♦ JoJo's Montana offer

JoJo has revealed she was offered the role of Hannah Montana in the hit Disney TV show. The R'n'B singer who shot to fame with 'Leave (Get Out)' in 2004 -considered taking the part but eventually decided starring in the series about a teenager who leads a double life as a schoolgirl during the day and pop star at night was not for her.	1 vote

♦ Scolari sets sights on quadruple

Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Chelsea can win the quadruple in his first season as manager at Stamford Bridge. The Brazilian, 59, said his squad is strong enough to challenge for the Premier League, the FA Cup, Carling Cup and Champions League. "We have four competitions this season and I'll try to win all four," he said.	1 vote

♦ XBLA restrictions may have hurt Braid

The recently released Xbox Live Arcade title Braid has been receiving a lot of praise since its release, but the game's designer has said that the XBLA certification process may have actually prevented the game from being even better. Though he didn't go into specifics, Blow said that the restrictions put in place during the certification process seem geared towards bigger games...	1 vote

♦ Investors dump Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae stocks

WASHINGTON — Shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) tumbled Monday amid renewed fears that shareholders will wind up with nothing if the government intervenes to bail out the troubled companies.	1 vote

♦ Westwood slams set-up after 77

Mark Roe is calling on Paul Casey to prove his Ryder Cup credentials at a Tiger-less Firestone. US-based Simon Veness offers his thoughts on this week's World Golf Championships event. Tom Watson has called for changes to be made to save the game of golf and Ewen Murray agrees. USPGA LIVE! Follow live video of selected groups from Oakland Hills in association with RBS.	1 vote

♦ Obama defends foreign tour as visit closes

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, wrapping up an overseas tour where he got a rock star reception, defended his decision to take the trip despite mixed signals about its impact on his popularity at home.	1 vote

♦ Brown presses bishops over development goals

Gordon Brown issued a warning yesterday that the UN millennium development goals will be missed unless international resolve hardens. Speaking at the international gathering of bishops in Lambeth, south London, Brown sought to enlist their help in meeting the development goals, which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/Aids and providing universal primary education...	1 vote

♦ NIST trumps the clumps: Making biologic drugs safer

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first systematic study* clarifies the conditions under which scientists can be assured that their instruments are faithfully measuring the formation of protein aggregates...	1 vote

♦ Take-Two: We're Not Just GTA

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has in the past been accused of being a one-trick pony, as it lays claim to perhaps the biggest videogame franchise of today. But Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick says that his company's portfolio has profit-driving potential beyond Rockstar's carjacking moneymaker. But he pointed towards Take-Two franchises, particularly owned IP...	1 vote

♦ Friends hold memorial for young model slain in China

Diana O'Brien, 22, of Saltspring Island, B.C., was found dead in her apartment building in Shanghai on July 7. (CBC)Friends and family gathered in Saltspring Island, B.C., on Sunday to remember Diana O'Brien, a young aspiring model killed in what Chinese police called a botched robbery in Shanghai earlier this month. The memorial for O'Brien, 22...	1 vote

♦ Billboard charts online music hits

Jeff Price likes to say he can get anybody's album on iTunes for "the price of a six pack and a pizza." Now the founder of TuneCore, a Brooklyn-based digital music distributor...	1 vote

♦ S. Korea: U.S. envoy cancels trip to N. Korea

SEOUL (AP) The U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights has canceled a trip there to inspect a jointly run North-South industrial complex, a South Korean official said Monday. Jay Lefkowitz had planned to visit the Kaesong complex, just north of the heavily fortified border dividing the peninsula, this week but he "voluntarily withdrew his plan...	1 vote

♦ Heart Doc Suspended Over Pool Sex Act ; Exclusive

By JEANETTE OLDHAM A TOP heart doctor has been suspended by a Midland hospital after being accused of committing an indecent act in a swimming pool packed with children.	1 vote

♦ Liverpool closing on Keane as Spurs look to balance the books

Robbie Keane moved closer to his dream transfer to Liverpool yesterday as the Merseysiders prepared to make an offer worth in the region of 20m for the striker and Juande Ramos, the Tottenham manager, admitted that his club would be duty bound to consider it. Rafael Bentez, the Liverpool manager...	1 vote

♦ JPMorgan Chase profit falls 53%, beats expectations

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase reported a 53% profit decline Thursday as defaults rose in mortgages and other loans, but the bank's results were better than the market anticipated. The bank's shares gained about 5% in pre-market trading. On the heels of Wells Fargo & Co.'s stronger-than-expected results released Wednesday, investors appear more confident that the banking sector, while struggling...	1 vote

♦ Samsung introduces SL series of budget ultracompacts

Samsung SL310W(Credit: Samsung)Samsung just introduced two new budget models under a new "SL" series moniker. As seems to be rapidly becoming a trend, the SL310W incorporates a relatively wide-angle, optically-stabilized 28-100mm 3.6x zoom lens...	1 vote

♦ Shahrukh takes his next stride in Television

Shahrukh incidentally started his carrer in the small screen with the serials like Dil Dariya, Fauji and Circus. Shahrukh had also hosted the third season of Kaun Banega Crorepati. However his last show Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hai failed to impress the audience and the channel had shorten the number of episodes in the show.	1 vote

♦ Sony intros flash-based HD camcorder

Sony Handycam HDR-CX12(Credit: Sony Electronics)As it inevitably had to do, Sony today announced the flash-memory version of its HDR-SR11 hard-disk-based HD camcorder, replacing the older CX7. A tad smaller than the CX7 by one or two tenths of an inch in every dimension...	1 vote

♦ Chambers cruises into 100m semis

Friday 11 July to Sunday 13 July Coverage: BBC One (Sat 12 at 1645 BST), BBC Two (Sun 13 at 1730), Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website. Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Dwain Chambers eased to victory in his heat to qualify for the semi-finals of the 100m at the British Olympic trials. The 30-year-old...	1 vote

♦ Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth

There are two ways to see Journey to the Center of the Earth: In plain old two dimensions and, in theaters equipped with the proper projectors, in 3-D format. The second option is definitely the way to go.	1 vote