Euro hits 15-month high vs broadly weak dollar

 LONDON, April 8 - The euro rose to a 15-month high against the dollar on Friday, staying well-supported in the wake of a euro zone rate hike, while the prospect of a U.S. government shutdown pushed the dollar lower across the board.

The euro EUR= rose as high as $1.4422, though traders said it may struggle ahead of a large options barrier at $1.4430, which was expected to be heavily defended.

Android market share topples Blackberry

It was only a matter of time, not a matter of if, Google's Android operating system would become the dominate mobile platform. That time is now.

According to the very latest data from Nielsen, Android now commands a 29% market share of smartphone users in the US. While that isn't even close to being a majority, it is a plurality that topples all of its competitors.

British Billionaire Branson unveils ‘flying’ sub to plumb ocean depths

Sir Branson over flying submarine during a press conference  

California: Sir Richard Branson a British billionaire unveiled plans to pilot a “flying” mini-submarine down to the furthest depths of the oceans, in his latest record-breaking adventure.

The single-seater Virgin Oceanic craft will try to reach the deepest points in each of the world’s five oceans – in what would be the first such feat – starting with the deepest of them all, in the western Pacific later this year.

Beware Facebook is CIA Owned

Facebook according to internet sources is started by CIA and has successful acquired the confidential data of more than 20 million users worldwide, is worth billions of dollars.

The social networking phenomenon started as a way of American college students to keep in touch. It is rapidly catching up with MySpace, and has left others like Bebo in its wake.

Robo-bird’ makes is first successful check flight

Smart Bird’s successful flight has been stated as innovative step forward for technology.

 German high-tech automation company, Festo created the ‘SmartBird’ by replicating the movements of a bird in trip into a robot which resembles a ocean gull. The robo-bird can take off, fly and land on its own, only by flapping its wings.

Israeli War Planes Attack on Gaza Kill Fifteen

GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes and tanks hammered Gaza on Friday and early Saturday, killing 11 people in the deadliest day of violence in the strip since the end of the Gaza war two years ago.

On the other incident two Israeli missiles struck a vehicle traveling near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early on Saturday. Hamas says that Tayser Abu Snima and two of his assistants were killed in the blast.

Tahrir Protest Stormed by Egypt security forces

Cario : Tens of thousands of people had flooded into the square on Friday in one of the largest demonstrations since former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11. They spent the day calling for the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which nows runs the country, to honour their demands, including prosecuting a number of former high-ranking regime officials, including Mubarak himself.

US government on brink of shutdown

WASHINGTON: US Government is mere hours from shutdown as Intense last-minute wrangling gripped Washington Friday, as a dramatic budget standoff threatened to provoke a far reaching political crisis.

Newly empowered Republican leaders and President Barack Obama’s Democrats sought to find a way out of entrenched political positions before the sprawling US bureaucracy effectively runs out of money at a midnight.