Transport Accident News

11:19 AM EST
2/10/2012 Report: Apple iPad 3 to debut first week of MarchRumors regarding the iPad 3's release dates surfaced in December, with many speculating the souped-up iPad 2 successor would make an appearance sometime in February 2012.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Hardware, Company Information, New Product, Science And Technology, Technology

8:22 AM EST
2/9/2012 Looking to low-tech wastewater treatmentIn Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Technology, Environmental Issue, Water

2:38 PM EST
2/7/2012 New York taxis add smartphone shopping during Fashion WeekNew York Fashion Week is pulling out all the stops and adding some high-tech techniques including smartphone shopping via cab rides.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Fashion, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Science And Technology, Technology

12:10 PM EST
2/6/2012 Micron CEO Steve Appleton killed in plane crashMicron CEO Steve Appleton died Friday after a small plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff at the Boise airport.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Corporate Officer, Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Air And Space Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

2:28 PM EST
2/3/2012 Court rules for Motorola and makes Apple pull iPads and iPhones in GermanyA court ruling favoring Motorola Mobility has forced Apple to pull several of its iPad and iPhone models from its German online store.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Science And Technology, Technology

7:22 AM EST
2/2/2012 Ferry sinks in bad weather off Papua New GuineaBad weather near Papua New Guinea on Wednesday sunk a ferry, MV Rabaul Queen, which was carrying at least 350 people.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

11:42 AM EST
1/31/2012 Italy calls off search for Costa Concordia deadMore than two weeks after cruise ship Costa Concordia’s tragedy, Italian team on Tuesday finally abandoned the search work, saying the underwater conditions declined.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Rescue

1:09 PM EST
1/27/2012 Twitter to censor 'tweets' in some countriesTwitter has enabled new technology which allows it to block unlawful tweets by country. The move is an about-face from the fast-growing company's stance just 12 months ago. In a blog post titled "The tweets must flow," Twitter boldly refused to censor tweets that may contradict a country's laws.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Human Rights, Science And Technology, Technology, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Internet

11:38 AM EST
1/27/2012 Costa Concordia company offers compensation to ship passangersThe Italian company that owns the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia has offered passengers roughly $14,500 each in compensation. The company also promised to refund medical and transport expenses, as well as the cost of the cruise.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Consumers

9:33 AM EST
1/24/2012 Another body found aboard Italian cruise shipDivers have found another body aboard the wreckage of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of bodies found since the Jan. 13 shipwreck to 16. The discovery was made as a large platform carrying a crane and other equipment attached itself to the toppled ship in preparation for removing a half million gallons of fuel from the ship's tanks.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Lifestyle And Leisure, Tourism