(Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a new iPhone on Monday that goes on sale in scores of countries this year, preparing its fastest-ever global roll-out to try and stay a step ahead of rivals like Google Inc in a red-hot smartphone market.
CEO Steve Jobs showed off a redesigned $199 "iPhone 4" that is a quarter slimmer than the current handset. The device boasts a higher quality screen and better battery life, video chat via Wi-Fi, and a gyroscope sensor for improved gaming.
A slim but energetic Jo
Yo, I'm honored to announce DJ Sean Blu A.k.A The Six Million Dollar Man as the official DJ for the Oracle Magazine. Sean Blu is focused and seasoned DJ that has an impeccable talent that reaches the STREETS and CHURCHES alike.LOS ANGELES (AP)—So the Celtics want to play rough again? Kobe Bryant(notes) and the Lakers look ready this time around, and they barged into an early lead in the NBA finals.
Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol(notes) had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and defending champion Los Angeles got tough in a 102-89 victory over Boston in the NBA finals opener Thursday night.
By BEN WALKER, NEW YORK – Major League Baseball was still deciding Thursday morning whether to review the umpire's blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game.Commissioner Bud Selig has the power to reverse umpire Jim Joyce's missed call that came with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night in Detroit. Joyce ruled Cleveland's Jason Donald safe, then admitted he got it wrong and tearfully apologized in person to the pitcher.
Joyce showed up to work Thursday in Detroit, looking as
LOS ANGELES – When Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers and Paul Pierce landed with the Celtics in the late 1990s, they both learned most of what they needed to know about their franchises' histories and expectations simply by looking at the forests of fabric high above the court.
These teams only hang banners for championships, and they're usually in big groups.
Multiple titles are the only metric of success, the only validation still interesting to Bryant and Pierce. Bryant is trying
AP – FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2010, file photo, Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ken Griffey, Jr., grips …SEATTLE – In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books.
Injuries derailed his chance to become the home run king. His spot as one of the game's all-time greats is without question.
Now relegated to part-time duty and with little pop left in th
Here comes Kobe Bryant's chance against the team that beat him last time.
He's far from the only Lakers great to fall short against Boston.
Get ready for Lakers-Celtics, Part 12, the league's most storied franchises renewing their rivalry in the NBA finals.
Boston beat Los Angeles in the 2008 finals, with a dominant defense that made life miserable for Bryant, that season
ORLANDO (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic again staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference final with a commanding and occasionally physical 113-92 win against the Boston Celtics in Game Five on Wednesday.
Two days after beating the Celtics 96-92 in an overtime thriller in Boston to stay alive, the Magic delivered a confident display on their home court to trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Guard Jameer Nelson top scored for Orlando with 24 points while muscular center Dwight Howard weighe
AP – Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic, of Slovenia, shoots around Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom during …PHOENIX – The Los Angeles Lakers were outnumbered and outplayed in the desert.
The Phoenix Suns got a decisive performance from their hustling bench to overcome Kobe Bryant's 38-point, 10-assist performance and beat the Lakers 115-106 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finalson Tuesday night.
A series that looked like a Lakers' breeze a week ago is all
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. military to coordinate with South Korea to "ensure readiness" and deter future aggression from North Korea, the White House said on Monday.
The United States gave strong backing to plans by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to punish North Korea for sinking one of its naval ships, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
The White House urged North Korea to apologize an
A man wipes the logo of the Dell IT firm at the CeBIT exhibition centre in Hannover February 28, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Thomas Peter
(Reuters) - Dell Inc said its Streak tablet computer can double as a mobile phone and will have a front-facing camera for videoconferencing -- features it hopes will help the new gadget compete against Apple Inc's iPad.
The five-inch tablet will debut in Britain next month through mobile carrier O2, a unit of Spain's Telefonica, and Carphone
BOSTON (AP)—Put away the brooms. Hold off on those “Beat L.A!” chants. The Boston Celtics still have some work to do before they can play for their second NBA title in three years.
Dwight Howard(notes) had 32 points and 16 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson(notes) made back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Orlando Magic to a 96-92 victory over Boston on Monday night to avoid a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.
AP – Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) drives against Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) during …BOSTON – There were still 20 seconds left in the game when Paul Pierce decided he didn't need to see any more and headed to the locker room.
In the hallway, he repeated aloud: "One more. One more."
Pierce helped the Celtics open a 16-point, first-quarter lead, then watched as Rajon Rondo and Glen "Big Baby" Davis helped Boston coast to a 94-71 victo
AP – Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) drives against Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) during …BOSTON – There were still 20 seconds left in the game when Paul Pierce decided he didn't need to see any more and headed to the locker room.
In the hallway, he repeated aloud: "One more. One more."
Pierce helped the Celtics open a 16-point, first-quarter lead, then watched as Rajon Rondo and Glen "Big Baby" Davis helped Boston coast to
AP – Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, center, is double-teamed by Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, …By GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES – Pau Gasol scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant had 21 points and 13 assists, and the LosAngeles Lakers roared away in the final minutes for a 124-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night to claim a 2-0 lead in theWestern Conference finals.
Ron Artest scored 18 points for the Lakers, who won their eighth straight playo
Jackson confirmed the discussions Wednesday night before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns.
The 10-time NBA champion coach is making about $12 million in the final year of his contract with the Lakers, thought to be the biggest for a coach in league history. Jackson still hasn’t said whether he plans to coach anywhere next season.
Jeanie Buss,
AP – Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) drives in for a shot as Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) …ORLANDO, Fla. – Too slow? Too old?
Try two wins from the NBA finals.
Indeed, the Boston Celtics look like they saved their best this season for when it mattered most.
"I know," Boston's Paul Pierce said. "It's starting to look that way."
Pierce scored 28 points, Rajon Rondo had 25 and the revived Celtics again avoided a late collap
Will Hart/NBCA scene from an episode of “Law & Order” filmed in February.NBC confirmed Friday that it had canceled the original “Law & Order,” bringing an end to a 20-year-old television drama that jump-started an era of television production in New York City.
“Law & Order” was on the verge of becoming the longest-running drama in prime-time television history, surpassing “Gunsmoke.” But it appears that the “Law & Order” executive producer, Dick Wolf, has settle
