TECHNOLOGY

The 176th birthday of author Mark Twain was celebrated today with a Google Doodle on the search engine's homepage.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement confirming that the social network has agreed to settle with the FTC over charges that it has violated user privacy.

With December creeping ever closer, Sony has revealed its yuletide offering, announcing 12 days of PSN deals.

Microsoft is said to be working on a version of its popular Office suite for the Apple iPad and a new desktop version of Office for OS X Lion is expected next year.

A poll suggests that most people would not invest in Facebook if a public offering goes ahead.

New research has discovered as many as 2,000 rogue applications currently being used by hackers to illegally access smartphone customers' personal data.

An Apple Store worker who ranted about his employer and the iPhone on his Facebook page was rightly sacked, according to an employment tribunal.

A video of another white woman racially abusing a fellow passenger has surfaced online just a day after Emma West, 34, of New Addington, Croydon, appeared in court over a video that captured her racist rant on board a south London tram.

New research has emerged suggesting Microsoft's forthcoming series of Windows 8 tablets will be too late to the party to break Apple's current hold on the market.

A contract which formalised the founding of Apple Computer Co is expected to bring in six figures at auction.

Chancellor George Osborne announced on Tuesday that £100 million will be spent by the government to boost broadband coverage in London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff.

Predictions of a 'Tech Bubble 2.0' may well be exaggerated, as Groupon's share price plummets just weeks after the group-buying website went public to a positive reception.

Apple is being consulted as part of an inquiry as to why an iPhone 4 glowed red and emitted smoke during the landing of a passenger flight in Sydney.

Playing at a public urinal may soon be welcomed, as a British company has secured a patent for a urinal-based computer game letting men aim and fire at targets.

References to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 have been found in the latest iOS software update from Apple, confirming that version 5.1 is being tested on the two future products.

More than 40 per cent of smartphones sold in the UK in October were iPhones, thanks mainly to iPhone 4S, which went on sale on October 14.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini takes most of the features you'd expect from a smartphone - multitouch, fast 3G browsing, GPS and a range of apps and games - but presents them in a small, cheap package.

New reports have emerged claiming Sony Ericsson has confirmed that its 2011 range of Xperia phones will be upgraded to Google's new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich by March, 2012.

For the third week in a row Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has dominated the UK charts, yet again taking the hallowed number one slot.

The third game in the franchise, 'Assassin's Creed: Revelations' takes master assassin Ezio Auditore to the city of Constantinople in the heart of the Ottoman Empire. Here, he walks in the footsteps of his mentor, Altair, on a journey that sees him battle against an army of Templars which threatens to take control of the region.

Julian Assange Monday lashed out at British journalism, calling it a "backstabbing industry" after his whistleblowing website Wikileaks was praised for its "outstanding contribution to journalism" in Australia.

Apple users hoping to get an untethered jailbreak for their iOS 5 devices are going to have to wait longer, as jailbreakers Greenpois0n declare "war" on Apple.

Reports have emerged lending credence to Nokia's claim that its new Lumia 800 Windows Phone has seen the "best ever" first weeks sales recorded by a Nokia smartphone.

The next iPhone will feature a 4-inch screen, up from the current 3.5-inch on the iPhone 4S, according to Japanese technology site Macotakara.

Wikileaks has postponed the launch of its new online submissions system and has announced that the new website will unveiled on December 1.

South Korean sales of Apple's latest iPhone 4S have been lower than originally forecast, with Korean customers reportedly disappointed in the phone's performance and lack of features.

A United Arab Emirates court, on Sunday, convicted and sentenced five political activists, after they were found guilty for "publicly insulting" the Gulf state's leaders by calling for protests. The five, arrested in April, have been on trial since June.

The government is hoping to "cement a real and meaningful partnership" with the private sectors in order to combat cybercrime.

Sony has announced that Vodafone will be the official carrier for the PlayStation Vita 3G when it arrives in the UK on February 22.