Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony out of action
Denver Nuggets Carmelo Anthony was fitted with a red, removable splint Tuesday the All-Star forward injured the middle finger of his right hand in the second half of the 135-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Anthony is averaging 21.1 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Nuggets, who top the Northwest Division with a 24-12 record.
Philadelphia Eagles celebrate their great victory
The eagles now have their hard-fought 26-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in last Sunday's NFC Wild Card Playoffs
J.C Romero won't play for 50 games
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday Phillies reliever J.C. Romero is suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance.
Sanjay Gupta is Obama's Surgeon General
President-elect Barack Obama has approached its medical correspondent CNN and CBS News, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next general surgeon.
Model Liskula Cohen Sues Google Over Blogger's Criticism
Liskula Cohen, 36, is going to court in an attempt to identify a blogger who wrote negative comment about her using Google's Blogger.com services.
Alcoa to cut 13,500 jobs on restructuring plan to face economy downturn
The world's largest aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. said Tuesday it plans to cut 13,500 jobs or 13 percent of its workers as an action to address the economic downturn.
Merckle, German businessman commits suicide
Adolf Merckle, a German billionaire businessman whose investments ranged from pharmaceuticals to cement, committed suicide in the wake of heavy losses during the current global financial crisis.
OzForex Daily Commentary - 07/01/2009
Australian Dollar: The Australian Dollar opens at a 3-month high against its U.S. counterpart at 0.7250 as commodity prices continue their recent run higher. Positive sentiment
Adolf Merckle commits suicide
German Billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide, after being hit by a train, on Monday.
German billionaire commits suicide
With the slumping global economy, many people are falling into despair amidst the bleak situation.
Macworld Keynote 2009 a Glimpse for Phil Schiller
Crowds cheers all around as Phil Schiller takes the stage before a packed audience.
Google sued in defamation suit by model Liskula Cohen
Vogue model Liskula Cohen is suing Google with a defamation suit over a blog post hosted by the search engine that describes her as a skank and and old hag, reported the New York Daily News.
Rumor has it that IBM will cut its workforce by 16,000
With the situation in all the sectors worsening the New Year is proving to be no good for neither companies nor employees.
NI links up to underwater cable
Northern Ireland is being linked to the rest of the world by an underwater communications cable for the first time.
Apple Updates iLife, iWork
Apple unveiled revisions to its iLife and iWork software packages Tuesday at the Macworld 2009 show for developers in San Francisco.
Playstation 3 hits 130pct growth during Christmas
Retail movement of Sony's powerful home gaming system picked up during 2008, with growth more than doubling over the Christmas season according to reports.
Green is in at CES
You've heard the talk of Green throughout the whole of 2008, but the way a product affects the environment will be a huge consideration in consumer buying habits, at least when it comes to gadgets.
Apple foils iPhone Nano forgery plans
As Macworld comes to a close this week, and the keynote ended unceremoniously on Tuesday, those who eagerly awaited an iPhone nano can still get their hands on one -- just not from Apple.
North American chip sales sag in slowing economy
Chip sales in the Americas have fallen to $2.61 billion in November 2008, down 23.9 percent from $3.43 billion in November 2007, according to the latest figures from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Organization (WSTS).
Videogame sales dropped 15 per cent in Japan during 2008
Sales of videogame products dropped by 15.3 percent in Japan last year, according to entertainment magazine, Enterbrain.
Nokia phones succumb to Curse of Silence text message
Nokia is urging cell phone operators to block a certain text-message that when sent to Nokia handsets, prevents that handset to receive any more messages -- ever.
Sony Lambasts Nintendo, Microsoft as valueless add-on 'peddlers'
Amid a swathe of negative publicity against its Playstation 3 device, Sony fired back late Wednesday, issuing a press-release blasting its competitors as lacking features and value.
Nvidia unveils fastest graphics card to date
Graphics card maker Nvidia introduced a product on Thursday that has 480 cores that can calculate at nearly 2 teraflops.
Palm takes aim at Apple with new software, Palm Pre smartphone
Palm Inc. on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited new software for touch screen smartphones and a new phone, as it vies to rejuvenate its ailing business.
Angry 4 year old Ohio boy shoots babysitter with shotgun
OHIO - Police say a 4-year-old Ohio boy shot his babysitter with a shotgun in revenge for accidentally stepped on his foot and was angry.
Woman sets husband on fire
An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair.
Condolences for the Travolta family pour in
Many stars including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise have sent their condolences to John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA
Former congressman, Bill Clinton and White House chief of staff, Leon Panetta will be President-elect Barack Obama's CIA Director, according to media reports Monday.
Macworld, CES to back Technology Event
The upcoming four-day Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas and the anticipated Macworld event that starts Monday shows distinctiveness.
IRS reduces mileage reimbursements rate for 2009
The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the standard mileage reimbursement rate for business miles from 58.5 cents to 55 cents per mile; the rate for use by local and state employees also is reduced.
