Russian Start-ups to look out for in the next few years
Giants like Yandex have proven that Russian IT companies have what it takes to go global, but what comes next? Here are six little-known companies to watch
APEC agreement reduces tariffs on 54 green technologies
Asia-Pacific nations have made a breakthrough in promoting trade in green technology, a senior US official said.
A social network just for two
The mobile app Pair, launched by programmers from Russia and India, opens a space where only two people can communicate amd intends to take couples communication beyond SMS
Software makers seek state support
Software developers are enjoying higher salaries than they were a year ago, but their companies' executives continue to convince the government to make IT-friendly policies
Russia-India’s moon re-conquest plan revealed
Russian scientists want to send two lunar rovers and several landing stations after 2020 as part of the country’s return to the moon. Some experiments will be carried out in collaboration with India
Russian android to fly into space in 2014
New Russian robot features multiple ways to interact with humans in space
Only 25 Russians want to become cosmonauts!
Russia has been a trailblazer in space travel and produced legions of world-class astronauts. But the vocation of space travel does not seem to have many takers these days. Only 25 Russians applied to become cosmonauts at a recent competition!
EMC to open cloud and Big Data R&D center in Russia
New Research and Development Center in Skolkovo Innovation Hub to focus on cloud and Big Data analytics solutions for bioinformatics and energy efficiency
Russian IT Industry bounces back, rides high on cloud
The Russian IT market is growing fast, but the number of problems that have come to the forefront are proving to be a serious threat.
Tablet wars - India's Adam takes a bite of Apple's ipad
Led by a small Indian start-up founded by a bunch of college kids, Indian companies are taking on the global giants in the tablet computer market.
What brought down Phobos-Grunt?
The cause of the Phobos-Grunt failure lies not in the stars, or in U.S. radars, but within the Russian scientific community
Google celebrates first Soviet computer
December 25, Christmas day in many parts of the world, was also a day that celebrated the forerunner of the device you are probably using to read this right now.
India strikes deal with Russia on GLONASS
A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow last weekend for his annual summit with the Russian leadership, an Indian defence team of scientists and defence brass returned to Delhi after inking an agreement for receiving precision si
S&T Centre inaugurated in Moscow on the eve of Manmohan Singh’s visit
The Russian-Indian scientific interaction is given a new boost, with Russian-Indian Scientific and Technological Centre explicitly addressing technology transfer and commercialization issues.
MTS blazes a new trail in mobile broadband: CEO
Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO and president of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL), shares his company’s strategy and bets big on the magic of mobile broadband.
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The future belongs to composites
How the Nikolaev family invented 21st century building materials, began supplying them to the west and opened manufacture in India.
The global battle for digital leadership
Former Mail.ru Group Executive Vice President François Esculier talking about Russian Internet industry
Monitor your nuclear risk with DO-RA the radiation explorer
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a new radiation monitoring device that works with mobile phone and satnav systems is being marketed
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Fear of falling
Phobos-Grunt will fall to Earth in January 2012, but no one can determine where the satellite will fall or what the damage might be
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Skolkovo: Fast track to the future
The city, a magnet for start-ups and global giants, will be completed by 2014; to host 15,000 scientists and businessmen