Trim Katy Perry working out five times a week ahead of wedding as she appears impossibly thin on cover of Rolling Stone

As a dedicated gym goer, Katy Perry is in enviably good shape.

The star has even stepped up her workouts to five times a week ahead of her wedding and yesterday showed off the fruits of her labour in a revealing frilly bikini as she held a press conference in a stunning rooftop infinity pool in Singapore.

But pictured in her underwear on the cover of this month's Rolling Stone magazine, it would appear the singer has been made to look even slimmer with a little help from the airbrush.



Katy is wearing a pink bra and knickers in the sultry photoshoot, but her torso seems to have had any hint of body fat digitally removed, resulting in her looking impossibly thin.

Her barely there love handles and slight muffin top have also been streamlined, plus the photos have been subjected to the usual procedures of softening and smoothing, with not a blemish in sight.

Lindsay Lohan Strips Down for Lovelace Photos


Before her incarceration, Lindsay Lohan posed for several 'Inferno' promos, shot by photographer Tyler Shields. In many of the pics for the movie -- in which Lohan will play porn star Linda Lovelace -- the actress is seen in her underwear.

The 'Mean Girls' star is currently serving the second half of her sentence after violating her probation from a 2007 DUI -- 90 days in rehab.

Brunette GaGa BEFORE she was famous (as star reveals she's lonely and celibate)


She is almost unrecognisable without the bleach blonde hair and space age outfits.

But Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Joanna Angelina Germanotta, shows off her true beauty in these stunning pictures taken in 2007 while she was still a struggling artist.

From a photoshoot before the whirlwind that rose her to musical super-stardom, Lady GaGa is seen posing in Eighties-inspired outfits with her hair its natural dark brunette colour.

AT&T’s BlackBerry Torch (9800 slider) with BlackBerry OS 6 gets official


Research In Motion has finally unveiled the BlackBerry Torch (aka BlackBerry 9800) – its first smartphone to feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and the first to run the all new BlackBerry OS 6 that we’ve been hearing so much about lately.

The Torch appears both on RIM’s and AT&T’s websites and, as expected, it will be available via the second-largest US carrier later this month.

RIM launches BlackBerry 6 platform


It's been teased since WES back in April -- but with the launch of the Torch today, RIM had to come clean with all the details on its thoroughly refreshed BlackBerry 6 operating system, too. Besides the obvious name change from "BlackBerry OS" to simply "BlackBerry," the software features countless updates, most notably new universal search functionality, social network aggregation, WiFi-powered media sync with your desktop music collection, and an all-new (and desperately needed) WebKit-based browser with support for HTML5. Notably, RIM has also committed to bringing BlackBerry 6 as an upgrade to the Bold 9700, Bold 9650, and Pearl 3G, "subject to carrier certifications in the months ahead." Follow the break for video teaser.

Lindsay Lohan Maxim Magazine September 2010

Lindsay Lohan struck a sexy pose for Maxim Magazine before beginning a 13-day stint in a Los Angeles jail. Only days before checking into the Century Regional Detention Center two weeks ago, the troubled Machete star posed for some sizzling snapshots as Maxim’s fall covergirl, reminding naysayers exactly why she’s still such a hot commodity on the Hollywood scene.


You know, despite being a royal eff-up and all.

“I am feeling strong. I’ve experienced a lot in my life, and my mom has given me a lot of faith. This too shall pass,” Lohan, 24, says in a cover story for the September issue of the men’s magazine. “[My wish is] to focus on myself and my work, and to move all press on me to focus on the work I do.”

In addition to gabbing about her then-pending time behind bars, a now-rehabbing LiLo praised fellow starlets Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez — both will share the silver screen with Lohan in Robert Rodriguez’s crime-drama Machete when the film opens next month.

'StarCraft II' sales top 1.5 million in first 48 hours

Blizzard Entertainment says their highly-anticipated strategy title StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold 1 million copies within the first 24 hours of its release.


