Elin Nordegren Woods: The Cost of Silence

They say silence is golden. In this case, think Fort Knox golden.

We reported yesterday evening that the Tiger Woods divorce is final, or nearly final, and that his estranged wife Elin could receive a $750 million settlement.

Today, additional sources say that while nothing has been officially filed, lawyers for both sides are close to reaching an agreement for "about $700 million."

That mammoth sum, which entails Elin Woods keep all details of Tiger's life and cheating scandal confidential, has grown as negotiations have progressed.

Elin has balked at the confidentiality clause, and thus driven up the price, not because she has a strong desire to tell all, but because it's a bargaining chip.

Smart woman.

Andrew Garfield cast as the new Spider-Man

A virtual unknown has landed the coveted lead role in the upcoming resurrection of the "Spider-Man" movie franchise, ending an intense search that attracted virtually every eligible actor in the business.

Andrew Garfield, 26, will take over the Peter Parker/Spider-Man role played by Tobey Maguire in a trilogy that generated more than $2.5 billion at the worldwide box office, distributor Columbia Pictures said on Thursday.

The Sony Corp unit will release the film in 3D on July 3, 2012.

Garfield, who was born in Los Angeles and raised in Britain, has headlined only one movie, the little-seen UK crime drama "Boy A," for which he won a Bafta award in 2008.

His upcoming releases include the thriller "Never Let Me Go," in which he co-stars with Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan, and the Facebook movie "The Social Network."

Garfield also had small roles in such box office weaklings as "The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus" and "Lions for Lambs." Much of his resume boasts British stage and TV work.

Expert Says iPhone 4 Has the Best Smartphone Display


The article by PJ Jacobowitz "Is the iPhone's LCD the Best?" on PCMag.com with lab measurements comparing four high-end smartphone displays is especially interesting because it has the first published lab results for the iPhone 4 Retina display. Below are my own comments for some of the PCMag article results.

The iPhone 4 is 25 percent brighter than the iPhone 3GS, which was the previous record holder, so the iPhone 4 is now the brightness king for smartphones.

Steve Jobs promised a Retina display Contrast Ratio of 800 and PCMag measured 1097, 37 percent more than the Apple advertised spec. That's very impressive because you seldom ever see manufacturers conservatively understate their specs to that degree - but then see my widely reported (and often misquoted) comments on the iPhone 4 Retina Display, where it falls short on that spec. The iPhone 4 is a tremendous improvement over the iPhone 3GS, which only had a measured Contrast Ratio of 138. But note that the Motorola Droid remains the Contrast Ratio king of mobile LCDs with 1436, which I measured in our own DisplayMate Lab tests.

Toshiba Libretto W100 preview


The Toshiba Libretto W100 made a guest appearance on the Engadget Show last week, and since we got to spend a bit more time with the dualscreen laptop we thought it was only right to release some more impressions into the ether. We also got confirmation from Toshiba that the somewhat-of-a-concept-PC will be hitting retail channels in August, including Amazon, and will cost $1,100. It may be one of the only dualscreen tablets on the market, but no matter how you break it down that price seems a little outrageous. But you wouldn't make up your mind before reading some further impressions and watching a close up video of the screens working in tandem, would you? Well then, we'll see you after the break.

Charlene Choi speaks openly about relationships in Suzhou, Just as admired following her divorce

Currently popular Asia's young Tin Hau Ah SA Charlene Choi arrived at Suzhou's Jiu Guang Mall to hold a fan meet-and-greet for her newest Mandarin album "As A Sa". "HI! Hello everyone, I'm Ah SA Charlene Choi." Following this sweet voice, and fans' enthusiastic shouts, popular pop music Tin Hau Charlene Choi, among thousands highly anticipating, appeared in public dressed in a casual top and tight trousers.


At the location of the event, Ah Sa's arrival attracted over 1000 fans who made the special trip to attend the event. As well, many mall shoppers filed in, packing the venue to the point that upper floors were jam-packed with 'spectators.' "This is my third time coming to Suzhou, Suzhou really is very beautiful. During my car ride on the way here, I was looking for a long time, it's too beautiful." As soon as this small Tin Hau appeared on stage, she expressed her praise for Suzhou.

