Kinect for Xbox 360 review


And just like that, all three of the major game consoles now have some semblance of motion controls. Unlike the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Move, however, Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 opts to get rid of buttons altogether, relying on body gestures and voice commands. As the (estimated to be $500 million) ad campaign says, "you are the controller" -- for better and for worse. Read on for our full review!

Ah Sa & Ronald Cheng Still Not Legally Divorced Yet

Although Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and Ronald Cheng already announced they split, but it is known it was not until in mid October that Ronald finally agreed to file divorce, which means Ah Sa was still Mrs. Cheng when she started dating new beau William Chan!

According to a magazine report, Ronald always wanted to reconcile with Ah Sa, but Ah Sa's new relationship broke Ronald's heart completely. He finally decided to deal with the divorce process in the end.

Last night, Ronald replied to the incident, expressing having a technical problem and it is technically processing. He hopes everyone to stop being suspicious because they already told everything in the press conference.

As for Ah Sa, she disclosed she and Ronald have been separated for about a year and finished all the necessary process. She also pointed out lawyers will handle the rest and there is nothing for she and Ronald could do.

The singer also expressed her feelings on Weibo yesterday, saying it i hard to make everyone happy. "Really is hard...I only want to try my best to satisfy some people...I'll be very happy...because...I can make others happy...this is my biggest happiness!"

Ah Sa's current boyfriend William Chan was asked about the incident yesterday when he attended to a cellphone event. He tried to avoid the topic originally. "Just what the magazine wrote," he said. Then he added, "Don't really know about it [the divorce]. I believe their lawyers are handling it." He stressed he will support her all the way. "I trust her 100%. It's more important for us to be happy."

Source: Mingpao, Oriental Daily
By: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment

LG giving away ten free Windows Phone 7 apps every two months


Windows Phone 7 launched with a dizzying variety of handsets. On closer inspection though, all nine WP7 devices hitting retail space in 2010 feature the same processor and display resolution. So outside of a few notable hardware variations, software is going to be a big differentiator for consumers. That's why LG has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a revolving portfolio of free, so-called "quality" apps to owners of LG Windows Phone 7 handsets. Ten free apps valued at more than $30 will be given away every 60 days via the LG Application Store -- that's 60 apps per year. These are in addition to the free apps already developed exclusively for LG handset owners like the PlayTo media streaming app we fawned over during our Optimus 7 review. Keep it up LG and your mobile handset division might finally pull itself out of the ditch. See the first ten apps listed after the break.

"Hayate" stars George Hu and Park Shin-hye bonding well through art of pranking

Taiwanese actor George Hu and Korean actress Park Shin-hye are already in their second week of filming for their idol drama collaboration "Hayate the Combat Butler", and the pair are gradually developing into good friends. What has been surprising is that the best way the pair has been communicating with each other is through a series of pranks. Plus, with the addition of George's bandmate Shao Xiang from Mandopop boy band Wu Hoo added to the cast, even Shao has been taking part in these pranks. With Shao not willing to be outdone, the newly added cast member of "Hayate" bribed George to pull another kind of prank on their Korean co-star, making Shin-hye cry out in response in her native Korean, "I'm going back home!"

Recently, Shin-hye has been dedicating herself heavily in studying Mandarin, where she has been seen diligently hitting the books. Furthermore, whenever she has the chance, Shin-hye would try to get in some language practice by kicking off a conversation with one of the film crew members in Mandarin. In addition, when Shin-hye has the time, she would also take her language textbooks to fellow co-star George so that her co-star could help teach the aspiring Mandarin language student. But since George has been in the United States throughout the year long prior to the filming of "Hayate", Shin-hye's Taiwanese co-star's Mandarin skills are not that good either. So even though George readily agrees to help out her Korean co-star, in the end he still feels embarrassed as he laughs and says, "Studying with me probably isn't good at all!" And although Shin-hye's other Taiwanese co-star Shao is playing the part of fiancé to Park Shin-hye's character, he himself doesn't speak a word of Korean as he laughs and says, "My exchanges with Shin-hye are usually warm-hearted smiles."

Sharp Galapagos 003SH and 005SH bring glasses-free 3D to Japanese Android lovers


Hey, what could the maker of the 3DS' autostereoscopic display be doing in its spare time? Why, stealing a bit of thunder for itself, by the looks of it. Sharp has just trotted out a pair of glasses-free 3D Android handsets for Japan's Softbank network in the form of the touchscreen slate 003SH and QWERTY-slidin' 005SH. A 1GHz Snapdragon powers Froyo on both, with the 3D-capable displays stretching to 3.8 inches and 800 x 480 resolution. The 003SH also comes with a 9.6 megapixel camera capable of 720p video, while the 005SH settles for 8 megapixels. There are also bundled 3D content deals in place, such as the one with Capcom that will see Mega Man, Resident Evil and Ghosts 'n Goblins titles coming preloaded on the handsets. Intrigued? The 003SH is coming this December, to be followed by the 005SH in February.

