CHICAGO, Oct 29 – Approximately 20 people were injured when an American Airlines Boeing 767 bound for Miami caught fire Friday as it attempted to take off from Chicago’s O’Hare airport, emergency officials said. The blaze broke out on American Airlines Flight 383 – with 161 passengers and nine crew on board
The Apple Watch Nike+ is loud in every way a watch can be loud. It’s got a brightly colored perforated neon band, matched perfectly by a custom face that tries to motivate wearers with quick Nike-esque slogans like “Are We Running Today?” The Apple Watch Nike+ begs to be noticed. The
DES MOINES, Oct 29 – Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails. The 69-year-old Democratic candidate – vying to become America’s first female president – is still the frontrunner
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 – A total 434,535 candidates registered to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia this year, according to the Ministry of Education. In a statement today, it said the SPM would be held from Nov 7 till Dec 6, involving 3,732 examination centres and 32,220 invigilators. The ministry said 377,194
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 29 – Kota Marudu police confirmed arresting Bersih leader Maria Chin today on suspicion of distributing leaflets to the public in Pekan Langkon, about 131km from here. Kota Marudu police chief Supt Mohd Izaan Abdullah said Maria was detained at 1.45pm before being brought to the Kota Marudu police
Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars. The first redesign in several years is a sign Apple still sees a role for the product that launched the company, even though its iPhone
At the Apple press conference this afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a brief update on the state of the Apple TV app ecosystem. Today, the app store has grown to include 8,000 apps, the exec said, 2,000 of which are games. A year ago, the store had just 1,000 apps,
Confirming a series of earlier reports which said Apple would launch a universal TV guide to simplify watching video on the Apple TV, the company today announced a new app it’s simply calling “TV.” The new app will allow you to track your favorite shows and movies across the video apps across the
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 – White House hopeful Hillary Clinton said the proposed mega-merger of AT&T and Time Warner “raises questions and concerns” and merits further study. AT&T and Time Warner, home of CNN and HBO, have said the proposed US$108.7 billion (RM455.83 billion) deal will benefit consumers as they gird for anti-trust challenges from politicians
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s participation at the two-day Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in the Francophone Area in France ended Thursday (Oct 27) which reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment and continued support for the role of the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the maintenance of international peace and
Apple is working to match the demand for the iPhone 7 Plus as best as it can, but it might not meet all the demand by the end of the year, CEO Tim Cook said on the investor call discussing its fourth-quarter earnings. “It’s hard to say,” Cook said in response
YOKOHAMA, Oct 27 – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked him to explain his anti-American rhetoric during summit talks. The acid-tongued Duterte has launched repeated tirades against the United States and President Barack Obama for criticising his deadly crime war, which has claimed more than
JOHOR BARU, Oct 27 – There will be no state Deepavali celebration in Johor as a mark of respect for the victims of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) fire on Tuesday. Chairman of the Johor Unity and Human Resources Committee R. Vidyananthan said the state government and public were still mourning the
We knew Microsoft was launching a new Surface device at today’s big Windows 10 event. And we had caught wind that the newest entry in the company’s in-house hybrid would be an all-in-one of some sort – something along the lines of a Windows version of the iMac. What we didn’t
LOS ANGELES, Oct 27 – Glance at the list of Hillary Clinton’s biggest donors and you could be forgiven for thinking she was funding a Hollywood movie rather than a presidential campaign. It is hardly surprising that the left-leaning entertainment industry is supporting a Democrat for the White House, but the gulf
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 – Malaysian Civil Aviation Department (DCA) director-general and the Malaysian government have been reinstated as defendants in the lawsuit filed by the family of three passengers who were on board Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 when it vanished two years ago. This follows a decision by a Court
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 – Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom Axiata), announced three most recent data plans for postpaid segment under the brand name Celcom First with the larger allocation of quotas data at a reasonable price. First Gold Plan is now offered with a quota data of 20 GB at RM80 while
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – The government will conduct a thorough investigation soonest possible to identify the cause of the fire at the Intensive Care Unit of Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) in Johor Baru, today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said the government would also increase security level at the
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – A total of 2,963 locations nationwide have been activated with 3G mobile broadband internet since 2010, the Dewan Rakyat heard today. Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said the government had built communication towers and upgrade existing towers via the Universal Service Provision
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 – Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a nightly show on Facebook Live aiming to bypass “the media filter”, as White House hopefuls sprint the final leg of a caustic race. Broadcasting from New York’s Trump Tower via the Republican candidate’s Facebook page, the show dubbed “Trump Tower Live” premiered
