Nokia eyeing Windows Phone 7 as third OS strategy?

With both Nokia fans and analysts crying out for the Finnish company to ditch Symbian, we’ve usually heard Android put forward as the obvious choice for its replacement. However, according to VentureBeat‘s “trusted source”, we should actually be looking to Microsoft instead. They’ve heard that Nokia is “likely to use Windows Phone 7 as an additional platform,” along with that the company’s board has given new CEO Stephen Elop broad-ranging powers to change previously set-in-stone OS decisions.

VentureBeat also suggests that new Nokia CTO Rich Green is currently working on due-diligence to assess the potential for the company’s software assets to merge with Microsoft’s, though they also say that merger talks themselves are yet to take place. Meanwhile an announcement in less than two weeks time is predicted, where AT&T will supposedly confirm it will be offering the Nokia N8.

Frankly this still doesn’t ring quite true, with Nokia’s previous arguments against Android – that it would be putting control of their handsets’ OS into the hands of someone else – also making sense for Windows Phone 7. Still, if WP7 was indeed a separate branch of Nokia’s hardware efforts, not replacing either Symbian or MeeGo, then it could potential provide a bridging solution between now and the arrival of Symbian^4 handsets onto the market.

Ariel Lin turns on the water works for newest MV


For her newest MV, You Have Me (你有我), Ariel Lin was asked to act out a 10 minute parting scene with her boyfriend. Though she had been laughing and chatting with the male lead, as soon as the filming started, her tears also started pouring out, and lasted for the entire ten minutes.

Even the male lead was affected by her mood, ending up, also, with red eyes. When Ariel was questioned about whether she was thinking a about on old flame or something sorrowful that had happened before, she denied it and said it was all due to her "imagination." When she thinks about how love is actually frail despite being beautiful, her heart is moved and brings forth a whirlwind of tears. When the director called cut, she continued to cry bitterly while holding onto the makeup artist. This young queen of acting has certainly put her heart into this new MV of about the sad story of a pair of lovers.

There's no way I'll ever play a bad guy, declared Donnie Yen

There's no way I'll ever play a bad guy, declared Donnie Yen.

And it's not because the Hong Kong martial arts star is afraid to move out of his comfort zone.

Nor is it to protect his squeaky clean 'hero' image.

The 47-year-old actor explained to FiRST in Mandarin that it was important to him to play 'meaningful' roles.

'Actors are very influential. I must be responsible to the audience and society and consider the impact of my roles. I want them to have a positive impact so that children can watch them too.

'I cannot accept baddie roles just to satisfy my desire (for new challenges).'

Even if he falls victim to typecasting, Yen added that he will continue to act in period action movies as the genre is popular. It is also his strength.

In recent years, he has played heroes in gongfu flicks like Ip Man and its sequel, 14 Blades and Painted Skin.

And he continues to do so as the titular character in Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen, which opens here today.

Oksana to Mel: I'll Destroy The Tapes ... for a Price

There is no question ... when Oksana Grigorieva signed an agreement with Mel Gibson last May ... she got millions out of him and only gave one thing in return -- a promise to destroy "evidence," including the secret tapes.

The document obtained by TMZ -- and now at the heart of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department investigation into Mel's extortion claims -- was signed by both Mel and Oksana on May 16, after a 2-day mediation.

According to the document, Mel agrees to pay Oksana and Lucia approximately $15 million. In return Oksana agrees to "turn over all 'evidence', and represent and warrant that all evidence has been turned over and all evidence will be destroyed in a manner agreed upon by both parties."

Now get this ... "evidence" is defined in a related document as "recordings, audio tapes, emails, text messages, videotapes and photographs ... of Gibson."

T-Mobile G2 pre-orders go live for current customers, available to all on October 6


Just as promised, T-Mobile has started offering its subscribers that "exclusive access" to early G2 pre-orders. There have been a couple of early hiccups with the pre-order page for that select group, but they're being ironed out as we type and there's also word that the rest of us unwashed Android geeks will be able to join in on October 6. One of our tipsters forwarded along a bill for his purchase showing the phone to be valued at $249.99 and an estimated delivery date of September 30. That's quite the steep entry fee, considering Best Buy will have the phone on October 6 as well for just under $200 and Radio Shack is undercutting all with a $150 price on the typical two-year contract.

