German doctor Gunther von Hagens has given Irish bookmaking outfit Paddy Power a potential EUR80,000 (USD$112,500) bloody nose with his claims that an agreement was in place with Michael Jackson to plastinate his remains upon his death. Von Hagens has caused controversy around the globe with his practice of embalming corpses with preserving polyurethane. The doctor also preserved Michael Jackson’s late pet monkey, Bubbles, using the same process a number of years ago

Paddy Power was offering odds of what will happen to Michael Jackson’s remains with a traditional burial or cremation the two most likely outcomes. Others options such as blasting into space and recycling were also available to bet on.

GAME is gearing up for Wimbledon fever , as Andy Murray sparks nationwide Wimbledon fever following his cruise to victory over James Blake in the final of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s, with the launch of Sega’s highly anticipated Virtua Tennis 2009 for the Wii console.

For the first time ever, Wii owners will be able to take on the likes of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer or play as Maria Sharapova against Venus Williams to recreate some classic court battles in this critically acclaimed tennis series.

The eighth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards were announced this evening at the Automotive Hall of Fame. Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization, the awards recognize those vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry. A jury of automotive journalists selected the winners from 23 Concept Vehicles and 11 Production Preview Vehicles that debuted during the 2009 North American Auto Show season.

A bellwether for the auto industry’s second century, Fisker Automotive takes the honor of 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year with its Karma Sunset Concept. According to juror Michael Bettencourt, “A company run by a designer should have beautiful cars, concepts and prototypes. Henrik Fisker’s firm certainly does the Fisker Karma Sunset is just drop dead gorgeous.”

Planned acquisition will keep Canada at the forefront of next-generation wireless research and development; strengthen Nokia Siemens Networks in North America and LTE. Nokia Siemens Networks has taken a significant step towards strengthening its leadership in Long Term Evolution, or LTE, next generation wireless technology and expanding its market presence in North America with an agreement to acquire key assets from Nortel.

The planned USD 650 million acquisition, which will bring together the highly complementary assets of the two companies in the field of mobile radio access, adds further key talent and resources to enhance Nokia Siemens Networks’ existing strength and momentum in LTE. The acquisition of Nortel’s profitable CDMA business would significantly improve Nokia Siemens Networks’ presence in North America and make it a leading supplier of wireless infrastructure products in the region.