Floyd Mayweather Jr tops the list of the top paid athletes
July 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, July 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Floyd Mayweather Jr has now topped the list of the best paid athletes. Since the list began in 8 years earlier, in 2012, the top ... Read more...
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Man-U, Becks top Forbes rich-list
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Beckham has been declared the highest-paid player owing to his recent endorsement deals with Pepsi and Electronic Arts, reports the Independent.His earnings in 2010 were estimated at 24 million pounds, ahead ... Read more...
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A girl who is strong and independent is the ultimate aphrodisiac for today’s men!
March 25th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Long gone are the days when the ideal woman was the domestic, stay-at-home type. Men now lust after women in high-powered jobs.Power seems to have become the ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods PlayStation game has Brit woman’s avatar teeing off topless
January 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): A golf fan in Britain has revealed that she was left shocked when she saw an avatar she had created in her own image, tee off topless ... Read more...
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Your iPhone could be spying on you
December 20th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Do you know that dozens of popular iPhone applications could be secretly spying on what you do with them.
More than half of the programmes and games for ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Coming soon: Captcha adverts you just can’t ignore
October 31st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Here's some good news for advertisers: It would now be difficult to take eyes off your work.Some ads on the websites you visit could soon be impossible to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Medal Of Honor Limited Edition Make Gamers Go Berserk
October 12th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited Medal of Honor game from Electronic Arts has hit the shelves finally after prolonged wait. The beta of the game that was ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Videogame manufacturer to stop players assuming role of Taliban
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 2 (ANI): Videogame manufacturer Electronic Arts, bowing to strong criticism from U.S. military officials and veterans organizations, made changes Friday to "Medal of Honor," the newest installment in its ... Read more...
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Taliban video game sparks outrage
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) A video game in which the players pretend to be heavily armed Taliban guerrillas has sparked anger, with British Defence Secretary Liam Fox calling for a ban ... Read more...
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Outrage over video game allowing players to fight for Taliban
August 20th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 20(ANI): Electronic Arts (EA)'s latest instalment of its popular 'Medal of Honour' video game, which will allow gamers to play as Taliban soldiers plotting against the Coalition troops in ... Read more...
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Andrew Phillips replaces Davidar
June 24th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Andrew Phillips of Dorling Kindersley has taken over as head of Penguin International succeeding David Davidar, who quit following allegations of sexual harassment by a former colleague.
Penguin ... Read more...
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Sponsors Gearing Up To Exploit The Brand Of Tiger Woods Again
April 5th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The sports memorabilia organization, Upper Deck Co, is readying to put up for sale signed red shirts of Tiger Woods for in excess of ... Read more...
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Sponsors Banking On The Brand Called Tiger Woods
April 5th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Apr 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the return of Tiger Woods on the cards- he is scheduled to return this month at the Augusta Nationals- all the sponsors are gearing up ... Read more...
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Sponsors preparing to cash in on Tiger Woods brand again
April 2nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.2 (ANI): Sponsors are now preparing to cash in on Tiger Woods return to the sport.Sports memorabilia company Upper Deck Co is preparing to sell signed red shirts for more ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods Continues To Remain World’s Top Athlete Brand
February 6th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The series of infidelities might have tarnished Tiger Woods' reputation, but a leading magazine has revealed that the disgraced golfer is still the best athlete brand ... Read more...
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EA sports to launch Tiger Woods’ online game
January 6th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Despite the gloomy year-end of the ace golfer, EA Sports said on Monday it was moving forward with plans to introduce a Tiger Woods online ... Read more...
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EA Sports to move forward with Tiger Woods’ online game
January 5th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) EA Sports said on Monday it was moving forward with plans to introduce a Tiger Woods online game despite the top golfer's terrible drop in popularity ... Read more...
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Electronic Arts Extends Support To Tiger Woods
January 5th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
San Francisco, Jan 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Video games company Electronic Arts, Inc. announced on Monday, that it would continue to stand by the World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods and ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods scandal costs sponsors $12 bn
December 30th, 2009 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Dec 30 (DPA) Tiger Wood's sexual indiscretions have not just wrecked his marriage and his squeaky-clean reputation. They also wreaked $12 billion worth of havoc on the companies that ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ transgressions cost his sponsors up to $12b: Research
December 29th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 29 (ANI): Tiger Woods' adulterous image and his "indefinite leave" from golf have cost his sponsors up to 12 billion dollars, according to an estimate by two US ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ sponsors back him despite ‘transgressions’
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3(ANI): American golfer Tiger Woods' sponsors, who together pay him about 100 million dollars a year, are backing the world's number one golfer despite his problems off the course. ... Read more...
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US stocks mixed on poor earnings, financials rally
November 11th, 2009 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 11 (DPA) US stocks were mixed Tuesday as some companies posted disappointing quarterly earnings but financial firms gained.
The uneven trading day comes after a week of big gains by ... Read more...
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Reliance Mobile to launch ‘Wolverine’ game
June 18th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Mobile will launch Friday a game based on Hollywood movie "Wolverine" on its R-World value-added services platform, the company announced Thursday.
Wolverine is ... Read more...
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Sims 3: Midnight release tonight
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by GD
The E3 press conference yesterday revealed a lot of news. One much awaited news was that Sims 3 will be getting a midnight release. It was announced at the press conference that ... Read more...
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FIFA 09 becomes best-selling computer game this Christmas
December 25th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Football game Fifa 09 has ended ''Call of Duty: World at War''s reign at the video game chart by becoming the best-selling computer game this Christmas. Call ... Read more...
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Obamas poll campaign enters video games too
October 15th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington , Oct 15 (ANI): Democratic candidate in the ensuing US presidential poll, Barack Obamas high-tech campaign has entered into the popular racing video game Burnout Paradise.Game-maker Electronic Arts confirmed that ... Read more...
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Gamers misusing Spore video-game to create ’sporn’
June 25th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne , June 25 (ANI): While video-games enabling users to make their own creatures are meant to provide creativity factor, there are troublemakers who use these devices to create entertainment of ... Read more...
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Steven Spielberg creates family video games
May 7th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 07 (ANI): American film director Steven Spielberg has developed a new videogame puzzle series in a bid to bring families together around their Wii consoles.Spielberg has teamed up with ... Read more...
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