TECHNOLOGY

James Murdoch, News Corp.'s deputy chief operating officer, obtained an e-mail chain in mid-2008 describing prevalent illegal voice-mail interception at the company's now-closed News of the World tabloid, according to a interior communications released Tuesday by a parliamentary commission.

TV show "House," mega movie franchise "Harry Potter" and actress Megan Fox were in the company of the rapidly growing Facebook pages in 2011.

As Facebook gets ready for a much-awaited public offering, the company is eager to flaunt its force by building on its enormous membership: an upwards of 800 million active users around the world, and more or less 200 million in the United States, or two-thirds of the population.

2011 is already ending and sooner or later, 2012 would already be signaling its presence. A new year also means a new year for new and innovative tech gadgets in the market.

The deal between Mozilla Firefox and Google has been a lucrative one but this deal has already expired last month. Through this deal coming to an end, many people are asking if this would really be the end of this business partnership.

Sony has set its sights on being the next big name in smartphones and the first step towards that goal is dropping the "Ericsson" in their brand name.

Google Doodles have been a way for the search engine giant to honor historical figures and remind its users of important dates. The first Google Doodle was in honor of the Burning Man in 1998 which only showed a stick figure behind the second "o" in the Google logo. Since its humble beginnings, the Google Doodle has become more inventive and sophisticated. From simple images, the Google Doodle has evolved to interactive ones that amaze and delight users.

Aside from honoring the best video games of the year, Spike TV's Video Game Awards also gives gamers a look at some of the biggest games coming out next year. Here are some of the exclusive trailers that premiered on the VGA's last night.

Microsoft will release its next generation Windows 8 operating system next year in hopes of offering an OS that could cater to both tablets and desktops devices. But could Windows 8 really be a formidable rival to Google's Android and Apple's iOS in the mobile arena while still keeping Microsoft's lead in the desktop computing market?

Tablet computers are among the bestsellers in tech stores worldwide. The most known models of these devices come from Apple, Samsung, Motorola, Asus, and LG. However, all are expensive, with prices ranging from $300 - $600 depending on their size and technical features.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is definitely on its way to Australian tech stores following the decision by the High Court of Australia to lift the ban on the device's sale just in time for Christmas shopping.

India has announced on Monday the shutting down of a server identified by computer security experts as one of the portals being used by computers that have been tagged as Duqu infected.

Apple Inc. last week opened its 361st Apple Store -- a 23,030 square feet, 315-employee retail store in Grand Central Terminal, one of New York's busiest transportation hubs. An enormous crowd of commuters and tourists greeted the opening.

The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, is brand new legislation in the U.S Congress. Although the bill expands the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods, which seems admirable enough, SOPA has caused a lot of controversy in its possible unintended consequences regarding content sharing and self-policing.

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is one of the hottest smartphones in the market but is it hot enough to literally explode?

Mario Kart is the kind of game that most players like to ridicule but these players often find themselves still playing the game. Mario Kart 7 is the latest installment for this franchise; would it yield the same reaction as from the previous versions?

HTC Radar 4G is the first smartphone released in the U.S. that would carry Windows 7.5 (otherwise known as Windows Phone Mango) as its OS. Will this be an advantage or disadvantage for HTC Radar 4G?

The scandal regarding Carrier IQ continues to grow as more and more smartphone companies and carriers are sued over this privacy scandal.

Citi analyst Richard Gardner in a research note first reported on by Business Insider and PCMag said "several sources" told him that Apple could launch the iPad 3 as early as February. The first generation of Apple's tablet hit stores in April 2010 and the second was released in March the following year.

There are a number of projectors available for iPhone; however, most of them come with a hefty price tag. However, a member of Instructables created a Do-It-Yourself iPhone Projector.

The Syrian government banned the use of iPhone in the country to control the amount of information exchange that may cause further turmoil.

One other piece of information that was released was Microsoft's ability to throw a "kill switch" to disable or even remove an app from users' Windows 8 device

Barnes & Noble Inc's second quarter earnings dipped slightly from $1.9 billion to $1. 89 billion compared to last year even as its Nook line of products posted an increase in sales to $220 million.

The Pope has spoken and the word is Android. Pope Benedict XVI lit the world's biggest Christmas tree with a Sony tablet with an Android operating system

Lately, rumors of new specs for Nintendo Wii U have been circulating in the web and it is said that these news specs would compete with Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s Playstation devices.

The release of Amazon Kindle Fire has sparked the interest of consumers due to its budget-friendly price but still being a highly functional tablet. Will this be enough for Kindle Fire to compete with other high-end tablets like Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime?

Smartphones allow for full and uninterrupted connectivity but such privilege can also harm or kill unsuspecting users who may get too engrossed in talking and texting using the device.

Telecommunications firm Telstra shut down its online billing and BigPond e-mail service for more than 24 hours starting Friday night after its bundle plan customer database became accessible to the public exposing user names and passwords of some 60,000 customers.

Ever wondered why everyone is so addicted to a site with a scary little alien logo? No, we’re not talking about the green Android alien, but the one that can be seen in a site called Reddit.