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• 26 April 2011

• Video: Underwater robots tackle Japan's tsunami-hit coast

  Robots check for further victims and remaining debris

• News: Iran says it was targeted with second worm, Stars

  The general responsible for investigating the Stuxnet attack on Iran's nuclear program says the country was also hit by a second targeted attack, called Stars.

• News: Google found guilty of patent infringement for using Linux

  A US jury has told Google that it owes Bedrock Computer Technologies $5m in damages for using versions of Linux that infringe on Bedrock's patents.

• 25 April 2011

• News: UK firms to be fined up to £500,000 for unwanted cookies

  Firms will face fines of up to £500,000 if they break new European rules on the use of cookies, spam email, and unwanted marketing phone calls and mobile texts.

• 22 April 2011

• Video: The week in tech: Apple alleges that Samsung copied the iPad

  Apple says Samsung copied the iPad, BlackBerry Playbook goes on sale, Google lets US users customize maps

• Video: Robots show images from inside Fukushima reactor buildings

  Tokyo Electric Power has supplied the first look inside two of the reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

• 21 April 2011

• News: Sony delays launch of 3D camcorder due to parts shortage

  Sony is delaying the launch of its 3D Handycam video camera by roughly a month due to difficulty securing parts following the March 11 earthquake in Japan.

• News: Apple breaks iPhone sales record again

  Apple today said it sold a record 18.6 million iPhones in the first three months of 2011, the third consecutive quarter the company's smartphone has set sales records.

• 20 April 2011

• News: Apple's Q2 profit soars on strong iPhone sales

  Apple's revenue and profit soared in its fiscal second quarter ended March 26, buoyed by strong iPhone sales, the company said Wednesday.

• Video: See the BlackBerry PlayBook in action

  RIM previews the BlackBerry PlayBook

• Video: Toshiba's tablet PC set to arrive in June

  Toshiba's first tablet PC will go on sale in June in Japan

• 19 April 2011

• News: Yahoo Q1 profit, revenue down, but CEO calls results solid

  Yahoo's revenue and profit slid significantly in the first quarter, but the company's performance was in line with Wall Street's expectations and company officials said the results reflect solid execution toward its financial goals.

• News: IBM reports solid quarter, raises full-year guidence

  IBM on Tuesday reported quarterly sales growth across all its major divisions and raised its earnings outlook for the full year, the latest sign that business spending in the IT sector continues to recover.

• News: Tech support teams understaffed by 42%

  Today's tech support teams are significantly understaffed, which leaves staffers juggling too many requests for help and end users suffering long wait times to get that help.

• News: Sony Ericsson faces shortages of flagship phones

  Sony Ericsson faces shortages of three new flagship cell phones after Japan's earthquake and tsunami disrupted supplies of key components, it said Tuesday.

• News: US Mac sales 'up 47% year-on-year'

  Driven by the strong performance of the new MacBook Pro line, Mac sales were up 47 percent year-on-year in the US for March 2011.

• News: ACS:Law could face legal costs following collapse of net piracy case

  A legal firm that sent 'bullying' letters to Brits acussed of illegal downloading could be forced to fork out thousands in wasted costs.

• News: Apple sues Samsung over similarities in mobile products

  The smartphone patent wars have heated up with Apple's patent infringement suit against Samsung, which claims Samsung's Galaxy line of phones and tablets borrows too much from the Apple iPhone and other products.

• News: Sony Ericsson's revenue and profit drop in first quarter

  Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications sales and profit dropped in the first quarter of 2011, the company reported Tuesday

• News: North Korea's sole 3G operator sees users and revenue surge

  North Korea's only 3G cellular operator continues to report strong demand for its service and saw record revenue and growth in subscriber numbers in 2010, its majority shareholder said Monday.

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