Lady Gaga tops Nancy Pelosi in Forbes list of world's most powerful women

Michelle Obama replaces Angela Merkel as the most powerful woman in the world in the latest list from Forbes magazine

The newly released 2010 Forbes list of the world's most powerful women has ranked Michelle Obama at number 1, usurping the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and even beating omnipresent singer Lady Gaga into 7th place.

The annual list saw a number of media personalities breach the top 10, including two talk show hosts, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres.

Obama, described by Forbes as "a forceful advocate of school nutrition standards", leads a new-look list from the magazine, whose 2009 list of powerful women was mostly dominated by politicians and chief executives of international companies.

All grown up: Julia Roberts' niece Emma is a child star no longer in revealing new roles

She made her name as a queen of the tween comedies in films Nancy Drew, Wild Child and Hotel For Dogs, and starring in Nickelodeon series Unfabulous.


And now Julia Roberts' niece is graduating to more adult roles.

Her appearance in this year's British thriller 4.3.2.1 saw her film scenes in revealing underwear in the Noel Clarke-directed crime story.

Emma stars as Jo, who has been left behind in a dead-end supermarket job as her friends are off on their own adventures when a chance encounter with diamond thieves 'sends their separate lives onto a collision course'.

Intel says no MeeGo phones until first half of 2011, Nokia just shrugs


While Nokia remains mum about the status of its first MeeGo handset, Doug Fisher, Vice President of Intel's Software and Solutions Group and General Manager of Systems Software Division, is being decidedly more talkative. According to an interview published by Forbes, MeeGo phones and tablets are in the works but we'll have to wait until 2011 to handle them. Specifically, Fisher says that MeeGo based cellphones won't debut until the first half of next year, possibly at a large industry trade show. Hmm, could that be Mobile World Congress by any chance, scheduled for February 2011? It's also worth noting that Fisher's timeline coincides with plans for a MeeGo 1.2 release tentatively scheduled for sometime around the end of April.

Adam Lambert Puckers Up on Stage Again


Adam Lambert is known for his antics on stage, and he's at it again -- although this time around it just seems common place for the former 'American Idol' finalist.

Lambert planted a kiss on bass player Tommy Joe Ratliff during his concert at JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Last November, the singer shocked the crowd at the American Music Awards during his performance which showcased him grabbing his crotch, making out with an androgynous keyboardist and simulating a sex act with his male guitarist.

More recently, at a concert in Rhode Island, Lambert went 'tongue diving' with fans in the audience.

Holy Double Vision! Find Out Why Taylor Momsen Is Copying Blake Lively on Gossip Girl

Cue the horror music: Little J is back on Gossip Girl and totally going all Single White Female on Serena!

How else can you explain the photos that were just snapped on set of Taylor Momsen and Blake Lively wearing the exact same ballgown?

Actually, we have the inside scoop from sources. But first a warning: Spoiler Alert!

According to my source, Jenny's same-dress (and in one photo, she's wearing a mask!) masquerade is all part of Juliet's (Katie Cassidy) master plan to take down Serena. Yeah, in case you haven't figured it out yet, Juliet is out for some cold hard revenge, and I'm told she'll end up recruiting not-so-little-anymore Jenny Humphrey—and another major character—in her grand scheme.

Any guesses on who that other character is? I'm all ears...

Oh, and one final thought. Remember the last time Jenny wore a mask and people thought she was Serena? The masquerade ball in season one? Nate kissed her. Good times.

The next episode of Gossip Girl airs this Monday on the CW.

Britney ditches the jeans as she goes braless in negligee and boots during shopping spree

She started the day covered up in jeans and a cardigan.

But less than an hour into her shopping spree and Britney Spears threw caution to the wind, emerging from a Los Angeles boutique clad in a risque negligee.

The singer reverted to her customary braless style as she slipped into the lace-trimmed nightie, teamed with a pair of blue leather boots.



Not even the unseasonably chilly California could stop the 28-year-old mother of two donning the skimpy attire.

Britney was pictured today, accompanied by her bodyguards, shopping up a storm Santa Monica's upmarket Montana Avenue.

Apple Could Sell 11 Million iPads This Year, Analysts Say


The fastest selling electronics device ever is gaining momentum.

The boom in laptop computer sales is losing some steam, analysts report, and not only because of a still-sluggish economy. Some shoppers are spending their money on Apple's iPad tablet rather than the low-priced laptops that have fueled sales in recent years.

