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The Microsoft-Apple rivalry is alive and well 27 Oct 2016 - 04:16 pm

Microsoft is trying to rekindle a rivalry with Apple, introducing two new computers this week that are aimed squarely at the creative set...

Apple expected to refresh ageing computer line with new MacBook Pro 27 Oct 2016 - 02:03 pm

Apple Inc is expected to unveil a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday with a fingerprint reader and faster ports, returning to the product...

Microsoft announces Windows update with 3D features 26 Oct 2016 - 08:09 pm

NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp on Wednesday announced a free update to its Windows operating system that lets users take photos and edit content...

Google's Pixel doesn't top the Android world - but it comes close 25 Oct 2016 - 05:36 pm

Google has taken itself down a very promising road with its new Pixel phone line, offering a level of polish and power that...

CO2 levels mark 'New Era' in the world's changing climate 25 Oct 2016 - 12:41 pm

Geneva: Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have surged past an important threshold and may not dip below it for "many generations". The...

Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked 24 Oct 2016 - 08:50 pm

Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim...

Battle lines harden at global whaling meeting 24 Oct 2016 - 07:55 pm

Portoroz, Slovenia: Pro- and anti-whaling nations clashed at a key meeting Monday where Japan sought to ease a 30-year-old moratorium on commercial hunts...

Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals 24 Oct 2016 - 07:22 pm

BEIJING: The Canbot can say its name, respond to voice commands, and "dance" as it plays Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Other robots China...

Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station 23 Oct 2016 - 03:13 pm

Miami: An unmanned cargo ship operated by the US company Orbital ATK arrived Sunday at the International Space Station, delivering 2.5 tons of...

Climate change can make fish swim towards predators 23 Oct 2016 - 11:37 am

London: Climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish and can even make them swim towards predators, instead of away from them,...

Google hawks hardware in real-world 'showroom' 22 Oct 2016 - 11:57 pm

New York: It's not exactly a store, but the Google "showroom" that opened Thursday in New York is the internet giant's first real-world...

iPhone7 hits Korean stores in Note 7's absence 22 Oct 2016 - 12:25 pm

Seoul: The Apple iPhone 7 went on sale in South Korea on Friday, seeking to fill a void left by arch-rival Samsung on...

UV light can improve smartphone cameras 22 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm

Moscow: Treating photodetectors -- used in systems and devices from smartphones to space stations -- with ultraviolet light can improve the efficiency of...

Twitter, Spotify, others knocked out by hackers 22 Oct 2016 - 08:46 am

SAN FRANCISCO (AA) – Successive waves of cyberattacks on Friday caused massive outages across the United States at a diverse array of popular...

Ongoing cyber attack hits Twitter, Amazon, other top websites 21 Oct 2016 - 08:51 pm

Washington: Major internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US internet provider came under...

Long-necked dino species discovered in Australia 20 Oct 2016 - 08:04 pm

Paris: Scientists unveiled fossils Thursday from a new species of giant, long-necked dinosaur unearthed in northeast Australia, speculating that its ancestors had trekked...

Nintendo Switch demonstrates new entertainment experiences 20 Oct 2016 - 05:17 pm

In an introductory video released today ( http://www.nintendo.com/switch ), Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that...