tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23657673399340672832024-03-06T15:12:04.167+07:00KenenterDaily Entertainment Technology News Blogkenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12625125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-44643853882530854982010-12-13T17:17:00.002+07:002010-12-13T17:18:19.230+07:0025 Billion Tweets Were Sent In 2010, And Not All Of Them Were About Bieber<div align="justify"><img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/trends-on-twitter.png" align="right" border="0" />Twitter has just released their list of top trends on Twitter for 2010. Surprisingly, Justin Bieber did not dominate the list. Instead, the Gulf oil spill did. The service says that 25 billion tweets were sent in total in 2010.<br /><br />Below, find the list of the top overall trends, followed by the top trends for different categories:<br /><br /><strong>1. Gulf Oil Spill<br />2. FIFA World Cup<br />3. Inception<br />4. Haiti Earthquake<br />5. Vuvuzela<br />6. Apple iPad<br />7. Google Android<br />8. Justin Bieber<br />9. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows<br />10. Pulpo Paul</strong><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><strong>News Events:</strong><br />1. Gulf Oil Spill<br />2. Haiti Earthquake<br />3. Pakistan Floods<br />4. Koreas Conflict<br />5. Chilean Miners Rescue<br /><br /><strong>People:</strong><br />1. Justin Bieber<br />2. Dilma Rouseff<br />3. Lady Gaga<br />4. Julian Assange<br />5. Mel Gibson<br /><br /><strong>Movies:</strong><br />1. Inception<br />2. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows<br />3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<br />4. Despicable Me<br />5. Karate Kid<br /><br /><strong>Television:</strong><br />1. MTV Music Video Awards<br />2. Pretty Little Liars<br />3. True Blood<br />4. Walking Dead<br />5. Grammy Awards<br /><br /><strong>Technology:</strong><br />1. Apple iPad<br />2. Google Android<br />3. Apple iOS<br />4. Apple iPhone<br />5. Call of Duty Black Ops<br /><br /><strong>World Cup:</strong><br />1. FIFA World Cup<br />2. Vuvuzela<br />3. Pulpo Paul<br />4. Dunga<br />5. Diego Maradona<br /><br /><strong>Sports:</strong><br />1. Lebron James<br />2. Wimbledon<br />3. Manchester United<br />4. Brock Lesnar<br />5. Celtics<br /><br /><strong>Hashtags:</strong><br />1. #rememberwhen<br />2. #slapyourself<br />3. #confessiontime (Hashtag started by Usher)<br />4. #thingsimiss<br />5. #ohjustlikeme<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-16813373629721397302010-12-13T17:17:00.001+07:002010-12-13T17:17:57.669+07:00Apple mysteriously kills jailbreak detection API while hacker boosts iOS security, irony restored<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/iphonecydia10102010-1-1286667833.jpg" width="540" border="0" height="360" /></div><br />It's no secret that Apple's been keen to monitor the lot of naughty jailbreakers, but it turns out the company has recently shelved iOS 4.0's jailbreak detection API with no explanation given. While this has little effect on the average user, Network World explains that this is bad news for enterprise IT and MDM (mobile device management) vendors, who will now have one fewer channel for checking whether a user's iOS device has been jailbroken and thus become vulnerable to attacks. That said, apparently this isn't a huge loss for the MDM vendors, anyway; but the real question is why drop the API now? Could its presence alone be a threat? We'll probably never know.<br /><br />Fear not, though, as some folks have put jailbreaking to good use. The Register reports that come Tuesday, Stefan Esser of Sektion Eins will demonstrate a tool called antid0te, which reportedly adds ASLR (address space layout randomization) onto jailbroken iOS devices. In a nutshell, ASLR randomizes key memory locations to make it more difficult for certain attacks to locate their target data. According to the famed white hat hacker Charlie Miller, this technique is already present on Windows Phone 7 and desktop Windows since Vista, but Apple's only dabbled with it on OS X and not on iOS. Now, this doesn't mean that jailbroken devices will be fully safeguarded, but some protection is better than no protection, right?<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-3747224277591114012010-12-13T11:17:00.003+07:002010-12-13T11:17:45.896+07:00Now Katy Perry is a sexy Santa as her festive tour rolls into Miami<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-1337975-0C7364B3000005DC-846_634x763.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br />Katy Perry pulled yet another kooky Christmas costume out of her stocking last night as she led the Jingle Ball concert to Florida. The pop star dressed up as a thoroughly racy Mrs Claus outfit for the performance in Miami. She has previously dressed up as a candy cane and a toy soldier for the festive tour, which has also stopped in New York and Los Angeles.<br /><br />Her latest confection featured a red satin leotard with white fur trimmed plunging neckline and a flaring fur-trimmed skirt left open to reveal her trim figure. Finishing off the look were white gloves, a fur-trimmed Santa hat and red lipstick to match.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />But the 26-year-old wasn't all glitz and glamour - she wore comfortable workman's boots so she could easily move around the stage during her performance.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-1337975-0C7366FE000005DC-327_634x755.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="648" /></div><br /><br />Then three Santas appeared to kneel and pay homage to the lovely Mrs Claus as she stood holding her microphone out to the audience.<br /><br />The stage was festively decorated with giant snowflakes and a large Christmas tree.<br /><br />The Mrs Claus costume appears to be a favourite look for the star, who performed at last year's annual Jingle Ball in a similar look.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-0-0C7366E6000005DC-698_634x449.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="385" /></div><br /><br />This year she was joined by American Idol winner Adam Lambert and Enrique Eglesias.<br /><br />While Katy has been hard at work, her husband Russell Brand has been busy promoting his new film, The Tempest.<br /><br />The comic appeared this week on the Late Late Show to promote the movie, which also stars Helen Mirren, where he instead got talking about his former life of promiscuity.<br /><br />Russell, who married Katy in India in October, said: 'I was having sex with different women three, four, five times a day. In Ireland, nine in one evening.'<br /><br />The 35-year-old added: 'The fame and kind of will that I had meant that, instead of taking someone for a date and then going to the pictures and then calling them, I was able to go, "Let's do sex right now!"'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-0-0C7366D6000005DC-961_634x683.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="586" /></div><br /><br />But according to Katy, he is very satisfied these days.<br /><br />She said in an interview with Maxim this month: 'Like Ludacris rapped, "I'm a lady in the street and a freak in the bed."<br /><br />'I can't rate myself, but if you ask Russell I'm sure he'd give me a ten out of ten.'<br /><br />Katy said in the interview that her husband's promiscuous past is not an issue.<br /><br />'He's made no secret of what his life was like before me, but that's then and this is the future.'<br /><br /><table width="444" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-1337975-0C5D7EB7000005DC-436_306x640.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="565" /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-1337975-0C7365A6000005DC-49_306x640.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="565" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-87047107865648559122010-12-13T11:17:00.001+07:002010-12-13T11:17:20.674+07:00Neil Patrick Harris' First Xmas as a Dad: "I'm Very Excited"<div align="justify"><img src="http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2010713//300.ab.Harris.Burtka.081310.jpg" align="left" border="0" />Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are getting ready to mark their first Christmas as new dads.<br /><br />So what will two-month-old twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace be getting from Santa? Read on to find out what Harris just told us...<br /><br />"It's fun," Harris says of celebrating the holidays with the babies. "I'm very excited."<br /><br />Even so, that doesn't mean he and Burtka are going to spoil the little ones: "They don't know how to focus on anything, so presents would be a bit out of their grasp," Harris explains.<br /><br />We chatted with the How I Met Your Mother star yesterday in L.A. at Spike TV's Video Game Awards, which he hosted. As y'all aready know, he's also hosted the Tonys and the Emmys, among other awards shows.