One is Vanessa Cole, a 31-year-old sales representative in Detroit, whose husband bought her an iPad as a gift in April. She had considered getting a low-priced laptop but said she prefers the iPad "for the bigger screen and apps" -- even though the tablet cost more at $499.

Late night, Ed? Bleary-eyed Norton looks worse for wear next to stunning Milla Jovovich

What a contrast.

Ed Norton looks like he is about to fall asleep on his fresh-faced co-star Milla Jovovich as they posed together at the New York premiere of their new movie, Stone.

The 41-year-old actor appeared red-eyed and tired-looking while Milla, 34, dazzled in an asymmetrical white lace dress.



Perhaps Ed should have reached for a spot of 'man make-up' and some eye drops to perk up his look.

He stars in the movie as Gerald 'Stone' Creeson who is serving time in prison for arson.

With his parole hearing imminent, he tries to manipulate his parole officer Jack Mabrey (Robert De Niro), by playing psychological games and having his wife Lucetta (Milla) seduce Mabrey.

Sharp IS03 ASV display vs. iPhone 4 IPS display... fight!


Two 3.5-inch displays at 960 x 640 resolution, both equipped with fancy wide viewing angle technologies. Does the Sharp IS03's ASV get the nod over the iPhone 4's famously good IPS? After peeping them side by side, we're not sure any mere mortal could call it -- both look bright and ridiculously crisp from every conceivable vantage point and have roughly the same amount of gloss, though the IS03 has the advantage of a second always-on monochrome LCD strip. Regardless, we're just happy to see that we've got at least two suppliers of excellent 960 x 640 mobile displays in the industry now -- let's just hope they can keep up with demand.

U-Kiss releases MV for “Shut Up!”


We know you guys have been dying for this, well, U-Kiss has finally released their MV for “Shut Up!”

And if that isn’t enough, they’ll be making their first comeback performance via Mnet’s M! Countdown in just a few hours, so stay tuned to allkpop, as we’ll be posting the performance up ASAP!

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!

Robsten Keep Hanging Tight Before Breaking Dawn

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Tom Sturridge hit the town last night with some buds, checking out some music at the Troubadour on Sunset (Jenny and Johnny were on the bill).

This marks the third time in a week Robsten has been spotted out together—are you loving it?

The couple was attempting to leave out the back exit when...

Surprise! There were cameras waiting for them. Rob and Kristen hopped in the back together, while Tom took the front seat all shielding their eyes away from the flashbulbs.

We like pictures of Robsten together as much as the next Twi-fan, but at this rate we're afraid Pattinson and Stewart are gonna get light-fright and hide inside and away from the paps forever.

Seriously, do photogs think they're going to get the money shot of Pattinson and Stewart making out when they're walking to the car? Negative.

We much prefer their un-photographed moments when R & K have no problem hiding their affection for each other. Smooches on Saturday night? Lap cuddles Monday night?

So in honor of R & K spending their free time together before Breaking Dawn starts up we've updated our Rob and Kristen Romance Diary Gallery.

Enjoy!

T-Mobile G2 review


It's been a long road to the T-Mobile G2 (and this review). Just two years ago, Android made its entrance into the smartphone market with the G1, a partnership with the fourth-place carrier, and a lot of promises about keeping things open. Since then we've seen the likes of the Droid family, Google's Nexus One, and the powerhouses that are the Samsung Galaxy S line -- to name a few. Yes, the Android landscape has become more than just a little crowded. But of those many, there are few who leap beyond what we've come to expect from the Google-backed enterprise into the realm of the top tier. For all the Android devices you can purchase, only a few rise above the noise. At a glance, the G2 looks like one of those handsets -- designed and manufactured by HTC (and known as the Desire Z in Europe), outfitted with a (nearly) stock build of Android 2.2, and equipped with T-Mobile's new HSPA+, which the carrier claims can offer network speeds nearly equivalent to 4G. So is the G2 the sum of its parts -- the pure Android experience you've been waiting for -- or does it fall short of the hype? Find out below in the full review!

Sprint officially unveils LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio, and Samsung Transform


On schedule and as reported, Sprint has officially announced the addition of the LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio, and Samsung Transform to its Android handset lineup.

The LG Optimus S in an Android 2.2 device that boasts a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, visual voicemail, Sprint ID, Wi-Fi (with hotspot capabilities), GPS, 1500 mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. The device will retail for $49.99 on-contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and will be available beginning on October 31.

