Archive for January, 2010

Egypt African Champions Again!

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Egypt have won the Africa Cup of Nations for the 3rd year in a row as they beat Ghana 1-0. They certainly have been the best team of the tournament and were deserved winners. Ghana, however, were probably the better team in the final, but never made the most of their possession and paid the  [ Read More ]

Flawless Manchester United too good for Arsenal

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Arsenal just had no answer to Manchester United as the Red Devils swept past the Londoners with immense ease. The game started off very brightly as both teams got good early chances with Arshavin squandering the best of the lot. But as soon as the first goal went in, the game was played by only  [ Read More ]

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Addicted to FarmVille on facebook? You think that it will be fun to play it on your iPad? Then think again! Because Mr. Steve Jobs doesn’t think so! History repeats itself! Adobe Flash Player is not supported by the iPad. After the iPhone released, Apple promised to include Flash in the next version. So why  [ Read More ]

Toilet Paper anyone?

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Okay here is a machine which i just had to report about. A company named Oriental (Asian company) has created a machine that is very appropriate for offices called the White Goat. Strange name it is but seriously White Goat is probably the most descriptive name for a machine that can turn shredded paper into  [ Read More ]

More humiliation for Pakistan Cricket

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Pakistan suffered another low point today by way of a series defeat down under, just days after seeing it’s players being snubbed from the 3rd season of IPL. These are worrying signs for cricket in Pakistan. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan’s innings never really got going, losing wickets at regular  [ Read More ]

Firefox for Mobile makes Maemo its first home

Posted by Akshay Lakhi On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Maemo is a software platform developed by Nokia for smartphones and Internet Tablets. It is based on the Debian Linux distribution. Firefox for mobile is packed with your favorite features, including: Awesome Bar – Go to your favorite sites in just a couple of keystrokes with intelligent and personalized searching Weave Sync – Sync your Firefox tabs, history, bookmarks and passwords  [ Read More ]

BMW Smallest Car

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Among 67 vintage cars and bikes, this new BMW is smaller even than the Nano. While the Nano is 3.1m long and 1.6m wide, this egg-shaped smaller and seductive car, made 55 years ago, is around 2.29m in length and 1.37m in width. With a 298-cc rear engine, it has its entry and exit at  [ Read More ]

Federer wins Australian Open yet again!

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Roger Federer has won the Australian Open for the fourth time in his career, edging out Andy Murray with a 6-3, 6–4, 7-6(11) score line. It was an epic battle and the game was played at a very high tempo but the Swiss World number One once again proved why he is the best, although  [ Read More ]

Australian Open: Paes-Black clinch mixed doubles title

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Leander Paes equalled the record for most Grand Slam title triumphs by an Indian as the veteran and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the mixed doubles Championship. Top seeds and favourites, the 36-year-old Paes and the 30-year-old Black beat 10th seeds Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechoslovakia 7-5 6-3 in just  [ Read More ]

Bryan Brother Champs again

Posted by Karan Israni On January 31, 2010 View Comments
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Twins Bob and Mike Bryan underlined their position as the world’s top doubles team by successfully defending their Australian Open title in Melbourne. The top seeds claimed a 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 6-3 over old rivals Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic on Saturday night to win the trophy for the fourth time in five years.

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