SNSD’s Hyoyeon still has a crush on a mysterious male idol

On November 2nd, Hyoyeon confessed during a SNSD press conference that she still harbors a crush on the male idol that she mentioned in May.

To refresh, Hyoyeon revealed that she had a crush on a male idol during an episode of ‘Strong Heart‘. She said,

“I have a one-sided love with a male idol group member. I think of him every night before I go to sleep and he even appears in my dreams. He doesn’t have double eyelid and has a good sense of humor.“

At the press conference, Hyoyeon was asked whether she still had a crush on the male idol. She responded truthfully,

“Yes. It’s still the same. I like to see people who work hard. If by any chance anyone has an interest in me, if you show me that you are hard working, I’ll like you.“

Fellow SNSD member Sunny explained, ”When Hyoyeon sees people work hard on stage she says, ‘Wow, so hard-working. I wonder how much you had to practice to do that.’”

Overachievers all around the world, you may be the one Hyoyeon is looking for!

Source: My Daily
Photo: SM Entertainment

Is that really an appropriate outfit for yoga? Ever-eccentric Lady Gaga wears towering platform boots for exercise session

She's known for her outrageous outfits and her ability to constantly surprise fans with her utterly unique sense of style.

But Lady Gaga took her desire to always be fashionable to the extreme yesterday when she arrived at a bikram yoga class wearing a pair of towering black platform boots and sunglasses.


And the heels were so high that the 24-year-old singer had to be helped into the Sohot yoga centre by a gallant minder.

Bikram yoga involves devotees subjecting themselves to extraordinarily high temperatures in order to push their bodies as far as possible.

Gaga is a huge fan of Bikram yoga, along with fellow celebrities such as Madonna and Cameron Diaz, and is often seen fitting in a quick session before going on stage.

Kanye West responds to George W. Bush about Katrina controversy: 'I definitely can understand the way he feels'

Kanye West has responded to former president George W. Bush’s recent statement regarding his controversial post-Hurricane Katrina remarks. West’s surprising reply: Now that five years have gone by, he can sympathize more with the man he once said “doesn’t care about black people.”

Bush recently told Matt Lauer that hearing West say those words during a Hurricane Katrina benefit telethon was “a disgusting moment.” He recalled telling his wife at the time that West’s comments were in fact the single worst moment of his presidency. Today, an interviewer from a Houston radio station asked West for his thoughts on the matter.

“I definitely can understand the way he feels, to be accused of being a racist in any way, because the same thing happened to me, where I got accused of being a racist,” West replied, referring to the aftermath of his run-in with Taylor Swift last fall. “For both situations, it was basically a lack of compassion that America felt in that situation. With him, it was a lack of compassion of him not rushing, him not taking the time to rush down to New Orleans. For me, it was a lack of compassion of cutting someone off in their moment. But nonetheless, I think we’re all quick to pull a race card in America. And now I’m more open, and the poetic justice that I feel, to have went through the same thing that he went [through] — and now I really more connect with him on just a humanitarian level.”

That’s an extremely gracious way of looking at things, to say the least. Listen to the radio clip after the jump (via Rap Radar), then let us know: What do you think of Kanye West’s new attitude toward Bush?

Is the Real Demi Lovato-Ashley Greene Story Being Covered Up?

According to reps for Ashley Greene and Demi Lovato, there was no "Greene effect" on the Disney star's recent breakdown.

"There is no truth to this rumor or any other rumors of conflict between the girls," Ash's publicist tells E! News. Lovato's rep echoes similar sentiments.

Funny, ‘cause we have multiple sources who witnessed the heated exchange of words, starting from Demi's end.

But reps never fib—or cover stuff up—so we're sure D and A are totally BFFs.

Fact is, Ash being in South America with Joe Jonas was probably just the breaking point for Demi. That, and a scuffle with a back-up dancer who was also in the airport in Peru—but that was over stuff entirely unrelated to the Twilight star.

And yes, sorry, but that "scuffle" happened, too. Hell, if the almighty People is even reporting it, that says something!

Lovato checked herself into a treatment center for many, many issues, not just boy woes. Again, props to the Disney darling; that takes guts at her age.

Thing is, publicists aren't the only ones scrambling to save face right now. Disney is also on high alert, enforcing those nondisclosure agreements it has its worker kids sign. You know, like all of Demi's Sonny With a Chance costars?

Skyfire disappears from iTunes App Store due to technical difficulties


Trying to get a copy of the Skyfire browser for your iOS device? You may not have much luck, as the pseudo-Flash-capable browser has just disappeared from iTunes App Stores around the globe, mere hours after its splashy debut. When we try to download it for ourselves in the United States we get the message immediately above, and RazorianFly readers are chiming in with reports that the app is no longer available in Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Spain and the UK.

