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Nicole Scherzinger Nude Photos Surface Online?

6/02/2010 12:33:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Dancing With The Stars champ Nicole Scherzinger is threatening legal action over raunchy XXX-rated snaps that popped up on a series of adult-themed websites, featuring a woman puported to be the stunning brunette in various compromising positions.

While the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman has posed for provocative photo spreads — two of which were featured on the pages of Maxim and Blender Magazines — Nicole insists she’s not the girl poised seductively in the porn pix circulating on the web.

The “livid” Hawaiian-born singer, 31, is emphatic that the pictures were photoshopped to display her head on another woman’s body — and she’s furious that they’re threatening her “image” and pending wedding to British race car driver Lewis Hamilton, tipsters divulge to The National Enquirer.

“Nicole is humiliated and outraged. She intends to take legal action and force the sites to take these things down,” blabs a spy, who describes the photos as “gross and disgusting.”

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Paris Hilton gets raunchy after being called up on stage to accompany R'n'B star Ne-Yo

6/02/2010 12:33:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

If there's one person who's not afraid to grab a chance to bask in the limelight it's Paris Hilton.

The heiress is well known for her vanity, so it hardly a surprise that she reveled in the opportunity to get up on stage during a performance by R'n'B star Ne-Yo.


The singer was performing at Surrender nightclub in Las Vegas when he ventured into the audience and found Miss Hilton, 29, before inviting her onstage to show off her moves.

And, while Ne-Yo sang Miss Independent, Paris performed a rather raunchy routine which involved pulling her short gold and black dress up and almost showing her backside to the audience at the Las Vegas club.

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Heidi Montag Says She Needs Time Alone

6/02/2010 12:33:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Heidi Montag and her husband, Spencer Pratt, have weathered many storms together – but now it's time to spend time apart, says Montag.

"I needed some alone time," Montag, 23, tells PEOPLE exclusively, confirming reports that she has moved out of the Pacific Palisades, Calif., home she shared with Pratt. "There are so many lies out there about me and I just needed space – even away from my husband."

But the reality star says there was no single straw that broke the camel's back and caused her to leave.

"I had to get away from the lies my family and supposed friends are saying about me," says Montag. "It's time to concentrate on myself."

Montag plans to spend the summer clearing her head and getting in some much need girl time with pal and new roommate Jen Bunney, which will be captured on film as they will be shooting their own reality show. Montag is also working on writing a movie script.

As for the future of Speidi, it's a work in progress. "I've always loved Spencer," says Montag, "but right now we're working on things."

Steve Jobs at D8: Talking About Flash, the iPhone HD, and Everything Else

6/02/2010 12:32:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , , 0 Comments

The Wall Street Journal’s annual “All Things D” conference kicked off tonight, and it started off with a presence that’s all too familiar in the technology industry. A presence that actually hasn’t made an appearance in a few years. And, above all, a presence that’s a welcomed entity on any stage, in any location. Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, sat on the D8 stage tonight with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, talking about everything that involves Apple. Of course, they took the time to talk about everything else, too; including Adobe, the next iPhone, casual gaming, and even security and the App Store. After the break, take in the comprehensive coverage, from start to finish, noting all the important parts.


The interview with Steve Jobs opened with some recent news regarding Apple surpassing Microsoft in market capital. Steve Jobs was quick to comment, saying, “It’s surreal, but it really doesn’t matter.” Curious answer, if you ask us, but at the same time it would seem to make a lot of sense. After all, the market capitalization is always changing, and even as the story broke, Microsoft continuously inched closer. The numbers are always changing, in favor and against every company out there, and despite the fact it is a momentous occasion for the Cupertino-based company, we can see why he’d want to shrug it off, and keep his focus on what’s coming next.

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Bing gives Microsoft search credibility -- and pushes Google

6/02/2010 12:32:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 1 Comment

A year after its unveiling, Microsoft Bing holds its own and prompts innovation from Google

A year after Microsoft launched Bing, the product has returned Microsoft to credibility in the search market, and appears to have prompted renewed innovation at Google.

Microsoft took the wraps off the Bing search engine on May 28, 2009, letting it finally replace the far-from-beloved Microsoft Live Search.

Bing was seen as the firing of a shot across the bow of Microsoft's increasingly successful rival Google, which made its name - and most of its fortune - on the back its search engine.