Samsung SGH-i916 spotted cuddling up to an iPhone 4 in the wilds of Canada


Unless our eyes deceive us most cruelly, the Samsung phone we see above looks identical to the i917 Windows Phone 7 handset we've been seeing all over the place. Curious then that it bears the title of SGH-i916. We can only surmise that there's some minuscule difference between the two phones, with this i916 seemingly set to ride Rogers airwaves up in Canada -- purportedly with none of Samsung's own branding anywhere on its shell. Another common feature it seems to share with the i917 is an AMOLED screen, judging by the deeper than deep black color it's capable of pushing out. See a much larger picture of the i916 after the break, and if you want an even better idea of how a 4-inch Samsung handset compares to the iPhone 4, visit our screen comparison test starring the Galaxy S.

BEAST reveals SOOM MV teaser ; miss A reveals second teaser for Step Up!

BEAST reveals SOOM MV teaser


While their choreographers released a mini-teaser for “Clenching a Tight Fist”, BEAST has released a teaser video for their song “숨/SOOM (Breath)” off their comeback mini-album Mastermind.

In the video, Junhyung is seen lying dead on the floor, when a girl in a red dress comes in and helps him breathe. As soon as he gains conscientiousness, the girl mysteriously disappears. Also, fans are able to catch a glimpse of of some eye candy as Kikwang and Hyunseung dance topless in the rain.

Check out the enticing teaser below!

Leehom "needs someone by his side" in new music video


If hip-hop Leehom isn’t your cup of tea, then fear not because there is yet another music video on the way. The new single “Need Someone By Your Side (需要人陪)” will feature Leehom Wang in bed! It’s no “Lust Caution” but the video promises to be the most provocative in his 14-year career. Apparently his record company is so concerned that they will only release an edited version for TV. The more intense director’s cut will be available on a DVD that comes with the repackaged version of “18 Martial Arts”.

Leehom has actually done a “bed scene” for a music video back in 2006. In “The First Morning (第一個清晨)”, he sat on one side of a bed with his guitar while then rumored girlfriend Shu Qi (舒淇) lay on the other. The closest they came was when Shu Qi sat up to watch him play and lipsync to the camera.

Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video)


The elusive Looking Glass might have dodged the zoom lenses yesterday, but luckily, the good folks at Oracle managed to tape Michael Dell's lightning demo (pun totally intended) with a close-up shot. From what we can see, the volume rocker is located at the top side of the tablet, right next to what could potentially be a switch for screen rotation lock or silent mode; the headphone jack appears to be on the left-hand side of the device, which makes sense -- we can't imagine this beastly device fitting into a pocket of any sorts, otherwise. Sadly, we can't confirm whether this 7-inch Android tablet uses the same PDMI port as featured on the Streak, nor can we see what's on the back -- we caught a glimpse of something shiny, but the leaked spec sheet we came across some time ago doesn't mention a back camera. Anyhow, you can catch this big daddy in action right after the break -- about 1:27 into the clip.

Facebook Gives A Post-Mortem On Worst Downtime In Four Years

Facebook’s had a rough day. In fact, it’s had its worst day performance-wise in over four years, with 2.5 hours of downtime that resulted in countless complaints from users. Perhaps more important, it also had a bevy API problems, and its Like buttons — which are embedded on over 350,000 sites across the web — were apparently busted too. When Facebook goes down, it’s a big deal.

This evening Facebook Director of Software Engineering Robert Johnson has written a post-mortem of the outage, explaining what caused the site to fail.

According to Johnson’s post, the problem stemmed from an automated system Facebook had built to check for invalid configuration values in its cache. Unfortunately, that automated check backfired — to the point that Facebook had to turn off the site entirely to recover. Here’s a portion of the explanation:

BoA releases full audio of ‘Copy & Paste’


Over the past few weeks, BoA has been teasing us of her upcoming follow-up comeback as she unveiled teaser photos as well as a MV teaser for her follow-up track, “Copy & Paste.”

Just hours away from BoA’s first comeback performance on Music Bank, she has finally released the full audio of “Copy & Paste.”

The track’s title “Copy & Paste” has a meaning of “to give everything about yourself to your lover.” The track is quite catchy, check it out below.

Wonder Girls on Billboard’s ‘21 under 21′!


