Because of the overexposure to modern technology children’s, especially boys’, reading and conversational skills are being put at risk, says Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council. ...

The tech giant Dell has revealed that it has stopped the manufacture of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer which is the result of the declining netbook market. ...

Your kids know as much about ‘adult tech skills’ as you do, though you necessarily don’t realize that, says security firm AVG. A child can perform almost any kind of tasks that a matured person can when the subject is surfing Internet. ...

On Sunday, Iranian Gov. said it had detected the Duqu computer virus. According to the people familiar with computer virus, the detected virus is based on Stuxnet, ‘cyber weapon,’ which was discovered last year. ...

Challenging Acer’s Ultrabook, ASUS has come out with its Zenbook which will make one’s current laptop look ‘obese’ by its standards. According...

The U.S- based cockpits of the military’s Predator and Reaper drones, unmanned combat air vehicle, have been infected by a computer virus, says a report. Wired magazine, a monthly American magazine, in its defense blog says the virus is allegedly logging pilots’ every keystroke as they carry out their missions. Moreover, the reporter adds the virus was first detected...

By producing a tiny “electron superhighway” physicists have moved nearer to building a quantum computer. They claim electron superhighway could be useful in manufacturing the new computer that will use quantum particles in place of digital transistors. ...

India has unwrapped “world’s cheapest” tablet computer for $35 today. The government named the device as Aakash and said it would sale the product in the country from December. However, Aakash, an Indian word for sky, will primarily be available in a pilot run of 100,000 units before being rolled out to millions of school going students over the next...