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Petropavlovsk court starts using Skype for remote hearings Petropavlovsk city of northern Kazakhstan has started experimenting with remote court hearings via Skype.

13 March 2014 14:40

Cisco cleared in rights case, as tech sector watches A US court has cleared Cisco Systems over liability for human rights abuses in China, in a case closely watched by the global technology sector and activists.

02 March 2014 21:00

Kinshasa co-op hopes to conquer the world with traffic robots Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo?

27 February 2014 11:45

Smartphone giants want your body Smartphone makers are fighting for space on your wrist and your head; lucrative real estate for a new wave of high-tech devices if only they can persuade you to wear them.

25 February 2014 11:04

Firefox aims to power $25 smartphone Firefox OS, an upstart smartphone operating system aimed a challenging the Apple and Google duopoly, will power a new category of $25 smartphones for developing countries.

24 February 2014 15:42

Google unveils 'Project Tango' 3D smartphone platform Google announced a new research project Thursday aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones, for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.

21 February 2014 13:23

Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps, devices Thanks to smartphones, email, video games and photo sharing are available at the touch of a finger.

19 February 2014 15:50

Sound-based login startup joins Google tech chorus An Israel-based startup specializing in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said Monday it has been bought by Google.

18 February 2014 12:25

Robotic termites build without a boss US scientists showed off tiny robots Thursday that can tackle tasks much like real-life termites, working collectively to build structures without following orders from a boss.

14 February 2014 14:43

Japan sensor will let diaper say baby needs changing A disposable organic sensor that can be embedded in a diaper and wirelessly let a carer know it needs changing was unveiled by Japanese researchers.

10 February 2014 17:35

US military funds 'Mission: Impossible' vanishing devices The US military is spending millions to build "vanishing" technology that self-destructs on the battlefield, like the tape recorder that goes up in smoke in the "Mission: Impossible" television show.

08 February 2014 12:05

Pregnant robot delivered to Aktobe Medical students of Aktobe city in western Kazakhstan now have a pregnant robot to practice birth attendance.

29 January 2014 14:27

Kazakhstan gets Dutch portable lab to test Western Europe - Western China road The quality of the road-surface of the Western Europe - Western China transport corridor will be tested by Dynatest Dutch portable laboratory.

29 January 2014 13:06

Kazakhstan to use one third of its wastes to generate 'green' energy ‘Green’ energy will be generated from 30% of all the wastes in Kazakhstan by 2050.

29 January 2014 12:11

Almaty IT park expects $300 million of new investments Alatau Park of Innovative Technologies near Almaty will receive $300 million for its development: Kazakhstan Minister of Industry.

23 January 2014 19:40

'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.

23 January 2014 11:27

S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to set up a next-generation 5G wireless service quick enough to download full-length films in a second.

22 January 2014 15:15

Agricultural innovations to increase dairy and meat export: Nazarbayev President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke in support of farming and introduction of agricultural innovations in his State-of-the-Union Address.

20 January 2014 16:45