TECHNOLOGY

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.

Game developer Capcom has announced Resident Evil 6, giving the game a 20 November, 2012 release date and treating fans of the zombie-shooter to a three minute trailer of the new game.

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.

The new iPad app allows students to explore the topics easily and effectively. It enables the users to highlight important sections, search, review lessons and study cards.

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.

Nintendo's game controller has won the 'Guinness Gamer World Record' at Liverpool St. Station, London.

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.

Apple has launched a new version of iTunes U - the popular database of online education for college and university students - with an iPad application.

Apple is set to reinvent the textbook industry with the launch of iBooks 2, featuring interactive textbooks for the iPad sold at a fraction of the price of printed books.

As the long and eventful year 2011 ended, the expectations over the upcoming gadgets have hit the pinnacle, particularly after the grand display at the CES. It's time to look at the most anticipated gadgets for the year 2012.

Israeli hackers have attacked and brought down the website of the Arab Bank of Palestine in retaliation for the hacking of Israel's Anti-Drug Authority Website.

Gone are the days when the Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter used to be flooded with the latest images of planking, owling or horsemaning. Meet the new internet craze - Tebowing which has captured the entire world from London to New York in frenzy.

Looking to reverse its ailing financial fortunes, LG has officially announced its Optimus Pad LTE tablet.

The unveiling of the world's thinnest notebook, the 13-inch Acer Aspire S5 at CES 2012, has sparked a comparison with the better known Macbook Air.

Infinity Ward has added to the convoy of Xbox 720 and PS4 rumours circling the cyber highways, posting a job advert for a new project working on "next-generation" hardware.

Google has changed how it scans web pages and has provided advice to help Wikipedia, Reddit and others remain high in search results while they black out to protest SOPA and PIPA.

British bloggers and Twitter users could face police visits leading to "severe sanctions" if they tweet or blog in defiance of court orders, the government's most senior law officer has warned.