Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:16 +0100 TORONTO (Reuters) - The arrival of the man known as "the Warren Buffett of North" on Research In Motion's board this week offers a ray of hope to the BlackBerry maker's impatient shareholders after their disappointment that an insider was named new chief executive. That's not to say the reclusive Watsa - who heads Fairfax Financial, now RIM's fourth-largest shareholder - has a reputation as a turnaround artist who will agitate for radical change at the struggling company. But his 2. ... (Source: Reuters)
A man warms himself near a fire while sitting with his belongings ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A man warms himself near a fire while sitting with his belongings on a street divider in Lahore January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY)
A father brings his son through a traditional market selling ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:30:02 +0100 (AP) - A father brings his son through a traditional market selling candies and fruits for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Chinese world-wide believe that babies born in the auspicious Year of the Dragon in the 12-year Zodiac cycle are gifted with prodigious quantities of luck and strength. The first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
'Years' modified turntable plays a tree's inner rings like a record
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:30:15 +0100 In what might give new meaning to the term “green technology” Bartholomäus Traubeck’s amazing ‘Years’ turntable takes slices of wood rings from a tree and plays them like a record. (Source: Digital Trends)
Intel 4Q earnings rise 6 percent, top St. estimate
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:20:12 +0100 Intel Corp., the world's largest chip-maker, on Thursday said its profit rose 6 percent in the latest quarter, topping analyst expectations, even as hard-drive shortages held back PC makers' chip orders. (Source: Associated Press)
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