The Sanyo Zio is an Android 2.1 device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi b/g, visual voicemail, Sprint ID, GPS, 1140 mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. The device will retail for $99.99 on-contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and will be available for purchase on October 10.

Kenny Chesney tops the 'Billboard' 200 album sales chart

Raise a tumbler of Hemingway’s Whiskey (or another congratulatory beverage of your choice) to Kenny Chesney, whose album of that name just landed atop the new Billboard 200 album sales chart. It sold a healthy 183,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is Chesney’s sixth trip to No. 1; as Billboard notes, Garth Brooks is the only country star to top the album chart more often, with eight No. 1s. Cheers to Chesney!

Lil Wayne‘s I Am Not a Human Being made it to No. 2 with 110,000 copies sold. That’s a step down from the 176,000 his Rebirth debuted with earlier this year, and an even bigger one from the million-plus Tha Carter III managed for its 2008 bow — but bearing in mind that I Am Not a Human Being is a digital-only release thus far, this is actually a pretty great showing. The physical CD, scheduled to arrive next Tuesday, could boost sales further.

2PM releases “Still 2:00PM” Teaser!


Yesterday, we delivered 2PM’s new concept photos fresh off the press. Today, we bring you a just-released teaser video for “Still 2:00PM“!

Guys, the choreography is ridiculously amazing.

Check it out and tell us what you think!

Sandra Bullock close to landing 'Gravity' for her first post-'Blind Side' role

EW has confirmed that Sandra Bullock is within reach of snagging the lead in director Alfonso CuarĂłn’s sci-fi thriller Gravity, her first film since winning an Oscar for The Blind Side. (Deadline.com first reported the story.) Currently in negotiations for the part after Natalie Portman dropped out due to scheduling issues, Bullock would star opposite Robert Downey, Jr. as an astronaut on a remote space station who survives a disaster and must fight to return home to her daughter. (CuarĂłn also wrote the screenplay with his grown son Jonas.)

The role is reportedly a massive one, with Bullock the only actor on screen for long stretches of the film. It’s a curious choice; Bullock hasn’t done straight-forward science fiction since 1993′s Demolition Man. She had been reputedly circling the action comedy Most Wanted with Ryan Reynolds, and the 9/11 drama Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close with Tom Hanks, two movies that seem more obviously in her wheelhouse. With this film, however, she appears to be heeding the advice of Paul Haggis, her director in 2005′s Crash, from EW’s recent cover story on Bullock’s career: “I think she should do whatever scares her, whatever makes her really uncomfortable.”

What do you make of this choice, PopWatchers? Would you rather Bullock stick to more familiar territory? Or are you intrigued by her attempt to branch out into a new genre?

'Transformers: The Dark of the Moon': Can you come up with a better subtitle?

What is your favorite sequel subtitle? The Wrath of Khan? Dead Man’s Chest? Or perhaps you share my belief that every film title would be better if “Tokyo Drift” were amended onto the end? (Star Wars: Tokyo Drift. Citizen Kane: Tokyo Drift. The Proposal: Tokyo Drift.) Whatever your preference, this news concerns us all: According to The Wrap, the current title for the upcoming Transformers threequel is Transformers: The Dark of the Moon, which is either a brilliant reference to Pink Floyd or an indication that no one involved with the making of Transformers 3 has ever heard of Pink Floyd. Either way, what a title!

Paramount wouldn’t confirm the finalized title for the movie at this time. But maybe that’s just because they’re still knocking around some ideas? PopWatchers, isn’t it our duty to help out our pals at Transformers HQ? Below are some possible subtitles:

This time, Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement

Motorola, one of the major telephone handset makers, has accused Apple in a lawsuit of violating 18 patents.

In an announcement on Motorola's site, the company said that Apple incorporated in the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and certain Mac computers, or in associated services, technnology that was developed by Motorola.

The technologies that Motorola execs say are theirs involve "wireless communication technologies, such as WCDMA (3G), GPRS, 802.11 and antenna design, and key smartphone technologies including wireless email, proximity sensing, software application management, location-based services and multi-device synchronization."

Motorola said that it has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate Apple and wants Apple to stop selling the allegedly infringing products. Lawsuits were filed in the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Florida.

