Melbourne, Jan 23 : A Flinders University computer scientist is trying to make the shoe phone a reality.

Post-doctoral fellow in bioinformatics, Paul Gardner-Stephen, who first developed a `phone inside a shoe' as an amateur theatre prop, insists that there are practical and technological advantages of the device, reports News. com. au.

"Relaying voice communications via a shoe is technologically similar to relaying medical data for remote patient monitoring, such as pulse, blood pressure, blood oxygenation and so forth,'''' Dr Gardner-Stephen said.

Melbourne, Jan 23 : U2 singer Bono's pictures showing him partying with two bikini-clad teenagers in St Tropez were posted on the social networking site Facebook.

The 48-year-old rocker, who was on holiday with long-time friend Simon Carmody, had his arms around the two girls, with a brief description added to them.

Bono met the two 19-year-olds, American fashion student Andrea Feick and her British friend Hannah Emerson, and was seen drinking with them at the Nikki Beach bar in St Tropez.

But Feick has said that their relationship never crossed the line beyond friendship.

Melbourne, Jan. 23 : At least thirty Bosnian and Serb tennis fans were ejected from the Australian Open following a race riot on Friday.

According to the Daily Telegraph, two groups of fans were involved in what police called a "chair throwing competition" in Garden Square at Melbourne Park around 4 p. m. this afternoon.

Two people were charged with riotous behaviour and a third was given an on-the-spot fine.

Melbourne  - The Australian Open was tarnished Friday by a third straight year of minor fan violence, with a woman injured and around 30 people ejected from the grounds, police reported.

Longstanding Balkan tensions which have scarred previous editions boiled over on a hot day, with rival Serbian and Bosnian fans hurling garden chairs at each other after a match won by Serbian champion Novak Djokovic over Bosnian-American Amer Delic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).

Melbourne, Jan 23 : It looks like the excitement of `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' being nominated for 13 Oscars has caused a momentary lapse in Brad Pitt's concentration, for the actor made the ultimate fashion faux-pas after stepping out onto the red carpet with his flies undone.

The actor was attending a photocall in Paris as part of his tour around the world promoting the film, in which he stars as a man who ages backwards.

The actor made the unfortunate wardrobe mishap while posing for photographers in Paris, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Melbourne, jan. 23 : British tennis star Andy Murray has blasted rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and says the moaning pair are only putting pressure on themselves.

The Sun quoted Murray as saying that Federer keeps whinging about being continually asked about Murray's chances of winning the Australian Open.

Murray said: "A few players disagree that I have been made the favourite. There have been some quite big contradictions from both of them. By saying they should be the favourites, they are putting more pressure on themselves."