Technology

 Eric Schmidt, who stepped down this month as Google's chief executive, will earn a salary of $1.25 million a year in his new role as executive chairman of the Internet search and advertising giant.  Schmidt, who was replaced as CEO ...

IT consulting and services provider Mahindra Satyam said on Tuesday that it has joined the GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics industry association, which drives the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform. Also ...

It might be a place that only a lichen or pond scum could love, but astronomers said Wednesday that they had found a very distant planet capable of harboring water on its surface, thus potentially making it a home for ...

The annual Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans was announced and the biggest gainer on the the list was Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, whose wealth more than tripled to $6.9 billion, putting him in 35th place. Bill Gates ...

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said it would allow Indian security agencies only to do legal monitoring of data of its subscribers, although India has asked the smartphone vendor to provide access to e-mail and messenger data or ...

Flying over the white cliffs of Dover, the two pilots of a Gulfstream 450 jet keep their eyes glued to a flight-deck display, ignoring the almost cloudless sky over the southern coast of England on their descent to a nearby ...

The number of people using Facebook hit the 500 million mark, meaning one in every 14 people on the planet has now signed up to the online social-networking service. "As of this morning, 500 million people all around the world ...

Finally, something for those guys who say they read Playboy for the articles: a chance to prove it. Playboy Enterprises launched a website Tuesday that it swears will be safe to browse while at work, eliminating the need for men ...