7/05/2010 11:56:00 PM
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Katy Full of Glee?
Pop tart Katy Perry is urging her fans to launch an online campaign to land her a role on the FOX musical series Glee after learning that her “California Gurls” co-star Snoop Dogg has reportedly already accepted a guest spot on the hit show.
Perry is desperate to land a spot on the all-singing all-dancing series — and after watching how successful a network of devoted Facebookers were in convincing Saturday Night Live producers to cast 88-year-old Betty White as a guest host last May, the singer is appealing to her fans to launch a similar campaign in hopes of persuading Glee chiefs to hire her.
7/05/2010 11:55:00 PM
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It’s a slow news day, so lets dabble our feet in the murky rumor waters for a while and take a look at what we’re told is the Samsung Galaxy S2 i9200. The tipped successor to the Galaxy S, and supposedly due in early 2011, according to the talk circulating Russian forum itrans the Galaxy S2 is said to have a whopping 4.3-inch 1,280 x 720 Super AMOLED display with around 340 pixels per inch, certainly intruding into Apple’s Retina Display realm.
Meanwhile there’s also supposedly a 2GHz CPU paired with 1GB of RAM and a 4GB ROM, together with 32GB of flash storage and a microSD card slot. The camera is said to be 8-megapixels capable of not just 720p but 1080p Full HD video recording, and the OS to be Android “Gingerbread” which we’ve heard is expected to drop in Q4 this year. Connectivity includes WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0, while there’s also A-GPS, an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors.
7/05/2010 11:54:00 PM
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We oftentimes hear raw numbers of apps bandied about in mobile OS comparisons, but we rarely get any idea of just how many developers are behind the scenes working for each platform. This is the void of knowledge filled by AppStore HQ today, who have gone to their dev directory -- claimed to be a complete listing of all 55,000+ coders whose work is currently available for consumption in the Apple App Store or Android Market -- and stacked them into neat piles of Apple, Google and Gapple programmers. It's immediately apparent that single-platform development is the norm (with Apple holding the predictable edge), but AppStore HQ also provides a list of some of the most well known (and well funded) apps doing the cross-platform dance, and suggests that a movement is afoot toward making software available for both sets of users. Then again, the BNET article below points out the difficulties faced by smaller outfits, who might struggle to find the resources required to port their content over and maintain the skills required to be multi-platform, resulting in them sticking to one environment, irrespective of what allures others might throw their way. Give them both a read, we say.
7/05/2010 11:54:00 PM
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The ladies of 4minute have done it again, going from their HuH (Hit Your Heart) concept to yet another unique concept for their follow-up song I My Me Mine, and can be clearly seen in their recently released music video.
A few days ago, we got a long teaser of what was to come, and now we have the full video to satisfy our 4minute needs. The girls are rocking a new catchy choreography as was seen during their first week of promotions for I My Me Mine.
Enough chit-chat, enjoy the video! Many thanks to wintersun for the tip.
LG’s Android-related goals for 2010 are pretty ambitious: the company wants to launch 20 Android smartphones by the end of the year. It already introduced a few of them, and today it announced two new ones: LG Optimus Chic and LG Optimus One.
Both new smartphones run Android 2.2 Froyo and will probably be available only in South Korea.
The Optimus Chic is a handset targeted at young consumers, while the Optimus One is an entry-level device. The features of LG Optimus Chic and Optimus One have not been unveiled, but both phones can be seen below (the Chic is the first one):
7/05/2010 11:50:00 PM
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As well as facing possible antitrust claims in the US, the European Union is now taking a look at Apple's closed-shop practises—with EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes claiming makers "cannot just choose to deny interoperability with their product."
The locked-down nature of Apple's App Store was specifically mentioned by Kroes, who also said that "consumers need choice when it comes to software or hardware products". And she doesn't mean buy a DROID instead.
Apple ought to be rather concerned about the rampaging commissioner, as she has a track record in winning EU antitrust cases—Kroes helped the EU whack Intel for over a billion dollars in '09.