Ah SA introduced her new album, saying "This album, from recording to its completion, altogether over 1 year was spent. The 10 songs in the album have been carefully selected, and a lot of heart and effort has been given into this album." It has come to be known that last year's released Cantonese single "Two Without One" received fans' welcome immediately following its release, rising in each major music chart, and receiving great results. So, Ah SA expressed that for this new Mandarin album, a special Mandarin version of "Two Without One" has been included and she hopes everyone will like it.

Family, friends and fans send Park Yong Ha off on his last journey


It has been an agonizing past few days for those who knew Park Yong Ha in one way or another. On July 2nd, most of them gathered together to send him off on his last journey after he commited suicide two days ago.

At about 6 this morning, the funeral procession for Park Yong Ha was held at Seoul’s St. Mary Hospital and among them was his ill father, who couldn’t help but wail in grief when the procession started, leaving everyone in further sorrow.

Park Yong Ha’s best friend, So Ji Sub who has not left the hospital since the tragedy, held his portrait and fronted the procession while fans numbering 200 from Korea, Japan, etc started murmuring, “He is smiling so cheerfully…” before getting teary.

Angelina Jolie: Shiloh "Wanted Me to Get My Hair Cut Short"

Like daughter, like mother?

When Shiloh Jolie-Pitt saw her mom Angelina Jolie in the trailer for Salt, the tot with the pixie-cut had some pointers.

"Shiloh wanted me to get my hair cut short," Jolie told reporters Wednesday at a press conference in Cancun, Mexico for the action flick.

Jolie, 35, is in Mexico for film promotional duties with her four eldest: Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, Zahara, 5, and Shiloh, 4. The tykes saw the film's trailer for the first time in their hotel, Jolie explained.

"Half of them were uninterested," the actress said. Her second eldest was concerned when he saw Jolie get roughed up in one shot.

"Pax got upset because someone was trying to hurt his mom. He saw [my] feet wrapped and he got mad. But then I explained to him that I'm fine."

She added: "They're very confused, to be honest. I think they don't quite know what to think. Even the change of hair color is confusing for them," she said of her blonde locks in the flick. Where were the kids during her meet and greet with the press? "They're in the pool," Jolie explained.

The star also dished on love Brad Pitt, who stayed behind in L.A. with twins Vivienne and Knox, nearly 2. Pitt, 46, was "very supportive" of her taking on the role after taking a year off to have the twins.

Kristen Stewart to Twihards: Don't Murder Me!

We mean this with all due respect, but perhaps Kristen Stewart should quit acting. She really doesn't seem to enjoy the spotlight, does she?

Aside from making inappropriate comments (such as comparing the paparazzi to rapists, which she quickly apologized for), the actress comes across as painfully awkward in interviews. It's refreshing, but it's also just strange.

Now, in an interview with British magazine Hello!, Stewart admits that she has serious fear of fame. Especially fame at the level she's achieved.

"I don't feel very comfortable on the red carpet," she said. "I look out there at a thousand people and I realize they could rush me and assassinate me. No security could protect me. Ostensibly they're fans, but I think about them turning on me."

Kristen says she "struggles to keep myself from crying" during public appearances and shows many signs of social anxiety disorder, a legitimate phobia that is triggered by perceived scrutiny from those around you.

There is good news for Stewart: at least she can go home and have Robert Pattinson hold her tightly every evening.

Rumor: Apple has a CDMA iPhone, just needs Verizon to ink a deal


Today, The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple wrote an interesting article that should give a lot of confused people some perspective on this whole Verizon iPhone business. Not surprisingly, Dalrymple reports that Apple already has a fully functional CDMA iPhones, lurking in the shadows of 1 Infinite Loop, that is ready to go into production at a moment’s notice. The problem, according Dalrymple, is that Apple and Verizon have yet to finalize a deal. Having the iPhone hardware lying on a shelf waiting to be mass produced is beneficial for both companies; as it won’t have to scramble to make up for lost time once the deal is struck. Apple also has a long history of developing products well in advance — a good example of this was its Intel-compatible version of OS X. So why then did Bloomberg so confidently report that Verizon will have the iPhone in January? That could simply be a negotiating tactic, something which would not at all be out of the ordinary.

