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Microsoft has added Bitcoin conversion to its Bing currency conversion tool, which now supports over 50 currencies.

Google is on the verge of selling its Motorola Mobility smartphone operations to Lenovo for around USD $2.91 billion if reports are to be believed.

Google ups the ante in its Pwnium competition, offering $2.7m for hacking Chrome OS in a bid to bolster security.

AVG AntiVirus hits over 100m downloads on Android, becoming a top security app amidst rising mobile malware threats.

Many have ruined their reputations and damaged their careers after posting inappropriate material on social networks.

Microsoft accuses Google of invading privacy by reading emails and intercepting personal data transmitted on private Wi-Fi routers.

Data Centres need to talk to each other more to avoid the sort of outages that have hit Google and Microsoft in recent weeks.

PM Cameron urges ISPs to block online porn by default to protect children, claiming the internet's freedom has neglected child safety.

IT resellers should look beyond their industry to grow, says GeoOp's Leanne Graham. Partnering with accountants to resell cloud apps can yield high margins.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden denies he is hiding and says the focus should be on US government and tech companies.

Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, Yahoo and other US companies deny assisting US officials in collecting customer private data since 2007.

Search giant stacked on workers last year to keep pace with an online advertising market that's growing at the expense of newspapers and television.

Fresh from becoming New Zealand's latest billion dollar company, Xero has announced the appointment of Stuart McLean as it's new chief revenue officer.

The European Commission has stung Microsoft with a US$731m fine for violating terms of its settlement of an ant-trust case - but will it care?.

Reliable source claims search engine is in the early stages of building stand-alone retail stores across the U.S.

Following Facebook's unveiling of Graph Search yesterday, the world offers comment on the social media giants latest launch.

Global users breathe relief as Google announces GMail and Drive services are back after a worldwide disruption.

Is your password 'password' or '123456'? Too many are, risking online security, reveals latest SplashData report.

Google acquires Admeld for USD $400 million, aiming to enhance display advertising tools and simplify ad management for major publishers.

Google begins global rollout of Wi-Fi vulnerability fix on Android, averting potential data theft from public networks.