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Roma gain Inter revenge in Cup 2008-05-25 13:04:00 AS Roma retained the Italian Cup after a 2-1 victory over Champions Inter
Milan at the Stadio Olimpico here on Saturday to gain revenge for their defeat in the Serie A title race.Goals from French centre-back Philippe Mexes and Italy midfielder Simone Perrotta sealed a ninth cup success, making them the most successful team in Italian cup history, alongside Juventus.Inter substitute Vitor Pele sco
Blues begin search after firing Grant 2008-05-25 13:00:00 Chelsea has started its search for a new manager after sacking Avram Grant
on Saturday.Grant, who replaced Jose Mourinho last September, was expected to be removed from his post following Chelsea’s failure to win a trophy for the first time in three seasons.The 52-year-old Israeli found it hard to come to terms with being thrust into the spotlight and although he guided Chelsea into its first Ch Read more:Blues
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English village to be invaded in spybot competition 2008-05-24 13:46:00 A village in south-west England will shortly be swarming with robots competing to show off their surveillance skills.The event is the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) answer to the US DARPA Grand Challenge that set robotic cars against one another to encourage advances in autonomous vehicles.The MoD Grand Challenge is instead designed to boost development of teams of small robots able to scout out h Read more:English
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'Grasshopper' robot sets high-jump record 2008-05-24 13:34:00 Taking its inspiration from the grasshopper, a tiny two-legged robot that stores elastic energy in springs has leaped 27 times its own height, smashing the record of 17 times set by a previous robot.Its creators hope that swarms of such hopping robots could spread out to explore disaster areas, or even the surfaces of other planets.The robot is only 5 centimetres tall, and weighs just 7 grams. A m Read more:Grasshopper
We're Running Out of IP Addresses 2008-05-24 13:21:00 Frost & Sullivan analyst says we have until 2010 before there are no more addresses to be had.Just what we needed, another technology limitation about to put the squeeze on everyone. And we don't mean the Unix date bug.The growing popularity of smartphones and other gadgets with Internet connectivity is sucking up all of the available IP addresses, and it's beginning to impede emerging Interne
Mobile ads years away from breakthrough: execs 2008-05-24 03:53:00 Advertising on mobile phones has enormous potential to become a significant platform for marketers, but any breakthrough is years away and major operators must work together to succeed, executives said.Mobile
operators increasingly see advertising as a powerful offering, given falling traditional voice revenue, as it allows brands to target consumers based on their location and at times of the day
HP ships USB sticks with malware 2008-05-24 03:46:00 Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system.The worms contained on the 256KB and 1GB USB drives have been identified as W32.Fakerecy and W32.SillyFDC. The worms spread by copying themselves to removable or mapped drives and affect systems running Windows 98, Windows 95, Windo Read more:ships
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Google could pick Git to manage Android code 2008-05-24 03:33:00 Releasing 8.6 million lines of source code and expecting open-source programmers to join Google
in its development is a technological challenge.But when Google does make its Android
mobile phone software an open-source project later this year, it looks likely it will take a page from the Linux playbook and use a tool called Git to manage that part of the work.Linux leader Linus Torvalds originally
Alonso linked with £12m Juventus move 2008-05-24 03:23:00 Juventus director general Jean-Claude Blanc has flown to Liverpool to conclude a £12million deal for Xabi Alonso
, according to reports in Italy.Three of Italy's major sports newspapers insist Blanc held a meeting with Anfield boss Rafael Benitez on Tuesday.High-level Liverpool sources have declined to comment on whether there has been contact between the two clubs.Although Alonso, who is in Spain Read more:linked
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Flamini: Milan move not about the money 2008-05-24 03:19:00 ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Sporting reasons, not financial ones, were behind Mathieu Flamini's end-of-season move from Arsenal to AC Milan
, the French midfielder said.'I always said Milan would have been my first choice if I left Arsenal and I didn't do it for money,' Flamini told La Gazzetta dello Sport.'I don't say it to boast, but I had lots of offers and I chose Milan because it's every player's
