UK retail bonanza boosted by oil price slump
Retail growth in the UK during the three-month period ending December grew by 2.3% compared to the previous three-month period, the highest growth since...
Speed of light slowed down in free space for first time
Scientists from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University said they managed to slow down light in free space for the first time. Their...
O2 to be acquired for £10.25bn by Asia’s richest person Li Ka-shing
The UK’s second-largest mobile provider O2 is to be bought for £10.25 billion (€13.5bn or $15.33bn) by Hong-Kong based Hutchinson Whampoa Limited, which belongs...
OnSight will help scientists work virtually on Mars, NASA and Microsoft team up
Microsoft and NASA have got together to develop a software that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars. Called OnSight, the software is...
Rosetta probe provides fascinating clues about comet formation
The Rosetta probe, which is orbiting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is helping scientists understand how comets were formed. New photographs of the icy object show it...
Box Inc shares priced at $14 for IPO, valued at $1.67 billion
The online data storage provider, Box Inc, has had its shares priced at $14, according to an underwriter, giving the company a valuation of...
iPhone usage correlates with education and population density
Apple iPhone usage rates in the United States correlate with education and population density, according to a recent study carried out by Chitika Insights.
The...
VW and BMW partnering up to build electric vehicle charging stations
Volkswagen and BMW announced that they are partnering up to develop 100 electric vehicle charging stations along busy roads on the West and East...
Kim Dotcom launches MegaChat video call service to compete with Skype
The founder of Mageupload, Kim Dotcom, is launching a new video calling service to compete directly with Skype.
The service is called MegaChat and it...
Doomsday clock two minutes closer to humankind’s destruction
The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic clockface that represents how close we are to our own destruction, moved from five to three minutes to midnight...