The Galaxy S5 is Samsung's first real attempt at a smartphone where the specs aren't what matter. And it's already more interesting than anything Samsung has produced in the last few years. By Jared Newman @OneJaredNewmanFeb. 24, 20140. Share.

How WhatsApp got $21 billion out of Facebook · Facebook's $21 billion battle to stay relevant. WhatsApp plans to offer voice calls on its popular mobile messaging service, just days after agreeing to sell itself to Facebook in a $21-billion deal. WhatsApp chief ...

Before he was ousted as Ukraine's president, Viktor Yanukovych drew up plans to use thousands of troops to crush the protests that eventually toppled him, according to a leaked document published online. Ukrainian journalists are going through thousands ...

A Spanish astronomer says he witnessed a fridge-sized asteroid smash into the moon, in the biggest lunar impact by a space rock ever recorded. The rare episode was seen by Jose Maria Madiedo, a professor at the University of Huelva, Britain's Royal ...

Doctors perform a hystero-ovariectomy at the department of urology, operating room, Lyon Sud, France. Women with certain genetic mutations that greatly raise their risk of breast and ovarian cancer can cut the risk by as much as 80 percent if they get their ...

The US and UK governments say they are saddened by a new law that could see gay people jailed for life in the African nation. 11:30pm UK, Monday 24 February 2014. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signs the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. President ...

In a joint statement to People Magazine, the couple said they'd always be best friends. "We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time," they said. There have been rumours that the Hollywood ...

Western diplomats have muzzled any public celebration of the downfall of Ukraine's Russian-leaning president and are instead showering Moscow with respectful phone calls and promises to take its interests on board. The decision to restrain any ...

A Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone, left, and a Samsung Gear 2 are displayed at the Samsung Galaxy Studio, in New York. Photo / AP. The big news out of the Mobile World Congress today is the launch of Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 ...

Facebook snaps up WhatsApp · Wall Street backs WhatsApp sale. Australia's tyranny of distance and excessively expensive phone call charges are what transformed WhatsApp into the $US19 billion ($21 billion) company it is today, according to its ...

(CNN) -- After signing an anti-homosexuality bill into law, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni called homosexuals "disgusting" in an exclusive interview with CNN. Museveni told CNN's Zain Verjee on Monday that, in his view, being homosexual is ...

Nicolas Anelka is due in the dock today to fight a potential 10-match ban over his controversial 'quenelle' gesture. His hearing starts today before a three-man independent commission as the West Brom forward continues to protest his innocence following the ...

Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to a slightly higher risk of children being diagnosed with ADHD and behaviour problems, but it is still the pain reliever of choice when expecting, doctors say. Acetaminophen, found in Tylenol and some cold ...

QMI_F2_large_24_02_2014T162035 A satellite image of the flash created when a record-breaking 400-kg meteor crashed into the moon on Sept. 11, 2013. (University of Huelva). Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error ...

MWC 2014 The next generation of Samsung's Gear smartwatches is based on its homegrown Tizen mobile OS, rather than Android, the Korean chaebol has revealed. Samsung unveiled two new Tizen-powered watch models – the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo ...

The moment when a large meteorite smashed into the moon was captured on camera in what scientists are calling that largest lunar impact every recorded. The nearly 900-pound rock was travelling 61,000 km/h when it plowed into the moon on Sept.

A new study has found an association between pregnant women who take acetaminophen, the most commonly used medication for pain and fever, and a higher risk of ADHD in their children. While the new findings are bound to raise concerns among ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles gives a speech during a press conference in Caracas on February 16, 2014. Close. Close. Open. Photographer: Leo Ramirez/AFP via Getty Images. Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles gives a ...

Phone bills may become a thing of the past after WhatsApp announced it would be offering calls. The company could blow telecoms giants out of the water by introducing talk-time on the same basis as its $1-a-year text messaging app. With 450million users ...

image KIEV: Ukraine issued an arrest warrant on Monday for its ousted pro-Russian president over "mass murder" and appealed for $35 billion in Western aid as Moscow denounced Kiev's new reformist team as illegitimate. The dramatic announcements by ...