According to multiple media sources, Verizon has sold out first batch of Motorola Droid X on the day it was released. New potential buyers of the phone will have wait for at least a week if they want to get a hand on the latest Android 2.1 powered phone. (Continue reading)
Steve Jobs, while admitting the iPhone 4 antenna problem, announced yesterday during the press conference that the company will offer free iPhone 4 cases manufactured by Apple. Apple was selling the fourth generation iPhone bumpers for $29 before the announcement. Jobs also said that those who bought the cases from Apple will be refunded the [...] (Continue reading)
New York, July 17 (ANI): British Petroleum (BP) has confirmed that the new cap is still preventing the oil from spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, but has expressed concern over the less than satisfactory rise of pressure levels in the well. (Continue reading)
Melbourne, July 17 (IANS) So what if Octopus Paul has retired after the FIFA World Cup -- Australia's own psychic devilfish has staked claim to being its successor predicting the victory of Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the country's general elections next month. According to Cassandra, the very own octopus of Australian daily The Sydney Morning Herald, the prime minister's rival candidate Tony Abbott will be inked out in the poll to be held August 21. (Continue reading)
London, July 17 (IANS) Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is dating model Bar Rafaeli, says he wants to start a family but has "a few more" years as his "biological clock isn't ticking yet". "Do I want to be a father? Yes, but I think I have a few more years. That said, I don't think I need to have children to play a father in movies. This feeling is in me, I understand it completely," contactmusic.com quoted him as saying. (Continue reading)
Washington, July 17 (IANS) A former US official has been sentenced to life imprisonment for working as Cuban spy for nearly three decades. Kendall Myers, 73, a former State Department analyst, was sentenced to life in prison Friday. His wife Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 72, who was also convicted for being part of the crime, received a sentence of six years and nine months, CNN reported. (Continue reading)
London, July 17 (IANS) Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who has six kids, says that motherhood is the "greatest adventure of all". "I fly planes, ride bikes with Brad (Pitt) and travel to uncharted territories, but the greatest adventure of all is having children. Our kids are very much a part of everything we do," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Jolie as saying. (Continue reading)
Dharamsala, July 17 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has again expressed his firm belief that one day he would win over the Chinese leaders to gain genuine autonomy for the people living in Tibet, but reiterated that he was not seeking separation from China. "You know, I have my mantra, we are not seeking independence, and the Chinese have their own mantra, Tibet is part of China," the Nobel Peace laureate said in an interview, according to a post on the website of the Tibetan government-in-exile Saturday. (Continue reading)
Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, signaled during the press conference that Verizon iPhone 4 is coming soon. While talking about the reception test that company does in house, Steve Jobs said that “We’ve got a strong signal here, we have both AT&T and Verizon towers on campus”. AT&T tower in Apple campus was already known by [...] (Continue reading)
Gene Grabowski, who is senior vice president of Washington, D.C.-based Levick Strategic Communications, said to ComputerWorld.com that Apple should give iPhone 4 cases free of charge in order to save its reputation. Apple is currently selling iPhone 4 case for $29. He said that the reported iPhone 4 antenna issue is damaging the company’s brand [...] (Continue reading)