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US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket A Senate panel set aside $100 million Thursday to develop a US rocket engine as an alternative to Russian equipment currently used to launch military satellites into orbit.

23 May 2014

Microsoft takes aim at laptops with new Surface tablet Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new Surface Pro tablet designed as a powerful all-purpose computer fit to replace a laptop.

23 May 2014

Hundreds of thousands of Google's Nest smoke alarms recalled The US Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall notice for 440,000 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by Nest, a tech-driven start-up acquired by Google earlier this year.

22 May 2014

Facebook giving smartphone app an ear for music Facebook on Wednesday said its mobile application will be getting an ear for music, as well as for film or television show sound tracks.

22 May 2014

Shymkent Oil Refinery modernization to involve 890 foreigners 890 foreign experts will be involved in reconstruction and modernization of the Shymkent Oil Refinery in southern Kazakhstan.

22 May 2014

Microsoft to press China after Windows 8 ban Microsoft said Tuesday it would maintain efforts to gain approval in China for its Windows 8 operating system after a ban announced by Beijing.

22 May 2014

New Japan satellite to survey disasters, rain forests Japan is scheduled to launch a new mapping satellite on Saturday that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rain forests.

21 May 2014

Major meteor shower could delight N. America May 23-24 Skywatchers in the United States and Canada could see a one-of-a-kind meteor shower late Friday night and early Saturday, astronomers say.

21 May 2014

Google overtakes Apple as world's top brand US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said.

21 May 2014

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Personal sports camera GoPro to hit stock market The company behind GoPro cameras used to capture sports action from players' perspectives filed on Monday to raise $100 million in a public stock offering.

21 May 2014

China accuses US of 'hypocrisy' as hacking row escalates Beijing summoned the US ambassador and accused Washington of double standards Tuesday over its unprecedented indictment of five Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage.

20 May 2014

Internet penetration at 70% in Kazakhstan: ASTEX-2014 in Astana Astana is hosting the international conference and exhibition ASTEX-2014 on May 19-20, 2014.

20 May 2014

Japan's Hitachi unveils joking robot Japanese scientists unveiled a robot with a sense of humour Tuesday, and claimed it was capable of knowing when its jokes had fallen flat.

20 May 2014

Fossils of 'largest' dinosaur found in Argentina Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast cache of fossils that could shed light on prehistoric life.

19 May 2014

SpaceX supply capsule heads back to Earth The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast Sunday, hours after undocking from the International Space Station.

19 May 2014

Almaty launches new power substation: Yessimov Yessentai substation has been put into service in Almaty to spur the city's development.

18 May 2014

GM fined record $35 mn over ignition recall delay The US auto safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths.

17 May 2014

Apple, Google call truce in smartphone patent war The technology titans behind the top two smartphone platforms in the world called a truce Friday in a long-running patent war.

17 May 2014

eBay courts Latin America with Spanish, Portuguese websites US online giant eBay announced Thursday the launch of Spanish and Portuguese versions of its popular auction and shopping website, hoping to boost its presence in growing Latin American markets.

16 May 2014