Science &amp; Technology

HONG KONG: Recent forest fires in Ukraine have caused increased concern for Europe as radioactive soil particles were scattered over...

Chinese Scientists develop transparent eggshell to watch embryo grow

BEIJING: Chinese scientists have created a see-through eggshell that allows them to watch the growth of an embryo inside it....

Scientists develope strategy for plant breeding to select for enhanced tolerance to waterlogging

LONDON: Researchers have bred a barley variety which is better able to tolerate water logging and flooding. As the global...

Centre of the Earth seems turned on its side: US & China Geophysicists claimed

TOKYO: Geophysicists from the US and China claim that the innermost solid core of the Earth is turned on its...

British scientists seek £50 million funding to study exoplanets

NEW YORK: A group of British scientists are trying to raise £50m to launch a spacecraft from Surrey to monitor some...

Xiaomi to launch 64GB version of Mi 4 with quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor on Feb 24 in India

DELHI: Xiaomi Company has announced that it will launch the 64GB Mi 4 on February 24 in the country, as...

Samsung Smart TVs spies capture private data

SEOUL: Samsung Company has warned users of its ‘Samsung Smart TV’ against discussing personal or sensitive information in front of...

Moto E 2nd-generation smartphone price, specification released, to be launched in FCC listing

TOKYO: There's already a second generation Moto G out there, so you might be expecting a successor for the even...

Android 5.0 based LG Y70 smartphone with 4.7-inch display to come in few months

SEOUL: LG is developing a new Y-series Android smartphone, known as Y70, which will be launched in the coming months....

Google launches ‘digitally equipped bus’ in 35 areas of Bangladesh to promote Android One, spread internet access

DHAKA: Google launched its “digitally equipped bus” to host workshops at 500 campuses in 35 locations around Bangladesh. The plan...

Samsung Smart TVs spies: captures private data, transmits to third party

SEOUL: Samsung Company has warned users of its ‘Samsung smart TV’ against discussing personal or sensitive information in front of...

Persona 5 gets more new gameplay details

TOKYO: A new Persona 5 trailer showed the first gameplay sequence of the highly anticipated role playing, currently in development...

Sony introduces Xperia E4 handset with dual-SIM variant

NEW DELHI: Sony has introduced Xperia E4 an affordable handset. The smartphone will be made available in the middle of...

BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 update likely to roll out on February 19

NEW YORK: BlackBerry will reportedly roll out BB10 OS version 10.3.1 starting February 19 to all BB10 devices. The update...

Sony Xperia E4 based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, powered by 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor

NEW DELHI: Sony has introduced Xperia E4 an affordable handset. The smartphone will be made available in the middle of...

Canon include 61-point autofocus array with maximum ISO of 12800

NEW YORK: Canon reveals at 50.6 megapixels, the EOS 5DS and variant 5DS R have the world’s highest resolution for...

LG launches largest ever Curved TV in UK, with awe-inspiring 105″ Curved ULTRA HD LG 105UC9 at £60,000

LONDON: LG Electronics (LG) launched its largest ever Curved TV in the UK, with the awe-inspiring 105" Curved ULTRA HD...

Intel to introduce its new 10nm processors in early 2017

NEW YORK: Intel will introduce its new 10nm processors in early 2017. Taha Khalifa Intel's GM for the Middle East...

China, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, US Taiwan participate in Tokyo cyber security competition

TOKYO: Tokyo cyber security competition started on Feb 7 with organisers aiming to show off the skills of young Japanese...

Canon all set to launch 50.6-megapixel $3,700 EOS 5DS, $3,900 5DS R cameras in June 2015