So far, analysts say, Microsoft has been able to stabilize its position in the all-important search business, and appears to have pushed Google engineers to boost the capabilities of its engine.

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Cecilia Cheung Quickly Lost 30lbs, to Resume Working At the End of the Month

6/02/2010 12:31:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

During pregnancy, Cecilia Cheung's weight increased to 170lbs, so she never wanted to be on camera. Yesterday, reporters spotted Cecilia and son Lucas in a restaurant. Cecilia's chin is sharper and seemed to have lost lots of weight in just several weeks.


Lucas was wearing t-shirt, green pants, and a pair of sneakers. Although they're accompanied by a maid, but Cecilia still took care of her son, from eating to holding him in her arms. When reporteres went up to take pictures, Cecilia's driver was worried, but Cecilia generously let reporters to take pictures. Asked about her losing weight? She said: "None, it's easy to lose weight now taking care of two kids, plus I eat lightly! (Good complexion?) I drink mother and father-in-laws' soup!"

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Barbie Hsu schemes her way into showbiz

6/02/2010 12:31:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Summer’s Desire got off to a disappointing start last week, but Barbie Hsu and company will be back again this Sunday with even more intense drama. Her character is in the midst of competing for a chance to debut as a singer, while Huang Xiao-Ming re-enters her life as a superstar who might be after her for revenge. Before she gets her big break, the aspiring singer will first get kidnapped and then rescued by Peter Ho. And despite being hurt, our heroine is in no rush to cover her wounds, because she will use them gain the sympathy of judges who will be deciding her fate...

In real life, Barbie Hsu faced her own challenge when she recorded the song “Diamond” for Summer's Desire. The insert track was written by her friend Mavis Fan, and its jazz-like arrangement required a husky voice to perform. Barbie Hsu spent two days in the recording studio but was unsatisfied with her singing. In the end, she drank some alcohol and completed the recording by deliberately lowering her voice. Unfortunately, the actress got a sore throat as a result which took a month to recover.

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HTC EVO 4G loaded with Froyo; shows up at HTC’s USA online store

6/02/2010 12:31:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Although Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G will run Android 2.1 at launch, an Android 2.2 Froyo update is certainly coming later this year.


Google has made the Froyo SDK available, and also provided free EVOs to all attendees of its I/O conference – this explains why a user over at the XDA forums has already managed to root his HTC EVO 4G, which now runs Android 2.2. Unfortunately, the root has not been provided as a download yet (there’s still work to make it stable), but you can follow this thread (via Engadget) to see when you can get it.

Meanwhile, a video showing the EVO 4G running Froyo can be watched below:

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Google: Android fragmentation 'is a boogeyman, a red herring'

6/02/2010 12:30:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Google's Dan Morrill, open source and compatibility program manager in the Android team, just penned a lengthy diatribe against the very concept of fragmentation on the official Android Developers Blog, basically saying it doesn't exist. Actually, the language is a little more colorful:


"Because it means everything, it actually means nothing, so the term is useless. Stories on 'fragmentation' are dramatic and they drive traffic to pundits' blogs, but they have little to do with reality. 'Fragmentation' is a bogeyman, a red herring, a story you tell to frighten junior developers. Yawn."

Sure, as Android goes, the term "fragmentation" has meant moderately different things in different contexts over the past couple years -- fair enough. But the fact remains that releasing six major revisions of any platform within the span of 19 months (four of which are in heavy user circulation) is unprecedented and potentially unsettling to manufacturers and consumers alike. Your average Joe isn't going to understand why, for example, his HTC Hero that he bought a few months back can't use the Buzz widget or some of the cooler features in Google Maps, and Google hasn't done a very good job of explaining or justifying it, other than by blocking incompatible apps and updates from being visible in the Market.

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Miley Cyrus admits 'Full Circle' is about Nick Jonas

6/02/2010 12:30:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Miley Cyrus let slip to fans at the Rock in Rio concert in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday that the inspiration for her Full Circle song was former boyfriend Nick Jonas, whom she dated in 2007.

"It's about two people. They're always gonna come back together no matter what anyone says, the bad people that try to keep you apart. It's a personal story," Cyrus can be heard telling the crowd. "Surprise, surprise, it's about a Jonas brother," she said, adding, "You didn't hear that."

The song isn't new, but the revelation was, says MTV. On the chorus, Cyrus sings, "I try to run/ But I keep on coming back/ Full circle/ And I can't jump the track/ Can't let you go."