Giant 'telescope' links London, New York 2008-05-22 14:34:00 LONDON, England -- As the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth on the south bank of the River Thames this morning, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St. George had finally been realized.In all its optical brilliance and brass and wood, there stood the Telectroscope -- an 11.2 meter (37 feet)long by 3.3 meter (11 feet) tal Read more:links
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Microsoft puts new Yahoo deal on the table 2008-05-22 14:19:00 Microsoft said on Sunday that it has raised the possibility of a new deal with Yahoo
, one that may involve buying a part of the company but not all of it."Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo," Microsoft said in a brief statement.The company did not elaborate on the proposal. It said it Read more:Microsoft
Flexible Batteries That Never Need to Be Recharged 2008-05-22 14:08:00 Mobile phones, remote controls, and other gadgets are generally convenient--that is, until their batteries go dead. For many consumers, having to routinely recharge or replace batteries remains the weakest link in portable electronics. To solve the problem, a group of European researchers say they've found a way to combine a thin-film organic solar cell with a new type of polymer battery, giving i Read more:Flexible
Man United wins Champions League on penalty kicks 2008-05-22 12:42:00 Blame it on the rain. Or the pitch. Don't blame John Terry.The Chelsea defender played brilliantly for 120 minutes in this ChampionsLeague
Final, clearing balls away from his goal and keeping Manchester United
from having more than one goal all night. His header away against Ryan Giggs' shot in extra time may have been the only thing that kept the score tied. That set up a penalty shootout, and P
Electronic papers to replace Traditional papers very soon 2008-05-22 12:37:00 Epson unveiled a 13.4-inch (A4-size) electronic paper at SID 2008, in Los Angeles, the US. Its pixel count is 3104 × 4128 and definition is as high as 385ppi. Before this the company's largest electronic paper was a 7.1-inch type. The new electronic paper was developed by combining electrophoretic electronic ink of E Ink Corp and a low-temperature polycrystal Si-TFT of Seiko Epson. The TFT was Read more:Electronic
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Gamer anger at Nokia's 'lock in' 2008-05-22 12:26:00 Gamers have hit out at Nokia
after learning that N-Gage titles bought for their handsets are locked to that specific device forever.If a gamer changes or upgrades to a different Nokia handset they have to purchase the games again if they want to continue playing.The issue was uncovered by website All About N-Gage."It's a bad idea for everyone... the N-Gage platform, gamers and third party publishe Read more:Gamer
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A Land Rover That Drives Itself 2008-05-22 09:57:00 In an airplane hanger on MIT’s campus in Cambridge last week, a team of engineering students and researchers put the finishing touches on Talos, a Land Rover
that drives itself. Talos is MIT’s entry in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) robotic car race, which will take place on November 3, in Victorville, CA.Known as the Urban Challenge, the race will test the ability of Read more:Itself
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Beckham scores goal, Galaxy get past Wizards 2008-05-27 11:54:00 David Beckham
, Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle all scored in the second half to give the Los Angeles Galaxy
a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards
on Saturday night.The victory put the Galaxy (4-3-2) into first place in the Western Conference by two points over Colorado, which lost Saturday. The Wizards (3-4-2) extended their winless streak to four games.Donovan forced a 1-1 tie in the 54th mi Read more:scores
FIFA step up plan to restrict foreign players 2008-05-27 10:54:00 FIFA president Sepp Blatter is keen to press on with plans to restrict the number of foreign players in domestic leagues.Blatter's plan has been unanimously agreed by FIFA's executive committee.He intends to take his 6+5 proposal forward after getting the backing of the European confederation.Blatter said on Tuesday that during two days of meetings in Sydney, FIFA's executive board had unanimously
Mt. Bromo and Semeru, a spectacular volcanic landscape in East Java 2008-05-31 10:45:00 The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park covers some 800 square kilometers in the centre of East Java. It is the largest volcanic region in the province and there stands Mt. Semeru, which rises 3676 meters above sea level. At its northern end is the spectacular Tengger Caldera, Java's largest, with its 10 km barren desert-like sea of sand. Within the caldera rise the deeply fissured volcanic cones o
