In what apparently is the latest cyberattack launched by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacktivist group, the hawkers targeted The Financial Times on Friday, breaking into a number of the company's Twitter accounts and blog headlines.

As a part of their cyberattack on The Financial Times, the SEA hackers managed to change the headlines of posts on the company's blog posts to "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Moreover, on one of The Financial Times' Twitter accounts, the hackers posted a link to a video execution on YouTube.

According to the most recent market data released by IDC on Thursday, the contribution of Apple iOS in the 2013 first-quarter shipments of smartphones was 17.3 percent; a figure which marks a fall from the 23 percent share which iOS had in smartphone shipments in the same quarter last year.

However, going by the statistics released by Apple last month, the January-March quarter of 2013 was the company's strongest ever first quarter so far as shipments volume is concerned. Apple revealed that its first quarter shipments had touched a record high of 37.4 million iPhones.

At the start of its annual Google I/O conference on Wednesday, Google unveiled a `pure' Android Galaxy S4 smartphone, which will be a special edition, stock Android version of Samsung's flagship handset.

According to the details shared by Google, the Samsung Galaxy S4 - like other Galaxy models sold in the US - will run the Android OS 4.2 version. However, the S4 will differ from the other Galaxy handsets in the sense that it will run a `pure' version of Android, sans either Samsung's custom software like the TouchWiz interface or the software included from different carriers.

In a Tuesday blog post, Microsoft officials shared information about some of the expected features of the company's next edition of its Windows Phone 8 operating system, which is being referred to as the General Distribution Release 2, or `GDR2.'

Although the next Windows Phone 8 OS update has not formally been called the GRD2 update, the Microsoft officials have nonetheless hinted in the recent blog post that the update will likely be released to existing Windows Phone 8 users "later this summer."

Online retail giant Amazon disclosed in a Monday statement that it has worked out a deal for the acquisition of Liquavista, the company which manufactures "electrowetting" display panels. The financial terms of the deal have, however, not been officially disclosed.

With the "electrowetting" technology used by Liquavista basically aimed at developing color displays for e-readers as well as portable media players, the Digital Reader has reported that the first commercially available "electrowetting" display panels will likely hit the markets some time this year.

With Google's annual I/O event just round the corner, an AndroidPolice report has revealed that Google is apparently set to challenge Apple's Game Center with its own gaming hub, which - due to absence of any official disclosure - is being tentatively referred to as `Google Play Games.'

The AndroidPolice report is based on a tear down of newly-released Android application package (APK) files for `Play Services,' the surreptitious grunt app which deals with app updates and other similar things.

In an indication that online retail giant Amazon is apparently planning to expand its hardware portfolio beyond its existing lineup of Kindle devices, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report has revealed that Amazon is working on two smartphones.

Disclosing that the Amazon Lab 126 Cupertino campus is currently working on two handsets, WSJ report, citing unidentified sources "familiar with the company's plans," said that one of the handsets being developed by Amazon is the 4.7-inch Amazon Kindle Phone.

With Apple expected to unveil its next mobile OS version - the still-to-be-announced iOS 7 - at its upcoming WWDC event in June, reports on different websites have hinted that the company is probably testing the new iOS to ensure that it is ready to be introduced to the developers and the public.

It has recently been reported by Apple news site MacRumors and mobile site creator Onswipe that, in the last week, there were indications galore that traffic emanating from iOS 7 had witnessed a notable increase.

The country's first case of new SARS-like virus has been reported by France's health ministry. In the Saudi Arabia, the virus has killed many people. The total number of deaths are 18.

The deadly novel coronavirus was found in a 65-year-old man, who came back to France from a holiday in Dubai. He is in intensive care intensive care in a hospital in the northern city of Douai.

It added, "This is the first and only confirmed case in France to date."

Council chiefs have stated that despite changes planned, England has an uncertain future in regard to social care as services have been forced into budget cuts.

According to research by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, this year alone, from the £16bn budget, £800m was likely to be taken.

It was warned by the group that this definitely meant that things were going from bad to worse.

This follows after things becoming evident that the government is all set to state in the Queen's Speech that it is determined to reform the system.