Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:10:02 +0100 (AP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard is escorted out for safety by body guards and police through a crowd of rowdy protesters following a ceremony to mark Australia's national day in Canberra, Australia, Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. Some 200 supporters of indigenous rights surrounded a Canberra restaurant and banged its windows on Thursday while Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were inside officiating at an award ceremony. (AP Photo/Lukas Coch) AUSTRALIA OUT
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:08 +0100 (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares surged the most in more than three years, after skyrocketing iPhone and iPad sales helped it smash Wall Street expectations, prompting analysts to raise their price targets on the stock by as much as $100. Shares of the company, which reported results for its first full quarter without charismatic founder Steve Jobs, were up as much as 8 percent in early trading to $454.45. ... (Source: Reuters)
Apple iPhone now more popular than all Android smartphones in US combined: report
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:09 +0100 In the US, Apple’s iPhone has surpassed the smartphone market share of all Android devices combined, according to new numbers out from research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, as reported by Reuters. But the difference is almost invisible: Apple now owns 44.9 percent of the market; handsets running Google’s Android operating system now own just 44.8 percent. (Source: Digital Trends)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with Secretary of State Hillary ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:50:04 +0100 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) after delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:50:13 +0100 A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)