TECHNOLOGY

The general availability release date for the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system has been announced as 26 October.

Nokia's financial results announced today are a real mixed bag from the struggling Finnish smartphone company. The 2nd quarter 2012 period results show that it made an operating loss, of £638m compared to a £1bn loss in the first quarter of 2012.

Industrious XDA developers have yet again jumped to users' rescue by releasing an alpha build of Jelly Bean to revamp the aging Nexus One.

The new Google Nexus 7 tablet appears to have a couple of issues with regard to display. The first relates to its screen which is separating from the body or lifting it causing a crack.

Greenland in the Arctic circle’s gotten that bit smaller because dramatic fluctuations in the climate mean a huge iceberg’s broken loose.

Customers can now get the Nexus 7 in-store ahead of those who pre-ordered the device online.

Event sees fans thronging to exhibit their talent at some of the popular panels such as Breaking Bad, True Blood, Game of Thrones and Twilight.

ZTE has launched a 'premium' smartphone but with dated specs it isn't going to trouble the big hitters out there.

Images of iPad prototype pre-2004 appear online, having been identified by Jony Ive in an Apple vs Samsung court case.

Apple is currently testing a next-generation iPhone with NFC, 4G and 1GB of RAM, but it is not yet in mass production, as previously thought.

A high altitude ballooning project has used a Raspberry Pi computer to send live images from near space.

Raspbian, a version of the Debian Linux software optimised for the Raspberry Pi minicomputer, has been officially released online.

O2 will give affected customers a ten percent discount on their monthly bill, and all customers will get a £10 gift card to use in store.

There is considerable speculation the next-gen Microsoft gaming console - a revision of the existing Xbox 360 - will release in 2013, with a price tag of only $100

The Olympics could be a very attractive target for hackers, but who will be hacking, who will their targets be and most importantly, are we ready?

Yahoo's second quarter profits dropped by 4.4 percent year-on-year thanks to staff layoffs and other cost-cutting measures.

Google's latest mobile operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is growing in popularity and demand ever since its announcement at the company's I/O conference. While many premium devices like Samsung's Galaxy S, HTC One X, Amazon's Kindle Fire and Motorola Xoom are already consumed by the sweeping success of Jelly Bean's slick and powerful interface, Galaxy S2 has been waiting in the sidelines for quite some time.

After some confusion, Google has confirmed that pre-orders for the Nexus 7 tablet will ship in the UK from its Play store by 20 July.

Research from Ofcom reveals that the UK texts more than it calls, as smartphone ownership reaches 40 percent.

Jolla's MD Jussi Hurmola has confirmed the platform will launch an online app store to back up its first MeeGo smartphone later this year.

Mass Effect fans are in for more good news, as BioWare proposes to focus its future single-player DLCs solely on Shepard.

Wig retailer Wigshow has been told to amend its returns policy by the ASA after a consumer complained about excessive postage costs.

Owners of Sony Xperia S, Ion and Play handsets have the chance to control Tomb Raider's Lara Croft for first time on Android.

Swedish telecoms network builder Ericsson has reported a rise in sales but a drop in profits following a slow down in China and Russia.

Google Nexus 7 is here and we take the temperature of the tech industry with our review of reviews.

A new job, a baby on the way and an ailing internet giant to manage. Marissa Mayer has a major challenge on her hands.

Anonymous hackers promise 5 November parliament will never forget and warn politicians public's patience is wearing out.

EU could deliver huge fine to Microsoft for breaching antitrust law, as error prevents millions of Windows users from using their browser of choice.

Facebook software engineer apologises on Reddit for blocking Imgur for a brief period of time.