UP fitness wristbands get in stride with Android gadgets
Mar 20, 2013 02:46 EDT
UP fitness wristbands have gotten in stride with Android, keeping in step with the popularity of smartphones powered by the free Google software.
Britain tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules
Mar 20, 2013 01:40 EDT
The British government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.
Govt tries to reassure bloggers on new press rules
Mar 20, 2013 01:37 EDT
The government has insisted that bloggers and posts on social media would not be caught by a new system of press regulation, but campaigners warned the new rules could be open to interpretation.
Govt gives green light to new nuclear plant
Mar 19, 2013 23:26 EDT
The government gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants.
Cooling systems restored at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO
Mar 19, 2013 22:59 EDT
Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said Wednesday after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
China spends massively on cyberspying, US Congress told
Mar 19, 2013 22:51 EDT
China is pouring massive amounts of money and resources into cyberattacks aimed at stealing business secrets, security researchers told a congressional panel.
Cooling systems restored at Fukushima
Mar 19, 2013 22:08 EDT
Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said, after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
NASA's Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch
Mar 19, 2013 20:00 EDT
NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since it landed to much fanfare last August, is back on active status Tuesday, after a memory glitch set the robot back.
Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output
Mar 19, 2013 18:55 EDT
Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017.
Financier charged in fake pre-IPO Facebook sales
Mar 19, 2013 15:14 EDT
A Florida investment adviser was charged Tuesday with selling $8 million of fake Facebook shares ahead of the social network's highly anticipated public offering, officials said.
Hodgson hails 'magnificent' Owen
Mar 19, 2013 15:13 EDT
England manager Roy Hodgson described Michael Owen's goalscoring record for his country as "magnificent" after the striker announced Tuesday his intention to retire at the end of the season.
Microsoft targeted in bribery probe: report
Mar 19, 2013 15:12 EDT
US authorities are investigating whether Microsoft or its partners bribed officials in China, Italy and Romania to get software contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
US probes Mercedes E-Class fuel leaks
Mar 19, 2013 14:29 EDT
US road safety regulators are investigating fuel leaks on Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars after hundreds of complaints from owners of the vehicles.
Crippled Japan nuclear plant hit by power cut
Mar 19, 2013 12:28 EDT
Engineers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant succeeded Tuesday in restarting three cooling systems after a power cut underlined its still-precarious state, two years after a tsunami struck.
UK govt gives green light to new nuclear plant
Mar 19, 2013 12:19 EDT
Britain gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants.
US investigating Mercedes E-Class fuel leaks
Mar 19, 2013 11:40 EDT
US road safety regulators are investigating fuel leaks on Mercedes-Benz E-class cars after hundreds of complaints from owners of the vehicles.
Czech villagers embrace disputed nuclear plant
Mar 19, 2013 11:09 EDT
Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.
UK inflation climbs to 2.8% in February
Mar 19, 2013 06:39 EDT
British 12-month inflation rose to 2.8 percent in February on the back of rising domestic energy costs and transport prices, official data showed on Tuesday.
Woods and Vonn reveal love interest
Mar 19, 2013 03:28 EDT
Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion whose infamous sex scandal with multiple mistresses led to a 2010 divorce, is dating ski star Lindsey Vonn, the two US sports icons announced.
BlackBerry boss has swipe at Apple as Z10 hits stores
Mar 19, 2013 03:20 EDT
The head of BlackBerry has taken a swipe at Apple, saying the iPhone's operating system was outdated, while promising thousands of new apps as it prepares to launch its Z10 model in Australia and the US.