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BCCI promises more Twenty20 showbiz

Buoyed by the roaring success of Indian Premier League (IPL), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday promised more Twenty20 showbiz that will keep the country's cricket lovers hooked on to television.

BCCI promises more Twenty20 showbiz

New Delhi: Buoyed by the roaring success of Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday promised more Twenty20 showbiz that will keep the country's cricket lovers hooked on to television.

BCCI promises more Twenty20 showbiz

New Delhi, June 22: Buoyed by the roaring success of Indian Premier League (IPL), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday promised more Twenty20 showbiz that will keep the country's cricket lovers hooked on to television.

Twenty20 is just business, says Sri Lanka chief and former Test player star

SRI Lanka's legendary former captain Arjuna Ranatungatoday urged players to preserve Test cricket in the face of the challenge posed by the lucrative Twenty20 format. Ranatunga, who led his country to their only World Cup title in 1996, also said the players needed to focus more on Tests. "You need Twenty20 to get more money, but ultimately you have to realise that Test cricket is the major thing," said Ranatunga, who is also the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket. "It's very important to preserve Test cricket. When it comes to Twenty20, it's more like a business as far as I am concerned." His comments came a few days after his country's cricketers asked for next year's hastily-arranged Test tour of England to be rescheduled as the dates clashed with the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Google Finance to add more data to fight Yahoo, AOL

Google plans to expand its finance Web site by adding more historical data and company filings as it tries to gain ground on more-popular services from Yahoo and AOL. The company will also seek to improve its 2-year-old finance site by offering real-time stock prices from the New York Stock Exchange on a permanent basis after a four-month pilot started this week, said R.J. Pittman, director of product management. Google's finance pages had 2.07 million U.S. visitors last month, ranking 13th on researcher ComScore's list of top financial sites. The company plans to use its search technology to help users find data more efficiently, rather than adding editorial content to lure more users, Pittman said. Adding features such as up-to-the-minute stock quotes will help Google lure more visitors that may then visit the company's other sites, sai

Consumers Using TV, Web More Than Ever

NEW YORK More media may be vying for the consumer's attention, but contrary to conventional wisdom, they're watching more TV than ever before, according to Nielsen data released Tuesday (July 8). Consumers are also watching more time-shifted TV and using the Internet more.

Apple says iTunes has sold more than 5 billion songs

Apple, maker of the iPod media player, said its iTunes online store has sold more than 5 billion songs since its debut five years ago as more fans abandon record shops for the Web. The site is the most popular in the United States for legal music downloads, with more than 8 million songs. ITunes customers also are renting or buying more than 50,000 movies a day, Apple said Thursday in a statement. Sales of CDs and music DVDs fell 13 percent to $15.9 billion last year, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said yesterday. Sales of downloaded songs and mobile-phone ring tones rose 34 percent to $2.9 billion.

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CHANDIGARH, Jul 6 (Agencies): The BCCI has reacted strongly to Cricket Australia's criticism of private ownership in twenty20 leagues like the IPL, saying the Aussie Board's concerns are unfounded as stringent checks and balances are in place to ensu

"I can say this with full confidence that private ownership in cricket poses no threat to game's future. Unlike many foreign cricket clubs, IPL is not an independent body and is governed by the rules and regulations of the Board. IPL is BCCI's child and we will never allow any such thing which proves detrimental to the game," BCCI's joint secretary and IPL committee member M P Pandove told.

Is Cuil the next Google?

New search engine Cuil (pronounced ‘cool’), which was launched in the US this weekend, claims to be an improved version of market leader Google – able to index more pages, more quickly and more cheaply. What’s more, it claims to go beyond standard technology by analysing search terms and ranking results by content, rather than by popularity – and then displaying the results in a more user-friendly way. Backed by $33m of venture capital funding, this is clearly a start-up with ambitions to beat Google at its own game…

Twenty20 Cup Rescheduling Angers England

England has expressed displeasure on rescheduling of Twenty20. India has allegedly forced Twenty20 Cup Rescheduling Angers England the rescheduling. Australia and South Africa also supported the Indian move. The Twenty20 Champions League will now take place on December 3-10 in India. It was earlier scheduled in the months of November and October. The first test will be played in Ahmedabad. The test and one day series between India and UK is also scheduled during this period. The second test will be played I Mumbai after four days.

Multiplexes gear up for next Twenty20 onslaught

Multiplexes, which were the most hit during Indian Premier League (IPL) - the Twenty20 championship during April-June this year—are likely to face the fire once again when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organises its inaugural season of Champions League Twenty20 in December this year.

Almighty PwnageTool 2.0 arrives, down goes new 3G OS for iPhone

Promises and promises and few more promises, that’s what came from Apple’s stable about iPhone 3G software being unhackable, but iPhone Dev Team has done it again as they released PwnageTool 2.0 for iPhone 3G, 1st Gen iPhone and iPod Touch. Sadly, PwnageTool 2.0 is only able to break all shackles on 1st Generation iPhones and not on iPhone 3G. That means, you won’t be able to unlock your iPhone 3G as of now, though you can unlock your 1st Gen iPhone.

BCCI announces Champions Twenty20 League in India in Sept-Oct

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) notwithstanding the ICC's concerns, is going ahead with their much trumpeted Champions League.

BCCI announces Champions Twenty20 League in India in Sept-Oct

Mumbai, Jul 30: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) notwithstanding the ICC's concerns, is going ahead with their much trumpeted Champions League.

BCCI announces Champions Twenty20 League in India in Sept-Oct

Mumbai, Jul 30 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) notwithstanding the ICC's concerns, is going ahead with their much trumpeted Champions League.

Champions Twenty20 Champions Twenty20 League formally launched - CricInfo.com

The venue for the Champions Twenty20 League is yet to be decided but Lalit Modi has no objection to the tournament being held in England

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A jury's verdict of more than $45 million in a patent suit over cell phone location technology has been reduced to $18.6 million by a federal judge to eliminate the jury's award for future infringement damages. More Amendments to the Del. General Cor

A jury's verdict of more than $45 million in a patent suit over cell phone location technology has been reduced to $18.6 million by a federal judge to eliminate the jury's award for future infringement damages.

Agriculture/ Science: Some Sheep Are Fussier Eaters Than Others

Lincoln University honours students have shown some sheep are more fussy about what they eat than others. Students, Rowan O’Connor, Sam Williams and Sam Bryan found fussier sheep leave more stem behind and choose to eat more leaf while others in the same mob eat stem along with the leaves. More >>

iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend

Apple iPhone and iPod touch users downloaded more than 10 million applications from the new App Store since its launch late last week, according to the company. The selection of applications ranges from games to location-based social networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. The company noted that more than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent priced at less than $10.

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