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The clock is ticking away for the year's biggest mobile phone event and expo (MWC) on February 27. With the ever-soaring aspirations of smartphone users and gadget enthusiasts fuelling technology innovations the world over, the big as well as small companies are all poised to make a big show of their wares.

Anonymous has promised something big on Monday, Feb. 27.

One of the Internet's more popular adult video Web sites - YouPorn - has confirmed that personal data for millions of its registered users has been compromised.

A number of purported iPad 3 part leaks have grabbed the headlines over the last few weeks, even as rumour mills gained momentum with support from the likes of Apple Insider, Wall Street Journal and many more high-profile news feeders promoting the exciting story.

Biz Stone advises users too much of a good thing is "unhealthy", as site celebrates smashing 500 million user mark.

The hacker cell of the Anonymous collective has re-targeted the US Federal Bureau of Investigation attacking and defacing an affiliated website called InfraGard.

As the launch date for iPad 3 draws closer, the rumour mills are running crazy, causing much chaos and confusion among restless fans the world over. There have been some positive insights into Apple's much heralded product - iPad 3, while some speculations have bitten dust over time.

Anonymous attacks force's official site in retaliation for arrests of suspected members of collective.

Google has released a new update to the Google Docs apps for Android.

Google's new privacy policy, which was announced a month ago, has taken a new turn after Attorneys General (and other ranking legal officials) from 36 states and territories of the U.S. sent a letter, on Wednesday, to Google CEO, Larry Page, expressing concerns over the company's new unified privacy policy.

Samsung's Galaxy series of smartphones received a major boost to its already incredible range with the announcement of the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, on T-Mobile's networks. The Blaze 4G will look to fill the void between Samsung's mid and high-end Galaxy phones, flaunting a sleek form-factor, good looks and powerful features, including, of course, 4G capability.

Privacy campaigners petition government to abandon Communications Capabilities Development Programme to monitor online activities.

The European Commission (EC), has requested European courts to take up the case of ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), according to a tweet by Anonymous.

The advent of Sony's PlayStation Vita is expected to change the face of the portable game console world. The much-awaited console is launching on Wednesday and will retail at £230. One interesting titbit... the launch product will be accompanied with 15 game titles!

Akamai technologies has issued a statement warning that companies need to take the threat hacker groups like the Anonymous collective pose more seriously.

Based on feedback from users, Google has recently announced a new update to the Google bar - the navigation bar that runs across Google products - including Google menu, the search box and the Google+ sharing facility.

Team VViP Hackers have attacked an unofficial Australian Vaio laptop sites, defacing its frontpage.

PlayStaion Vita has fans queueing for three days to be first in line for midnight sale.

A hacker operating under the s3rverexe moniker has successfully targeted an Iranian engineering website, defacing its front page and posting the stolen data online.

Collective repeats attack on Greek website after three hackers arrested..

Google seems to be rather in haste to upgrade their Android operating system, presumably in a bid to outsmart Microsoft's attempts at capturing the tablet market with its revamped Windows 8 software. The launch for the latter is believed to be just around the corner.

Hackers post hundreds of email messages online, detailing attempts to modify climate change bill in favour of mining industry.

Anonymous hackers allege child pornography images found in police canine association officer's account.

Anonymous hackers have lashed out at NSA comments suggesting it would soon be able to bring about limited power outages using cyber attacks.

Twitter accounts associated with the Anonymous collective have posted messages promising a massive announcement later this week.

Major record labels sued the website for breaching copyright laws.

Twitter Helps Kenyan Village Chief Fight Crime

Spanish hackers slip through security at Spain's Hollywood-style awards to protest against anti-piracy law.

Latest reports from Arbor Networks - a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) mitigation vendor, claims that iPv6 could be the next target of cyber criminals worldwide. Many network services are contemplating the idea of transition from iPv4 to iPv6 owing to lack of feature parity between the two network protocols.