Saudi's Mobily awards IBM $280 million IT outsourcing contract RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi telco Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has awarded IBM a five-year contract worth 1.05 billion riyals ($280 million) to outsource its information technology operations, it said in a bourse statement on Sunday. The contract will be self-financed and will lead to improvements in Mobily's products as well as making the company more flexible, it said without further elaboration. Mobily, which has a market value of $12.3 billion and is the No. 2 operator in Saudi Arabia, reported a 22-percent rise in second-quarter profit to 1. ... more info... Mars rover Curiosity nears make-or-break landing attempt PASADENA, California (Reuters) - The Mars rover Curiosity, on a quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted the building blocks of life, streaked into the home stretch of its eight-month voyage on Sunday nearing a make-or-break landing attempt NASA calls its most c...