Apple is working on a cheaper version of the iPhone that is aimed at slowing the advance of competing handsets based on Google Inc.'s Android software.
Researchers have solved one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the age of what has been called the world's most mysterious manuscript - the Voynich manuscript.
Private aviation company, XOJET Inc, has announced its one-of-a-kind private aviation program called Coast2Coast.
Google just doesn't seem to be satisfied with giving information to people but has also released a new product, which allows couples to plan their marriage on google.com/weddings,
Three decades of totalitarian rule by the Mubarak regime finally ended on Friday as the President gave up his powers to the military. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation amidst cries of joy by the masses.
A Judge on Friday sentenced Ingmar Guandique, 29, the man convicted of killing former Washington intern Chandra Levy, to 60 years in prison.
Humans were able to store at least 295 exabytes of information as of 2007, says a new study that estimated the world's technological capacity to store, communicate, and compute. In decimal terms, an exabyte is equal to a billion gigabytes.
Bibi Aisha, an 18-year-old abused Afghan woman was punished brutally for fleeing her husband’s house – her ears and nose were cut off. The rescue by American soldiers took her to the cover of the Aug. 9 issue of TIME magazine last year, which has won the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest and has been chosen World Press Photo of the Year 2010.
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured an image revealing the different stages of development of stars, right from dusty little tots to young adults.
A NASA team has identified about 2,100 young star candidates in a region called the North American Nebula. The nebula is named after its resemblance to the North American continent in visible light.
Snow across some drought-hit parts of north and central China brought limited respite from a drought threatening winter wheat crops that has fueled talk of higher global prices, state forecasters said Thursday.
A new combined image of a ring -- not of jewels -- but of black holes comes from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope just in time for Valentine's Day.
Boston could soon deploy a new mobile app to make its roads smoother and safer for traffic. The app, called Street Bump, will spot potholes on the road and transmit their location to the Department of Public Works through an accelerometer and the Global Positioning System receiver embedded in it.
A report by Russian scientists claims that the earth is on a collision course with the Apophis asteroid, likely to happen in the year 2036.
Dozens of Chinese climbing enthusiasts scaled huge, frozen waterfalls in rural Beijing, taking part in a competition showcasing the rapid rise in popularity of outdoor sports.
Doctors hope to treat this year's severe flu epidemic in Hong Kong by harvesting antibodies from patients who have recovered, medical experts said on Tuesday.
Macau gaming magnate Stanley Ho is set to take fresh legal action against family members, his lawyer said on Tuesday, in the latest U-turn in a dynastic tussle for control over one of Asia's largest fortunes.
Wheat output in China, the world's largest producer and consumer of the grain, may be at risk after severe winter drought in its main northern producing regions, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation said.
Amazon.com unveiled its list of the Top 20 Romantic Cities in America.
If yoga is all the rage, can Qigong be far behind?
If it's hard to grasp the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, it may be because he left no working models of the drawings that showed his intimate grasp of fields ranging from engineering to botany and anatomy.
NASA will on Sunday release online the first complete view of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere. The all-new visuals set to be released today at 11 am EST have been generated by NASA’s two Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft.
Instead of sending team leaders of a company to management training courses, it would probably be more beneficial to send the entire team and this produces better results, says a new study.
The youngest son of imprisoned Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has been found dead in his apartment in Santa Ana, Calif., according several media sources.
China reportedly makes fake rice, according to a report.
Chinese leaders celebrated the Year of the Rabbit with visits to the drought-stricken north while ordinary citizens rocked city streets with cacophonous fireworks.
Move over TSA body scanners, very soon the mice will be seen lurking through passengers' luggage at airports, if the detector created by Israeli scientists passes through testing stage.
A NASA team has found multiple planets in a distant solar system - dubbed Kepler-11 - transiting a sun-like star located about 2,000 light years away from Earth.
Global luxury brand, Banana Republic has unveiled its Spring 2011 marketing campaign titled Journey in Style, inspired by the brand's heritage of discovery.