<br /><br />Advice for first-time Academy Awards hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco? "I don't think [they] need any advice from anyone," he said. "They're at the top of their games regardless of what they do and have proved themselves over and over. They are great choices."<br /><br />What about Harris hosting the Oscars someday? He laughed, "I don't think my movie cred is what it should be."<br /><br />Don't cut yourself too short, Mr. Harris. We think you'd do pretty well yourself hosting Hollywood's biggest night of the year.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-91183117359294427172010-12-13T11:16:00.002+07:002010-12-13T11:17:04.766+07:00Amazing Race: Host Phil Keoghan Picks a Winner<div align="justify"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/news/101220/amazing-race-240.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" height="320" />Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan swears on his passport that season 17's finale, which airs Sunday on CBS, is chock full "memorable and very cool moments."<br /><br />And that's saying a lot considering this season saw a contestant get a runaway watermelon to the face, an on-air proposal, the longest penalty and a team who slept through their pit stop departure time by more than two hours.<br /><br />"It's hard to believe, but this is the first time in our series history that we've ended the race in Los Angeles. Nothing like maneuvering your way to the finish line through L.A. traffic," Keoghan told PEOPLE recently. "We have one challenge where teams literally have to face their fears and phobias in order to avoid choking with $1 million on the line."<br /><br />And a bonus: "Look for a surprise appearance by one of the most famous game show hosts of all time," he says.<br /><br />It's also the best chance in series history for an all-female team to be crowned the winner with two of the three remaining duos lacking a Y chromosome.<br /><br />"I know the first person I would hear from is my daughter," he says. And while Keoghan understands why his daughter and viewers are thrilled at the possibility, the host reminds them not to put the cart in front of the horse. "As I keep telling her, the great thing about The Amazing Race is that it's a fair competition," he says. "You can't write the script."<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><strong>Final Three</strong><br /><br />Not that he hasn't sized up the competition.<br /><br />The doctors Nat Strand, 31, and Kat Chang, 35, "epitomize strong, independent, intelligent women." He feels their chosen career path both helps and hinders them. "Their experience in medicine helps them stay calm under pressure and make calculated decisions," says Keoghan. "[But] their calm demeanor could work against them when the race calls on them to operate at full speed."<br /><br />The couple, hairstylist Jill Haney, 27, and ad sales director Thomas Wolfard, 30, "are a highly competitive team who isn't afraid to step over anyone or each other to win." But the couple's path to the finale has been anything but smooth. "When the pressure mounts, there is a disconnect that occurs that creates a rift and weakens their chances of running an efficient race."<br /><br />Despite misreading a clue in the second-to-last leg and seemingly bickering with growing frequency, the Home Shopping hosts Brooke Roberts, 27, and Claire Champlin, 30, have run a strong almost error-free race. "These two finish each other's sentences," he says. "They're completely in sync," but he adds, "while they're a mental match, physically Brooke takes a leadership role and when it really matters most, they may not be able to meet each other's expectations."<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-63040573275126662412010-12-13T11:16:00.001+07:002010-12-13T11:16:43.820+07:00Selena Gomez Explains "Cuddly" IHOP Date With Justin Bieber<div align="justify"><img src="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/37517-selena-gomez-explains-ihop-date-with-justin-bieber/1292168538_gomez-bieber_290.jpg" width="255" align="left" border="0" height="301" />Pancake passion?<br /><br />Justin Bieber fans saw red when the teen phenom was snapped arm-in-arm with Selena Gomez in Philadelphia on Thursday -- following a one-on-one breakfast at an International House of Pancakes, where TMZ reports the duo were "cuddly" and holding hands inside.<br /><br />But Gomez, 18, tells Us there was nothing romantic about their syrupy-sweet outing.<br /><br />"It was pancakes! Oh my gosh!" Gomez told Us Friday at Z100's Jingle Ball in NYC. The Disney star said the Bieber, 16, is "one of my best friends...It was just pancakes!"<br /><br />In a chat with MTV News, she added,"Who doesn't like pancakes? We were both performing in the same place so we went and had pancakes together. That's all it is. All innocent."<br /><br />She explained how they got close in the first place: "I love Justin. When he first started to come over from Canada his manager contacted me and he just said that he would like to meet me and he was just such a good kid...I feel like a big sister now, 'cause I want to protect him."<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-5100996624154245192010-12-13T11:15:00.004+07:002010-12-13T11:16:24.422+07:00Motorola's 10-inch Honeycomb tablet meets Mr. Blurrycam, shows off Verizon logo<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-12-10-motoverizontab.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="306" /></div><br />By now you're probably familiar with this slate, seeing as how Google's Andy Rubin recently unveiled it on stage, but we're willing to bet you've never seen the top edge -- you know, the part now bearing a front-facing webcam and a conspicuous Verizon tattoo. Yes, this is Motorola's 10-inch Honeycomb tablet, and it's playing for Team Red just as foretold, though the tipster who obtained these images isn't sure whether it will bear the name Stingray, Everest or even potentially "Trygon." Spec-wise, we're told our previous tipster was right on the money, and it'll have a 1GHz Tegra 2 T20, a gyroscope and 32GB of storage underneath that 1280 x 800 multitouch screen, as well as 512MB of RAM and and a slot for an up-to-32GB microSD card. It also sure looks like there's a micro-USB jack, a mini-HDMI port and a 3.5mm headphone socket, as well as some contacts for a likely dock, though as always Mr. Blurrycam's handiwork is such that we can't quite tell. No matter -- see for yourself in the gallery below.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-12-10-mototab7-copy.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-12-10-mototab6-copy.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-12-10-mototab2-copy.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-12-10-mototab1-copy.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="311" /></div></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-64275189649811927982010-12-13T11:15:00.003+07:002010-12-13T11:15:51.589+07:00Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Tie the Knot<div align="justify"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/news/090921/nicole-richie-2.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" height="320" />The father of the bride, Lionel Richie, hosted the wedding at his 28-room Los Angeles estate as Nicole Richie, 29, married musician Joel Madden, 31, after four years and two kids together.<br /><br />Guests included Gwen Stefani, Ashlee Simpson, Kris Jenner and the groom's twin brother, Benji Madden (Joel's Good Charlotte bandmate), as well as one very unexpected guest: Before the ceremony, People.com reports, a trained elephant was seen being led onto the grounds -- where large white tents had been set up amid the estate's gardens. There's been no word yet on how exactly the pachyderm participated in the nuptials.<br /><br />The weather was warm, the guest list was around 130, and the bride reportedly went with a Marchesa gown and Neil Lane ring. "They wanted an Old Hollywood, glamorous feel to their wedding," says an inside source. "Nicole wanted a memorable, elegant affair for only their closest friends and family on their special day."<br /><br />The couple have been together since 2006, and are raising two children together: daughter Harlow, 2, and son Sparrow, 1. "Nicole and Joel are the perfect example of the kind of parent I want to be one day," doting uncle Benji Madden told PopEater earlier this year.<br /><br />The newlyweds announced back in February that they were engaged, and the bride celebrated a bachelorette party with friends (including Sam Ronson and Christina Aguilera) in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in September.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-69734888576345388362010-12-13T11:15:00.001+07:002010-12-13T11:15:35.842+07:00Elizabeth Hurley Announces Split from Husband After Cheating Report<div align="justify"><img src="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/37520-elizabeth-hurley-husband-announce-split-after-cheating-report/1292178288_hurley-split_290.jpg" width="205" align="left" border="0" height="401" />Elizabeth Hurley's three-year marriage to Arun Nayar is on the rocks.