We just pinged Skyfire for comment and they say it's not Apple's fault; demand for a Flash video workaround is apparently so high that the company's having server issues and decided to pull the app rather than introduce new users to a sub-par experience. Skyfire assures us that it's adding servers as quickly as it can, but didn't provide an ETA on when we might see the app once more.

Update: While we're not sure how an digital app can be "sold out," that's exactly what the company says happened to its $2.99 browser today -- after quickly becoming the top grossing app in the iTunes App Store, Skyfire is "temporarily not accepting new purchases" and says it will issue Facebook and Twitter status updates when the next batch of licenses is available. In other words, Skyfire's throttling the flow of purchases from now on.

Facebook’s Android App Sucked Because “Obnoxious” Google Bought The Developer

Today at their mobile event in Palo Alto, CA, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed something interesting and rather humorous. It’s no secret that Facebook’s Android app has long been sort of a lame little cousin to their excellent iPhone app. But do you know why? Well it’s mostly Google’s fault. You see, they acquired the developer Facebook had hired to make the app.

“Yeah, I thought that was obnoxious,” Zuckerberg said today when we asked him about it following the event. Everyone in the room burst out in laughter at that.

Zuckerberg said it was a really small shop that Facebook had contracted to make the app — he was quickly corrected that it was actually more like one developer. “But it was the main thing they were working on. It wasn’t like it was some shop and that’s why Google had to buy them,” Zuckerberg continued, clearly still holding a bit of a grudge about it.

“Obviously, it wasn’t a huge deal. But it definitely set us back for a while,” he noted. Zuckerberg said that they worked out an arrangement to use the code the developer had written for the app up until then, but that he obviously couldn’t work on it anymore. ”It was kind of frustrating.”

Previously, it was thought that Google was actually helping Facebook to build their Android app — after the social network indicated it wasn’t a priority. But this makes more sense as to why it was so bad for so long — Google screwed over Facebook on it.

Robert Scoble recorded the entire conversation, so you can hear it in Zuckerberg’s own words here (it’s about 32:20 in).

Facebook is finally building the Android app in house now. And they actually updated it today which a range of new features to match the other versions available.

Pain From Change of Medicine - Selina Not Able to Complain

Selina suffered from 3rd degree burns due to an accident from explosion during filming, since the incident it’s already been 13 days. Each day Selina is fighting with pain from the burns over 50% of her body, her parents also feel bad following with her pains. Ren Ba says, it’s a nightmare during her change of medicine, causing Selina to be so weak to be nearly speechless.

It’s been 13 days since Selina was burnt, up until today the filming crew has still yet to give an explanation, it has been announced by the director Chen Ming Zhang that the filming crew has been temporarily disbanded, HIM yesterday requested justice for Selina, this week they have sent out a request to the filming crew for the investigation report within this week, to clarify the cause of incident’s reason and accountability.

Selina’s encouragement (Jia You) site established by HIM has received large numbers of fans daily to pray for her, everyone is concerned about the progress of her recovery. Ren Ba also discloses Selina’s situation from time to time on the blog; thanking everyone that cares for her on her behalf.

Ren Ba yesterday evening again posted on the blog, “Change of medicine is a nightmare for Xuan Xuan (Selina), and severe pain causes her to become weak and nearly speechless.” Ren Ba encouraged her to breathe deeply to release stress, and to think of everyone’s blessing as power, to touch the angels and have them by her side blessing her.

When Selina is weak, Ren Ma will feed her spoonful after spoonful, and even laughed it is as if returning to 20 years ago when Selina was young, except the mouthful of food, restless little Xuan Xuan, is now replaced with a quiet and well mannered Selina.

Translated by Cmiley @ Asianfanatics

Listen To Christina Aguilera “Burlesque” Theme Song “Express”


A baby, a failed marriage, and a flopped album after Christina Aguilera first emerged as the pop powerhouse of our era, the singing superstar finetunes her signature pipes on the world premiere of “Express,” the theme single from her upcoming Cher-assisted feature film, Burlesque.

Rihanna, Eminem Release 'Love the Way You Lie Part 2'

Eminem and Rihanna's summer hit 'Love the Way You Lie' has a sequel.

This time, the singer takes the lead with the rapper adding a verse toward the end of the new tune. 'Part 2,' about an abusive couple, features the female side of the story, a reverse of the first 'Love the Way You Lie.'

Initially, Rihanna was reluctant to tackle the continuation. "When I first heard the idea about doing a part two, I was just completely against it," she told MTV News.

"I just felt like you couldn't beat the original," she added. "There's no way you can outdo that, so why compete with it?" Listen Below: Warning Explicit

Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio Go Out for Dinner

Lively meets Leo!

