Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models. Dell called the new Latitude Z the world's thinnest and lightest 16-inch laptop, at 4.5 pounds and less than one inch thick. However, the Latitude Z does not come cheap, starting at $1,999. Dell, the
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European planemaker Airbus (EAD.PA) confirmed on Tuesday it had cut its 2009 delivery target for A380s by one aircraft to 13 planes and said it was maintaining its delivery forecast for 2010. "In agreement with a customer we have moved the 14th aircraft (for 2009) by a few weeks from December to early 2010," spokesman
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Cyprus’ embassy in Havana, Cuba, was officially opened on Monday. The embassy was inaugurated in the presence of Cyprus President Demetris Chrisofias, currently in Cuba for a three-day official visit, Vice President of the Cuban Council of State Esteban Lazo Hernandez and other EU member-states Ambassadors resident in Havana. President Christofias said he is glad
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Japan's finance minister raised the prospect of currrency market intervention for the first time on Tuesday in a scramble to limit the damage from a yen rally fuelled by earlier comments that he favoured a strong currency. The yen hit an eight-month high of 88.22 to the dollar on Monday after Fujii, who has been
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Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, will sell the Apple iPhone in Britain from 2010, it said on Tuesday, finally sealing a deal to sell the popular phone in one of its biggest markets. Vodafone, which said recently it had been hurt in Britain by not securing the iPhone deal, will join France
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"Dongle" may sound a bit goofy, but the innocent-seeming technology is emerging as one of the biggest challenges to the mobile telecoms industry in coming years. Alongside smartphones, these 3G cards or sticks that allow people to get online via the mobile network from anywhere have come to symbolise how a goldmine of surging data
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World stocks edged higher while the dollar steadied on Tuesday as BNP Paribas' move to pay back state financial support and growing corporate takeover activity bolstered confidence about economic recovery. The yen slipped from the previous day's 8-month high versus the dollar after Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said he would not rule out taking
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Mr. Zoltán Kazatsay, Deputy Director General of European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, attended the Maritime Cyprus 2009 Conference that is currently taking place in Limassol. The conference is organised by the Ministry of Communications and Works (Department of Merchant Shipping) and the Cyprus Shipping Chamber. Mr. Kazatsay addressed the conference, on behalf of
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Draft European Union solvency rules that could push Britain's insurers into a 50 billion pound ($80 billion) capital raising are likely to be watered down, eliminating a drag on the sector's shares. Analysts and senior British industry figures say key aspects of the so-called Solvency II regime, initially opposed by UK insurers in the main,
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U.S. healthcare companies Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N)(ABT.F) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) announced deals worth almost 5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) with European rivals on Monday aimed at securing vaccines and other products key to future growth. Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest health company by market value, and smaller rival Abbott are already the most
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