Glee's Jane Lynch Weds Girlfriend!

6/02/2010 12:29:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Glee's Jane Lynch wed psychiatrist Dr. Lara Embry on Monday night in Massachusetts at the Blue Heron restaurant, UsMagazine.com has confirmed.

"They were very happy. There was lots of smiling," the restaurant's manager, Scott Mercure, tells Us.

Twenty-one guests attended the 20-minute ceremony, which started at 5:30 p.m. and was held on the restaurant's patio. Lynch donned a cream wrap blouse and black slacks, and Embry donned a cream and black cocktail-length frock.

After, they feasted on striped sea bass, duck and a three-tiered wedding cake filled with chocolate mousse and vanilla-cream frosting. "It was really good," Mercure told Us of the dessert.

A band played jazz and "a variety" of tunes for "upbeat dancing," Mercure adds. The party went until "about 10 p.m."

The two also had dinner Friday night at the Sunderland, Mass. restaurant, the manager told Us.

Lynch, 49, got engaged to Embry in November.

"I'm thrilled! It's an amazing thing. I wake up and pinch myself every morning!" she told Us in April.

NVIDIA CEO says Android is an OS to 'unite behind,' will be better tailored to tablets this Fall

6/02/2010 12:29:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Microsoft's Steve Guggenheimer may think that Android on tablets is still just an experiment, but it looks like NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang would beg to differ. Speaking at Computex, he said that "Windows is too big and it's too full featured for smartbooks and tablets," and that Android is instead finally an "operating system to unite behind." He also admits, however, that Android isn't quite ready for primetime in its current incarnation when it comes to tablets, but he says that Google knows this, and recognizes that Android "has to evolve, and be enhanced in certain capabilities, in order to be a good tablet operating system." According to Huang, "we'll have to wait until the Fall" for that to happen, but he seems confident that it will indeed happen, adding that the "operating systems are coming together" and "the devices are coming together."

Hulu headed to a Xbox 360 dashboard near you?

6/02/2010 12:28:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


From its humble origins as a chunky black box of PC parts, the Xbox has grown into a strapping young adult -- attracting a social circle including Netflix, Facebook and Twitter. Now, rumor has it that the Xbox 360's preening for a date with Hulu, too. Though plans aren't set in stone, Gear Live tells us Hulu has been spotted in internal Xbox 360 dashboard builds, and that Microsoft will introduce the streaming video service as part of their Xbox LIVE experience at E3 2010. The publication is mighty certain here, but at this point we can't corroborate for ourselves. If this does end up happening, the question is how much it might cost, as we hear there's going to be some sort of fee -- perhaps Hulu will be part of that "Xbox LIVE Platinum Tier" rumor that gets dragged out most every year.

Park KyungLim, “If SNSD is a cafe in Europe, WonderGirls is like a teahouse in Insadong”

6/02/2010 12:28:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Park KyungLim compares the 2 biggest girlgroups in Korea – WonderGirls and So Nyeo Shi Dae.

On KBS WinWin aired on 1st June, Park KyungLim said, “If So Nyeo Shi Dae is the cafe in Europe, WonderGirls give the feeling of a teahouse in InSaDong.”


She then gave collections of her experience with the WonderGirls, “I saw SunYe at a broadcast filming, and after that I saw again at the restaurant. I should be the one treating but in the difference of 2 seconds, SunYe has bought the meals first. After that, I met her at the radio program again, her expressions were just mother-like. She give off a really approachable feel.”

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William Chan Doesn't Enjoy Kissing Gillian Chung

6/02/2010 12:28:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Gillian Chung and William Chan's "Ex" (前度) will premier on June 10. Although the two play a couple in the film, but William is also in love with Michelle Wai. As for able to kiss two pretty girls, many people envy William's luck, but William stressed again that filming kissing scenes are not as enjoyable as he thought it would be.


William expressed because he's very close with Gillian, so it's quite embarrassing when the two are filming intimate scenes, plus they have to kiss in a hard and narrow antique chair, he need to accommodate the camera, prevent big movements that might hurt Gillian, and act, it's definitely doing three things at the same time. Gillian said: "There was one take that because William has to come close to me excitedly, his mouth hit mine. It hurt a lot that we had to stop filming immediately, then we continue after letting our swollen lips to relax." William said because he put support on the chair with his two arms during filming, in the end he felt numbness in his arms.