Newly single Blake Lively dined with Leonardo DiCaprio at NYC eatery The Lion on Wednesday, an insider confirms to UsMagazine.com. (LaineyGossip.com first reported the sighting.)

But Lively, 23, and DiCaprio, 35, weren't alone. "It was an 8 person dinner," the insider explains, adding that director Baz Luhrmann was in attendance.

And the meal was strictly business: DiCaprio has been cast as Jay Gatsby in Luhrman's adaptation of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic book -- and Lively is being strongly considered for the role of Gatsby's love, Daisy Buchanan.

The director's "whole crew was there," the source says, adding that DiCaprio and Lively "didn't leave together."

Lively would have to fight off strong competition to win the role of Daisy. Scarlett Johanson, Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley and Michelle Williams are also contenders, according to Deadline.

Lively and Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley recently ended their three-year romance, her rep told Us Weekly exclusively last week.

DiCaprio is still going strong with Bar Refaeli, his model love of over four years.

Why Facebook Still Doesn’t Have An iPad App

Today at its mobile event, Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Erick Tseng gave some (vague) answers as to why there still isn’t an official iPad application.

Zuckerberg was pretty blunt when it came to explaining why there wasn’t an iPad launch during today’s mobile event: “The iPad isn’t mobile”. He later qualified this statement to say that Facebook loves working with Apple, but that the iPad isn’t as mobile as a phone (he’s right).

Tseng stepped in to add that the rise of tablets isn’t going to be about the iPad alone — we’re going to soon see numerous additional devices running on Android and possibly other platforms. And given Facebook’s limited resources, it doesn’t really make sense to hone in on a single platform.

Facebook needs a solution that will let it deploy features across multiple devices quickly, so there isn’t a lag time like there has been between the Android and iPhone apps. In other words, we’re probably going to see a web-based mobile application that’s going to be targeted specifically at the tablet form factor.

Microsoft expects 5 million Kinects sold in 2010

Microsoft expects to sell 5 million Kinect units by the end of 2010, the company confirmed to CNET today.

"The demand for Kinect for Xbox 360 is exceeding expectations," a Microsoft spokesperson wrote in an e-mail. "So we're increasing our forecast from 3 million sensors sold this holiday to 5 million. That's bigger than any launch in Xbox history."

Bloomberg reporter Dina Bass first made mention of the increase in projected Kinect sales on her Twitter account earlier today.

If Kinect can tally 5 million unit sales, it would be quite a feat.

During the first month of its availability, Sony's PlayStation Move, which launched in September in the U.S., tallied 1 million unit shipments. Since Microsoft is launching the Kinect tomorrow, it gives the company less than two months to reach its milestone. If it does, the Kinect's launch could easily outpace the Move's.

That said, Kinect has a long way to go if it wants to catch up to Nintendo's Wii Remote. Nintendo says it has sold more than 65.3 million controllers since the Wii's launch in 2006.

The Warrior’s Way reveals movie posters


Yesterday, a couple movie stills of Jang Dong Gun in his Hollywood film “The Warrior’s Way” were released. Last month, the movie’s intense trailer was revealed. Today, we bring you the movie posters for this western martial arts film.

The posters present each of the main characters with a word that embodies each of the characters in the movie. Jang Dong Gun is shown with the word ‘POWERFUL’, American actress Kate Bosworth, who plays the role of the fiesty Lynn is seen with the word ‘PASSION’, Danny Huston who plays the role of the colonel is exhibited with the word ‘DARKNESS’ and Geoffrey Rush who plays the role of Ron is shown with the word ‘WISDOM.’ These posters stir curiousity as to how these four distinct characters are going to cross paths in the film.

Check them out below!

Gwyneth Paltrow to Serenade Glee Viewers with the 'F' Word

Gwyneth Paltrow is stepping out of her Country Strong territory and into the profanity-filled realm of hip-hop.

The actress, 38, will appear on Glee and sing a version of Cee Lo Green's catchy hit, "F--- You," Entertainment Weekly confirms.

The silly song about a bitter ex-boyfriend features the lyrics, "Yeah, I'm sorry, I can't afford a Ferrari ... I guess he's an Xbox and I'm more Atari."

Paltrow will sing the radio edit of the song, which is titled, "Forget You."

Justin Bieber to Ellen: Selena Gomez is Sweet, Bullying Is Not

It must be Impressive Young Artists Week on Ellen.

First, the show gave a platform to Willow Smith, who blew us away with a rendition of "Whip My Hair."

Then, earlier today, Justin Bieber appeared alongside Ellen DeGeneres and touched on issues from dating to bullying, the latter of which is relevant these days due to the sad circumstances surrounding Demi Lovato.