<br /><br />On Sunday, the model-actress, 45, Tweeted: "Not a great day. For the record, my husband Arun and I separated a few months ago. Our close family & friends were aware of this."<br /><br />Hurley's announcement coincided with a News of the World report claiming her alleged affair with cricketer Shane Warne; the tabloid has pictures and video of the couple kissing, and says that they spent the night together Wednesday at London's Bentley Hotel.<br /><br />After ending her 13-year romance with Hugh Grant in 2000, Hurley began dating Indian textile heir Nayar in 2002. The duo wed lavishly in March 2007 -- first at a castle in England, and then at a palace in Jodhpur, India.<br /><br />Hurley has a son, Damian, 8, with former beau Steven Bing.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-2290548440000887012010-12-13T11:14:00.002+07:002010-12-13T11:15:16.278+07:00American Film Institute announces top 10 films<div align="justify"><img src="http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2010829//300.social.network.lc.092910.jpg" width="300" align="left" border="0" height="300" />The blockbusters "Inception" and "Toy Story 3," the Facebook drama "The Social Network," the heist thriller "The Town" and the Western "True Grit" are among the American Film Institute's top 10 movies of the year.<br /><br />Also on the AFI's list Sunday were the ballet drama "Black Swan," the boxing saga "The Fighter," the lesbian-family tale "The Kids Are All Right," the survival story "127 Hours" and the Ozarks crime thriller "Winter's Bone."<br /><br />Unlike other film honors, AFI does not rank films or pick one as the year's best. The filmmakers behind the top-10 choices will be honored at a luncheon Jan. 14.<br /><br />The British monarchy drama "The King's Speech," an Academy Awards favorite, was ineligible because it is a British production, and the AFI awards honor films with largely American backing. But the AFI did present a special award to "The King's Speech."<br /><br />Another special award went to the education documentary "Waiting for 'Superman.'" It was ineligible for the AFI's top 10, which honors narrative films.<br /><br />This is the first time the honors included special awards, which allow the group to acknowledge "outstanding work outside the traditional AFI criteria," said Bob Gazzale, AFI president.<br /><br />The AFI also picked its top 10 TV programs of 2010: "The Big C," ''Boardwalk Empire," ''Breaking Bad," ''Glee," ''Mad Men," ''Modern Family," ''The Pacific," ''Temple Grandin," ''30 Rock" and "The Walking Dead."<br /><br />The top 10 lists were chosen by two 13-member panels, one each for movies and television.<br /><br />For film, members included director Lee Daniels, writer Diablo Cody and critics Leonard Maltin, Claudia Puig and Lisa Schwarzbaum. For TV, members included actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, producer Steven Bochco and critics Mary McNamara, James Poniewozik and Matt Roush.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-42456314829245019212010-12-13T11:14:00.001+07:002010-12-13T11:14:56.481+07:00'Mass Effect 3' announced; watch the trailer<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://d.imagehost.org/0266/me3x-large.jpg" width="490" border="0" height="319" /></div><br />Prepare for an onslaught of video game trailers over the next couple days as we catch readers up on the highlights from Saturday's Spike Video Game Awards.<br /><br />First, Electronic Arts and studio BioWare finally lifted the veil on Mass Effect 3, the third chapter of the intergalactic saga.<br /><br />The final title in the Mass Effect trilogy will again feature Commander Shepard as battles an invasion of Earth by the Reapers.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />According to the trailer, Mass Effect 3 is slated for release during holiday 2011. No platforms were specified, but the second Mass Effect title launched on PC and Xbox 360, with a PlayStation 3 version due to arrive next month.<br /><br />"There's so much excitement and energy at a major awards show like the VGAs, and it really helps you realize what an impactful, mainstream entertainment and art form video games are now," said BioWare's Ray Muzyka in a statement. "The anticipation for Mass Effect 3 from our fans was crazy, so we're delighted to be able to finally announce Mass Effect 3 and we look forward to sharing more details about the game with our fans soon in the New Year!"<br /><br />But enough chatter. Here's that video, courtesy of GameTrailers:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" id="gtembed" width="480" height="392"><param name="id" value="gtembed"><param name="width" value="480"><param name="height" value="392"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="src" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=708362"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="gtembed" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=708362" width="480" height="392"></embed></object></div></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-31301117801325534682010-12-13T03:29:00.001+07:002010-12-13T03:29:20.692+07:00'Narnia" cruises to No. 1 debut with modest $24.5M<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2010117//425.tourist.lc.120710.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp can do no box-office wrong, right? Er, well…<br /><br />The stars' The Tourist was left stranded with a second-place, $17 million weekend debut, per estimates.<br /><br />What happened?<br /><br />Take your pick: lousy reviews; lousy weather (sunny Los Angeles, excluded); an overall blah weekend for Hollywood; etc.<br /><br />The result was a steep comedown for Depp, whose last film was Alice in Wonderland. It was more in line with 2004's Secret Window, which also happens to be the last time Depp played an ordinary man (by Depp standards).<br /><a name='more'></a><br />For Jolie, this is more the norm—she hasn't had a No. 1 opener since Mr. & Mrs. Smith. (At the same time, she's had several money-makers since then, so there you go.)<br /><br />With a reputed price tag of $100 million, The Tourist has a lot on the line. If Jolie and Depp weren't international draws, their film would be DOA, but they are, and The Tourist isn't. So far, the movie has debuted in a few countries overseas; its worldwide total stands at $25 million.<br /><br />The latest Narnia movie, meanwhile, seemed to prove that opening No. 1 isn't necessarily where it's at.<br /><br />The Voyage of the Dawn Treader topped all films with a $24.5 million take that was a long way away from Prince Caspian ($55 million), which itself was so far away from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($66 million) that the franchise almost ended right there. Quipped Exhibitor Relations in a tweet: "The ship has sailed on Narnia."<br /><br />Or has it?<br /><br />The foreign box-office numbers were huge, lifting Dawn Treader's worldwide gross to $105.5 million, and just about helping the film cover its price tag.<br /><br />Elsewhere, last weekend's champ Tangled fell to third, with a solid $14.6 million, but neared $200 million worldwide. (And perhaps not a moment too soon: The Disney toon reportedly cost in the neighborhood of $200 million.)<br /><br />Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (fourth place, $8.5 million; $257.7 million overall domestically) stayed strong, while Natalie Portman's Black Swan (sixth place, $3.3 million; $5.6 million overall) crashed the Top 10 on the strength of only 90 screens.<br /><br />In extremely limited release, Mark Wahlberg's and Christian Bale's The Fighter killed, earning $320,000 at four theaters for a weekend-best per-screen average.<br /><br />Here's a complete look at the weekend's top-grossing films, per Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo:<br /><ol><li>The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, $24.5 million </li><li>The Tourist, $17 million</li><li>Tangled, $14.6 million</li><li>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, $8.5 million</li><li>Unstoppable, $3.8 million</li><li>Black Swan, $3.3 million</li><li>Burlesque, $3.2 million</li><li>Love and Other Drugs, $3 million</li><li>Due Date, $2.5 million</li><li>Megamind, $2.5 million</li></ol></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-82491200073264850242010-12-12T10:11:00.002+07:002010-12-12T10:12:09.095+07:00Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Get Cozy at Cast Dinner!<div align="justify"><img src="http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20081117/293.Pattinson.Stewart.111708.jpg" width="231" align="left" border="0" height="373" />The Breaking Dawn cast got some much deserved free time out in Baton Rouge, La., recently, hitting up Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar.<br /><br />"It was a lot of the cast and crew," a source who was also at the restaurant confirms to E!. "They were in the private back room and seemed in great spirits. Everyone had a really great time."<br /><br />This obviously included Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who make no effort to hide their relaysh these days.<br /><br />Here's the PDA scoop!