Food labelling & food packaging 2008-05-31 10:25:00 Companies put a lot of work into researching and producing food labelling and food packaging of everything from biscuits to fruit or meat. It is often the key between the product and the buyer.The food packaging will need to be practical as a form of storage, while at the same time selling the product to a consumer. If food was sold by itself it would no doubt be considerably cheaper. As a result,
Gerrard wants Barry at Liverpool 2008-05-31 04:54:00 Steven Gerrard
has said he is "desperate" for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry
to join him at Liverpool
.Barry, who is expected to lead England against Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday, will talk about his future after he returns from international duty."I want Gareth Barry to become a Liverpool player. I am desperate for us to sign him," said Gerrard."He's a good player. I want Liverpool to be a Read more:wants
No title 2008-05-30 11:48:00 As early as next year, Red Rover, a prototype robotic vehicle being built at Carnegie Mellon University, may be sending back stunning images and video from the moon. William Whittaker, the CMU professor whose driverless SUV triumphed on a course of urban and suburban roads in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Urban Challenge last year, is using the same technologies in the one-meter-
Ferguson outlines plan to retire within three years 2008-05-30 11:40:00 Alex Ferguson will retire
as manager of Manchester United within
the next three years, British media reported on Sunday.Ferguson, 66, who guided Manchester United to victory in the Champions League final over Chelsea on Wednesday, told newspaper reporters: "I won't be managing here any more than three years at the very, very most. Without question. I can assure you of that."Ferguson originally hin
Nvidia Aims at MIDs with New Tegra Processors 2008-06-02 09:37:00 On Monday, Nvidia formally launched its Tegra chip, an integrated CPU that the company is targeting at the Mobile Internet Device (MID) space.Nvidia also lassoed the APX 2500, a chip that the company launched earlier this year for smartphones running the Windows Mobile operating system, and has rebranded it under the Tegra name. However, the new Tegra 600 and 650 will be Nvidia's focus as it trie Read more:Processors
Garuda 'surprised' by EU ban extension 2008-06-02 05:04:00 National flag carrier Garuda
Indonesia was surprised to hear the European Commission's decision to extend the ban on the airline from entering European territory, the airline claiming to have carried out the necessary measures to improve safety.Last Friday, the EU decided Garuda and other Indonesian airlines would remain blacklisted, saying Indonesian authorities and Garuda were yet "to demonstrat
Note exchange marks effective RI-Japan EPA 2008-06-02 04:52:00 Indonesia and Japan
have effective
ly started bilateral economic cooperation under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) framework starting on July 1.The head of the economic cooperation division at Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Takahiro Wakabayashi, and the trade attache at Indonesia's Embassy in Japan, Tulus Budhianto, exchanged on Sunday diplomatic notes to mark the cooperation."From the
The Future of Mobile Social Networking 2008-06-02 02:51:00 IPhone users will soon be able to enjoy Whrrl, software that combines activity recommendations with real-time location data.When Steve Jobs strides onstage at Apple's annual developers conference on June 9, many will be expecting fireworks. Some industry analysts think Jobs will announce an iPhone upgrade, one that takes advantage of faster networks and includes new hardware, perhaps a GPS receive Read more:Social
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Ferguson takes stand on Ronaldo 2008-06-02 02:47:00 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says the club would rather put Cristiano Ronaldo
in the stands than sell him to Real Madrid.United have threatened to report Real to Fifa over their publicly declared interest in signing Ronaldo.Ferguson has met the Glazer family, who own the club, and said: "Their attitude is 'To hell with them'."They'd sit a player in the stand, I'm telling you, absolutel
Robben, Sneijder score to secure happy send-off to Euro 2008 for Dutch team 2008-06-02 02:39:00 Real Madrid teammates Arjen Robben
and Wesley Sneijder scored Sunday to give the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Wales in its send-off game for the European Championship.With a dash of sheer pace in the 35th minute, Robben picked up a loose ball in midfield, took the square Welsh defense by surprise and coolly slotted the ball under goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.Sneijder doubled the score in the 53rd with Read more:Dutch
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