iPhone 5 will be the "Steve Jobs Phone" - PC Advisor
The iOSphere has happily concluded that iPhone 5 will be the Steve Jobs phone, because he purportedly "worked closely on the redesigned phone" before his death last October. See also iPhone 5 release date, specs and rumour round up.
The conclusion is based on a Bloomberg story which cites exactly one source, someone "with knowledge of the plans," as the basis for this assertion. Visit New iPhone 5 to have flexible display.
Bloomberg mentions a total of three such sources in the story, but each one for separate assertions. And the assertions don't amount to much, as one can tell from reading the rest of the story, which rehashes some rumors about screen sizes, some generalities about the competitive smartphone market, and so on. Go to iPhone 5 will "launch" in September.
For having talked with three people with knowledge of Apple's plans, there's precious little that's new or detailed information in the story. Bloomberg claims, again from one source, that iPhone 5 will be redesigned but offers not a single detail regarding how.
Another source repeats the previously circulated rumors that Apple has placed orders for displays "that are bigger than the 3.5-inch size now on the smartphone," but again without any detail as to what the larger size would actually be.
"Apple has been working on the new device since before the current iPhone 4S model was introduced last October, said one person with knowledge of the project. Jobs, who had gone on medical leave from Apple starting last January, played a key role in developing the phone, this person said."
Van der Sar: De Gea must play his way - Football
Published: 21 May 2012 - 12:47:03
Edwin van der Sar hopes the repeated comparisons to his own stellar Manchester United career do not become too much of a burden for David de Gea.
After a difficult start to his time at United, De Gea just about ended on the positive side of the ledger. Sir Alex Ferguson is optimistic the 21-year-old will benefit massively from last term's experiences and his predecessor has told De Gea to forget about those who came before him.
"Maybe it was hard to follow in my footsteps," said Van der Sar. "It can happen. People got compared to Peter Schmeichel, now maybe it's me. De Gea has to ignore that and just play his own game. Eric Steele, the goalkeeping coach, and the manager will both help him and hopefully next season he will be ready from the start."
Van der Sar does not view the Spaniard's individual mistakes as being a significant problem. And he assumes United did all the background checks on De Gea before spending £18million to sign him from Atletico Madrid last summer, so the physical aspect should not be a problem.
"He did get criticism last season but I made mistakes at Ajax when I was young, and also at Juventus and United," said Van der Sar.
"The main thing is how you recover in the next game, or the game itself. He did that. He became more important as the season went on and made good saves. I have not seen him in his shorts, so physically, it is difficult to say how big he actually is. But I am sure United knew all that when they signed him, so would have been aware of what to expect."
Winner of four league titles during his own spell at Old Trafford, Van der Sar watched the final day proceedings unfold with interest at home.
Like most observers of a Red Devils persuasion, he was left shattered by Manchester City's injury-time triumph.
"Whilst I don't think they anticipated becoming champions, the disappointment at those final two or three minutes would have been great," he said. "If you look at it, they did quite well. They got more points than last year and kept a lot of clean sheets, even with Nemanja Vidic out for so long.
"To lose it in the last seconds must have hurt so much. I remember a couple of years ago we seemed to have a run of games where we beat them in the last minute. They just got a very big one back."
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Rihanna appears with Jay-Z and Kanye West at London gig - BBC News
Jay-Z and Kanye West were joined on stage by Rihanna at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday night (20 May).
The rappers are set to play five nights at the venue.
Their Watch The Throne Tour will then move on to Switzerland, Germany and Denmark before returning to play various concerts in the UK.
Rihanna also attended Chelsea's celebrations at a London nightclub
More than 20,000 people watched as the pair ran through solo material and tracks from their multi-platinum joint album Watch The Throne.
Rihanna received one of the biggest cheers of the evening as a special guest.
The singer performed Run This Town and All of the Lights alongside the duo.
Also watching from a special VIP area was Kanye West's girlfriend, reality star and model Kim Kardashian.
The evening was rounded off with the rappers performing In Paris.
After returning for an encore they went on to do the track another five times.
Jay-Z is one of the headliners for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in June with Rihanna topping the other night.
