Turkey's defense industry exports value up slighly in 2015

Turkish defense industry exports increased by 1.4 percent in January-April period, national association of exporters says. Full story

Turkish Air Force grounds A400Ms after Spain crash

Flights of new transport aircraft suspended after third plane destined for Turkey crashes Full story

Windows 10 final version of Windows

Microsoft recasting Windows as a service instead of standalone software. Full story

Editor hails 'great launch' of TRT World website

Turkish state broadcaster's newly launched English news website receives 'massive interest', editor tells AA. Full story

Google executive killed in Nepal earthquake

Daniel Fredinburg, head of privacy at Google X, dies in Mt. Everest avalanche prompted by major earthquake. Full story

Turk Telekom Chairman: 'We stand together with Turkish people'

President Erdogan congratulates Chairman Mohammed Hariri; Turk Telekom to offer of free Internet for two years for new subscribers Full story

Most investors scared by cyberattacks

Survey finds data breaches cause most investors to consider dumping affected companies Full story

Apple Watch pre-orders sell out in minutes

Product available for pre-order in nine countries but devices won’t ship for weeks. Full story

Millions of Americans depend on smartphones for Web access

Smartphones are main link to Internet for 15 percent of Americans, says new survey. Full story

Turkish minister eyes global tech industry hub in Turkey

Turkey's 'Informatics Valley' will turn country into global research, development and innovation center, says Turkish science minister. Full story

Apple Watch goes on sale in late April in 9 countries

Apple Watch will be available beginning April 24 in nine countries, the company said Monday during an event. Full story

4G launch to hit expanding mobile market

Telecommunications ministry launches tenders to build 4G network; new services to get popular reception, analysts say. Full story

Markets respond well to Samsung’s unveil of Galaxy S6

Shares of the company up nearly 5 percent a day after reveal. Full story

No talk with Russia over missile system, says official

Turkey has rejected claims that it has been in negotiations with Russia over a long-range air defense system. Full story

Google mobile app makes news easier to browse

Browsing the Google mobile app Thursday, users will notice the company has recalibrated its search engine app to quickly bring up the latest content from news sources relevant to a search. Full story

$1 billion stolen from global banks in cyber-heist

Kaspersky said in a report released on Monday that losses of $300 million had been confirmed, but forecast that up to $1 billion could have been taken. Full story

Facebook launches cybersecurity social network

ThreatExchange was first imagined when several social networks noticed their sites were hosting a spreading spam attack by a botnet. Full story

YouTube experiments with multi-angle videos

Google’s YouTube video streaming service launched an experiment Wednesday that allows users to switch the camera angle while a video is playing. Full story

iPhone sales beat Android in US and globally

Sales of Apple’s iPhone surpassed sales of devices running Google’s Android mobile operating system for the first time since 2012, according to a report filed Wednesday by market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Full story

Apple shares nears all-time high in Wednesday trading

Shares of Apple rallied more than 7 percent in Wednesday afternoon trading. Full story

Turkey court orders block on Facebook pages insulting Prophet Muhammad

Facebook to be blocked in Turkey if order is not implemented, court says Full story

Bangladesh broadens block on social messaging apps

Government says messaging services have been blocked for 'security reasons'. Full story

Google offers powerful new Translate app update

Latest version translates almost in real time, as well as images Full story

British PM Cameron seeks 'totalitarian' access to phone apps

Experts attack British PM's calls for all users' phone communications to be made accessible to intelligence agencies as 'dangerous and scary' Full story

U.S. official deems Sony hack most serious cyberattack yet

Director of National Intelligence encourages retaliation amid revelations from FBI about North Korea’s role in the attack Full story

Mark Zuckerberg starts book club for 2015

More than 100 Facebook users advise Mark Zuckerberg to read the Holy Quran as part of his New Year's resolution to read books. Full story

Sony's North Korea film makes $18 million in four days

The Interview, which portrays North Korean leader as a childish playboy, becomes Sony's most downloaded film ever Full story

Hackers take down PlayStation, Xbox networks

A month after massive cyber attacks against Sony Pictures, other hackers cause outages to the company's PlayStation Network Full story

“The Interview” now available on YouTube

Sony offers controversial film online after most theaters decide not to show the movie. Full story

Google unveils its new driverless car will be tested in 2015

Google announced Monday it has built its first fully-functioning driverless car. Full story

Internet returns to North Korea after hours offline

Web services gradually denuded over days, following US accusation of North's involvement in Sony hack Full story

US stands with claim North Korea behind Sony cyberattack

US confident North responsible for Sony cyberattack despite denial and 'joint probe' offer from Pyongyang. Full story

US singles out North Korea in Sony hack attack

FBI says it has information indicating that the secretive country was involved Full story

Apple wins antitrust lawsuit, halts online sales in Russia

Company faced a potential payout of up to $1 billion. Full story

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ponders “Dislike” button

Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the much-wanted feature at a town hall meeting Full story

Instagram hits 300 million user mark

Facebook’s service is now bigger than Twitter Full story

Uber valued more than Delta, Kraft

After raising $1.2 billion in funding, investors expect an IPO sometime in the next three years. Full story

