7/31/2010 07:41:00 PM
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Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday for a flaw involving how Windows handles shortcut files, after seeing the hole being used to spread a particularly nasty and fast-spreading virus, the company said Friday.
Initially, the Windows flaw was used to spread the Stuxnet worm via USB drives. The vulnerability, which is in all versions of Windows, is in the code that processes shortcut files ending in ".lnk," according to the Microsoft advisory from two weeks ago that included information on a work-around.
7/31/2010 07:39:00 PM
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If you live in the States and are dying to get an unlocked iPhone 4, prepare to be taunted by two bordering nations. It looks as though Apple will offer the iPhone 4, carrier unlocked, to Mexico via the Online Apple Store; Canada already has this option. The pricing on the unit has not yet been announced, but if history repeats itself it should be about $1,500 pesos above the price of the iPhone 3GS for an unlocked 16 GB iPhone 4. Currently the iPhone 3GS is on the Mexican Apple Online Store for $9,510.84 pesos (about $730 US). Anyone want to head to Tijuana and pick one of these bad boys up?
7/31/2010 07:37:00 PM
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Otaku goddess and pop singer Yao Yao (real name: Guo Shu Yao) will soon release her upcoming album titled "Guo Shu Yao's First Self-Titled Album Honey", and work on latest album involved a star-studded lineup including Yao Yao's idol Jay Chou, whom agreed to pen an emotional song for her. In response to Jay's offering, the model/singer cried out, "Unbelievable!" With feelings similar to that of having a dream come true, Yao Yao replied, "I didn't think that on the first day of being a 20-year old that marks the end ofu my youth, that I would at last be given the best gift in becoming an adult."
The killer production team involved in penning songs for Yao Yao's self-titled album includes singers Gary Cao, S.H.E's Ella, as well as Jay Chou, and the top creativity team in the industry will also be at hand to help along in putting everything together.
You'd probably assume that Samsung would have a difficult time overshadowing the Galaxy S right now, but all it really takes is a salacious Bluetooth SIG entry that leaves only the most important parts to the imagination. We've known for some time now that Sammy would be one of Microsoft's closest Windows Phone 7 launch partners, and we've even taken the time to toy with a prototype earlier in the year. But a new Bluetooth certification is now all-but-confirming a name: Cetus. The SGH-i917 is apt to be North America's first WP7 device from Samsung, a 4-inch smartphone with an 800 x 480 AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera, a VGA front-facing camera, an FM radio tuner, inbuilt GPS, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, USB 2.0 and of course, Bluetooth. As for pricing, availability and form factor? "Not yet."
7/30/2010 04:06:00 PM
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Following confirmation about Kim Hyun Joong leaving DSP Entertainment for Keyeast, more information regarding SS501’s future have been revealed today.
It’s been revealed that fellow SS501 member Park Jung Min will also leave DSP Entertainment, possibly SS501 as well, to pursue his acting career with another management agency.
It is now looking like SS501 will now turn into SS301, a group consisting of Kim Hyung Joon, Kim Kyu Jong and Heo Young Saeng that promoted during 2008 with U R Man.
It’s known that while Park Jung Min is showing interest in pursuing his acting career, the rest of the three members are prefering to stay as a group rather than having solo careers although they are also looking for a new agency.
7/30/2010 04:03:00 PM
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How’s this for absolutely dominating an increasingly lucrative and fast-growing segment?
Google currently boasts a mobile search market share of 98.29%, with it closest competitor Yahoo taking up just over 0.8% of market share and Microsoft’s Bing barely touching even half that, according to recent data from StatCounter as relayed by Pingdom.
This graph, made by Pingdom, puts it all in perspective:
As you can tell from the graph, put together using global visitor stats for more than three million websites, Google’s near-100% piece of the mobile search pie is even a good deal larger than their still impressive share of the overall search engine market. Note that the red bars represent non-mobile search market share, not a combination of both.
As for Yahoo, Bing, and the ‘others’ – good luck taking on Google on that front.
7/30/2010 04:03:00 PM
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Taiwanese idol drama "Hi My Sweetheart", starring Show Luo as the dork-turned-playboy son of a wealthy family and Rainie Yang as the classmate punk that is the love interest of Show's character, is currently one of the hottest idol dramas on online streaming broadcast with mainland Chinese viewers. The show is also receiving a huge following with young people, whom adore the premise and the actors of the idol drama.
Mainland Chinese viewership from the hugely popular online streaming broadcast network PPStream has totalled 21 million viewered for Show and Rainie's 2009 idol drama, a number that was tallied between the days of July 1st and July 14th.
7/30/2010 04:02:00 PM
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A few days ago we reported that Big Bang would release their 5th Japanese singles album titled “Beautiful Hangover” on August 25th. Well it seems Big Bang performed this upcoming single at their recent Mezamashi Live performance.
