Land Rover LRX: Production version being Manufactured

According to a recent article on AutoBlog it seems that Land Rover will soon be building a production version of the LRX concept SUV, the aim for Land Rover is to have a version on sale in 2011. Read more

Jaguar Land Rover News Update: Plant Closure and New Jobs

Jaguar Land Rover who is owned by Tata Motors, has announced the news that they are to close one of its factories in England’s West Midlands, while offering news jobs at one of their other plants. The automaker has done this in its constant struggle to make a profit. Read more

BMW: 1.5 million new Mini’s celebrated

Who would have thought that when BMW decided to start building the Mini it would become as popular as it has? The small iconic vehicle, which is 50-years old, launched a sexy convertible version and has shifted 1.5 million units of the BMW Mini since its launch back in 2001. Read more

Nissan concept Qazana saves UK car jobs

It is nice to learn of some good news in the car industry, it is expected that about 1,100 jobs will be safe at Wearside, as that is where the production of Nissan’s five-door concept, the Qazana will take place, which is being unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. Read more

PS3 and PSP Little Big Planet will work together say Sony

Following on from the big announcement that Sony is working on a Playstation Portable version of Little Big Planet, Sony has been keen to point out today on its official blog, that this will not affect the continued content support for the Playstation 3 version. Read more

Video Review for Resistance 2 on Sony PS3

For those of you who do not like to read a review of a game, but instead would prefer to watch a video review, then check out this video review for Resistance 2 for the Sony PS3. The first Resistance game was one of the main titles for the launch of the Sony PlayStation 3. Read more

Freesat, BBC and ITV joint venture reaches 100,000 sales

Freesat, the joint venture between the BBC and ITV offering free, digital satellite television has reached 100,000 sales within just five months of launching on 6 May 2008, having maintained strong, steady growth throughout what has been a tough summer for high street retailers Read more

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 now offered via the Web to students

As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to education, the company is re-introducing The Ultimate Steal program this school year, inviting students who are actively enrolled at educational institutions to purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 at a low student price of $59.95 (U.S.). This program begins in the United States today with additional countries to be launched throughout the year. The offer will be available to students throughout the academic school year Read more

Korean online game shines in Leipzig, Germany

GC (Games Convention), which is one of the three major world game exhibitions, will be held from 21st to 24th in Leipzig, Germany.

Germany’s GC is a major international game exhibition along with America’s E3 and Japan’s Tokyo Game Exhibition. GC has all kinds of online, console games with participants from worldwide.

Korean online games came into the spotlight during this international game exhibition, GC Read more

Rat’s brain used in robot to help Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s

Love them or hate them rat’s could end up changing the lives of thousands of people who suffer from Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Researchers at the University of Reading in England have developed a small robot that is controlled by the brain of a rat.

Well when I say a rat’s brain I mean a Petri dish full of rat neurons. These neurons are able to remotely steer the robot via Bluetooth wireless signals. Professor Kevin Warwick said “If we can understand some of the basics of what is going on in our little model brain, it could have enormous medical spin-offs.”

The team at the University of Reading had to dissolve a fetal rat’s brain, which they then placed in into an electrode-ringed Petri dish. These cells then reassociated themselves with each other, they then begun to fire electrical signals randomly.

The electrical pulses that were sent through the ring of electrodes managed to calm the neurons down, after a period of time those cells then began to learn patterns among the external pulses.

The team hopes that by understanding their findings will help them to shed a bit of light on neurodegenerative disorders; this includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

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Los Angeles (LA) Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes: David Beckham Scores

The result of Los Angeles’s LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday was a 2-0 victory and David Beckham scored one of the goals and the England midfielder also assisted the other. This was LA Galaxy’s first victory of the 2008 Major League Soccer season and Beckham played the full 90 minutes,

Beckham had this to say after the game “It’s always nice to get a goal and it was great to help the team get the win”. On April 13 LA Galaxy face Toronto FC at home, lets hope they move on to a winning streak.

What impact has David Beckham had on LA Galaxy?

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David Beckham’s gold-plated specially engraved 32GB iPod touch

While I am sure David Beckham has enough money to buy his own 32GB Apple iPod touch, it was nice of his England football team-mates to all chip in and buy him a specially engraved and gold-plated iPod touch as you can see in the photo above. It was to celebrate reaching 100 caps for his club and country.

