Life Style / Technology

Healthy clones: Dolly the sheep's heirs reach ripe old age 26 Jul 2016 - 06:04 pm

This file photo taken on February 3, 1997 in Edinburgh shows Dolly the cloned sheep born on July 5, 1996 at the Edinburgh...

Too busy for Pokemon? Get yourself a Pokewalker 23 Jul 2016 - 04:26 pm

Men play the augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendo on their mobile phones as they walk at a busy crossing in...

What Pokemon Go Actually Is (and Isn't) 18 Jul 2016 - 12:54 pm

Dozens of people gather to play Pokemon Go in front of the Sydney Opera House on July 15, 2016. (AFP / William WEST) ...

A beginner's guide to Pokemon GO 11 Jul 2016 - 06:21 pm

By Yuji Nakamura Depending on whom you ask, Pokemon Go is either a revolutionary smartphone experience or potentially lethal fad. Either way, here's...

Players in hunt for Pokemon Go monsters feel real-world pain 11 Jul 2016 - 03:08 pm

(photo: pokemongo.com) By RYAN NAKASHIMA LOS ANGELES: Beware: "Pokemon Go," a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu,...

ESSAY: The first Pokemon game for smartphones is not what I expected 11 Jul 2016 - 02:45 pm

Courtesy of Pokemon Company International and Niantic. By Hayley Tsukayama Pokemon Go has a killer concept: to bring the "catch 'em all" experience...

Indonesian volcano puts on spectacular blue light show 09 Jul 2016 - 01:14 pm

This picture taken on June 15, 2016 shows brilliant blue flames lighting up the night sky above Kawah Ijen, casting an eerie electric...

NASA's Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, 'king of solar system' 05 Jul 2016 - 09:07 am

This NASA photo obtained July 4, 2016 shows a model of the Juno spacecraft at a news briefing, held before Juno enters orbit...

Fido forever? S. Korea's dog cloning clinic 04 Jul 2016 - 08:41 am

A South Korean researcher playing with cloned dogs in the lawn at the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. AFP / JUNG YEON-JE Seoul: At...

Chinese 'gamble' on Taylor Swift's love life 01 Jul 2016 - 11:34 am

Taylor Swift (right) and British actor Tom Hiddleston (left). Reuters Beijing: US pop singer Taylor Swift's love life has become the latest unlikely...

Educators in MENA struggle to implement technology in classroom: Study 23 Jun 2016 - 12:35 pm

UAE: 97% of educators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feel that technology plays a big role in transforming education systems....

China's Tencent to buy Finnish game-maker Supercell for $8.6bn 22 Jun 2016 - 12:14 pm

Finnish game company Supercell Co-Founder and CEO Ilkka Paananen and Martin Lau, President of Tencent, pose for a picture during a press conference...

Heads up! Seoul launches campaign to keep smartphone users safe 22 Jun 2016 - 09:12 am

A sign advising pedestrians of the dangers of using smartphones while walking is displayed at an intersection in central Seoul on June 22,...

Instagram user base surges to 500 million 22 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

(Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook) San Francisco: The user base of photo-sharing service Instagram has surged to half a billion, adding its latest 100 million in...

Indonesia, South Korea c.bank websites hit by cyber attacks; no losses 21 Jun 2016 - 10:02 am

By Hidayat Setiaji JAKARTA: The central banks of Indonesia and South Korea have been hit by cyber attacks on their public websites since...

Solar Impulse 2 leaves New York, begins Atlantic crossing 20 Jun 2016 - 11:28 am

The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft is pulled from the hangar as it is prepares for take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport...

Indian-origin researcher develops phone-based eye-tracking system 18 Jun 2016 - 09:08 am

New York: Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have developed a software that can turn any smartphone into an eye-tracking device, a discovery...