Third generation tech for Turkey's 3rd nuke plant

New technology for Turkey's third nuclear power plant is on its way to Turkey, says China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation's chairman Full story

Google’s new way to prove you’re human

Google launches a new system that replaces the annoying distorted “Captcha” words. Full story

Steve Jobs’ emails used against Apple in lawsuit

The emails of Apple’s late CEO is being used as evidence in antitrust claim. Full story

Turkish officials says, solutions to cyberattacks inadequate

The current global technology solutions to deal with cyberattacks are inadequate, Turkey’s Undersecretary for Defense Industries has said Full story

Tumblr, Snapchat growing much faster than Facebook

New report also found two-thirds of teens using Facebook less. Full story

European Union to vote on splitting up Google

New measure would suggest American company will have to divide different features in Europe Full story

New tool to detect government surveillance

Unauthorized access and surveillance on personal computers by governments' spying agencies has sparked heated debates over privacy rights versus states' security measures, receiving large amounts of attention from international human rights groups. Full story

First zero-gravity 3D Printer installed on ISS

The 3D printer will help astronauts manufacture their own components and tools on the ISS itself. Full story

Cyber attacks on Turkey above global average

According to data from American cybersecurity foundation Arbor Networks, cyberattacks against Turkey are above the global average. Full story

Turkish mobile app locates doctors by language spoken

A newly developed mobile app will enable tourists in Turkey to find a nearby physician who speaks their language. Full story

4G to be launched in 2015 in Turkey

Turkey's leading GSM operator's CEO, Süreyya Ciliv, has announced that 4G technology will be introduced in 2015. Full story

President Erdogan says, Turkey must succeed in tech production

"Turkey should focus on information and technology production from now on," President Erdogan says. Full story

iPhone 6's price in Turkey highest in the World

The U.S.-based website Jumbo Dumbo Thoughts announced that the U.S. came first in the list of countries where the iPhone 5 is cheapest with a 10.4 percent tax refund. Full story

Used oil from Chinese kitchens to power aircrafts

Waste oil from Chinese dinner tables to power airplanes by converting into aviation biofuel. Full story

Facebook allows users to streamline their News Feed

The update allows for more user control and feedback. Full story

Mobile messengers seek growth through computers

Mobile messengers have been all the rage ever since the advent of smartphones while PC messengers, on the other hand, have gone downhill. South Korean mobile messenger operators, however, are turning to PCs to complement their existing mobile services and generate additional profit. Full story

Argentina playing catch-up in 4G phone service

4G tender attract $2.23 billion in bids in a country lagging behind most of Latin America for faster mobile connections. Full story

Global ICT firm LG's eye on energy industry

With the rise of smart energy technologies ranging from smart bulbs to smart grids, nontraditional energy companies, especially from the information communication and technology sector, are increasingly turning their attention toward the energy market. Full story

The alliance aims to bring together Twitter data with IBM’s analytics

IBM and Twitter partner to transform business decisions. Full story

U.S. technology giant Apple glances at Iranian market

Sources say Apple is talking to distributors about selling iPhones in Iran. Full story

North Korea behind smartphone attack, says spy agency

South Korea's National Intelligence Service says North cyber attacks responsible for infecting smartphones Full story

Huawei budget smartphone lands in South Korea

Huawei Technologies of China has started selling its X3 budget handsets at HiMart outlets across the country, via a unit of its partner LG Uplus. Full story

Two engineers make electric car in Turkey's Balikesir

8-month long efforts of two Turkish engineers from Balikesir ended up with an electric vehicle they called ECTO. Full story

Korean candidate elected as ITU-T director

Lee Chae-sub, a KAIST researcher and policy adviser for South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, won in the election for the directorship of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization on Friday. Full story

Mozilla Firefox takes on Skype with Hello chat service

The new feature of Mozilla will enable real-time audio or video chat for users. Full story

Dead battery gets charged in two minutes

The battery can be recharged 10,000 times. It can last nearly 20 years before it needs to be replaced. Full story

Be ready for Twitter music experience

Twitter will launch a new audio service allowing users to stream music embedded in tweets. Full story

Apple's new mobile payment system, launched in more than 200,000 stores

Apple Pay, the latest innovation from the company that redefined music listening and cell phones, launched Monday. Full story

Meet with Japan's sweet robot Pepper

Yoshimoto Kogyo’s role in creating a real-life robot with a sense of humor. Full story

TV market in China is seeking international content

Charles Zhang, CEO and chairman of the board at leading video platform Sohu.com stated during his Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM 2014 that China awaits digital TV content, given the increasing number of internet users that is estimated between 600-700 million users. Full story

John Chambers told in Chicago, 'Samsung must change'

Cisco chairman John Chambers delivers a speech at the Internet of Things World Forum in Chicago on Thursday. Full story

Russian hackers spying on NATO and Ukraine

Hackers' aim appears to have been information regarding Ukrainian conflict with Russia. Full story