This performance was recently broadcast on FUJI TV and you can listen to the upcoming song below.
7/30/2010 04:01:00 PM
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Engadget is reporting that HTC EVO 4G owners may be getting Android Deuce Deuce as soon as this weekend. The blog received a whole heap of Sprint corporate slides that detail a launch plan; the plan includes an official announcement scheduled for tomorrow and code rollout beginning on August 1st. The slides also detail tons of improvements made to the phone’s software, some of which include: improved 720p video recording, Flash 10.1 support, 4-point orientation rotation, alpha-numeric pins for device unlock, and the ability to use the LED-flash as a flashlight. Who’s excited?
7/30/2010 03:59:00 PM
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This is a good way to start your Nintendo news for the day. In a move that may seem confusing to some, Nintendo has come forward today and made an official announcement regarding the Nintendo 3DS — the new, handheld video game console that features glasses-free 3D technology. While there’s been plenty of rumors about when it’s coming out, with plenty of strange confirmations from Nintendo themselves (that were subsequently pulled from the record), it looks like Nintendo’s getting ready to announce the pricing and release date. Ready enough to announce that their ready, anyway.
7/30/2010 03:58:00 PM
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Well, we knew it wouldn't take very long, and it didn't: iFixit's gotten its hands on Apple's Magic Trackpad and ripped it to shreds. This is one operation they're not shy about calling delicate, folks -- this thing is seriously thin and its components packed in quite lovingly. So what's going on in there? Well, besides the magical dust, they found a Broadcom BCM2042 chip, which is the same one the Magic Mouse uses for Bluetooth connectivity, and a Broadcom BCM5974 touchscreen controller chip, which also powers the iPhone and iPod touch. There is plenty to be seen in the photos at the source, and there's one more below.
7/30/2010 03:57:00 PM
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Remember when Heartbeat was delayed for 3 months? No surprise here, even the Music Man himself said he was busy finishing the album last week on chat night. Leehom Wang’s new album 18 Martial Arts was scheduled for release on July 30th, but it has been pushed back to August 13th (for now), which is the same day when his movie Love in Disguise hits theaters. As a show of gratitude for the fans’ patience, his record company announced the preorder version will include an additional set of postcards from the movie.
Leehom visited Hitfm on the 28th to promote his album as the Hito star of August. The “18 Martial Arts” singer demonstrated the art of cooking by making sunny-side up eggs. Apparently, cooking is not one of the 18 arts he has mastered, as Chef Leehom was caught for his overly generous use of oil and soy sauce. DJ Ah Juan joked that she might need to go on kidney dialysis after the taste test, but she gave him high praises anyway in the end.
7/30/2010 03:55:00 PM
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On July 28th, Daniel Wu and Lisa S. held a wedding cocktail party at the jockey club in Happy Valley, inviting four to five hundred of their friends to attend. Since getting married in a private ceremony in South Africa in April, Daniel Wu Yiu Cho has been busy filming non-stop. After wrapping up his latest movie in Hangzhou, and making endorsement appearances in China, Daniel finally had a free moment to hold his wedding banquet in Hong Kong.
Around 9 PM, Daniel and Lisa appeared at the jockey club’s entrance. Quickly surrounded by reporters, Daniel and Lisa shared their happiness openly. The couple kissed deeply and flaunted their wedding rings. Afterwards, they entered the venue and the wedding party officially started. Daniel booked a bi-level venue, with the top level offering a stage for friends’ to perform.
7/29/2010 07:31:00 PM
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Leonardo DiCaprio might be a little leery of working with conspiracy-mired Mel Gibson -- RadarOnline.com is reporting Leo has withdrawn from a Gibson-directed viking film.
Asked if Leo still planned to be involved in the project, a source close to the 'Inception' star told Radar, "Not a chance." The film would have been the first collaboration between the two.
If officially confirmed, DiCaprio pulling out could be a major signifier of professional repercussions for Gibson in the wake of his alleged racist rant.
"Leo has earned the right to pick and choose who he works with and Mel Gibson is not one of them," Radar's insider said, citing DiCaprio's worries of risking his reputation by association with Gibson.
7/29/2010 07:30:00 PM
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We love us some Big Bang Theory. And hey, we know loads of people love Two and a Half Men too.
But lest there ever be a class-off between the stars of Chuck Lorre's two hit CBS comedies, you should hear what BBT's star Kaley Cuoco told reporters today.
CBS rolled out stars from its new and returning fall series in Beverly Hills today, as the 2010 Television Critics Press Tour kicked off, and here's what you need to know about what went down:
7/29/2010 07:29:00 PM
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Justin Timberlake has landed a lead role in a big budget sci-fi blockbuster.
