TECHNOLOGY

Research from Ofcom reveals that the UK texts more than it calls, as smartphone ownership reaches 40 percent.

Jolla's MD Jussi Hurmola has confirmed the platform will launch an online app store to back up its first MeeGo smartphone later this year.

Mass Effect fans are in for more good news, as BioWare proposes to focus its future single-player DLCs solely on Shepard.

Wig retailer Wigshow has been told to amend its returns policy by the ASA after a consumer complained about excessive postage costs.

Owners of Sony Xperia S, Ion and Play handsets have the chance to control Tomb Raider's Lara Croft for first time on Android.

Swedish telecoms network builder Ericsson has reported a rise in sales but a drop in profits following a slow down in China and Russia.

Google Nexus 7 is here and we take the temperature of the tech industry with our review of reviews.

A new job, a baby on the way and an ailing internet giant to manage. Marissa Mayer has a major challenge on her hands.

Anonymous hackers promise 5 November parliament will never forget and warn politicians public's patience is wearing out.

EU could deliver huge fine to Microsoft for breaching antitrust law, as error prevents millions of Windows users from using their browser of choice.

Facebook software engineer apologises on Reddit for blocking Imgur for a brief period of time.

MPs from the Intelligence and Security Committee urge the government to be more offensive in its dealing with cyber attacks.

Following the discovery of the Flame virus in May, security experts have uncovered another piece of malware called Madi, which is threatening the Middle East.

With the whole world moving online, AlienVault's Dominique Karg looks at teh threats posed by digital pirates on the internet's high seas.

XDA Senior Member DerTeufel1980 releases a Jelly Bean ROM for Samsung Galaxy S.

Samsung pays $310m to buy 21 chip patents and access to connectivity technology from UK chip maker CSR.

We compare the iPhone 4S and HTC One X to find out if a 4.7in screen and quad-core processor is better than the dominant iPhone.

ZTE share price is down 17 percent to a three-year low, as the Chinese company predicts a sharp fall in profits this year.

Although it is unclear what changes the third version of iOS 6 carries, it could bring bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Games developer Valve has launched the Steam'd Penguins blog to discuss its work on a Linux version of its Steam online games service.

The next iPhone is to feature a thinner screen technology which is already in mass production, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Google's 20th employee Marissa Mayer becomes Yahoo's fifth CEO in the last five years.

Microsoft has just unveiled a new version of Office, which focuses on touch, cloud and social.

Research in Motion has been ordered to pay $147m to Mformation Technologies, after losing a patent infringement case.

A fix is planned 'in the next few days'

Jolla will make local variants of its smartphone handsets and choose established partners for swift entry to worldwide markets.

In all likelihood, it seems Mass Effect 3 (ME3) could be the final part of the critically acclaimed trilogy, featuring Commander Shepard as the protagonist. All is not lost for the die-hard fans, as BioWare has promised to keep them hooked to the franchise with a flurry of single-player and multi-player DLCs for ME3 in the near future.

The New York Times is the latest publication claiming to have knowledge of a smaller and cheaper iPad to launch this autumn.