In a statement issued Tuesday, the studio revealed 1.5 million copies of the game were scooped up in the first 48 hours, making it the fastest-selling strategy title ever.

"We're pleased that so many people around the world have already picked up a copy of the game, and we look forward to welcoming even more players to Battle.net in the weeks and months ahead," says Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime in a statement.

It's been 12 years since the first StarCraft debuted, and it seems the sequel was worth the wait. So far, the reviews for StarCraft II have been glowing, earning an average score of 95 on Metacritic.

Show Lo's Concert Rockin' Out with May Day

This Saturday, Taiwanese singer Show Lo will be holding his "2010 Wu Fa Wu Tian Shanghai Concert" at the Shanghai Hong Kou Soccer Stadium. As reporters have it, besides actively doing physical training in Taipei to prep for the concert, Show Lo is also conferencing with May Day, his guests for the upcoming Shanghai concert. A popular artist working with a popular band will surely tear up Hong Kou Soccer Stadium on Saturday night, only bringing the excitement to its most climactic peak.

As reports have it, having being used to working with other pop queens, Show Lo is trying out something new this time around. Considering his focus in dnace and May Day's focus in rock, these two different genres can come together and spark new chemistry. But because May Day is a highly praised and popular band of Asia, Show was worried, at first, that due to their own tour that they wouldn't have the time to make it. But unthinkably, he called them and the leading vocal Ashin immediately agreed to it. However, due to May Day's packed touring schedule, so as to not interfere with their performances, Show Lo only chose to discuss concert details with May Day over the phone and email. After a few days of sending emails back and forth, the two parties finally came to the agreement of performing May Day's classic "Leaving the Earth's Surface." And as support to their bro Show Lo, May Day will be rearranging it to a version that has never been performed before. Aside from that, May Day will also be singing a song "Zhi Zu (Enough)." After May Day's concert ended in Taichung on 07/24, they had their first rehearsal together. Show also expressed that he hopes that with the addition of May Day, his concert would bring Shanghai a dazzling spectacular on a summer night.

Recent couple photo of Se7en and Park Han Byul leaked?

Couple photos of singer Se7en and girlfriend actress Park Han Byul has been released online. These three photos of the couple smiling at each other have been posted on a variety of online communities websites and has caught the attention of many netizens and fans.


Fans have commented on the photos saying, “Seeing Se7en’s hairstyle, this seems to be recent. It’s good to see that they still look at each other so lovingly“, “It’s my first time seeing them with such natural smiles” “I wish they would get married.. Really beautiful couple.. It seems that YG guys all have fidelity and are romantic ke ke Even the boss, even Sean, even Se7en“ and “I’m so jealous!”

Last year, Se7en and Park Han Byul revealed that they had been dating since high school. The couple is now going into the 8th year of their relationship.

Avril Lavigne shows off some strange dance moves on beach holiday

Has Avril Lavigne been taking dancing tips from Michael Flatley?

The pop punk star looked like she was practicing for a part in the Irish stepdancing show as she soaked up the sun on Malibu beach.

With her hands pinned to her sides and her legs appearing to do all the work, she looked just like one of the performers in the critically-acclaimed show that has become an international success.



The dancing in the show is noted for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary.

Avril, 25, looked like she'd perfected the difficult moves as she had a jig up and down on the sand.

And she even appeared to keep dancing as she made her way up some wooden steps from the beach.

What’s inside the mystery AT&T displays?


What is inside the mysterious displays that have been showing up at AT&T retail locations around the country? Well, we don’t know exactly… but we’ve been given a little more information that we thought we would share. According to one of our sources, inside the clandestine display is a small TV and rack where an unknown piece of hardware will sit. Today, managers began receiving metal display boxes with three-digit pad locks on them, the outside of the box reads: “Hero Fixture Launch Kit.” It also reads, “Top Secret: Store Manager Only.” All our source knows about the contents of the mysterious box (pictured above) is that, “it is something brand new that has never been released before.” What do you think it is? Perhaps a BlackBerry Torch 9800? Maybe something else? Drop your hypothesis in the comments.

