The message from automotive CEOs at the opening of this year’s Detroit auto show is deceptively simple: Sportscars are hot, electrics are not. As General Motors Corp CEO Dan Akerson un... Read more
Sydney is the second major city to welcome 2013, with one of the most impressive fireworks displays. Some 1.5 million people were expected to turn out to watch the event centred on the Sydne... Read more
Yuvraj Singh smashed 72 to give India a series-levelling 11-run win over Pakistan in the second Twenty20 international in Ahmedabad. The left-hander hammered seven sixes in his 36-ball effor... Read more
Nordic technology investor Northzone, an early Spotify investor and its biggest shareholder after the founders, would like to see the online music streaming service gain a stock market listi... Read more
Alastair Cook was finally dismissed, in controversial circumstances, as England nonetheless continued to dominate India on Friday afternoon. England’s captain fell 10 short of what wou... Read more
Kevin Pietersen has been named in England’s ODI squad to face India in January but rested for the two Twenty20 clashes before Christmas. Pietersen, in keeping with a rotation policy En... Read more
A computer games company has reportedly been forced to cut 150 jobs after a steep decline in sales. Eurocom, which has developed a number of games including ones based on James Bond, Harry P... Read more
A Star Wars version of popular game Angry Birds has taken top place on the paid-for app chart for iPhone and iPad this week. Angry Birds Star Wars, which was released a week ago, has knocked... Read more
Buyers of tablets that run Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, are in for a pleasant musical surprise. They will be able to pick from millions of songs and stream them for... Read more
An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breakin... Read more
