An investigation into the conditions of Chinese workers has revealed the shocking human cost of producing the must-have Apple iPhones and iPads that are now ubiquitous in the west. … more

The popularity of the royal wedding proved too much for the BBC website which crashed on Friday under sheer weight of traffic. … more

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing an investigation of Google Inc.’s dominance of the Internet search industry by alerting high-tech companies to gather information for the probe, three people familiar with the matter said. … more

Two Android phone users sued Google Inc. over claims their phones secretly recorded and stored data about their movements. … more

The British monarchy is promising to make the coming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton an Internet-friendly event, with a live feed on YouTube and updates via Twitter, Facebook and an official royal-wedding website. … more

Hoping to put to rest a growing controversy over privacy, Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, took the unusual step of personally explaining that while Apple had made mistakes in how it handled location data on its mobile devices, it had not used the iPhone and iPad to keep tabs on the whereabouts of its customers. … more

You may not know it, but if you carry a smartphone in your pocket, you are probably doing unpaid work for Apple or Google — and helping them eventually aim more advertising directly at you. … more

Google’s Android operating system already runs on more smartphones than any other OS, and Android phones may also be the most desired. … more

Leading European telecoms companies want to levy significant charges on Google and other online content providers through an overhaul of the regime governing how data travel over the internet. … more

Roaming rates for mobile phones between New Zealand and Australia will be on the agenda in bilateral discussions between the countries. … more