♦ George Michael's special guests

George Michael is reportedly planning a series of special guests at his final two concerts next month. The singer wraps up his world tour rumoured to be his last ever at London's Earls Court Arena and insiders claim he is going to treat fans to several surprise duets, including the possibility of a reunion with former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley.	1 vote

♦ Better late than never: Jade Empire comes to the Mac

Gaming may not be the most popular activity for Mac users (though that's certainly not true of the iPhone), but the platform does host some pretty good gameseven new onesfrom time to time. The upcoming universe sim Spore is one such example, but if you're looking for an old classic, BioWare's excellent RPG Jade Empire is now available for the Mac after successful runs on the Xbox and the PC.	1 vote

♦ Agony aunt Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse wants to be an agony aunt on her father's radio show. The troubled singer is reportedly keen to use her experiences to help others when her dad Mitch co-hosts a BBC London afternoon show on September 1.	1 vote

♦ Trash Heaps Pile Up at Abandoned Houses

By Brooke Edwards, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Jul. 27--VICTORVILLE -An abandoned housing project has become a dump site over the last year, creating an eyesore and threatening to devalue properties in Baldy Mesa.	1 vote

♦ HP 3G Smartphone Delivers Productivity On the Go

By Ernest A. Jasmin, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 3--Gone are the days when music consumers are content to listen to the radio on -well -radios.	1 vote

♦ Beach Inventor Puts a New Angle on Fishing

By Jennifer Rich, Destin Log, Fla. Jul. 23--Shawn Gregory has a knack for enjoying the simple things in life -and he's found a way to make them even simpler by inventing the fishing kayak and putting a new spin on the beach cart.	1 vote

♦ IBM Sells More of Its Stake in Lenovo HOT STOCKS

IBM shed more of its stake in Lenovo Group, the top Chinese PC maker, offloading up to $80 million worth of stock at a 3.9 percent to 7 percent discount to its closing price Monday, according to a document sent to investors.	1 vote

♦ Young pioneers in the frontline of NHS battle against obesity

They were up at six, breakfast was fruit and by midday Britain's first group of NHS-financed children to go on a weight loss camp had played football, run circuits and gone for a swim. "It's just what I wanted," said 11-year-old Hamid Mohammed, one of 35 pioneers from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, who had been picked to spend six weeks on the 3,250-a-head scheme.	1 vote

♦ Colgate Palmolive Q1 net up 18.13 pc

Total revenue increased 18.06 per cent to Rs 438.77 crore for Q1 FY09 from Rs 371.65 crore for the same period a year ago. Please select the reason that best describes your complaint.Post is...	1 vote

♦ Dennis Farina pleads no contest to gun charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Farina may be able to carry a gun on-screen, but he won't be able to own one in California for several months. The actor's attorney pleaded no contest on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of bringing a weapon into a secure area at Los Angeles International Airport. A court commissioner sentenced him to up to two years of probation and ordered him to pay $1...	1 vote

♦ Barlow becomes father for third time

The couple, who already have one son, Daniel, 8, and daughter, Emily, 6, will welcome their third baby in the new year. According to The Sun, Dawn is three months pregnant. "Gary and Dawn are delighted and everyone is really happy for them," said a source. "They're such a lovely couple. Take That are planning to release their follow-up to 2006's Beautiful World LP at the end of the year.	1 vote

♦ E3 press, gaming industry hype iPhone as new gaming phenomena

At Kotaku's party on Sunday night, I asked many people what games they were playing or what they were excited about. To my shock, many people answered with the name of their favorite iPhone game or application. In fact, one industry professional whipped out his iPhone and gave me a lengthy demo of Aurora Feint; I turned around and showed him my favorite game, MotionX Poker.	1 vote

♦ Linksys's newest router: If only I could call it just 'sexy'

Bearing the same futuristic, compact design, the WRT610N is slightly larger than the previous models of the same design. Linksys announced its latest router today, the WRT610N, and it might just be the first router that offers everything you would want and then some. First off, it's a true dual-band wireless router.	1 vote

♦ UNC study: Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state

The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. According to researchers, parents in states with higher average incomes face smaller burdens meaning in contrast...	1 vote

♦ Stem Cell Heart Surgery: An Emerging Heart Damage Treatment

By Kim Smith Dedam, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Jul. 13--The defibrillator in Brock Marvin's chest will reset an irregular heartbeat, but the Marvins are looking for long-term solutions, which involve stem-cell regeneration surgery to build new heart tissue.	1 vote

♦ BRIEF: SimmonsCooper Donates $10.2 Million for Cancer Institute

By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Jul. 10--A Madison County law firm stood with Southern Illinois University officials today to cut the ribbon on a new cancer institute...	1 vote

♦ Water: The Forgotten Crisis

Climate change could have a major impact on the environment of Costa Rica, upsetting delicate mountain cloud forests, and causing a decrease in plant and animal species in a region famous for its biodiversity.	1 vote

♦ New hearing aid technology passes the restaurant noise test

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Each thought or action sends a million electrical signals pulsing through your body. At the heart of the process of generating these electrical impulses is the ion channel. A new study sheds light on a longstanding debate over how they open and close.	1 vote

♦ "I'm not getting a divorce, or having an affair"- Madonna

Washington (ANI): Music icon Madonna insists she isn't planning to divorce her husband of seven years Guy Ritchie, or that she's having an affair with Yankee baseball star Alex Rodriguez. In a statement to People magazine, Madonna said that she was also not responsible for Rodriguez taking to her religion Kabbalah. "My husband and I are not planning on getting a divorce.	1 vote

♦ Angelina Jolie's Churchill tribute

Be the first to comment! Angelina Jolie Still Pregnant And Doing Well, Says Doctor. Angelina Jolie In Hospital. Angelina Jolie Gynaecologist Wants To Speak. Jolie and Pitt Donate $1million To Iraq War Kids. Angelina Jolie Prefers Sex Scenes With Pitt. Angelina Jolie Prefers Motherhood To Working. Angelina Jolie Motorcycle Terror For Son. Desperate Housewives Spoiler Alert.	1 vote