Microsoft tech lets batteries load in either direction

Microsoft has started licensing a technology that could come in handy for anyone who as ever tried to put new batteries in a flashlight in the middle of the night.

The company said Thursday it has a patent for designing devices so that batteries can be inserted either way, regardless of polarity. Dubbed InstaLoad, Microsoft said, the technology is now available for license to other companies.

Further, the company said it will offer the license royalty-free to companies making products for people with hearing, vision, or learning disabilities.

Battery maker Duracell and flashlight manufacturer AE Light are among the first companies to license the technology, Microsoft said.

The technology appears to work simply enough, including both positive and negative contacts at both ends. A center contact at the top supports a positive charge, while the wider bottom contact supports negative polarity.

Mel Gibson Allegedly Caught Yelling Racist Comments to Ex-Girlfriend; Child Services to Investigate

In an explosive new audio tape, Mel Gibson is allegedly caught calling his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, several obscenities, adding that she dressed too sexy and would get "raped by a pack of n***ers," RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. On the tape, Gibson also calls Grigorieva lewd names, including "whore" and "c**t," and threats to burn her house down. For more details about the tape, go to RadarOnline.com

In the wake of news reports about the incident, HollywoodLife.com is reporting that child services is planning to investigate the case as well. "The Department of Children and Family Services is absolutely going to look into this," an DCFS insider says.

The DCFS is planning to send two investigators to Grigorieva's home to see their young daughter and then interview both parents. "They may decide that both parents are unsuitable and then give the baby to a grandparent," the DCFS insider says. "This has become a real mess."

On June 25, Grigorieva obtained a restraining order against the actor, alleging he'd been physically violent with her. Grigorieva is said to believe Gibson is an "extremely violent" person and poses a threat to their daughter.

Gibson followed with his own restraining order and a judge upheld their recent custody agreement, which gives him overnight and unrestricted visitation rights.

Caught! Chris Brown Still Has Fans

Chris Brown wasn't crying any real or fake tears yesterday afternoon.

Perhaps in an effort to cheer Brown up after his BET breakdown, rapper Tyga and a few friends took the onetime superstar to L.A.'s Magic Mountain Wednesday amusement park, where Chris shot some hoops at one of the arcade stands and rode a few rides.

And it seems a few people have no problem forgiving Chris...

Just not Rihanna, Jay Z or Beyoncé supposedly.

Brown, sporting a white tank top under a white T-shirt, a backward blue baseball cap and a large gold chain, looked like he was having a great time with the group, smiling, laughing and happily posing for pictures with a few fans.

Anyone else forget C.B. is only 21 years old sometimes?

Back in L.A., a gal still unanimously adored by her loyal followers was New Moon babe Rachelle Lefevre, who was spotted at Whole Foods in West Hollywood.

The earth-friendly gal looked "gorgeous" a source tells us, dressed totally casual in a gray off-the-shoulder sweatshirt and white tank, with her red hair down for all to see.

Apple’s War With Google Takes To The Skies With iTunes In The Cloud

One of our reliable Apple sources has just filled us in on some of the company’s iTunes plans, and they’re exciting. We have been told iTunes will be getting a huge cloud capability that many people have been asking for (and logically thought would happen sooner or later). These new capabilities are broken down into three groups:
  • Streaming music and movies from Apple’s servers to your computers, devices, etc.
  • Streaming music and movies from your home computers to your other computers, remote devices, etc.
  • Wireless iTunes syncing with devices

For the first point, we have been told that this will work pretty much like you’d expect it to… pretty much any Apple device with wireless capability will have te ability to stream purchased content directly from Apple’s servers, thus eliminating the need for a lot of local storage. With the second point, Apple will reportedly let you be the content distributor to your own computers and devices, as any purchased content that’s locally on your computer will be able to be streamed using your internet connection out to your devices. Lastly, yes, wireless syncing of iTunes for devices.

