Earlier this week, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the upcoming availability of their first devices to run under Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, and some more info on what will be available for them has emerged. Among other applications and services that these devices will benefit from, we can also count a number of ...
For a couple used to palace garden parties, state receptions and lavish banquets, it was a rather informal affair. In the place of silverware, dainty sandwiches and tea in china cups were more than 130,000 sausages, 18,000 litres of tomato sauce and 8000 loaves of bread. But the Great Aussie Barbecue, held under cloudless skies ...
In his first interview with a Western journalist since Syria’s seven-month uprising began, President Assad told The Sunday Telegraph that intervention against his regime could cause “another Afghanistan”. Western countries “are going to ratchet up the pressure, definitely,” he said. “But Syria is different in every respect from Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen. The history is different. ...
Supermarkets and high street stores are reporting a surge in their Christmas savings schemes as cash-strapped shoppers search for ways to spread the cost of the festive season. But while the convenience of stashing away a few pounds each week at the checkout is very appealing, shoppers should be aware that most schemes offer no ...
Last year, while mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov was prominent when deadly bomb attacks were made on the city’s metro. Now he has been dismissed and is wanted for questioning over a claim of bank fraud he denies. Photograph: Vikto Vasenin/EPA Russia‘s interior ministry has threatened former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov with reprisals if he ...
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has just brought to the spotlight a new 4.3-inch smartphone display, one that can provide users with the ability to enjoy 3D content while on the go without the need of special glasses. Moreover, the company says that their product can deliver the said feature at 720p HD resolution, the same resolution ...
Nokia has lost a lot of market share on the smartphone segment lately, especially after announcing plans to move to Windows Phone, but it seems that the company did manage to remain the top selling handset vendor in the world, a recent report from Strategy Analytics explains. Nokia shipped a number of 106.6 million mobile ...
A fuel tanker-truck carrying close to 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel exploded outside of Houston just before midnight on Thursday night. Firefighters worked through Friday morning to subdue the fire. The truck was travelling on the Southwest on the road to Sugarland, Texas, when the the truck caught fire. Moments after the driver pulled to ...
“Today at 15.35 we were informed that one person, and we still don’t know if there were more of them, was shooting from automatic rifle in front of the US embassy,” said Irfan Nefic, police spokesman. One police officer who was securing the embassy was seriously injured by fire and received the immediate medical treatment. ...
Chief executives’ pay rose on average by 43.5%, finance directors’ by 34.1%, and all other directors by 66.5%, according to the latest IDS survey. Photograph: Photodisc Total earnings for directors of FTSE 100 companies increased by 49% last year, far outpacing pay claims for workers outside the boardroom. A FTSE 100 executive typically received an ...
