9/18/2010 06:52:00 PM
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As was speculated to take place, Paris Hilton has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors in her drug-possession case – and she will be sentenced to a year of probation but no jail time, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The socialite, 29, is due before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure on Monday, at which time she will formally plead guilty to misdemeanor drug possession and misdemeanor obstructing an officer, says the newspaper, which obtained a copy of Hilton's plea deal.
"We fashioned a resolution which would give us complete control over her future. If she does not toe the line and stay out of trouble she will do one year in the Clark County Detention Center," said Nevada's Clark County District Attorney David Roger.
Should Hilton be arrested during her probation, her plea deal stipulates that she serve a full year behind bars.
"Defendant shall stay out of trouble. Defendant agrees that an arrest for any charge, excluding minor traffic violations for which a citation is issued, shall result in the immediate termination of her probation and the execution of the suspended sentences," reads the deal.
Also demanded: That Hilton successfully complete a substance abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and perform 200 hours of community service, whose nature and location is to be later determined.
Hilton, who served three weeks in 2007 for violating probation in a drunken driving case, had been charged with felony drug possession after an Aug. 28 arrest in Las Vegas.
9/18/2010 06:51:00 PM
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield will not be returning to the second season of the Starz series, the network announced today via press release. The actor, who was in remission after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in March, has been advised to resume “aggressive treatment” for the disease. “It’s with a deep sense of disappointment that I must step aside from such an exceptional project as Spartacus and all the wonderful people involved,” Whitfield said in the release. “It seems that it is time for myself and my family to embark on another extraordinary journey. Thank you for the support so far.”
The series had delayed production in the spring while Whitfield underwent treatment; the actor had been training for the second season after he was declared cancer-free in June. At this point, the network has not made any decisions regarding the series’ future. “Right now, we just want to extend our concern and support to Andy and his family,” Starz Media’s Managing Director Carmi Zlotnik said in the statement. “We will address our programming plans at some later date.” Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, a prequel to the series, will still air as scheduled in January 2011.
9/18/2010 10:40:00 AM
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According to Digitimes — everyones favorite sometimes correct website — Apple, Inc. will be releasing their second generation iPad tablet in the first quarter of 2011. The publication cites “suppliers” and writes: “The new capacity of TPK Touch Solutions and Wintek, the 4.5G plant of Cando, and the 4.5G plant of Chimei Innolux (CMI) are reportedly completing validation of ultra-thin glass-based touch panels with Apple.” The iPad was first launched in the U.S. on April 3 of 2010; a Q1 launch would have Apple’s second iteration of the device out in under one-year.
As expected, Sony's Move is perfectly competent, hardware-wise, because Sony is a hardware company. But making games that mimic Nintendo's casual-friendly Wii party games is the wrong move. Instead, they need to focus on their true fanbase: The hardcore fans.
Of the three current-gen consoles, Sony has done the most to appeal to the hardcore gamer—the fan that grew up playing PlayStations. But in their haste to develop easily-accessible games for the mass-market—for the kind of people who buy Nintendo Wiis—they've sort of abandoned their base. Here's where the Move is now, and where it needs to go.
9/18/2010 10:35:00 AM
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Glee is back! Fox's amazing hit musical-comedy series premieres Tuesday night at 8 p.m., and to celebrate the return, we got you guys an exclusive video clip.
And we didn't skimp on the content either...
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9/18/2010 10:34:00 AM
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We’ve just gotten wind of a vicious little rumor that we wanted to share. We’re hearing that Verizon Wireless will be slowly discontinuing the Motorola DROID 2 that it launched last month and will soon only be carrying the yet-to-be-launched DROID 2 World Edition. While the move makes complete sense — from a manufacturing and inventory perspective — it may rub those who ran out and purchased the original DROID 2, sans world capabilities, the wrong way (especially if they price it at $199). This is just a rumor for now, but we want to know what owners of the original DROID Duece think? If this comes to fruition, are you going to be upset?
9/18/2010 10:33:00 AM
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Nothing spices up waning interest in an aging console like a special edition, and while one could say that announcing three special editions is something of a stretch for the word "special," these certainly are some... vibrant color schemes. At its press event yesterday, Sony announced a couple of new, pupil-assaulting two-tone color schemes for the PSP, along with a Monster Hunter edition that left many an otaku fainting in the aisles thanks to its gold highlights and redesigned analog nub. Read on for our impressions of all three noble beasts.
9/18/2010 10:31:00 AM
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We figured Skyhook's business interference and patent infringement lawsuits against Google would turn up some dirt, and we didn't have long to wait: the location-services company's complaint flatly alleges that Google's Andy Rubin ordered Motorola's Sanjay Jha to "stop ship" on the Droid X because it used Skyhook's XPS positioning system instead of Google Location Services, a tiff that ultimately delayed the phone's release while Moto reworked the software and dropped Skyhook entirely. Following that, Skyhook claims that Google then went after an unidentified "Company X" (likely Samsung) and forced it to drop XPS as well -- which would certainly explain why Samsung's Galaxy S phones have WiFi positioning turned off by default, unlike every other Android phone. Ouch.