Google Adding Pay to Cover Same-Sex Benefits Tax

In a move that will hopefully nudge other companies into following suit, Google is planning to increase the pay of gay and lesbian employees to cover a tax on their benefits that straight employees are exempt from.


The tax, which stems from employer-provided health benefits for domestic partners being counted as taxable income, doesn't apply to straight, married employees, who's benefits aren't taxable. Because of the tax, employees with domestic partners pay about $1,069 per year more than a married employee with identical coverage.

Google is simply bumping up affected employees pay to cover the tax, making their benefits fair and equal to all. Good on you, Google. Hopefully other Silicon Valley companies will follow suit. Or, optimally, the tax code will be changed so it's no longer unfairly taxing gays and lesbians.

[NY Times]

Caitlin Beadles: Dating Justin Bieber Again?!?

Sit down, female readers. Stop operating heavy machinery. We have troubling news:

Justin Bieber may have a girlfriend. We have reason to believe the shaggy-haired stud is back together with Caitlin Beadles. Here's why:

In mid-June, we know Bieber was in the Bahamas, Tweeting photos of himself and Kim Kardashian. On June 6, meanwhile, Beadles Tweeted the following: Bahamas here I come!!!! :)

A few days later, she took it a step further with: What happens in the Bahamas stays in the Bahamas! :P

Elsewhere, the above tabloid cover hints at a "secret girlfriend" for Bieber.

Add all this up and do you get a definitive relationship? Of course not. But you might get a strong enough possibility for millions of women around the globe to hit the bottle tonight.

Kim Kardashian Shows Off Her Wax Appeal

The real Kim Kardashian (she's the one on the left…we think) proudly strikes a pose next to her new wax figure Thursday during its big unveiling at Madame Tussauds in New York City.

Seeing them side by side, it looks like the folks responsible for creating this dummy did a pretty good job at capturing the E! star's valuable assets.

Makes ya wonder. Could statues of Khloé and Kourtney be far behind?


Android team's Morrill discounts Gingerbread rumors

Eldar Murtazin has a pretty decent track record when it comes to smartphone whispers, but his Android 3.0 Gingerbread morsels yesterday are now at odds with someone a bit closer to the dough -- namely, Dan Morrill, Android's Open Source and Compatibility Tech Lead (yeah, that's a bit of a mouth full). Here are a few highlights from his Twitter feed tonight: "I love it when people just make stuff up" (sarcasm, obviously), "rumors are not official announcements," and so on. Sure, he could just be playing coy here, but for now, this is more or less the final word on the matter -- until either Google or the rumor mill heat up again, of course. Guess that's how the, erm, cookie crumbles.

T-Mobile kills off current Sidekicks, Kin says 'welcome to the club'


It's truly remarkable to see almost every trace of a successful, well-established Valley start-up's work wiped out in the span of 24 hours, but here we are: T-Mobile's discontinuing the Sidekick line as of tomorrow, July 2, which effectively means that the Sidekick LX 2009 will no longer be available. As a refresher, the latest Sidekick LX was the last product holistically engineered by Danger as it got shoehorned into Microsoft -- square peg in a round hole, as it were -- before repurposing the team to work on the just-killed Kin line. In a way, it's a miracle that the LX ever went back on sale following the nightmarish data issues they'd gone through last year, so we suppose it's a silver lining that they made it this far -- but still, it's sad to see Danger's years of design effectively vaporized without a trace like this. For what it's worth, T-Mobile says that it's working "on the next chapter of [its] storied Sidekick franchise" and to "stay tuned" for a "fresh" experience, but since T-Mobile owns the Sidekick brand (not Danger / Microsoft), we've got every reason to believe these new products will be based on Android considering the carrier's huge investment in its myTouch line. Adios, Sidekick -- we'll do one last screen flip in your honor.