Florence is to headline Bestival on the Isle of Wight - BBC News
Florence and The Machine have been named as the Friday night headliners for Bestival.
They join Stevie Wonder and New Order as the main acts this year.
Bestival takes between 6-9 September at the Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight.
The XX, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Orbital, Emeli Sande, Nero, Sigur Ros, Azealia Banks and Michael Kiwanuka have already been announced for the festival.
Miike Snow has also been added to the line-up.
A new performance area will also be in place at Bestival.
The Amphitheatre will be "nestled under a canopy of trees" and feature music, comedy, theatre and poetry.
Bestival was first held in 2004 and is organised by Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank.
Every year they encourage festival-goers and the artists to dress up - this year the theme is wildlife.
In recent years it has seen themes like fantasy, space, rock stars, pop stars and divas.
Mills leads York City into Football League (From York Press) - The Press in York
Gary Mills leads York City into Football League
12:00pm Monday 21st May 2012 in Sport 
JUBILANT manager Gary Mills hailed the best hat-trick in York City’s 90-year history after watching his side clinch promotion to the Football League.
The Minstermen ended eight years of non-League football after goals from Ashley Chambers and Matty Blair secured a 2-1 Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final Wembley win over Luton Town, who had taken a second-minute lead through Andre Gray.
Victory came only one weekend after City’s 2-0 FA Trophy final victory over Newport County at the hallowed home of English football and three days after City of York Council passed Oakgate’s planning application for a new Community Stadium at Monks Cross.
Commenting on an unsurpassed nine days in the Minstermen’s proud existence, Mills said: “To come to Wembley two weeks running and do the double is an incredible feeling.
“In fact, with the ground announcement, it’s been a terrific treble and probably the best hat-trick ever at York City Football Club.
“I know how much just saying we are a Football League club will mean to everybody and my players deserve it because they have worked hard to achieve that goal since day one this season and getting out of this league doesn’t come easy.
“We started poorly from the first minute of the final but grew after their goal and were excellent from that moment on.”
Mills also suggested the season’s achievements were made possible by a team spirit unrivalled in this country and even greater than that credited with winning Chelsea the Champions League final a day earlier.
He added: “Chelsea said they won the Champions League final because of their togetherness and I applaud them for that.
“It was a great achievement but I don’t think any side in the country has stuck together more than us over the season. I believe we have been stronger than Chelsea in that respect.”
Mills also revealed he employed an unorthodox tactic the night before yesterday’s crucial clash to ease any pre-match nerves his players might have had.
While stopping short of his old mentor Brian Clough’s famous advice that his players should have an alcoholic drink on the team bus prior to the 1979 European Cup final, Mills said: “I let all the players have a pint of Guinness the night before the match.
“We all did that together because I think it is important to relax and you sometimes need to take some weight off their shoulders.”
City supporters will have, no doubt, sunk more than a solitary pint last night and Mills was quick to recognise the part the team’s 9,000-strong following played in helping to silence the 30,000 Luton fans.
He said: “We went to Luton – where they probably had ten times more supporters than us – and beat them, so Wembley wasn’t a problem. Our away form is incredible and Luton probably did us a favour bringing so many fans as it turned it into a bit of an away game. In truth, I only heard the York supporters.
“They have been brilliant all season and I want to thank all the ones that came to support us again because I know it’s not cheap to come to Wembley two weekends on the trot. I also want to thank anybody who could not come down but have been to other games, because they have been fantastic as well.”
Mills made one surprising omission yesterday with Paddy McLaughlin, who has started more outfield games than anyone aside from James Meredith this season, making way for a fit-again Chris Doig as Dan Parslow switched back into midfield.
The City boss explained that sentimentality can never influence his team selections and he will be no different when he begins to assemble a squad capable of challenging for promotion from League Two next term.
He added: “I left somebody out who has played in the majority of games for me but you do not get anywhere if you don’t make big decisions, what you feel are the right ones. You live and die by them and, if I feel I need to also improve my squad now, I will do.
“Not everybody will be coming with us to League Two but all the players deserve great credit because they have been superb for me and the club this season.”
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