in Japan, Nintendo is expecting good things from Mario's first outing in 3D.