EVO 4G starts getting Android 2.2 update over the air


We've just gotten a deluge of tips that EVO 4Gs are starting to get blessed with the official update to Froyo -- a few hours prior to the promised August 3 rollout -- so if you've got one handy, you're going to want to start checking it right this second. Seriously, now that it's got a trick flashlight app included in ROM, what could you possibly be waiting for? On a related note, if you happened to apply that early update that HTC posted and pulled late last week, the company's working on a fix so that you aren't out of the over-the-air update loop and promises to "get back" in "the coming days."

Miriam Yeung announces wedding date at concert press conference

Miriam Yeung will be holding her World Tour concert this October. This time it is her last concert before her wedding. At the press conference, Miriam made a grand appearance, wearing a black outfit with shoes valued at HK$26,000. She also had on 2 sponsored diamond necklaces, diamond ring and a watch, total valued at HK$100,000, an elegant appearance.


About her low-cut outfit, Miriam denied, she said that she's wears black swimsuit, but said: "I am a man, there's nothing to see when I'm wearing low-cut." She also announces that her wedding is on December 20th, the location has not been set: "This day is mainly a wedding party for the seniors and family. Friends party, will have to pick another date. (What does 1220 mean?) No meaning, its more important to have a date set."

The Wonder Girls pose with Katy Perry at MTV World Stage

Over the weekend, the Wonder Girls rocked it out at the MTV World Stage in Malaysia. But when they weren’t rocking out on stage, they were busy getting acquainted with American singers, such as Katy Perry.


And… there just may be the possibility of a collaboration, as Katy Perry said she wanted to work with singers such as, Rihanna, John Mayer, Kanye West and the Wonder Girls!

More photos on their official site, wondergirlsworld.com.

Randy Jackson Addresses American Idol Rumors While Fox Bosses Stay Mum

For those of you keeping tabs on the current American Idol casting rumors, supposedly Jennifer Lopez is in, Steven Tyler might be in, Kara DioGuardi is out, and Randy Jackson may or may not be back.

Well, we just got in touch with the "dawg" himself, Randy, who tells us only one thing is "for sure" on the upcoming season…

"The only thing that's for sure is Ryan [Seacrest]," Jackson told us at the 2010 Farmers Classic tennis tournament presented by Mercedes-Benz. He insists, "Nothing has been decided."

Jackson did not comment on reports that he was almost canned along with DioGuardi after Ellen DeGeneres chose to leave, but said he would welcome the addition of Jenny from the Block to their block.

"If Jennifer Lopez is a judge I would be very happy," says Jackson. "I love her."

Today at the Television Critics press conference in Beverly Hills, Fox bigwigs Kevin Reilly and Peter Rice insisted to reporters, "The only thing I can tell you with absolute certainty right now is that no one has signed a deal yet on either side of the camera to join American Idol next year that wasn't on it last year. There are no signed deals with anybody."

New Black Eyed Peas Album “The Beginning” Due Later This Year


Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am says the band’s next album — The Beginning — is almost finished and could be available by the end of the year.

The Grammy-winning “Hey Mama’” stars returned from hiatus last year with a charttopping album, The End.

On Friday, the band’s No. 1 hit, “I Gotta Feeling,” become the first song to reach the 6 million mark in digital downloads. The milestone was confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan.

Microsoft's IE snatches share for second straight month

Chrome falls for the first time in nearly two years, Firefox drops again

For the second straight month, Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser gained ground in the usage share race, a company manager said today.

According to Net Applications, the Web metrics firm whose data Microsoft cited, IE's gains came at the expense of both Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome, with the former posting its biggest one-month decline in more than a year while the latter's loss broke a string of 20 consecutive months of increases.