Nokia Networks will support the growth of China Mobile's 4G network

The two companies sign framework agreement on Friday for Nokia networking technology to support China Mobile 500,000 4G base stations. Full story

Turkey to boost national software sector

A private Istanbul university and software industrialists have signed a deal to boost the Turkish software market and increase the number of well-trained developers. Full story

76 million hit by US's biggest bank, JPMorgan cyber attack

User contact information of 7 million small businesses have also been compromised, the bank says. Full story

Apple's new operating system for mobile devices iOS 8 released by Apple

New features include an app that self-deletes audio and video messages and a health app that can determine if the user is climbing stairs. Full story

Apple enters phablet market, boosting rivalry with Samsung and others

The International Data Corporation expects phablets to reach 32.2 per cent of the worldwide smartphone market in 2018, up from 14.0 per cent in 2014. Full story

Vestel reveals long-awaited new smartphone: Venus

Turkish technology giant introduces smartphone Venus to world at IFA, Europe’s largest electronics trade show. Full story

Istanbul becomes a new web domain name

Registering web addresses ending in ".ist" and ".istanbul" will now be possible. Full story

Turkey presents new high-tech presidential Airbus A330-200

Complete with conference rooms and missile defense systems, a bespoke presidential Airbus touched down in Istanbul on Friday. Full story

Turkish presidential election gets Google doodle

The internet browser has designed a logo to mark 10 August's poll. Full story

Apple, Samsung to drop court cases outside the US

In May 2014, a court in the US found that both companies had infringed on one another's patents, putting Samsung on the hook for $119.6 million, and Apple down for a mere $158,400. Full story

South Korean phone giant Samsung under pressure over cancer deaths

47-year-old becomes latest Samsung Electronics employee to lose life due to alleged exposure to toxins in workplace. Full story

Apple earnings increases after latest iPhones sales

Tech giant Apple reported Tuesday a 6 percent increase to $37.4 billion in quarterly revenue after selling 35.2 million iPhones. Full story

Number of 3G mobile subscribers rises in Turkey

Number of Turkish subscribers increases by 16.3 percent compared to same period last year. Full story

Apple sold over 800 million mobile devices to date

Apple CEO says tech giant has sold more than 800 million mobile devices to date, including iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Full story

Turkey lifts block on access to YouTube

Turkey's telecommunications watchdog (TIB) on Tuesday removed its 67 days long Youtube ban after the country's top court said last week the ban was a breach of rights. Full story

WhatsApp has taken off from Windows Phone Store

After Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp, the company faces its biggest challenge till today; to adapt the application to Windows Phone's latest update, Windows Phone 8.1. Full story

Turkey to become CERN associate member

Turkey will be officially admitted as an associate member to CERN on Monday, May 12. Full story

iPads are forbidden for Russian officials

Russian government has forbidden the use of Apples´s ipad tablets within government agencies for security reasons. Full story

AOL banks on HuffPost to turn profitable next year

It's the holiday season and Arianna Huffington, the influential woman behind the popular news website that bears her name, is busy buying sweaters - some 700 of them - as gifts to her employees. Full story

Apple signs iPhone deal with China Mobile

iPhone 5s and 5c will be available in Chinese markets on January 17, as Apple and China Mobile reach a deal to sell iPhones in the world's most populous country Full story

Huawei expects 4G revenue to double to $4 billion in 2014

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd expects revenue from its 4G mobile network business to double to $4 billion in 2014 compared with this year, a senior executive said on Friday. Full story

Apple's Mac Pro available for order

Apple (AAPL) will start taking orders for its high-end Mac Pro desktop computer on Thursday. Full story

BlackBerry names former SAP executive to head key business segment

BlackBerry Ltd said on Tuesday that John Sims will join the company as head of its global enterprise services business, a key segment that is likely to be at the core of the smartphone maker's turnaround plan. Full story

Google removes privacy feature from Android mobile software

Google Inc has removed an experimental privacy feature from its Android mobile software that had allowed users to block apps from collecting personal information such as address book data and a user's location. Full story

Microsoft’s aggressive tablet strategy might finally pay off

It’s taken a while but 2014 looks like the year when Windows tablets will finally break through. Full story

Twitter shares soar, near all-time high

Twitter shares soared more than 9 percent on Monday to their highest level since the company's initial public offering after a spate of product announcements that could boost its revenue prospects. Full story

Philips, Samsung, Metro offices raided by EU inspectors

Philips, Samsung Electronics and Media-Saturn, Europe's largest chain of consumer electronics stores, said on Friday they were among companies visited by European Commission officers this week on suspicion of breaking competition rules. Full story

'Turkey can not progress by transferring or purchasing technology'

Turkey can not progress by transferring or purchasing technology, said Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Tuesday at the Turkish Scientific and Technical Researches Institution (TUBITAK) Science Awards ceremony held in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Full story

Amazon to use drones for package delivery

Amazon says it will ready itself to deliver packages to its customers via unmanned probes by the year 2015. Full story

XBox One sales exceed one million

After replenishing initial inventories, Sony and Microsoft are each expected to sell about 3 million consoles worldwide by the end of the year Full story

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