The Company sold millions of third-generation Kindle devices with the new advanced paper-like Pearl e-ink display.

When a few decades ago Israel used to warn against Arab terrorists and suicide bombers, the whole world thought the Jews were exaggerating. When in Oklahoma City in April of 1995, 168 people were killed by terrorists, there followed no reaction to the jihad declared by Islamists to the whole world. There could be observed a striking amiability towards radical fundamentalists.

Armenia's internet traffic is the biggest among the CIS countries, where VimpelCom offers its services. ArmenTel subscribers use 300 TBytes monthly, passing ahead of Kazakhstan. The network capacity of external channels has increased 137 times since Beeline entered the Armenian market. Two circles of fiber optic backbone were build throughout the country in 2010.

Over the past week, cultural life in Armenia and abroad featured a number spectacular events.

The New Year brought new difficulties for Armenian trade industry. Cargo transportation companies imposed higher tariffs, on the one hand, while the city administration toughened conditions, on the other.

Chess Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to climb to the 3rd place in the standings with 2.5 points at the 73rd Tata SteelChess tournament on Wijk-aan-Zee. In the next round he will play v. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia). Gabriel Sargissian scored 2.5 points in tournament B, beating Wouter Spoelman of the Netherlands. In round 5, he will rival Li Chao (China).

Political events in Armenia focused on the possible outcomes of the 2012 parliamentary election.