The Wonder Girls have come in at #16 for Billboard.com’s ‘21 under 21′. The Wonder Girls first appeared on the Billboard charts when they debuted at #76 on the Billboard Top 100 with their song, “Nobody“. They were last featured on Billboard.com when they ranked #21 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart in July with their ‘2 Different Tears‘ album.

Recently, Billboard compiled a list of 21 stars under the age of 21 who had the “potential to rule the pop culture zeitgeist over the next 12 months“. Although 3 of the 5 Wonder Girls are 21 years old, Billboard included the group in their chart since Sohee and Lim are still under 21.

The Wonder Girls came in at number 16, before Never Shout Never and after Diggy Simmons. Others on the list were Charice Pempengco, Nick Jonas, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Soulja Boy, and Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen.

Source + Photo: Billboard

Nicholas Tse's 3 year old son Lucas Tse in tears

Three-year-old Lucas broke down sobbing when his younger brother stole the limelight from him

"Why are reporters taking pictures of little bro and not me?" cried an upset Lucas Tse.

The three year old boy had broken down in tears when his younger brother, Quintus, hogged the media's limelight during the latter's "hundred-day-old banquet" recently.

With such an instinctive desire for attention at such a tender age, its little wonder why grandfather - famous Hong Kong personality Patrick Tse and mum Cecilia Cheung both agreed that the toddler is set to head for a life in show business.

Speaking at the China Film Festival in New York, Cecilia Cheung expressed that she had no qualms on letting her son enter showbiz.

"The most important thing is that my children are happy, there's no problem if their studies are not affected," she laughed.

Box office preview: 'Legend of the Guardians' fights 'Wall Street' for top slot

It’s not every weekend that we get to see owls battling investment bankers for our movie-going dollars. But this frame, Zack Snyder’s longest-titled film ever, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, takes on an equally verbose film, Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The two couldn’t be reaching for more different audiences (owls: families; Wall Street: grown-ups), but with the family audience not having a film to call their own in a long while (and, no, we’re not going to count the ho-hum Alpha and Omega), Guardians could win by default. Wall Street has the unfortunate distinction of being smack in the middle of The Town and The Social Network, two films that seem much more anticipated than Stone’s sequel to the iconic “Greed is Good” film of the ’80s. Read on for my predictions.

1. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole: $22 million

Really? Warring Owls? At first glance this premise doesn’t seem to be the subject matter blockbusters are built on. But it turns out the film comes from a series of best-selling children’s books, and reviews are falling all over the incredible 3-D effects in the film. Plus, you’ve got Zack Snyder on board, the man responsible for the visual stylings of both 300 and The Watchmen. Still, the film is said to be quite violent for the under-eight set, a factor that could prove challenging with concerned parents. Yet, with very little out there for families to see, Guardians could win the frame.

'Spider-Man 4' female leads: they're getting closer

Some new names are popping up surrounding the casting of Spider-Man’s love interest in the reboot of the webbed superhero starring Andrew Garfield. Sony and director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) continue to test actresses, but, as it turns out, it’s not for one female lead but two. So attention all you comic book fans out there: It looks like this Spider-Man, which is set in high school, will feature both of Spidey’s most prominent love interests, the red-headed Mary Jane Watson, played in the last three movies by Kirsten Dunst, and blonde Gwen Stacy, which Bryce Dallas Howard played in Spider-Man 3, say sources close to the production.

As such, the studio is casting a rather wide net. It flew Mia Wasikowska, best known as Alice from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, in from New York to meet with Webb and Garfield. While, most recently, Easy A’s Emma Stone read with Garfield for the role.

The studio is being very mum as to who could possibly be the front runners for the two parts and declined to comment for this story. Other names are also said to be circling the high-profile project. Yet it’s easy to imagine that the two roles could go to both Stone and Wasikowska. The red-headed Stone has starred in four movies for the studio and is said to have a great relationship with Sony head Amy Pascal. Stone has come on strong ever since last year’s Zombieland and only solidified her place as a go-to young actress with the success of Easy A, which bowed last weekend to just under $18 million. Stone is currently filming The Help for DreamWorks, where she stars as the lead character Skeeter Phelan in the period piece based on Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel.

