Gene editing can end disease and fight global famine

We're looking at the single greatest advancement in genetics since Mendelev started growing peas. CRISPR-Cas9 gene-modification technology is powerful enough to cure humanity's worst diseases, yet simple enough to be used by amateur biologists. You t...

Microsoft Office for iPad Hits 27M Downloads in 46 Days


Microsoft is very happy with the success of the new Office for iPad app that was just launched six weeks ago. Office for iPad proved to be a big hit as it had been downloaded about 27 million times...

Selfie is Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013


A Selfie is an image one takes of oneself by a smartphone or web camera and then posts on a social media website on the Internet. The word has become quite the rage with Generation Y which loves...

Microsoft Updates Windows Phone 8 for Third Time with Larger Screens, new Accessibility Features and More


Microsoft again updates the Windows Phone 8 and this update is the third one in a row. Microsoft has taken the right step just before the start of holiday sales shopping season. This update can give...