Singapore's new long-haul budget carrier Scoot has taken off for the first time, using a novel way of saving fuel -- by replacing its in-built TVs with iPads.

The airline set off on its maiden voyage to Sydney from the city-state late Monday as part of its parent Singapore Airlines (SIA) bid to tap Asia's growing demand for no-frills travel while battling surging fuel costs.

A mystery computer virus discovered last month and deployed in a massive cyberattack chiefly against Iran sought to steal designs and PDF files from its victims, a Russian firm said.

Kaspersky Lab, one of the world's biggest producers of anti-virus software, announced last month the discovery of the Flame virus, which it described as the biggest and most sophisticated malware ever seen.

The Economic Foresight Institute for the Mediterranean Region, IPEMED, and Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program, are organizing a conference entitled “The Development of a Mediterranean ICT Space – The role of Lebanon in this space” on 12 June in Beirut at the premises of the ESA, a press release said Monday.

Under the Patronage of Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Nicolas Sehnaoui, the Lebanese conference will be led by Pierre Musso, professor at Télécom ParisTech and co-author of a report published by IPEMED, “Steps towards a med. area – Confidence in the Mediterranean digital society”, which will serve as a basis for discussions.

Taiwan's leading personal computer maker Acer Monday took another shot at gaining a foothold in the tablet market, unveiling two new products running on Microsoft's much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system.

Acer showed off the tablets -- named W510 and W700 -- on the eve of Computex, Asia's largest IT fair, which is held in Taipei this week for the 32nd time, with Windows 8 expected to be a key focus.

Nintendo provided a glimpse Sunday into its second-generation Wii console as the Japanese videogame giant set out to generate excitement ahead of the E3 industry extravaganza.

In a webcast streamed online, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed details about the Wii U GamePad and promised more to attend a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday prior to the opening of the E3 show floor.

Microsoft on Friday rolled out a revamped Bing that includes insights from Facebook and Twitter in the biggest overhaul of the search service since its launch three years ago.

"Most things in life are better with people you trust," Microsoft said in a release announcing that the changes promise in May have arrived.

The U.S. online movie business more than doubled in 2011 to rake in $992 million and will almost double again this year, a research report showed Friday.

The biggest surge came from Netflix, which shifted its focus to subscription video on demand and snagged 44 percent of the market, overtaking Apple's iTunes service, said the report from IHS iSuppli.

Cricket Communications said Thursday it would be the first U.S. carrier to offer the iPhone to customers under a prepaid plan, a move expanding the footprint of the wildly popular Apple device.

Cricket, a unit of Leap Wireless International, will offer the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 with its $55 per month, all-inclusive plan.

One out of seven Americans who go online use Twitter and eight percent do it every day, a survey showed Thursday.

The survey by the Pew Research Center found the number of Twitter users has doubled in the past two years to 15 percent of online adults.

Microsoft on Thursday released the final test version of its next-generation Windows software crafted to power devices ranging from tablets to desktop computers.

"We're thrilled to be at this milestone with the Windows 8 Release Preview," said Windows and Windows Live division president Steven Sinofsky.