Forget The Facebook Phone, Here’s Mozilla Seabird — An Open Web Concept Phone


Much as been made of the so-called Facebook Phone. While Facebook is still being vague about their ideas for this (but at least they’re no longer denying it), it seems likely that anything they do will be based on Google’s Android platform. And INQ may offer the first of these starting next year. But Facebook isn’t the only web company thinking about phones and Android. Mozilla is as well. Or at least, their community is. Today on the Mozilla Labs blog, they’ve unveiled Seabird, an Android-based concept phone built around the ideals of the Open Web.

The concept, created by Billy May, looks amazing. The shape is a little odd (sort of like an upside down raindrop), but it boasts an 8 megapixel camera, dual side pico projectors, wireless charging, and an embedded Bluetooth dongle. The dongle acts as both an earpiece and a controller for the phone. While the pico projectors allow you to display a virtual keyboard on a tabletop for typing.

Jennifer Lopez: Why Idol Is Right for Me

Jennifer Lopez is "excited" about her new gig as a judge on American Idol's 10th season, especially since it will allow more time at home with her family in L.A.

"We're really happy that we get to be in one place with the babies [2-year-old twins Max and Emme] for a while," she says. "This is going to put us here for like six months. It's unheard of for us. The babies can do dance class and soccer practice. We're excited about being a little bit of a normal family for a little while."

The move to Idol also demonstrates how Lopez, 40, and husband Marc Anthony, 42, make big life-decisions – like taking a new high-profile job – together.

"I don't know that we ever thought I'd do something like this," says Lopez. "But when I was a dancer, was I going to be an actress? Yeah. When I was an actress, was I going to be a singer? Yes. I just think this is another evolution of that – and [Marc] explained it to me like that."

Now that the announcement is official, Lopez is eager to get started on her new gig. "I'm going to give it my whole heart, soul and passion like I do with everything that I do," she said. "I'm looking forward to such a fun year."

RIM could be prepping 2.5 million BlackPads for this year

Research In Motion is supposedly preparing to make 2.5 million BlackBerry tablets, or BlackPads, for the fourth quarter of this year, according to a financial analyst.


This figure comes from Susquehanna Research analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro and it does seem a little high to me because the Apple iPad sold 3.27 million units in its first quarter. I don’t know if that phenomenon will be replicable, particularly by RIM.

We may see the BlackBerry tablet as early as Monday at the company’s developer conference and it appears that the device will be aimed at the existing customer base. I would imagine the BlackPad will be seen as an add-on to the RIM smartphone, as opposed to its own independent computing device.

Portia Ditches the de Rossi, Officially Becomes a DeGeneres

Farewell, Portia de Rossi. It was nice knowing you.

A Los Angeles judge has officially granted the Australian-born actress' request to legally drop her surname and take that of her partner, Ellen DeGeneres. Portia and Ellen tied the knot in August 2008 during a brief period when gay marriage was legal in California.

That means as of today, the 37-year-old former Arrested Development star will now be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.

Congrats!

Katherine Heigl Goes Back to Blonde: Love It or Hate It?

Katherine Heigl isn’t exactly immune to stirring up controversy, but on-set tussles aside, if there’s one thing that really gets her fans talking, it’s her drama-queen-worthy hair changes–and after months as a brunette, the actress is back to blonde. In the past, honey-colored hair has been her standard blonde staple, but this time around it looks like Heigl hit the bottle a little but harder, bleaching it out to soft platinum. And while most stars tend to stick to one side of the hair color spectrum, Katherine seems to be one of the few A-listers who can gracefully shift between extremes. But we want to know your take on the change.

Microsoft: IE9 to require Windows 7 SP1

Windows 7 users will have to upgrade to SP1 when IE9 goes final next year

Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser will require Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), a not-yet-released major update to the operating system, the company said today.

According to a FAQ posted on the company's site, Windows 7 users will need to install SP1 prior to adding IE9. People running Windows Vista must have that operating system's SP2 in place.

The Ars Technica technology site first reported on the Windows 7 SP1 requirement Thursday.

Microsoft has not divulged the release dates of Windows 7 SP1 or IE9, but both are expected to appear in the first half of 2011. That six-month window covers Microsoft's current plans for Windows 7 SP1, while many experts believe the company will ship the final of IE9 in April 2011 to coincide with its annual MIX conference.

