| El Duque, Mets react to Fidel Castro's resignation as Cuban president
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. The televisions in the Mets' clubhouse were on Tuesday morning as they always are before practice. Only this time they weren't tuned to basketball dunks or steroid testimony. Pedro Martinez and others watched the news of Fidel Castro's resignation as Cuba's president. Many of the Mets' Latin American players weren't shy with an opinion. Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon even envisioned an avenue of growth. However, the person most affected by the news had nothing to say. "I don't know what's going on down there," said pitcher Orlando Hernandez, who fled the country in 1998 to play for the Yankees. Hernandez still has family in the country and has previously declined comment, citing their safety. He once said he used to listen to the Yankees on the radio and dreamed of playing in the United States.
Inside Qualcomm: FactFile
Proven download speeds of 153Kbps, 307Kbps upon next revision (versus 384Kbps theoretically for UMTS). CDMA2000 1x EV-DV
More advanced than simple 1x, allows voice and data on same spectrum. CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (formerly known as High Data Rate (HDR) technology)
More advanced than 1x, allows maximum speeds of 2 - 2.1Mbps. Dedicates 1.25MHz of spectrum to data. Possible fixed broadband replacement technology. BREW - Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless.
Platform for interfaces and over-the-air downloads onto phones (games, ringtones, web etc.). Works with CDMA and GSM/GPRS.W-CDMA networks. Eudora email software
Globalstar satellite phones
OmniTRACS
Digital Cinema
Qualcomm Ventures Qualcomm will also collect royalty payments as operators roll out 3G networks based on the W-CDMA standard (also called UMTS in Europe).
How the internet went Radiohead gaga
Was it a brilliant business idea, a statement about ethical consumerism, or just a good old-fashioned publicity stunt? Mark Binelli talks to Radiohead, the band who made music history by releasing the first pay-what-you-like album online. Main photograph by Kevin Westenberg .
Ibanez feels M's have assembled title contender
He's like me, just go out and prepare to do the best job you can," Ibanez said. "For him, at the end, he's the World Series MVP. And then he realizes, 'Oh, yeah, I'm a free agent.' " Lowell, who's a year younger than Ibanez at 34, parlayed his strong season into a three-year contract extension with the Red Sox. "I'll either be (extended) or I'll be a free agent," Ibanez said. "Either way, I'm getting ready to play baseball." SPRING FLINGERS: Mariners manager John McLaren said he'd go with Opening Day starter Bedard to pitch the Cactus League opener Friday against the Giants in Scottsdale. Bedard likely will throw two innings, though pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre will have his pitchers working on pitch counts more than innings pitched.
Victoria's Secret too sexy?
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