Technology

Japan military eyes recruits with cutesy smartphone game

TOKYO: Japan's military has released a smartphone game featuring cutesy characters who dodge household objects,… Read More

DIY robotics device developed

KRAKOW, POLAND - It's a revolution in robotics that makes building your own personal robot… Read More

Gates calls for 'germ games' instead of war games

VANCOUVER: Bill Gates opened a mock Ebola field hospital at the prestigious TED Conference on… Read More

Alibaba shows off pay-with-your-face technology

HANOVER: China's Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder of giant online merchant Alibaba, gave a glimpse… Read More

Pakistan successfully test fires indigenous armed drone

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Friday successfully test fired its own indigenous developed armed drone Burraq and… Read More

Solar plane starts second leg of epic round-the-world bid

MUSCAT: Solar Impulse 2 took off Tuesday from Oman, launching the second leg of its… Read More

Apple Watch to come with a full day battery

SAN FRANCISCO :Apple launched an assault on the fledgling wearable tech market Monday, unveiling a… Read More

Apple takes leap into new territory with smartwatch

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple's hotly-anticipated smartwatch is expected to debut Monday as the trend-setting firm sets… Read More

Google boss, Huffington see technology boosting jobs

LONDON: New technologies are capitalising on the jobs market and in the workplace, said Arianna… Read More

Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone

BARCELONA: With a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, US Internet giant… Read More

Emerging world drives cheap smartphone boom

BARCELONA: Phone and Internet firms are rolling out cheaper handsets and may turn to hot-air… Read More

Solar plane passes new test ahead of planned world tour

DUBAI: A solar-powered plane made a third successful test flight in the United Arab Emirates… Read More

Google hits back at rivals with futuristic HQ plan

WASHINGTON: Google unveiled plans Friday for a new campus headquarters integrating wildlife and sweeping waterways,… Read More

Twitter boosts effort to stop fake accounts, data leaks

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Thursday it was ramping up efforts to crack down on impersonation… Read More

Internet access limited in developing world: Facebook

WASHINGTON: Most people in the developing world do not use the Internet, with access limited… Read More

New video technology could locate Jihadi video spots

The new video technology is in the works and upon being finished, can pinpoint to… Read More

Fingerprint technology for mobile banking app launched in UK

LONDON:  Royal Bank of Scotland on Wednesday launched a new service for its RBS and NatWest customers enabling them… Read More

China's Xiaomi performed better than Samsung

SHANGHAI: Upstart Xiaomi was the top smartphone company in China last year with a 12.5… Read More

Russian researchers expose breakthrough in U.S. spying program

SAN FRANCISCO: The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software… Read More

In Japan, happiness is… wearable sensors?

TOKYO: It is a problem that has defeated generations of philosophers, poets and painters, but… Read More