US banks hit in cyber-war

Recent widespread hacking attacks on a number of US banks could be part of a cyber-warfare initiative, possibly engineered by Iran.  The New York Times reports that US authorities believe Iran is responsible for the attacks, allegedly in retaliation for the recent...

CES: Mobile rules at Intel

Intel has outlined a plan to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the company’s growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and ultrabook offerings. The announcements included a new smartphone platform for emerging markets, details on a forthcoming 22nm...

Curiosity probes Snake River

NASA’s Mars rover has moved to within arm’s reach of a sinuous rock feature called “Snake River”,  a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. Curiosity’s science team plans to get a closer look at...

Nokia toppled as cell leader

For the first time in 14 years, wireless communications giant Nokia did not sit atop the global cellphone business at the end of 2012 – with Samsung seizing the mobile handset market’s top rank. Samsung is expected to account for 29% of worldwide cellphone...