Does he ever date? "[It's] very hard but, you know, it happens. I like to hang out with girls and date and stuff like every other 16-year-old."

On attending a football game with Jaden and Will Smith and Selena Gomez: "It was weird. No one bothered me at all. We were at a high school game and [Selena] came too. It was the weirdest thing. She's sweet. She's a sweetheart."

On bullying: "If you are a bystander you definitely should help out because it could be you next. Everybody goes through bullying. Everybody has, even me.

"On my Youtube page there are so many haters. They just say crazy stuff. Like, I'm not mad. I'm 16 years old and I don't have chest hair and I'm not angry about it at the moment. That will come. People are like, 'Look at him he puts helium in his voice before he sings.' You just have to laugh at yourself. It's funny."

Scarlett Johansson gets 'Under the Skin'

Today, Scarlett Johansson’s rep confirmed with EW that the actress had been cast as the star of Under the Skin, in which Johansson will play a sexy space alien who kidnaps human hitchhikers and sends them back to her home world to be served as exotic hor d’oeuvres. It sounds like a direct-to-video plot more suited for Species star Natasha Henstridge, except the director is none other than Jonathan Glazer, the hipster auteur behind 2000′s stylish British gangster movie Sexy Beast, as well as 2004′s Birth, the creepy drama that had Nicole Kidman falling in love with a 10-year-old boy. Apparently, this dark sci-fi comedy has been on the English director’s to-do list for years, but now, with a genuine starlet attached, it actually looks like it’s going to happen sometime in 2011.

Personally, I’m interested in whatever sort of weird movie Glazer decides to make, but I can’t help but wonder if, after the critical disappointment of Iron Man 2, Johansson should be avoiding skin-tight outfits and superhuman powers for a while. But what do you think, PopWatchers? Is this a good career move for Scarlett or not?

God help us: Internet Explorer 6 Lives On

Please, please, just let Internet Explorer 6 die. It was an awful browser even in its day, 2001. The only reason it became popular was that Microsoft got away with illegally beating Netscape into the ground. Unfortunately, many corporate developers created crude, IE 6-specific Web applications that we’re stuck with to this very day. And, now thanks to Browsium’s UniBrows, we may be stuck with for many more years to come.

UniBrows will let users run IE6 within IE8. Yes, that’s right; people will be able to keep running IE 6 for years to come.

Shoot me now.

I gave up on IE6 as a set of security holes pretending to be a Web browser back in 2004. Since then, lots of other people have joined me in fleeing from IE6 to other Web browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Opera, and my new favorite, Chrome.

Heck, even Microsoft wants you to stop using IE6. While I think you’d be better off with an open-source Web browser, I also think that moving to any of the later versions of Internet Explorer would be a smart move.

If you’re still on XP, and you want to stay true to Microsoft, go with Internet Explorer 8. If you’re running Windows 7, you should be looking forward to IE9.

Despite all these alternatives and IE6’s security problems, according to site analytics vendor Net Applications, the decrepit Web browser still has almost 15% of the world market. If you look at how individual browsers rank that makes its the world’s third most popular Web browser behind IE8, with 29.04% and Firefox 3.6x with 17.63%. What’s really amazing though is that Gartner research shows that an amazing 20% of businesses are still stuck on IE6-specific programs.

In other words, it’s not idiot end-users running unpatched copies of XP that’s keeping IE 6 alive, its businesses. You’d think their IT departments would know better.

Samsung Galaxy S first smartphone to be Wi-Fi Direct certified

Samsung has generally been on the cutting edge when it comes to giving its smartphones the latest and greatest in terms of compatibility, with the Omnia being the first DivX certified handset in America this month two years ago. Now, it's looking to wrangle yet another first, with this one having the potential to be far more important. The outfit's hot-selling Galaxy S smartphone (GT-I9000) is now listed on the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Direct certification docket, and while we knew that a handful of Wi-Fi modules and chipsets were about to get green-lit, this marks the first actual device to join that crowd. As we mentioned before, any modern-era WiFi device is capable of becoming Direct certified (via a firmware update given that there's no hardware change in the protocol), but it seems as if Sammy is being Johnny-on-the-spot. We'll keep an ear to the ground regarding an actual update that brings this functionality to life, but for now, let's all cross our fingers and hope those other phone makers get their handsets in line, too.

Big Bang, 2NE1, KARA, 4minute, Brown Eyed Girls and more gather for SEOUL TOKYO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010


Top Korean groups Big Bang, KARA, 4minute, 2NE1, FTIsland, CNBlue, Brown Eyed Girls, U-KISS, Rainbow, and Teen Top gathered in Japan to perform for the “Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2010.”

The event was held earlier today at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event was a collaboration between Korean broadcasting channel SBS and Japanese broadcasting channel TBS in celebration of SBS’s 20th anniversary. The performances from this event will air on SBS on November 12th as a special episode, along with a 3-D production of the concert. TBS will air this concert at a later date in December.