Does my bum look big in this? Kristen Stewart wears yellow leather mini-skirt with bizarre bustle

6/02/2010 01:44:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

It's not the area most women choose to draw attention to. In fact, it's usually quite the opposite. But slimline Twilight sensation Kristen Stewart can probably afford to take such a risky fashion step.

The 19-year-old star of the Twilight Saga film series wore an unusual canary yellow mini-skirt on the red carpet in Sydney last night.


But as she signed autographs, she revealed the rear of the skirt, which featured an extra large pelmet of material, adding volume to the dreaded area.



The young actress has become as famous for her edgy fashion choices as she has for her moody demeanour.

But this is probably one fashion trend which almost certainly won't catch on among the average woman.


Kristen wore the yellow leather skirt, by LA-based designer Jenni Kayne, with a $32 Bridgette T-shirt by brand Market, and Sergio Rossi shoe boots.

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Lady Gaga Discusses Michael Jackson, Lupus With Larry King

6/02/2010 01:43:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

'I have tested borderline positive for the disease,' Gaga says about the genetic illness.

Lady Gaga fans became a bit worried when she recently shared that she had been tested for lupus, leaving them wondering if the pop star is ill. When the singer sat down with Larry King for an interview airing Tuesday (June 1), she admitted that although she has tested positive for the disease, she hasn't experienced symptoms so far.


"Lupus is in my family and it's genetic, and it's funny 'cause my mother told me the other day that my fans were quite worried about me because I did talk about the fact that I was tested for lupus. And the truth is I don't show any signs, any symptoms of lupus, but I have tested borderline positive for the disease. So as of right now, I don't have it. But I do have to take good care of myself," the singer told King.

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Victoria's Secret thinks Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the Megan Fox replacement

6/02/2010 01:42:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Victoria’s Secret released a video last night congratulating Angel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for landing the plum role replacing Megan Fox in Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers 3. (Bay apparently wanted to imbue the role of Shia LaBeouf’s breathless and running babe with deep theatrical chops.) While Paramount has yet to confirm the casting, a proud Victoria’s Secret  is crowing over their leggy girl hitting the big time: “Go get ‘em Rosie!” the lingerie giant preens in the video (embedded below).

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More alleged iPhone 4/HD parts surface (videos)

6/02/2010 01:42:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

iPhone Portugal has posted videos of alleged iPhone 4/HD sub-frame assemblies that were purchased in China by one of its readers. The site goes out of its way to state that the parts weren’t “stolen or found” but that they were “delivered to us.” They also refuse to disclose the price.




It’s impossible to tell if the apparent iPhone frames are the real deal as they don’t appear to be stamped with the Apple logo or anything official like that, and no actual electronics are included, so they could conceivably be from a Chinese knockoff of the unreleased iPhone 4/HD — lord knows there’s enough pictures of that floating around.

The site goes on to say that the two frames it purchased are “more then (sic) perfect” with “no defects” and that there’s “not even one difference between the 2 we have, this seems to be made in mass production.”

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IE6 Usage Falls Below 5% In The US, But IE8 Still On The Rise

6/02/2010 01:41:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , , , 0 Comments

Microsoft’s oft-lamented browser, Internet Explorer 6, may finally be put to rest. This will make many a Web developer happy – but also Microsoft itself.


Web analytics company StatCounter claims its latest global data set shows IE6 usage in the US and Europe has fallen to 4.7 percent of the market from 11.5 percent a year ago. That said, IE8 usage in the US increased to 30.5 percent in May (up from 8.5 percent a year ago) while IE7 is currently at 16.6%, so it’s not all bad news for Redmond.


Firefox 3.6 comes in second in terms of browser usage in the US, with almost 19.85%, while Google Chrome 4.0 only has some 6.5% of market share according to StatCounter.

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Adobe reveals magazine iPad-izer software

6/02/2010 01:40:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

The Flash Player may be banned from the iPad, but that's not keeping Adobe Systems from other efforts to leave its mark on the Apple devices. The latest development: new viewer software announced Monday that lets publishers create splashy digital versions of their magazines.

With the software, publishers can use Adobe's new InDesign CS5 layout software to create the digital version, then distribute the content packaged with the viewer. The showcase example: Conde Nast's iPad version of Wired, available through Apple's App Store.




