Keppel says it has secured a contract worth about US$416 million ($532 million) from Discovery Offshore to construct two harsh environment jackup rigs based on its proprietary KFELS Super A Class design.
Can Big Blue’s technology put an end to human dominance of the long-running quiz show? One betting house suggests it’s likely. – An upcoming episode of the popular quiz show quot;Jeopardy, quot; pitting
an IBM computer called Watson against two
past contestants, is causing many people to question whether or not a computer
can outsmart the human brain when competing in categories known for employing
puns and wordplay. Wat…
Salman Khan not only rocked the box office with his blockbuster “Dabangg” but also triumphed at the 17th Annual Star Screen Awards by bagging the best actor trophy for the action-comedy. Vidya Balan walked away with best actress award for her bold and critically appreciated performance in Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Ishqiya”. Overall, “Dabangg” bagged six awards, [...]
Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rolled back the years as they rallied brilliantly to overcome the Canadian-Swiss combo of Frank Dancevic and Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (8), 10-4 to enter the doubles second round in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here in the wee hours of Tuesday. Coming together on the [...]
Popular VJ Gaurav Kapoor is on a hosting spree. After hosting UTV Bindass’ “Big Switch 2″, he will be seen on AXN India’s upcoming reality game show “India’s Minute To Win It”. The show, to premiere Jan 12, will give contestants a chance of a lifetime to win a bumper prize of Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 [...]
MlaÄ‘an Dinkić says Boris Tadić won his second term in office as Serbia’s president “partly thanks to the promises Dinkić made”.
The government minister, deputy PM and leader of G17 Plus and United Regions of Serbia parties told Belgrade daily Danas that his promise that each citizen would get EUR 1,000 in free shares propelled Tadić to victory in the presidential elections almost three years ago.
The Intel Premier IT Professional’s online community is bringing together IT professionals via Twitter and a discussion forum to share how Windows 7 has helped their organizations. To share your Windows 7 insights with your colleagues – and earn a chance to win 1 of 3 HP ENVY 17 laptops – simply register in the Windows 7 discussion forum.
Shares of shipbuilder STX Offshore and Specialised Vessels (STX-OSV) <STXO.SI> rose as much as 4.5% on Friday after it said it secured a contract worth NOK600 million ($132 million) to design and construct an offshore subsea construction vessel.
At 9:53 a.m., STX OSV shares were up 1.8% at $1.13 on a volume of 5.1 million shares.
The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2012, the firm said in a statement. It did not disclose the name of its customer.
Hip hip hooray for Girl Power. Dr. Nat Strand, 31, and Dr. Kat Chang, 35, crossed the finish line on the Season 17 finale of The Amazing Race Sunday night, becoming the first all-female team to win the globe-trotting reality competition. Collecting their final clue from Newlywed Game show host Bob Eubanks, Nat and Kat [...]
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has urged players, fans and the media to move on from the recent problems plaguing Pakistan cricket, and back the country to win the World Cup 2011, though he tipped India as favourites to win the mega event. “Let”s forget what problems we”ve been going through recently and with [...]
Serbia’s Viktor Troicki beat France’s Michael Llodra 6-2 6-2 6-3 to give Serbia the first Davis Cup trophy, in front of a packed Belgrade Arena. “My players showed that they are mentally the strongest team in the world. We showed we are number one,” Serbia coach Bogdan Obradović was quoted as saying.
In Moldova the ruling pro-European coalition has defied predictions to secure a resounding victory the country’s general election. Prime Minister Vlad Filat’s Alliance was widely expected to the lose the poll but the Communists led by former President Vladimir Voronin were soundly beaten in Sunday’s vote.
Novelist J. K. Rowling has been credited for the first time as producer on the latest film adaptation of her Harry Potter series, which possibly leaves the author in line to win an Oscar. This means Rowling – worth an estimated 800 million pounds– could walk down the red carpet to collect an Oscar for [...]
The holidays are here and if you still haven’t started decorating, you aren’t alone. Speck has some new cases for Christmas that will fit the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G/3GS phones with Santa and snowmen decorations on them. The cases are about $30 and you can get them now. Apple’s Steve Wozniak has stated that [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has determined that Serbia must pay EUR 3,000 in overdue wages to each from a group of police officers from Kosovo.
The court has ruled that Serbia must pay compensation to the 30 police officers for failing to pay them double wages, it was announced.
Former Australian middle-order batsman Mark Waugh believes that if Ricky Ponting loses a third Ashes series to England, his days as captain are numbered. Ponting goes into his fourth Test series with England in charge of the Baggy Greens with one victory and two defeats to his name. Only Billy Murdoch and Percy McDonnell have [...]
At 10:25 a.m., Midas shares were trading up 2.67% at $0.965 on a volume of 5 million shares.
At 0218 GMT, Top Global shares were trading at $0.015 on a volume of about 490 million shares.
Microsoft gambled big that Windows 7 would help revive the company’s revenue and erase memories of Vista. One year later, sales suggest it won. – Microsoft was in a bad state last summer, just as its teams were putting the
finishing touches on Windows 7. The global recession had battered the company’s
revenues. Windows Vista, the company’s previous operating system, seemed
stigmatized in the wake of bad reviews and user complaints. If Wind…
