‘Anonymous’ targets Israeli websites over Gaza war
A group called the Pakistani Cyber Army has also claimed responsibility for hijacking roughly two dozen Israeli-registered sites, including one belonging to Coca-Cola.

Apple sells 3 million iPads in new launch
Apple said Monday it sold three million iPads in the first three days of its launch of the iPad mini and fourth-generation model of its original format iPad.

Google’s Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones
"Google has a thriving, multi-faceted product portfolio. Many of its competitors, with weaker tie-ins to the mobile OS, do not."

Taking aim at rivals, Apple unveils iPad mini
Cook also introduced slick upgrades to Apple's line of Macintosh computers, sales of which have outpaced the overall personal computer market for six years running.

Apple unveils smaller iPad, the iPad mini
Apple unveiled a smaller version of its hot-selling iPad on Tuesday, jumping into the market for smaller tablet computers dominated by Amazon, Google, and Samsung.

Microsoft offers peek at new Windows, tablet
Microsoft will launch Windows 8 and the Surface tablet computer, designed to compete with Apple's popular iPad, in the United States on Friday. The launch of the two products in China is the same day.

Potential proof of martian life
Mars rover has found some bright-colored objects that experts briefly thought might be man-made.

Indian govt faces backlash over Internet blocking
Among the content blocked were photographs from Myanmar, a parody Twitter account pretending to be from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and dozens of YouTube videos.

Google upgrades Android maps as Apple battle looms
New technology on the maps will allow users to focus exclusively on directions for specific transportation options, such as the subway, while excluding other alternatives, such as the bus.

Twitter explains new mystery outage
A freak double failure in its data centres took Twitter down for around an hour Thursday, leaving millions without updates a day ahead of the Olympics.

YouTube unveils face-blurring tool
The feature also allows for the original copy of the uploaded video to be deleted and videos may also be kept private.

UAE’s first nuclear plant gets construction permit
“We have tried to learn as many lessons as we could from Fukushima, and we asked ENEC to address the issue in a report, which they did,” said William Travers.

Nasa’s Mars rover two weeks from landing
Nasa's Curiosity rover is set to arrive on Mars for a two-year mission to find out whether microbial life once existed on the Red Planet.

The eyes have it for disabled gamers
It also allowed patients to interact more smoothly and more quickly than technologies that require electrode implants in the brain.

Mexico kills 2.5 million poultry to contain bird flu
After importing one million vaccines from Pakistan they have developed a seed-based vaccine that they will deliver to four laboratories to produce over 80 million doses.

Intel pumps billions into computer chip tool maker
Approval of ASML stockholders is needed for the second part of the plan, in which Intel would provide an additional $340 million to ASML for research.

Nasa Mars images ‘next best thing to being there’
The images provide a “spectacularly detailed view of the largest impact crater that we've driven to yet with either rover over the course of the mission.”

US court says Samsung can sell smartphones, not tablets
In two rulings in the bitter patent dispute, the US Court of Appeals gave one to Apple and one to Samsung, but only temporarily.

China reports bird flu outbreak
The ministry and state press did not specify exactly where the outbreak occurred, but said it happened at a farm run by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Apple settles Chinese iPad trademark fight: court
The government body overseeing trademarks has been asked to immediately recognise Apple's rights to the iPad name.