The open-source browser Firefox passed its billionth download on Friday, ahead of the release of its fourth iteration.

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has inaugurated a P10-million technopark inside the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, aimed at assisting small IT-based businesses.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- An undersea cable plugging East Africa into high speed Internet access went live Thursday, providing an alternative to expensive satellite connections.

MANILA, Philippines - McKinley Hill, the exciting new township in Fort Bonifacio, is turning out not only as one of the top new business process outsourcing (BPO) sites in the country, but is also fast attracting various multinational companies and even embassies.

MANILA, Philippines – Next to the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) is looking at building its second technology incubation hub in UP Los Banos.

MANILA, Philippines – The World Bank is funding a a comprehensive study that will measure PC and Internet penetration in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines - Dr. Priscilla Chinte-Sanchez, retired professor of food science and technology at UP Los Baños and one of one of the UP Alumni Association Centennial Outstanding Alumni Awardees, launched recently her book Fermented Foods: Principles and Technology during the convention of the Philippine Society for Microbiology Inc. (PSMI).

MANILA, Philippines - A hazardous waste treatment facility is not only reducing garbage volume to help extend the useful life of sanitary landfill, but is also transforming some of the rubbish it has been processing into various concrete-based materials, which it gives away for charity.

A system that can deliver power to devices without the need for wires has been shown off at a hi-tech conference.

Mr Kamkwamba told the conference of having started out as a "simple farmer".