Junichi Inamoto Joins Rennes

Japanese midfielder Junichi Inamoto has signed a deal to join French Ligue 1 team Rennes from next season onwards. Inamoto shot to fame when Arsene Wenger bought him from Gamba Osaka of Japan and presented him with limited chances at Highbury. With Arsenal, he scored only 4 goals for Arsenal in his only season there, 2 of which came in Europe. At Fulham, he even managed to score a goal against Manchester United himself!

Michael Owen Joins Manchester United on Free Transfer

It's officially official. Michael Owen is a Manchester United man. Owen penned a 2 year deal with 2008 European Champions and 2009 European runner up which is rumored to be based on performance. Anyhow, with the big sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez not signing a new deal, seems like Owen is the man Alex wants. A man with a proven goal scoring record during his Liverpool days, this seems like a fair bet. However, he hasn't been the same guy who awed everyone at 1998's World Cup with his wondergoal against Argentina. Nevertheless, this should be the best chance for him to resurrect his career.

HTC Hero ROM - Android ROM Leaked

Thanks for the guys at XDA Developers, there's a leaked HTC Hero's ROM for those who wish to play with it and test it out. This looks like a very sleek interface and hopefully I'll get a chance to test it out soon after some of the unsolved glitches are fixed (WiFi and Bluetooth don't work, the camera is all funkified). Do bear in mind that this is the 1st time we'll see Flash 10 on an Android.

Jamba Juice Coupon Buy One Get One Free (BOGO)

Jamba Juice Buy One Get One offer is back! Just in time for the summer heat. Time to cool down with some slushy fruit mix with additional boosts! Save this coupon as image and print it out!

It's A Blu World! Win 1 of the 5 Amazing Blu Prizes

What can I say, it's a Blu world! BluFrog is holding a big contest parallel with its nationwide promo of its Blu Frog - Wildly Healthy Energy drink. Each of the 5 prizes offered are great. And if I really had to choose one, it's gonna be a tough decision. Being a gamer myself, the BluGamer Ultimate Gaming Package is a no brainer. An Xbox 360 Elite loaded with Rock Band 2 and Call of Duty: World at War Complete Package is too hard to resist. Don't worry about going for the all night battle royale with the pals because 2 cases of BluFrog are included!

Well on a second thought, the Happy Blu-Year package brings some interest as well because I've been to New York City, but not for the ever famous new year celebrations. I've only been watching the giant crystal ball dropped live on TV every year at most. It would really check that item off my things to do before I die list once and for all. Imagine how cool would it be, right there in the Big Apple with so many people in the cold - definitely a once in a lifetime experience.

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My 3rd option would be the Xtreme Blu package which offers a trip to the 2010 Winter X Games. Woohoo! I've seen in on ESPN on numerous occasions and it would be really satisfying to be there and witness the whole extremeness with my own eyes. This will definitely be an exciting event in Aspen Colorado and I'd be ready to snap some close up photos of Shaun White.

Check out It's A Blu World website for more info and details on how to win one of the five amazing prizes. You can either leave a comment, blog about it (like I am doing) or Twitter Tweet (like what almost everyone is doing!)

Windows Mobile 6.5 Custom ROM for My HTC Wizard Cingular 8125

Since Microsoft announced the new Windows Mobile 6.5, I believe many have been looking forward to experience it hand on. Thanks to the flexibility of the Windows Mobile platform on smartphones and PDAs, I can grab a ROM and reflash my HTC Wizard Cingular 8125 to test out what's so new in Windows Mobile 6.5, rather than just admiring its description on paper. I plan to test it out for a week and hopefully no major bug or incompatibility to my HTC Wizard which is already 3 years old and considering it was shipped originally with only Windows Mobile 5, it could make things interesting. Logically, I would expect it to be slow and sluggish when overloaded with applications, but we'll see.

Chevy Camaro Has Zune Compatibility

There was an info from Microsoft personnel that the Camaro is actually Zune compatible. Hence, they tested it in and confirmed that it works! Microsoft team had their first confirmed & successful test of Zune against a GM vehicle in the wild today. One of their staff stopped by a Chevy dealership to confirm that the new Camaro’s MP3 connectivity kit worked great with production Zunes. The test was very successful – and this culminates a considerable amount of work with both GM in Detroit and their supplier in Korea to ensure a great user experience. (Thumbs up!)
Zune connectivity is a standard feature on the all new exciting 2010 Camaro which is the first of some 28 models to support Zune as this feature is rolled out across GM models in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia through 2011.

Digital TV Switch June 12 2009

It's here. The analog days for your TV is over! The whole of America made a switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts on Friday. Yet, there were more than 700,000 calls made to the Digital TV hotline from the uninitiated with over 20% of the live calls are over reception issues. Any set hooked up to cable or a satellite dish is unaffected by the end of analog broadcasts. So those who have subscription to DirectTV, Charter, Comcast and such are rolling fine. But around 17 million U.S. households still rely on antennas. Nielsen Co. said poor and minority households were less likely to be prepared for Friday's analog shutdown, as were households consisting of people younger than 35. At least America is kind enough to send out $40 digital converter coupons to its people (limit = 2 per household).

H1N1 Declared Pandemic - Watch Out!

The WHO has declared H1N1 as a pandemic -- a first global flu epidemic in 41 years and the 1st in my lifetime. Infections in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere climbed to nearly 30,000 cases since first reported. WHO alert level is at Level 6 which is the highest level, signalling a global pandemic is under way. It meant that the A(H1N1) was spreading from human to human in more than one region. The swine flu vaccine reportedly will be ready after September and drugmakers have been urged to speed up the process.

1. Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

2. Stay home when you are sick.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.

3. Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

4. Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.

5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

6. Practice other good health habits.
Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

Money Saving Advice

Pay off your debt and don't constantly be charged by the bank. Credit cards and over drafts cost a lot of money. Interest rates are high. If you actually paid off your debt you would be saving yourself a lot of money. Paying interest on loans and credit cards is effectively giving away your cash. Would you not prefer to spend this on yourself? Perhaps try to withdraw your weekly allowance and then leave all your credit/ATM cards at home. This will stop you from buying those items that you really don't need. If you do need it you will consider it more carefully.