Liverpool vs Manchester United EPL 08-09: Liverpool Defeated United 2-1

Liverpool pulled off an excellent victory 2-1 over Manchester United and reached top of the table with ten points. Chelsea might replace them within few hours following their evening showdown at Manchester City. However, when Carlos Tevez opened scoring in the third minute of the match to put United ahead in the match, it seemed to be another story of ‘impressive-but-losing’ Liverpool. However, the All reds remained focused throughout the match and clinched two goals to pick up three points from the match.

Liverpool fans always blamed luck as it hardly comes in their favor. However, in today’s match, Liverpool needed a bit of luck to win the match as their equalizing goal came through an own goal by Wes Brown in the first half. Ryan Babel then scored the winning goal for Liverpool just 13 minutes off the time after coming off the bench in the second half. Manchester Uniteds received the last dent in their coffin when Nemanja Vidic was shown red card in stoppage time after being booked for the second time in the match.

This has been Liverpool’s first premier league victory against Manchester United in seven years since November 2001 and Liverpool got their first goal against Manchester United in the match after going through a goal draught for four matches. With this defeat, Manchester United was left with four points from three matches, while Liverpool stands atop the table with 10 points from four matches.

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AT&T Inc. launches LG Invision/ LG CB630, the smallest phone in the USA with AT&T TV service

Famous South Korean electronics company, LG Electronics Inc. (SEO:066575) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) developed LG Invision/ LG CB 630, the smallest phone in the USA offering AT&T’s television service. Earlier, I wrote about the LG LX 600/LG Lotus, the clamshell message phone, which was showcased at the New York Fashion show.

LG Invision /LG CB 630 was soft launched by AT&T on August 20, 2008. LG CB630/ LG Invision is one of the three latest handsets released by AT&T that supports MediaFLO, which enables the user to enjoy the AT&T Mobile Television service. The other two models are: LG Vu/LG CU920 and Samsung Access/ Samsung SGH-A827. Currently, AT&T is offering its television services in 58 markets in USA. The monthly charge of MobileTV service ranges from $13 to $30.

One of the most prominent features of LG Invision/ LG CB 630 is its keypad. In a traditional mobile phone keypad, the * 0 & # keys remain at the bottom. In LG CB 630/ LG Invision, these three keys are put on the right side. This made the phone smaller.

Dimension:

Length: 4 inches

Breadth: 2 inches

Width: 0.5 inches

Weight: 3.2 lbs

Features:

• Currently, the LG CB630/ LG Invision is the smallest MediaFLO phone in the United States.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision comes with a screen of 2.2 inches.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision has dedicated TV buttons, navigation keys, and four way toggle button.
• The back of the LG CB630/ LG Invision has a rubber like texture.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision has a 1.3 mega-pixel camera.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision comes with HSDPA.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision supports AT&T Mobile Music service. It enables the user to download songs from eMusic, access Napster To Go and any other “unrestricted MP3 audio files.” The user can also stream digital radio by XM Radio Mobile.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision comes with a media player.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision has stereo Bluetooth.
• With the LG CB630/ LG Invision, users can enjoy various TV channels like: CBS Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile and NBC2GO.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision runs on AT&T’s 3G Network.
• The screen of LG CB630/ LG Invision offers 240 x 400 pixel resolution and has 262,000 colours.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision comes with pre-loaded Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional Edition Operating System.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision contains Qualcomm MSM7200 processor.
• The LG CB630/ LG Invision supports Java for loading application.

Price:

The LG CB630/LG Invision will cost $99.99 with two year service agreement and “$50 mail-in rebate.” The phone will be available later this year.

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Manchester City vs Chelsea EPL 08-09: Preview and Live Score

Manchester City hosts Chelsea this evening (13 September 2008) in a seemingly exciting premier league match. The match will take place at the Eastlands stadium of Manchester City. Chelsea is now at the top of the league table on goal difference with 7 points from three matches so far this season. Manchester City stands third in the table with a point behind Chelsea. A victory could bolster Chelsea’s position at the top of the table, while host Manchester City replace Chelsea at the top with a victory today. City will have home advantage while taking on Chelsea. So, both sides will be confident to win the match.

Match: Manchester City vs Chelsea, English Premier League 2008-2009

Date: 13 September 2008, Saturday

Venue: Eastlands

Kick off: 17:30 BST (British Standard Time)

Chelsea will definitely look to pick up four points from the match, while a draw would be a satisfactory performance for Manchester City. Chelsea has been in an excellent form so far this year. In fact, Chelsea is the only premier league club who has not lost any match so far this year in premier league. They are currently on 24-match unbeaten streak.

