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Charles Arthur works from Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Journalist, speaker, moderator. The Guardian’s Technology editor 2009-14. Coming May ‘18: Cyber Wars, on hacking. Prev: Digital Wars: Apple v Google v Microsoft Charles Arthur has over 74656 followers on Twitter.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got married two weekends ago without the media’s knowledge

Hackers ‘may attack other film studios after leak of Sony Pictures’ data’

Cyber experts warn that cyber attacks on Sony Pictures, which paralysed computer systems and leaked files, could have been extortion.

Search planes found no sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in an area where satellite images had shown debris.

How UK’s Inmarsat honed in on missing Malaysia Airlines jet

The satellite firm and AAIB used "groundbreaking maths" to narrow the flight corridor of the missing passenger plane and help solve the riddle.

Smartwatch enters tech arms race

Newly unveiled devices have been unleashed on a notoriously wrist-averse economy.

The Google headquarters in Mountain View

Google could face legal sanctions over privacy policies

European privacy watchdogs have threatened Google with legal action over 2012 policy which violates commitment to transparency.

Google Glass proves to be half full

The device with a tiny screen in front of your right eye may not be everyone’s dream.

The smartphone is a crucial tool for enabling lifelong learning and has the potential to democratise education, particularly with internet penetration and access to data both continuing to rise

Next iPhone ‘to be cheaper, not bigger’

Apple will not release a large-screened "phablet" phone to compete with archrival Samsung this year, according to analysts.

President Bashar al-Assad’s many young supporters include hackers paid by his cousin

Syria fights back with hack attacks

The Syrian regime’s electronic army is hitting critical Western news organisations with disinformation.

Online communities should leave solving cases to experts

Although it is tempting for social media users to help to solve cases like the Boston bombing, they should leave it to the experts.

Microsoft plan its own mini tablet in response to Apple

Microsoft has plans for new touchscreen devices and a Windows 8 revamp as revenue rise has unexpectedly beaten analysts’ forecasts.

CRISPR technology is a relatively new and powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. (File photo: Edgard Garrido, Reuters)

Seoul: North Korea behind March hacking

South Korea says computers in the North were used for an onslaught that wiped hard drives on PCs at TV stations and disrupted banks.

Anonymous hackers ‘take over’ Burger King’s Twitter account

Burger King’s Twitter account was hacked apparently by hackers from Anonymous who took it over and rebranded it with rival McDonald’s logo and name.

Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2010 Oracle Open World conference.

Dell’s mobility division not gaining ground

Dell is looking like the sick man of the PC business, which is not looking too healthy itself.

Smartphone and tablet users will take to Windows 8 immediately

Windows makeover stays in familiar territory

That Windows 8 will be a huge hit in terms of sales is a given. What will be fascinating to watch is how it is received, writes Charles Arthur.

Emerging markets keep BlackBerry afloat – for now

Is BlackBerry manufacturer RIM out of the woods? If all you looked at was its after-hours share price and analysts’ forecasts, you might think so.

Apple Inc has acknowledged that personal data can be extracted from iPhones through previously unpublicised techniques by employees.

Samsung to add Apple’s iPhone 5 to its lawsuits

Samsung says it will add the iPhone 5 to a series of lawsuits over Apple equipment in the US, alleging that it infringes a series of patents.

The iPhone has become the benchmark for everything else in the smartphone industry.

Upgraded Siri takes iPhone 5 past all its rivals

The digerati mostly greeted the iPhone 5 last week with a collective yawn. They declared that it did not break any records amongst other things.

Samsung’s shares plunged after a ruling in the US last week that it had copied key elements of Apple’s technology.

Apple may widen its attack

Shares in Asian smartphone manufacturer Samsung plunged by 7.5% in the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday.

Apple has moved toward a debt issue

Samsung urges boycott of Apple products

Samsung has hit back at Apple after a $12-billion drop in its market value in the wake of its loss to the iPhone maker in a high-profile court battle.

A US judge has denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction against Samsung’s smartphones.

Apple takes a swing at Samsung patents

Apple experts say Samsung abused its "monopoly power" over certain wireless patents and demanded an unreasonable royalty for their use in the iPhone.

Apple has moved toward a debt issue

Apple takes on Samsung designs

Samsung Electronics has told jurors its products are not copycats of Apple’s iPhone but rather an example of legitimate American-style competition.