Future of food served up in ParisCountries are vying to conquer global plates, and palates, with their homegrown specialities at the International Food Fair.
Move over '123456': passwords go high-tech tooInternet users may before long have a secure solution to the modern plague of passwords, in which they can use visual patterns or even their own body parts to identify themselves.
13 March 2014
European IT firms seize opportunity from spy scandalEuropean IT security firms have flocked to the world's biggest high-tech fair with hopes of benefiting from the fallout from shock revelations of mass US and British spying.
11 March 2014
Under shadow of spy scandal, Merkel, Cameron head to tech fairThe German and British leaders will officially open the world's biggest high-tech fair on Sunday, amid global debate about data security following revelations of mass US and British online snooping.
07 March 2014
Bookshops in Europe take stand against Internet rivalryEuropean bookshops are taking a stand against competition from the Internet, boosted by a renaissance in independent stores and their enhanced know-how despite still facing a difficult climate.
Gamers gather for look at new PlayStation, Xbox in TokyoGamers were gathering Thursday for the start of the Tokyo Game Show, an annual extravaganza that this year will give punters their first real taste of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
19 September 2013
Smartwatches to light up Berlin electronics showSmartwatches look set to dominate this year's IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, which opens Wednesday, stealing the limelight from smart phones and tablet computers.
03 September 2013
Swiss watchmakers keep wary eye on ChinaThe world's biggest watch fair is set to open this week in Basel amid growing uncertainty over whether the industry can keep up its momentum and rake in another year of record sales in China.
23 April 2013
Gadgets and gizmos galore at world's top IT fair From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets.
06 March 2013
In smartphone's wake comes the intelligent watch After the smartphone, the intelligent watch promises to become the latest hi-tech trend, allowing wearers to peek at messages and even take calls without touching their phones.
Lets's get small! Bolivians stage miniature festival Bolivia is throwing a little party. Literally. It's a yearly festival in which street vendors hawk everything miniature -- from houses to clothes to passports -- for small bills of fake money.
26 January 2013
Music industry finally on road to recovery News that the global music industry has finally turned the corner and is on the road to recovery should help get the annual four-day gathering of many of the world's top music execs at the MIDEM trade fair.