Records for Manchester City are not as impressive as Chelsea. Last year, they lost to Chelsea in both home and away. They lost to Chelsea in their six previous premier league meetings and could not score any goal against Chelsea. However, new signing Robinho’s presence might boost up Manchester City’s confidence level to come out of poor showing against Chelsea this time around.

Robinho Expected to Make his English Premier League Debut against Chelsea

Now, ahead of the match the main focus is now on City’s high-profile summer signing Robinho who sets to make his premier league debut with the evening showdown with Chelsea. Robinho joined Manchester City in a move from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £32.5 million on the deadline day of the Summer transfer window following a series of turn and twists regarding his transfer saga. Robinho had been a prime target of Chelsea all through the summer, but after a number of negotiations between Chelsea and Real Madrid being failed to agree on Robinho’s valuation at Real Madrid, Manchester City made a last-minute jump to sign the Brazilian striker under the noses of Chelsea. Though Robinho himself was interested to join Chelsea to play under his former national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, he was, in fact, left with no other options except joining Manchester City. Now, Robinho is going to have his premier league debut against Chelsea. Manchester City boss Mark Hughes recently talked about a likely debut of Robinho against Chelsea.

BBC reported:

"On the day I met him in London a week and a half ago, one of the first things he said was that he can't wait for the game because he can't wait to play against Chelsea, so that's a good sign.

"I know it's being billed as the 'clash of the cash'. We are really looking forward to getting back to playing football and the fixture against Chelsea is a fantastic one for us, it's the perfect game for us given the circumstances."

Shaun Wright-Phillips is also expected to play his first match after his return to Manchester City from Chelsea. So, the English player might start his second stint at Manchester City with today’s match against former club Chelsea. He returned to Eastlands last month from Chelsea for £9m after playing 125 matches and scoring 10 goals for the West London club since joining in June 2005 in a move from Manchester City for a £21m transfer fee. Another player who will be facing his former club Chelsea if given a chance is Tal Ben-Haim who made 23 appearances for Chelsea. However, Manchester City will have to face Manchester City without services from Martin Petrov who has been out of the match with knee injury. Moreover, Michael Johnson is doubtful for the Chelsea encounter as he is yet to recover from groin injury. However, the good news for Manchester City is that defender Micah Richards is expected to return to action after shaking off hi shoulder injury.

Ballack, Essien out, but Drogba and John Mikel Obi Fit to Travel to Manchester City

Chelsea also has one thing or two to contend about regarding injury. The West London club will be missing its star midfielder Michael Ballack as the German star is injured out with foot problem. Moreover, midfielder Joe Cole is doubtful for today’s match as he needed few stitches to the cut to his head during England’s 4-1 victoy over Croatia. However, he is expected to travel with team to Eastlands and might come on as substitute against Manchester City. Michael Essien has been ruled out of the match with a ligament injury suffered during international duty. On the other hand, the good news for Chelsea is that John Mikel Obi will be available for the match after recovering from leg injury. Chelsea’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba is fit enough to return to action for the first time this season following a recovery from long-term knee injury.

Online Live Score and Updates

Here, I am giving some names of online live score websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of the match:

Live Score

Goalzz

Live Football Scores

Goal.com

Footie Scorez

Chelsea seems to be favorite on pen and paper considering the strength of the squad, but you can not write off Manchester City right now as they are going to play in front of their home crowd. City fans will inspire their players and welcome new signing Robinho. The Brazilian striker could be an inspiration for other players of Manchester City and Chelsea needs to ensure that Robinho is marked well in the box; otherwise he could be lethal for Chelsea and make the difference in the match. I just expect to watch a hard-fought interesting match today. In fact, so do other premier league fans as well.

Sony Vaio NS and CS Laptops available with Blu-Ray Drive in $1000 Price Range

Laptop maker Sony announced two stylish laptops with blue-ray disk drive and eye-catching price tag of around $1000. The laptops are primarily designed for fall season. However, the main attraction of the two laptops is their eye-catching design. Sony Nightfall Blue Vaio NS laptop is wrapped with a classy exterior. Another laptop, Sangria Sony Red Vaio CS, comes with polished finish.

Another important side of the laptop is its eye-catching price tag which seems to be very competitive compared to the price tags of same quality laptops from other brands. Nightfall Blue Vaio NS laptop seems to be shipping in the range of $1000. The laptop offers a large 15.4-inch screen which is available in three colors: Nightfall Blue, Silk White, and Granite Silver. Sony Nightfall Blue Vaio NS also features processor of Intel’s Centrino 2 technology and offers memory up to 4 gigabytes.

