Read more competition stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3737/competition.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:22:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74493/microsoft-office-2010-worthy-but-not-worth-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest edition of the Fantastic Four of productivity—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook—is worthy but not actually worth buying, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate . Out next year but now available in a beta edition, Microsoft Office 2010 offers some definite improvements: It lets you preview how text or...http://www.newser.com/story/74493/microsoft-office-2010-worthy-but-not-worth-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 9:45:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67864/iphone-nears-china-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple has won a technical license from the Chinese government to operate a version of the iPhone that could work with the country’s mobile network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The approval brings the company closer to debuting its hottest product in China’s massive mobile phone market. It’s not clear...http://www.newser.com/story/67864/iphone-nears-china-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 5:35:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67181/at-sauna-championships-100-chance-of-perspiration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe English entry at the recent World Sauna Championships in Finland didn’t turn in “Britain’s finest hour,” team member Tom Whipple writes for the Times of London. The premise is simple: whoever lasts longest in a brutally hot sauna wins. The Brits were at a disadvantage—“The problem with training...http://www.newser.com/story/67181/at-sauna-championships-100-chance-of-perspiration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 13:41:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66186/seacrest-idol-alums-sorry-to-see-abdul-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaula Abdul’s surprise announcement that she won’t return to American Idol has disappointed fellow host Ryan Seacrest and several Idol alumni, E! Online reports. "I was shocked," Seacrest said on his radio show this morning. "I'm just bummed because we've worked together for so many years." The announcement is “not...http://www.newser.com/story/66186/seacrest-idol-alums-sorry-to-see-abdul-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 16:08:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63842/eu-slaps-gas-firms-with-15b-fine-for-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe European Union's powerful competition commissioner slapped two energy companies with record fines of $1.53 billion today for cartel misbehavior. GDF Suez and E.ON, two of the world's biggest gas producers, colluded to avoid competition in French and German energy markets and drive up prices. It's the first...http://www.newser.com/story/63842/eu-slaps-gas-firms-with-15b-fine-for-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 5:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60371/11-make-it-to-spelling-bee-finals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEleven youngsters have advanced to tonight's finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee after surviving today's three semifinal rounds, which began with 41 candidates. Only five were eliminated in the first round, then 20 exited in an extremely difficult second round that knocked out some returning favorites. Among the words...http://www.newser.com/story/60371/11-make-it-to-spelling-bee-finals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 13:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59235/how-did-neanderthals-die-we-ate-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnthropologists may have solved the mystery of how the Neanderthals died out. A new study suggests they were hunted and eaten by modern human beings, reports the Guardian . The controversial theory argues that a Neanderthal jaw bone shows signs of butchering similar to the techniques humans used on deer in...http://www.newser.com/story/59235/how-did-neanderthals-die-we-ate-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 4:45:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58991/grandparents-face-bitter-foe-other-grandparents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaby boomers are joining the ranks of grandparents, and as usual, they want to be the best—which includes outranking other grandparents in their mutual grandchildren's affections. The competition is so fierce that it's an economic stimulus unto itself: 42% of gift spending is by grandparents, the Boston Globe reports....http://www.newser.com/story/58991/grandparents-face-bitter-foe-other-grandparents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 12:01:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58156/suspension-over-phelps-prepares-for-meet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps’ suspension ended today, and the swimmer is back in the pool preparing for a tourney next week in Charlotte, the AP reports. The Olympian said he was actually unaware of the end of the 3-month ban, imposed after photos emerged of him hitting a bong. “I had no...http://www.newser.com/story/58156/suspension-over-phelps-prepares-for-meet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 17:02:07 CDT