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23 May 2012 • 08:31 AMT
Mozilla announces web development initiative

Users can learn web development with provided authoring tools, and existing developers can volunteer to run their own events.

23 May 2012 • 08:25 AMT
AMD 431 631 180 spent during parliament polls in Armenia – paper

Haykakan Zhamanak: the sum was allocated to electoral funds of 9 political forces running for parliament.

23 May 2012 • 08:18 AMT
There’s a reason NATO declaration stipulates for Armenia’s territorial integrity – expert

Sergei Markedonov: NATO summit confirmed that alteration in status-quo is impossible without considering position of the other side.

23 May 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Turkish Minister calls to boost trade exchange with Iran

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a meeting with Cevdet Yilmaz said the two countries should use opportunities to deepen ties.

23 May 2012 • 07:35 AMT
2020 Olympics host city shortlist due May 23

Once the shortlist is announced, the candidates will have 15 months to persuade delegates to vote for their respective bids.

23 May 2012 • 07:24 AMT
Lenovo quarterly profit rises 59%

In its home China market, shipments rose 22.7 percent over a year earlier and sales gained 32 percent to $2.9 billion.

23 May 2012 • 07:15 AMT
China cancels high-level military trip to Japan

Guo Boxiong, China’s highest ranking military officer, will not visit Japan due to a “work commitment” at home.

23 May 2012 • 06:59 AMT
Samsung accused of cancelling parts orders to small contractors

Its practices had a knock on effect on its suppliers, which were stuck with huge inventories as well as holes in their pockets.

23 May 2012 • 06:52 AMT
EU mulls compromise with China over carbon emissions charges

Matthew Baldwin said he would press that appeal during talks with Chinese economic planners and airline regulators this week.

23 May 2012 • 06:40 AMT
Intel pushes new battery solutions to cut ultrabook prices

Acer has already started adopting the 16650 battery while Lenovo’s IdePad 530 uses the prismatic li-ion, albeit in limited volumes.

23 May 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Iran in talks with neighbors over joint drills – army commander

“We try to increase our interactions with these countries in the fields of culture and wargames,” Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said.

23 May 2012 • 06:27 AMT
Erdoğan threatens to cancel Turkey’s contract with S&P

The Prime Minister said he found S&P’s decision to lower Turkey’s economic outlook from positive to negative “utterly ideological.”

23 May 2012 • 05:53 AMT
Facebook agrees to settle “Sponsored Stories” lawsuit

The lawsuit featured comments from Mark Zuckerberg, stating that a trusted referral is the “Holy Grail” of advertising.

23 May 2012 • 05:47 AMT
2011 set record for fake electronics parts

IHS says over the past five years there have actually been reported 12 million, or one counterfeit part every 15 seconds.

23 May 2012 • 05:40 AMT
WB: China’s economic growth will continue to ease this year

“While the prospects for a gradual slowdown remain high, there are concerns that growth could slow too quickly,” the World Bank said.

23 May 2012 • 05:36 AMT
U.S. drone attack kills 4 suspected militants in Pakistan

The specific identities of the suspected militants were not known, but the town is a stronghold of the Haqqani network.

23 May 2012 • 05:16 AMT
Google introduces Business Pages in India

The pilot program will see Google take 360 degree photos of businesses’ premises, which are then uploaded to Google Places.

22 May 2012 • 18:14 AMT
Cannes Day Seven: “Killing Them Softly” with “Angels’ Share”

Brad Pitt doesn’t want his new film, the crime tale Killing Them Softly, to be viewed as an attack on President Obama

22 May 2012 • 17:38 AMT
Fitch downgrades Japan credit rating as debt grows

Fitch warned further downgrades were possible unless the govt. takes new fiscal policy measures to stabilize public finances.

22 May 2012 • 17:34 AMT
Intel, McAfee launch Cloud SSO, expect busy year

It’s built on Salesforce’s Force.com architecture and uses two-factor authentication to manage user account provisioning.

22 May 2012 • 17:21 AMT
Iraq warns Turkey it needs Baghdad’s permission in Kurdistan pipeline deal

Turkey signed a controversial deal to pipe oil and gas directly from Kurdistan in the next 12 months.

22 May 2012 • 17:02 AMT
Poland warns Moscow against interfering in NATO’s missile plans

Russian defense official said earlier that Moscow does not exclude preemptive strike against NATO missile defense system in Europe.

22 May 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Turkish singer Deniz Seki to spend 6 years in jail for drug dealing

According to the wiretapped conversations, Seki obtained the drugs from Sinan Yüksel, who is among 19 suspects.

22 May 2012 • 16:52 AMT
Comanche Indian tribe adopts “Lone Ranger” star Johnny Depp

The Lone Ranger, directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is set for a May 31, 2013 release.

22 May 2012 • 16:46 AMT
Legendary chansonnier Charles Aznavour celebrates 88th birthday

Armenian-French singer/songwriters recently completed a musical and still claims to be working “a lot.”

22 May 2012 • 16:27 AMT
AMD was waiting till parliament poll is over – expert

Aram Kayfajyan: AMD 400 to 1 US dollar rate would have upped back in April were it not for monetary interventions.

22 May 2012 • 16:13 AMT
Whitney Houston’s final recording to hit iTunes June 5

The pair recorded “Celebrate” for Sparkle film, in which Sparks plays a musical prodigy and Houston plays her single mother.

22 May 2012 • 16:06 AMT
Sony releases its first Music Unlimited app for iPhone

The Music Unlimited app will launch by the end of the week after debuting more than 12 months ago on Sony devices.

22 May 2012 • 15:59 AMT
Google finalizes $12.5 bn deal for Motorola Mobility takeover

The deal with a key manufacturer of smartphones and other devices puts the Internet giant in head-to-head competition with Apple.

22 May 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Facebook testing new Timeline design

The carousel of thumbnail images highlighting friends, photos, places, likes, etc. has also been compressed.