Red Vaio CS also comes with an affordable price tag with an option for a BD-ROM for $1,070. The laptop with blue-ray disk might offer high definition technology. Vaio CS is a media laptop that offers a 14-inch widescreen and weighs about 5.7-pounds. Run on Intel technology, Sony Red Vaio CS offers four colors: Sangria Red, Cosmopolitan Red, Dove White, and a standard black matte finish.

If you chose BD-ROM, then prices for Vaio NS and Vaio CS start from $650 and $920 respectively. So, the price tag seems to be attractive with as well as without blue-ray disk. Now, let us see if Sony could make good cash in with its two new laptops available in the market.

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Blackberry Released New Blackberry Pearl Flip Smart Phone (Flip version of Blackberry Pearl)

Recently, Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the release of its flip version of Blackberry Pearl as part its attempt to push in the retail consumer market. The classy black-colored device features a stylish, gorgeous look. The new Blackberry Pearl Flip includes a sleek design with a smooth, glowing outer cover.

President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion, Mike Lazaridis, said that the new Blackberry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smart phone with a unique design and it could help Blackberry platform to reach more people.

Mobiletor reported:

Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion, commented, “The popularity of BlackBerry smartphones has grown tremendously around the world and the introduction of this exciting new flip phone will help extend the reach of the BlackBerry platform even further. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a full-featured smartphone with a unique and friendly design and it is a natural choice for flip phone users who want to start doing more with their phone than just talk.”

The new Blackberry Pearl Flip includes some eye-catching features including a 240 x 320 internal display, 128 x 160 external display, Quad-band EDGE , Wi-Fi, external microSDHC slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, a 2-megapixel camera with flash. The smart phone also features 4 hours of talk time and 14 days standby support. The flip version of Blackberry Pearl also comes with a web browser as well as an abridged keyboard for the users. The mobile phone also provides with easy control and hassle-free navigation in the phone.

Blackberry Pearl Flip will be available in U.S. market this autumn through T-Mobile. However, nothing about price tag has been revealed yet. No doubt, the new Blackberry Pearl Flip smart phone will attract the mobile phone users soon after it becomes widely available in the market.

Liverpool fans preparing for protest against owners ahead of Manchester United match

A group of Liverpool fans naming ‘The Spirit of Shankly group’ is expected to protest against the club’s unpopular owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett ahead of the high-profile clash with Manchester United. All Reds fans are furious and angry with the owners due to a number of reasons. First of all, the two owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are keeping a clear distance with club manager Rafael Benitez, making a serious impact on the team management.

Since taking over the club, the two owners failed to keep their words regarding a new stadium of Liverpool. Recent reports suggest that the owners are struggling to collect enough funds to initiate a new stadium. Moreover, the club owners are reportedly not funding on player transfer as per the wish of Rafael Benitez. Recently, Liverpool manager Benitez accused the board of failing to secure Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry who was Benitez’s target all through the summer.

Even the relationship between the two owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett has not been as good as it is needed for the well being of the club. Gillett once said that his relationship with Hicks had reached in a position termed as ‘unworkable’. Though he later admitted that his relation with Hicks had improved substantially, the anger and worry of Liverpool fans now seems to have reached at its peak with the clubs looking no improvement in any aspect. Meanwhile, reports also have it that the Dubai International Capital, who had earlier been interested to become the owner of the club, before Gillett and Hicks took over, is still interested to buy the shares of Gillett and Hicks.

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Arsenal Winger Theo Walcott might sit out for Blackburn Encounter

Following a heroic performance in England’s emphatic 4-1 victory against Croatia, Theo Walcott might not start against Blackburn Rovers. The 19-year-old scored a superb hat trick at Zagreb against Croatia in their world cup 2010 qualifying campaign. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger might be interested to give the youngster some rest as he traveled a lot this week. Moreover, Wenger will take a last minute decision on the fitness of midfielder Samir Nasri.

I am not sure if it would be a good decision to sit Walcott out for the match because Arsenal lost their only away fixture at Fulham so far this season. So, ahead of the away match at Ewood Park, Arsenal might need to be more careful, though it is true that Arsenal is clearly favorite in the match. However, it is also true that Arsene Wenger knows very well about his squad and he would not take any risk for the match.

Blackburn Rovers will have their new signing Robbie Fowler available for the Arsenal encounter as Blackburn manager Paul Ince has kept him in the squad for Arsenal match.

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