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Samsung will put the rumours and alleged leaks about its next flagship smartphone to rest when it unveils the handset in London later on Thursday.

More than 20 million copies of the existing Galaxy S2 have been sold since its launch in April 2011.

Analysts say its success helped Samsung overtake Nokia to become the world's best-selling mobile phone maker.

Changes in screen size, form factor and a higher-resolution camera are among changes that may drive its appeal.

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Samsung has been close lipped ahead of the event, refusing even to confirm the device's name - its website only states that its is...

Mobile phones running an operating system developed by makers of the Firefox web browser will go on sale in late 2012.The first handsets running Mozilla's "Boot to Gecko" (B2G) software will be available in Brazil on Telefonica Vivo's mobile network.

Brazilian tech blog Ztop broke the news but had no details about which firm will make the handsets.

Announced in July 2011, B2G aims to be an open rival to Google's Android.

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The Mozilla Foundation is best known for its Firefox browser that adheres strictly to official standards for writing and viewing web pages.

B2G was started as a way to bring the same...

The first batch of Raspberry Pi computers is being issued to users.

A group of schoolchildren in Leeds are the first to get their hands on production models of the bare-bones computer.

Costing only £16, the tiny computer has been designed to inspire anyone, especially children, to get started with computer programming.

Eager fans who were the first to order a machine should get their Raspberry Pi by 20 April.

Since the Raspberry Pi project began, the plan has garnered huge interest from developers, hobbyists and others keen to get their hands on a cheap, easy-to-use computer.

Delivery of the first...

Google has been fined $25,000 (£15,700) after US authorities found the internet giant stalled an investigation into its Street View mapping feature.

The Federal Communications Commission said Google "deliberately impeded and delayed" the investigation for months.

The online search leader did not respond to requests for information and documents, according to the agency.

The inquiry began in 2010 after Google said Street View cars had inadvertently logged unsecured Wi-Fi data.

Information gathered by passing Street View cars in more than 30 countries included passwords, emails and other data that was being...

POS systems are used by retailers to process transactions, manage inventories and analyse sales and consumer data.

The demand for these has been rising as firms look for better ways to retain customers amid growing competition.

The deal will make Toshiba the world's biggest POS system provider.

"Toshiba Tec enjoys a strong presence in retail store solutions in Asia-Pacific, including Japan, and we are confident that this acquisition will support expansion in North America, Europe and the emerging economies," said Norio Sasaki, Toshiba's president and chief executive.

"I also expect this significant step...

Microsoft's next operating system will come in just three different flavours, the company has announced.

For those with Intel-compatible machines, the OS will be available in two versions - Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.

And for those with devices, largely tablets, powered by ARM-designed chips there will be a Windows RT version.

Microsoft wants to simplify how it markets Windows 8, which is expected to launch in autumn 2012.

The complex flavours of past Windows - from basic to home, premium to ultimate - have become something of a joke among tech experts.

Microsoft has called Windows 8 the most significant...

Thai floods continue to impact HDD manufacturing, says IHS
Press release, February 13; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Monday 13 February 2012]
Although hard disk drive (HDD) supplies in the first quarter commenced their recovery from the disastrous floods that struck Thailand in late 2011, a full recovery of production is still months away, with unit shipments not expected to return to annual growth until the third quarter, according to IHS iSuppli Memory & Storage research from information and analysis provider IHS.
Due to production disruptions at HDD suppliers and component makers, global hard drive shipments in the fourth quarter of...

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