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New reports suggest that Sony and Microsoft's fabled next-generation consoles will be making an appearance at 2012's E3.

A virus has stolen user names and passwords from more than 45,000 Facebook users in the United Kingdom and France, with the intent to spread malware to users' friends.

Google gets 217 IBM patents

Another "leak" has appeared revealing yet more insights into Nokia's, currently fictional, Lumia 900 "Ace" smartphone.

Another "leaked" image of Nokia's fabled Lumia 900 "Ace" smartphone, has emerged sparking fresh hopes of a Consumer Electronics Show 2012 appearance.

Reports suggest Acer and Lenovo are both preparing a series of Windows 8 tablets for release in the third quarter of 2012.

Jailbreak Apple TV 2G untethered using Sas0nPass based on pod2g's exploit. iOS app tweaks for the Apple TV are also in the making. Watch the exclusive video for a better insight into the working of the iOS apps running on the 2G set-top-box.

Microsoft Leaked Roadmap predicts the arrival of Tango after Mango, later followed by Apollo coinciding with the release of superphones in 2012. Expect a massive three way battle with Apple's iPhone 5 and the rest of the Android brigade.

'Leaked' Microsoft document suggests Windows 7.5 Tango will be released alongside Nokia's Lumia 900 smartphone.

Rumours of an Apple television continue to gain momentum, with the ever-present Digitimes reporting that the next-generation TV will arrive in the second quarter of 2012.

Apple has failed to realize its mistake in a bid to dominate the smartphone and tablet industry with patent lawsuits against its rivals. There is no real innovation happening in the native camp, while its rivals are striving hard to move ahead with new product designs and technological advancements.

Reports suggest Google Inc. is in hot water over an Android patents war, with fellow corporate giants like Oracle, Microsoft and Apple.

A detailed feature story depicting the essence of navigators and NFC in our daily lives, and their impact on our rapidly evolving life styles.

iOS was the first mobile operating system launched, on Oct. 12, 2000. Back then, it was known as the iPhone OS, named as it was after Apple's flagship smartphone series. A year later, the Android OS made its debut, with the launch of HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1). Windows, a late entrant to the sphere, introduced their software in 2012.

New rumours suggest Nokia and Microsoft are set to unveil the new Windows Phone Tango-powered Lumia 900 at 2012's CES.

Siemens has lied to the press about security bugs that could affect critical infrastructure, according to a security expert who has made public the password for Siemens' machinery.

Apple is believed to be developing a next-generation television set that will be controlled by users' voice and hand movements, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

British Telecom has sued Google's Android mobile operating system, as it believes that the software infringes six patents in its Maps, Music and Android Market applications.

Reports have sprung-up claiming Xbox's design head Don Coyner is set to step down from his position to make way for a new leader to spearhead development of Microsoft's next console.

With the year now coming to a close and Sony still recovering from its hacking troubles, analysts have already pegged Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the winner of this year's battle of the consoles.

Free Windows Phones will be given away to five Android users who share the worst malware horror stories, Ben Rudolph has said.

Questions regarding which console Cytek's forthcoming Roman brawler "Ryse" will be released on have emerged following a "leak" on LinkedIn.

A bug has been discovered in Windows Phone 7 that causes the phone to reboot and breaks the messaging hub, all by sending a certain text message to the phone.

A new Twitter game has branded London Mayor Boris Johnson as more of a party animal than Jordan.

As part of the new Xbox 360 interface that launched earlier this week, and with Christmas just around the corner, Microsoft is offering a whole host of Xbox Live freebies.

With 2011 drawing to a close we at the International Business Times UK aren't just looking forward to the tech 2012 has to bring, but we're most excited for the technology we'll all be buying in 2021.

Russian websites monitoring reports of election violation have allegedly been hacked by pro-Putin cyber criminals. It is believed that the majority of the world's most sophisticated and effective cyber attacks originate in Russia.

Gone are the days when an act of war meant dropping bombs, shooting the enemy and marching thousands of troops across borders. Now the battle is taking place online and it is the computer geniuses in their bedrooms, rather than the battle-hardened soldiers in tanks, that are keeping governments awake at night.

With the latest cyber-gossip reporting the public beta of Microsoft's highly-anticipated Windows 8 OS will open as early as February 2012, speculation has once again turned to the promised release of Windows 8 tablets.

Seeking to beat the Sony PlayStation 3's entertainment offering, Microsoft's next update to the Xbox 360 is set to go live 6 December, adding new Kinect navigation features and a host of new video content.