SS501’s very own Park Jung Min was the MC for the event and reports state that the event was a major success. Check out some of the photos from the press conference below.

Taylor Swift leads the Billboard 200 albums chart with a million records sold

Taylor Swift’s Speak Now has come through with a huge debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. Selling 1,047,000 copies in seven days, she’s the first artist to sell a million that fast since Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III in 2008. Last week’s chart-topper, Sugarland’s The Incredible Machine, drops to second place with 89,000. Kings of Leon’s Come Around Sundown drops a rung to No. 3 with 67,000 units moved. Lil Wayne’s I Am Not a Human Being jumps up one spot to No. 4, selling 43,000 copies. Eminem’s Recovery moves up three places to No. 5, selling 38,000 copies.

Elton John and Leon Russell’s collab album The Union slips three places to No. 6 with 37,000 records sold. The Glee: Rocky Horror Glee Show soundtrack steps back one to No. 7 with 31,000 copies sold. Rod Stewart’s Fly Me to the Moon falls four places to No. 8 with 30,000 albums bought. Darius Rucker’s Charleston, SC 1966 climbs up one to No. 9 and sold 27,000 copies. Michael Buble’s Hollywood EP is the second-highest debut on the chart at No. 10 , selling 26,000 copies and rounding out the top 10.

Android Continues To Close In On Apple, RIM

comScore has released its monthly smartphone mobile report today and like last month’s data, Android is continuing its assault on Apple and RIM’s share of users. The data, which measured smartphone usage from June until September of this year, showed that 58.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during period, up 15 percent from the preceding three month period ending in June. comScore says that the Android platform now reaches more than 1 in 5 U.S. smartphone subscribers.

RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 37.3 percent share of U.S. smartphone subscribers (down 2.6 percent from the previous period), followed by Apple with 24.3 percent share (which didn’t rise or fall from the previous period). But Google continued to gain ground rising 6.5 percentage points to capture 21.4 percent of smartphone subscribers. Microsoft accounted for 10.0 percent of smartphone subscribers, while Palm rounded out the top five with 4.2 percent.

In terms of device manufacturers, Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 23.5 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers, up 0.7 percentage points from the three month period ending in June. LG ranked second with 21.1 percent share, followed by Motorola (18.4 percent share), RIM (9.3 percent share, up 0.5 percentage points) and Nokia (7.4 percent share).

Katy Perry on Russell Brand: I Found My "Great Man of God"


What exactly is it that newlywed Katy Perry sees in her new husband, British comic Russell Brand?

Harper’s Bazaar Magazine investigates just that in a chat with the card-carrying “California Gurl” that will appear between the covers of the mag’s December issue, available Nov. 16.

We never would have taken Russ for the biblical type — given all the sex addiction and potty-minded sense of humor and all — but for Katy, Brand’s spiritual quest was a bigger turn-on than bulked-up arms and a sizable bank account.

2010 MacBook Air owners reporting logic board and display issues


Early adopters typically run into weird issues when putting their first generation gadgetry to use, and owners of the new MacBook Air models are no exception. Indeed, on the day of its release Apple had to push out a software update to stop the system from locking up while in iMovie -- but that wasn't the end of the woes. Thanks to a YouTube video, we've seen for ourselves evidence of a display flickering in a most unappealing manner, and we're hearing tales of other display issues, kernel errors that occur when the machines are trying to come out of sleep mode, and more. There's not been an official response from Apple yet, we're not sure how widespread the problems are, and we haven't experienced these issues first hand on our devices -- but we'll let you know as soon as we hear something. Promise. In the meantime, it looks like some of you might have a date with the Genius Bar. Video after the break.

Selina Jen's music label demands explanation for accident

Taiwan trio S.H.E's music label HiM International Music has issued a formal request Tuesday for Hunan Television to release results of their investigation on the filming accident which left band member Selina Jen with serious burns, reported Taiwan media.

"Ten days after the incident, we would like Hunan Television, who invited us to participate in this drama ("I Have A Date With Spring") to quickly release the results of their investigation as they have promised, by this week," said a statement from HiM.

"[This is] to clarify the cause of this accident and where the responsibility lies as well as protect the interests of the two injured artistes and compensate them."

A spokesperson for the production crew working on "I Have A Date With Spring" told reporters she had already "verbally explained" the details to HiM representatives on Sunday, but a written report on the accident can only be release "once it has been studied by Hunan Television and its partner".

While the media companies play the blame game, Jen, 29, is out of danger and recovering at the hospital.

Meanwhile, her S.H.E group mate Hebe Tien has gone on tour to promote her new solo album and Ella Chen revealed on her micro-blog account that she will be heading to the United States to study.