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Michael Jackson and family are to star in reality TV show

It has been reported that Michael Jackson and his family are set to star in their own reality TV show. It’s said that the hour-long show will be shown on Channel 4 and will follow the Jackson’s as they try and fit in with the local community in Devon the South West of England.

The Jackson’s are set to move in May into a rented five-bedroom holiday home in the town of Appledore, near Barnstaple. Tito will be permanently based at the property, while the others will just visit from time to time.
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Tito said that “My family love North Devon and the wonderful countryside and friendly people, I’m really looking forward to buying a home here. Michael likes it here too, as no one bothers him. I am looking forward to living in Barnstaple and I hope the Barnstaple public will respect our family’s privacy.”

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Brad Pitt is related to US presidential hopeful Barack Obama

It has been reported that Brad Pitt is related to US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama.

According to the New England Historic Genealogical Society Brad is a distant cousin of Barrack and they are actually ninth cousins linked by a man called Edwin Hickman who died in 1769.

Genealogist Christopher Child said that “It shows that lots of different people can be related, people you wouldn’t necessarily expect.”

The study found that Barrack is also related to British World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Monty Panesar takes 6 New Zealand wickets as England wins final Test Cricket & series

If we were to pick any player from the England cricket team to help defeat New Zealand, then it would have to be Monty Panesar as he took out 6 New Zealand wickets and as a result helped England win the final test.

On the final day New Zealand needed 331 runs, or just to bat out three sessions, this would have prevented England from winning the Series. However Michael Vaughan’s England team were not having any of it, Monty Panesar as well as the other players gave the New Zealand team a master class in cricket.

Read the full report at The Telegraph

Breaking News: City watchdog admit failings over Northern Rock crisis

Should you put money into Northern Rock? Breaking news just in about Northern Rock fiasco, City watchdog have admitted that the lack of adequate supervision in its handling of the company.

The admission made by the Financial Services Authority in an internal review of the fiasco has just been published with some concerning news. MP’s have strongly criticised the FSA saying that it did not keep a close eye on the lender’s activities.

Further reports suggest that the FSA were unlikely to call for an inquiry into the conduct of the Rock’s former directors, in February when Newcastle-based group was nationalised it is said that it currently owes around about £25bn to the Bank of England.

This is where BoE stepped in after they fell victim to the credit crunch and therefore was forced to seek emergency funding.

We just wanted to give a quick look into what has been going on but you can read the full story on Herald Tribune.

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Jermaine Jackson: Neverland Ranch Will Never be sold

Jermaine who performed in The Jackson 5 with Michael says there is no way the 2,800 acre Californian estate will ever leave the family.

Jermaine said that “It’s not for sale and it never will be. Over my dead body will it be sold.”

Jermaine also rubbished claims Neverland was due to be auctioned unless Michael could raise a staggering $24.5 million.

Michael’s lawyer L. Londell McMillan said that “They’ve sorted out a confidential agreement. Neverland and Michael Jackson are fine.”

Last week, it was revealed Michael and his family are moving to Devon after finding a hideaway in the quaint town of Barnstaple, in the South West of England.

Michael’s brother Tito has said that “My family love North Devon and the wonderful countryside and friendly people, I’m really looking forward to buying a home here. Michael likes it here too, as no one bothers him.”

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Michael Jackson to Move To Devon on England’s south coast.

According to reports the Jackson family are going to build a family compound in Devon which is on the England’s south coast.

It’s said that Tito Jackson has made offers on two properties last weekend.

Tito said that “It makes sense for me to find a home in this country that I, my brothers and sisters, and family can come to. We hope it will be a family hideaway where my brothers and sisters can escape the media attention when we need to.”

A friend of the Jackson’s said that “It’s definitely going to happen. Tito spoke with Michael on the phone the other night and all the family are certain that this is the area where they want to find a UK family hideaway.”

So could we be seeing Michael in the UK soon?

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Have England made right decision to drop Jonny Wilkinson from team?

Jonny Wilkinson England’s rugby 2003 World Cup winner has been dropped from the team’s final Six Nations match.

Wilkinson will be replaced by Danny Cipriani in time for the Ireland game, we all know that Wilkinson is a fantastic player but he is not as good as he used to be. This latest information from Sky News will be shocking to his fans.

How do you feel about Jonny Wilkinson being dropped and have they made the right decision?

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