<br /><br />"They were sitting down and talking together most of the dinner," dishes our insider who snooped at what was taking place in the private digs. "Wherever Kristen was, he was, and visa-versa."<br /><br />"[Rob and Kristen] were holding hands at some point, and when they got up to mingle with everyone for a bit he kept his hand on her back," adds the source. "They were really cute. And no one in attendance seemed surprised at their affection."<br /><br />Jeez, maybe that's because Robsten was so on the moment they first met while making out on Catherine Hardwicke's bed!<br /><br />With each movie the couple has become increasingly more public with their romance, aside from blabbing about it in the media of course.<br /><br />And since we have been lucky enough to witness such cuddlefests before, we're sure this dinner was no different.<br /><br />Love it, or love it?<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-18669412479354284002010-12-12T10:11:00.001+07:002010-12-12T10:11:34.924+07:00Put your clothes on - it's a family show! Viewers outraged at Christina Aguilera and Rihanna's racy X Factor performances<div align="justify">It's one of the biggest TV events of the year, watched by around a third of the British population.<br /><br />But as the X Factor final kicked off last night, the talent show was accused of straying somewhat from its family viewing credentials as Christina Aguilera and Rihanna put on two extremely provocative pre-watershed performances.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C72656B000005DC-771_634x737.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="632" /></div><br />Aguilera wore an extremely low-cut black dress as she cavorted with an army of lingerie-clad dancers while Rihanna thrust her way through her solo performance in pants and strapless bra.<br /><br />The superstars jetted in from the States to appear on the show, with Aguilera duetting with Rebecca Ferguson and Rihanna supporting Matt Cardle.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />But it was as they took to the stage for their second respective performances of the night - before the 9pm watershed - that they raised eyebrows, leading to Twitter being flooded with comments from outraged viewers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C727CA6000005DC-361_634x771.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />Christina's rendition of Express from her new film Burlesque caused the most upset, with viewer left shocked as she did the bump and grind with her female dancers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C726742000005DC-598_634x542.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C725004000005DC-4_634x321.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="275" /></div><br /><br />'Is it me, or is anyone else shocked at the raunchy performance from Christina Aguilera, being shown before the watershed?' tweeted Sallywoodings.<br /><br />LottieLovesEwe was similarly taken aback:'Rihanna not so bad but Christina's was just wrong for 8.30 TV!! seriously inappropriate.'<br /><br />Predicting scores of complaints another Twitter user, WhatsAboutTown, posted the message: 'OMG Christina Aguilera shocking..........how many complaints will ITV get about #xfactor tonight.'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337808-0C7264AA000005DC-201_634x507.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337808-0C727F5B000005DC-323_306x717.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="633" /><br /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337808-0C727F29000005DC-323_306x717.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="633" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another, from x_tinamurhill, read: 'Rihanna and Christina's performance on #TheXFactor were very inappropriate in terms of clothing and dancing. It's a family show.'<br /><br />Meanwhile dktom took to Twitter to accuse the two superstars of trying to out do each other with the raunch factor: 'I think Christina and Rihanna are trying to out-inappropriate each other. Crikey #xfactor brought me out in a sweat.'<br /><br />Rihanna was performing her new hit What's My Name having earlier taken to the stage with Cardle to duet on her her Unfaithful number.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337808-0C724893000005DC-525_634x643.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C72469D000005DC-993_634x787.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="675" /></div><br /><br />Meanwhile Christina leant her support to Rebecca as they sang her hit Beautiful together.<br /><br />The show was expected to receive around 21million viewers. After Cher Lloyd's exit tonight Matt, Rebecca and One Direction will battle it out in the grand finale tomorrow in a bid to win the X Factor crown.<br /><br />ITV were unavailable for comment last night.<br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="541" height="330"><param name="height" value="330"><param name="width" value="541"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5tBq6ruFWE&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5tBq6ruFWE&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3" width="541" height="330"></embed></object></div></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="548" height="334"><param name="height" value="334"><param name="width" value="548"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k9PXGFI-JZw&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k9PXGFI-JZw&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3" width="548" height="334"></embed></object></div></div></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-63201089863939227842010-12-12T10:08:00.001+07:002010-12-12T10:08:43.894+07:00'Narnia' tops Friday with underwhelming $8.2 mil<div align="justify"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/101209/Chronicles-of-Narnia-Dawn-Treader_320.jpg" width="320" align="right" border="0" height="240" />Aslan’s not going to like this. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader led the box office on Friday but got off to a rocky start with $8.2 million, according to early estimates. That puts Fox’s $140 million fantasy epic, the third film adapted from C.S. Lewis’ series of novels, on track for a $24 million opening weekend. By comparison, 2005′s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe collected $65.6 million its first weekend, and 2008′s Prince Caspian debuted to $55 million. Dawn Treader was expected to continue the Narnia series’ box-office decline, but no one thought it’d tumble this much. It’s too early to declare what this soft debut means for the franchise’s future and its supposed next film, The Silver Chair. Also, considering its “A-” grade from CinemaScore audiences, Dawn Treader may hold up well during the rest of December. But this is clearly not the result Fox was hoping for when it secured distribution rights after Disney abandoned the series.<br /><br />The Tourist, starring two attractive individuals named Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, also performed below expectations, albeit to a lesser degree than Dawn Treader. The PG-13 romantic thriller snatched $6.1 million on Friday and is on pace for an $18 million weekend. The rest of the top five featured holdovers. Disney’s animated musical Tangled fell 34 percent for $3.4 million, while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 descended 50 percent for $2.4 million. In fifth place, the Denzel Washington action thriller Unstoppable showed off its box-office stamina yet again, skidding only 37 percent for $1.2 million and bringing its cumulative tally to $71.7 million.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />In limited release, a pair of athletes dominated. The boxing drama The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, KO’d $100,000 from four theaters. And, in the other corner, the ballet thriller Black Swan expanded to 90 theaters and fluttered away with $1 million on Friday — enough for eighth place. Julie Taymor’s The Tempest, on the other hand, drew only $14,000 from five theaters. Check back here on Sunday for the complete box office report.<br /><br />1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader — $8.2 mil<br />2. The Tourist — $6.1 mil<br />3. Tangled — $3.4 mil<br />4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 — $2.4 mil<br />5. Unstoppable — $1.2 mil<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-17874911004653663652010-12-12T10:07:00.000+07:002010-12-12T10:08:04.546+07:00HTC EVO Shift 4G (Knight / Speedy) gets leaked picture, January 9th release date?<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-11-10-evoshift4g.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br />We'll warn you that we have nothing but the word of an alleged Sprint employee that this is the real deal, but we don't know what else it could be -- if it walks like a duck and quacks like an EVO with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, we're inclined to believe it's the HTC EVO Shift 4G. Factor in the noticeable lack of front-facing camera, silver trackpad and those throwback flat keys, and we're even willing to forgive those hastily penciled watermarks on the keyboard and on top of the clearly 'shopped screen. Even if this shot is legit, we haven't seen the full device yet -- it sure looks like this Knight is wearing a suit of plastic armor around the edges.