In Baikonur as elsewhere, the once-pioneering sector is struggling to live up to its legacy, end an embarrassing series of botched launches, modernise decaying infrastructure and bring in new blood and new ideas. Putin hopes a sweeping reform he signed …

In addition to new HDTVs, CES will bring with it a plethora of new gadgets, from home theater systems to new Android tablets. For bargain hunters, it … Expect deep discounts on 2013 HDTVs, Android tablets, digital cameras, and high–end laptops …

There were a few technologies and gadgets that bombed big time in 2013. Facebook launched its new “Home” for … The company priced it high in India, as well as globally, and by the end of the year were down in the dumps. There is also the news that …

… before sunrise on Tuesday – Christmas Eve. Inside, a large room was a veritable Santa's workshop. It was filled with bags of toys, books, toiletries and electronic gadgets, ready for delivery to the children of the "working needy" in Anne Arundel …

This digital currency weathered a mini-crash and rebounded by year's end, at one point soaring above $1000. Popular with geek treasure hunters who "mine'' bitcoins online, the … Google's Android software has come to dominate a smartphone and tablet …

"I would need assurances that the remainder of the data could be secured and my bar for those assurances would be very high," Ledgett said. Senior officials in the Obama administration remain opposed to such a move. Last week a White House-appointed …

LISBON—When Marta Brito lost her job, she says, she was rescued by a machine she is now so fond of, she almost considers it a friend. It is a multitasker that outsells high–end iPads in Portugal and is more popular on Facebook than the country's best …

In the end all this "stuff" won't matter much. The magic of Christmas? The most precious gifts … The 10-year average for percentage of the Lower 48 states with 1" or more of snow on the ground is 39% This year: closer to 44% It would have been higher …

… impulsive, restless and, at times, too talkative. Dr Lata Hemchand, clinical psychologist, says while meeting people and calling them is the norm for parents, for their children, "everything is available on high–end gadgets. It keeps them busy the …