Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:20:02 +0100 (AP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with his counterpart Koichiro Gemba, not in the photo, in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia have agreed to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over islands off northeastern Japan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
A worker wearing a protective suit checks the connection point ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A worker wearing a protective suit checks the connection point of a hose to the No.3 reactor during a response training session as part of a safety regulations exercise, at the first floor of the waste treatment building of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s tunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima prefecture, in this handout photo taken January 26, 2012. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/Handout (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT
Foxconn employee points to summer 2012 launch for next iPhone
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:30:13 +0100 According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was going to be the only iPhone model announced during 2011 prior to Apple’s fall event last year. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:08 +0100 (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares surged the most in more than three years, after skyrocketing iPhone and iPad sales helped it smash Wall Street expectations, prompting analysts to raise their price targets on the stock by as much as $100. Shares of the company, which reported results for its first full quarter without charismatic founder Steve Jobs, were up as much as 8 percent in early trading to $454.45. ... (Source: Reuters)
Newly appointed European Parliament President Martin Schulz ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:02 +0100 (AP) - Newly appointed European Parliament President Martin Schulz looks up during a visit to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)