By the end of July, IE accounted for 60.7% of all browsers used globally, Net Applications' data revealed. The increase of four-tenths of a percentage point was the second month in a row that IE jumped, and after June's, was the second-highest increase recorded for the browser.

Microsoft has never seen two straight months of IE increases in Net Applications' numbers: Its occasional bumps have been single-month gains, with a return the next month to IE's long-term decline. IE's gains in July effectively turned back the clock to last March, when IE also owned a 60.7% share.

As it has the last three months, Microsoft used Net Applications' numbers to trumpet the success of its browser strategy. "To see two consecutive months worldwide is encouraging and promising," said Roger Capriotti, a product management lead on the IE team.

Motorola Droid won’t get hotspot or tethering capabilities in Android 2.2

We already knew that updates to Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid are supposed to start this week.

Today new information has surfaced, and it’s not good.


In spite of the fact that Android 2.2 natively supports wireless hotspot and wired tethering abilities, the update that the Droid will receive won’t do either.

A Motorola spokesperson said that the original Droid doesn’t have the hardware to support WiFi hotspot creation, and the reason for the lack of wired tethering is the fact that they don’t have any connection software for the computer side.

BoA casted as main lead for major Hollywood dance movie

BoA will be transforming as an actress through appearing in an upcoming major Hollywood movie.

The movie is set in New York and is a dance movie directed by Duane Adler, who also did movies like ‘Step Up’ and ‘Save The Last Dance’. It is known that while he was writing the movie scenario, Duane Adler had already written with BoA in mind as one of the cast to the movie.


The producer to the movie will famous producer Robert Cort who produced over 55 movies which include ‘Zumanji’ and ‘Runaway Bride’. Cort and Adler are known to have worked together before in ‘Save The Last Dance’.

BoA will be the main female lead to the movie, showing off various new and powerful dance performances.

Meanwhile, the filming of the movie will kick in early next year in the States. And for the time being, BoA will be coming back with her 6th Korean album ‘Hurricane Venus’ and promoting the album in Korea.

Show Lo Wants To Hold Next Birthday Party At Taipei Arena

Taiwanese artist Show "Xiao Zhu (Little Pig)" Lo held his "Wedding Anniversary Party" 2 days ago, over a thousand fans came together to celebrate his 31st birthday. Show then said that next time he wants to spend his birthday with his fans at the Taipei Arena, and expressed that right now his main priority is to succeed in his career.

At his birthday party, 1,200 fans were admitted into the venue, where there weren't enough seats. Show happily said, next time he'll ask his company to hold the birthday party at the Taipei Arena where he can spend the day to party with his fans. He also expressed, up until 2 days ago, "Show Lo's Fans Club" (SFC) had already surpassed 15,000 members in the Asia Region. He's also considering to hold a concert for members only, to reciprocate and thank his fans.

Show had birthday dinner with his mother. And to receive his present, he played games with her. Lo Mama gave him a 3 carat diamond bracelet, but because Show had screamed too loudly during the games the night before, his voice cracked during his performance at the party, causing laughter to rupture throughout.

Charlie Sheen Ordered to 30 Days in Rehab

Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor assault charge in his domestic violence case and was ordered to 30 days in rehab as part of a plea deal at a court hearing in Aspen, Colo. In exchange, two other charges were dropped.

The actor was also sentenced to three months probation and must complete 36 hours of domestic violence counseling.

Sheen appeared upbeat in the courtroom. Asked to enter a plea, he told the judge, "Guilty as charged your honor." Asked why he was submitting that plea, Sheen replied, "Because I'm guilty."

The actor added in a statement following the sentencing: "I'm very grateful to the court and to the people of Pitkin County. I look forward to complying with the court's decision, getting on with my life and putting this behind me."

Sheen's lawyer, Yale Galanter, is pleased with the case's outcome, saying, "Charlie got a great sentence, and I am privileged to have been able to do this for him."

