Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, is to close its navigation business as it could not compete with free services provided by Google and Nokia. more...

Nokia, Apple Seek Patent Trial in 2 years

Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the spectre of a prolonged legal struggle.   read more ...

China Warns Google as Internet Row Deal Seen Soon

China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security.   read more ...

Koobface Doubles C&C Servers in 48 Hours

Kaspersky Labs has warned of a surge in Koobface, the highly prolific worm infesting social networking sites.   read more ...

Smartphones Will Shake up Paid Content Debate

Media companies longing to bring a paid-for culture to the Internet might just get what they want if they pay more attention to the smartphone revolution that is changing the way people access the Web.   read more ...

WD Announces Rugged SSDs For Notebooks, PCs

WD has announced that the company is shipping its first consumer-oriented solid state drive (SSD) with the new WD SiliconEdge 2.5-inch SSD family.   read more ...