Mobile Phones

The European Patent Office revokes a patent used to halt mobile phone sales in Germany.

Many people are a "soft touch" for fraudsters because they fail to wipe data from old disks, says the UK's privacy watchdog.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook dismisses the idea of combining laptops and tablets, a vision being pursued by Intel and others.

Companies that do not do enough to keep their websites secure are to be named and shamed to help improve security.

Google offers remote storage with 5GB of space for free, or up to 16TB for a charge, challenging Dropbox, Microsoft and others.

Iran has been forced to disconnect key oil facilities after suffering a malware attack on Sunday, say reports.

Three-dimensional images of tissue samples could help spot cancer early, say researchers.

Facebook says it is paying Microsoft $550m for some of the patents it recently bought from AOL, while reporting a drop in first quarter profits.

Government surveillance has not kept up with sites like Twitter and Facebook and new laws are needed, a former GCHQ chief says.

Alibaba.com reports a 25% dip in first quarter profit amid falling membership sales to businesses and higher operating costs.