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Fitbit now syncs to Galaxy S4, with more Android devices on the way

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 00:45
Fitbit announced Thursday that its fitness-tracking devices now support wireless syncing to the Galaxy S4, following a previous update for the Galaxy SIII and Galaxy Note II.

Domino's Pizza Brazil creates DVD movies that smell like pizza

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 00:15
Pizza restaurant chains are turning up the heat when it comes to innovative marketing campaigns, with the latest pitch out of Domino’s selling DVD discs that emerge out of the player smelling like pizza. In a marketing strategy meant to reinforce the lazy Friday night ritual of an at-home movie night and take-out pizza, Domino’s in Brazil created DVDs which release the smell of pizza with the help of thermal ink and the heat of the DVD player, reported Designtaxi.com.

Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 00:00
Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal. "We don't know if the file (of 22 million user IDs) was leaked or not, but we can't deny the possibility given the volume of traffic between our server and external" terminals, the company said in a statement late Friday.

U.S. OKs liquefied natural gas exports to Japan, others

Kyodo News InternationalMay 18, 2013 00:00
The United States said Friday it will allow exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas to Japan and other countries to which it is not bound by free trade agreements, authorizing a plan to deliver shale and other gases from Texas. Japan hailed the move as it had been asking the United States to lift a ban on LNG exports to meet its energy needs after most of its nuclear reactors were suspended following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as well as rising prices of energy imports.

Domino's Pizza Brazil creates DVD movies that smell like pizza

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 23:45
Pizza restaurant chains are turning up the heat when it comes to innovative marketing campaigns, with the latest pitch out of Domino’s selling DVD discs that emerge out of the player smelling like pizza. In a marketing strategy meant to reinforce the lazy Friday night ritual of an at-home movie night and take-out pizza, Domino’s in Brazil created DVDs which release the smell of pizza with the help of thermal ink and the heat of the DVD player, reported Designtaxi.com.

Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 23:30
Singaporean housewife Siti Khadijah Abdul Rahman accumulated a few thousand dollars' worth of gold accessories over the past two decades, but now a rising cost of living is forcing her to pawn them. With a stretched household budget that must also cater to school expenses for her two teenage children, the 49 year-old is pawning her gold to relieve pressure on her security guard husband, who earns Sg$1,500 ($1,211) a month. "Pawning is better than going to friends or family when you have budget problems," said Abdul Rahman. "When I have money, I will claim it back."

Cricket: Despair over spread of spot-fixing 'cancer'

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 23:00
The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the "cancer" of corruption. Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting under orders from crime syndicates whose bosses are based in the Gulf but are well aware of the rewards if they can manipulate events on the field throughout the cricket-mad region.

Prague martial arts show bans fighter over Nazi tattoos

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 22:31
A Hungarian mixed martial arts fighter with neo-Nazi tattoos was dropped from a Prague sports gala on Friday, following pressure from sponsors and the media. Organisers of the Heroes Gate show cancelled a fight featuring Attila Petrovszki, whose body is decked out in ink from ankle to neck. His tattoos include a swastika and Hitler's face on his chest, and the text "Death of the Jews" across his stomach. "A manager offered the fighter as suitable for our gala night based on his sports performance and statistics," the organisers said on the event's website.

Toronto mayor denies smoking crack on video

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 22:31
Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford angrily denied on Friday that he had smoked crack cocaine, after a newspaper said it had seen video footage showing him puffing from a pipe and wisecracking. Ford told reporters the claim is "ridiculous" while his lawyer has called media descriptions of the video "false and defamatory." "How can you indicate what the person is actually doing or smoking?" Ford's lawyer Dennis Morris demanded, according to the Toronto Star.

US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 22:30
The United States on Friday removed sanctions on an Iraqi bank that was blacklisted last year for helping Iran skirt international financial controls over its nuclear activities. The US Treasury said it removed the sanctions placed last July on Baghdad-based Elaf Islamic Bank after Elaf acted to freeze assets of the Export Development Bank of Iran and cut its exposure to Iran's financial system. The sanctions, part of the US effort to isolate Iran from the global economy over its alleged nuclear weapons program, had banned Elaf from any access to the US financial system.
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