January 11, 2012
Intel Medfield chip on Motorola and Lenovo smartphones
Intel's new processor designed for mobile devices will be used by Motorola Mobility and Lenovo in upcoming Android-based smartphones. The Medfield chip is designed to help Intel make headway in a sector dominated by processors based on designs by…
January 11, 2012
Nissan-Renault alliance in sales record in tough year
The Renault-Nissan partnership's global vehicle sales increased 10% last year to a record high. Deliveries by the two car companies and their Russian partner AvtoVaz rose to 8.03 million vehicles, up from 7.28 million in 2010. Renault-Nissan chief…
January 11, 2012
Fannie Mae CEO to resign
Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams plans to resign, the government-controlled mortgage giant said Tuesday. Williams, who took over as president and CEO of the troubled company in 2009, will continue as CEO until Fannie Mae's board names a successor.…
January 11, 2012
Romney Wins Major Victory In New Hampshire Primary
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took a major step Tuesday toward winning the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with a convincing victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary. Romney easily defeated five Republican rivals…
January 11, 2012
Three believed dead in S Korean boat fire in Antarctic
Three crew members are thought to have died on a South Korean fishing boat that caught fire in Antarctica. "Three crew members are still missing and are believed to have died in the fire in the vessel's accommodation block,'' the New Zealand…
January 11, 2012
Syria: US condemns Bashar al-Assad ‘conspiracy’ speech
The US and France have condemned a speech by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad which blamed an "external conspiracy" for the mass uprising against his rule. The US state department said President Assad had thrown "responsibility on everybody but back…
January 11, 2012
Scotland May Vote on Independence in 2014
Britain has set out the conditions under which Scotland can decide whether to sever its centuries-old constitutional ties with Britain. The British government offered with certain conditions Tuesday to remove legal hurdles so Scots can hold a…
January 11, 2012
Work by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Coming to Washington
A work by provocative Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will go on display at a museum in Washington. The Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery said on Tuesday that it will display Ai's installation piece “Fragments,'' a huge work in ironwood with pieces from the…
January 11, 2012
Marijuana found amidst shipment of pumpkin to Barbados
Local law enforcement agencies have teamed up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of several pounds of compressed marijuana at the Guyana National Industrial Company wharf. According to reports some time after 14:00 hours…
January 11, 2012
REDjet cancels flights, facing financial woes
There were further signs of financial trouble Tuesday at the Caribbean first low cost carrier REDjet, mere weeks after officials said it needed an $8 million injection to allow it to keep fulfilling its investors’ mandate. The Caribbean Media…