Independent mediator to review claims from Gulf of Mexico oil rig

Independent mediator to review claims from Gulf of Mexico oil rigIt will name an independent mediator to review claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster, British oil producer BP said on Wednesday.

It has received more than 26,000 claims and made payments exceeding $36 million, BP has said on its Web site.

Wal-Mart fires woman worker for stopping a thief

Wal-Mart fires woman worker for stopping a thiefShe was fired from Wal-Mart after stopping a thief from stealing a $600 computer, a Wichita, Kan., woman has said.

Heather Ravenstein, who has worked for Wal-Mart for two years, said," I'm a single mom, and I don't know what I'm going to do."

She was kicked and punched Friday night by a man who was trying to carry a computer out of the Wal-Mart store in Wichita's West Kellogg neighborhood, Ravenstein said.

Ravenstein told The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle that the man eventually surrendered the computer and left.

Defeat Zombies with Tweets

Tweet-Defense-IpadA new game for the iPad has been revealed called as Tweet Defense which allows one to cull the zombies and with the aid of tweets one can cull more zombies.

This HD game comes for the iPad version and is being considered as one of the popular iPhone games. And as the enthusiasts claim it is fun-filled version and looks original.

The only clause attached to this that the zombie-filled tower defense game is meant especially for the iPad and is priced a bit higher which might burn a hole in your pocket.

Clock made on the concept of Transformers

Michael BayBased on the 2007 release of Michael Bay, Transformers (which supposedly is based on the original Transformers toy line) a Japanese watch vendor, Seahope has come up with a clock that is made on the concept of the toy line.

This toy that resembles very much to a fighting machine, has sought Takara Tomy's(one who makes all the Transformers merchandise) permission and is more akin to a Tokyo Flash watch stuck in the middle of some flailing metal limbs and has only function to display time.

LG unleashes world’s biggest 3DTV with UHD resolution

LG unleashes world’s biggest 3DTV with UHD resolutionLG Display brings out the largest television set which is claimed to be of 84-inch UHD (ultra high definition) 3D panel with 3840X2160 resolutions, much higher than the resolution of previous full HD TV panels with 1920X1080 resolutions.

Additionally, it show cases a 47-inches 3D TV LCD which is made with polarized glasses that dramatically reduces crosstalk to less than 1 percent, a level that is hardly noticeable to the viewer.

Indian Hotels Company deep in red

Indian-HotelsThe Tata Group firm Indian Hotels Company recently filed a consolidated net loss of Rs 136 crore for the last fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. If the Rs. 12 crore loss that the company filed in the 2008-09 is taken into the account then the recently filed results have come as a shocker for many investors.

According to the filing that the company made to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company has faced a decline of 6% in its revenues mainly because of the slowdown.

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