Sony reports record loss amid disasters and strong yen

Japanese electronics maker Sony has reported a record annual loss as natural disasters last year and a strong yen hurt its earnings.

The firm reported a net loss of 456.7bn yen ($5.7bn; £3.5bn) for the year to the end of March, compared with a 259.6bn yen loss last year.

Facebook app store launches amid mobile revenue worries

Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.

The ‘Fabian’ pit — a 200 ft wide massive Sinkhole opens up in Sweden!

Enormous Sinkhole, the ‘Fabian’ pit.

In the pictures you see a massive Sinkhole in Sweden, the new Fabian pit, which was expanded a short time ago.

Changing Habits, Not Just Diets

With rates of obesity and diabetes at epidemic levels, you’d think it would be enough to simply tell people what they need to do. But the messages about how to eat healthfully — buy local, eat seasonally, shun industrial meat — can be overwhelming and unrealistic for both low-income and time-stressed, middle-class families.

HP ZR2740w: My Love For Pivoting Displays

HP ZR2740w: My Love For Pivoting Displays

I tend to favor different display sizes and configurations depending on the task at hand. If I’m gaming at home, it’s usually on a 23- or 24-inch monitor running at 1920x1080. If I’m working at the office, I want more desktop real estate, so I flank my AMD Eyefinity-enabled HP Envy 14 laptop with two 24-inch displays. HP recently sent a 27-inch ZR2740w monitor to the office, so I replaced one of those 24-inch displays with this 2560x1440 IPS beast.

New Mac OS X Trojan unearthed. Call it SabPub

Here we go again.

Kaspersky Lab security researcher Costin Raiu has discovered another Mac OS X Trojan. Dubbed Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a (or just SabPub, for short), the malware uses Java exploits to infect a Mac, connect to a remote Web site, and wait for instructions that include taking screenshots of the user's Mac and executing commands.

Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman appears in court

George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman accused over the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, has appeared in court.

During the brief hearing, a date of 29 May was set for a formal reading of the charges and a bail hearing.

Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater: Eva Cosplay

Cosplayer girl Precious has turned herself into Eva from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As a spy, Eva used her feminine charm to infiltrate. Please enjoy the images:

Apple Investigating Wi-Fi Issues with the New iPad

Apple has reportedly acknowledged the Wi-Fi problems with its new iPad (3rd gen), and is investigating the problem.

When the third-generation iPad first hit store shelves, users began to complain about charging and overheating issues. Now Apple is receiving reports that its coveted tablet sporting the spiffy new Retina display is also suffering Wi-Fi problems.

School Shooting: Hunt For Gunman And Motive

Scores of French police and counter terrorism experts are hunting a gunman who shot dead four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse and appears to have killed three French paratroopers in the last fortnight.

At least two dead in avalanche in Norway

At least two people are confirmed dead and one has been rescued after an avalanche buried six foreign skiers in northern Norway, the Associated Press reports.

Dimitar Berbatov set to leave Manchester United, says agent

Dimitar Berbatov joined Manchester United from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. 

 

Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov is poised to leave Manchester United....

Kate Middleton: A Princess On Her Own

With Prince William on a military mission, the Duchess of Cambridge steps out solo into the royal spotlight

Supernatural Romance, Action Attract All Ages

A movie version of Suzanne Collins' popular series of novels, "The Hunger Games," opens in U.S. theaters this month.  It is expected to provide an even bigger boost to what has become one of the most lucrative segments of the publishing market: Young Adult Fiction.  While book sales overall have dropped by five percent, sales of these novels - many of which feature romance with a supernatural twist - have gone up more than 80 percent.

NetZero "Returns" With Free 4G Wireless Broadband

NetZero's new wireless access may be free, but it still comes with a price.

It's like the late 1990s all over again: PC gamers are hacking away in Sanctuary, Billy Crystal just hosted the 84th Academy Awards, and ...

Exclusive: Bethesda to Announce Elder Scrolls MMO in May

Bethesda and ZeniMax are hard at work on a new MMO, and it's taking you back to the world of Skyrim, Oblivion and Morrowind.

You might as well face it you're addicted to coal

IN A world increasingly turning away from fossil fuels, Australia is now less prepared to prosper than it was 25 years ago, a new report says. 

 

The left-leaning Climate Institute says Australia is the only G20 country to score lower on its low-carbon competitiveness index for 2012 compared with 1995.

Change is coming to China – but will Beijing lead a social revolution?

It was the greatest political upheaval in years, but it may not be the last. China's dramatic ousting of the leadership contender Bo Xilai on Friday may have been an anomaly – or it may be a sign of trouble ahead as the world's second largest economy prepares for a once in a decade power transition.

Bomb Explodes in Aleppo One Day After Deadly Damascus Attacks

A bomb has exploded in Syria's second-largest city of Aleppo, one day after a double car bombing in the capital, Damascus, killed 27 people and wounded more than 100.

Syria's state news agency says that Sunday's explosion in Aleppo

Mike Daisey took aim at Apple, now challenges Chinese translator

NEW YORK--Mike Daisey made a name for himself by taking on mighty Apple but is now challenging the credibility of a little-known Chinese translator. 

The actor and Apple critic is putting his word against hers. The woman who assisted him during a trip to China in 2010 disputes many of his claims about witnessing inhumane working conditions at factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled.