3D-printed prosthetics offer amputees new lease on life

Dennis Weikel is having the lower half of his body scanned and digitised. It's the first step towards getting a new type of cover for his prosthetic leg. He hopes it will finally allow him to stop hiding the fact that he is an amputee.

• 5:33 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Hitachi robot remembers and retrieves

EMIEW 2 is the latest version of a service robot that Hitachi debuted in 2005. It's designed to recognise and use cameras around a room to locate everyday objects, such as a watch.

• 5:32 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Nokia launches 41 megapixel Nokia 808 PureView, adds five more smartphones

Mobile World Congress 2012 kicks off Monday in Barcelona, and smartphones from Samsung, Nokia, HTC and Sony will all be previewed, announced, unveiled and otherwise fawned over by tech geeks the world over. Nokia will unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for ...

• 5:28 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

Thanks but no thanks, Pinterest allows websites to opt-out

The company is taking steps to avoid conflict with copyright laws by offering HTML code to websites to block potential pins.

• 1:12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Apple changing app privacy policy

Apple is responding to critics of the company's app privacy policy after pressure from U.S. lawmakers.

• 5:03 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

iPhone sales fuel smartphone surge

Global smartphone sales surged 47 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the market research firm Gartner. The rise was largely down to record sales of Apple's iPhone.

• 2:53 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Is Apple working on a smaller IPad?

The Wall Street Journal is citing anonymous sources who say Apple is testing an 8-inch tablet.

• 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Google's new search warrants complaints

A watchdog group might take a complaint to the FTC over Google's new "Search plus Your World" engine.

• 5:35 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012

Images: Heavenly Bodies 2 -- photos from NASA

• 11:24 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

Iphone look-alike flies off shelves in China

Long, winding queues of gadget fans all lining up to throw their money at the latest flashy i-product, a treatment usually reserved for Apple. But here in China a home-grown brand is inspiring its own

• 8:23 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012