Technology & Multimedia
Is this the Playstation Phone?
Sick of playing half-baked games of Snake on your cell phone? So is Sony. The purveyors of everything Playstation recently pulled back the curtain on what might well be the Playstation Phone tech-savvy gamers-on-the-go have been clamoring for.
Due out in September, the Sony Ericsson F305 is a pocket-sized slider phone sporting a slew of...
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Travel
British Airways bets on luxury with new premium airline
NEW YORK - British Airways is betting that, even in a down economy, wealthy travelers are still willing to pay for luxury on a trans-Atlantic flight.
The airline's new premium affiliate, OpenSkies, made its first flight Thursday, a jaunt from Paris to New York aboard a Boeing 757 with only 82 roomy, leather-clad seats.
OpenSkies is...
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Movies – Music - Books
Coldplay climb Violet Hill to the top of the U.S. charts
Coldplay have scored their first ever U.S. number one single just two days after the release of their much-anticipated new album Viva La Vida.
The rockers have ended Lil Wayne's five-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their new song Violet Hill.
But it's not all doom and gloom for the rapper - his Tha Carter III stormed to...
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Beauty & Health
Why A Big Breakfast Is 'Key To Slimming'
Eating a big breakfast is the key to keeping slim, according to new research.
The bigger and more carb-laden the meal the better, experts say.
The study found women who eat half of their daily calories first thing lose more weight in the long term than those who start the day with a small breakfast.
And they are also less likely to pile...
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Economy & Finances
Energy bills could rise by as much as 40%
Significant increases in gas and electricity prices are "very likely" in the coming period, energy minister Malcolm Wicks said.
Mr Wicks put the blame for domestic energy price hikes on massive increases in the cost of oil, gas and coal on global markets.
His comments came after reports that unnamed industry sources believe household...
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Sport & Fitness
Germany punish sloppy Portugal
Germany became the first side to qualify for the semi-finals of Euro 2008 when they beat Portugal 3-2 at St Jakob-Park in Basel.
Bastian Schweinsteiger finished a flowing move to put his side 1-0 up midway through the first half before setting up Miroslav Klose for Germany's second shortly afterwards, but Portugal cut their lead in half...
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Car & Traffic
Tanker drivers picket Shell sites
Hundreds of fuel tanker drivers have begun a four-day strike in a row over pay, picketing Shell sites across the UK.
The industrial action began after talks between the Unite union and managers from two firms which deliver fuel to Shell garages broke down amid fears it could cause petrol shortages.
Striking tanker drivers mounted picket...
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Economy & Finances
Inflation expectations soar to record high
LONDON - Britons' expectations of future inflation surged to a record high of 4.3 percent in May, above market expectations and more than a percentage point above the actual rate, a survey by the Bank of England showed on Thursday.
The Bank's quarterly survey showed median expectations for the rate of inflation over the coming year had jumped...
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Internet
Google lets users measure the power of words
SAN FRANCISCO - Number-crunchers can rejoice as Google offers deeper access to the underlying figures for users' Web searches, giving some insight into trends based on the relative popularity of various words.
The Internet search leader is expanding its existing Google Trends service to allow users to see underlying numerical data on the...
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Travel
First private space flight to ISS in 2011
NEW YORK - The first private space flight to the International Space Station will blast off in 2011 in a deal with the Russian space agency and could be carrying space tourist Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
"We believe 99 percent of people want to experience space," the head of the US company, Space Adventures, Eric Anderson, told a press...
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