TECHNOLOGY

BlackBerry manufacturer RIM sold just 150,000 PlayBook tablets in the third quarter of 2011, significantly lower than Apple, which sold more than 11 million iPads.

According to a report revealed by the industry magazine eGaming Review, Facebook has been in talks with around 20 senior gaming experts, operators and consultants including executives from PokerStars, 888 and Gamesys.

The mission is expected to operate for at least 1 Martian year (668 Martian sols/686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover.

Continuing the epic game of Chinese whispers being played by the world's media, new reports have emerged reiterating the previous rumour that Apple's fabled iPhone 5 will house the largest screen ever seen on an Apple smartphone.

The release of Spy Files by Wikileaks is just the first stage of tackling the global problem of civilian surveillance, according to Privacy International founder, Simon Davies.

With Nokia's flagship Lumia 800 Windows Phone just out, rumours have already emerged suggesting the company plans to release a follow-up Lumia 900 device in the new year.

Wikileaks was apparently 'blocked' on Friday afternoon according to the whistleblowing website's Twitter account, after the site released 287 files exposing what it claims to be widespread surveillance of civilians.

Google's promised fix to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus' volume drop bug has arrived and works, say recent reports.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that there is a "flaw" in Apple's iTunes that is used by surveillance companies to take over users' computers.

New research suggests that consumer interest in Apple's iPad series of tablets has waned, indicating that the company's future lies in its iPhone smartphones.

Buying for a gamer is difficult at the best of times, with the slew of brightly coloured packages and seemingly identical games leaving many a parent confused about which game they should get their joystick wielding spawn. But fear not, to help the confused and non-game-savvy, the International Business Times UK is here to help, offering a list of the top five titles, sure to bring a smile to any gamer's face come Christmas day.

According to a new study, Apple's recently released iPhone 4S boasts the highest customer satisfaction levels ever recorded by an Apple smartphone.

Whistleblowing website Wikileaks today released 287 files that it claims detail phone bugging and surveillance of whole populations by governments in what has been described as an "uncontrolled cancerous growth".

Reports have emerged claiming Samsung has revealed a new chip designed for use in high-end tablets.

Israel, despite being the 100th smallest country in the world has, outside of the U.S., the highest number of high-tech start-ups, estimated to be 4,000.

As Christmas closes in, we decided to take on the role of one of Santa's elves by helping you with your shopping.

Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone will be getting Adobe Flash Player 11.1 in December -- just in time for it to be redundant.

What would happen if Mark Zuckerberg suddenly decides to delete Facebook and kill himself? Would our society plunge into chaos? A new parody explores this sci-fi possibility.

Apple's voice activated personal assistant Siri has caused outrage in America, after it was found that the application offers "anti-choice crisis pregnancy centres" instead of abortion clinics.

Despite tripling sales of its iPhone 4S this October, a new study suggests that Apple is failing to attract new smartphone users to its devices.

A 4G capable iPad could arrive as soon as next summer, with an iPhone supporting the same next-generation technology, also known as LTE, set for an autumn 2012 release.

During a recent interview games industry legend Richard Garriott prophesied that the next generation of games consoles will be the last.

Spotify claims that it has paid back $150 million to the record industry since it started three years ago, quashing speculation that the music streaming service paid artists poorly.

Spotify has launched what it is calling a music game-changer by incorporating 3rd party applications from the likes of Rolling Stone and Last.fm into its music player.

With the holidays soon upon us and the inevitable family chin-wag in-tow, the International Business Times UK offers you five affordable Android smartphones sure to keep you and your family in touch no matter how many miles there are between you.

Early reports of the 5.1 beta for iOS suggest that the iPhone battery drain bug has still not been fixed, with developers claiming continued battery life woes.

Facebook may be the saviour that traditional journalism needs, as it announced today that its Open Graph has shown massive increases in traffic to the Guardian and others.

Samsung has succeeded in having a sales ban lifted on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, after Apple won a court decision blocking sales.

Google has issued a new statement confirming that the promised fix for the Galaxy Nexus' volume drop bug will be rolled-out to consumers "in the coming week."