If you're thinking that makes no sense because Android is "open," well, you might have another think coming -- Skyhook claims that Google's decisions to allow access to Android Market and its branded apps are an entirely subjective ruse based on something called the Compliance Definition Document, which can be "arbitrarily" interpreted any way Google wants with no recourse. Skyhook says that Google has now told Android OEMs that they're required to use Google Location Services, preventing Skyhook from fulfilling its contracts and costing the company millions in expected royalties.
9/18/2010 10:29:00 AM
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It seems with any high profile game launch on the Xbox 360 comes some reports of hardware issues. Halo: Reach is one such major title, and now reports are flooding in of users unable to play the game due to getting dirty disc errors.
Users reporting the error tend to be running the older 20GB Xbox 360, though other models of the original console, including the Elites, don't seem to be immune.
Microsoft responded to the problem with no clear solution, but directed anyone experiencing the issue to contact customer support.
We are aware of a very small number of customers reporting that their copy of Halo: Reach is causing a "disc read" error. Those affected should contact Microsoft customer support at 1-800-4MY-XBOX for troubleshooting assistance.
9/18/2010 01:28:00 AM
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An infectious new Rihanna track, 'Who's That Chick?', leaked onto the web this afternoon. The music video, which looks like it was art directed by Lisa Frank of hyper-colored Trapper Keeper fame, represents a huge change from the pop star's darker 'Rated R' era. Clearly, the girl just wants to dance (and be covered in glitter). It's unknown whether or not this video is off of Rihanna's upcoming fifth album, 'Loud,' due in November, or if it is for an entirely different project (Rihanna appears on an upcoming album by super-producer David Guetta).
9/18/2010 01:25:00 AM
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She's been snapped in a series of seriously revealing dresses over the past few weeks - but Katy Perry was keeping it feminine and floaty when she was out with fiancé Russell Brand yesterday.
The singer was clearly feeling free and easy as she spent time with her intended as they lunched at the swanky W Hotel in Los Angeles.
Not only was she wearing a cute and wearable on-trend paint-splash sundress, but was sporting her favourite metal-studded sandals, floppy sunhat and sunglasses.
9/18/2010 01:24:00 AM
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One minute you're throwing out peace sings while lounging at the beach in Miami and the next you're delivering a slap-and-grab on a pesky photographer. All in a day's work for 'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert!
"Eeew paparazzi killed my peaceful afternoon on the beach!" the singer, 28, told his Twitter followers Thursday. "They're real good at provoking, but there ain't any pics or video of the bs they spew out."
9/18/2010 01:24:00 AM
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Lady Gaga addressed her "fellow Americans" and the Senate this morning in a dramatic YouTube video as part of her ongoing effort to see the controversial Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which prevents gays from serving openly in the military, overturned and asked her fans to join her and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in repealing it. "It is my belief that no one person is more valuable than another," Gaga says in the over-seven-minute long, black-and-white video, flanked by the American flag.
"Our fight is a continuum of the ever-present equal rights movement," Gaga adds before urging her enormous fan base (a staggering 6.3 million on Twitter and over 18 million on Facebook) to contact their senators and singling out John McCain's moves to stop a vote from taking place.
9/18/2010 01:21:00 AM
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We've been waiting for 3D Blu-ray support to hit the PS3 for a good long while now, and Sony's been promising it would happen for, well, exactly that same amount of time. Yesterday the company confirmed that the 3D-enabling 3.50 firmware update is less than a week away, dropping on September 21, and here's proof that it works: a demonstration unit up and running at TGS. Fully animated evidence after the break.
No more excuses. 
A devastated Lindsay Lohan has failed her first court-mandated drug test, sources confirmed to PopEater on Friday.
“A slimmed down Lea Michele could go from glee club to the Grotto!” claims In Touch.
Despite my mostly positive take on the Microsoft's IE9 beta Web browser released to the public this week, there are some important shortcomings.
Russell Brand was arrested at LAX on Friday afternoon, L.A. Airport Police confirmed to UsMagazine.com.
Kim Kardashian obviously doesn't have much love for the Kinky Kim Filthy Love Doll.
After the airing of TV series such as 'Drawing Sword', 'My Chief and My Regiment', 'Zhan Huo Zhong De Qing Chun' series with the war time theme seemed to be the hot favorite of audience. The day before last, 'Jian Dao Zhan Shi' leading popular actress Michelle Ye, and directed by 'Father of War Time', Director Zhao Junkai, is rapidly filming in Beijing.
Yesterday, we told you about comments made by a Verizon Wireless spokesperson that indicated the company would not be carrying a Windows Phone 7 device until 2011. In context, it seemed like a decision the company had explicitly made, however that does not appear to be the case. Speaking with CNET, Microsoft senior product manager, Greg Sullivan, said:
Singer-host Selina Jen of Taiwan pop trio S.H.E quietly got engaged Sunday to beau, lawyer Richard Chang, in a low-key ceremony at a restaurant in Taiwan, reported Taiwan media. 
Ady An's on screen image has been fairly conservative. However, a few days ago, for a commercial for her newest movie, "If You Are The One 2," she revealed her curvaceous behind and her long, slender legs. It was extremely attractive, yet she laughed and revealed that she was once called an ugly duckling for her looks.
