The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland’s ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday. The atlas, published by HarperCollins, showed... Read more
A dead 5.4-ton Nasa satellite is expected to fall back to Earth on Friday – although officials cannot say exactly where it will hit. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) coul... Read more
Google Inc has enlisted Visa Inc in its effort to push mobile payments, striking an agreement to allow Visa account-holders to pay for store purchases with their smartphones. Visa comes onbo... Read more
Samsung Electronics Co is considering legal action to ban sales of Apple’s new iPhone, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, in what could be its strongest step to defend... Read more
Samsung is considering turning its mobile platform Bada into an open-source project next year, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources. The company also plans to expand Bada... Read more
Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim has been named the Bangladesh captain for the home series against West Indies and Pakistan in October and December. Mahmudullah, the allrounder, has been appoint... Read more
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook most parts of the country along with the capital for nearly a minute Sunday evening. A high-rise housing the Baishakhi television at Mohakhali and another la... Read more
A planet with two suns has been discovered by Nasa – drawing comparisons with a fictional world in Star Wars. The discovery was made through the Kepler spacecraft, an observatory that... Read more