Lee Byrne is back in the Wales team earlier than expected from a broken hand but admits he had feared for his international future.

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Mark Webber stops short of confirming he will stay with Red Bull next year in the wake of rumours that he could quit.

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bossanovalithium writes “Back in 1936 — 74 years ago — boffins accepted that about 3.3Khz was the accepted frequency that telephone calls are going to run on and it’s been like that, generally, ever since. Call quality is reasonable but leaves a lot to be desired. Think calls from Skype to Skype where quality is often crystal clear.” It’s crazy to me that (for people with decent mics at least) Ventrillo sounds better than corporate conference (more…)

Great Scott! Hold on to your butts, as Telltale Games have announced that they will be working on a series of episodic games based on the superb Back To The Future and Jurassic Park trilogies of films.

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Look close. You may be staring at the end of cancer. Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it.

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Is Digg defining a new direction for the curation economy? And could the new site help us cope with information overload?

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What’s ahead for the PS3 and PSP this year? Only everything.

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davecl writes “ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope has released its first spectroscopic results. These include observations of VYCMa, a star 50 times as massive as the sun and soon to become a supernova, as well a nearby galaxy, more distant colliding starburst galaxies and a comet in our own solar system. The spectra show more lines than have ever been seen in these objects in the far-infrared and will allow astronomers to work out the detailed chemistry (more…)

Hugh Pickens writes “The NY Times reports that Amazon and Wal-Mart are waging a price war for the future of online retailing that is spreading through product areas like books, movies, toys, and electronics. The tussle began last month over which company had the lowest prices on the most anticipated new books and DVDs this fall, but has now spread to select video game consoles, mobile phones, even to the humble Easy-Bake Oven. ‘It’s not about the (more…)

Ian Bell says his best years for England are to come, despite suggestions the forthcoming Test series in South Africa could be his last.

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