Science & Technology

Google patents taxi-and-eat ad service

Google has patented a way of linking online ads to free or discounted taxi rides to the advertising restaurant, shop…

11 years ago

GM purple tomatoes large-scale production under way in Canada

Genetically modified purple tomato large-scale production is now under way in Canada with the first 1,200 litres of purple tomato…

11 years ago

Nintendo World Championships: Rare Nintendo game auctioned on eBay

Nintendo World Championships, super-rare Nintendo game, is expected to fetch thousands of dollars in an eBay auction. Only 116 copies…

11 years ago

First river dolphin since 1918 discovered in Brazil

Brazilian scientists have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One. Named after the…

11 years ago

Heart FM – Spotify to Measure a Different Kind of Beat

Like the epic intro to some Tolkien-esque fantasy film, it seems that the music industry looks set to be thrown…

11 years ago

Google smart contact lens can help measure glucose levels in tears

Google has announced it is testing a "smart contact lens" that can help measure glucose levels in tears. The lens…

11 years ago

Mystery of birds’ V formation solved

Scientists may have solved the mystery of why so many birds fly in a V formation. Scientists from the Royal…

11 years ago

Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro to leave company

Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro has unexpectedly departed the company just over a year after he was hired…

11 years ago

Apple to refund kids in-app purchases after settlement with FTC

Apple will pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to parents whose children made in-app purchases without their consent after…

11 years ago

Coinye West: Kanye West sues online currency

Kanye West has filed a lawsuit to stop production of Coinye West digital currency, saying they unjustly cash in on…

11 years ago