<br /><br />In possibly related news, Android Central nabbed an alleged screenshot of a Sprint database showing an "HTC A7373" handset coming to Sprint on January 9th, and while one Russian e-tailer seems to think that codename refers to the GSM-friendly Desire Z, we have to imagine a Knight / Speedy / EVO Shift release is far more likely than a T-Mobile G2 redux on Sprint's CDMA frequencies.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />Update: Just to be clear, there are a few things about this image that irk us, not least of which that pasted-on screen. We're inclined to think this might be a dummy unit that was touched up to look like a real phone.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-87983558538878635572010-12-12T10:06:00.001+07:002010-12-12T10:06:55.746+07:00Anne Hathaway is a special guest at Nobel Peace Prize celebrations (yes, really!)<div align="justify">Anne Hathaway brought an unexpected touch of showbiz glitz to the Nobel Peace Prize celebrations in Oslo, Sweden.<br /><br />Hathaway turned up to host today's Nobel Peace Prize Concert along with Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, who turns 55 at the end of the month.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337777-0C721B68000005DC-132_468x681.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />The 28-years-old actress was also joined by Barry Manilow, Herbie Hancock and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman.<br /><br />Anne and Denzel hosted a news conference earlier today about the concert , which is meant to honour jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel prize.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />The 54-year-old received an 11-year sentence last year for "inciting subversion" after drafting a charter calling for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China.<br /><br />China did not allow Liu Xiaobo or his family to attend.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337777-0C721BFF000005DC-283_468x353.jpg" width="468" border="0" height="353" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337777-0C70DCE4000005DC-652_468x295.jpg" width="468" border="0" height="295" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337777-0C70DD13000005DC-447_468x636.jpg" width="468" border="0" height="636" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337777-0C70C393000005DC-316_468x327.jpg" width="468" border="0" height="327" /></div><br /><br />The concert includes performances by Indian singer Rahman, veteran singer Barry Manilow, musician Herbie Hancock, current pop sensation Robyn, plus American singers India.Aria and Colbie Caillat.<br /><br />Anne made the trip to Europe following a few days in Sydney promoting Love and Other Drugs with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal.<br /><br />This weekend's events will give the actress a chance to practice her on stage skills before February, when she'll join James Franco to host the Oscars.<br /><br />The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is always hosted by majors stars.<br /><br />Will Smith, Tom Cruise and Sir Michael Caine are among those who have hosted in the past.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-55810185815236960342010-12-12T10:05:00.001+07:002010-12-12T10:05:45.088+07:00Miley Cyrus on 'Dangerous Path' and Needs 'Tough Love,' Experts Say<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.popeater.com/media/2010/12/mileybong590-1292075200.jpg" width="549" border="0" height="293" /></div><br />The controversial videotape of Miley Cyrus purportedly doing a bong hit with a psychedelic herb is putting a dent in her image as a teen idol and could potentially derail her career if she continues using drugs, experts tell PopEater. In this latest scandal involving the Disney star, Cyrus is seen in a video obtained by TMZ taking hits from a bong, which was reportedly filled with a natural herb called salvia, sources told the website. Possession of salvia, which has psychedelic qualities when smoked, is currently legal in California.<br /><br />"She needs someone to show her some tough love right now," Calvina Fay, executive director of Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., tells PopEater. "She is going down a destructive road and needs to change her ways."<br /><br />Not only that, says Fay, "she is sending a bad message about using a mind-altering drug to get high. She is a teen idol who is popular, did something that is getting lots of media coverage and appears to have a glamorous life."<br /><br />But the effects of Salvia or any other drug are far from glamorous, says Fay. In the video, which was reportedly taken at Cyrus's Los Angeles area home five days after she turned 18, "she is seen laughing and appears to be having a good time, which gives the impression that salvia isn't harmful – when it is," she says.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><strong>A Dangerous High</strong><br /><br />Salvia is known to provide a brief-but-extreme hallucinatory experience when smoked. "Salvia a very powerful, mind-altering drug that makes you do very weird, sometimes psychotic things," says Fay. "I saw a video on YouTube of a kid using it who started barking like a dog, but wasn't making any noise. That is not normal behavior, by any means. Salvia clearly alters the brain. We don't know the long-term effects of this drug because we don't have enough research on it yet. "<br /><br />The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration lists salvia as "a drug of concern." According to the DEA's website, "due to salvia's hallucinogenic effects, there is a substantial risk of injury or death as a result of impaired judgment due to disruptions of sensory and cognitive functions."<br /><br />Scientific American Magazine says that the DEA is currently "looking into the drug" to determine if it should be considered "on par" with LSD and heroin.<br /><br />Salvia has other harmful effects, says Fay. "Salvia gives you a short, but very intense high, leaving many people wanting to do it again and again because the high doesn't last long. The more you use salvia or any drug, the more potential there is for harm."<br /><br /><strong>A Good Role Model?</strong><br /><br />This isn't the first time the 'Hannah Montana' star has raised eyebrows in the past year or so. Cyrus has come under fire for underage drinking, for provocative outfits she's worn on stage, for her racy video for her hit song, 'Can't Be Tamed,' and for the leaked video of the then 16-year-old star giving her 44-year-old 'Last Song' director Adam Shankman – who is openly gay -- a graphic lap dance after dirty dancing with partygoers at a wrap party for the movie.<br /><br />"So often young celebrities say they're not role models - or don't want to be," Tina Wells, author of the 'Mackenzie Blue' series for tween girls and CEO of Buzz Marketing Group, tells PopEater. "But if you make your millions off of teen and tween fans and their parents, then you have a responsibility. I'm sorry - you can't take their money and not own responsibility for how your actions affect your fans.<br /><br />"It's clear she's on a dangerous path, and at this point, maybe she wants to destroy what's left of her image," says Wells. "It would do her some good to keep her private life private for the sake of her young fans."<br /><br />Indeed, says Fay, "Children and teens who watch this video or hear about it may think, 'Here is someone who is a seemingly successful, intelligent person who is using this. How harmful could it be if she's using it?' But children and teens don't see the downsides to using this drug – or any drug. There is not a whole lot of research on this drug. What we do know is that it causes hallucinations and can cause very psychotic behavior."<br /><br />But we don't know its long-term effects, she says, adding that it took years of research to learn that ecstasy can cause the early onset of diseases like Parkinson's Disease. "Are we going to learn something like that about this drug?" Fay asks. "We don't know right now. This isn't something people should be messing around with because it clearly alters the brain."<br /><br />Fay isn't sure how much this video is going to affect Miley's career. "If you'd asked me that twenty years ago, I would have said yes," she says. "But in today's tolerant society, I'm not sure if it will have any effect on her image or her career unless she gets into some serious trouble. More important than whether this will affect her image or career is – what will it do to her brain and body?"