Apple PR says recent Steve Jobs emails are fake


If you've been anywhere near the internet in the past few hours, you've undoubtedly heard about a Steve Jobs email conversation in which he told an angry iPhone customer to "calm down" and that the iPhone 4 was "just a phone." That email chain, which was published on Boy Genius Report earlier, was also reportedly shopped to AppleInsider a few days ago -- for a price. Well, now Fortune is reporting that they've been told by a "a top Apple spokesman" that the emails are fake, and the exchange never happened. Of course, emails are notoriously easy to fake, and Apple has not been in the habit of commenting on its CEO's online wanderings, so our ears pricked up when we saw this article. We've reached out to Apple and they have independently confirmed to us that the conversation is indeed a hoax. So as usual, take all of these Jobs-uncensored dialogues with a healthy grain of salt.

Kangta, BoA, Super Junior and SNSD etc for upcoming SMTown Live’10 concert tour


SM Entertainment will start its SMTown Live concert tourn on 21st August starting in Seoul and moving on to big cities like LA, Tokyo, ShangHai etc.

For ‘SMTOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR’ this time, the tour will go outside the Asian region, and sees the participation by SM artistes like Kangta, BoA, UKnow YunHo, Max ChangMin, Super Junior, So Nyeo Shi Dae, SHINee, f(x) and TRAX etc. And a concert performance is going to last for about 5 hour, packed with grand performances.

More of the concert performances details under the cut.

"The Mysteries of Love" highest rating celebration: Finale 38 points, peaks at 42

Raymond Lam, Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung and Bernice Liu attended a celebration for their high rated series (Mysteries of Love). The finale episode received the highest ratings so far, averaging 38 points and peaking at 42 points. On stage, Raymond was requested to treat everyone for a trip to Thailand. He fought back saying that he never seen Kenneth do any treating.


Kenneth said Raymond is going to have a concert soon, earning lots of money, but Raymond doesn't show his weakness as he said: "I heard Kenneth Ma also got himself a new car. I really never said that I'll treat a trip to Thailand, but I should treat everyone to a meal. However, have to wait until I finish my concert first. (Is Kenneth cheap?) I don't know how to say it, I done the treating numerous times, just too many times. Kenneth is not cheap, he's a good man!"

'Eclipse' notches Wednesday boxoffice record

$68.5 million second only to 'Moon' for single-day haul

Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" has failed to eclipse an opening-day domestic boxoffice record set by franchise predecessor "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

"Eclipse" rung up $68.5 million in Wednesday coin. That set a new record for first-day boxoffice on a Wednesday, featuring more than $30 million in grosses from 4,416 theaters programming the vampire-romance threequel for midnight Tuesday performances.

But "New Moon" rose to $72.7 million during its first day in release on Friday, Nov. 21, part of a $142.8 million first weekend for the first sequel and its $296.6 million domestic run. So "Eclipse" fell $4.2 million short of matching that for "New Moon."

"Eclipse" is expected to ring up more than $150 million through Monday and easily top boxoffice rankings during the four-day Independence Day weekend.

Angelina Jolie's Back in All Her Full, A-List Star Glory

Well, hello, stranger!

It's been a while since Angelina Jolie hit a red carpet, and we really missed her.

Sure, there were those balcony pics with adorable Knox and Viv and snaps of the actress doing humanitarian work, which is cool—but there's nothing like the glitz and glamour of the carpet.

So we're glad to see Angie's resurfaced in Mexico (with her four eldest kids in tow) to promote her summer action movie, Salt, looking fresh, gorgeous and fabulous in all her A-list star glory.

Promotion time is just starting to ramp up, and we can't wait to see what else the babe will bring!

Motorola Droid X review


The original Droid made a powerful statement. Actually, make that statements, plural: for Motorola, it was the largest single affirmation that it was going all-in with Android (after having already released the far less memorable midrange CLIQ on T-Mobile) and that it could play in the very highest rungs of the smartphone elite. For Verizon, the Droid was the carrier's very first Android device, period -- announced to great fanfare in collaboration with Eric Schmidt and crew -- serving as a pretty spectacular exit from the Windows Mobile / BlackBerry doldrums that the carrier's smartphone lineup had historically suffered. By almost any measure, the phone went on to serve its purpose; it let customers (and potential customers) know that Verizon could release a "cool" phone, and they responded. The Droid's an unqualified success. Today, Verizon's involvement in Android has never been greater, and Motorola -- by all appearances, anyway -- seems to be on its way back from the brink.