Charmaine Sheh is ‘hot favorite’ to win TV Queen; TVB updates its ratings for "Can’t Buy Me Love"

With TVB’s Anniversary Awards ceremony taking place in December again this year, the competition for TV King and Queen has been a constant focus in recent weeks.

TVB’s series "Can’t Buy Me Love" has strong ratings as well as public accolades, propelling the series’ star Charmaine Sheh to the status of ‘hot favorite’ to win TV Queen at the awards ceremony end of this year. However she will have some heavy competition from last year’s TV Queen winner Sheren Tang, whose intense performance in the upcoming anniversary series "Rosy Business 2: No Regrets" already has people buzzing about a possible repeat win this year.

In efforts to help boost the chances for ‘biological daughter’ Charmaine to win TV Queen, TVB made a rare move yesterday – when announcing the ratings for the finale episode of "Can’t Buy Me Love"(which aired this past weekend), they counted the ratings from the internet audience as well (those who tuned in to watch via MyTV on TVB’s website). As a result, it caused the ratings for the finale episode -- which originally averaged only 42 points overall – to jump to 51 points, thereby ‘adding’ to Charmaine’s chances.

Jasmine Villegas Releases New Single: What Do You Think?

Will the personal life of Jasmine Villegas get in the way of this artist finding professional success?

With her career just underway, the 16-year old singer has already made millions of female enemies around the world by sinking her lips on to Justin Bieber. Now, she's released a new single titled "All These Boys." But will listeners even give it a chance?



Will they hate the player or hate the game? Can those afflicted with Bieber Fever actually purchase the album of the girl who might be making out with Justin at this very moment?

You tell us, readers. Listen to "All These Boys" below and sound off: What do you think?

Victoria Beckham Gushes About 'Perfect' Husband


Men might be throwing themselves at Victoria Beckham, but she's only interested in one man -- her husband, David Beckham. In the November 2010 issue of Marie Claire, on newsstands Oct. 12, the former Spice Girl gushes about her husband, admitting that even after 11 years of marriage, she can't find anything wrong with him. "I don't really notice that he's got a high-pitched voice. I just think he's so perfect that people have to find something wrong with him," she says.

Why she believes David is pretty much perfect: "We were about to go out somewhere the other day, and he was sending an e-mail. He was sitting at the end of the bed, and he had no clothes on whatsoever. I was getting out of the shower, and I just stood there looking at him. He was all tan. Has all those tattoos -- which I love. Hadn't done his hair. He just naturally looks good all the time. He never looks like s**t in the morning. Never. So he's sitting there sending his e-mails, all ripped. Not an ounce of fat on him. And I thought, 'You done good, girl.' I sure wasn't thinking of his high-pitched voice."

“Glee” Shatters Beatles Billboard Record

It's official: Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Will Schuster, Sue Sylvester and the rest of the 'Glee' cast have more appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart than any other non-solo act in history--including the Beatles, the Associated Press reports.


The cast of Fox's musical hit show added six more debuts to the chart this week bringing their grand total to 75 songs--four more than the Beatles' 71. Last week's Britney Spears episode helped push the cast past the legendary British foursome.

While the 'Glee' cast has the most appearances on the Billboard Top 100 for a group, Elvis Presley still has the most appearances overall with 108 songs. James Brown is second with 91 and 'Glee' rounds out the top three.

Microsoft creating its own software layer for Windows 7 tablets? Boy, we hope so


It's no secret that Microsoft has a slight tablet, err Slate PC problem on its hands: Windows 7 certainly works on a "pad," but the user interface isn't meant for strictly finger input. The makeshift solution has been, of course, for its partners to create software skins of their own -- see HP TouchSmart UI, the ExoPC "Connect Four" skin, etc. -- but according to Microsoft know-it-all Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet, the guys in Redmond may just be working on a layer of their own. Now, Foley says these are just recurring rumors at this point, but they happen to line up with similar whispers we've heard that Microsoft might develop its own optional "shell." Foley actually believes that it could be based on Windows Media Center, and points to an article by UK blogger Mark Wilson in which Ballmer is quoted saying, "what you'll see over the course of the next year is us doing more and more work with our hardware partners creating hardware-software optimisations with Windows 7 and with Windows 7 Media Center [...]." We don't need to tell you, Mr. Ballmer, that we think that sounds like a glorious idea, and it'll certainly buy you time until Windows 8 is ready in 2012.

