HP Pre 3 now available to order in Europe
In what has got to be the laziest launch for a top-tier smartphone in recent history, save for maybe the Motorola DROID 3 on Verizon Wireless, HP has made the all-new HP Pre 3 webOS smartphone available for purchase in Europe. HP’s official webstore in Europe has the HP Pre 3 listed at 299 [...]
Lil Wayne cancels summer UK tour
Lil Wayne’s UK fans would have to travel to the other side of the Atlantic to see their idol in live action as “The Carter” hitmaker has been refused a work permit in Europe. Lil Wayne, the 28-year-old rapper was set to tour the sovereign state, but authorities have denied him a visa. Lil Wayne [...]
Chevrolet Volt Electric Car European Pricing
It’s getting hard understanding Chevrolet Volt’s pricing policy. In America it has a MSRP of $41,000, but some dealers take it up even 60 grand. Then in Europe it is priced at 41,950 Euro. And then there’s the Opel Ampera, the European version of the Volt which is priced at 42,900 Euro Of course you [...]
Frankfurt airport shooting, 2 US soldiers killed
Two people were shot dead at Frankfurt airport on Wednesday and at least two others seriously injured after a man targeted US soldiers, according to police. 2 US soldiers have been killed in a shooting at Frankfurt airport, Sky sources have said. Two other people are said to have been injured in the incident and [...]
Tata Pixel Nano Car at Geneva Car Show
Tata PIXEL Nano Car to be sole product for the European markets. Tata is displaying this version to be unveiled by its Chairman at the Geneva car show and the car will be designed with three door GullWing opening upward. Tata said the car will be a concept one and the manufacturing will be based [...]
Lenovo’s profits jump 25 percent
Lenovo has reported a 25 percent jump in earnings helped by a stronger yuan and lower component costs. Net profit was $99.6m (£61.8m) in the three months to the end of December, up from $79.5m in the same quarter a year earlier. Most analysts expected net profit to come in at close to $86m. However, [...]
Trichet: ECB continues to see ‘upward’ pressure on prices (Video)
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided that the bank’s interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 1.00%, 1.75% and 0.25% respectively. Jean-Claude Trichet is doing a fair imitation of a pretzel. The European Central [...]
HP Pre 3 will get discounted in Europe
The HP Pre 3 is in rather an awkward situation at the moment. It’s a lovely, much hyped phone, but there’s a problem: HP just yanked the plug on support for it. No updates, no new features. So is the out of the box experience worth the asking price? Let’s find out. In news [...]
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