– Belarus cut on Tuesday Russian gas transfers to Europe amid a dispute over debts with Moscow, while the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spoke of a “gas war” recalling the dispute between the two countries in 2009. The European Union said that Lithuania, Poland and Germany were affected by the outage, although Russia did not […]
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Nokia & Blackberry iPad options
– This is competition, this is war. The Apple iPad tablet is forcing major manufacturers of wireless devices such as Research In Motion, to launched new products in record time to confront the competition in niches the Steve Job’s company is creating, this in an effort to avoid losing their market share, both in these […]
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Seventh Lakers vs Celtics game with largest audience in 12 years
– The broadcast of the 7th game of the finals between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics posted a 18.2 rating for the ABC, the best result since the 1998 series between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz reported the channel. Each rating point represents 1 percent of the 115 million TV households in the […]
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Telescope will track deadly asteroids
– Scientists in Hawaii are using the world’s largest digital camera to look for potentially deadly asteroids, objects that according to the U.S. space agency (NASA), could affect Earth satellites in 2011. In October a rain of diachronic is expected, that is, small rocks that could also impact the International Space Station, stated Spanish daily […]
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Iran expands Iran sanctions
– The United States announced on Wednesday that it will expand punitive measures against energy, transportation and insurance companies and individuals linked to Iran’s nuclear program or that help them evade international sanctions. “Today America is taking the first steps in implementing and enforcing the resolution” of the UN Security Council against Iran approved last […]
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Sony Ericsson launches new Xperia X8 smartphone
– The fourth largest global cellphone producer Sony Ericsson said it would add another smartphone to its lineup in the fast growing market as it tries to consolidate its recent return to profits. Sony Ericsson has seen its market share decrease in recent quarters, partly due to a lack of attractive models of smart phones, […]
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Mega Solar Storm could dwarf Katrina Hurricane
– A strong solar storm could threaten television networks and the Internet in 2013 and its effects would be twenty times more catastrophic than those of Hurricane Katrina, said the U.S. space agency (NASA). “Earth and space are about to come in contact in a way that is totally without precedent in the history of […]
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Johansson and Washington win their first “Tony”
– Actress Scarlett Johansson won her first Tony Award for her theater performance in the play “A view from the bridge”, with which she debuted on Broadway, sharing the stage with Liev Schreiber. “I do not know what to say. Being a member of the Broadway community has always been my dream since I was […]
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