TECH SPACE - AFRICA DAILY

Feb 09, 2012 (UPI)

Russia intends to build the world's most powerful laser research station at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion, a Russian nuclear official said. The station woul...

Crystalline materials enable high-speed electronic function in optical fibers

Feb 08, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with Penn State University have, for the first time, embedded the high level of performance normal...

Amazon in streaming video deal with Viacom

Feb 08, 2012 (AFP)

Amazon announced a deal with entertainment giant Viacom on Wednesday, building up its arsenal of television shows as it takes on video streaming market leader N...

Home security cameras exposed images

Feb 07, 2012 (UPI)

A U.S. maker of security cameras has acknowledged a flaw that allowed live feeds from its home security cameras to be accessed online without a password. TRENDn...

Phobos Crash Test Dismisses U.S. Link

Feb 07, 2012 (RIA Novosti)

Tests carried out by Russian space agency Roscosmos have ruled out the possibility a U.S. radar could be linked to the failure of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, R...

iPhone leaps to third place in mobile market

Feb 06, 2012 (AFP)

An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the third hottest mobile phone maker worldwide at the end of 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)....

3D printer creates new jaw for woman

Feb 06, 2012 (UPI)

A Belgium woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally after the implantation of a new jawbone created on a 3D printer, doctors say. The replacement jaw, c...

Apple's iPhone hot but Android handsets on fire

Feb 06, 2012 (AFP)

An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the hottest smartphone maker worldwide at the end of 2011 but handsets powered by Google's Android software were shaping ...