<br /><br /><strong>A Private Party Turned Public</strong><br /><br />One of the singer's friends shot the video of her doing the bong hit, according to TMZ, which reported that a source said someone may have stolen or copied the video from that person's camera. The video begins with Cyrus taking a hit from the large bong as the song 'Comedown' by '90s rock band Bush plays in the background. After a few moments, she comes up for air and immediately begins to feel the effects of the drug. Soon, she's seeing things that aren't there, including her ex-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.<br /><br />"Oh, I'm not gonna lose it now ... I'm going," she says. "Having a little bit of a bad trip! Is that a f**king Liam lookalike or what the hell is that? Is that my boyfriend?"<br /><br />She then points to her head and asks a friend, "Is it me tripping? Is it me tripping?"<br /><br />The video closes with a stream of incoherent babbling and grunting from Cyrus and her friend telling her that she is "going to s**t a brick when you see this."<br /><br /><strong>Does She or Doesn't She?</strong><br /><br />In June, Cyrus told Ryan Seacrest on his KISS FM radio show that she doesn't when people assume that she uses drugs and alcohol. "If I'm ever seen out dancing at a club having fun, I don't want people to immediately go, 'Oh, she's on drugs, she's drunk," she told Seacrest. "I'm never going to be that person. As long as I steer clear of that and keep that mind frame, I think I'll be cool."<br /><br />"I'm not gonna be like, 'I'll never have a drink in my entire life,' because that's probably going to be a lie. There's a right way to do so -- everything is good in small portions."<br /><br />She said that family friend Bret Michaels inspired her to stay away from a partying lifestyle. "Having him in my life and him telling me some of stories and some of the dumb crap that happens," she told Seacrest. "He just makes me never want to do that stuff."<br /><br />Michael's rep declined to comment. Reps for Disney and Miley did not return calls by press time.<br /><br />Cyrus' father admitted in a statement on Friday that he had "no idea" that his daughter was experimenting. "Just saw this stuff for the first time myself. I'm so sad," he wrote on Twitter. "There is much beyond my control right now."<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-40846310834754781052010-12-12T10:04:00.001+07:002010-12-12T10:04:51.009+07:00An Update to Android Market Brings a Brand New Android Market<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/12/500x_androidmarketupdatebrandnew.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />In its latest update, Android Market is pretty much starting over. All of the gazillion apps are still there but the interface will look different and the experience will almost be brand new.<br /><br />On the home screen of the Android Market, a new carousel feature let's users flip through featured apps in a Cover Flow-like style. Google has also added new categories for Live Wallpapers and Widgets and promises more categories for popular apps in the future, too. Once you get to an app's page, you'll no longer see the old tabbed interface but rather a single, "streamlined" page. There's also a heavier use of green, if you hadn't noticed that.<br /><br />Google will also change the refund time of apps from 24 hours to 15 minutes, so no more gaming the system. They're also upping the maximum download file to 50MB in hopes of landing richer games and offering better support for different screen resolutions and such.<br /><br />These tweaks and changes all add up to one of the biggest updates to the Android Market since paid apps were introduced. Google says that this brand new Android Market will be rolling out to Android 1.6+ users in the next couple of weeks.<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-19564622792220501972010-12-12T10:03:00.000+07:002010-12-12T10:04:22.239+07:00Prince William & Kate Middleton Share Two Official Engagement Photos<div align="justify"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/news/101227/prince-william-2-240.jpg" align="left" border="0" />To go glamorous or relaxed in the world's most-anticipated engagement photos? For Prince William and Kate Middleton, the answer was clear: both!<br /><br />The newly released photos – the official portrait photographs for the engagement of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton – were captured during a two-hour shoot by fashion photographer Mario Testino, who was hand-selected by the groom-to-be, 28, for the task.<br /><br />"Prince William has worked with Mario Testino on many occasions before, and so the couple decided that he was the right choice for such an important portrait," said a Clarence House spokeswoman.<br /><br />Middleton, 28, did her own makeup for the photos (as she did for her televised post-engagement interview), a source tells PEOPLE, though Testino's makeup artist was on hand for touch-ups.<br /><br />And those famous tresses? The princess-to-be got her hair done by her usual stylist, James Pryce, from the Richard Ward salon.<br /><br />For the formal photo – which was snapped in the historic Council Chamber linked to Clarence House, the official residence of William's father Prince Charles – Prince William donned a Turnbull and Asser suit, while Kate chose a white Reiss dress and Links earrings. For the dressed-down denim look – taken in the Cornwall Room of St. James's Palace – William changed into a Turnbull and Asser shirt and Brunello Cucinelli sweater, with Kate opting for a Whistles blouse.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/news/101227/prince-william-240.jpg" width="240" border="0" height="320" /></div><br /><br />Testino is famous for his photos of celebrities and royalty, among them Prince William, Prince Harry and their late mother, Princess Diana. <br /><br />"I am very happy to have been asked to cover this historic moment that the whole world was waiting for," Testino said in a statement. "They are in their prime and brimming with happiness. I have never felt so much joy as when I see them together."<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-16575154804816998072010-12-12T00:24:00.001+07:002010-12-12T00:24:31.950+07:00So, have you been naughty or nice? Katy Perry greets Santa in a tiny toy solider costume<div align="justify">Katy Perry reported for duty at Madison Square Garden last night in a very skimpy toy soldier costume.<br /><br />The 26-year-old singer teamed her festive - and rather flirty - costume with thigh-high white boots and fishnet stockings for Z100’s Jingle Ball in New York.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C6FF721000005DC-178_634x698.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br />She was joined by no less than three Santas as she cavorted around while performing a medley of her hit songs.<br /><br />She sang her latest number one hit, Firework, along with Hot & Cold, I Kissed A Girl, Teenage Dream and crowd favourite, California Gurls.<br /><br />Katy was joined by a host of other stars for the event, including Disney star Selena Gomez.<br /><br />The 18-year-old star, who was dressed in a low-cut black gown, performed her tracks Round and Round, A Year Without Rain, and Naturally.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table width="444" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C6FF6C1000005DC-612_306x724.jpg" width="270" border="0" /><br /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-0-0C6FFA18000005DC-750_306x724.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="639" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FE711000005DC-115_634x429.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><table width="444" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FE5E1000005DC-492_306x662.jpg" width="270" border="0" /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FE46D000005DC-355_306x662.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="584" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />She earlier walked the red carpet alone, careful to keep her distance from fellow performer Justin Bieber.<br /><br />The teen stars sparked rumours of a romance after they were spotted at an International House of Pancakes in Philadelphia on Wednesday.<br /><br />Onlookers said they were holding hands at the restaurant and a camera caught them leaving arm in arm.<br /><br />Selena has previously described Justin as 'one of my best friends.'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FE115000005DC-698_634x442.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FDD89000005DC-193_634x861.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />'Love him,' she said. 'I would do anything for that kid.'<br /><br />While Selena and Justin stayed well apart, he wasn't short on company.<br /><br />The 16-year-old singer made a beeline for his old friend Kim Kardashian, 30.<br /><br />The pair, who starred in a photoshoot together for Elle magazine earlier this year, chatted as they walked the red carpet.<br /><br />The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star couldn't contain her delight before arriving at the event, tweeting: 'So excited!'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C700C6D000005DC-328_634x455.