As reported earlier on FORBES (here and here), Google Google unveiled on Wednesday its Android Wear software for wearable devices (smart watches, Google Glass, fitness trackers…). On stage, Google's head of Android and Chrome Sundar Pichai, ...

By Kayon Raynor. KINGSTON (Reuters) - Six time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has made himself available for the Jamaican relay teams at next month's Commonwealth Games, providing organizers with a potential boost for the multi-sport event's profile.

Shortly after Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia were deposed at the start of 2011, large numbers of young Iraqis called for their own demonstrations against Iraq's corrupt political class. Nouri al-Maliki, who had just started his ...

A woman who was abused by Jimmy Savile at Leeds General Infirmary when she was 16 has told the BBC that the way she was abused was "seamless" and felt like it had "obviously been done before." In an exclusive interview with the BBC, "Jane" explained ...

A woman who was abused by Jimmy Savile at Leeds General Infirmary when she was 16 has told the BBC that the way she was abused was "seamless" and felt like it had "obviously been done before." In an exclusive interview with the BBC, "Jane" explained ...

IZVARYNE, Ukraine — As a shaky cease-fire in the east entered its final hours Thursday, thousands of Ukrainians in cars stuffed with belongings lined up at the border to cross into Russia, some vowing never to return. Many said they were most frightened for ...

It took 36 minutes for the first email to arrive. As the shockwaves from Rio de Janeiro were still reverberating, bookmakers began pumping out their blunt messages. Assessing how much of an impact Luis Suarez's suspension would have on Liverpool's ...

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from zero to hero in America's eyes, thanks to a gut-punch goal against Ghana that solidified the United States' advancement in the World Cup. Ronaldo became enemy to the entire US of A on Sunday, when he ...

Doncaster's Barry Middleton will once again captain the England Men's Hockey squad as they hunt for medals at the Commonwealth Games. The former Hall Cross School pupil has been named in the 16-man squad for the Glasgow Games which start next ...

It's hard to cheer too enthusiastically for a draw and even harder to pull for Cristiano Ronaldo, but the World Cup imposes curious burdens on the enthusiastic fan. America didn't manage a draw today but, let's say, perfectly gauged its 1-0 defeat to Germany to ...

Video; Image. Suarez banned for 9 internationals, 4 months all football 0:38. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Luis Suarez's World Cup is over after Fifa handed him a nine match ban from international football and four-month ban from all ...

The Android L preview version gives developers an intriguing look into what the next version of Android will look like and how it will work. Read all about it here. Android developers are getting their first look at the future with the new Android L Developer ...

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has struggled to make its Android mobile software's visual design consistent across all devices. But its software is open-sourced, meaning that just about anyone can modify its source code. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), meanwhile, has ...

Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki rejects calls for unity government. Baghdad: Iraq's parliament will meet next week to begin the process of forming a new government, officials said, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed the United States for his army's inability to stop ...

Fizzy drinks would be effectively banished from the nation's diets under tough new public health guidelines. Just one can of a sugary soft drink contains an adult's entire daily sugar allowance under new limits from government health advisers, who say families ...

The 27-year-old Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian is now seeking shelter in the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. Meriam Ibrahim had been sentenced to hang for apostasy last month under a law forbidding Muslims to convert ...

Ten-man Belgium Thursday marched into the FIFA World Cup knockout stage topping Group H after a 1-0 victory over South Korea, their third consecutive win, and set up a round of 16 showdown with the US. Defender Jan Vertonghen scored the only goal of ...

ALMOST! Goalkeeper Fatawu Dauda of Ghana saves a header by Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal during the World Cup Group G match at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, last night. Portugal won 2-1 but failed to progress to the knockout stages. Image by: ...

Transformers: Age of Extinction Two and a half stars out of five. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Raynor, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci Directed by: Michael Bay Running time: 165 minutes. Michael Bay likes big trucks. A lot. To say anything more ...

Michael Bay has done the impossible. With Transformers: Age of Extinction, the start of a – everyone duck! – second trilogy in his metalhead franchise, the Bay-man has made the worst and most worthless Transformers movie yet. I know, hard to believe, right?