Speaking of which, he also confirmed that it won't be releasing another version of Windows in the interim as some may have suspected. We've similarly heard that Microsoft is heavily optimizing the new OS for slates, and is already prepping its partners with information on that front. Obviously all of this should be taken with a grain of salt at this point, but we sure are happy to hear that Microsoft's starting to understand how important those UI layers are to consumer adoption and that the wheels may be in motion on finger-friendly interface improvements. Of course, for now we'll be sitting here twiddling our thumbs until next week's October 11 event to see if any elusive Microsoft slate announcements do in fact decide to make an appearance.

Leehom Wang slammed by netizens for Stephen Chow comparison

We’d be lying if we said we didn’t see this coming – Following the announcement of this year’s Golden Horse nominations, Leehom Wang was asked to respond on the lack of noms (with the exception of Best Song) for his directorial debut “Love is Disguise”. He said comedies were never meant for awards, and pointed out that Stephen Chow has never won a Golden Horse for Best Actor either. The comparison quickly drew a wave of backlash from netizens. One even mocked him with *a line from the Stephen Chow classic “King of Comedy” calling him just a “God-damn extra” (when compared to Chow.)

Leehom Wang has firmly established himself in the music industry. His efforts in acting and directing his first production were also apparent. But in addition to judges and the audience, it will take time to prove the extent of his movie talent. His comment regarding Stephen Chow was not entirely correct – Although Chow has never won Best Actor at the Golden Horse, he has won Best Supporting Actor for Final Justice (1989), Best Director and Best Film for “Kung Fu Hustle” (2004). The multi-talented comedian has clearly been recognized for his abilities both in front and behind of the camera.

Leehom Wang’s manager explained, “Leehom meant that it’s not easy for comedies to win awards. When he said Stephen Chow hasn’t won an award, it was referring to Best Actor. (As for) Best Supporting Actor…It’s not Best Actor.” Prior to the release of “Love in Disguise”, he once said critics enjoy giving negative reviews to attract readers, but it came off as an attempt to avoid poor reviews on his own movie.

Logitech Revue with Google TV details: $299; free iOS, Android apps, accessories are extra


Logitech's big Google TV reveal is still ongoing, but the product page is live and allowing for preorders of the $299 package ($179 if you're on Dish Network) set to ship by the end of this month. For all of that dough you'll get the Revue with Google TV box, keyboard with integrated touch and directional pad, an HDMI cable, one IR blaster and a couple of AA batteries just for good measure. Also up for your browsing pleasure are a few screens of the free Logitech Harmony App for iPhone and Android. Other accessories have been announced and are available for preorder as well, a $149 webcam, and the Revue-specific version of the diNovo Mini controller for $129.99 the larger keyboard is available if you need a spare or buy a different brand of Google TV appliance for $99. The Logitech TV Cam, with Carl Zeiss autofocus lens and dual microphones, ties into a Logitech Vid HD app that communicates with other similarly equipped units plus PCs or Macs running the desktop version of the software. Beyond just the mobile apps, Logitech also showed off its own Media Player app that pulls in video from connected hard drives or DLNA sources. Check the gallery for a few pictures of the hardware and after the break for a couple quick video breaking down all the features of the Revue, and demonstrating video calling.

Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth hop aboard 'Ghost Rider 2'

When Idris Elba hinted to TotalFilm.com the other day that he had a deal with Marvel, fans immediately linked the actor with Luke Cage, the Harlem-bred badass. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba’s next encounter in Marvel’s superhero universe — after next year’s Thor — will be in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, playing an “alcoholic warrior monk,” (which, in my opinion, is the awesome title of some hypothetical movie I’d actually pay to see). Johnny Whitworth (Gamer) is also reportedly aboard to play a crook who makes a deal with the devil. I still envision Elba as the breathing incarnation of Luke Cage, but for now, the bruising Brit will have to settle with that other rage-filled Cage, the Ghost Rider himself, Nicolas.

Shirtless Tom Cruise 'Hangs Out' on Mission: Impossible Set


Katie Holmes is one lucky lady.

Her shirtless husband, Tom Cruise, was recently spotted filming Mission: Impossible IV – and revealing a toned physique and six-pack abs.

The actor, 48, is in Prague shooting scenes for the film, which also costars Jeremy Renner and Maggie Q.

Proving his action star status, Cruise often performs his own stunts as secret agent Ethan Hunt.