The software hasn't been launched yet. "We aim to make our digital viewer software available to all publishers soon and plan to deliver versions that work across multiple hardware platforms," David Burkett, Adobe's vice president and general manager of Creative Solutions, said in a statement. Adobe didn't release pricing information.

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Alyssa Chia’s ex-husband wants half of her income

6/02/2010 01:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

There seems to be no end to the real life melodrama for actress Alyssa Chia and her soon-to-be ex husband. For those who haven’t been following the story, she is in an ugly custody battle with her ex that spans across from Taiwan to the US. Rumors are circulating that he is now asking for 26 million (NTD) from her, which would make this a very, very pricey divorce…

Back in April of 2009, Alyssa Chia held a press conference and asked for the return of her daughter. The girl was apparently taken to the US by her husband. Some netizens thought it was a publicity stunt after photos of the couple shopping with their daughter surfaced. The short-lived family image ended when their custody battle was taken to court. She was rumored to have won the case, and is now preparing for her divorce.

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After School GaHee will be doing the solo activities from this month; Brown Eyed Girls Narsha and GaIn to release solo albums this summer

6/02/2010 01:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , 0 Comments

Girlgroup After School eldest member GaHee will release her solo album.


This was revealed on 1st June at 11am when the girls appeared for the brunch party to their essay book ‘Play Girlz’.

GaHee said during the brunch party, “Even though it is different from group activities, it is like the aim of a singer. I am preparing for the solo activities with vocal training and acting lessons.”

To come, the After School will be promoting as 2 unique trios and solo from this month. Nothing has been revealed as to how the remaining members will be regrouped into the unique trios.

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MeeGo Moorestown-powered tablet preview

6/02/2010 01:38:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

We saw a lot of new technology demoed at Intel's Computex keynote this afternoon, but the most impressive thing may have just been MeeGo running on a 10-inch Moorestown Quanta Redvale tablet. While the demo on stage was very brief, we caught up with some of the product managers right after the presser and convinced them to give us a peek at what is coming in 2011. To say we're impressed with the "pre-alpha" version of the software is a huge understatement. So, what are you still doing up here? Hit the gallery for a ton of hands-on shots and then that read more button for some impressions and video.


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Free Dell Streak on contract confirms UK retailer

6/02/2010 01:37:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

UK retailer The Carphone Warehouse has confirmed pricing for the Dell Streak, set to go on sale at the end of this week.  The Android-based MID will be priced from free with a new, £25 ($36) per month agreement – or £35 ($51) per month including unlimited data – or, alternatively, for a standalone price of £429 ($620).

Unfortunately there’s no indication of what sort of agreement length that will require, though we’re guessing it’s a 24-month contract rather than something shorter.  Would-be Streak buyers in North America thinking of jumping the queue – the 3G-enabled tablet should launch there later in 2010 – would do well to bear in mind that the European version only has dualband UMTS (900/2100); the model that eventually arrives in the US will have AT&T-friendly 3G instead.

Lohan Lovelace Role “Too Hot” For The Silver Screen?

6/02/2010 01:36:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Lindsay Lohan’s all set to make her return to acting in the role of Linda Lovelace (aka “Deep Throat”) in the big screen biopic Inferno. In fact, she’s already posed for a pair of saucy theatrical posters promoting the film’s release. However, the role is described as so X-rated and controversial, it will likely never see the silver screen without an NC-17 rating.




“It’s hard to imagine the movie making it to theaters in its current form no matter who plays Lovelace,” The New York Post said Monday.


Aerik Von, runs a popular fetish website and claims to have read an advanced copy of the Inferno script — and it isn’t pretty.


According to Von, Lohan will have to play a role in which her character is battered and “thoroughly degraded.”


“The movie is obviously designed to just outright disturb (with) the combination of childhood imagery and absolute outright depraved… “She’s made to say terrible things about herself while in the middle of sex acts. After her boyfriend assaults her, he kisses her bruises and asks, ‘Does this feel good?’ “ Von added, “It’s very sensational. There are not so much plot devices as shock tactics.”


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Kelly Rowland “Commander” VIDEO

6/02/2010 01:35:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments



Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland is forging her third attempt at solo stardom with the release of a new techo-inspired dance album, featuring production by French music sensation David Guetta — who teamed up with Kellz on the 2009 charttopping ballad “When Love Takes Over.” Here we have a video for her latest single, “Commander.” The Grammy Award-winning singer and Guetta have again struck dancefloor gold with their latest collaboration — created with the help of songwriter Rico Love.


