People who embark on trips to India and Pakistan risk picking up and spreading a new superbug

A “headless” version of the influenza virus protected mice from several different strains of flu and may offer a step towards a so-called universal flu vaccine, researchers report

Belgium’s Ablynx, which specialises in ultra-small drugs, could see its first product on the market in 2013

Not all nanoparticles have to be meticulously crafted from the top downwards research finds

With so many online shopping opportunities, choosing what to buy, watch or download can become a burden

At Microsoft’s research centre in a leafy lane in India’s tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant’s sprawling headquarters in Seattle

Strong reception for the Kindle, the brainchild of Web retailer Amazon, is attracting a growing number of developers looking to tap interest in devices that let consumers read newspapers, magazines and books in a digital form that updates wirelessly and saves paper. By Baker Li

Never invest in computer hardware again, always use the latest applications and only pay for what you need

Ever since the early days of the Internet, a war has been going on between hackers and software developers; and Microsoft has been on the front line

Despite all of the potential offered by cloud computing, companies are unlikely to ever shift their entire IT infrastructure

A new project is trying to develop AI systems that can analyse multimedia content and make sense of it

Nowadays mobile phone users aren’t limited to voice or SMS should their friends want to contact them