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Apple's iPad launch day success: Over 300,000 units fly off the shelves, alongside a million apps and numerous e-books purchased.

America is chocka block with firearms. Since 1960, more than a million Americans have died from firearm homicides.

A think tank has been formed in the US calling for better internet user privacy in a new online civil right initiative called Digital Due Process.

A 24 year old man has been arrested by French police after he allegedly hacked the President of the United States' Twitter account.

The decision by Google to move some of its Chinese search<br />services to Hong Kong may have kept its promise that searches on Google.

In tribute to Apple board member Jerome [Jerry] York, Apple's US website has been dedicated solely to his memory.

A research study has revealed that most malicious websites are hosted on US servers and not in other countries like China.

Apple sues HTC over iPhone tech, hinting at a deeper battle with Google over Android's use of patented innovations.

According to an IDC report, cloud computing is becoming the fastest growing technology within the high tech sectors.

Digital signage, while gaining traction in retail, faces confusion and challenges despite potential for enhancing customer experience.

Microsoft has gained a court order shutting down a criminal botnet<br />believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world.

Digital camera sales decline due to market saturation and financial crisis; IDC projects a 2010 rebound driven by economic recovery and emerging markets.

Google aims to revolutionise internet speeds in the US with a trial offering up to 1Gbps broadband to 500,000 homes, vastly surpassing current averages.

Google is teaming up with The New York Times and The Washington Post to revolutionise web news by launching Google Living Stories, an interactive news platform.

49 US Web sites of both the Democrat and Republican parties have been hacked to criticise President Obama just hours after his State of the Union address.

Apple might soon host iTunes libraries in the cloud, following its buyout of Lala, hinting at major changes ahead.

Kids today are entertainment media junkies, spending more than 50 hours a week with their cell phone, music player or game console, according to a US study.

Tech sector poised for strong rebound in 2010, with global IT spending set to rise 8.1% to over $1.6 trillion, says Forrester Research.

France's anti-piracy agency Hadopi, set to gain power to cut Internet access for copyright offences, used an unlicensed font in its new logo.

Cybersitter, a US software maker, is suing the Chinese government for USD $2.2 billion, alleging pirated software was used in the 'Great Firewall of China'.