Commercial in Seoul : Show Lo Shops 'Til Midnight

Show "Xiao Zhu (Little Pig)" Lo takes over the baton of the kings, endorsing a Mainland China brand of casual wear. The company put in lots of money and took the whole crew to Seoul, Korea for filming. After work, he went shopping at Dongdaemun in the middle of the night, and invited his female coworkers into his room as he played out a fashion show to show off his new clothes.

This is Show's 12th commercial endorsement this year, and it's said that the endorsement cost $6 Million RMB (~$27.82 Million NTD). They had previous spokespersons such as Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, and now Show Lo. The endorser has lots of faith in Show's popularity in China. In the two days, the big group of working staff went to Seoul to do photo shoots and television commercials, Show also took the opportunity after work to go shopping.

Many foreign handsome male and beautiful female models were also invited to collaborate in the ads. Show, whose English communication skills have improved comparably to how it was previously, spoke to a 'freshie' model, chatting, he then heard that the female model guessed that he was only 22 years old, he proudly responded, "I'm already 30." But as she followed up to ask him how he takes care of himself, with his limited English, he immediately was at a loss of words, not knowing how to respond.

U.S. Cellular to offer Samsung Mesmerize, a Galaxy S phone


If you’re rocking a contract on CDMA carrier U.S. Cellular, listen up. The company has just announced that they will be offering the Samsung Mesmerize; a full-touchscreen Android smartphone that carriers that Galaxy S moniker. Like all Galaxy S phones, the device will sport a Super AMOLED display (4-inch), 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, 5 megapixel camera, SWYPE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, and micro-SD card slot. The device will ship with Android 2.1 but will be upgraded to Android 2.2 “later this year.” The device will retail for $199 after an $80 mail-in rebate and will go on sale October 27.

Avril Lavigne Splits From Brody Jenner?

AVRIL Lavigne is back on the market.

The singer — who divorced husband Deryck Whibley earlier this year — has reportedly split from boyfriend Brody Jenner and is threatening to make a new album.

“They had a major falling out during Brody’s birthday and haven’t seen much of each other since,” a source said.

“Brody says Avril wasn’t really making time for him anymore, since she’s been under pressure to get into the studio to work on her new CD.

“Brody hopes they can patch things up once she’s not so busy. He wanted to marry her.”

Judge for Yourself: Is Jessica Alba "Saggy"?

Jessica Alba is oily, sexy perfection on GQ U.K.'s latest cover, but inside the November issue the actress would rather talk about her flaws.

"My breasts are saggy, I've got cellulite, my hips are bigger," the mom of 2-year-old Honor Marie says about her postbaby body...

But, she adds, "I love it...There's something so amazing about having a child."

And though the Machete star does consider herself pretty, she insists, "Every actress out there is more beautiful than me," calling out ladies like Natalie Portman, Beyoncé and Scarlett Johansson, among others. "I've seen them without makeup, so I know."

Sheesh. Think the babe is being a little hard on herself?

Check the video footage of her photo shoot below and tell us what you think:

Katy Perry brightens up the streets of Warsaw with her super-stylish dress

Katy Perry's outlandish, head-turning outfits never fail to get people talking, and her ensembles this week have not disappointed.

There was the traditional Dirnl she wore on German chat show Wetten, Dass....? and the skin tight silver PVC costume she wore on stage in Budapest.

Last night in Warsaw it was a slightly more sophisticated style for the singer, but no less colourful.



The 25-year-old wore a knee length cocktail dress with a loud print that included religious iconography and cut-out neckline.

The bold style matched her highlighted hair, flawless make-up and red heels perfectly as she skipped from her tour bus to the back entrance of the Stodola venue in the Polish capital ahead of her concert.

According to onlookers, the California Gurls singer was exercising her vocal chords on her way in to the club by practising her harmonies.

WSJ: Verizon to sell iPhone in 2011, fifth generation iPhone is in the works


We're been to this rodeo before (a few times, actually), but the smoke that leads to fire is getting far harder to ignore. Following a Bloomberg report in June that a Verizon iPhone was on track for a January 2011 release as well as independent confirmation from John Gruber, Yukari Iwatani Kane from The Wall Street Journal is now sounding mighty confident that the aforementioned plans are true. According to various people "briefed by Apple," Jobs and Company will begin "mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that would allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year." It'll rely on a key Qualcomm chip as well as a CDMA radio, but curiously enough, there's nary of a mention of LTE in this report. In closely related news, it's bruited that Apple is also developing a separate iPhone model, though it's unclear how soon VZW will be able to grab the fifth generation edition. 'Course, it's not exactly the shocker of the year to hear that Apple's toiling on a new iPhone without a dubious antenna design, but the real question is this: will the Verizon iPhone beat AT&T's elusive white iPhone 4 to market? Inquiring minds would love to know.

