Sony has hired investigators after a breach of security, in which the personal data of more than 100 million online game users was compromised. Cyber-security detectives from Guidance Software and Data Forte, among others, have been brought on board, said Sony.

Online music service Spotify is turning up the heat on Apple as it aims to create an alternative to iTunes. The company is extending many of its premium services, including an iPhone and iPod app, to non-paying members. It is also encouraging customers to import their music collection into Spotify, rather than Apple's system.

Apple increased its year-on-year PC shipment growth by 188 percent in Q1 2011, reaching fourth position in the PC manufacturer league with 8,453,980 PCs, laptops and tablets sold in the quarter. This compared to Q1 2010 sales of 2,936,310, so up 187.9 percent.

If you were shopping for a new copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly — a classic work on developmental biology — on Amazon recently, you might've gotten quite a shock. The book was priced at $23,698,655.93 (plus $3.99 shipping)! What happened?

The UK will adopt a controversial European Union cookie law after 25 May, the government has announced.

Google's Chrome browser has looked like just another side project for the company. Sure; Chrome is a speedy browser, and has garnered impressive market share in a short time. And, yes, Google gets to push browser development a bit.

Recent experiments carried out by the BBC demonstrate how power-line networking can interfere with FM radio and knock out DAB entirely, but only for those who get a decent data rate.

The saga between Nintendo’s 3DS gaming console and its subsequent health concerns still continues, with the company hitting back that claims of the newly released device are causing headaches, eye problems and feelings of fatigue.

Garrett lost his sight in 1997 at age 10. That same year, his older brother brought home Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. Today, Garrett can beat the entire game, executing every jump and step with near-perfect precision. He’s honed his hearing to the point where he can recognize exactly which sounds refer to each object and act accordingly.

An underwater art museum off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has opened a new “room” filled with concrete sculptures that depict scenes from modern life, while creating new homes for sea creatures.