Rumor Queens in TVB: Sonija Kwok & Charmaine Sheh

There are always rumors between actors and actresses when they shoot series together. Although these rumors may do the work of promoting for the series, but some pairs could end up being real couples---and that's up to you, the viewers, to decide! After a brief organization, the two TVB actresses with the most rumors are Sonija Kwok and Charmaine Sheh. Now let's take a look at a list of their rumors:

Sonija

Sonija vs. Deric Wan: The two met at shooting "The Legend of Love" and were in a relationship for two years. It wasn't good times for the couple, as both of their careers went downhill. The couple split eventually.

Sonija vs. Dayo Wong: They filmed movie "Fighting to Survive" together and were rumored to be in a relationship.

Sonija vs. Joe Ma: It was said they had good feelings for each other when shooting "The Conquest." Magazines even photographed Joe spending a night at Sonija's house.

“Lonestar” Cancelled?

Anyone watching Lonestone? If you answered no, you’re not alone. On Thursday, The FOX Network debunked reports that it is sending its critically-acclaimed new drama Lonestar to the Television Graveyard after just one episode due to poor ratings.


The show — which follows a con man juggling two unknowing women — opened to strong reviews and boasted the hit medical drama House as a lead-in. A disappointing 4.1 million viewers tuned in for its series premiere on Monday night.

“Those are Friday night numbers on a Monday night premiere,” says Brad Adgate, TV analyst with Horizon Media. “That’s a nice cable audience. A program like this is either going to be a huge hit or land with a resounding thud. There’s usually no in-between.”

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Attend Clinton Global Intiative Amid Infidelity Rumors

Plagued by rumors that their marriage is in trouble, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore spoke together at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday.

Kutcher and Moore, who will be married five years this Friday, spoke of their "Real Men" campaign against sex slavery, according to PEOPLE.

They also discussed their DNA foundation -- standing for Demi and Ashton -- which hopes to "create a trafficking-free Internet."

At the event, the actor was passionate about what can be done to stop the practice. "People can get off their ass and start acting appropriately," he told reporters.

Meanwhile, Star magazine's latest cover story focuses on the couple -- claiming to have text messages sent between Kutcher and 21-year-old Brittney Jones.

"When's the next time you're gonna have an empty house?" Brittney allegedly wrote to Ashton.

"Not sure," he replied. "Maybe the end of the month." He then added, "I'm w/ my daughter."

"Ashton was really paranoid," Brittney told Star about the texts.

Windows Phone 7 has tethering support, up to carriers whether to enable it


At launch, Windows Phone 7 won’t be able to copy and paste, but it will be able to tether… should your carrier permit it. According to Brandon Watson, Director of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s next mobile operating system will have the ability to tether, assuming your carrier allows it. The tip was dropped during a radio interview on the TWiT podcast Windows Weekly. Great news for those who would like a Windows Phone 7 device and rely on tethering. Now… which carriers do we think will support it?

Pre-orders for T-Mobile G2 begin tomorrow, on sale October 6


T-Mobile has had a longstanding tradition of giving current customers first dibs on pre-orders for hot products, and it looks like the upcoming G2 will be no exception. TmoNews has a rather telling screen shot suggesting that T-Mobile subscribers will be able to sign up for the Android-powered QWERTY slider starting tomorrow through October 4, with retail availability following a couple days later on the 6th; we've already had that date on lock through Best Buy Mobile, so it comes as no surprise. From what we've seen so far, the G2 and the Desire Z are pretty easy to fall in love with -- trust us when we say the hinge mechanism is exquisite -- so who's signing up tomorrow?

Blame Oscar the Grouch? Katy Perry's Sesame Street Stint a Big Bust


Katy Perry's breasts are just too big for Sesame Street.

Big Bird & Co. have bounced the sexy singer from their 'hood after a bunch of prudish parents emailed in their complaints about Perry's boobies upstaging Elmo in an upcoming episode.

The trouble started earlier this week with the online release of Perry performing her hit "Hot N Cold" with the little red muppet. The YouTube clip was billed as a sneak peek of the venerable kiddie show's season premiere.

Jennifer Aniston Offerd $50M To Produce And Headline Her Own Sitcom?

Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been offered a whopping $50m to headline and produce her own sitcom for NBC.

