Facebook Project Palantir visualisation shows global interactions IT’S easy to forget how much the internet has revolutionised global communication in the past decade – until you see it with your own eyes. A video released by social networking website Facebook shows how the web has made global...

Sharp XL-UH25H Total audio output power: 20 watts RMS Number of front speakers: 2 Front speakers output power: 2 x 10 watts RNS Wired terminals/ports: Headphone jack, USB 1.1 Pros: Remarkably simple and easy to use Cons: Not very powerful, USB input is flawed (as usual) The final word: As a basic CD, mp3...

Space race ... artist AUSTRALIA could play a key role in the 21st century space race, with competition heating up between Japan and the US to build the world’s first “space elevator”. As the technology required to create a physical link between Earth and outer space becomes closer to a...

A 2008 model Prius in Every morning, as Lynn Schmidt walks out of her Long Island, N.Y., home, opens the door to her baby-blue Prius, waves to her grumbling neighbor and pulls out of the driveway, she has every reason to smile. It’s not just the 45 miles per gallon her gasoline-electric hybrid...

Yahoo said the company is for sale at the right price Yahoo said the “For Sale” sign is still on its front lawn and that Microsoft should buy the company. The internet portal’s co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang made the comment despite the fact Yahoo rejected a $33 (£21) a share offer from...