Gas tanker Ob River attempts first winter Arctic crossing
A large tanker carrying liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to become the first ship of its type to sail across the Arctic. The carrier,...
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Google and Apple among hundreds hit in high-profile Pakistan hack
Google, Apple, eBay and Yahoo were among almost 300 sites affected by a hack attack in Pakistan. The hack targeted sites that had Pakistani domain...
Smoking rots brain, says King’s College study
Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King’s College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed...
Apple seeks to add more products to Samsung patent lawsuit
(Reuters) – Apple Inc has asked a federal court to add six more products to its patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co, including the Samsung Galaxy...
‘Fat’ drug could treat epilepsy
A substance made by the body when it uses fat as fuel could provide a new way of treating epilepsy, experts hope. Researchers in London...
Samsung wins U.S. court order to access Apple-HTC deal details
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ordered Apple Inc to disclose to rival Samsung Electronics details of a legal settlement the iPhone maker reached with Taiwan’s HTC...
Federal agency to switch to iPhone, drop BlackBerry
(Reuters) – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said it will end its contract with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd in favor...
Jury convicts NY man accused of AT&T-iPad hacking
(Reuters) – A federal jury convicted a New York man on Tuesday of hacking into AT&T Inc servers and stealing the email addresses and other...
Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up
(Reuters) – A Google expert witness testified on Tuesday that Microsoft will make roughly $94 billion in revenue through 2017 from its Xbox game console...