Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line. (news.cnet.com)

Eastern Michigan's football team has always had a hard time creating buzz because its program gets lost in the shadow of college football's winningest program in Ann Arbor. (www.newsvine.com)

Town stars in adaptation of Jack Kerouac classic (www.bbc.co.uk)