Skype for Android updated, becomes Galaxy S compatible

The Android version of the popular Skype app was first launched only a couple of months ago and now we can welcome its first major update which makes Skype for Android fully compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S devices out there and allows you to store the app on the device's SD card.

The recently updated Skype app for Android-powered devices brings along only two improvements but those are definitely worth mentioning. First off, if your smartphone or tablet is based on the Froyo, you'll be able to store the app on your microSD memory card.

As for the other novelty brought by the refreshed Skype app, the version released back on 5 October had some issues with Samsung Galaxy S smartphones but those should now be done with.

Oh, of course, there is a tiny little catch: the latest version of the Android-loving Skype will only be compatible with your Galaxy S if it's running the Android 2.2 a.k.a. Froyo (or higher).

To get the new Skype app up and running on your device, just visit skype.com/m using its web browser or check the Android Market.

LG Optimus 2X (Star) goes official, 1080p video recording confirmed

LG is such a tease - it took a few leaks and a sort-of-official announcement, but it is finally confirming some of the specs for the LG Optimus 2X - dual-core Tegra 2 at 1GHz, 1080p video recording and Froyo are a go, but some other specs are still missing.

In Tuesday, while announcing the LG Optimus Mach LU3000, LG made a veiled mention of the LG Optimus 2X (formerly rumored as Star). Now, they have issued a proper press release confirming the most exciting parts of the rumored specs.

  
LG Optimus 2X official photos

The LG Optimus 2X will be the first Tegra2-powered GSM smartphone ever and the dual-core Cortex A9 really showed in early benchmarks. The NVIDIA SoC also enables Full HD (1080p) playback andrecording via the 8MP primary camera.

The HDMI port on the Optimus 2X can output Full HD video (unlike current phones, which top out at 720p) and with DLNA support you can play video on a compliant TV without a cable or alternatively pull video from a home DLNA server.

Other confirmed specs include a 4" WVGA screen, a secondary 1.3MP video-call camera, some 8 gigs worth of storage, a microSD card slot and a 1,500mAh battery. Here's hoping that the Tegra 2 in the LG Optimus 2X is not twice as power-hungry as single-core CPUs.

  
A few more shots of the LG Optimus 2X

Finally, the OS has been confirmed as well - the Optimus 2X will launch with Android 2.2 Froyo and will eventually get updated to 2.3 Gingerbread. Phone dimensions, GSM bands and some other specs are yet to be announced.

The LG Optimus 2X will be launching next month in South Korea (as the LG SU660) and will be coming westward toward Asia and Europe after that (but no exact date was given). The Gingerbread update timeframe will be announced later too.

Google Nexus S starts selling, gets unboxed by ninjas right away

Today is the day the first Gingerbread-powered smartphone starts shipping fellas. The Google Nexus S is already available for purchases in Best Buy brick-and-mortar locations and online store.

The 4-inch Contour display Android smartphone costs $529 off-contract in the US, while those willing to commit to T-Mobile US can get it for a penny under $200. In case you do go the online way and order through Best Buy's web site you also qualify for free shipping for your Google Nexus S.

If you are still wondering whether or not to get the Nexus S the retailer wants you to know that there will be a demo unit in each of its stores so you can try it in person before handing out the cash.

For those of you eager to get the handset on this side of the big pond Google reminds that Carphone Warehouse will start selling it in a few days - on the 20th December.

And just as the last time Google created a handset of their own, the Mountain View-based company has released a hilarious video of the unboxing of the device... by no other than our trusty ninjas. You can check it out by following this YouTube link.

inFamous 2011 model

inFamousBike just posted the 2011 model AsTRIXia,
it's design for new trick rider. Seems the price are very attractive.
Details would be posting soon!

Tevez back at City training

AFP/FIle – Want-away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, seen here in November 2010, returned to the club's …

LONDON (AFP) – Want-away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez returned to the club's training ground on Tuesday as scheduled, Britain's Press Association reported.

Tevez was due to take part in a training session on Tuesday following a four-day break in Tenerife.

The Argentina striker sat out the weekend victory against West Ham, which emphasised City's title credentials, as he was banned.

But following the win, it was revealed Tevez had handed in a written transfer request - which has been rejected by the club.

