Life Style / Technology

Facebook.com back in service after second outage 29 Sep 2015 - 07:38 am

Facebook Inc (FB.O) restored access to its social media website for most users on Monday afternoon, after its second outage in less than...

Apple reports record sales of iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in first weekend 28 Sep 2015 - 06:41 pm

Apple said on Monday it had sold more than 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Pluses during their first weekend on the market,...

Instagram now at more than 400 million users 23 Sep 2015 - 03:22 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram now has more than 400 million users, the company announced Tuesday, making it far larger than rival Twitter Inc with...

Cyber security firm offers $1 million for Apple hack 23 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: Computer security firm Zerodium on Tuesday offered a $1 million (890,000-euro) bounty to hackers who can find a way to breach Apple's...

Use of wireless DECT 6.0 devices not permitted in Qatar 21 Sep 2015 - 04:25 pm

DOHA: Some DECT wireless devices, including cordless phones, wireless headsets and microphones operating on DECT 6.0 are in violation of the standards and...

App reviews: YouTube Gaming, GameOn 19 Sep 2015 - 06:57 pm

By Hayley Tsukayama YouTube recently added a section of its website devoted to gaming and released a companion app to match. YouTube Gaming...

Facebook doesn't need a 'dislike' button - here's why 19 Sep 2015 - 03:44 pm

By Caitlin Dewey Facebook is finally working on a feature that users have wanted for years: a "dislike" button that will let us...

Apple users report iOS 9 update crashes 18 Sep 2015 - 12:26 pm

SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY: A significant number of Apple Inc customers are reporting their mobile devices have crashed after attempting to upload the new iOS...

Apple won't release watchOS 2 on Wednesday 17 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc said it won't release watchOS...

Why Apple wants to bring back the pencil 13 Sep 2015 - 01:13 pm

By Andrea Peterson and Brian Fung Apple's latest accessory is a return to the written word — not so much a stylus as...

Apple launches new iPhones and more 10 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple Inc, speaks about the new iPhone 6s release date during an Apple media...

Apple ups hiring, but faces obstacles to making phones smarter 08 Sep 2015 - 01:59 pm

BY JULIA LOVE Apple has ramped up its hiring of artificial intelligence experts, recruiting from PhD programs, posting dozens of job listings and...

New stethoscope shows the potential of technology to reinvent health care 08 Sep 2015 - 01:33 pm

By Matt McFarland About 200 years ago, a French physician rolled a sheet of paper into a cylinder and held it up to...

Speculation builds as Apple nears another media event 05 Sep 2015 - 03:14 pm

By Hayley Tsukayama With Apple's announced media event coming Wednesday, speculation and fervor around the company's next products are kicking into high gear....

Disney unboxes the Force to drive buzz for Star Wars toys 04 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

A fan dressed as Chewbacca selects merchandise from the upcoming film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ just before midnight in Sydney yesterday. LOS...

Spurred by innovation, energy storage appears poised for major growth 03 Sep 2015 - 12:45 pm

This June 22, 2012 file photo shows a Tesla Model S outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. By Chelsea Harvey Back in...

Huawei takes aim at Apple, Samsung with Mate S phone 03 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business Group, presents the new HUAWEI Mate S smartphone during the first press day for the...

Hackers raid Apple accounts via jail-broken iPhones 02 Sep 2015 - 05:38 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Hackers targeting jail-broken iPhones have raided more than 225,000 Apple accounts, using them for app-buying sprees or to hold phones for...