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Beatles Sells 2 Million Songs in First Week on iTunes

11/24/2010 12:26:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments


The initial Beatles sales figures are in: More than 450,000 albums and 2 million individual songs were sold on iTunes worldwide, according to Apple, since the Beatles catalog was made available Tuesday (Nov. 16). In U.S. the best-selling album was "Abbey Road" and best-selling song was "Here Comes the Sun."

Of that tally, U.S. album sales totaled 119,000 units, which included 13,000 digital box sets, while individual digital track sales reached 1.4 million, according to industry sources. Each digital box set included 13 studio albums, the two-volume "Past Masters" compilation and the "Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964" concert film. Sources say the U.S. album sales tally of 119,000 counts each box set as one unit, while Apple's worldwide album sales tally counts each box set as multiple sales units, although it wasn't immediately clear how many units each box set accounted for.

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Rihanna: I "Could Be" Pregnant By Next Year

11/24/2010 12:26:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Is Rihanna ready for a mini-me?

In the December issue of Interview, the 22-year-old "What's My Name" singer hints that motherhood may soon be on the horizon.

"I don't really plan on the age. It could be a year from now. It could be 10 years from now. Whenever is right," Rihanna tells the mag. "I mean, I have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I'll just know."

This much is certain: the pop star, who began dating L.A. Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp in January, wants an all-male household.

"If I had a girl, she'd probably be really rebellious," the singer laughs. "She would be like a bundle of karma."

As for where she would raise her brood, Rihanna says she "would love to bring them up in Barbados," though her job may prevent that from becoming a reality.

"I can't live that far away from everything now, without kids," she explains. "So I certainly couldn't raise kids and [have a career] with the demanding schedule that I have."

Source Confirms, Kim Kardashian is Dating Gabriel Aubry!

11/24/2010 12:26:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

It was more than just a random sighting at a Lakers game, sources say. Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry really are an item!

A couple days after cameras caught the reality star alongside Halle Berry's ex, an insider tells Us Weekly "they met through friends and have been dating a few weeks."

Another person claiming to be in the know elaborated a bit to Life & Style:

"Kim and Gabriel met a few times while they were both in New York, and there was definitely chemistry. But when Kim returned to Los Angeles last Thursday, they really took it to the next level. They went out to dinner, caught the Lakers game and spent time at Kim's house."

This source says Aubry has already met Kim's mother and sisters, all of whom are "wild" about him. We guess there's only one thing left to decide then, readers: Kubry? Gardashian? These two need a nickname, stat!

Acer's Android tablets hands-on!

11/24/2010 12:25:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


We wish we had better news about our hands-on success here at the Acer global press conference, but because all of the company's Android tablets will run Honeycomb / 3.0 or Google's "tablet OS" most of the units just weren't functioning. The 10.1-inch, dual-core Tegra-powered version was the only unit that would power on, and though we did get to see it blaze through some HD video, for the most part it was very sluggish and clearly acting like a pre-production unit. As far as the hardware goes, the display was bright and surprisingly had decent viewing angles. Acer's been notorious for using terrible LCDs, so this is quite a nice change! Oh, and as you already knew, it does have two cameras.

We eventually convinced a very nice Acer rep on hand to bring out the 4.8- and 7-inch devices for a hardware demo -- both of them were also very early units, but they did look nice from afar with glossy black screens and brushed metal backs. The phonlet's 4.8-inch, 1024 x 480-resolution screen (it has a 21:9 aspect ratio!) makes it much wider than a Streak, and reminded us a lot of the LG GW900 (may it rest in peace). We told you we didn't have much in the way of impressions, but hit the gallery below for some more hands-on shots and the break for a quick video of the 10-incher in action. April can't come soon enough, can it?

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Real man Van Ness bleeds for stylish eyewear commercial

11/24/2010 12:25:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


It’s not every day that we would see an action style eyewear commercial. Van Ness Wu, who recently signed with Universal Music, received a 7-digit paycheck to film the action commercial. The advertisers decided to veer away from the usual portrayal of a geeky-looking star selling glasses. Instead, Van Ness was to handsomely beat some steel barrels with rocks wrapped in cloths to form manly drum beats. But due to Van Ness’s strong beats, a rock hit Van Ness right in the head as it bounced off of the barrel. To everyone’s surprise, he started bleeding, so he was taken to a clinic nearby right away.

When the doctor came to see him, he advised, “We will need to shave his head.” Van Ness’s surprised manager immediately halted the attempt, “Wait, we need to find a hairstylist.” Thus, a hairstylist was called to help Van Ness to professionally cut off the hair near his wound to reveal a 3-centimeter cut in the shape of the Chinese character, “å…¥” (lit. to enter, ‘ru’). The doctor helped Van Ness stop the bleeding temporarily to let him go back to filming, but his head continued to bleed again during the shoot.

