Forget about marketshare as a measure of success. Apple has captured 91% of global smartphone profits in the third quarter, according to a report from the Boston-based Strategy Analytics.

First it was US giant IBM, inventor of the DOS PC, and now…. Korean giant Samsung may sell its PC business — essentially its Windows 10 Ultrabooks, ArtPC desktops, and TabPro S lines — to Lenovo.

As if malware-ridden apps and drive-by infections from websites are not enough, now you can get malware from clicking on an image on social media sites.

The offices of the Samsung Group in Seoul have been raided as state prosecutors looked for evidence in an influence-peddling case that could bring down the current South Korean president Park Geun-hye's government.

How many times have you signed up something only to stop using it soon after? Well if you have linked it to a Google mail account a new program can track down your tracks.

The introduction of a data breach law requiring disclosure of consumer data leaks is important because it will make big corporates aware they need to be transparent about their state of security, the head of a big cyber-security firm says.

The consumer group CHOICE has hailed the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to take court action against Meriton Property Services over alleged blocking of negative online reviews by its customers.

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