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An anonymous reader writes "Neelie Kroes, European Commission vice president responsible for the digital economy, wants to use 5 billion euros of European Union tax payers' money, together with matching funds from the chip industry, to recreate European success in semiconductors similar to that of Airbus. Because of its strategic importance to wealth creation Kroes wants Europe to reverse its decline in chip manufacturing and move back up from 10 percent to 20 percent of global production." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Manchester City captain set to be tempted to France by mega bucks offer. Check in to Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich - 2013 UEFA Champions League Final Wealthy French side Monaco are set to make an audacious attempt to sign Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany according to French newspaper L’Equipe. The provincial side won the Ligue 2 title this year and are keen to build a team capable of challenging PSG for the Ligue 1 title. The club’s wealthy owner is ready to give manager Claudio Ranieri significant backing in the transfer market over the coming months as they look to re-establish Monaco amongst the best clubs in Europe. Ranieri has reportedly identified Kompany as the man to lead his team to glory. The Belgian centre back was an integral part of the Manchester City side that lifted the Premier League title last season and was notable by his absence when he suffered a spell on the sidelines during the current campaign after suffering with injury. The club are thought to be keen to wait for their new manager to arrive though before making any decisions on player sales. It is thought that Kompany did not share the best relationship with previous boss, Roberto Mancini, but the centre back may be more inclined to turn down Monaco’s advances since the Italian left the club. It is thought Monaco are ready to bid £26 million to prise the player away from the Etihad Stadium.

Marvelous USA (formerly Xseed) announced that it has secured the North American publishing rights for Game Arts' PlayStation 3 and PS Vita action-RPG Ragnarok Odyssey Ace. A European release is also in the works, courtesy of Japanese publisher GungHo. An expanded version of last year's PS Vita release Ragnarok Odyssey, Ace boasts numerous gameplay additions and includes all of the original game's DLC. Ace additionally supports cross-platform play, giving PS3 and PS Vita players the ability to party up and quest for loot together. Ragnarok Odyssey Ace will launch this winter in North America and Europe. Marvelous USA plans to show off the PS Vita version at E3 in June.Ragnarok Odyssey Ace journeys to North America, Europe this winter originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Oppo Find 5 has been known about for a number of months now but it has taken its time to spread to more markets around the world, but now the smartphone has been priced for Europe with a release happening shortly. The handset was announced towards the end of last year and at the time it was one of the first devices to feature a Full HD touchscreen display, and now the company has officially announced the opening of its own European online store that will happen this coming Monday, May 27th. Currently the link for the store features a countdown to this date with a statement saying it has a warehouse full of shiny new Oppo Find 5’s to be purchased, and the price of the stylish looking smartphone has been set at €399 with free shipping within the European region. This price works out at roughly £341 in the UK and for your money you get a handset with a 5-inch Full HD display with 441ppi pixels density, which is powered by the quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clocked at 1.5GHz. There is also 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 13-meagpxel rear facing camera, 1.9-meagpixel front facer, 2,500 mAh battery, and the device will come running the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It remains to be seen how the appeal of the Oppo Find 5 has lasted now considering the competition that is now available in the Android world from the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One. Will you be considering the Oppo Find 5?

Marvelous USA (formerly Xseed) announced that it has secured the North American publishing rights for Game Arts' PlayStation 3 and PS Vita action-RPG Ragnarok Odyssey Ace. A European release is also in the works, courtesy of Japanese publisher GungHo. An expanded version of last year's PS Vita release Ragnarok Odyssey, Ace boasts numerous gameplay additions and includes all of the original game's DLC. Ace additionally supports cross-platform play, giving PS3 and PS Vita players the ability to party up and quest for loot together. Ragnarok Odyssey Ace will launch this winter in North America and Europe. Marvelous USA plans to show off the PS Vita version at E3 in June.Ragnarok Odyssey Ace journeys to North America, Europe this winter originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

