VIDEO: Alarm at Ukraine's ultra-nationalist growth

VIDEO: Alarm at Ukraine's ultra-nationalist growth


VIDEO: Alarm at Ukraine's ultra-nationalist growth

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:38 PM PST

A sudden rise in popularity of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist party, Svoboda, has caused concern both inside and outside the country.

VIDEO: Australia PM visits fire-hit Tasmania

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:24 PM PST

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is visiting wildfire-hit regions in Tasmania, as crews continued to battle blazes in the state.

VIDEO: Patriot missiles on way to Turkey

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:28 PM PST

Nato has begun to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey to help Turkish troops repel attacks by missiles or aircraft from neighbouring Syria.

VIDEO: Coptic Church celebrates amid changes

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:20 PM PST

Egypt's Orthodox Coptic Church is celebrating the feast of Christmas under a new and recently elected Pope and also under the country's new Islamist leader.

VIDEO: India rape accused arrive at court

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:35 PM PST

Five men charged with the abduction, gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi last month have arrived at court for a hearing into the case.

Activists wary as India rushes to justice after gang rape

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:31 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It's no surprise the Indian street wants faster, harsher justice for sexual crimes after a horrific gang rape that rocked the nation, but some activists worry the government will trample fundamental rights in its rush to be in tune with popular rage.

Japan PM Abe sings national anthem as step to "take back Japan"

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism and militarism.

Japan PM Abe sings national anthem as step to "take back Japan"

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:23 PM PST

Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference at his official residence in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister and his ruling party kicked off their first full working day of 2013 by singing the national anthem, seen by critics as a symbol of past imperialism and militarism. The return of the 58-year-old Abe to the premiership following his conservative Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) landslide win in an election last month has raised concerns at home and abroad about a shift to the right in Japanese politics. ...


In-Ear Headphones Shaped Like Bullets At CES

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 05:12 PM PST

The continued growth of portable tech products like smartphones and tablets are fueling the market for high-end headphones. Lower priced earbuds still take the share of the headphone market, but sales at the high end of the market  -  $100 and up, increased 84% in 2012. Last year, Sony launched [...]

8 Tips For Leading Those Who Don't Want to Follow

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 05:10 PM PST

Want to test your leadership metal? See how well you do when leading those not inclined to follow. Surrounding yourself with like-minded people may be comforting, it might even seem like a good idea, but it's not the stuff of great leadership. The best leaders are not only capable of [...]

NVIDIA's Project SHIELD is Disruptive to Game Consoles and Portable Game Devices

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST

NVIDIA tonight announced one of the most disruptive products in their history, called Project SHIELD, a portable gaming device that also signifies a vertical integration move.  Put simply, SHIELD is an NVIDIA-branded, Android-based portable game device with a 5" 720P display that can play Android and PC games.  It will [...]

CES 2013: More Gadgets Mind-Meld With Smartphones

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST

New research shows high-def TVs, tablets, smartphones or PCs and laptops are the main device groups seeing any real growth.

NVIDIA Announces GeForce Experience: 'Console Simplicity, PC Performance'

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST

Image via CrunchBase In what can only be interpreted as a pre-emptive strike against the upcoming consoles from Sony and Microsoft, NVIDIA has announced GeForce Experience." The PC software's tagline is "Console Simplicity, PC Performance." "As wonderful as the PC industry is, it's also chaotic," NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang stated during the [...]

Indian gang-rape suspects to appear in court

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 10:31 PM PST

Five men accused of raping 23-year-old student on a bus to face kidnapping and robbery charges besides murder.

Justin Bieber Promotes Prepaid Debit Card

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:19 PM PST

Justin Bieber performing in Zurich, Switzerland. The onslaught of celebrities putting their name on a prepaid card continues. Justin Bieber has entered into a partnership with BillMyParents on a new prepaid debit card aimed at teenagers. Bieber will use his social media army, reportedly comprised of 30 million Twitter followers and 48 million [...]

Chinese Censorship Backfires As Supporters Gather At Southern Newspaper

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:17 PM PST

Guangdong party secretary Hu Chunhua (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) A clumsy rewrite of a Jan. 1 newspaper editorial has sparked a public standoff in Guangzhou after reporters pushed back against propaganda officials. Photos circulated on Twitter show a small crowd gathering Monday outside the offices of Southern Weekend, where defiant [...]

Downton Abbey Premiere Recap: Awful Money Error Threatens The $1.1B Fortune

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 02:56 PM PST

These investing blunders, of course, were not the first time that the Crawleys have proved to be a family possessed of considerable wealth, but little financial wisdom.

CES: Ford To Offer Kaliki App; Audio Versions Of Mags, Papers

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:02 PM PST

Ford today announced that it will offer users of its Sync AppLink service the ability to use Kaliki, an app that provides radio talent-read versions of news from newspapers and magazines. The company made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Kaliki is produced by a San Diego-based [...]

Apple Tops 50% Of The U.S. Smartphone Market

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:01 PM PST

Take that, Google Android. Apple iPhones is taking market share back from Android, accounting for 53.3% of U.S. smartphone sales for the 12-week period ending November 25, according to the market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. This is the first time Apple's share of the U.S. market has topped 50%, Kantar said. During the [...]

Ford Partners With Glympse To Tell Your Friends Where You Are

Posted: 06 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST

For several years, Ford has been one of the key leaders in smart-car design, implementing apps that sync with drivers' smartphones to improve the driving experience. Today at CES, Ford announced a new partnership with Glympse, an app that tracks a users' trip, including whereabouts and even the sped at [...]

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