Verizon to debut LTE in 38 cities, 'half a dozen' 4G smartphones and tablets in 1H 2011


Today at CTIA, Verizon Wireless announced that its next generation, LTE, 4G network will cover 38 major U.S. cities and 60 additional airports by the end of 2010. Some of the initial cities getting LTE include: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

What an arresting sight: Leggy Reese Witherspoon gets stopped by the boys in blue

What's going on here then?

Reese Witherspoon gets stopped by police on the streets of Canada.

But it was all in day's work for the stunning actress, who was actually filming scenes for her new movie, This Means War.



The 34-year-old actress certainly made for an arresting sight, dressed in a short grey power skirt and jacket, teamed with Louboutin heels.

She was seen frantically tottering up and down stairs in downtown Vancourver as she continued shooting scenes for the film.

Motorola is 'open' to developing Windows Phone 7 devices, but only if the OS proves compelling

In case you somehow missed it, Microsoft lodged a complaint with the ITC on Friday, alleging Motorola's Android smartphones infringed on nine of its precious patents. You might imagine that'd sting the pride of Moto's chief exec Sanjay Jha, but nothing could be further from the truth. Describing such turf wars over intellectual property as "part of business," Sanjay explains that his company is willing to work with Microsoft on developing a handset based around its new OS, so long as the offering is "compelling." He notes that the first call he received upon becoming co-CEO and handset division chief back in 2008 was from none other than Steve Ballmer, but Microsoft's failure to deliver a new OS in '09 is what compelled him to go the Android route (we doubt he regrets doing it, mind you!).

It's no coincidence to our eyes that Microsoft went after the one top-tier Android phone maker that didn't sign up to the Windows Phone 7 utopia project. We recall HTC was in hot water with the Redmond team back in April for similar reasons, and its resultant licensing of Microsoft's patents seems to have been embedded into the WP7 partner agreements -- which is why we're not seeing the likes of ASUS and Samsung being served with similar complaints. So basically, if things get too hot and steamy, Moto could just kick out a token Windows Phone handset, get the accompanying licenses in order, and this whole thing blows over nice and peacefully. Marvelous.

HP confirms Palm WebOS phones for early next year (CES 2011 launch?)

Palm hasn’t introduced a single new device since April this year, when the company was bought by HP – which now also owns WebOS.

So if you’re wondering when new Palm handsets will be introduced, it looks like the answer is “early next year.”

HP’s Senior Vice President Eric Cador recently said so, unfortunately without providing more details.

One of the future HP-Palm phones could be the Palm Mansion, which should feature a large WVGA touchscreen display, no hardware QWERTY keyboard and, most likely, WebOS 2.0 (pictured below).

Early next year is also when the rumored WebOS-based HP PalmPad should be introduced.

Since Palm was present both at CES 2009 and CES 2010 (for unveiling the Pre and Pixi – and, one year later, their Plus versions), CES 2011 seems to be a good place for the new WebOS devices to be announced. Let’s hope HP and Palm won’t disappoint.

Carrie Underwood Calls Hubby the 'Missing Piece to My Puzzle'

With two careers that keep them on the road, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher haven't had much together time since their July 10 wedding, but the singer says for her, marriage is a perfect fit.

"Mike's the missing piece to my puzzle – he's a few pieces," Underwood tells PEOPLE Country in its November issue. "He makes me a better person."

Though Underwood, 27, admits that winters in her hockey player husband's native Canada can be rough ("I can't do my cute heels in the winter!"), for now, the couple are content to shuttle between their Nashville and Ottawa homes.

"It's not like we have office jobs where you can transfer!" she says. "It's not a conventional marriage."

Underwood says the marriage is something for which she gives thanks, along with other blessings in her life, like her dog Ace – whom she "missed like crazy" while on her two-week Tahitian honeymoon with Fisher – her faith ("with God, the bad isn't as bad") and her family.

The New Facebook: New Dashboard, Download Your Stuff, and Groups


As expected, Facebook's big event today was yet another redesign.

