Η κυπριακή φλόγα από ..αέρος (pics)

Νέες φωτογραφίες από το οικόπεδο 12 και το άναμμα της φλόγας βλέπουν το φως της δημοσιότητας.

Οι ελέγχοι στην πλατφόρμα της Noble στην κυπριακή ΑΟΖ συνεχίζονται χωρίς πρόβλημα, από τις 11 Σεπτεμβρίου, μέρα που η φλόγα άναψε για πρώτη φορά...

Getting Ready for iOS 7: How to backup your device and set up iOS 7

Apple has announced that iOS 7 will be available tomorrow, September 18th. Before installing the update, it is recommended that you have a backup of your data. This how-to is going to walk you through backing up your iOS 6 device and transitioning it over to iOS 7:..

Google Buys Bump, Maker of Apps for Sharing Photos and Files

Remember 2008, when people at conferences and cocktail parties would bump their phones together to exchange digital business cards? Ever wondered what happened to that app, called Bump?

On Monday, Bump announced that it was acquired by Google.

Bump, despite raising $20 million from high-profile venture capital firms like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, struggled to find its footing. Google paid about $40 million for it, two people who had been briefed on the sale said. The...

Apple Begins Offering 'Last Compatible' Version of Apps for Users Running Legacy Versions of iOS

Apple has begun allowing users on legacy versions of iOS to download the latest version of apps that are backwards compatible with their devices, as highlighted by a user onReddit (via The Next Web). Specifically, when a user tries to download an app that is not compatible with his or her version of iOS from the App Store , Apple offers the user the option to download an older version of the app that is compatible with the device...

Costa Concordia rises! Cruise ship completely upright after risky operation on Tuscan coast (time-lapse video)

Engineering teams lifted the wrecked Costa Concordia liner upright on early Tuesday, as part of a nearly $800 million project, the most complex and costly maritime salvage operations ever attempted.

GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — The crippled Costa Concordia cruise ship was pulled completely upright early Tuesday after a...

13 dead in Navy Yard shooting, including gunman

WASHINGTON — The FBI is asking the public for help in determining why a former Navy reservist opened fire early Monday at the Washington Navy Yard, killing at least 12 people before he was shot dead by police.

The suspected gunman was identified by the FBI as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old civilian contractor from Queens, N.Y., who most recently...

Watch Costa Concordia, a 115,000-Ton Cruise Ship Get Righted (Live Streaming)

Reuters Live: Costa Concordia cruise ship salvage operation, Giglio Island, Italy...

Mercedes-Benz: the all new Concept S-Class Coupé

A strong performance is not without its effects. The new Concept S-Class Coupé promises to leave an impression on all the senses...

Cota by Ossia makes wireless charging as easy as Wi-Fi

Wireless charging is a great idea – but it has yet to realise its potential.

Use a current-gen wireless charging system like Qi, and you'll need to plonk your phone on a charging pad – which needs to be plugged in, rather defeating the purpose of wireless charging...

Μειώθηκε κατά €1,2 δισ. ο ELA

Στο χαμηλότερο επίπεδο από τις αρχές Ιανουαρίου μειώθηκε τον Αύγουστο η έκτακτη ρευστότητα (ELA) που αντλήθηκε από το κυπριακό τραπεζικό σύστημα, μετά την απόφαση της ΕΚΤ να εγκρίνει την απευθείας χρηματοδότηση της Τρ. Κύπρου από το ευρω-σύστημα. 

Σύμφωνα με στοιχεία που δημοσίευσε σήμερα η Κεντρική Τράπεζα, η συνολική χρηματοδότηση του συστήματος μέσω ELA μειώθηκε τον Αύγουστο στα €9,9 δισ. από €11,1 δισ. τον Ιούλιο. 

Η μείωση τον Αύγουστο φαίνεται να σχετίζεται με το ότι η Τράπεζα Κύπρου έλαβε στο τέλος Ιουλίου καθεστώς αντισυμβαλλόμενου για πράξεις νομισματικής πολιτικής της ΕΚΤ...

At least 12 dead in Navy Yard shooting; possible suspect at large

Last updated (22:21) At least 12 people are dead and others were wounded after a shooter opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, police said, spreading...

Grand Theft Auto 5 review

Relax – it was worth the wait, and then some. The sprawling, ingenious, hilarious Grand Theft Auto 5 is a contender for the best game of the current generation of consoles, and might just be the best game of all time.

It's certainly the most anticipated game of all time, with 3 million pre-orders in the UK...

Disgruntled BMW Owner Destroys His M6 In Public (video)

 

In a move that seems to be becoming increasingly fashionable, this German BMW owner, apparently disgruntled by the service received from his local dealership, pulled-up outside the entrance to 2013 Frankfurt motor show and proceeded to take an axe to his E63 M6...

A 1,476-foot tower equipped with its very own cloaking device

The South Korean government has granted approval to begin construction on what will be the world's first "invisible" tower. Called the Infinity Tower, it will be equipped with an LED facade system and optical cameras to give it a reflective skin — and a striking translucent appearance...

Ανιχνεύθηκαν οι μίζες της Uniastrum

Από 10 εκατομμύρια Ευρώ έλαβαν τρεις Κύπριοι και δύο Ρώσοι ως μίζες για την αγορά της Ρωσικής Τράπεζας Uniastrum  από την τράπεζα Κύπρου το 2008. Οι ποινικοί ανακριτές της αστυνομίας, που διερευνούν τα εγκλήματα που διαπράχθηκαν στην οικονομία της Κύπρου, εντόπισαν τη διαδρομή της μίζας των 50 συνολικά εκατομμυρίων που εμβάστηκαν σε πέντε εταιρείες, στον

$800 million to be spent on Costa Concordia salvage in one-shot operation

An unprecedented salvage operation costing $800 million to recover a cruise liner that ran aground off the coast of southern Italy will go ahead Monday.


Cutting-edge engineering work is required to rescue the Costa...

Official One World Trade Center Time-Lapse 2004-2013 (video)

Watch the commemorative time-lapse movie, highlighting progress at the World Trade Center site from October 2004 to September 2013. Witness the rise of One World Trade Center, including the installation of the spire, bringing it to a staggering height of 1,776 feet. Hundreds of thousands of high definition images were...

Vaccine seems to clear AIDS-causing virus from monkeys, scientists say

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University said the vaccine appeared to remove SIV, an HIV-like virus that causes AIDS, from half of the inoculated monkeys. They hope the findings will lead them to a similar vaccine for humans...

Helium balloons lift aviator Jonathan Trappe Up for transatlantic trip

An American aviator has begun the first attempt to cross the Atlantic suspended by hundreds of coloured balloons. Jonathan Trappe took off from Caribou, Maine, on Thursday morning as his capsule was lifted by 370 helium-filled balloons in heavy fog and he headed east from the US...

NICOLE KIDMAN CREAMED BY PHOTOG ... CAUGHT ON TAPE (video)

TMZ has obtained video of a paparazzo on an out-of-control bicycle Thursday ... careening into Nicole Kidman and knocking her flat on her butt -- and he was going FAST...