More 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch notebook computers will hit the market this year as big brands change the focus of their notebook marketing efforts, according to a local research institute.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held early this month in Mexico to mark the start of construction on a Taiwan-led astronomical observation project, Taiwan's representative office in Mexico said yesterday.

For those on the go, finding a clean toilet in Singapore and giving feedback on the best and worst commodes is now in hand with a new app for mobile phones and tablet computers.

Landing astronauts safely on Mars is one of the biggest technological hurdles for any future manned mission to the Red Planet, even more complicated than last year's daring rover touchdown.

Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer Inc. said Monday it is planning a new version of its Windows-based Transformer Book laptops to carve out a new share of the smaller and inexpensive computer category.

NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges.

Microsoft's Hotmail, the free webmail service used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, was phased out Friday, as the U.S. tech giant completed a rebranding to Outlook.com.

Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app instead.

U.S. scientists have devised tiny winged robots inspired by flies that could one day help pollinate crops or aid the search for survivors at collapse sites — once they get off the leash, that is.

Taking their cue from Nature, engineers have built a camera using stretchable electronics that scans the world like a fly's compound eye — with a wide field of view and no distortion, they said Wednesday.