London attack in broad daylight prompts UK security review

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Ryanair (RYAAY) just announced record annual profits of €569 million ($736 million). It expects to break that total this financial year, with predicted profits of between €570 million ($737 million) and €600 million ($776 million). The Irish airline had 79 million passengers last year and it plans on expanding that number with an aggressive expansion strategy, including a number of new routes and with legacy airlines in their sights. Importantly, with Europe deep in economic crisis still, increasing numbers of passengers choose to fly low-cost with Ryanair. With a P/E ratio of 18.52 compared to the industry average of 12.43, according to Reuters, the future looks very bright for Ryanair. (click to enlarge) Growth Potential Ryanair is planning to significantly expand its operation at Dublin airport, according to recent report in the Irish Independent. While rumors of a move across the Atlantic persist, they are not on the agenda right

I couldn't tell you why but I really enjoy seeing totally dominant final-table performances. Some people love wild swings and players battling back and forth, tooth and nail. Not me. I love ruthless, pitiless domination. It feels more satisfying to see one player dismantle a final table. I'm feeling mighty damn satisfied tonight after watching klippen destroy the final table of SCOOP 2013 Event 37-L, $27 HORSE. Mixed games like HORSE require prowess across a number of poker disciplines, so it was no surprise to see the Team PokerStars Pros punch above their considerable weight class in Event 37-Low. Three team members made the money out of 10 that entered. David Williams had the best day; he finished in 100th place for $76.31. He was joined in the money by Jose "Nacho" Barbero (151st, $58.27) and Marcin "Goral" Horecki (212th, $51.33). The only SCOOP champion among the eight players assembled at the final table was ozenc: [FINAL TABLE SCREEN CAP HERE] Seat 1: ozenc (1388750 in chips) Seat 2: St3phenHendr (2899703 in chips) Seat 3: breasticlelv (2643002 in chips) Seat 4: Kazantipolé (307350 in chips) Seat 5: klippen (4359604 in chips) Seat 6: DaliaAllin (950624 in chips) Seat 7: L1000000 (998269 in chips) Seat 8: LuigiPalermo (582698 in chips) Level 66: limits 80k-160k (Limit Hold'em) Average: 1.76 million (11 big bets) klippen startedthe final table with a sizable chip lead and had position on the shortest stack at the table (Kazantipolé) and the 2nd and 3rd place stacks of St3phenHendr and breasticlelv. It was an enviable seat, but at the beginning of the final table klippen didn't have much chance to use it. LuigiPalermo, the second shortest stack, was dipping into an extensive time bank on every hand, perhaps trying to hasten the end of the hold'em round. Kazantipolé wound up being the first eliminated on one of the last hold'em hands. From the cutoff seat, breasticlelv raised pre-flop. Dealt [ad][tc], Kazantipolé three-bet, folding the blinds. breasticlelv capped the action, which was enough for Kazantipolé to go all in. breasticlelv showed a dominated [ks][td], but paired kings on an all-diamond flop, [kd][4d][7d]. Kazantipolé needed an ace or a diamond, but neither came on the turn or the river. Kazantipolé busted in 8th place. Meanwhile, as the tournament approached the midnight break, the game switched to Omaha Hi/Lo - and the staller switched to DaliaAllin. breasticlelv: you guys realize were already at the FT? St3phenHendr: no need to stall LuigiPalermo :Europe > breakfast time breasticlelv: hes about to have 5 whole minutes devoted to that breakfast LuigiPalermo had all the time in the world for breakfast when the game switched to 100k-200k razz. Down to 209k, LuigiPalermo made a stand with A-9 / 6. klippen, still with the chip lead, called with 3-3 / 2 and improved to a 6-5 by 6th street. LuigiPalermo had a live draw to a better 6 at that point but bricked the river to bow out in 7th place. The game switched again, to 120k-240k Stud. L1000000, who became the new short stack after LuigiPalermo's elimination, was in a desperate spot with only 393k in chips. klippen, still the chip leader, completed with a [7c] door card. L1000000 started [7h][8c] / [6s] and went with it. klippen revealed two nines in the hole, a bad hope for L1000000's board straightening out. By the river, klippen's board turned into two pair, queens and nines; L1000000 ended with ace-high and the title of 6th-place finisher. ozenc was the next player to run into the klippen buzzsaw. The game was 120k-240 Stud Hi/Lo when it happened. ozenc had two-and-a-half big bets and raised to 240k with an ace after klippen completed a queen. The two players capped the action on third street and got the remainder of the chips in on fourth. ozenc had started with split aces and never improved to a better high or a qualifying low. klippen's split queens, on the other hand, made a second pair of deuces on 5th street, enough to drag the pot and