Photo purists will adore this retro gem July 21, 2010 THE X1 is the first in Leica’s new compact digital camera series and arrives in a cabinet-like black box complete with two sliding drawers of accessories and manuals (the latter, with an English-language section of 50 pages, will no doubt soon join the recycling pile). The camera itself handles beautifully; it sits gracefully in your [...]
NICK BOOTH TECH TALK July 21, 2010 Nick Booth, editor of www.mobileb2b.co.uk, had builder trouble with his home – and his website. If only he’d used these translation services… TOO tired to text? All thumbed out? Are you one of life’s great dictators? There are all kinds of gizmos that claim to translate your words into prose. But how “egg curate” are [...]
Brett Easton Ellis is back with a chilling seventh novel July 21, 2010 IMPERIAL BEDROOMS BY BRETT EASTON ELLIS PICADOR, £16.99 BY ZOE STRIMPEL ONCE part of the American literary brat pack of the 1980s that included Jay McInerney and Tama Janowitz, Ellis is in many ways the most intriguing and – thanks to his famed use of violence in 1991’s American Psycho, about Manhattan yuppie serial killer [...]
LIFE COACH July 21, 2010 WITH Boris Johnson’s Paris-style bicycle hire scheme launching on 30 July, Londoners who have hitherto been put off by the hassle of owning a bike will see a brave new world of green, healthy travel opening up before them. But for the commuter – particularly the female one – cycling to work isn’t always sartorially [...]
Liverpool move was no-brainer, says Cole July 21, 2010 LIVERPOOL’S newest recruit Joe Cole insists he has not moved to Anfield for the money, but because they are “the biggest club in the country”. Cole yesterday rubber-stamped a four-year deal thought to be worth £80,000 a week after passing a medical at the club’s pre-season training camp in Switzerland. The England midfielder has swapped [...]
Chelsea blow as injured Cech ruled out for a month July 21, 2010 CHELSEA will be forced to launch their Premier League title defence without Petr Cech after the goalkeeper was struck down with a calf injury. The Czech stopper hurt himself in training yesterday and scans have revealed a tear that is expected to keep him sidelined for a month. That will mean he misses the rest [...]
Injury-plagued Eduardo seals £6m Shakh switch July 21, 2010 STRIKER Eduardo ended his ill-fated spell Arsenal last night by completing a £6m move to Shakhtar Donestk. The Croatian international agreed a four-year deal with the Ukrainian club after passing a medical. Brazilian-born Eduardo joined the Gunners from Dinamo Zagreb for around £7.5m in July 2007 and made an encouraging start until suffering a horrendous [...]
Ashes hope for England as Aussies stunned for 88 July 21, 2010 ENGLAND were handed early Ashes encouragement yesterday after Australia were dismissed for under 100 for only the second time in a quarter of a century. Ricky Ponting’s side slumped to 88 all out in the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley – their second lowest total ever against the Asian side. Wicketkeeper Tim Payne top [...]
The time has come for Sam July 21, 2010 SAM TORRANCE admits victory in the British Seniors Open this weekend would prove the crowning glory to his prestigious 40-year career. Torrance, 56, has claimed 43 Tour wins as a professional and played in no fewer than eight Ryder Cups – including famously captaining the European side to victory in 2002. But the three-time Seniors [...]
Villeneuve’s investment denial July 21, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Jacques Villeneuve has dismissed claims that the son of controversial Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is behind the investment of his new F1 team. Villeneuve Racing, run by the Canadian ex-world champion, will attempt to join the F1 starting grid in 2011 after joining forces with Italian-based firm Durango. But Villeneuve, 39, confirmed: “To [...]