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C700CB1000005DC-915_634x524.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C700DE9000005DC-893_634x417.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />She later made a guest appearance on stage with the night's host, Elvis Duran.<br /><br />Bruno Mars charmed the audience with a performance of his hit songs Just The Way You Are and Grenade.<br /><br />He also performed Nothin’ On You with B.o.B. and Billionaire with Travie McCoy.<br /><br />Other guests included Michael Buble, Enrique Iglesias and Jersey Shore star Pauly D.<br /><br />The Z100 Jingle Ball on will air in the U.S. on Fuse this Thursday.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FDE85000005DC-255_634x800.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><table width="444" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FDE6D000005DC-282_306x737.jpg" width="270" border="0" /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FDE71000005DC-368_306x737.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="650" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table width="333" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FE131000005DC-288_196x568.jpg" width="190" border="0" height="551" /><br /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FD525000005DC-837_196x568.jpg" width="190" border="0" height="551" /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/11/article-1337696-0C6FD1B5000005DC-305_196x568.jpg" width="190" border="0" height="551" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-65224969003358836482010-12-12T00:23:00.002+07:002010-12-12T00:24:01.105+07:00Natalie Portman is graceful as a swan as she strips down to her garter and négligée<div align="justify">Black Swan star Natalie Portman swapped pliés and pirouettes for more subtle moves in a seductive new video.<br /><br />The 29-year-old is seen peeling off her slinky black dress to reveal a garter and négligée in an artistic black and white clip released by the New York Times Magazine to celebrate their Hollywood issue.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C6F0EFF000005DC-841_634x364.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />The actress is first seen sitting in a chair fully dressed in a long black satin dress, shoulder cape, black suede high heel sandals, long black satin evening gloves and long, curly peroxide blonde wig.<br /><br />Portman then proceeds to slowly strip down and begins by removing each of her earrings and throwing them to the floor.<br /><br />Next up she slowly peels off her left glove followed by the right which she discards on the floor next to her.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />Then the actress shrugs off her cape followed by slowly removing her dress from her shoulders to reveal a satin teddy underneath.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C6F0F07000005DC-456_634x381.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="327" /></div><br /><br />She stands up briefly to step out of the dress and show off her garter belt and black stockings before sitting back down.<br /><br />Finally Portman removes her wig and throws it to the floor, leaving just a hair net covering her dark hair.<br /><br />The clip is part of a full length film made specifically to be distributed with the New York Times Magazine's Hollywood Issue, entitled Fourteen Actors Acting: A video gallery Of Classic Screen Types.<br /><br />Directed by Solve Sundsbo it features Portman, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jesse Eisenberg, Chloe Moretz, Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lawrence, Noomi Repace, Vincent Cassel, Anthony Mackie, Robert Duvall, Lesley Manville and Tilda Swinton.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C6F0F10000005DC-877_634x362.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />Yesterday a clip was released featuring Franco gazing lovingly at himself in a mirror.<br /><br />He then proceeds to go through some kind of pick-up routine, tying his best lines out on himself before leaning forward and planting a big wet kiss on his reflection.<br /><br />The New York Times Magazine says that the chosen actors 'portray not only the art, but also the joy and vigour of performance.'<br /><br />And that: 'This year, we asked them to do it: to show us — in a few gestures and with a few props but without dialogue or story — what acting is.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C6F0F14000005DC-103_634x366.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="314" /></div><br /><br />'And here they are, striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema, turning their bodies and faces into instruments of pure, deep and enigmatic emotion.'<br /><br />Meanwhile, Portman is showing off her considerable acting talents, and a whole range of emotions on the big screen in the super creepy psychological thriller Black Swan.<br /><br />Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky, follows the fortunes of Nina Sayers (Portman) a technically perfect ballerina, who takes on the lead role in the New York City production of Swan Lake.<br /><br />Nina is pushed by her overbearing stage mother Erics (Barbara Hershey), a manipulative dance master and an obsessive relationship with her stand-in dancer played by Mila Kunis.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C6F0F1C000005DC-46_634x355.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />The thrills are heightened by the idea that neither Portman, nor viewers are fully aware of whether Kunis's ill-intentions towards Portman are imagined or real.<br /><br />Portman recently revealed she worked out eight hours a day to get in shape for her role.<br /><br />'So many of the emotional scenes happen while she's dancing that there was no way of getting round it,' Portman told Entertainment Weekly.<br /><br />'I had a double for the complicated turning stuff,' she admits. 'But anything I could do I did myself, I saved the budget hundreds of thousands of dollars in special effects.'<br /><br />And it seems Portman's hard work has paid off. Both the movie itself, director Darren Aronofsky and Portman are receiving some serious Oscar buzz.<br /><br /><table width="444" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C68EAE7000005DC-501_306x672.jpg" width="270" border="0" /></td><td> <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C4C8844000005DC-123_306x672.jpg" width="270" border="0" height="593" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After the film's world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September critics raved.<br /><br />'Natalie Portman, apparent soon-to-be Oscar winner,' the Washington Pot predicted.<br /><br />'Evidently Natalie Portman already has this year's Academy Award for best actress all sewn up,' wrote Jan Chaney in the New York Post's Celebritology 2.0 column. 'At least the media buzz coming out of the Venice Film Festival — where her Black Swan just premiered — is making it sound that way.'<br /><br />The Times of London's Kevin Maher summed it up: 'Portman is astounding ... Awards are sure to follow.'<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/10/article-1337571-0C53D296000005DC-844_634x625.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="543" height="331"><param name="height" value="331"><param name="width" value="543"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/188qHlTh8iE&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/188qHlTh8iE&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&version=3" width="543" height="331"></embed></object></div></div></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-37257658406108592522010-12-12T00:23:00.001+07:002010-12-12T00:23:40.016+07:00LG Star preview<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/10x1210fbfu5xbd.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="354" /></div><br />The LG Star. The dual-core beast from the east that was once a mere twinkle in our eye has managed to find its way to the Engadget mansions, having been lent to us by a very generous (and very anonymous) tipster. It's clearly a test device, as evidenced by its diagnostics menus and lack of a lockscreen, but there's no disguising the power that lies within it. We put the Star through a battery of common Android benchmarks and the results were, in a word, outstanding. Basically, Tegra 2 will give anything your current phone's running an inferiority complex. Join us after the break as we delve deeper into this upcoming powerhouse of a handset from LG. One thing's for sure: CES 2011 can't come soon enough.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080012.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080037.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080001.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="361" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080016.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080046.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080050.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080031.