The actress — who co-starred on the network’s mega hit Friends for 10 years — is apparently struggling to decide whether to accept the offer.

“Jen’s movie career is shaky and her love life’s a mess,” a source close to Aniston told American tabloid the National Enquirer.

“Committing to a major project like this would take up so much of her time it could derail both forever!

“She’s 41, and time’s running out to find Mr. Right and have the baby she’s dreamed of.

“Since her divorce from Brad Pitt in 2005 and her breakup with Vince Vaughn, her love life seems to have been reduced to a long series of dates.

“She has to decide what’s more important — love or money.”

The NBC deal would apparently make Jen the highest-paid star on television.

“She’s being offered a staggering $2m an episode if with a guarantee of 24 shows, plus a signing bonus,” said the source.

“But one of Jen’s biggest fears is if she accepts the NBC deal and the series fails, she’ll be an instant Hollywood has-been.

“It’s a huge gamble for her. So is going back to TV. She fears people will see it as desperate step back.”

This Official Samsung Galaxy Tab Video Demo Is A Nine Minute, Must-Watch Snooze Fest


The video is boring. I’m not exaggerating. However, it happens to be the most complete demo of a polished Android tablet without any marketing bull. It’s just some dude running through the major apps. That’s it. It actually does a fine job of prove Android as a practical tablet OS. It shows the mobile operating system as responsive, well suited for the tablet format, and overall usable — all items that cannot be said about the HP Slate after watching its video demo from earlier today.

Of course the demo is probably highly scripted and not likely to show any downsides to to the product. But that’s fine. This video at least shows that Samsung knows that it must show off the Tab’s raw capabilities. That’s what’s going to sell tablets.

iPhone pips Motorola and HTC in smartphone satisfaction survey

Another day, another plaudit for the iPhone, and after Apple proved itself top of the pile for computing satisfaction they’ve now done the same thing among smartphones. J.D. Power has published its latest Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study, polling users in the US and finding that – for the fourth consecutive time – the iPhone ranks highest.

In fact, the Apple handset scored 800 out of 1,000 across J.D. Power’s five different categories, with particularly strong scores in ease of operation, operating system, features and physical design (the final category is battery function, suggesting people are still not entirely happy with how long their smartphones last). Nipping at their heels are Motorola, who scored 791 and took second place, and HTC with 781.

The research also found that subscribers are holding onto their handsets for longer periods, with the average length of time now up to 20.5 months on average (a 17-percent increase on 2009). Early-termination fees, potentially higher subscription costs and the general economic downturn are all blamed for the increase.

Bruno Mars lands at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Rihanna leaps into top 10

Though his week started of rough, Bruno Mars‘ Thursday is a bright one. Today the singer/producer’s “Just the Way You Are” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Eminem’s Rihanna-assisted “Love the Way You Lie” comes in at No. 2. As expected, Rihanna‘s first single from her upcoming Loud album, “Only Girl (In the World),” hurdles up 72 spots to No. 3 this week.

Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” held the No. 1 spot for the last two weeks, but it falls back three spots to No. 4. Usher‘s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” moves to No. 5. And Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” falls two spots to No. 6. “I Like It,” by Enrique Iglesias, also drops two to No. 7. Nelly’s “Just A Dream” moves back a rung to No. 8. “Club Can’t Handle Me,” by Flo Rida, holds at No. 9. Far East Movement makes its top 10 debut, as their “Like A G6″ with Cataracs & Dev rounds out the set.

What songs in the top 10 do you love the most? Who do you think will be No. 1 next week? Let us know.

Jerry Yan hopes to be a father

Taiwanese singer-actor shares joy in being a new uncle on blog

It seems like parental instincts are kicking in for Jerry Yan.

Obviously elated at being a new uncle to his sister's son, the singer recently posted photos of his one-month-old nephew on his official webpage - a rare move for the fiercely private celebrity.

Calling himself "Little Sunshine Uncle", the 33-year-old wrote: "I've been (feeling) good recently because I've become an uncle! Even though the entire family is at a loss with the current situation, our lives are filled with laughter because of this little new addition. There are new things (to talk about) every day, to think that taking care of kids can be so interesting and tiring! Everybody should be filial to your mother!"

The doting uncle and basketball enthusiast also added that he is looking forward to shooting hoops with his nephew.