7/05/2010 11:41:00 AM
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For reasons seemingly known only to Peter Chou himself, HTC has mostly steered clear of producing high-quality physical QWERTY devices running Android, despite the fact that there might be no phone manufacturer in the world more skilled at making them (let us remind you of the Touch Pro2, among many others dating back the better part of a decade). Anyhow, we caught wind last month of a possible entry in the form of the so-called "Vision," but we didn't have any visuals -- just a user agent profile that may or may not amount to anything. Well, that seems to be changing today with a couple blurry shots out of a Croatian site that allegedly shows the goods featuring a 3.7-inch display, a 1GHz processor (Snapdragon, we assume), and Android 2.1 with Sense (the launcher looks like stock Android in this photo, but the status bar is clearly HTC custom). At a glance, it doesn't seem to be the prettiest thing in the world -- but for a form factor traditionally associated with power users and suits, this might be just the ticket.
7/05/2010 11:39:00 AM
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Four short months after Opera 10.5, the Scandinavian potato boilers are back for more -- the latest version of their lightweight web browser features not only claims to be the fastest, but the first final browser with WebM video support. While we actually noticed a variety of web videos felt choppy with the Windows version, there's no denying it's a speedy little hummingbird; Engadget felt snappier on Opera than Chrome or Firefox by far. Don't take our word for it, though -- try it out for yourself at the source link.
7/05/2010 11:38:00 AM
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On July 3rd at 10PM, Xiah Junsu was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles because of a high fever and exhaustion.
Earlier that day, Xiah Junsu complained of a high fever and exhaustion. His was taken to the emergency room as the symptoms got worse. A representative said,
“Xiah Junsu has been admitted to a hospital in Koreatown, Los Angeles at 10pm on July 3rd. Being that it was a weekend, after inquiring over 20 hospitals within Koreatown we were able to connect to one hospital and he was able to be treated.“
Junsu has been fatigued from recording for their new album, which led to his high fever and exhaustion. At first the symptoms were like a mild cold, but as day progressed the symptoms worsened and so we seeked out an emergency room. When we had arrived at the hospital, his fever exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (~104 degrees Fahrenheit). After receiving shots and emergency treatment, he was stabilized. A representative said,
7/05/2010 11:38:00 AM
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Despite Jackie Chan's new movie "The Karate Kid" having already grossed US$150 million and currently ranked as the sixth highest-grossing movie in the United States so far this year, the movie has experienced very little interest from movie-goers in both Hong Kong and Taiwan and is facing the likelihood of being released direct-to-DVD there. While Jackie was not willing to discuss the topic much while promoting the movie in Mexico several days ago, the international superstar talked about Taiwanese entertainer Jay Chou breaking into Hollywood and said, "He's still young. You don't worry, and know to let nature take its course."
The now 56-year old Jackie Chan made his Hollywood debut by acting alongside famous American actors Farrah Fawcett and Burt Reynolds in the failed 1981 comedy flick "The Cannonball Run". Strings of movie disappointments that followed his initial Hollywood entry discouraged the Hong Kong-based actor, but with the release of the Hollywood movie "Rush Hour" in 1998, Jackie instantly become a household name.
App store analytics provider Distimo last week published its report for June 2010, and zoomed in on the pricing of mobile applications across a variety of platforms once more.
If you’re waiting for the Google Nexus Two, Google Nexus Three or any other new Nexus, you’re probably waiting in vain.
Just a day after popular Korean actor-singer Park Yong-ha hung himself, singer Roh Jin-woo from rock band Lazybone attempted to off himself by jumping into the Han river but survived when the police rescued him, reported Chinese media.
Action star Jet Li revealed that he had already drawn up his will 10 years ago, and made arrangements to ensure his daughter could live comfortably, even when he is no longer around, reported Chinese media.
When Opera Software last week released the final version of its Opera browser (version 10.60), it titled its press release ‘What is faster than the fastest?’.
Eclipse didn't break more records. It didn't top New Moon. It didn't have to.
In the past week or so that the iPhone 4 has been available, there’s been one major thing holding people back from from getting one. No, not the antenna issue. Instead, more people I talk to say they’re simply waiting for the white one to come out. Sadly, that’s not happening until the end of this month. But if you have cash to burn and don’t mind taking some risks, you can get one right now. Sort of.
What are the Harry Potter kids gonna do after this last movie?
In a small but embarrassing snafu, Best Buy Mobile is proudly displaying the HTC Aria on the front of its Mobile Buyers Guide with 4G connectivity. An eagle-eyed reader noticed the aberrant 4G icon and was quick to point out that it does not belong on that particular Android handset which runs on a network that does not even feature 4G. Now, we realize that stock images of devices are loosely tossed around on marketing materials but you would think that the front cover of the Mobile Buyers Guide would be a bit more accurate, no? Full cover with the Aria front and center is after the jump.