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="361" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080064.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="361" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080067.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080069.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/lg10v121080045.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="361" /></div><br /><br />Before we get to the raw power encased within the LG Star, it's requisite to discuss the phone's external hardware. This isn't a blade server, after all, and people are going to expect their smartphone to look the part too. Some perfectionists will be put off by the generous heaping of bezel at the bottom of the Star and the quirky spine-like column that spans its rear, but on the whole it's mostly an unadventurous and safe design, exuding the same uncomplicated slate aesthetic as most of its contemporaries. There's one device we're immediately reminded of when handling the Star and that's HTC's Droid Incredible -- albeit with the slight (major?) difference that LG's new handset offers a larger 4-inch display.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/10x1211mbduv-1292037733.jpg" width="544" border="0" /></div><br /><br />The 800 x 480 panel on this phone is rather gorgeous. We can tell from its imperfect blacks that it's not an AMOLED display, but it also exhibits viewing angles that are distinctly superior to your run-of-the-mill LCD. Whatever it is, it delivers a lucid and vibrant picture. The glass covering it is flat -- none of that fancy Nexus S stuff -- but slopes off at the sides to soften the edges and improve ergonomics slightly.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" id="viddler" width="542" height="330"><param name="id" value="viddler"><param name="width" value="542"><param name="height" value="330"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="fake=1"><param name="src" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/8c58f15e/"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="viddler" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="fake=1" src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/8c58f15e/" width="542" height="330"></embed></object></div><br /><br />A pair of grilles at the bottom of the handset provides the sound output and, presumably, input -- there's only one loudspeaker sat behind one of the meshes, we're guessing the other's occupied by a mic (if that seems familiar, it's because Apple's been doing it for a good while now). We were pleasantly surprised by the loud and punchy sound the Star's solo speaker puts out, which, allied to the strong display, provides the basic competency required of a compelling multimedia phone.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/10x1211ub934lg-1292037741.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="290" /></div><br /><br />The software on this bad boy is definitely not fully baked yet -- it didn't even have a lockscreen on our first boot yet suddenly discovered one on the second -- so we're leaving that stuff aside until LG itself decides to furnish us with a unit. If you simply must know what the company's slightly tweaked Android 2.2 experience is like, you might want to check out its LU3000 handset, which is about to launch over in South Korea in the coming days.<br /><br />An additional note worth making here is that the initial Star leak came with the juicy implication that Gingerbread could be the Android version shipping with final units, so we'll have to just wait to find that out. The unknown maturity of the software should also be kept in mind when looking at our benchmark scores -- for all we know, LG could already be testing much better code than the stuff that's on our proto unit. Still, check out the video below for our performance test results, we doubt you'll be disappointed.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" id="viddler" width="537" height="327"><param name="id" value="viddler"><param name="width" value="537"><param name="height" value="327"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="fake=1"><param name="src" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/b7dd85d6/"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="viddler" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="fake=1" src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/b7dd85d6/" width="537" height="327"></embed></object></div><br /><br />Those numbers were also borne out by our hands-on experience with the LG Star, which tracked our homescreen swipes without hesitation or perceivable lag. The unfinished software does chug down quite often, seemingly entranced in an existential contemplation as to where it's going and what it's doing with its life, but the hardware performance is unquestionably top-notch. Hell, it's punching out a new notch all for itself when it comes to raw CPU prowess. Sadly, the Star refused to play back any video clips we loaded onto it, irrespective of format, so we weren't able to verify our suspicion that it's capable of handling 1080p content. YouTube video in HQ mode and Flash clips embedded on webpages played without a hitch.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/10x121108hr57bn.jpg" width="544" border="0" height="317" /></div><br /><br />This is seriously shaping up to be one of next year's highlight devices (and if it isn't, it just means 2011 will be a spectacular year in smartphones). We'd almost call it a return to form for LG, but then the Korean company has never really had the sort of form the Star's exhibiting -- it's never led from the front in the way this handset promises to do. We'll be hoping to see a lot more of the Star at CES, perhaps with some Gingerbread firmware on board... how about it, LG?<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-56588084104012745162010-12-12T00:22:00.002+07:002010-12-12T00:23:12.633+07:00Inside The New Michael Jackson Album<div align="justify"><img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/news/101220/michael-jackson-1-240.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" height="320" />In 2007, Michael Jackson began working on new music that he wouldn't live to finish.<br /><br />Since the King of Pop's untimely death, several producers and songwriters have picked up where he left off, finishing the album, Michael, out Dec. 14.<br /><br />"I think he'd be very proud," says producer Tricky Stewart, who worked on "Keep Your Head Up." "If I didn't think he's be proud, I wouldn't do this."<br /><br />The songs on the album, he adds, appear "as they were written, but it was up to us to produce and deliver them to their fullest potential."<br /><br />One of those songs, "Hold My Hand," was co-written by songwriter Claude Kelly. "Michael loved everything about it," says Kelly, who wrote the song with rapper Akon. Though the track was originally intended for Whitney Houston, Akon liked it so much that he kept it for himself.<br /><br />Enter Michael Jackson. When Akon played it for him to get his feedback, "Michael was like, 'I have to get on this; this is me, and exactly what I want to talk about,'" says Kelly.<br /><br />Like many who worked with the music icon, Stewart has a memorable story of the day he first met Jackson, back in 1993.<br /><br />"He would send a bunch of stuff to personalize the studio, and in this case, he sent arcade games," says the producer. "I was young and not really thinking and I started playing Pac-Man when I heard this voice – and there's no mistaking that voice – saying, 'You know those are my games, don't you?'"<br /><br />Luckily, the star was happy to share. "He was really cool and nice about it," Stewart recalls with a laugh. "He even let me keep playing."<br /></div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365767339934067283.post-63435490045411221042010-12-12T00:22:00.001+07:002010-12-12T00:22:54.021+07:00Google Says They'll Have Failed if Chrome OS and Cloud Computing Doesn't Become the Norm<div align="justify"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/12/500x_chrometop_01.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />Google has a lot of faith in their Chrome OS. So much, in fact, that they won't be satisfied with anything less than creating a paradigm shift in computer use.<br /><br />In an interview with SearchEngineLand, Chrome OS product manager Caesar Sengupta went on record in an interview, stating the following:<br /><br /><em>Do you really see these types of machines taking over from the Windows computers and Macs that many people use now?<br /><br />I think it depends on the user and the user's behavior. In the long term and the fullness of time, absolutely. I think we will have failed if this doesn't become your default way of computing. But right now, we see hundreds of millions of users who live on the web. For many of these users, this will replace their machines immediately, especially as web apps get better.</em><br /><br />Get ready for an onslaught of web apps, folks.</div>kenmousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970436704672845191noreply@blogger.com0