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  • Nokia Belle FP1 Task Manager and Other Goodies Ported To Nokia N8

    Last week, we reported that Nokia has started rolling out the Nokia Belle FP1 update for three of its handsets, the Nokia 603, 700 and 701. The FP1 update will not be rolled out to the first generation of Symbian^3 handsets, including the N8 because of their slower processor and low RAM.

    However, one of the developers over at DailyMobile forums has managed to port all the new goodies in Belle FP1 to the Nokia N8. This includes a new music player, the new web browser, the new widgets and the new task manager. The custom firmware also includes other goodies like improved image and video quality, more free RAM and overall faster performance.

    N8 owners can get all these new Belle FP1 and other features on their phone by flashing the Nokia N8 Pro Edition v8 CFW from Taylor. Keep in mind that flashing this CFW file will void the warranty of your N8, so please proceed with caution. Head over to this thread on DailyMobile forums for the download link and further discussions.

    Coachella Music Festival 2012 Photos

    Artists, celebrities, and tens of thousands of fans come from across the globe to attend the ultimate music crash course that is the Coachella Music Festival. Check out photos from this year’s massive, double weekend event to see the bands that played and the who’s who of concertgoers. Be sure to check back often for updates as the sonic insanity progresses!
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    10 Despicable Doughnuts

    Believe it or not, a cruller or Long John may be a better choice for an occasional breakfast indulgence than one of their circular cousins, the bagel. Doughnuts tend to pack fewer calories and fat than bagels simply because they’re smaller and less dense. But of course, this isn’t always the case. Some rings are nothing more than a fried vehicle to carry chocolate, sprinkles, cream, and calorie-laden nuts. (Clean up your eating habits with this guide to inner and outer beauty.) To make sure this treat doesn’t deliver permanent damage to your gut, we dug around and found some of the worst rings around. Read on to discover more about these 10 disgusting doughnuts.

    MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes

    LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.

    And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson broke the game's color barrier.

    "Without Jackie, I wouldn't be in front of you," the Los Angeles Angels pitcher told several dozen kids at a Bronx ballfield Sunday. "Jackie's role in my life has been tremendous."

    From Dodger Stadium to Fenway Park, there were ceremonies as Major League Baseball honored Robinson and his legacy. Video tributes and on-field celebrations at every ballpark included his family, his former teammates, players from the Negro Leagues and NBA great Bill Russell.

    Players, managers, coaches and umpires all wore No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day to remember the 65th anniversary of the day the future Hall of Famer first took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Markers on each base noted the occasion.

    "I'm very happy the players feel that connected," said his daughter, Sharon Robinson. "Back in 1997, players were saying, `Jackie who?' So we've come a long way."

    Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, Hawkins and several former players joined Sharon Robinson at a youth clinic in a park where the old Yankee Stadium stood. Smiling boys and girls from the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program in Harlem eagerly showed off their gloves and jerseys for two-time All-Star Harold Reynolds.

    There was a pregame tribute at the new Yankee Stadium on Sunday night featuring Rachel Robinson, Jackie's wife, and Sharon before the Angels played New York. Yankees stars Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano -- who is named for the baseball pioneer -- hugged the Robinsons as they gathered with three Tuskegee Airmen behind home plate.
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    Cheney: Obama "Has Been An Unmitigated Disaster To The Country"

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney walked onstage without any assistance and spoke for an hour and 15 minutes without seeming to tire in his first public engagement since he underwent a heart transplant three weeks ago.

    "He has been an unmitigated disaster to the country," Cheney said of President Barack Obama.

    "I can't think of a time when I felt it was more important for us to defeat an incumbent president today with respect to Barack Obama. I think he has been an unmitigated disaster to the country," Cheney said at the Wyoming Republican Party state convention in Cheyenne on Saturday.

    "I think to be in a position where he gets four more years in the White House to continue the policies he has, both with respect to the economy, and tax policy, and defense and some other areas would be a huge, huge disappointment," the former Vice President said.

    Infosys May Spend $500M on Europe Deal

    which sits on the largest cash pile among India’s computer-services providers, is prepared to spend as much as $500 million on a single acquisition in a European market.

    Infosys may make another attempt to acquire a company of that size after it walked away from a plan to buy U.K.-based Axon Group Plc for 407 million pounds ($645 million) in 2008, Chandrashekar Kakal, the company’s global head of business IT services, said in a telephone interview.

    “We do have cash, but we are looking for a company which adds to our capability and becomes complementary to our growth rather than becoming a laggard,” he said.

    Infosys’s war chest of about $4 billion is more than twice the size that of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) Indian software companies, after a decade of growth fuelled by the outsourcing of jobs from the U.S., are turning to acquisitions to expand into Europe, now the second-largest source of their revenues. Making purchases in Europe may help Bangalore-based Infosys achieve a target of getting 40 percent of its sales from the region, up from about 22 percent.

    In 2008, Infosys decided against further pursuing a plan to buy Axon after its bid was trumped by New Delhi-based HCL Technologies Ltd. In 2006, Infosys spent $115 million to purchase Citigroup Inc.’s stake in Progeon Ltd., a back-office service provider controlled by Infosys.
    Bidding Competition

    The company may also make a number of smaller purchases worth about $30 million to $50 million each, Kakal said in the interview on April 13, adding that such companies would be easier to integrate. He declined to identify potential targets or specify sectors where acquisitions may be made.