"I will be going to the US to become a student. Selina, please don't worry and recuperate. I will return safely," wrote Chen, who also posted a photo of herself smiling and surrounded by luggage.

Chen had apparently been rather morose after Jen's filming accident. Her lighthearted tone also suggested that all was well with Jen and that she is recovering nicely.

Life Unexpected Canceled? What About Parenthood?

Sources confirm that the CW has decided not to pick up any more episodes of sophomore drama Life Unexpected.

So does this mean it's totally over? And what's the bad news on NBC's Parenthood?

Though there's been no official cancellation announcement by the CW, sadly, I'm told by insiders that the sweet little show (loved by many fans) just didn't pull in high enough ratings to warrant the back-nine order. Suffice to say, it would take a ratings-rebound miracle in order for LUX to come back next fall.

The official decision about a third season will be handed down in May, when the CW announces its new fall schedule.

Life Unexpected boss Liz Tigelaar took to her Facebook page with this message: "It's real, it's true, no back nine. But stranger things have happened when people are invested so keep watching. We have a GREAT season to show you and who knows!!!"

Star Emma Caulfield wrote via Twitter: "Yes kids, it's true. Thank you for all your support. It meant a lot to the entire cast and crew."

And as further proof that these people legitimately like each other, the LUX cast got together to group-blog this adorable entry last night for us. We're also expecting to talk to Liz this morning, so if you have any questions or messages for her or the cast, please post in our comments section or tweet me @kristindsantos.

LG Pad coming in Q1 2011, with Android Honeycomb, dual-core Tegra 2, and 8.9-inch screen


Want some specificity about LG's super-duper tablet roadmap? Last we heard from the Korean tech giant, it was canning plans for a Froyo slate and looking forward to a more suitable iteration of Android, which a senior official at the company has today clarified to mean Honeycomb, describing it as the "tablet PC-version" of the OS. He's even gone beyond the call of PR duty in placing a release schedule for the 8.9-inch LG Pad in the first quarter of 2011, boasting that it'll come with a dual-core Tegra 2 chip inside. That sounds terribly delicious to us, as does the note that LG has worked hard to accommodate the needs and wants of European and North American consumers -- the release window is explicitly said to be for both domestic and overseas markets.

Update: We've just heard back from LG on the matter and the company says it has nothing official to tell us. It'd seem whoever the cited official in this piece is, he was dishing details that LG doesn't want the world to know yet. LG's PR team has also pulled a tweet about this story, ostensibly to cover its tracks.

Rumours rife on Wang Xiaofei’s past

The Chinese millionaire who is engaged to Taiwanese actress, Barbie Hsu, is alleged of being a wife-beater who deserted his wife and kids

Since news of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu's sudden engagement to Chinese millionaire Wang Xiaofei broke, the industry has been abuzz with Barbie's alleged third party status in Wang's relationship with ex-girlfriend, Kitty Zhang.

Rumour also has it that Wang was once married to a woman whose surname is 'Kwan'. The couple have a daughter together and filed for divorce three years ago.

A netizen wrote, "He was divorced with his wife, Kwan, three years ago, and their daughter Wang Mo Yue, just turned one. The reason behind their separation was due to the estranged relationship between husband and wife. The male party reportedly forced marriage on the female when she got pregnant and the pair does not have feelings for each other."

Said person also revealed that Kwan sued Wang for "domestic violence", "neglect of family" and "womanizing", and said that the Chinese businessman confessed that he has "no financial income" and relies on his mother for "a monthly allowance".

George Bush Reflects on Kanye West's 'Racist' Remark


George W. Bush sat down with Matt Lauer for an interview surrounding the release of his presidential memoir 'Decision Points,' and yes, Kanye West's "George Bush doesn't care about black people" remark came up.

"It was one of the most disgusting moments in my presidency," Bush tells Lauer. Read on.

"That [means] 'he's a racist,'" Bush says of West's comment. "And I didn't appreciate it then. I don't appreciate it now. It's one thing to say, 'I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business.' It's another thing to say, 'This man's a racist.' I resent it, it's not true."

Facebook's Mobile Platform: Not a Phone, Just Software


Facebook's mobile platform has three parts, single sign on, location API and deals. And they're focusing on doing software instead of making a phone.

Now you can use one login for all your mobile sites, meaning, log into Facebook, and then Facebook will handle your "logging in" to other sites through their APIs. There's also deals, which takes advantage of your Facebook single sign on for authentication, as well as location APIs. So what's that mean? You can see where you friends are, write and publish checkins, and search for relevant places. Mostly only cool for developers, but, it allows apps to do more things.

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Song Seung Hun to star in remake of “Ghost” with Matsushima Nanako

Actor Song Seung Hun will be remaking the 1990 American hit, “Ghost“, along with actress Matsushima Nanako.