It is understood he is unlikely to travel to Turin on Wednesday with the squad ahead of the Europa League match against Juventus.

Manager Roberto Mancini apparently made that decision before the weekend, knowing the game was a dead rubber, with City and Lech Poznan already through to the next stage of the tournament and Juventus eliminated.

City do not have a Premier League match until next Monday when they face Everton at Eastlands.

Cycling stars pay tribute as well-liked coach dies

PARIS (AFP) – Australian Michael Rogers and Italy's Ivan Basso were among a number of top cyclists to pay tribute to Aldo Sassi after the popular Italian coach died in the early hours of Monday.

Known for his staunch anti-doping stance, Sassi's training philosophy brought much success to some of the world's top riders.

The Italian, who founded and presided over the Mapei Research Centre for Sport, announced in April he was suffering from a life-threatening brain tumour prompting brain surgery and chemotherapy.

Reports said he died in Como, Italy on Monday, aged 51.

Rogers, a stage race specialist who won three world time trials crowns earlier in his career, was one of the first to post a tribute on his Twitter microblogging site.

"RIP Aldo. Thank you for everything you gave and taught me!" said Rogers.

Sassi was notably the coach of Cadel Evans, another Australian, who finished twice runner-up in the Tour de France under his guidance.

Sasso also took Basso under his wing last year when the contrite Italian, promising to work hard to get back to his previous best, returned from a lengthy ban for doping offences.

Basso went on to win the Giro d'Italia earlier this year and is expected to be one of a handful of yellow jerseycontenders at the Tour de France in 2011.

Basso simply tweeted: "Goodbye, Aldo. Your friendship and love will always be in my heart."

In his early days Sassi was part of the support team for Francesco Moser's attempts on the world hour record in 1985.

He was then responsible for coaching leading Mapei team riders such as Johan Museeuw, Franco Ballerini, Michele Bartoli and Paolo Bettini, before founding his research centre in 2002.

Most recently Sassi tested and agreed to coach disgraced cyclist Riccardo Ricco, hitting back at critics of the Italian who served a 20-month ban for doping at the 2008 Tour de France by saying he could "guarantee" his riders were clean.

Sassi most recently put up a stout defence of the sport after claims by Italian anti-doping investigator Ettore Torri that doping was widespread in the peloton.

"Torri believes the peloton isn't (clean) but I don't agree," he said.

"That's why I'm still involved in the sport. You can ride and win a Giro (d'Italia) without having to dope."

Nadal and Wozniacki named 2010 ITF World Champions

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AFP/File – Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the US Open trophy after winning in September. Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki …

PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named the International Tennis Federation's World Champions for 2010.

It is the second time that Spaniard Nadal has taken the honour, while Wozniacki becomes the first Danish player to receive a senior ITF award.

American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named men's doubles World Champions for a record seventh occasion, while Gisela Dulko ofArgentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy become women's doubles World Champions for the first time.

Nadal became only the seventh man in history to win a career Grand Slam when he won the US Open title in September.

The 24-year-old also captured his fifth French Open title and second Wimbledon crown to regain the year-end number one ranking from Roger Federer.

With an Olympic gold medal and two Davis Cup titles to his name, the Spaniard has now won all of tennis's major prizes.

Nadal said: "It is an honour to be named ITF World Champion for the second time. After a difficult year in 2009, it was an amazing feeling to regain the No. 1 ranking and finally win the US Open.

"My goal all the time is to keep improving and be a better player each year than I was the previous year."

Wozniacki became the fourth-youngest woman after Martina Hingis, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf to earn the year-end number one ranking.

The 20-year-old was the most consistent player on the circuit, earning a tour-high six titles, in Ponte Vedra, Copenhagen, Montreal, New Haven, Tokyo and Beijing.

Wozniacki said: "What an honour it is to be named ITF World Champion. To be listed with all the former ITF World Champions is something I am really proud of. I had a great year in 2010 and I'm training hard to have an even better year in 2011."

In other ITF awards, Youth Olympic champions Juan Sebastian Gomez of Colombia and Daria Gavrilova of Russia were named as Junior World Champions, while the ITF Wheelchair World Champions are Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands and Shingo Kunieda of Japan.

The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on May 31 in Paris, during Roland Garros.

