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A number of forthcoming top-end smartphones are set for a royal showdown in the coming months... and iPhone and Android fans world over are getting restless, courtesy delayed releases citing various reasons from hardware redesign to Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade issues.

Twitter has acquired two malware protection companies in three months.

Wife of Disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn launches French version of Huffington Post.

With Anonyupload's 25 January launch date approaching, individuals reporting themselves as members of Anonymous have contacted the International Business Times UK reporting the site as a scam.

Anonymous had earlier attacked a string of websites, including the US government's Department of Justice, in protest against shutdown of Megaupload.

Following its high profile protest against the US' Sopa and Pipa acts, the hacker cell of Anonymous has shifted its focus onto Europe's Acta.

Following the high profile shutdown of Megaupload, the Anonymous collective is developing its own file sharing alternative, imaginatively called Anonyuploads.

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) has attacked a number of blue chip companies accusing them of indirectly funding online piracy.

Kim Schmitz, aka Kim Dotcom, in New Zealand court for extradition hearing over Megaupload racketeering plot charges.

The Nigerian cell of the Anonymous collective has declared war on the infamous Boko Haram group.

The prosecution said there was danger of Dotcom fleeing the country, but the defence lawyer pointed out that the German's passports had been seized and his assets frozen.

Sony has unveiled its B170, an ultra slick and highly portable USB Walkman player for music buffs.

Sony's new gaming console, Playstation Vita, is one of the most anticipated gadgets due in the UK on February 22. Here is a first look at the handheld gaming gizmo.

US authorities shut down the Hong Kong-based Megaupload on Thursday charging the file-sharing website with copyright infringement and piracy.

Samsung has denied claims of recruitment through unsolicited e-mails and SMSes. Cyber criminals are being blamed.

Hacker collective Anonymous spams to death websites of US Department of Justice and New Zealand police to avenge shutdown of Megaupload.

A vote for the controversial Protect Intellectual Property Act which was due to take place on 24 January has been postponed, following the blackout protest.

Anonymous' latest distributed denial of service revenge attack on the FBI is its largest to date, says the collective.

Will the battle for supremacy between Netflix and Lovefilm fuel more piracy? The signs are ominous, as the Amazon's giant is challenged by an U.S. invader.

Kim Schmitz, also known as Kim Dotcom, has arrest record, numerous accounts and a car licence plate that says GOD.

Despite being unavailable in English for 24 hours, Wikipedia recorded higher traffic than usual to its site during the blackout on 18 January to protest against Sopa and Pipa.

The hacker cell of the UK branch of Anonymous has posted a statement warning police that any acts of violence against Occupy protesters during the London camp's eviction will be avenged.

Following the announcement of iBooks 2 and iBooks Author on Thursday, Apple saw its stock price hit a new company record of $431 (£278) per share.

Those who crave for online storage resources have one more reason to smile, as HiDrive Free (a cloud-based service from STRATO) announces up to 5GB of free online storage in the U.S.

UK games industry trade association UKIE has organised a debate between leading industry figures to explore alternative solutions to the problem of online piracy.

Google's share price fell 10 percent following disappointing results in the fourth quarter that saw the search giant miss its revenue target for the first time in eight quarters.

Following the US government ordered shutdown of media-sharing site Megaupload.com, Anonymous has renewed its campaign against US authorities.

The FBI has closed down Megaupload, one of the world's largest file sharing websites.

Turning from its previous Indian suspicions, reports have emerged suggesting US authorities now suspect China as the culprit behind a recent cyber attack targeting commission employees' emails.