LG Electronis Inc is the third largest maker of mobile phones in the world but it has been trailing behind other big players when it comes to smartphones. But the South Korean company launched Wednesday (Korea time) a new smartphone that uses the Android operating system of Google showing the market...

It was a long and arduous debate as to how the dinosaurs that once ruled Earth have disappeared from the face of the planet all of a sudden some 65 million years ago. After studying the evidence accumulated for 20 years, a group of 41 scientists confirmed that it was indeed an asteroid that destroyed...

Research in Motion Ltd, makers of the widely popular BlackBerry, is investigating on reports that regulators in Saudi Arabia are planning to gain control over the smartphone’s messenger service. According to report, the Saudi Communication and Internet Technology Commission has contacted RIM, whose...

Nero will release a new version of SecurDisc, a technology that can protect stored data. The new Nero SecurDisc 2.0 can increase the chance of recovering files from damaged CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The leading maker of media-burning software gives users of SecurDisc 2.0 improved authentication and...

Scientists are impressed with the flood of data beamed back by NASA’s most advanced Mars orbiter. The space agency said Wednesday the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back 100 terabits of information since 2006. That’s equal to about 3 million songs in MP3 format. Launched from Florida...

Hulu’s days as a free online video site could be ending soon. Comedy Central’s decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu — “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” — in a dispute over splitting ad revenue is the latest blow to the entertainment industry’s...

PlayStation 3’s online console network has been knocked down by a system glitch that could create data loss with continued use, Sony Corp. said Monday in a blog post. According to Sony, the bug was probably caused by an error in the clock functionality of the gaming platform which somehow resembles...

A start-up in California has released a new iPhone application that allows people to erase embarrassing text messages that have already been sent. Jeffrey Evans, founder of X Sigma Partners, said that the new iPhone program was given the name TigerText after embattled golf star Tiger Woods. This is in...

Final Fantasy has long been a hit among video gamers since the 1980s and it is now taking new platforms. Through the efforts of the game’s publisher, Square Enix, Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II can now be played on the iPod Touch and iPhone. The first two instalments of the Final Fantasy series...

Cablevision System Corp. is now testing a service that would eventually eliminate the need of using special devices that would allow watching online contents on television. The cable company based in Bethpage, New York aims to provide a service to its subscribers that would allow them to view movies...