Spending on computer technology will top a trillion dollars this year as the industry grows increasingly vital to national economies worldwide, according to a study by the technology market intelligence firm IDC released Thursday.
Russia on Thursday carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Sony Corp will launch a cheaper model of its PlayStation 3 in the United States, hoping to attract more buyers as it goes up against rival game consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo this holiday.
Online video leader YouTube on Monday rolled out long-awaited technology to automatically remove copyrighted clips, hoping to placate movie and television studios fed up with the Web site`s persistent piracy problems.
Philips Electronics NV posted a quarterly core profit above analysts` average expectations on Monday but warned its key medical systems unit will likely miss targets, sending its shares sharply lower.
34-year-old brothers Dmitry and Timophey Ryabikiny from the Russian city of Yeisk have created Aqua Star - an original underwater motorcycle with technical characteristics excelling foreign analogues.
Nokia said on Monday it had started shipments of a new version of its top-of-the-range mobile phone model N95 with an 8 gigabyte memory and improved battery life.
The world`s first TV-quality online television network went on display at this week`s MIPCOM audiovisual trade show offering legal, free entertainment and raising questions about what this will mean for the massive TV business.
Japanese researchers say they have found a way to let people stroll through the virtual world of Second Life using their own imagination, in a development that could help paralysis patients.
South Korea`s top carmaker Hyundai Motor said Friday it was considering building a car plant in Russia to meet rising demand there, which could reportedly cost 400 million dollars.
Motorola Inc., badly in need of hit products to spark a turnaround, announced nine new cell phone handsets Thursday to be available this quarter.
A Russian Soyuz TMA-11 spaceship carrying members of the 16th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to dock on Friday, Russia`s mission control said.
Russia has successfully test-fired a short-range anti-ballistic missile at a test site in Kazakhstan, a Space Forces spokesman said Thursday.
Nintendo`s hot Wii handheld console is adding a home fitness game to its arsenal before the key year-end gift season, pushing further into the increasingly lucrative health and lifestyle video game segment.
A civil lawsuit filed in California accuses Apple of creating an unlawful iPhone monopoly and vindictively releasing a software update that turns hacked devices into "iBricks."
Nissan Motor Co and Daimler AG beat other automakers to be recognized as the sector`s leaders in tackling climate change, Nissan said on Thursday, citing an annual report by a coalition of global investors.
NASA is studying a possible problem with the thermal shielding on Discovery`s wings that could force a delay in this month`s launch.
A crew that includes Malaysia`s first astronaut and an American who will become the first woman to command the international space station prepared Monday for blastoff later this week.
The recent rush by major Internet portals to buy advertising companies and extend their sales networks is a sign that the business of being a one-stop shop for information and entertainment isn`t what it used to be.
Sony Corp. will start selling a new configuration of its PlayStation 3 video game console, with less built-in storage capacity, in Europe on October 10, priced at 399 euros, the company said on Friday.
Japan`s Nissan Motor Co. on Friday unveiled a new version of its egg-shaped Pivo concept car that can drive sideways and has a small robot to assist with navigation or calm down angry drivers.
Russian and U.S. space chiefs signed agreements Wednesday to cooperate on unmanned missions that would search for potential water deposits beneath the surface of the moon and Mars.
If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country`s rapidly graying population.
Under the Federal space program for 2006-2015 Russia plans to conduct over 20 scientific projects, Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) head Anatoly Perminov told.
Microsoft Corp introduced on Tuesday three new models of its Zune digital media player that wirelessly and automatically update their music, photos and videos when placed near a user`s computer.