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Surfshark’s Naked People campaign calls out top social media companies for privacy invasions

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Bitcoin's credibility has been damaged after the MtGox website inexplicably disappeared. Image:

Bitcoin website vanishes amid huge theft claim

26 Feb 2014

LG's chief executive Park Jong Seok says the company will launch a smartwatch later this year. Image:

LG to launch new smartwatch this year

25 Feb 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

Greatfire.org says that Microsoft's Bing search engine is censoring its Chinese language search results. Image: Greatfire.org

Bing accused of Chinese-language censorship

13 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

Nokia and HTC have settled their patent disputes given HTC access to Nokia's technology. Image: Nokia

HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

Sales of digital cameras have fallen resulting in Canon missing its profit forecast for the year. Image:

Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

4G services have boosted SK Telecom's results by 44%. Image: Style Photography de.

SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014

Samsung has already demonstrated 5G technology and is working with other South Korean companies to make it commercially viable. Image:

South Korea to spend US$1.5bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service

23 Jan 2014

LG's G-Flex curved smartphone will go on sale in Europe from next month. Image:

LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe

21 Jan 2014

Samsung has reported its worst quarterly results since 2012 amid forecasts that the smartphone market is becoming saturated. Image: Samsung

Samsung forecasts steep drop in earnings

7 Jan 2014

Taiwan's HTC designer indicted for leaks to China

Taiwan's HTC designer indicted for leaks to China

30 Dec 2013

Workers at the Pegatron factory work at least 12 hours a day making Apple products. Image:

Apple monitors plant after 15-year-old worker dies in China

17 Dec 2013

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

13 Dec 2013

Changhua County where Google is building its new data centres. Image:

Google opens first data centres in Asia

12 Dec 2013

Bitcoin, a virtual currency, has seen values soar and fall. It is not underpinned by any asset other than trading by owners. Image: ]

Chinese investors seek to mine Bitcoin's volatility

11 Dec 2013

The Long March 4B rocket takes off carrying a Brazilian satellite that failed to enter orbit. Image:

Environmental satellite fails to enter orbit

10 Dec 2013

China's 4G network is due to begin operating next week. Image: style-photography.de

China issues 4G mobile licences

10 Dec 2013

Hong Kong's largest prostitution website - supposedly closed down by police - is still running. Image: berc

City's largest prostitution website 'paralysed' say police

6 Dec 2013

At least US$5,7bn spent on China's Singles Day. Image: Scottchan

China Singles Day sees shoppers spend US$5.7bn

13 Nov 2013

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

1 Nov 2013

Complaints over software and hardware from China's state television. Image: Samsung

Chinese state media sets sights on Samsung

23 Oct 2013

Daughter sold for iPhone 5s. Image: Wiki Images

Chinese couple sells daughter for iPhone

21 Oct 2013

comScore releases the 2013 Japan Digital Future in Focus report

comScore releases the 2013 Japan Digital Future in Focus report

15 Oct 2013

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

15 Oct 2013

Samsung Round (Image: Digital Trends)

Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market

11 Oct 2013

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LG's chief executive Park Jong Seok says the company will launch a smartwatch later this year. Image:

LG to launch new smartwatch this year

25 Feb 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

Greatfire.org says that Microsoft's Bing search engine is censoring its Chinese language search results. Image: Greatfire.org

Bing accused of Chinese-language censorship

13 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

Nokia and HTC have settled their patent disputes given HTC access to Nokia's technology. Image: Nokia

HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

Sales of digital cameras have fallen resulting in Canon missing its profit forecast for the year. Image:

Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

4G services have boosted SK Telecom's results by 44%. Image: Style Photography de.

SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014

Samsung has already demonstrated 5G technology and is working with other South Korean companies to make it commercially viable. Image:

South Korea to spend US$1.5bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service

23 Jan 2014

LG's G-Flex curved smartphone will go on sale in Europe from next month. Image:

LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe

21 Jan 2014

Samsung has reported its worst quarterly results since 2012 amid forecasts that the smartphone market is becoming saturated. Image: Samsung

Samsung forecasts steep drop in earnings

7 Jan 2014

Taiwan's HTC designer indicted for leaks to China

Taiwan's HTC designer indicted for leaks to China

30 Dec 2013

Workers at the Pegatron factory work at least 12 hours a day making Apple products. Image:

Apple monitors plant after 15-year-old worker dies in China

17 Dec 2013

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

13 Dec 2013

Changhua County where Google is building its new data centres. Image:

Google opens first data centres in Asia

12 Dec 2013

Bitcoin, a virtual currency, has seen values soar and fall. It is not underpinned by any asset other than trading by owners. Image: ]

Chinese investors seek to mine Bitcoin's volatility

11 Dec 2013

The Long March 4B rocket takes off carrying a Brazilian satellite that failed to enter orbit. Image:

Environmental satellite fails to enter orbit

10 Dec 2013

China's 4G network is due to begin operating next week. Image: style-photography.de

China issues 4G mobile licences

10 Dec 2013

Hong Kong's largest prostitution website - supposedly closed down by police - is still running. Image: berc

City's largest prostitution website 'paralysed' say police

6 Dec 2013

At least US$5,7bn spent on China's Singles Day. Image: Scottchan

China Singles Day sees shoppers spend US$5.7bn

13 Nov 2013

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

1 Nov 2013

Complaints over software and hardware from China's state television. Image: Samsung

Chinese state media sets sights on Samsung

23 Oct 2013

Daughter sold for iPhone 5s. Image: Wiki Images

Chinese couple sells daughter for iPhone

21 Oct 2013

comScore releases the 2013 Japan Digital Future in Focus report

comScore releases the 2013 Japan Digital Future in Focus report

15 Oct 2013

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

15 Oct 2013

Samsung Round (Image: Digital Trends)

Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market

11 Oct 2013

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

27 Sep 2013

PlayStation 4 (Image: Uncrate.com)

Game consoles remain despite smartphones

18 Sep 2013

Sony plans first foreign-led PlayStation launch

Sony plans first foreign-led PlayStation launch

10 Sep 2013

China's secretive anti-graft agency unveils website

China's secretive anti-graft agency unveils website

5 Sep 2013

Taiwan probes HTC staff over secrets theft

2 Sep 2013

China Internet hit by 'largest ever' attack

China Internet hit by 'largest ever' attack

28 Aug 2013

Adultery website shines spotlight on Hong Kong marriages

Adultery website shines spotlight on Hong Kong marriages

27 Aug 2013

China Telecom first-half profit up 15.9%

China Telecom first-half profit up 15.9%

23 Aug 2013

Experts debate the smarts of the 'smartwatch'

Experts debate the smarts of the 'smartwatch'

22 Aug 2013

China Mobile's net profit up 1.5%

China Mobile's net profit up 1.5%

16 Aug 2013

Taiwan's Hon Hai Q2 net profit up 41%

15 Aug 2013