Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:10 +0100 Didn’t have time to keep up with every ripple in the technology pond this week? We’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last week.The mandatory Facebook Timeline rollout is here (Source: Digital Trends)
Employees of the Municipal Theater watch as firefighters on ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Employees of the Municipal Theater watch as firefighters on excavators remove debris from collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro January 27, 2012. At least 22 people were still missing on Thursday after rescuers recovered four bodies from the rubble of three buildings that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Mayor Eduardo Paes said. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: DISASTER)
An employee of a clothing store works in Tokyo January 27, 2012. ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An employee of a clothing store works in Tokyo January 27, 2012. Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this year as energy prices stabilise and worries about Europe's debt crisis suppress wage growth and economic activity. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS)
Foxconn employee points to summer 2012 launch for next iPhone
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:30:13 +0100 According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was going to be the only iPhone model announced during 2011 prior to Apple’s fall event last year. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Employees work at a charcoal production site in the village ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Employees work at a charcoal production site in the village of Krucha, some 170 km (106 miles) east of Minsk, January 23, 2012. Every month about 30 tons charcoal are produced by the heating of wood in the absence of oxygen and exported to neighbouring countries. Charcoal is widely used for barbecues. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS ENERGY)