Parents turn to cell phones as high-tech rattles
When Annamarie Saarinen needed to soothe her ailing daughter, she used a rattle - downloaded to her iPhone.Jeff Hilimire uses a white noise application on his phone to make shushing…
Social networking sites 'keep deleted photos'
User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites including Facebook after people have deleted them, British researchers said Thursday.The findings by a team from Cambridge University raise…
Nintendo returns to the ring with 'Punch-Out!!'
In the early 1980s, after Muhammad Ali retired, boxing was losing its mojo. It took two larger-than-life brawlers to bring star power back to the ring: Mike Tyson and Little…
Mideast-Africa Q1 hotel occupancy, revenue down: report
DUBAI: Hotels across the Middle East and Africa reported big drops in occupancy and revenue rates in the first quarter of the year, with Beirut, Jeddah and Abu Dhabi performing…
Summit subsidiaries strive for synergy post merger
CAIRO: Executives have settled into the brand new headquarters in Katameya. All the legal paperwork has been filed. A new management structure and organizational Matrix have been instituted. Some cultural…
CMA delays ruling on Mobinil offer
CAIRO: Egypt's Capital Markets Authority delayed Friday its ruling on the obligatory tender offer by France Telecom's Orange for all shares in Mobinil (Egyptian Company for Mobile Services).The CMA said…
Ledger's last role played at Cannes
Heath Ledger s last unfinished role, cut short by his tragic death, was brought Friday to Cannes by cult director Terry Gilliam. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, described as a…
DJ David Guetta spins in Cairo
DJ David Guetta performed in Cairo for the first time at The First Mall Thursday night. The throngs of eager concert-goers were testament to Guetta's worldwide popularity, globally launched by…
What does "Islamic law" mean in Pakistan?
LAHORE, Pakistan: In an attempt to restore peace in the restive Swat Valley, the Pakistani government signed a controversial peace deal in March with the Taliban-backed group Movement for the…
The False Promise of Global Governance Standards
CAMBRIDGE: In the wake of last year's global financial meltdown, there is now widespread recognition that inadequate investor protection can significantly affect how stock markets and economies develop, as well…