The Two and a Half Men star, 44, will be back at work on the set of his hit sitcom Tuesday working on the first episode of the new season.

Previously Sheen had pleaded not guilty to a felony menacing charge and two misdemeanors stemming from the couple's Christmas Day fight, in which Mueller, 32, told police he had pinned her down and threatened her with a knife.

Brad Pitt Calls Himself "Mr. Mom," Source Says

Brad Pitt has given himself a new nickname.

"He calls himself Mr. Mom," Andrew Morton, who wrote the explosive new tell-all Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, said on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends Monday.

Morton says that Angelina Jolie, 35, used Maddox, now 8, to "bait" Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston while filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

"Well, it's kind of playing happy family. He's a great caregiver, this Brad Pitt.... So here's Maddox, this cute little kid, playing around and it draws somebody in. And in all fairness, friends of Angelina, all said it was Brad that made the [pass] in that relationship," explains Morton.

But Jolie wasn't completely off the hook: "Psychologically, she makes men almost compromise themselves to cheat on their girlfriends, or cheat on their wives in order to be with her," says Morton. "The only man that's never rejected her is Maddox."

Morton also touches on Jolie's abandonment at the hands of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, as a child -- which Us Weekly first reported in an exclusive excerpt of the the book.

BlackBerry users running out of loyalty: 50 percent plan to defect to iPhone or Android


Nielsen has its own angle on the smartphone numbers game out today, and the results vaguely resemble the numbers from Canalys. Perhaps more interesting than the ever present market share tug-of-war (Nielsen pegs Google, RIM, and Apple at 27 percent, 33 percent, and 23 percent in sales to new smartphone subscribers, respectively) a note on brand loyalty turns out ugly for BlackBerry: while 89 percent of iPhone owners plan on getting another iPhone, and 71 percent of Android buyers plan to re-up, only 42 percent of BlackBerry owners plan to stick around. The defectors are pretty evenly split, with 29 percent planning to go iPhone, and 21 percent to go Android. That compares to 2 and 3 percent in the iPhone and Android camps planning a move to BlackBerry. We'll see if BlackBerry 6 can solve this little problem for RIM, but the few tweaks we've seen so far seem hardly capable of stemming the flow.

Android 2.2 Froyo for HTC HD2 is ready for mainstream [Video]

Since Microsoft and HTC basically confirmed that they were abandoning the HD2 in the move to Windows Phone 7, the developer community has instead turned their attention to getting a solid Android build on the 4.3-inch smartphone. Last we saw, Froyo was working on the HD2 but with some conspicuous issues; now, a new ROM promises an almost 100-percent functional experience, suitable for daily use.


That includes 3G, Bluetooth (HID profile aside), WiFi and GPS, along with the camera (plus flash) and all the other basic functionality. It’s been paired with a custom UI that stands pretty distinct not only from the HD2′s original theme but what HTC are doing in general with Sense; likely to be an acquired taste, perhaps, but with the underlying code now solid we can only assume others will come along and inject some different aesthetics.

Justin Bieber Is Writing His Memoirs at Age 16

You can't make this stuff up, folks: Justin Bieber is compiling all the living he's done in his 16 years for a new "photographic memoir," which will be released in October by HarperCollins. The colon-heavy title: 'Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story.'

"Every day I wake up and count my blessings," Bieber said in a statement released Monday by the publisher. "My fans have played such a large part in all of this and they help me live my dreams every day. I'm excited to share just a little bit more of my world with them through this book."

Bieber's book will include a healthy dose of rare and previously unseen photos sure to excite the pop star's rabid fans.

"I think this is going to be something they can all enjoy," Bieber said of his fans. "This is just another way for me to say thank you to my fans."

In its statement, HarperCollins called the addition of Bieber to its stable of authors a "real coup" and said they were "incredibly excited to be publishing this photographic memoir of his amazing journey."

Photographic memoir? Expect tons and tons of photos, Bieber fans!

