Motorola and Verizon responded to HTC EVO 4G and Apple iPhone 4 with yet another powerful phone by releasing Droid X on June 23. The latest Motorola phone on Verizon network is full of new features including its high speed processor, good size of RAM and so on. (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole Apple released its much awaited iPhone 4 this week. Beside witnessing long lines of people, there are reports of antenna problems with new iPhone when it is being held by the lower left corner, thus, causing reception problems. (Continue reading)
London, June 25 (IANS) Late pop legend Michael Jackson's children enjoyed a beach break in Hawaii, just a day before his first death anniversary Friday.
Jackson's three children Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12 and eight-year-old Blanket were Thursday treated to a day out at the seaside with their grandmother Katherine, reports dailymail.co.uk. (Continue reading)
Rio de Janeiro, June 26 (IANS) At least 51 people have been killed in storms which hit Brazil's northeastern region in the past few days, authorities said Friday.
A total of 34 people died in the state of Alagoas while 17 others were killed in neighbouring state of Pernambuco. At least 56 people are still missing, Xinhua reported. (Continue reading)
Brasilia, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his visit to Canada for the G20 summit due to heavy floods in northeastern Brazil, a government spokesman said Friday.
Lula visited the flood affected areas Thursday and found the disaster was more serious than estimated, so he cancelled his Canada trip to focus on the disaster management, the spokesman said. (Continue reading)
Johannesburg, June 26 (IANS) South Africa, host to thousands of foreign visitors for the soccer world cup, warned Friday of spread of flu during next couple of weeks.
The country's National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the number of influenza cases are expected to increase in the next two to three weeks during winter, Xinhua reported. (Continue reading)
Mexico City, June 26 (IANS) Six drug traffickers were killed and two arrested by the Mexican marine soldiers in a raid in Mexico, media report said.
The shootout began near a customs office on a road that links Matamoros to Brownsville, a city in US state of Texas, after the marines spotted the armed men riding on their vehicles during a routine patrol, Xinhua reported. (Continue reading)
Vienna, June 26 (IANS) The world's largest gold coin, weighing 100 kg with a diameter of 52 cm, was sold for 3.27 million euros (about $3.99 million) at an auction here.
Spanish dealer Oro Direct offered the price and became the owner, Xinhua reported. (Continue reading)
London, June 25 (IANS) At least 28 people were injured in an explosion at a food factory in Staffordshire, an ambulance service said.
The blast occurred in a freezer at the Brakes depot in Tamworth in Staffordshire around midday, the Independent reported, quoting a statement from the West Midlands Ambulance Service. (Continue reading)
New rumors about Verizon iPhone are suggesting that Verizon is possibly not interested in iPhone. Verizon would like to develop its own brands than relying in Apple device. However no speculation about iPhone 4 on Verizon has been confirmed by the nation’s largest wireless carrier. (Continue reading)