Technology: Trends
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The spy campaign targeted a range of government and diplomatic organizations, mostly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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As more people use their mobile devices to access their bank accounts cyber attacks are on the upswing, McAfee's Michelle Dennedy told CNBC.
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The antivirus industry has a dirty little secret: its products are often not very good at stopping viruses
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Apple will speed up its product upgrade cycle in 2013, giving the company's stock a big boost, market experts said on CNBC.
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Next year will be the year smartphone pricing falls through the bottom, and Google is in the driver's seat.
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The trick to investing in the fast-moving tech sector is to catch the red flags -- and know when to fold 'em.
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Apple has obtained three new patents that could change the face of portable devices, as well as those made by other companies.
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Research In Motion has lost a contract dispute over the use of Nokia patents.
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Two weeks after his first post election meeting with CEOs, President Barack Obama is bringing another group of chief executives to the executive mansion, and this time it will include one of the highest ranking CEOs on Wall Street: Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs.
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Who would have thought motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson owned something Apple might desperately desire?
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Randi Zuckerberg's start-up reality TV show brought reality stardom to Silicon Valley and now Zuckerberg wants to bring that same fame to the Big Apple.
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Imagine losing your Gmail, Twitter, Apple and Amazon accounts in just one hour. That's what happened to Wired.com senior editor Mat Honan last August. He lost eight years worth of data and tells the tale in the cover story of Wired magazine's December issue.
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A top Federal Reserve official warned on Tuesday of potential risks to financial stability from cyberattacks on the U.S. payments system and from a looming funding gap in public pensions.
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Ericsson, the world's biggest telecom network equipment maker, said on Tuesday it had filed a suit in the United States against Samsung Electronics for patent infringement.
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Tablets are almost certain to be the hottest ticket of the holiday season. There are a lot of tablets available, but let's have a look at some of the big ones.
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U.S. regulators on Monday sued the online prediction market Intrade, saying it illegally let customers bet on future economic data, the price of gold and even possible acts of war.
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The Winklevoss twins' are betting on a start-up that makes deal hunting a breeze for consumers.
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An upcoming U.N. gathering about Internet oversight is raising alarms from a broad coalition of critics, including the U.S., tech giants such as Google and rights groups, concerned that changes could lead to greater efforts to censor Web content and stifle innovation in cyberspace.
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The holiday shopping season is always a crucial one for the videogame industry. But this year the explosion of the number of mobile devices and tablets is changing the game.
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Young Wall Street analysts, who are mostly not permitted to use social media at work, are finding ways to get around the corporate firewalls.
Contact Trends
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Email: tech@cnbc.com
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Working from Los Angeles, Boorstin is CNBC's media and entertainment reporter and author of CNBC.com's "Media Money" blog.
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Fortt is CNBC's technology correspondent, working from CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau and contributes to "Tech Check" on CNBC.com.
