Apple opens a public beta programme for OS X Yosemite today - and the South China Morning Post can give a sneak preview of what's in store for users after spending two days trying out the system.

Nokia has turned its first set of results since selling its handset business to Microsoft and, while they're largely flat, Microsoft figures heavily in both Nokia's past and present.

General Motors Co. (GM:US), posting a second-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates, said it will spend at least $400 million to pay victims of the 2.59 million compact cars with potentially faulty ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths.

TWITTER'S OFFICES are stuffed with mostly men, according to a diversity report put out by the firm. The report posted to the Twitter blog finds that men outnumber women in all departments, adding that the imbalance is most apparent in the technology teams, ...

What chance does Amazon's Fire phone have against tech giants Apple and Samsung in the fierce smartphone market? With their new device being released on Friday, reviews of the device have been mixed.

Kepler 421b - an exoplanet with a year nearly as long as Mars, has been discovered in data from the Kepler Spacecraft. (Photo : David A. Aguilar (CfA)).

Washington: Blue whales off the US west coast like to feed in areas that are heavily used as shipping lanes, a practice that puts their survival at risk, researchers said Wednesday.

To protect migrating birds from rolling into the team's new stadium, the Minnesota Vikings will not be spending an extra $1.1 million.

Pennsylvania moved ahead with steps to make travel more efficient today as the Pa. Turnpike activated its 70 mph speed limit from Blue Mountain (Interchange 201) to Morgantown (Interchange 298) and PennDOT announced it will launch 70 mph pilot ...

Rachel Zoe pictured. There is a new app just for famous people on Facebook. The company announced the release of Mentions. (Photo : Christopher Macsurak | WikiMedia Commons).

Hyundai is also the highest-ranked non-premium brand in the US J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), marking the first time a nameplate has ranked highest among non-premium brands in both APEAL and IQS in the same year.

NEW YORK - Ford Motor Co.'s 2015 aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup truck will weigh up to 732 pounds less than the prior-year model, Ford truck communications manager Mike Levine told AMM.

Summers are here, well this time pretty harshly. June and July are considered to be the hottest months in the summer season. Various atmospheric organizations have kept a record of the temperatures registered every month over the years and it has come to ...

Zack Jud, a PhD graduate of Florida International University and current marine biologist, has caused a small ruckus in the marine biology community by posting comments on his Facebook Page, suggesting that the work done by thirteen year old Lauren ...