Video: Samsung shows how the Galaxy S4 is the perfect gadget for stalkers

The message from Samsung’s newest video for the Galaxy S4 seems to be a variation of an old Nancy Sinatra tune: That is, “This Phone is Made for Stalking.” A five-minute music video for the Galaxy S4 shows a lovestruck man following a woman around with his new Samsung smartphone and secretly filming her while she’s sitting in class and in the library. The man then longingly watches the videos he’s filmed of her while applying photo effects to her images using the Galaxy S4′s new camera software. The man eventually does work up the nerve to talk with the woman at a party and they apparently hit it off and start dating. Of course, we don’t know if she Read more here: Video: Samsung shows how the Galaxy S4 is the perfect gadget for stalkers

Man charged over 1982 IRA parade bombing in London park

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – An Irishman was charged on Wednesday over a bombing that killed four soldiers on horseback in the heart of London in 1982, one of the most high-profile attacks by IRA guerrillas in their campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. John Downey, 61, from County Donegal in Ireland, is accused of murdering four members of the Royal Household Cavalry who were killed when a car bomb exploded in Hyde Park as they paraded towards Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth’s residence. … Read more here: Man charged over 1982 IRA parade bombing in London park

Turkey prosecutor seeks life sentences for generals over coup: TV

ANKARA (Reuters) – More than 100 senior Turkish army officers face prosecution demands they spend the rest of their lives in jail for their alleged role in toppling Turkey’s first Islamist-led government 16 years ago, a Turkish TV channel reported on Wednesday. The investigation into former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan’s 1997 ouster is the latest in a series of judicial cases targeting the once all-powerful Turkish military, whose influence has been curbed sharply in the last decade. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, in power for the last 10 years, was a member of Erbakan’s Islamist party. … Read more here: Turkey prosecutor seeks life sentences for generals over coup: TV

SocGen says Rosbank moves to fire CEO Golubkov

PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale said on Wednesday that the board of its Russian unit, Rosbank, was moving to dismiss its chief executive, Vladimir Golubkov, who was arrested on bribery charges last week. SocGen also said in a statement released as its annual shareholder meeting began that it had hired accounting firm Deloitte to “perform additional diligence and necessary investigations”. (Reporting by Christian Plumb; Editing by James Regan) Read more here: SocGen says Rosbank moves to fire CEO Golubkov