TECHNOLOGY

The perils of making friends via social networking websites have never been clearer, but warning signs have abound after cases such as murder and theft have been linked to some friends found through Facebook and other social networks.

Growth for mobile games in Korea is foreseen following government deregulation in the mobile gaming industry.

Hold your breath, Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 is expected to debut in October.

Unless you're content with Rovio's Angry Birds all your life or The Sims on Facebook, you need a laptop, not an iPad or another tablet device, for some hard-core gaming.

Odyssey Space Research has sent two iPhone 4's to the International Space Station after modifying them to meet NASA flight certification standards, the company says.

Sony launched several new devices on Wednesday at the IFA conference in Berlin including an updated Reader device and two new tablets.

While Berlin's annual consumer electronics fair has previously been a showcase of home appliances from TVs to fridges, it has become a battleground for manufacturers of wireless gadgets.

The National Broadband Network rolled out in Thursday Townsville, the first location in Queensland to gain access to the high-speed broadband service.

AT&T said Wednesday that it will repatriate 5,000 wireless call center jobs to the United States if its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA is approved.

As Google’s Android platform beats Apple’s iOS, group buying site Scoopon has last launched its own Android app which is proving to be very popular in the Android Market’s lifestyle section.

Apple has lost a unit of the next generation iPhone in a bar in a repeat of the embarrassing incident that took place last year with the iPhone 4.

Microsoft and 343 Industries have put out a new trailer showcasing the stunning new concept art for "Halo 4" at the PAX Prime Gaming conference.

Sleek designs and fantastic user interface are usually synonymous with Apple. Nonetheless, tablets using the Android platform might finally have a browser that makes the Apple's Safari browser unattractive.

More than 25 per cent of Aussie dads use Facebook to keep track of their social networking kids, with one in four admitting visiting their kid’s pages is their favourite thing to do on Facebook, reveals a new Telstra research.

Salaries for IT workers in the private sector have experienced healthy growth, outstripping the pay rates of their public sector colleagues.

HP has promised to produce more TouchPads after consumer demand saw the $99 tablet flying off the shelves.

Apple has hired Nicholas Allegra aka “comex”, the 19 year old hacker famous for his one-click iPhone jailbreak site JailBreakMe, which makes removing the restrictions on Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices as simple as clicking a link.

Even the gods have been playing favorites. Samsung was scheduled to unveil on Aug. 29 the Galaxy S2 in the United States, the world's largest economy. But what could be a record launch of "the best smartphone that is not an iPhone", we have Hurricane Irene causing massive blackouts, billions in damages, and at least 44 deaths. Aug. 29 would have been a brilliant timing, as Tim Cook is still rearranging the furniture at Apple's executive offices after being abruptly asked to succe...

Amazon's newest tablet could be the best rival to Apple's iPad but only if the online retailer is willing to swallow selling the tablet at a loss, according to a study by Forrester Research.

Hewlett Packard's TouchPad is running on the defunct webOS for now but hackers and developers are hard at work porting the popular Android OS as its primary operating system.

While consumers are eagerly waiting for the release of the iPhone 5, a special effects company has created a stunning new iPhone design concept video which could be the future of the highly popular smartphone.

Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed on Monday to postpone the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until the last week of September because of the court hearing going on in the country.

Samsung of Korea has agreed to delay the launch of its GalaxyTab 10.1 in Australia pending the resolution of the patent dispute. Samsung, however, said it will file a cross claim against Apple in the next few days

Networking technology, particularly Facebook, has been cited as a reason for relationship problems and breakups.

Here are top 10 stupid and lamest reasons why Steve Jobs is leaving the limelight before the iPhone 5 is unveiled.

People are now asking -- who will be the next Steve Jobs?

Despite pulling the TouchPad from production, Hewlett Packard is offering TouchPad owners free apps for the device.

It has officially been found that “cyberloafing”, or browsing the web at work, can actually be beneficial for employees to work optimally, according to a recent study conducted.

The world might have recovered a bit from the recent news of Steve Job’s resignation from Apple Inc. As Chief Executive Officer. It’s a good time to focus on the man who will be filling his shoes, Apple’s former Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook.