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Mohammed has 1m followers on Facebook, Twitter

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Mohammed has 1m followers on Facebook, Twitter

DUBAI - The number of registered subscribers to the personal pages of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has crossed one million as of Wednesday.

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New generation plastic OLEDs developed

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New generation plastic OLEDs developed

TORONTO - Researchers have developing the world’s most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in plastic. OLEDs provide high-contrast and low-energy displays and are becoming the dominant technology for advanced electronic screens.

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Google Maps taking viewers inside shops

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Google Maps taking viewers inside shops

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s free online map service is letting shops, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses provide viewers glimpses of what lies behind facades seen on Street View.

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A step closer to faster computing

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A step closer to faster computing

Scientists have overcome a major barrier to quantum computing by getting their different components to chat with one another, just like memory and logic circuits do in existing computers.

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600000 hack attempts daily: Facebook

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600000 hack attempts daily: Facebook

Social networking website Facebook has said it prevents at least 600,000 attempts every day by hackers trying to break into user accounts, using stolen usernames and passwords.

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Sony to pull out of LCD JV with Samsung

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Sony to pull out of LCD JV with Samsung

Sony Corp, struggling with a loss-making television business, is in negotiations to pull out of its LCD joint venture with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics in a bid to cut costs, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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