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21 August 2012 • 07:57 AMT
iPhone 5 sales can hit 250 million units, analyst believes

Apple recently announced that it sold 365 iOS devices worldwide and that figure includes five iPhone generations.

21 August 2012 • 07:38 AMT
Apple reportedly registers company for direct sales in Russia

According to an unnamed manager of an Apple distributor, the company could start direct sales in Russia in 2013.

21 August 2012 • 07:17 AMT
Press groups say foreign media workers intimidated in China

“We call on the authorities at all levels to ensure that journalists are protected from violence and intimidation,” the statement said.

21 August 2012 • 07:12 AMT
Ethiopia’s PM dies of undisclosed illness at 57

The U.S. has long viewed Meles as a strong security partner and has given hundreds of millions of dollars in aid over the years.

21 August 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Microsoft adds details on Office Web Apps touch screen features

Office Web App users can turn the touch mode on and off with the dedicated button shown in the above screenshot.

21 August 2012 • 06:44 AMT
Apple, Samsung CEOs fail to reach agreement

Apple sued Samsung in 2011, claiming that Samsung copied “the look and feel” of its iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone.

21 August 2012 • 06:37 AMT
HTC invests $35.4 mln U.S.-based provider of mobile enterprise apps

An app is called SalesWIN, which helps sales teams coordinate activities, and runs on Android and Apple’s iOS.

21 August 2012 • 06:31 AMT
U.S. comedian Phyllis Diller dies at 95

Operating under the belief that attractive women could not be taken seriously in comedy, Diller wore shapeless, short dresses.

21 August 2012 • 06:22 AMT
Iran upgrades short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile

Iran has been pushing to upgrade its missiles, which already can target Israel and other parts of the region.

21 August 2012 • 06:16 AMT
Obama warns Syria of “enormous consequences” of chemical weapons

The president said the United States would regard any recourse by Damascus to its deadly arsenal as crossing a “red line”.

20 August 2012 • 18:04 AMT
StartUp Cup business model competition kicks off in Armenia

The event, aiming to find effective ways of fulfilling local potential, will feature trainings by local marketing experts.

20 August 2012 • 17:51 AMT
Apple becomes most valuable public company in history

Apple’s market value – the price of its stock multiplied by the number of outstanding shares – hit $623 billion in intraday trading.

20 August 2012 • 17:40 AMT
Armenian Foreign Ministry denies Syrian rebels’ taking diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo

Syrian rebels claimed having invaded Jdayde district, with local diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church located nearby.

20 August 2012 • 17:26 AMT
Michael Phelps to be stripped of Olympic medals?

If the photos were leaked intentionally by the brand, then the Olympic legend will face being stripped of his adornments.

20 August 2012 • 17:09 AMT
Ameriabank extends Perfect Deposit’s term until October 1

The funds “Perfect Deposit” offer attracted totaled AMD 3,4 billion, despite the active holiday season it operated.

20 August 2012 • 16:48 AMT
Turkey’s new constitution will favor Armenians’ interests more – expert

Vahram Ter-Matevosyan said constitution commission representatives met with Turkey’s Armenian community.

20 August 2012 • 16:11 AMT
British Airways terminates activity in several countries, including Armenia

Low-profitability was mentioned as the key reason behind the decision, sources told PanARMENIAN.Net.

20 August 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Armenian citizen among Sudan air crash victims – Russian Foreign Ministry

Several people associated with the country’s military, state security and state media also died in the plane crash.

20 August 2012 • 15:37 AMT
Armenian youth chess team beats Iran’s Olympic line-up

Grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchyan will represent Armenia at Women’s World Chess Championship.

20 August 2012 • 15:08 AMT
Average monthly salary totals 120 471 in July

2,3% and 1,2 % growth was recorded in salaries of budgetary and private organizations in July 2012 against 2011 results.

20 August 2012 • 15:07 AMT
SCR posts 9,8% cargo traffic growth in January – July

The volume of South Caucasus Railways cargo traffic in January – July 2012 totaled 1886.3 thousand tons.

20 August 2012 • 14:43 AMT
Heritage urges Armenian voters to back opposition at local elections

Heritage will endorse ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s candidate Hovsep Simonyan at the upcoming Gyumri mayoral race.

20 August 2012 • 14:42 AMT
Syrian Armenian community’s decline in number in Turkey’s interest – expert

West is pushing for Assad’s ouster, while Russia and China are trying to prevent outside interference in Syria.

20 August 2012 • 14:33 AMT
French hacker says he found flaw in iPhone messaging service

Tyler Shields, a senior security researcher at Veracode, told the Kaspersky Lab blog that the flaw needs attention.

20 August 2012 • 14:27 AMT
French FM deems Genocide bill discussion possible in Paris

Laurent Fabius believes another discussion of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial is possible in Paris.

20 August 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir found guilty of theft

Nadir was arrested in 1990 after his company Polly Peck International went into administration with debts of £550 million.

20 August 2012 • 14:09 AMT
Mkhitaryan says individual accomplishments secondary

Mkhitaryan scored three goals only in Shakhtar Donetsk’s last game vs. Chernomorets, bringing his team a 5:1 victory.

20 August 2012 • 14:07 AMT
UK to have fastest internet in Europe by 2015, Culture Secretary says

The possible connection speed available via FTTC decreases as it travels further away from the cabinet.

20 August 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: August 20-26 prices for precious metals

Gold: purchase price totals 19582.02 (-102.28), release price: 21284.80 (-111.18), Silver: purchase price: 339.49 (-1.31).

20 August 2012 • 14:03 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 410,97 August 20

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 410,97 on August 20, decreasing by 0.16 point compared to August 17.