Time stops for no phone, though, and we're now halfway through 2010. Motorola's success as a competitive phone manufacturer is ultimately going to depend not on its ability to produce a single hit, but to produce a never-ending string of hits, each better than the one before it. It's a tall order -- and that's exactly where the Droid X comes into play. Featuring a 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera with 720p video capture, a reworked user interface, and a significantly improved processor, this phone apes the first Droid in at least one critical aspect: its ability to immediately steal the spotlight from anything else in Verizon's lineup. Specs don't tell the whole story, though, so let's dig in and see what this beast is all about.

Steve Jobs: iPhone 4 “is just a phone”


Of all the things you might expect Steve Jobs to say about the iPhone 4, “It is just a phone. Not worth it” probably isn’t the first thing that would come to mind. As the Apple CEO continues to respond to increasingly irate iPhone 4 owners, frustrated by their antenna experiences, his counter-arguments are getting more and more blunt. After posting a demo of the iPhone 4 reception problem on YouTube, being subsequently contacted by Apple, and then taking things up with Jobs and an Apple engineer directly, a BGR reader was told by the outspoken exec that he should “calm down” after “getting all worked up over a few days of rumors.”

Jobs suggested that the issue was being in an area of very low signal strength, and when that didn’t work somewhat cryptically explained that “You may be working from bad data. Not your fault. Stay tuned. We are working on it.” Then came the final, unexpected touch: an email saying “Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.”

Jay Chou a 'control freak'?

Taiwan Mando-pop star Jay Chou's personal dance instructor has revealed that the singer has a strong urge to be in control, right down to how his pals dress when they go out together, reported Chinese media.

Chou's trainer who goes by the name of "Ice Cream" told reporters during an event in China that the star "may look cool on the screen but is a 'Super Control Freak' in real life".

"He (Chou) is very self-centered and very controlling. For example, whenever we go out, he would insist that I wear clothes that matched his. If he wore blue, you'd have to wear blue. If he wore a face mask, you'd also have to wear one," he said.

Ice Cream, who has worked with Chou on numerous music videos over the years, also ruled out the possibility of Chou and old flame, Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, reuniting as they were simply "good friends that cared for each other and competitors in the music business".

Ice Cream then went on to reveal that Chou has been on the lookout for a new girlfriend but hadn't had any success so far. However, he disagreed that it was because Chou had unrealistic standards.

Clash of the idols

Jerry Yan and Vanness Wu, members of the now-defunct F4, went head-to-head earlier this year in their own respective idol dramas.

Now, the two are headed for another faceoff; this time, for the coveted Best Actor Award.

Having received positive reviews for both dramas, GTV have submitted both actors' names to the organizing committee for the Best Actor Award in the upcoming Golden Bell Awards, which is the Taiwanese equivalent of the Emmy Awards.

Due to their pretty-boy looks, members of F4 have been terribly limited in the roles they could take on. It was only recently that the boys started showing promise, with Vic Zhou receiving a Best Actor Award nomination for Black & White last year while Jerry and Vanness proved their acting chops in Down With Love and Autumn's Concerto.

Self-Declared Longtime Nokia And Symbian Fanboy Gives Up, Goes Android

As if Nokia needed yet another wake-up call, self-declared ‘Nokia fanboy since 1999′ Ricky Cadden, aka Symbian Guru is so utterly fed up with the company and the products it releases that he’s quitting his blog (via Mobile Entertainment).

Cadden has purchased himself a Nexus One and seems well on his way to become an Android fanboy.

Anyone with the slightest interest in the mobile industry should read his goodbye post, which is a scathing analysis of why Nokia and Symbian are in the corner where the punches are being served.

Particularly people at Nokia and Symbian.

Here’s a teaser:

I can’t continue to support a manufacturer who puts out such craptastic ‘flagships’ as the N97, and who expects me to use services that even most of Nokia’s own employees don’t use.

