Float through any event with M’s fast facts. This week David George-Cosh explains Wolfram Alpha. Read More

Apple’s iPhone may be popular with consumers, but for software developers it has been a dream come true. Read More

Millions of internet scams target the UAE every day, aimed at the trusting or wealthy. While most go ignored, David George-Cosh meets one victim of a "romance hoax". Read More

ABU DHABI // As Steve Jones sat on a camping chair on the edge of the Corniche watching the fifth Red Bull Air Race Championship yesterday, the 38-year-old pilot with Emirates Airline could not help daydreaming of trading places with one of the daredevil aviators. “It’s completely different from what I do,” he said, as planes noisily buzzed overhead. “But if I had the money, I’d love to have a go up there.” Read More

Google plans to put more effort into supporting products in Arabic rather than trying to make money right away through online advertising. Read More