"I hope he grows up quickly so I can bring him to play basketball, but my sister said that I'm crazy."

Jerry added, "Little Uncle really hopes to bring you to play and to (let you) have a good look at this beautiful world!" Having previously expressed his wish for a child during his drama collaboration with child star Xiao Xiao Bin, is Jerry desire's to be a daddy stronger now?

To which, the singer responded through his manager, "Yes!"

Big Bang and Yunho’s “Haru” revealed


A few weeks ago we reported Big Bang and many of Korea’s top stars, including U-Know Yunho, Kim Bum, Han Chae Young, Park Si Hoo, and Lee Da Hae would participate in an omnibus style drama titled “Haru (One Day) An Unforgettable Day in Korea”. It was commissioned by Korean Tourist Service Inc. to bring awareness to the beauty of Korean culture, and also to celebrate Korea’s anniversary.

A teaser was released on September 10th which got a lot of people excited. As Chuseok ends in Korea, the long awaited drama has been released online at http://www.haru2010.com/eng/index.aspx

Unfortunately, due to many people wanting to watch this drama the video is loading very slow for me, maybe you’ll have better luck. They’re also offering some type of game with a tag search within the videos and prizes for Samsung products by completing a survey, check it out at http://www.haru2010.com/eng/index.aspx

WeTab goes on sale, gets video unboxing

Looks like the first WeTab tablets are out in the wild, with the Atom-based MeeGo slate now up for sale at Amazon Germany (€449 for the 16GB model; €669 for the 32GB model with GPS and 3G/UMTS) and NewGadgets having time to shoot the customary unboxing video. It’s still too early for any real feedback – though we already know it won’t have any sort of app store access, at least for the first few months – but you can at least see what you get in the box.



That basically amounts to the WeTab itself, a soft carrying pouch and the AC adapter, which is a pretty mediocre haul we have to say. Neofonie could’ve differentiated itself from Apple by throwing a desk stand or a Bluetooth keyboard in there, but sadly they’ve missed the opportunity.

As for the WeTab hardware, that’s an 11.6-inch capacitive touchscreen paired with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of SSD storage. There’s also WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1.3-megapixel webcam, while ports include HDMI and two USB 2.0.

'Glee' covers Britney Spears and Paramore: Hear it now!


The much-ballyhooed Britney Spears episode of Glee airs next week and we’ve got our first tease of the music we’ll be hearing. So what Spears classics will the New Directions folks be tackling? From the leaked montage, it appears the lucky songs are “Toxic,” “…Baby One More Time,” “Stronger,” “I’m a Slave 4 U,” and “Me Against the Music.”

Plus, the episode features the Paramore tune, “The Only Exception.” Glee star Lea Michele has actually had her eye on covering Paramore for a while now. Says Michele, “I’ve wanted to do Paramore since the beginning. The song that I’m doing is actually my ringtone.” Hear a snippet of each below, including Michele’s cover of her ringtone…

Phone converter for iPod Touch targets U.S. market

The U.S. company marketing the Apple Peel, a device that can turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone, is now looking to peel off a slice of the lucrative U.S. market.


GoSolarUSA announced a deal Tuesday with the Peel's Chinese developer Yosion to bring the device to the United States retail market. Under the agreement, GoSolarUSA (GSLO) said it will work with Yosion to develop the "Apple Peel 520," file for a patent, and then distribute it in the U.S.

The company added that its Chinese representative has received models of the Peel that will be used to demo the device to distributors stateside. GSLO said it's been speaking with Micro Center and is now looking to reach out to Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Fry's Electronics to interest them in selling the Peel in the U.S.

Verizon CEO: We want iPhone for 4G LTE

We’ve seen plenty of Verizon iPhone 4 rumors over the past week or so, but carrier CEO Ivan Seidenberg may have just thrown a curveball of sorts into the speculation. Speaking to investors this week, Seidenberg said he hopes Apple will allow them to offer a 4G iPhone, using Verizon’s upcoming LTE network, which so far is yet to open to customers.

At least one analyst has suggested that Apple will begin manufacturing CDMA iPhone 4 handsets by the end of the year, with an expected launch early in Q1 2011. Last we heard, Verizon expect to begin rolling out their LTE coverage in 30 National Football League cities across the US before 2010 is done, though that will obviously leave plenty of the country still without 4G.

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