I also can’t continue to support a mobile operating system platform that continually buries itself into oblivion by focusing on ‘openness’ while keeping a blind eye towards the obvious improvements that other open platforms have had for several iterations.

Vapor4 May Be the First Bumper Worthy of the iPhone 4


The iPhone 4 shatters easily, and its tiny plastic bezel offers no protection. On top of that, touching its metal rim causes interferences. The Vapor4 bumper—made of aluminum—may solve most of these design problems. And it looks great:

AT&T explains, basically ignores criticism for locking down Android handsets


When the Moto Backflip launched we were a wee bit miffed that AT&T stuffed its ROM with what our esteemed Chris Ziegler referred to as "unremovable crapware." But, even more annoying was the handset being locked down to only accept apps installed via the Android Market, preventing users from the wealth of other goodies floating around these great internets. A few months on the situation is still the same for the HTC Aria and the company is responding directly to criticism with a statement that indicates it's all in your best interests:

AT&T selected Android Market as the exclusive source for applications because it forces developers to be accountable for the apps they submit. If the Android community has issues with an app, the app can be flagged and removed. This minimizes the risk of malicious apps harming customers and provides more protection to the customer's private data stored on the phone.

There, don't you feel safer now?

Witness: Chris Brown Used Eye Drops to Fake Cry at BET Awards

Crocodile tears?

Chris Brown caused a lot of chatter at the BET Awards Sunday when he broke down in tears during a Michael Jackson tribute.

An insider tells UsMagazine.com the crying was fake.

Before he took the stage to belt out "Man in the Mirror," a backstage source tells Us one of Brown's bodyguards gave the singer, 21, tear-inducing eye drops.

Brown's rep denies it, telling Us that this account is "completely untrue." But the witness says Brown definitely used drops. See the top 10 shameless male crying displays.

Says the source, "He rubbed it in and he started crying."

Do you think Chris Brown's tears were real?

Did Nokia just confirm a MeeGo tablet?


We've heard the rumors, hell, we've even seen Intel reference designs (pictured) running the MeeGo OS. But now we seem to have confirmation that a proper MeeGo tablet built by Nokia is on the way. Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's newly crowned chief of Mobile Solutions, said the following in an interview captured by the Wall Street Journal:

Due to the spread of cloud computing and new advances in electronics and network technology, mobile devices will increasingly move beyond smartphones to include other computer-like gadgets such as tablets, and the MeeGo platform will be an important asset for Nokia.

Remember, Nokia already makes a netbook and the smartphone qualifier would seem to remove any speculation that Anssi is referring to its Internet Tablet class of Maemo devices. So maybe, just maybe that rumored 7- or 9-inch Nokia tablet is real. Did we say maybe?

Apple and AT&T hit with first iPhone 4 class action lawsuit


We got our hands on an official court document that details the first (of we’re sure many) class action lawsuits that Apple and AT&T will be dealing with in regards to the iPhone 4. Some of the claims made in the Maryland based suit include:
  • General Negligence (APPLE and AT&T)
  • Defect in Design, Manufacture, and Assembly (APPLE)
  • Breach of Express Warranty (APPLE)
  • Breach of Implied Warranty for Merchantability (APPLE and AT&T)
  • Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose (APPLE and AT&T)
  • Deceptive Trade Practices (APPLE and AT&T)
  • Intentional Misrepresentation (APPLE and AT&T)
  • Negligent Misrepresentation (APPLE and AT&T), Fraud by Concealment (APPLE and AT&T)

Incase you’ve been living under a rock for the last week, Apple’s iPhone 4 has been accused of: antenna issues, screen issues, Exchange issues, proximity sensor issues, and several others. We’re sure Apple (and possibly AT&T) can expect to see another complaint filed in California soon.

Hangeng releases Geng Xin solo album teaser


Having earlier revealed plans to release his debut solo Chinese album and a solo concert, Hangeng has now revealed the teaser for his upcoming album.

Ahead of his album release on the 27th of July, the teaser for his MV which was shot in New Zealand has been revealed, with a movie like storyline and high production values. Check it out below!

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