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FIFA: Soccer Refs Might Use Sensor Networks to Keep Score
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Should computer-controlled sensor arrays be used to keep referees from making bad calls? Officials of FIFA, soccer's international governing body, have called a special meeting to decide. Whether computer technology should be used to monitor goal lines has become an urgent question among soccer officials. During a match at the...
The BBC launches on-demand Sports and News apps for Virgin Media’s TiVo set-top box
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On the same day we reported that BBC Worldwide is launching its first sporting content on Global iPlayer, its non-commercial UK-specific counterpart, the BBC, has launched its next-generation sports app for connected TVs. Back in December, we reported that the BBC’s Red Button was coming to Virgin Media TiVo in...
Berlin startup Crowdpark bets on Euro 2012 with the launch of 90Live game
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Germany to win? Torres to be top scorer? Greece to repeat their 2004 heroics? With less than two days to go to the big Euro 2012 kickoff, football fans across Europe are arguing over how the next three weeks of drama will unfold. And what better way to spice things...
Apps Rush catch-up: 78 notable apps released in the last week
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Instapaper, Any.do, n0tice, BlindSquare, Cloudee, Top Gear, Euro 2012, Diamond Jubilee and moreDisconnecting for a week's holiday is tough, especially when part of your job is a daily roundup of new and interesting apps. While Apps Rush took a break last week (as well as Monday's bank holiday), the apps...
Attorney general defends decision not to prosecute Joey Barton
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• Barton comments would not prejudice a fair hearing• Mr Grieve says: 'I think it is a matter of common sense'The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has defended his decision not to prosecute the footballer Joey Barton for a series of online comments about John Terry ahead of his trial, insisting...
Mac Pro to Finally See Updates Next Week
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Shortly after word that Apple had pulled Mac Pro stock from their retail stores, 9to5Mac has been able to track down new retail part numbers for Mac Pro updates that they believe to be due next week. MD770LL/A – K5BPLUS,BETTER, BTR-USA MD771LL/A – K5BPLUS,BEST,BTR-USA MD772LL/A – K5BPLUS,ULTIMATE,BTR-USAPricing is said to...
Euro 2012 football final sets new Twitter sports record with 15,358 tweets per second
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Twitter has revealed that the European Championship football (soccer) final between Spain and Italy, held in Poland yesterday, broke its record for sports-related tweets after logging 15,358 tweets per minute (tpm) at peak. The record was racked up during the fourth goal of the game, which saw Spain retain the title...
WWDC 2012 Banners: "Where great ideas go on to do great things."
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Apple has already started decorating Moscone with banners in preparation for WWDC 2012. The first banners show a collage of app icons and the wording: "WWDC2012: Where great ideas go on to do great things." The annual developer's conference kicks off on Monday with a Keynote Address. Apple is...
Roy Race backs Roy Hodgson as his comic books go digital
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That enduring make-believe football legend, Roy of the Rovers, is going digital. And, by chance - or more probably design - his publisher has chosen to announce the move on the day England begins its Euro 2012 foray.Here's a picture of Roy Race - who shares a first name with...
Apple Pulls Mac Pro Stocks from Most Retail Stores Ahead of WWDC
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In-store availability for the Mac Pro has long been spotty at Apple's retail locations, making it difficult to read too much into any apparent shortages as hints of future updates. But MacRumors has learned that Apple began recalling Mac Pro stocks from its retail stores several weeks ago, with retail...
Hodgson axes Ferdinand from England squad for Euro 2012
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• Roy Hodgson visits Chelsea to talk to John Terry• Micah Richards and Peter Crouch also omittedRio Ferdinand's broken relationship with John Terry may have ended his England career after Roy Hodgson decided to sacrifice the Manchester United defender from his Euro 2012 plans.Hodgson contacted Ferdinand on Tuesday to inform him...
Slacker now streaming six ESPN stations, Radio and Deportes amongst them
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Hot off the heels of making its way into those tiny Roku boxes, Slacker has struck yet another deal for your very own listening pleasure. The streaming service just announced it's now offering a total of six "live" stations from The Worldwide Leader in Sports, including ESPN Radio, Deportes,...
Wimbledon 2012 gets slick new mobile apps, and lands on Android for the first time
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With Euro 2012 approaching its grand finale, what we need is another sporting extravaganza to come along and and pick up where it will soon leave us. Right? Right. That’s where Wimbledon comes into play. Starting today and running ’til July 8, tennis fans will be treated to two weeks...
Apps Rush: Bear Grylls, Dark Knight Rises, 45 Sound, WhosHere, McDonald's Passion-Meter and more
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What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 6 June 2012A selection of 12 new and notable apps for you today:Survival Run with Bear GryllsTV survivalist Bear Grylls is the latest celebrity making his way onto the App Store, with this game from F84 Games. At first sight, it looks...
You can now watch the BBC’s live Euro 2012 coverage on the mobile Web, on 3G or WiFi
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“During this first full week of Euro 2012 games, we’ve been testing some exciting new ways to enjoy the football, which I’m delighted to unveil to you all today,” writes Lucie Mclean, Senior Product Manager at BBC Future Media, who’s responsible for BBC Sport services on mobile devices. Just in...
