Shares in the struggling internet search giant Yahoo surge 9%, despite first-quarter profits falling 20%.

French hard-disk maker LaCie warns that shoppers' credit cards details and logins may have been stolen from its store over a one-year period.

The Bitcoin exchange MtGox has been placed in administration by a Japanese court and it is expected that bankruptcy proceedings will be started.

German security researchers say that a spoof fingerprint can be used to unlock Samsung's new handset and steal money.

The composer of the music featured in the original Halo video games says his job has been "terminated without cause" by developer Bungie.

Virgin Media apologises after some of its customers received hundreds of unwanted emails because of a distribution list error.

A new study finds men prefer to watch film adaptations than read the original book, with 30% admitting they have not read a book since school.

The first images come back from the radar satellite launched as part of the European Union's new flagship Earth-observation project.