Five years after the release of the iPhone, there are now over a billion smartphone users worldwide, according to a report released Wednesday.
Telecom
Oct 17, 2012
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Dutch microchip manufacturing equipment maker ASML said on Wednesday it was acquiring US company Cymer for 1.95 billion euros to develop equipment for making the next generation of processors.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 17, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Don't tell Izhar Gafni that a bicycle can't be made of cardboard. An Israeli engineer working in industrial design, he was always fascinated by the potential that comes from the interplay of technologies applied ...
An alarming 50 percent of the world's wetlands have been destroyed in the last 100 years, threatening human welfare at a time of increasing water scarcity, a new report said.
Environment
Oct 17, 2012
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More than 70 environment ministers meet in India on Wednesday for key talks on halting the depletion of Earth's natural resources, under pressure to put up money to match their political pledges.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2012
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Taiwan's Foxconn has admitted employing children as young as 14 on assembly lines at a plant in China, a fresh blow to the tech giant that has been attacked over its treatment of staff after several suicides.
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern US state of Maine and was felt as far south as Boston and throughout New England, shocking residents unaccustomed to such tremors.
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2012
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With the launch of its Surface tablet computer, Microsoft is becoming a genuine "frenemy"—part friend, part enemy—to its longtime manufacturing partners.
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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(AP)—News Corp. managed to avoid rowdy protests at its annual shareholders meeting Tuesday, but that didn't stop stockholders from voicing complaints about the grip on the company held by founder and CEO Rupert Murdoch ...
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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Electronically managed steering that completely bypasses the mechanical link of a clutch is among the new safety technology from Japanese automaker Nissan. Other vehicles are smart enough to park themselves. And some swerve ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 17, 2012
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