Lightning-fast mobile hits speed bump in Europe
Lightning-fast fourth generation mobile networks are spreading rapidly worldwide, led by the United States, Japan and South Korea, but Europe lags behind and its economic crisis could brake investment.
Kazakhstan to get 34 green power stations by 2020
34 wind, hydro and solar power stations will be built in Kazakhstan by 2020.
China's Geely to set up research centre in Sweden
Chinese automaker Geely, owner of Sweden's Volvo Cars, said it would set up a research and development centre in the Scandinavian country to capitalise on advanced European technology.
Zuckerberg, Brin join forces to extend life
Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.
How 'Life of Pi' makers brought audience into film
Director Ang Lee wanted to offer filmgoers an "immersive" experience with "Life of Pi," his Oscar-nominated 3D fable about an Indian boy trapped on a boat with a tiger.
Samsung launches new premium 'smart' TVs
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Tuesday launched a range of giant Internet-enabled televisions as part of a strategy to cement its lead in slowing global markets by focusing on premium models.
Scientists 'print' 3D object with stem cells
Scientists on Monday said that for the first time they had printed 3D objects using human embryonic stem cells, furthering the quest to fabricate transplantable organs.
IBM to build smart technologies center in Astana
Kazakhstan's Astana will become a hub for the only such center in CIS and Eastern Europe.
Tech entrepreneur Musk offers to help Boeing
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of the electric carmaker Tesla and aeronautics firm SpaceX, has offered to help Boeing fix apparent problems with the batteries in its grounded 787 Dreamliner.
Luring young car buyers with gadgets, nail polish
From navigation systems serving as game consoles to sound systems doubling as amplifiers and nail polish matching a paint job, automakers are trying new tricks to lure fickle young buyers.
Tech meets sex at big Vegas show
Can technology improve sex? The makers of one device unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show are banking on it.
Kazakhstan genetics grow embryonic stem cells
The technology includes extracting stem cells from an adult and returning them into the embryo form.
N. Korea leader urges development of bigger rockets
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered the development of bigger rockets, state media said Saturday, after Pyongyang sparked international condemnation with a long-range rocket launch.
Tablet technology takes teaching into 21st century
In September, the British School of Paris (BSP), where McCluskey teaches, became one of a handful of schools across Europe to take the plunge and decide to restructure their teaching around the technology.
Elvis Presley singing robot arrived in Semey
The exhibition that has opened in Semey resently consists of 19 animatronic human robots made in the USA or in Japan.
Google buys marketing firm to boost discount moves
Google has agreed to buy the marketing firm Incentive Targeting in a move that gives the tech giant more tools to work with retailers on discounts and other promotions.
Akhmetov interested in seismic and space projects in Skolkovo
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov expressed interest in seismic and space projects during his visit to Russia's Skolkovo technological park.
Buzz building for debut of Wii U videogame console
Pre-orders for Wii U have been hot ahead of the Sunday release of the new Nintendo videogame console that the Japanese electronics titan hopes will catapult it to renewed glory.
Pavlodar farmer tends cows via satellite
Pavlodar farmers hope that GPS-transmetters could protect their cattle from cattle-stealers.