According to The Daily Express, the “SexyBack” singer has moved on from the music world and is focusing on films. His next movie will take his fame to a whole new level – a high profile role in ‘I’m.mortal’ opposite Amanda Seyfried, Deadline.com said Wednesday.
The “Cry Me A River” hitmaker – who has just finished filming ‘Bad Teacher’ alongside ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz – will star opposite the Mean Girls actress in the science fiction project if he accepts the part.
7/29/2010 07:28:00 PM
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Motorola on Thursday reported a better-than-expected second quarter and said its enterprise mobility business did well. The company also said that it expects to gain smartphone market share with the Droid X launch.
The company reported second quarter earnings of $162 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $5.4 billion (statement). Non-GAAP earnings were 9 cents a share. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 7 cents a share on revenue of $5.19 billion.
In addition, the company slightly raised its outlook for the third quarter. Motorola projected earnings of 10 cents a share to 12 cents a share for the three months ending Sept. 30. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 10 cents a share. Motorola’s outlook includes the results of its networks unit, which is being sold to Nokia Siemens. That sale is expected to close at the end of 2010.
7/29/2010 07:28:00 PM
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BoA’s album cover and tracklist for her comeback album, Hurricane Venus, has finally been released!
The cover shot shows BoA wearing the heavy hair piece that she had previously mentioned on her Twitter, and she’s also wearing some interesting eye makeup.
Anyway, here are the songs on the album:
GAME
Hurricane Venus
DANGEROUS
옆사람 (Person Next to You)
M.E.P(My Electronic Piano)
LET ME
한별 (One Star)
ADRENALINE
하루하루 (Ordinary Day)
Don’t Know What To Say
Romance
BoA made sure to plug her own comeback album by tweeting,
Joey Yung will be holding a concert at the end of the year in Hong Kong Coliseum. Although the date, the number of shows and tickets have not been confirmed, because her HK Coliseum concert two years ago had unprecedented success, many fans' necks are getting long from waiting. In the recent days, fans have been "ordering" tickets from the record company EEG. Joey joked that many of her friends have pre-ordered tickets already. She said: "We have started our meetings discussing on where we want to do with the concert this year. Every time we talk about the concerts, I would get really nervous, I hope to give fans more fresh feelings."
It’s BlackBerry tablet rumor time again.
Lindsay Lohan's lawyer says the star can see the light at the end of the tunnel. 
Skeptics, take notice: This breakup is for real. 
With a plethora of options at the box office this weekend, you can’t say Hollywood isn’t giving you some variety. Unfortunately, none of the options are likely to be massive blockbusters, and Inception is sure to land on top of the heap again. Paramount will unveil Jay Roach’s (Meet the Parents) latest comedic effort Dinner For Schmucks starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. The film had a lengthy battle to the big screen, but the producers’ tenacity will mean little for its opening weekend. In contrast, Warner Bros. is reviving a franchise that I’m not sure audiences were clamoring for. The original Cats & Dogs opened to $21 million back in 2001, but who was begging them to reunite, in any place other than a backyard? And the third movie out to lure in audiences is Charlie St. Cloud, the supernatural drama that Zac Efron chose over the Footloose remake. Will the decision pay off? We’ll find out. Read on for my predictions.
Less than a day after Ellen DeGeneres announced her 'American Idol' departure, TMZ is reporting Kara DioGuardi has "been fired," citing sources connected with the show's negotiations for next season, which will mark the singing competition's tenth installment.
Fox announced today that Ellen DeGeneres has decided to step down from her role as a judge on American Idol. DeGeneres joined the panel in its ninth season. The network released this statement today: “A couple months ago, I let Fox and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” said DeGeneres. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on IDOL and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”
Is Jennifer Lopez adding a new job to her resume?
The actress refutes rumours that she is back in showbiz for the cash
Angelina Jolie has lived a life of contradictions. Now a goodwill ambassador and one of the world's most celebrated actresses, she's blessed with six beautiful children (and one Brad Pitt), but she was once also a heroin addict from a shattered home who went on to steal other women's husbands. This -- and so much more -- according to the forthcoming bombshell tell-all about the actress, 'Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography,' by the master of such celebrity dirt-fests, Andrew Morton.
Jesus. Maybe literally.
Exec spells out beta ship date, but company mum on final schedule
Long-video makers can rejoice, as YouTube has extended the allotted time of user uploads from 10 to 15 minutes. 
The night before, Raymond lam opened the first show of his 4 show concert, inviting Kelly Chen, Kate Tsui, Wong Cho Lam and Ron Ng as his guests. He also had several sexy female dancers around him, making the fangirls in the audience scream in jealousy. During the encore, the organizers broadcast Raymond's MV with the 15 Miss Hong Kong contestants. During the part of the MV when the contestants' numbers were shown, the audience area was not affected and continued to enjoy the MV.
