Technology

Technology

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  Sony shows PlayStation 4 capabilities, but no box

  Sony showed off what the PlayStation 4 can do, but not what it will look like. The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console ... 

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  German antitrust probe into Amazon pricing policy

  Online retailer Amazon may have broken antitrust laws in Germany by banning third-party traders from selling their products cheaper elsewhere, ... 

• Vodafone asks India court to halt spectrum auction

  Vodafone has petitioned an Indian court to stop the government from auctioning off rights to the cellphone spectrum it now uses for 18.7 million ... 

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  In info age, Belgian diamond heist is a throwback

  At a time when many robberies take place at the click of a mouse, a group of jewel thieves has shown there's still a potential payoff for ... 

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  FIFA says goal-line technology to be used at WCup

  FIFA committed Tuesday to using goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and could have four systems competing for selection. FIFA said ... 

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  Burberry takes a walk on the wild side

  Burberry Prorsum has taken its classic trench coats on safari for a makeover. In a catwalk show that drew stars such as Kate Beckinsale and Michelle ... 

• Arms vendors turn to cyber security as sales drop

  The world's largest arms vendors are expanding in the cybersecurity sector as austerity measures weigh on sales of traditional weapons, a Swedish ... 

• Facebook wins German court fight on fake names ban

  Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site's policy requiring users to register with ... 

• Amazon to probe German worker abuse claims

  Online retailer Amazon said Thursday it will investigate reports that temporary staff at its logistics centers in Germany were subjected to a climate ... 

• UK police arrest 6 people in phone hacking probe

  British police investigating computer hacking and privacy offenses by the media on Wednesday arrested six people alleged to be involved in ... 

• Spain busts 'ransomware' cybercrime gang

  Spanish authorities on Wednesday announced the breakup of a cybercrime gang that used a "ransomware" virus to lock computers throughout Europe, ... 

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  Papacy buffeted by changes in modern world

  The pope is by far the world's most visible religious figure. His office can be a bully pulpit on everything from salvation to the economy. In his ... 

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  Duchess of York among new phone hack settlements

  Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli television psychic Uri Geller are among the ... 

• EU pushes plans for safer, more secure Internet

  EU officials are pushing a plan to make the Internet safer — more resistant to cyberattacks, freer from cybercrime and safer for children to use. 

• Police officer charged in UK bribery probe

  British prosecutors are charging a former police officer with leaking information to a tabloid newspaper. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday ... 

• Vodafone revenue falls amid tougher competition

  Telecommunications company Vodafone says its revenue dropped 2 percent in the third quarter due to tougher competition, a weak economy, and regulatory ... 

• Alcatel-Lucent boss leaving as losses mount

  Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen is leaving the loss-making French-U.S. telecommunications gear maker after a failed four-year bid to turn the ... 

• US warns of new fake batch of cancer drug Avastin

  The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. doctors about another counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin, the third case involving the ... 

• UK: Surveillance devices to monitor Web traffic

  The U.K. plans to install an unspecified number of spy devices along the country's telecommunications network to monitor Britons' use of overseas ... 

• New BlackBerry to be released in US in mid-March

  The chief executive of Research In Motion says he's disappointed the new BlackBerry won't be released in the United States until mid-March, but he ... 

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  Study suggests Neanderthals died out earlier

  Theories about when the last Neanderthals walked the Earth may have to be revised, according to a study that suggests they became extinct in their ... 

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  Pakistan tries new way of tackling corruption

  Corruption is so pervasive in Pakistan that even Osama bin Laden had to pay a bribe to build his hideout in the northwest where he was killed by U.S. 

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  Report: US job market looks surprisingly strong

  The U.S. job market is proving surprisingly strong and raising hopes that the economy will be resilient enough this year to withstand a budget ... 

• Google to set up $82M fund for French publishers

  Google will help French news organizations increase their online advertising revenue and also set up a €60 million ($82 million) fund to finance ... 

• Teenage hacker sentenced in UK for cyber-attacks

  A British court has sentenced a teenage hacker to youth rehabilitation after he and other members of the Anonymous movement carried out cyber-attacks ...