Deftones Live in Kuala Lumpur

Get ready to rock your Valentine's Day with the fivesome from Sacremento. Deftones live in Kuala Lumpur, 14th February 2011 at KL Live. Rock out to your favorite Deftones songs from albums as early as Adrenaline to Around The Fur, White Pony and the latest Diamond Eyes. See you at the show!

eftones Live in Kuala Lumpur
Date: 14th February 2011
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: KL Live, Jalan Sultan Ismail
Ticket pricing:
- RM258.00 (Rock Zone)
- RM188.00 (Upper Tier)
- RM98.00 (Free Standing)

Tickets will be on sale on 7th December 2010 & will be available through Ticketpro & Red Tix!

Javier Hernandez acquires permit to seal Man Utd move

Hernandez (r) made it five goals in 10 appearances for Mexico on Wednesd

Mexico striker Javier Hernandez has sealed his move to Manchester United from Chivas de Guadalajara after the Home Office granted a work permit.

The 22-year-old, who is set to travel with his country to this summer's World Cup finals, had agreed terms with United and passed a medical in April.

United have not disclosed the fee for Hernandez, but he is believed to have cost somewhere in the region of £6-8m.

He will officially join the Red Devils on 1 July.

The diminutive forward - affectionately known in Mexico as 'Chicharito', which roughly translates as 'little sweet pea' - scored in Mexico's 2-1 friendly defeat to the Netherlands in Freiburg, Germany on Wednesday.

He also featured in the second half of his country's previous friendly, the 3-1 reverse at the hands of England at Wembley on Monday.

When the deal was initially struck, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described Hernandez as "an exciting young striker".

"He has been in prolific form for both his club and his country," Ferguson added at the time. "He will be a great addition to our squad."

Hernandez is scheduled to join Ferguson's squad in mid-July for the Philadelphia leg of United's pre-season tour of the United States and Canada.

And on 30 July he is scheduled to appear against his former club Chivas in a match to open their new 45,000-seat stadium.

Inter and Real agree Mourinho compensation

Inter Milan have confirmed they have reached an agreement over compensation for Jose Mourinho and he will now be presented as the new head coach of Real Madrid on Monday.

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Jose Mourinho: Counting down the seconds until he joins Real Madrid

Madrid sacked Manuel Pellegrini on Wednesday and outlined their intention to replace him with Mourinho once both they and the Portuguese had negotiated his release from Inter.

The two clubs had been struggling to reach a compromise as Inter were insisting they must be paid the full €16 million due to them under the terms of Mourinho's contract.

However, an agreement, reported to be worth €8 million, has been reached after a meeting between Real president Florentino Perez and his Inter counterpart Massimo Moratti in Milan.

A statement from the Italian club read: "The president Massimo Moratti and Florentino Perez met this afternoon.

"In light of the excellent and constructive relations of friendship that exist between the two clubs, an agreement was reached on the contractual clause that binds Jose Mourinho to FC Internazionale. The time and the manner by which the agreement will be honoured has been defined.

"Massimo Moratti thanks Florentino Perez for his willingness to join him in Milan and for his courtesy, which confirms, once again, the strong link between the two prestigious club.''

Real director general Jorge Valdano said earlier on Friday that the reason for Pellegrini's sacking was that the board believed the Chilean's record in Real's key games was not good enough.

"Pellegrini created a very good working environment, avoiding dressing room conflicts and he had an impeccable record in the league," Valdano said. "But in the most important games of the season he was not able to succeed and so we decided to dismiss him.''

Valdano was also adamant striker Gonzalo Higuain would not be leaving the Bernabeu despite speculation in England linking him with big-spending Manchester City.

Higuain was Madrid's leading scorer in the Primera Division with 27 goals in 32 appearances in the recently-completed season and his fellow Argentinian insists he is not for sale.

Valdano said: "Higuain is under contract for three more years. He has been a benchmark for others and is not available for transfer.''

David Villa joins Barcelona for £35 million

Barclona have completed the signing of the Spanish international David Villa after agreeing a £35 million fee with Valencia.

The 28-year-old striker signed a four-year deal with an option for a fifth season on Wednesday. He is expected to arrive in Barcelona on Thursday evening and will be put through a medical on Friday morning before the Spanish champions’ first signing of the summer is officially presented to the public at 1.30pm.