    Infosys, which designs and builds software programs and provides back-office support to clients including U.K. phone company BT Group Plc (BT/) and oil company BP Plc, was founded by seven engineers in 1981 with $250 they borrowed from their wives.

    Kakal, who joined the company in 1999, oversees Infosys’s development, maintenance, testing and infrastructure management services with about 60,000 employees, according to the company’s website.

    Yankees fans boo Tim Tebow

    Tim Tebow has work to do if he's going to win over New York sports fans.

    The new backup quarterback for the Jets was booed at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night when he was shown on the giant video board -- even though he was wearing a Yankees cap.

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    William Perlman/US PresswireJets quarterback Tim Tebow (right) and Heat guard Dwyane Wade felt the full warmth of Yankees fans Sunday.

    Sitting in the third row next to the Los Angeles Angels dugout, Tebow cracked a smile and acknowledged the camera. There was a smattering of cheers, but most of the initial reactions were boos.

    Tebow was acquired by the New York Jets from Denver in a much-hyped trade last month. He is expected to back up starter Mark Sanchez, even though Tebow rallied the Broncos to the NFL playoffs last season and became a polarizing sensation in the process.

    Sitting next to Tebow was Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, also booed when he was shown on the scoreboard earlier in the game. But those boos quickly turned to cheers when Wade held up his Yankees cap.

    Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert was also in attendance. Shumpert was the first of the three players shown on the big screen, receiving a nice round of applause.

    Wade and the Heat beat the New York Knicks 93-85 Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

    Tebow and Wade were gone by the seventh.

    The Yankees did not meet with Tebow.

    "I didn't get a chance to see him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after his team's 11-5 victory. "I would have loved to get a chance to see him and talk to him. I'm sure he'll be back at some point. Obviously he's going to be around a lot more now. But I'd love to visit with him at some point."

    He added: "He's one big quarterback. I see him in the stands, he doesn't look like a quarterback."

    Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher has met Tebow before and, after being asked several questions about the quarterback, joked that he thought he'd be talking more about baseball than Tebow.

    "There are a lot of fancy people that come to these games man," Swisher said when asked about noticing the reaction for Tebow. "Welcome to New York, Tim."

    All Major League Baseball players and coaches wore number 42 on Sunday in honor of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947.

    "It was an honor to be at Yankee Stadium tonight on Jackie Robinson Day...65 yrs ago he broke down barriers...," Wade tweeted Sunday night.

    Indian Actress Lara Dutta Happy Birthday

    The legendary icon Helen Keller once quoted, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart".

    The aforementioned statement holds immense meaning to today's birthday girl Lara Dutta, who is a real life definition of not just beauty, but also grace and poise! After winning the much coveted Miss Universe crown, Lara took the proverbial plunge in Bollywood with her debut film 'Andaaz', which also won her awards and accolades for her role.

    After that, as they say, there was just no looking back for this beauty on a duty! This gorgeous chic also happens to be possibly the only Miss Universe contestant to have secured the highest individual score in any category in the history of the Miss Universe contest, as her interview saw a majority of the judges giving her the maximum 9.99 mark!

    Kabul attacks: Indians safe, embassy issued advisory a month back

    The Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday that all Indian nationals in Afghanistan are safe and the Indian embassy in Kabul was not targeted.

    Speaking to The Indian Express, Indian diplomats said the Indian embassy in Kabul had issued a security advisory about a month back. The advisory warned of the possibility of attacks by “anti-government elements”, saying they may choose “vehicle-borne IEDs, body-borne IEDs followed by armed raids/ killing attacks targeting government interests, security establishments and innocent public in general”.

    With India playing a developmental role in Afghanistan, about 3,000 Indians are reported to be living and working there.

    The Indian ambassador, Gautam Mukhopadhyay, briefed External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and New Delhi is monitoring the situation carefully, said officials.

    In July 2008, the Indian embassy in Kabul was targeted by a suicide car bomb, which killed 58 people. In October 2009, the Indian embassy was again attacked by a car bomb, killing at least 17.SOURCE

    Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attacks

    A brazen, 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended early Monday when insurgents who had holed up overnight in two buildings were overcome by heavy gunfire from Afghan-led forces and pre-dawn air assaults from US-led coalition helicopters.

    Kabul residents awoke Monday to a second day of loud explosions and the crackle of gunfire. As darkness turned to dawn, Afghan-led forces fired one rocket-propelled grenade after another into a building in the center of the city where insurgents began their attack Sunday.

    Fighting there and at the Afghan parliament building on the southwest side of the city ended just before 8 am.

    Authorities said one police officer and at least 17 militants were killed in the multi-pronged attacks in Kabul and three eastern cities. The violence showed the Taliban and their allies are far from beaten and underscored the security challenge facing government forces as US and NATO forces draw down. The majority of international combat troops are scheduled to leave by the end of 2014.

    The Taliban began their near-simultaneous assaults on embassies, government buildings and NATO bases at 1.30 pm on Sunday, saying it was their response to NATO officials' recent claims that the insurgency was weak.

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