Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An oil recovery sea platform is towed to harbour from near the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, at Giglio island January 28, 2012. Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast suspended work on Saturday because of bad weather that could last into next week, officials said. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (ITALY - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT ENERGY)
An oil recovery sea platform is seen next to the Costa Concordia ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An oil recovery sea platform is seen next to the Costa Concordia as rescue firefighters climb onto the cruise liner, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 27, 2012. Costa Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the ship that capsized near the Giglio two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (ITALY - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT ENERGY BUSINESS)
Foursquare partnership with SinglePlatform adds pricing menus to venue pages
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:40:08 +0100 Foursquare continues to expand its services for users. On Wednesday the location-based social networking startup announced a logical addition that could give it an edge over recommendation competitors such as Yelp: Menus. (Source: Digital Trends)
Samsung seeks to merge smartphone operating platforms
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:07 +0100 SEOUL/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co plans to merge its own 'bada' mobile phone operating software with an open-source Tizen platform as the world's biggest smartphone maker seeks alternatives to Google's Android in its devices. The new platform will have to go further than Nokia and Palm which have both failed with developers and device makers in the last year or so as the market became increasingly consolidated by Google and Apple. ... (Source: Reuters)
Paramount seized on a big platform for limited "MI:4" bow
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:12 +0100 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paramount's decision to start "Mission: Impossible 4" small -- albeit through large-format screenings -- seems to be paying off. The Tom Cruise tentpole came in third at the domestic box office, grossing $13 million in only 425 locations. When the movie opens wide this Tuesday after 5 p.m., it will have significant momentum behind it. That was the point: By delivering a healthy number on a small number of screens -- 425 is 11.5 percent of the 3,703 screens that the No. ... (Source: Reuters)
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