Just how secure is the information on your phone? Not very, thanks to the latest information-grabbing technology hovering overhead while you walk down a busy street.

In less than five years, WhatsApp has become one of the most-used smartphone apps — with around 450m monthly global users.

Google has agreed to make concessions on how it displays competitors’ links in a deal with the EU regulator that ended a three-year antitrust probe and avoided a fine.

Jennifer Lawrence is being treated like a "slave" for 'The Hunger Games' franchise, her 'American Hustle' director believes.

Lewis Hamilton has reportedly bought an engagement ring for Nicole Scherzinger.

WHEN Andy Warhol unveiled his Campbell’s Soup Cans ‘painting’ in 1962, he caused outrage in the fine art community.

Actress Natalie Gumede has been given the all-clear to dance on tomorrow's 'Strictly Come Dancing' after days of nailbiting - and pain - as she waited to hear whether a back injury would stop her performing.

German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for the third year running.

Yahoo said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (€850m) cash, a bold bet by chief executive Marissa Mayer to revitalise the struggling internet pioneer by co-opting a web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue.

WORKING from home is a godsend for all sorts of people.

Pierce Brosnan thinks Daniel Craig is a "magnificent" James Bond.

THINK for a moment of the most successful woman you know. She might be a friend, or a colleague, or someone you’ve idolised from afar. Think big, of someone you truly admire and respect.

Two American companies are to create 260 new jobs in Dublin and Cork over the next 12 months.

Yahoo! plans to overhaul its search engine after reporting strong results.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' is set to be an "explosive action thriller".

Having defected from Google to head up its struggling rival, Marissa Mayer faces a daunting challenge to revive moribund tech giant Yahoo!, but her first set of quarterly results gives some cause for optimism, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Yahoo!’s new chief executive knows she has a tough job ahead of her.

Yahoo has swept out embattled chief executive Scott Thompson to try to clean up a mess created by an exaggeration about his education that destroyed his credibility as he set out to turn the long-troubled internet company around.

Apple has rejected Greenpeace’s claims that it is not focused on renewables after activisits this morning staged an hour-long rooftop protest at the computer giant’s European headquarters in Cork.

Sky News authorised a journalist to hack into the emails of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin after ruling the action was in the public interest.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted yesterday that he will not be the candidate of a small elite against the people, in the first major rally of his re-election bid.

GOOGLE and Facebook yesterday fought in the Delhi High Court to quash criminal charges that they are responsible for obscene online content.

APPLE’S iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo!

AN “excellent” British student wanted for alleged infringement of copyright in the US for his website, TVShack, could be jailed for up to 10 years if he were convicted in the country, his lawyer has said.

US internet giant Google is considering a bid for rival Yahoo!.

Twitter is to set up an international office in Dublin, it was announced this morning.

EUROPE’s largest data centre provider, TelecityGroup, has acquired one of the leading players in the Irish market — Data Electronics — for £87.6 million (€101m) in cash.

Cheryl Cole is the most searched for celebrity online.

The European Union wants companies like Google and Facebook to give people more control over how their online habits are tracked, requirements that could hinder internet firms’ ability to target advertising.

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday renewed her backing for a controversial internet filter, saying it was driven by a “moral question“.

THERE is a scene in an old Hollywood movie where Charlton Heston, playing the part of Moses, holds up a stone tablet on which is inscribed the rules that the faithful must obey.

A FORMER college student charged with hacking Sarah Palin’s email account fears some jurors in heavily Republican East Tennessee could be dazzled when the conservative star testifies.

The September 11 terrorist attacks, cloning and the Iraq war top a list of online news searches in the last 15 years, a new study shows.

Michael McIntyre will not replace Jonathan Ross.

Harry Hill is the celebrity the public would like to see eventually taking over Jonathan Ross’s Friday night show, according to a survey.

Brussels: Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! must limit the amount of time they keep internet-search records and can’t justify keeping the information beyond six months, European Union officials probing possible breaches of EU privacy laws said.

KATIE PRICE was named Britain’s “most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace” by internet researchers yesterday.

The FTSE 100 Index suffered a sharp reversal of fortunes today as heavy falls in the US saw the London market undo early gains to lose almost 1%.

Britney Spears tried to put her widely-criticised appearance on 'The X Factor' behind her today as she celebrated her 27th birthday with a special show on US television.

WITH less money in their pockets, consumers are shying away from spending online with their credit cards.

IT IS almost too late for an October surprise. But Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain should be wary of the last weekend.

Wall Street tumbled again today as investors worried that the global economy was poised to weaken even as parts of the credit market slowly showed signs of recovery.

Yahoo! Europe has opened a second inside sales organisation in Dublin, employing 15 people.

Microsoft has launched a fresh attempt to tie-up with internet giant Yahoo! but is stopping short of a renewed takeover bid, it emerged today.