The full title of the film is “Ghost: Unseen Love“, and Song Seung Hun will be playing the role of a potter named Junho, a man that cannot be separated from his one love, Nanami, played by Matsushima Nanako.

Song Seung Hun has been showing his charismatic side lately through the movie “Mujeokja“, but has undergone a 180 degree change by expressing a softer, gentler image in the still cuts released for the movie.

The still cuts have done more than enough to arouse the curiosity of viewers, as each romantic cut managed to garner a considerable amount of views through internet portal sites.

The movie will be released in Korea on November 25th, and Japan on November 13th.

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be updated to Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb at some point

If you have a Samsung Galaxy Tab and you’re wondering if it will be updated to newer versions of Android, the answer is “probably yes.”

According to SamsungHub, an official at Samsung India recently said that the Galaxy Tab would get both Android Gingerbread (supposedly version 2.3) and Android Honeycomb (supposedly version 3.0).

A specific timeframe for these updates has not been announced.

The Galaxy Tab currently runs Android 2.2 Froyo and it’s available in Europe and Asia. Starting this month, the Samsung tablet will also be available in the US, where T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and U.S. Cellular are all getting ready to launch it.

Miley Cyrus Is Not Taking Sides in Her Parents' Divorce

Miley Cyrus won't get in the middle of her parents' divorce.

"Miley is not taking any sides on this. She has been upset recently," a source close to the singer tells PEOPLE.

"She's trying to keep everything private while her family works through this," the source says.

In divorce papers filed by Billy Ray Cyrus on Oct. 26, the country singer seeks to share custody of the three minor children he has with wife Tish: Miley, who turns 18 on Nov. 23; Braison, 16; and Noah, 10. (The pair also have two older children Trace, 21, and Brandi, 23).

Tish, 43, headed to Nashville from her L.A. home earlier this week, while Billy Ray, 49, was in Indianapolis on Monday night to sing the national anthem for the NFL's Monday Night Football Colts vs. Texans game.

Next up for Miley: a trip to Madrid this week in anticipation of her performance at MTV's European Music Awards on Sunday.

Bing goes live with Facebook social search


Bing has rolled out its new social search, a feature that can display profiles and updates from your Facebook friends as part of your Bing search results.

This step of the Facebook integration has been in the works for a few weeks, but the techs at Bing fine-tuned the feature before yesterday's rollout, according to a post on the official Bing blog.

The new social search integrates with Facebook in a couple of ways.

If you opt to link your Facebook account with your Bing log-in, searching for the name of one of your Facebook friends in Bing brings up a link to that person's entire profile in your results. This is true even if that person has elected not to share their Facebook profile with any search engines, since only you can see those results. So if you have a Facebook friend named Jerry Seinfeld, a link to his profile will appear alongside results for the famed comedian.

Early testers of the Facebook integration were apparently unhappy that they couldn't view the profiles of their friends through Bing with the same ease they could through Facebook itself, according to the blog, leading Microsoft to set up this specific type of access.

T-Mobile myTouch 4G ad kicks Apple’s iPhone in the Ma Bells


Following T-Mobile’s announcement that its 3G HSPA+ network is now its 4G HSPA+ network, the company has already stepped up its marketing in several areas. Our favorite, without question, is a new ad the carrier is running for the T-Mobile myTouch 4G. The ad mirrors the style of Apple’s “I’m a Mac” campaign, and takes shots directly at Apple’s iPhone and the “old AT&T network” the popular handset is apparently forced to carry on its back. The spot goes on to boast the T-Mobile 4G network’s ability to let users video chat anywhere, whereas iPhone users can only make FaceTime calls while connected to Wi-Fi. In the end, it’s a great playful ad that hits the iPhone where it hurts… right in the Ma Bells. Hit the jump for the video.

Jolin Tsai applauds Barbie Hsu for bravery

Taiwanese Pop Princess congratulates Barbie Hsu for her sudden engagement and applauds the actress for her bravery

Unlike her fellow artiste who got engaged after 20 days of courtship with Chinese millionaire Wang Xiaofei, Jolin Tsai revealed that she has no intentions to get married just yet.

At a showcase and autograph session held at Taipei's Ximending, the 30-year-old gave her thoughts on Barbie's impending wedding to Wang. She congratulated Barbie on this piece of good news and laughed it off when reporters ask if she will follow in the actress's footsteps.

"I don't have that urge to get married yet! To get married requires courage and finding the right person," said Jolin.

When reporters pressed on and asked if her current New Zealander beau Vivian Dawson is the "right person" she spoke of, the Mandopop singer coyly replied, "I think everyone is too nervous. Please do not tease him again."

Jolin's blossoming relationship with Vivian has been under the media's watchful eye since they were spotted holidaying in Japan together.

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