Fitch sees risk of Greece, U.S. debt defaults
Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday that it would regard a voluntary rollover of Greece's sovereign bond maturities as a default and would cut the credit rating appropriately, keeping pressure on Athens ahead of a confidence vote in parliament.
Pottermore: What You Probably Missed in the Numbers
The author of A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter breaks down the clues she believes J.K. Rowling is releasing through the Pottermore YouTube video.
Microsoft relaunches faster HTML5 available SkyDrive: A threat to iCloud?
Microsoft re-launched, Monday, its new revamped cloud service, Windows Live SkyDrive, which already provided its users with a free 25GB online storage. The new SkyDrive is fully HTML5 available and up to 90 times as fast as the earlier version.
Cameron Diaz's outfits at the 'Bad Teacher' premieres [pictures]
Cameron rocked the red carpet at multiple premiere's for her new movie.
Password failure hits Dropbox
Web-based file hosting service Dropbox has been facing a glitch in its login system for the last few hours that is allowing anyone to sign into the account with any random password or by typing even any single letter.
Korean Air announced to buy Bombardier's Cseries aircraft.
Korean Air announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, to buy Bombardier's C series aircraft, the value of the order is valued at US$616-million based on list price, but could swell upto US$1-billion if all the orders comes to a definitive.
Inaction over Same Sex Marriage in New York - Until When?
After over a week of backdoor negotiations and heated coverage, the state legislators are still stuck on the same-sex marriage bill in New York.Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting unprecedented pressure on Republicans to approve his bill, which now awaits one more vote in the Senate to cross the finishing line.
irbus piles pressure on Boeing
LE BOURGET, France, June 21 - Airbus piled up orders for its revamped A320neo passenger jet at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, putting more pressure on Boeing and limiting scope for new rivals as Russian premier Vladimir Putin arrived to tout his country's aerospace industry.
Greece faces vote crucial to avoid default
Prime Minister George Papandreou's cabinet faces a confidence vote late on Tuesday, the first of three tests the Greek government must survive to avert the euro zone's first sovereign default.
Ford exec says June auto sales could top May levels
June auto sales are on track to at least meet and perhaps exceed May levels, a top Ford Motor Co executive told reporters on Tuesday.
Queen's composer wants fines for mobile phone users at concerts
Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen's Music, has suggested that owners of mobile phones which ring during concerts should pay a fine.
Nokia unveils N9 smartphone
Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch, a move analysts said would probably condemn the device to obscurity.
Summer Solstice 2011: Bad omen for Amy Winehouse
Today is Summer Solstice 2011. The ancient Celts believed that although this is a time of merriment for some, it brings out evil spirits.That seems to be the cases for a descendent of the Celt, British musical icon Amy Winehouse. Analysts say Winehouse is the musical talent of this generation.
Lady Gaga's outfits: Gaga goes green in Japan [pictures]
The singer arrived in Japan all in green.
Wall Street set to open higher on Greece optimism
Stock index futures signaled a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, as expectations grew that a default of Greek debt could be avoided and sovereign risk in other euro zone countries could be contained.
Apple Final Cut Pro X now available, with companions Motion 5 and Compressor 4
Tuesday, Apple released Final Cut Pro X, a revolutionary new version of its flagship professional non-linear video editing software. Final Cut Pro X is available on the Mac App Store for $299.99, and its companion Motion 5 and Compressor 4 for $49.99 each.
Samsung Exhibit 4G: The best value-for-money 4G smartphone comes to T-Mobile
Samsong Exhibit 4G, which come packed with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1GHz processor and other goodies, will begin selling at T-Mobile stores from June 22 at a price tag that will leave you drooling.
Summer Solstice 2011: How it could help the US economy
There are too few holidays-cum-excuses to get hammered in mainstream American society- a lesson we are learning from the Pagans and the Christians this week-in Summer Solstice 2011.
NCAA College Basketball on the deck of Bin Laden burial warship
The USS Carl Vinsion, which casted off the body of Osama bin Laden is now going to stage the first NCAA college basketball game on the flight deck on Veterans Day.
American politicians’ wives shed the “good wives” image amid sex scandals
For years, the wives of American politicians have portrayed images of being loyal and loving, the good wives who stand loyally beside their husbands even though they disapprove their sexual romps and scandals. But in the past two years, the “good wives” image has changed.
Walgreen deal with PBM to end, shares down
Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co said it was unable to renew an important contract with a major pharmacy benefits manager and faces continued pressure from government reimbursement policies, sending its shares down nearly 4 percent in premarket trading.
Stock futures gain on optimism over Greek vote
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as expectations grew that a solution will be found for Greece to avoid a default and a short-term contagion risk to other euro zone countries could be contained.
Cloud Shootout: iCloud vs Google Music Beta digital locker vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Microsoft Sky Drive
Technology giant Apple’s one-stop cloud-based photo, video, music and data back up and push out service iCloud has generated a lot of interest and Apple has even held back the launch of its new MacBook Air and other products so that it could bundle iCloud with all future product launches. But does iCloud have what it takes to beat Google Music Beta digital locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive?
Wimbledon 2011 - Federer Vs Kukushkin Live Coverage
Six-time champion Roger Federer will begin his tournament on Tuesday against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the Centre Court.
Harper Government introduces back-to-work bill to end postal dispute
The Conservative government on Monday introduced back-to-work bill that could send the locked-out postal employees back to work to end the ongoing postal dispute between Canada Post and the Union.
Villas-Boas resigns from Porto, Chelsea set to appoint him
Chelsea's new manager looks certain to be Andre Villas-Boas after he quit as manager of FC Porto.
Tablet Shootout: iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the winner is...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 released last week in the U.S. amidst high expectations of the people who expected it to be an iPad killer. But has it lived up to the hype?
Walgreen profit gains as generic, store sales rise
Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co reported a higher quarterly profit as sales of general merchandise and more profitable generic drugs rose.
Apple iCloud versus Google, Amazon Cloud Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive
With the latest launch of iCloud, Apple has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Stock futures higher on hopes of Greece solution
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as expectations grew that a solution will be found for Greece to avoid a default and a short-term contagion risk to other euro zone countries could be contained.