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17 March 2015 • 07:46 AMT
Apple Watch event boosts Pebble Time smartwatch sales

The e-paper wearable saw donations rise from $6,000 an hour before the event to $10,000 an hour afterwards, peaking at $16,000 one day later.

17 March 2015 • 07:27 AMT
Chris Noth’s “After the Ball” romantic comedy release date set

Portia Doubleday stars as an aspiring clothing designer who goes to work for her father, played by Chris Noth.

17 March 2015 • 07:11 AMT
“Popeye” animated film loses “Hotel Transylvania” helmer

The changes Sony Pictures recently had include Tom Rothman stepping in as chairman to replace Amy Pascal following a hacking scandal.

17 March 2015 • 06:59 AMT
“Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck” doc added to Tribeca Film Fest lineup

For the After the Movie segment of Tribeca Talks, the festival will screen advance episodes of “Inside Amy Schumer.”

17 March 2015 • 06:48 AMT
Dinsney’s “Beauty and the Beast” adds Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline

They are joined by Emma Watson who is cast as the titular Belle, Dan Stevens as the Prince/Beast, Luke Evans as villainous Gaston.

17 March 2015 • 06:45 AMT
Israelis voting in parliamentary elections

Isaac Herzog’s party has been polling slightly ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud, but neither political camp has a clear majority.

17 March 2015 • 06:26 AMT
Writer Peter Balakian gives lecture on Armenian Genocide in Boston

Peter Balakian started by praising the history of Jewish rescue, witness, and intellectual work on the Armenian Genocide.

16 March 2015 • 14:25 AMT
Microsoft offers Skype for Business technical preview

Skype for business connects Lync customers with any Skype user, regardless of whether or not they are part of their organization.

16 March 2015 • 14:08 AMT
Kerry, Zarif hold four hours of nuclear talks in Lausanne

“We’re obviously in crunch time right now, and the next couple of days leading up to this weekend will be key,” Psaki said.

16 March 2015 • 13:52 AMT
Erdogan says 50 countries expected to attend Gallipoli centennial events

Erdogan said the participants will include the PMs of Australia and New Zealand, whose forces fought against the Ottoman army.

16 March 2015 • 13:43 AMT
EIB lends €10mln for high voltage interconnection of Armenia, Georgia

The new electricity infrastructure will deepen regional integration by facilitating energy trade between the two countries.

16 March 2015 • 13:28 AMT
China becomes world’s third largest arms exporter

The world’s second largest economy also had 18 African nations as clients during the five year period, according to the study.

16 March 2015 • 13:10 AMT
Alibaba aims to use facial recognition tech instead of passwords

Alibaba, which reigns as China’s largest e-commerce player, said that the facial recognition feature was still under development.

16 March 2015 • 13:06 AMT
Muse preview new song during UK tour

The group will release ‘Psycho’ on June 8, while first single ‘Dead Inside’ will precede it on March 23.

16 March 2015 • 12:47 AMT
Tool reveal new album finally making progress

Guitarist Adam Jones also revealed that an unnamed member of the band had been dealing with a “do-or-die serious illness.”

16 March 2015 • 10:52 AMT
Euronest PA session opens in Yerevan, no Azeri representatives present

The fourth plenary session brought together representatives from Eastern Partnership (EaP) Civil Society Platforms and NGOs.

16 March 2015 • 10:38 AMT
NKR leader notes Shahumyan’s hydropower generation potential

Bako Sahakyan visited the provinces of Martakert and Shahumyan to familiarize himself with the Martakert-Vardenis highway construction process.

16 March 2015 • 10:28 AMT
Boston bombing trial faster than expected

Prosecutors say Tsarnaev was a full and willing participant. Now 21, he faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.

16 March 2015 • 10:16 AMT
UK calls on EU leaders to maintain Russia sanctions

“I hope we will have a clear political commitment to maintaining sanctions until Minsk has been delivered in its entirety,” Hammond said.

16 March 2015 • 10:10 AMT
Adam Sandler’s gaming comedy “Pixels” unveils teaser trailer

“Pixels” tells the story of what happens when aliens misinterpret videos of classic arcade games as a declaration of war.

16 March 2015 • 09:49 AMT
Google doodle marks British scientist Anna Atkins’ 216th birthday

Through her career, Atkins collected hundreds of specimens and in 1865 she donated her entire collection to the British Museum.

16 March 2015 • 09:08 AMT
Venezuela’s Maduro granted power to rule by decree

Nicolas Maduro requested the approval of the Enabling Law after the United States issued new sanctions against Venezuelan officials.

16 March 2015 • 09:04 AMT
Netflix nabs SXSW fest drama “6 Years”

“6 Years” stars Taissa Farmiga (“American Horror Story”) and Ben Rosenfield (“Boardwalk Empire”) as young lovers at a crossroads.

16 March 2015 • 08:29 AMT
“Big Hero 6” named highest-grossing animated movie of 2014

“Big Hero 6” tells the story of “the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada.

16 March 2015 • 08:23 AMT
WB approves $30 million loan for SILD Project in Armenia

Priority needs will be identified through assessments of economic development potential and prioritization by the communities.

16 March 2015 • 08:22 AMT
“Meeting Dr. Sun” receives Grand Prix for best pic at Osaka Asian Film Fest

The high school comedy about two boys who both, unbeknownst to each other, plot to steal a statute from a school storage room also won the audience award.

16 March 2015 • 07:43 AMT
WhatsApp hits 1 billion downloads on Android

The messaging service is only the second non-Google app to achieve the feat, following in the footsteps of Facebook.

16 March 2015 • 07:35 AMT
Huawei teases Ascend P8 flagship smartphone

The picture, posted on the company’s Twitter account, offers cryptic clues about the features of the Android handset, which will be unveiled next month.

16 March 2015 • 07:24 AMT
Saudi prince says Iran deal could trigger nuclear race

“I’ve always said whatever comes out of these talks, we will want the same,” said the prince, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief.

16 March 2015 • 07:09 AMT
Late dictator Saddam Hussein’s tomb destroyed in Iraq

Poster-sized pictures of Saddam, which once covered the mausoleum, were nowhere to be seen amid the mountains of concrete rubble.