Kelly’s third studio album is slated for release in September.


Rock It or Drop It?

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Jody Chiang becomes a packaging worker for Jay Chou

6/02/2010 01:35:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

The Queen of Taiwanese Music recently brought the servers down when tickets went on sale for her concerts in October. Nevertheless, Jody Chiang still found time to drop by Jay Chou's JVR Music when she’s not creating havoc on the Internet.

Unfortunately the boss himself was nowhere to be seen, to which the staff joked, “Superman is out in his Batmobile rescuing people.” Jody Chiang wrote in her blog, “Seeing that everyone is busy with packaging President Chou’s The Era album, and still have to look after a “special guest” like myself… …(I) heard the albums are out of stock already. Wa! Superman is amazing. I’ll disregard my status as a special guest, and join force with the packaging!”

She also praised President Chou’s maturity, “Seeing him in recent TV interviews, (I) realized he has matured, and not impulsive anymore. His personality of always helping people, during this incident, it…” She implied that Jay Chou showed his maturity in dealing with the Monkey-King girl scandal. But the songstress also didn’t forget to take a shot at him, “Can I get a ride in the Batmobile?”

Labor practice protest goes down at Computex, Steve Jobs called an 'OEM profit bloodsucker'

6/02/2010 01:34:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

It's hard to say if today's protest outside of the Computex show floor has anything in particular to do with Taiwan's president showing up to tour the expo, but there's zero doubt that it has a lot to do with the recent attention given to questionable labor practices in Foxconn's Chinese facilities. A good two dozen protesters were out in force today, with loads of police and TV cameras giving the world a look at how these folks feel about Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Wintek's CEO in particular. As for Jobs, he was being labeled an "OEM profit bloodsucker" and "the man behind irresponsible contractors," while a slew of others were deemed "production line killers, number one union butchers, representatives of mass layoffs and kings of chemical killing." We also spotted instances of "tired to death" and "suicide overtime work," neither of which are particularly rosy.

Samsung Galaxy S set for simultaneous launch in 110 countries, probably this month

6/02/2010 01:34:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

According to the Korea IT Times, Samsung will be taking quite an unusual route with the launch of its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S, by releasing it simultaneously in 110 countries around the world. Sure, it seems as much a publicity stunt as anything else, but this move indicates both a confidence in Super AMOLED supplies and, more importantly, a rapidly approaching date for the Galaxy S' retail availability. We already knew that it'll be arriving in Asia this month, so assuming this global debut is working to the same schedule, most developed countries will get their taste of Samsung's latest before the first half of the year is through. Neat, then we can pit one of these against an iPhone 4G and figure out which has the more gorgeous display.

VIA's WonderMedia decorates Computex with ARM 9-powered, Android 1.6 tablets

6/02/2010 01:33:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Don't let all of the Computex Wintel madness throw you off -- there are a plenty of ARM-based, Android tablets around these parts, too. We stopped by VIA's booth to check out some of its tablets, which we're told are bound to ring up in the $100 to $200 range. Virtually all of the devices on display had 7-inch resistive touch displays, and were running Android 1.6 on the company''s WonderMedia WM8505 ARM 9 based processor. It probably goes without saying that we found most of the plastic slates to be quite chintzy, but the slick Android skin and homescreen dock definitely caught our eye. Also, on display were two smartbook-like devices, which were based on a similar WM8605 chip, but running Android 2.1. That's all the specification details we have for now, but enjoy some of the pics we stole below as well as a short video after the break.

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HTC Aria leaks on way to AT&T launch?

6/02/2010 01:32:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Images purporting to show HTC”s latest Android smartphone have emerged, with the device – tipped to be the HTC Aria – predicted to launch on AT&T’s network in the very near future.  According to AndroidGuys‘ tipster, the handset – which bears a striking physical resemblance to the HTC HD mini – will run Android 2.1 with HTC Sense, and have a 5-megapixel camera.



They’re also suggesting it’ll be the smallest Android handset to-date, with a screen potentially just 2.8-inches in size.  Based on the similarities with the HD mini we’d be more likely to assume a 3.2-inch HVGA panel.


The rumors are pointing to AT&T announcing a new Android device – potentially the Aria – next week, though so far there’s no official confirmation.  The HD mini was not released in the US, so perhaps HTC decided they were safe to recycle its distinctive cross-section for a new device.

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