Windows 8 will do away with that long-standing cornerstone of its PC desktop experience - the Start Button, as news about the impending public beta sneaks out.

Apple was named the best-selling U.S. handset brand during the fourth quarter, according to a new report from the NPD Group.

Further protests in opposition to controversial anti-piracy measures have taken place, with another 100 expected to happen in Europe this week.

Millions of users of one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload, face losing their data today (2 February) according to US officials.

Apple released OS X 10.7.3 Lion today, the third such minor update to the operating system since it was launched last July.