Eminem Admits He Thinks About His Own Death

Eminem and Dr. Dre appear on the cover of the latest issue of VIBE.

In the magazine, Em talks about his own mortality, admitting he thinks about death -- a lot.

"Yeah, I do. A lot. I think about it a lot. I try not to think about it, but I do and it creeps me the f*** out. It creeps me out because they say that if I got to the hospital two hours later then I would be gone. I think about that a lot. When I lay in bed at night is when I think about it the most. It creeps me out man," he says.

'8 Mile' co-star Brittany Murphy's passing was also on his mind during the interview. "It was crazy. It's crazy. It's crazy because at one point we were very close and she was a really good person. It's crazy when you see things, not just with her, but just all these things that are happening in Hollywood."

He thinks the culture of being a celebrity is part of the problem. "It's one of those things man where you're famous, doctors will kiss your a** because they love the celebrity. 'Oh, I can call up Eminem and get him on the phone right now. Oh, hi Marshall, how are you doing? Do you need that [prescription]?' There are doctors that will give you certain things just because of who you are."

Oksana Grigorieva: Mel Gibson Hit Son, Threw TV at Wife

Oksana Grigorieva continues to make shocking allegations against Mel Gibson, telling law enforcement that he hit his son and hurled a TV at his wife.

The actor's ex-girlfriend says she personally witnessed him hitting his youngest son, Tommy, and that Mel personally admitted the TV incident to her.

Mel's soon-to-be-ex-wife, Robyn Gibson, submitted a sworn affidavit to the court stating Mel was not abusive to her or his children once in 28 years.

But Oksana Grigorieva, who claims Mel punched her twice and that she feared for her life and that of their baby daughter Lucia, says otherwise.

The Russian singer and pianist alleges that Mel hit Tommy in the head while at a hockey game at L.A.'s Staples Center two-and-a-half-years ago.

“Oksana told authorities about Mel’s ‘angry outbursts’ toward his own family and friends,” said a source familiar with the Mel Gibson investigation.

“She said that Mel, in her presence, hit Tommy, in the head, while they were in a box watching a hockey game. She said Tommy started crying and whimpered for the rest of the game, choosing to sit by himself, away from his father.”

Nokia's treatment of MeeGo smartphone UI revealed?


We've already gotten a glimpse at MeeGo's prerelease stock UI for handsets, but just like Symbian, there's no guarantee that the experience is going to be consistent across manufacturers -- and a new video apparently captured from an online survey makes it seem like Nokia might be looking to go in a slightly different direction. The one minute, twenty-nine seconds of footage walks us through five parts -- starting up, the "powerful multitasking UI," getting connected, the Ovi Store experience, and the music player -- and as you might imagine, it's the Ovi Store portion that has us feeling like this is a thoroughly Nokia-customized experience (not to mention the copyright in the lower left). It generally looks richer and more functional than what we've seen before, and parts -- like the webOS-esque multitasking -- remind us of Maemo 5's thumbnails, which makes perfect sense considering MeeGo's roots. Follow the break for the full video.

iPhone posts strong monthly gains

The iPhone 4 may have gone through some troubling times with its antenna issues, but a study from a market research firm shows that users don't seem to care.

According to a new study from Netmarketshare, Apple's iOS mobile operating system experienced its largest single month market share gain ever in July. Apple's iOS market share grew from 0.59 percent in June to 0.7 percent in July.

The report also said that the iPhone usage share grew at over twice the pace of Android.

Another market researcher, Canalys, on Monday said Apple's smartphone market grew by 61 percent, giving the company 13 percent of the worldwide market. That wasn't enough to outperform Android devices that jumped 866 percent from the year ago quarter.

Netmarketshare also reported on Monday that Apple's Safari Web browser broke the 5 percent market share for the first time in July. The browser's June market share was 4.85 percent.

Internet Explorer topped the list with 60.74 percent market share while Mozilla came in at 22.91 percent and Chrome at 7.24 percent.

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