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21 October 2014 • 06:00 AMT
Android users to get Gmail management application

The new app could finally give Android users an obvious alternative to bouncing around between multiple email apps.

21 October 2014 • 05:44 AMT
Iran offers new compromise proposal in nuclear talks: report

The U.S. and EU imposed sanctions against Iranian oil and gas companies and strengthened restrictions on the country’s central bank.

21 October 2014 • 05:31 AMT
U.S. fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82

De la Renta made his name in the early 1960s when the then first lady, Jackie Kennedy, frequently wore his designs.

21 October 2014 • 05:27 AMT
UN humanitarian chief urges funds for Syrian refugees in Turkey

“Nearly 200,000 civilians fled into Turkey in a matter of weeks and the Turkish authorities responded immediately,” Amos said.

21 October 2014 • 05:16 AMT
Apple forecasts strong holiday quarter

Sales of Apple’s tablet slid more than 7% from the previous quarter to 12.3 million units, and were down 13% from the year-ago period.

21 October 2014 • 04:15 AMT
French oil company Total CEO dies in plane crash at Russian airport

A spokeswoman said de Margerie was in Moscow to attend a gathering of the Russian government’s foreign investment advisory council.

20 October 2014 • 18:55 AMT
Moody’s raises Egypt’s outlook from negative to stable

However, Wael Ziada said the government has yet to clarify its broader economic vision despite some positive steps.

20 October 2014 • 18:51 AMT
Toyota recalls 247,000 cars in U.S. due to air bag issue

A Toyota spokeswoman said the automaker was not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths related to the recall.

20 October 2014 • 15:52 AMT
Spotify offers family plan at half the price

“This is one of the most asked for features from our audience,” Chief Content Officer Ken Parks said in an online statement.

20 October 2014 • 15:06 AMT
Sony Smartwatch 3 gets $250 price tag

The Smartwatch 3 is the first Sony watch to run Google’s Android Wear operating system, rather than the custom software of its predecessors.

20 October 2014 • 14:59 AMT
Dyson launches air humidifier that kills bacteria with UV light

Developed by Dyson’s Japanese arm, the humidifier is designed to add moisture to the air during the winter months and double as a cooler in the summer.

20 October 2014 • 14:43 AMT
Facebook ‘dislike’ button “too complex to introduce, needlessly negative”

Previous reports suggest that Facebook once toyed with the idea of adding a ‘sympathise’ button, but these plans are yet to materialise.

20 October 2014 • 14:39 AMT
Dropbox updates iOS app, adds support for Touch ID

The quality of file previews are also noticeably improved because of the additional screen size, with photo viewing mostly affected.

20 October 2014 • 14:24 AMT
Turkish journalist calls to reconstruct Ani ahead of Genocide centenary

A Turkish journalist urges to keep the Armenian Genocide issue on top of the agenda ahead of its centenary in 2015.

20 October 2014 • 13:58 AMT
Oil, tourism, science on Armenian delegation’s Iran visit agenda

Hovik Abrahamyan started his official visit to Iran Oct 20; the PM met the President, VP and parliament chair of Iran.

20 October 2014 • 13:20 AMT
Eddie Murphy to topline Oscar winner Bruce Beresford’s “Cook”

The film – to which Samuel L Jackson was previously attached – centers around a man hired by a dying father to look after his daughter and girlfriend.

20 October 2014 • 13:14 AMT
Tom Hardy “sought to play villain in “X-Men: Apocalypse””

“X-Men: Apocalypse” will see Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters and Nicholas Hoult return for the sequel.

20 October 2014 • 12:42 AMT
Netflix cuts three-way deal for survivalist thriller series “Between”

In “Between,” a town is under siege from a mysterious disease that has killed everybody — except for those 21 years old and younger.

20 October 2014 • 12:41 AMT
Armenia hosts Youth Camp for national minorities

The Camp will offer a platform for the exchange of ideas and experience on using the internet as a tool for human rights education.

20 October 2014 • 12:31 AMT
“The Theory of Everything” Hawking bio unveils clip, featurette

The film is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

20 October 2014 • 12:21 AMT
Ashton says will continue leading Iran nuke talks until deal reached

“I have been asked to carry on until it’s done,” she she told reporters at an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg.

20 October 2014 • 12:06 AMT
IBM to pay $1.5bn to offload its loss-making chip business

Under the terms of the deal, GlobalFoundries will get intellectual property and technologies related to the chip business.

20 October 2014 • 12:02 AMT
Animation to be major theme at Tokyo Film Festival, Market

The festival will come to a close on Oct. 31 with the announcement of the competition winners, including the $50,000 Sakura Grand Prix.

20 October 2014 • 11:55 AMT
Danny DeVito in One Direction’s “Steal My Girl” music vid preview

“Steal My Girl” is the lead single off “FOUR”, One Direction’s fourth album that’s due out on November 17.

20 October 2014 • 11:41 AMT
HP unveils network virtualization system

This capability allows for changes in the compute environment to be detected and accommodated on behalf of application needs, HP says.

20 October 2014 • 11:38 AMT
Armenian-Russian film to center on devastating Spitak quake of 1988

The film, budgeted at $2,5 million was produced and scripted by Cinema Concept Production founder Alik Shahbazyan.

20 October 2014 • 11:29 AMT
ECB starts buying covered bonds in latest stimulus effort

They carry extra protections for investors, which sets them apart from other such asset-backed bonds made from bundled loans.

20 October 2014 • 11:19 AMT
Turkey to allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce fellows in Kobani

Mevlut Cavusoglu told a news conference that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces.

20 October 2014 • 11:06 AMT
Georgian ex-minister sentenced to 3 years in jail for murder cover-up

Tbilisi City Court found the former minister guilty and also prohibited him from holding any official post for two years.

20 October 2014 • 10:58 AMT
“Speed Sisters” Palestinian doc to premiere at Ajyal Youth Film Fest

Lebanese-Canadian director Amber Fares’ “Speed Sisters” is about what motivates five women to become speed race drivers in the region.