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Google developing new messaging app: WSJ 23 Dec 2015 - 06:29 pm

Google, part of Alphabet Inc, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by...

YouTube ramps 360-degree video with 'Spotlight Stories' 23 Dec 2015 - 08:30 am

San Francisco: YouTube on Tuesday added interactive, 360-degree animation video to its line-up, with help from the makers of "Wallace and Gromit." Dubbed...

Revealed, a drug that may slow down Alzheimer's 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

New York: In a first, researchers have shown that a drug that boosts activity in the brain's "garbage disposal" system can decrease levels...

Want to eat healthier? Move sides to the center of the plate 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Melissa d'Arabian Like millions of you, I am a home cook. I get dinner on the table for my family day after...

Brains of compulsive video gamers wired differently 23 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

New York: The brains of compulsive video game players are wired differently, says a new study that found that chronic video game play...

Want to cut down on meat but can't face cold turkey? Try "reducetarianism" 22 Dec 2015 - 06:27 pm

By Joseph D'Urso LONDON: The environmental, health and animal welfare benefits of a meat-free diet are well known - but convincing people to...

Twitter-controlled drone to send photos in your tweet soon 22 Dec 2015 - 05:57 pm

Representational Image London: Drones capable of taking photos and videos controlled by tweets and sharing them through users' accounts may soon change the...

Japan reports first case of death by caffeine 22 Dec 2015 - 05:33 pm

Tokyo: A man died of caffeine intoxication in the first such reported case in Japan, the media reported on Monday. According to a...

X-ray vision? New technology making it a reality for $300 22 Dec 2015 - 05:14 pm

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: X-ray vision, a comic book fantasy for decades, is becoming a reality in a lab at MIT. A group of researchers...

Facebook starts support for Apple's Live Photos 22 Dec 2015 - 10:51 am

Image for representation only New York: Apple's "Live Photos" feature in iPhone 6s is gaining popularity as big third parties are finding ways...

SpaceX succeeds in historic in rocket launch, landing 22 Dec 2015 - 08:52 am

This 9-minute time exposure shows the launch, re-entry, and landing burns of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully landed in an upright...

In most sports, computerized play-by-play is just not cricket 21 Dec 2015 - 05:35 pm

By Dominic Basulto Computers have already been trained how to write up quick summaries of sporting events after studying the box score, putting...

Alfardan Automobiles introduces all-new BMW X1 in Qatar 21 Dec 2015 - 05:19 pm

The new BMW X1 starts from QR 155,000 Doha: Alfardan Automobiles, the official BMW Group importer in Qatar, has announced the arrival of...

Harry Potter author backs black Hermione 21 Dec 2015 - 05:05 pm

Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and Paul Thornley will play Harry, Hermione and Ron in the Harry Potter And The Cursed Child stage play....

King Tut's wet nurse may have been his sister: expert 21 Dec 2015 - 03:53 pm

The sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun, known as the 'Child Pharaoh' remains empty in its burial chamber after the mummy was placed in a...

Playing candy games may expose kids to unhealthy foods 21 Dec 2015 - 10:43 am

London: Children who play online food-related games are more likely to eat unhealthy snacks, thereby increasing their risk of gaining extra weight, new...