MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- YouTube says a new feature lets U.S. users see what videos others are watching in major cities or regions of the country and know their sex and age group.
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- Apple is planning to expand its iPhone lineup with multiple models in an effort to compete with Android-powered smartphones, a U.S. analyst says.
ZURICH, Switzerland, May 8 (UPI) -- Swiss researchers say they've created a sticky-footed robot that can climb rocky cliff faces while carrying five times its own weight.
OTTAWA, May 8 (UPI) -- Is Canada moving toward developing a futuristic arsenal of precision weaponry? That would be both to save costs and to save lives -- its own fighters' lives and possibly civilians in combat zones.
VALENCIA, Spain, May 8 (UPI) -- European researchers report they've developed an electronic "nose" so sensitive it can distinguish between the odors emitted by pears and apples.
BERLIN, May 7 (UPI) -- A German court ruled Apple must change its rules for handling customer data, saying current rules deviate too much from the country's privacy laws.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Civil liberty groups are suing two Southern California police agencies over electronic license plate scanner data being stored by law enforcement.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 7 (UPI) -- Google's latest computerized device, the Google Glass, is likely to run into widespread legal challenges, attorneys and market observers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 6 (UPI) -- Google has updated it Gmail app for iOS so that links in emails will open in the necessary Google apps like YouTube and Maps if they're installed on the iPhone.
BRUSSELS, May 6 (UPI) -- The European Commission made a preliminary antitrust finding against Motorola Mobility, saying it may have bullied rivals by abusing the power of its patents.
OTTAWA, May 6 (UPI) -- The Canadian government said it was investing more than $80 million in renewable energy projects to show it's serious about diversification, a minister said.
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- President Obama plans some day trips to remind Americans the economy still tops his agenda alongside immigration reform and other issues, the White House said.
BURLINGTON, Vt., May 5 (UPI) -- The day of the Boston Marathon bombing was the saddest for the United States in the last five years, a team of scientists says.
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Cellular is the latest cellphone company to carry the Apple smartphone, and analysts say two other major providers may soon offer the iPhone as well.
PHOENIX, May 4 (UPI) -- A Swiss-made solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix Saturday, completing the first leg of its trip across the United States, its designer said.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- The United States had more than 326 million wireless subscriber accounts in 2012, meaning the country had more accounts than people, an industry group says.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- BlackBerry may lose favor with a big customer -- the U.S. Defense Department -- as department officials say they're considering Apple and Samsung alternatives.
MEXICO CITY, May 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama says he wants to push past stereotypes that created misunderstandings between the United States and Mexico and "recognize new realities."
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Potential advances in missile technology might give North Korea the ability to strike the U.S. mainland with a nuclear weapon, the U.S. Defense Department said.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- A global effort is needed to combat cybercrime as it evolves to include state and non-state actors, a European commissioner told U.S. delegates.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 3 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the United Arab Emirates produced a deal allowing Japan to sell nuclear power technologies, officials said.
CARDIFF, Wales, May 3 (UPI) -- A tidal energy project off the west coast of Wales has received $2.9 million in European Union funding, Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said this week.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. developer for the Google Glass wearable computer says he's written an app called Winky that will let users snap photos by just blinking an eye.
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- Thefts of cellphones are on the rise, but police officials and others say the industry is doing little to help recover the phones or render them useless.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
