People sending texts in Pakistan could find their messages blocked if they use swear words or sexually-explicit language. The country’s telecommunications authority has written to mobi... Read more
Advances in technology have removed one of the main worries of many people thinking about moving abroad, according to new research. Half those who took part in a survey agreed that the fact... Read more
Amazon.com Inc may launch its own smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2012, Citigroup said, citing its supply-chain channel checks in Asia. In a research note dated November 17, the brokerag... Read more
The chic black sweater and jeans were gone. So too the combat khaki T-shirt of his televised last stand in Tripoli. Designer stubble had become bushy black beard after months on the run. But... Read more
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lending $170 million to build a new power plant in Thailand that will provide clean, affordable electricity to help meet the country’s increasing demand f... Read more
The central bank sold US$ 50 million at market rate to two state-owned commercial banks (SCBs)—Sonali and Agrani– directly on Tuesday to meet the growing demand for the greenback.... Read more
Phoenix Solar and Silicon Ranch Corporation have formed a strategic alliance to develop, finance and construct solar photovoltaic power plants in Tennessee and the Southeast. The companies s... Read more
A international team led by scientists from the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) and The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a family of chemical compounds... Read more
David Beckham remained mum on his much-discussed football future, saying he is firmly focused on his Los Angeles Galaxy’s weekend clash with Houston for the MLS Cup. Major League Socce... Read more
Though it was known in the nineteenth century that bacteria are the cause of many diseases, no effective antibacterial treatments were available back then. In 1910, Paul Ehrlich developed th... Read more