Police investigate alleged racist Twitter abuse of Ashley Cole and Ashley Young
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FA expresses concern over Twitter comments after footballers missed penalties at Euro 2012Police are investigating a Twitter user's alleged racist abuse of Ashley Cole and Ashley Young after they missed penalty kicks at Euro 2012.In a series of tweets, the user appeared to goad other users who criticised him. Later...
Menshn opens up to UK users and runs into security storm
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Tory MP Louise Mensch's Twitter wannabe network opens for business to UK users, but developers find security flaws in first hoursLouise Mensch's Menshn social network opened in the UK on Sunday – and quickly ran into arguments about how secure it was, and questions about whether its use of cookies...
Google Street View arrives in Ukraine, just in time for the Euro 2012 football championships
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Just in time for the Euro 2012 championships this summer, Google has opened up Street View to Ukraine, letting visitors to one of football’s most prestigious football tournaments see where they’re going before they arrive. Kicking off on June 8 and lasting for almost four weeks, the four-yearly tournament is...
Apps Rush: UEFA Euro 2012, Microsoft Office, Titanic 100, Lords of Acid, Scanner Pro, Tatler and more
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What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 11 April 2012A selection of 19 new apps for you today:Official UEFA EURO 2012 app with OrangeUEFA and Orange have teamed up for an official Euro 2012 app providing results, alerts, news and video highlights – the latter will require an in-app...
Apps Rush: UEFA Euro 2012, Microsoft Office, Titanic 100, Lords of Acid, Scanner Pro, Tatler and more
Today’s turbulence explained
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Not how we wanted today to go. At approximately 9:00am PDT, we discovered that Twitter was inaccessible for all web users, and mobile clients were not showing new Tweets. We immediately began to investigate the issue and found that there was a cascading bug in one of our infrastructure components....
Uneven E-book Growth Sees Lagardere Book Sales Slim
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Global holiday-quarter books revenue dipped by 3.8 percent at Hachette operator Lagadere Publishing despite booming western e-book sales, the Lagardere group reported, as it warned it would write off almost €1 ($1.3/£0.83) billion against other group activities. For Lagardere, which operates several imprints including the flagship Hachette, e-books grew...
Apps Rush: Wimbledon, Song Pop, Radiolab, Disney FilmPulse, Rough Guides Trip Lens and more
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What's new on the app stores on Monday 25 June 2012A selection of 15 new and notable apps for you today:WimbledonWith England out of Euro 2012, can Andy Murray do any better at Wimbledon? As the annual tennis tournament gets underway, there's an official app for Android and iPhone offering...
Video reveal: BBC super-sizing ‘the first truly digital Olympics’
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NBC may have been criticised for not streaming enough Olympics Games – but, in the UK, the BBC plans to stream all 2,500 hours of this summer’s London 2012 events (up from 1,500 in 2008), in what it’s calling “the first proper digital Olympics”. “It’s the first time our audience...
Apps Rush: vjay, Stories About Me, Moomins, Goal.com, Hotmail Greymail Inboxer, Foap and more
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What's new on the app stores on Thursday 7 June 2012A selection of 16 new and notable apps for you today:vjayDeveloper Algoriddim made the popular djay DJing app for iOS, but now it's returned with a multimedia affair – "a cutting-edge mashup machine, directly integrated with the media libraries on...
UK top 20 video games chart, week ending 16 June 2012
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The Euro 2012 effect kicks in as Fifa 12 bounces back to No 1 on the chartUKIE Games Charts© compiled by GfK Chart-TrackGamesPS3PlayStationPS VitaXboxWii3DSHandheldguardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions...
Apps Rush: Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter, Apptivity Hot Wheels, Solitaire by Backflip, Songify, The Register and more
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What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 16 May 2012A selection of 17 new and notable apps today:Morton Subotnick's Pitch PainterAs wonderful creative apps for kids go, this new music app is... well, wonderfully creative. It involves painting sounds onto the screen using fingers, then playing them back. Like...
Apps Rush: Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter, Apptivity Hot Wheels, Solitaire by Backflip, Songify, The Register and more
Euro 2012 game announced as DLC for Fifa 12
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Electronic Arts will be releasing its tie-in with the European Championships as a downloadable extra for the current Fifa titleElectronic Arts has announced its official UEFA Euro 2012 tie-in – but in an interesting break from tradition, the title won't be available as a full-price standalone release. Instead, it will...
How are we reacting to England's Euro 2012 campaign? Social media conversations analysed
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Data analysts are monitoring the sentiment of online conversations relating to England's Euro 2012 campaign. Was the France result deemed a success? Are we warming to Hodgson? Find out below.• Get the data• More data journalism and data visualisations from the GuardianSocial media analysts from are monitoring online reactions to...
Euro 2012 is Poland's chance to leave racism behind | Remi Adekoya
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Poland has become more progressive in recent years but more needs to be done – and this summer the world will be watchingAs European nations gear up for Euro 2012, the spotlight is turning to one of the host nations and its attitudes to foreigners. England winger Theo Walcott has...
Wall Street Journal launches new video hub, plans Facebook integration
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The Wall Street Journal’s full-throttle video ambitions now extends to a new website that brings together a once-disparate series of streams. The site, WSJ Live, mirrors the always on-channel the Journal has been beaming to iPods, X-boxes and other devices. The new centralized platform, which is also drawing content from...
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