The first feature Mark Zuckerberg announced, Download Your Information, lets you download all of your photos, messages, videos, etc. Simple enough! It all goes into a single zip file, so that it's all in one place, which will then be emailed to you. As for privacy concerns, you'll need to provide a password and possibly answer more security concerns.

Firefox 4 getting Bing search option

Firefox's direct pipeline to Google search results is Mozilla's dominant revenue source, but the next version of the open-source Web browser will also get Microsoft's Bing as an alternative.

Google will remain the default search option in Firefox, and Yahoo will be second, but Bing will become a third for English-language users when Firefox 4 is released, Mozilla announced Wednesday.

"Bing...offers a user experience that we think users will find valuable, and with its significant rise in popularity over the last year, we will also be including Bing as a general search option for English language users," said Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's vice president of products, in a blog post.

Those who delve into a dialog box already can add Bing and other search options to Firefox, so it's not as if Bing fans have been shut out. But the new option will build it in, a notable change given the fierce rivalry over the last decade between Microsoft and Mozilla when it comes to browsers.

It’s Official-ish: Teens Totally Admire Steve Jobs More Than Mark Zuckerberg


When asked which entrepreneur teenagers admire most, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs reigns supreme according to the 2010 Junior Achievement Teens and Entrepreneurship survey (PDF), leaving Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the dust.

Junior Achievement surveyed 1,000 teens in the United States by telephone to get an idea of which entrepreneurs they admire most. Nearly a quarter of respondents (23 percent) named Jobs as the most admired entrepreneur, albeit down from 35 percent in the 2009 survey.

Christina Hendricks Makes Curvy Women Feel Sexy


Christina Hendricks redefines sexy in every episode of 'Mad Men,' as she lends her curves to the role of Joan Harris. This time around, Hendricks leaves the pencil skirts behind as she drips with jewels in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar in a sultry shoot by photographer Terry Richardson.

Hendricks didn't quite realize that she would become the poster girl for women with curves when she first started 'Mad Men.'

Hendricks reminiscences about the show's first season; out to dinner with her husband, Geoffrey Arend, a fan approached her and said, "'Excuse me, I just want to tell you that I watch your show, and you make me feel better about myself. I am a curvy woman, and you've made me feel sexy and beautiful.' I got teary eyed." Christina tears up again at the memory. "I remember Geoffrey saying, 'That's what you're doing for people. That's amazing.' "

T-Mobile G2 Auto-Reinstalls Stock Android After a Jailbreak


If you were hoping to make any modifications to your T-Mobile G2, my apologies. Because the phone apparently ships with a rootkit that will override any changes you make to Android and reinstall the original firmware. That ain't right.

According to the New America Foundation, "one of the microchips embedded into the G2 prevents device owners from making permanent changes that allow custom modifications to the the Android operating system." The full 40-page blow-by-blow of the Dev Forum's thwarted attempts can be found here.

Between this and Motorola's Droid X eFuse kill switch, there's an unsettling—and growing—arrogance. An attitude that says you may have just paid for your phone, but you don't own it. Because if you truly owned it, you'd be able to modify it however you pleased. It's like buying a car and being told you can't buy new Bridgestones a month later. Or more relevantly, as NAF points out: it's like installing Linux on a Windows computer one night, and waking up to find Vista back in place.

Google testing previews of pages in search results


Google is testing a search results page that shows a preview of the pages generated by its algorithms.

Patrick Altoft, a search-engine optimization consultant in the U.K., spotted the test today. Some searchers on Google are seeing a search results page where some results are highlighted with a blue background, and when the searcher hovers over that result with their mouse, Google generates a preview of the page on the right side (over the ads, interestingly) that highlights the text in the original search query.

iPhone maxi and iPhone nano incoming insists analyst’s sources


Almost since the first iPhone model was announced, there’s been speculation about larger or smaller versions of the smartphone; now, Kaufman Bros analyst Shaw Wu is claiming that his checks on the Apple touchscreen supply chain suggest both are in the works. His sources claim that Apple is preparing both a new high-end iPhone with a larger display, and an entry-level model with a smaller panel, which could feasibly ship in advance of the usual iPhone refresh.

Unfortunately there are no hard specifications about the sizes of the screens, leaving things uncertain about exactly what sort of scale Apple could be thinking. With the current iPhone 4 at 3.5-inches, it might be feasible to assume a 3.0-3.2 inch entry level model and a 4.0-4.3 inch high-end version, but that’s only speculation.

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