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Economic Times - Car sales growth sputters

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:36:04 +0100

NEW DELHI: Things are bad but they could have been worse. Half-yearly data shows passenger vehicle sales losing speed from nearly 12% growth last year to 7.5% this time round.

United Press International - Pre-sale orders for Android phone take off

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:34:02 +0100

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- US service provider T-Mobile reportedly has been swamped with 1.5 million pre-sale orders for Google's G1 Android phone, industry observers say.

CNET News - 'StarCraft 2' is now 3

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:32:04 +0100

Wassup StarCraft fans?!! That was my Brian Tong impression. Spot on, no? Anyway, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that StarCraft II is shaping up to be a much more ambitious product than Blizzard Entertainment had originally conceived, ...

National Post - Jaguars OT Collier released from hospital

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:32:02 +0100

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier, whose left leg was amputated following a shooting, was released from the hospital Monday.

The Australian - Cabinet agrees billion-dollar stimulus plan for economy

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:28:04 +0100

A SPECIAL federal cabinet meeting this morning has signed off on a multi-billion dollar cash handout plan to stimulate the economy.

Play.tm - PS3 and PSP updates on the way

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:27:01 +0100

Sony have confirmed that new firmware updates are on the way for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable; enhancements adding new features and better accessibility in-bound.

Melbourne Herald Sun - Readers' Comments White thwarts Tendulkar record bid

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:26:06 +0100

VICTORIAN Cameron White delayed Sachin Tendulkar's march to cricket's summit when he dismissed him 15 runs short of a record in yesterday;s drawn first Test.

MarketWatch - Banco Santander, SA to Acquire Sovereign Bancorp

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:26:04 +0100

MADRID, Spain and PHILADELPHIA, Oct 13, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Banco Santander, SA (NYSE: STD) and Sovereign Bancorp Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), parent company of Sovereign Bank ("Bank"), announced today that Banco Santander ...

Times of India - City Catholics overjoyed with Alphonsa's sainthood

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:24:12 +0100

NAGPUR: "Sister Alphonsa prayed to God that she gets malaria which had afflicted a Bishop. She thought Bishop's wellness was needed more than hers so that he could serve the needy.

Times of India - Has Bollywood's hero No 1 gone missing?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:24:08 +0100

MUMBAI: Even as the legendary Amitabh Bachchan battles another round of illness and Shah Rukh Khan goes missing from the marquee for the past 12 months (`Om Shanti Om' was a Diwali 2007 release) there is a sense of deja vu in Bollywood.