Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn Apple buys music star Beats for $3 bn Apple, seeking to bolster its position in the hotly contested online music sector, said Wednesday it was buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics in a much-hyped deal worth $3 billion.
29 May 2014
Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal Online commerce titan Amazon.com on Tuesday said it doubted that it would soon bury the hatchet with book publisher Hachette.
29 May 2014
Release of "The Evil Within" video game delayed Release of "The Evil Within" video game delayed Video game publisher Bethesda Softworks on Tuesday delayed release of eagerly awaited horror action title "The Evil Within" to October.
29 May 2014
#YesAllWomen campaign hits Twitter after US shooting #YesAllWomen campaign hits Twitter after US shooting A campaign on Twitter denouncing misogyny has gathered thousands of followers after a bloody rampage in California by a 22-year-old virgin who said he was motivated by hatred of women.
27 May 2014
US wins WTO case against China on luxury cars US wins WTO case against China on luxury cars The WTO on Friday rejected Chinese tariffs on US-made luxury cars, handing Washington a victory on one of the growing number of disputes between the world's two largest economies.
24 May 2014
Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally Toyota on Friday said it is recalling about 520,000 vehicles, mostly in North America, over several issues including cable corrosion that could see unused spare tyres fall off.
23 May 2014
US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket 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 Icon 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 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
Shymkent Oil Refinery modernization to involve 890 foreigners 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 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 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 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 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
Mexico to extract 12,000-year-old teen skeleton Mexico to extract 12,000-year-old teen skeleton Mexican researchers plan to extract the more than 12,000-year-old skeleton of a teenage girl whose discovery in an underwater cave has given new clues about the origins of the first Native Americans.
21 May 2014
Personal sports camera GoPro to hit stock market 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 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 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 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

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