The world's biggest maker of personal computers, Lenovo, sees a 23% jump in net profit as laptop sales outperform industry average.

WorldView-3, the most powerful commercial imaging satellite ever built, goes into orbit on a rocket launched from California, US.

Five policemen in India are being investigated for alleged corruption after officials receive complaints on a newly-launched WhatsApp helpline number.

The Twitter feed of Dmitry Medvedev was hacked on Thursday, with the infiltrators posting a message saying he had resigned.

The video for the latest Michael Jackson single is premiered on Twitter as the social network outlines plans to make money from clips on its service.

Berlin's city authority bans the mobile taxi app Uber on passenger safety grounds, threatening the firm with a fine if it ignores the ban.

Data traffic jams are being forecast as some older networking hardware is caught out by the growth of the net.

The Latvia-based social network - notoriously linked to teenage suicides - has been taken over, with the founders leaving the firm.