SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth from space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — The commercial cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments...

Google buys corporate mobile device manager Divide

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has bought Divide, a startup that helps companies manage the mobile devices that employees are increasingly relying upon to get their work...

Canada joins global crackdown on malware as arrests made worldwide

MONTREAL — Authorities in 16 countries, including Canada, took part in a global crackdown on a sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and...

Filipino student wins Microsoft’s YouthSpark Challenge

Alongside students from India, Mexico and the United States, Dominic Co, a 19-year-old Filipino student bagged the grand prize in Microsoft’s YouthSpark Challenge for Change. Among...

Britain launches $17 million science prize

LONDON — Britain is offering 10 million pounds (almost $17 million) to whoever can solve one of humanity’s biggest scientific challenges – once the public has...

Smart, Sun Cellular see 18% increase in smartphone ownership in Q1

MANILA — Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) subsidiaries Smart and Sun Cellular have seen a network jump to 18 percent in terms of smartphone ownership...

US Official: China cited in cyber-espionage case

WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to announce first-of-its-kind criminal charges Monday against Chinese military officials accused of hacking into private-sector U.S. companies to gain...

DOST, DENR launch scientific information facility for Yolanda relief efforts

UPLB researchers discover metal-absorbing plant in Zambales

MANILA — A research team from the University of the Philippines – Los Banos (UPLB) has discovered a new species of plant that can absorb 18,000...

BlackBerry launches new Z3 smartphone designed specifically for Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia – BlackBerry launched a new lower-cost smartphone designed specifically for Indonesia on Tuesday in an attempt to win back market share that has plunged...