Apple and Google adopted strong default encryption in late 2014.
Apple Inc has said it will issue a software update very soon to cut off the ability of spies and hackers to grab email and other sensitive data from Mac computers.
The move opens a new front in Google's battle with Microsoft by offering an alternative to its Windows XP operating system, which dominates the netbook market with a roughly 80 per cent market share.
A Chinese spying operation has obtained sensitive data from hundreds of government computers in more than 100 countries, according to a new report.
Alibaba.com, China's biggest business-to-business website, on Tuesday said it was poised to become India 's top online marketplace by number of users as it launches its first major overseas expansion.
Family businesses and their inter-generational conflicts are rich fodder for Hong Kong scriptwriters. TV series including Steps (ostensibly about ballroom dancing), The Drive of Life (the Chinese car industry) or Best Selling Secrets (a media conglomerate) all feature an elderly patriarch presiding over a sprawling family business.