“David has a Barcelona profile,” said their sporting director, Txiki Begiristain. “Like Lionel Messi, he combines the role of centre-forward with cutting in from the right wing. He gives teams depth and uses space well.”

Villa has scored 107 goals in 166 games in his five years at the Mestalla but the club’s president, Manuel Llorente, confirmed on Wednesday that Valencia, in debt to such an extent that they cannot afford to continue work on their new stadium, had no choice but to sell.

“It is a good price and a necessary sale given the economic situation which the club finds itself in,” he said. “At no point has he pressured us to allow him to leave.”

The completion of the first high-profile transfer of the summer is likely to impact on a number of Premier League teams. Manchester United are believed to have tracked Villa, although his age, price and his desire to remain in Spain made it a distant prospect.

But Manchester City are likely to find their chances of signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic increased. The Swede only moved to Barcelona last summer for £55 million.

Villa’s deal would also seem to reduce the prospect of Barcelona moving for Fernando Torres, though Arsenal may interpret the speed at which the deal was completed as a sign of Barcelona’s intent to secure both Villa and their other principal target, Cesc Fabregas, before the World Cup.

Gig Update : Festival Seni Orang Muda - Batu Gajah (6 Jun 2010)

Mari datang beramai2. Dah lama xturun prform gig. Last show kt manjung Gemerencang Music Studio 18 Julai 2009. OOoo mak ai! dh nk stahun dh tuh. hehe! Baru2 ni 22 Mei dkt Maiya Studio The Hans xdpt main sbb vocal aku demam daaa..sore pn dh rupe sore itik..haha! Minum air asam byk2 safa..hehe!

Kali ni aku mngkin dtg ke lokasi gig dgn knkwn brbasikal. Le Tour De Batu Gajah..haha! Ramai la duk tgh siapkn sika deorg makeup cantik2. Dr makeup awek bek makeup sika..hehe! Aku pn duk tgh kasi tacap sika pening duk mikir kaler pe nk cat nih. Yg trlintas dlm kpale sume nye mmbe2 dh buat. Kene buat pelik2 skit la nk kasi lain dr lain..hehe! Nanti aku akan update fixie aku dr smase ke smase..hehe!
Kepada geng2 Fixie mari kita berkayuh dari Ipoh ke Batu Gajah (ipohrian shj la.yg dkt2 epo pn bley gk) sebab Booth untuk Fixied Gear dibuka. Boleh la kita tukar2 pendapat dengan yg lain. Dengar crite ramai lg kenkwn fixie dr tempat lain turun. Jom kasi heboh 6 Jun 2010 ni :D

Dunia Itu Ilusi

Dunia ini adalah Ilusi belaka. ketika anda menganggap seberapa pentingkah wang dalam hidup anda? Apa yang dapat anda miliki dengan wang anda? Apakah manfaat dari perjalanan hidup kita? Pada dasarnya keperluan utama manusia hanyalah makanan, tempat tinggal dan pakaian. Makanan hanyalah perantarauntuk memenuhi syarat bagi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan organ tubuh kita, tempat tinggal diperlukan untuk melindungi diri dari proses alam semesta seperti panas cahaya matahari, dan turunnya air hujan, dan pakaian melindungi organ tubuh manusia dari segala sesuatu yang membahayakan. Untuk mendapatkan keperluan pokok itu kita semua memerlukan berbagai macam perantara yang hanya berfungsi sama, yang bertujuan akhir pada ketiga pokok tersebut. Salah satu contohnya adalah wang. Sebenarnya kita tidak memerlukan wang, dan karena wang bukanlah keperluan utama manusia, wang dianggap sangat penting untuk memenuhi keperluan utama tersebut kerana merupakan sebuah perantara yang sudah dianggap nyata mampu memenuhi keperluan manusia. Dalam sebuah kehidupan begitu juga dalam dunia bisnes, tujuan akhir harus diciptakan, yang akhirnya sebuah ilusi menjadi sangat mendukung untuk mencapai tujuan akhir tersebut. Anda tidak akan pernah merasakan secara nyata apa yang anda gunakan atau alami dalam hidup anda kerana semua itu hanya perantara yang sesungguhnya bukan tujuan anda memilikinya pastikan tujuan utama dalam hidup anda.