Gunshots fired at U.S. Capitol after car rammed barrier near White House (video + pics)

A car chase that began with a vehicle crashing into a security barrier near the White House ended with gunshots fired near the U.S. Capitol earlier this afternoon.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters that there is no information to indicate the incident was an act of terrorism or anything other than an isolated incident. He said that Capitol Police believed there was a child in a car but could not confirm, and he could not provide details on the condition of either the driver of the car or the officer believed to be injured...

Almost all Android makers cheat on benchmarks

Cheating on benchmarks – everyone is doing it as it turns out, not just Samsung. AnandTech has done some extensive digging and it turns out that virtually all Android vendors cheat on at..

Ferrari GTO Becomes Most Expensive Car at $52 Million

A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO racer has become the world’s most expensive car, selling for $52 million.

The red competition car, formerly owned by the Greenwich, Connecticut-based collector Paul Pappalardo, was acquired by an unidentified buyer in a private transaction, said three specialist traders who independently confirmed the purchase and price to Bloomberg News...

Network of supervolcanoes discovered on Mars

Scientists analysing images of Mars have discovered a network of supervolcanoes that could have buried the red plant in ash when they were active billions of years ago, Sky News reported on Wednesday.

The discovery by researchers at London's Natural History Museum and NASA suggests that early Mars was more active than previously thought with massive volcanoes that may have rivalled supervolcanoes on Earth...

5 τρισ. κυβικά πόδια ο μέσος όρος του ΦΑ στην «Αφροδίτη»

H Nοble ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ότι με βάση την πρώτη επιβεβαιωτική γεώτρηση στο οικόπεδο 12 της κυπριακής ΑΟΖ εκτιμάται ότι οι ακαθάριστοι πόροι του τομέα κυμαίνονται από 3,6 τρισεκατομμύρια κυβικά πόδια (TCF), του φυσικού αερίου σε 6 τρισεκατομμύρια κυβικά πόδια με μέσο όρο περίπου 5 τρισεκατομμύρια κυβικά πόδια. 

Η Noble Energy στην ανακοίνωση της προσθέτει επίσης ότι έχει εντοπίσει 120 πόδια καθαρού φυσικού αερίου. 

Η γεώτρηση ήταν διάτρητη σε συνολικό βάθος 18.865 ποδιών σε 5.575 πόδια του νερού... 

Apple now letting customers check iPhone availability, pick up devices in stores

It’s taken a while but Apple has now added a feature to its Apple Store website that lets users check for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c availability in their local Apple stores and reserve devices for pickup. Interested buyers can now check for availability in their areas after they select a finish, model and...

New website instantly checks nearby Apple Stores for available iPhone 5s stock

With 9 million people around the world already having bought new iPhones by the end of their debut weekend, one might think supply would now be catching up to demand. That’s not the case, however, and people are still lining up around the country to buy Apple’snew iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. The plastic 5c is very easy to get all over the U.S. but where the flagship 5s is concerned, Apple still can’t build and ship them fast enough. Now that Apple has made in-store pickups available to...

Οριστικά εκτός Γιουροβίζιον η Κύπρος!

Το ΡΙΚ ανακοινώνει την απόφαση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου για αποχή του Ιδρύματος από το Διαγωνισμό Τραγουδιού της Γιουροβίζιον 2014.

Το Συμβούλιο κατέληξε στην απόφαση αυτή, αφού...

Προφυλακιστέος ο Μιχαλολιάκος - Τον «έκαψε» η απολογία Πατέλη

Προφυλακιστέος κρίθηκε τα ξημερώματα της Πέμπτης ο επικεφαλής της Χρυσής Αυγής Νίκος Μιχαλολιάκος, κατηγορούμενος για ένταξη και διεύθυνση εγκληματικής οργάνωσης. 



Οι ανακριτές της υπόθεσης με τη σύμφωνη γνώμη και των δύο εισαγγελέων επεφύλαξαν την ίδια ποινική...