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Celtic consider USA youth striker

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 22:34
Celtic invite USA Under-20 striker Adrian Ruelas for a trial but say Santos Laguna are premature in saying that a loan deal is already agreed.

Pigeon wings broadband speed test

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 22:12
A pigeon has beat a broadband connection in a data transfer race designed to show how slow net access is in some parts of the UK.

Zamora sidelined until February

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 21:09
Fulham striker Bobby Zamora will be out for five months after suffering ankle ligament damage as well as a broken leg against Wolves, says manager Mark Hughes.

Allardyce points finger at Wenger

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 20:51
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce accuses Arsene Wenger of trying to use the media to influence referees and make Arsenal players untouchable.

Project Canvas to become YouView

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 20:42
A new free-to-air web connected TV service combining Freeview with on-demand TV services such as iPlayer will launch in 2011.

Yahoo computers smash pi record

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 19:55
The 2,000,000,000,000,000th digit of the mathematical constant pi has been found in a striking display of parallel computing power.

'No ordinary genius'

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 19:49
'Jelly test' typifies eccentric genius of physicist Richard Feynman

Levein hints at Ferguson return

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 19:46
Scotland manager Craig Levein insists the door remains open for midfielder Barry Ferguson to end his international exile.

'Anti-Facebook' debuts first code

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 18:05
Developers have been given their first glimpse of an open source alternative to Facebook called Diaspora.

Riley 'backed Bolton over Cahill'

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 17:53
Bolton boss Owen Coyle claims referees' chief Mike Riley backed his objection to Gary Cahill's red card at Arsenal.

The 90-year-old US blogger

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 14:58
Phyllis Greene, who is in hospice care in Ohio, talks about why she decided to start a blog at the age of 90 and how technology has brought a new dimension to her life.

Hodgson defends start to campaign

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 14:30
New Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson, who side face Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League on Thursday, says criticism of results so far this season is unfair.

Wenger confident of Arsenal glory

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 06:00
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger thinks they will be hard to stop this season after a 6-0 Champions League thrashing of Portuguese side Braga.

Anelka key to win, says Ancelotti

BBC Football - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 05:10
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti feels striker Nicolas Anelka was the key to his side's 4-1 Champions League win over MSK Zilina.

Losing control

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 04:17
Why people are choosing to disconnect from social networks

The online generation comes of age

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 01:37
What are the effects of spending so much time updating that all consuming status bar? Daniel Sieberg has been taking a closer look.

Microsoft debuts latest browser

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 00:37
Microsoft launches the latest version of its popular web browser, Internet Explorer 9, as it looks to regain market share from competitors.

HTC pushes its Android momentum

BBC Technology - Thu, 09/16/2010 - 00:09
Mobile maker HTC hopes that its two new phones running the Android operating system will secure its status as one of Apple's top competitors.

UK 'behind' on security spending

BBC Technology - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 23:54
UK companies plan to spend less than their global counterparts on protecting corporate information, says research.

A look at Microsoft’s new browser

BBC Technology - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 23:52
Microsoft's Leila Martine shows Rory Cellan-Jones the 'high graphic power' of its new web browser.