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Selina Jen’s fiancé pens a touching note on her recovery state

11/24/2010 12:24:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

He has been consistently caring and waiting by her side since the unfortunate explosion at the Shanghai film site last month. The fiancé of S.H.E singer Selina Jen, has also vowed to carry out their impending marriage plans, confident that they'll ride through this dark period together.

With the help of HIM International Music, the doting one set up a webpage for his fiancée on the company's website, allowing readers and fans to drop little notes of encouragement for Selina. He recently penned a touching long entry titled "Am I really luckier than you? I am really luckier than you!" on the site, touching many with his heartfelt words.

In it, he described the pain Selina undergoes every day and wrote, "The large surface area of third-degree burns puts her in so much pain and torture." Apart from that, the legal also wrote on Selina's insecurities from the burn injuries.

"When she sees her red and swollen face, she mocks herself for looking like Lord Guan (a Chinese deity known for his red face). And she would secretly shed some tears and ask me if her face will get better. When they change her bandages, she would glance at her two legs and describe it like a jigsaw puzzle, give a dazed smile and space out," he expressed.

According to Richard, Selina is in so much pain, she does not even have the strength to bite her tongue at times. He expressed admiration towards her courage and faith in having the strength to soldier on in her fight for recovery.

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LG Quantum, HTC Surround and Samsung Focus: BOGO from AT&T starting Friday

11/24/2010 12:24:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , 0 Comments


Here's hoping you didn't choose to adopt early. Not even three weeks after Windows Phone 7 went on sale in the US of A comes this: a buy one, get one free sale christened by Microsoft and AT&T. Starting November 26th (that's Black Friday, we'll have you know), sleepy-eyed consumers can drag themselves into their local AT&T store in order to pick up an LG Quantum, HTC Surround or Samsung Focus in BOGO fashion -- best of all, you can mix and match, enabling users to snag a Quantum and a Surround (or a Focus) for just $199. Naturally, you'll still be signing a pair of two-year agreements with Ma Bell, but it's still the cheapest way to indulge in WP7 for the time being. There's no telling when the deal will end, but common sense would say to jump in early if you've got a hankerin'.

Edison Chen's New Song Cut by Jay Chou

11/24/2010 12:23:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Hong Kong star Edison Chen has finally returned to the Taiwan music industry after 3 years. Seed Records said today, Edison will be promoting a new album just in time before Christmas eve, good friend “President Chou” Jay Chou is helping him cut up a new song “I Can”.

Through the ups and downs, Edison’s new album “Confusion “will be a new start, through music to spread to the world that “I am Edison Chen, I am just an ordinary person, I like you also feel gloomy and have troubles.” After setbacks of being tested, Edison said “God used a cruel way to make me grow up, now I’m using my way to tell everyone my growth.”

Edison’s main new song “Mr Sandman (Mr Dreams)”; specially invited internationally renowned DJ “NASA”who produces mixed versions of electronic music, and also invited music pop queen Sammi Cheng to cross collaborate in a duet and to perform in the MV, which hopes to be released before the album first online as a single.

To tell his feelings through music to his fans, Edison personally wrote the all the lyrics, then through the help of rapper MC Hot Dog to completely finish the whole Chinese depiction.

In addition, Edison and Jay not only worked together on the movie “Initial D” but again Jay also wrote a new song “I Can Fly” for him.

Source: YAM
Translated by Cmiley @ Asianfanatics

Taylor Momsen Still on Gossip Girl – Just Less Often

11/24/2010 12:23:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Don't count Taylor Momsen out yet.

Despite reports that the 17-year-old actress was placed on an indefinite hiatus from the CW hit Gossip Girl after acting increasingly erratic, a source tells PEOPLE she'll still be playing Jenny Humphry.

"She is still a series regular. She's still totally a part of the show," says the source. "Yes, you have seen less of her this season, but it's dictated by creative [executives]."

The source says as Blake Lively and Leighton Meester's characters went off to college, storylines – including the younger Momsen's Jenny – have just been harder to set up.

"They graduated high school ... [and] they found that it was hard to put all of them in the same environment in a natural way," says the source. "When you see Jenny they want her to be driving the story, not just hanging out with the mean girls back in high school."

And although Momsen has raised eyebrows with her behavior, including flashing the crowd during a concert with her band The Pretty Reckless last month, "this has nothing to do with her bad behavior or her music career," says the source. "She's still under contract and she's still a part of the show. She's just in fewer episodes."

Goo Hye-sun's "fishy" gift makes Wu Chun happy, slowly picks up some Chinese

11/24/2010 12:22:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments

Not much attention has been given on the friendly interactions between Wu Chun of Fahrenheit fame and current South Korean co-star Goo Hye-sun for the upcoming Taiwanese adaptation of Absolute Boyfriend. That's a shame too, because Wu Chun and Hye-sun have been getting along quite fine. Take for instance Wu Chun's birthday from over a month ago. As a gift for Wu Chun's 30th birthday, Hye-sun gave her Taiwanese co-star a handmade gift of a beautiful fish sketch.

The Korean celebrity offered the unique gift -- which she worked quite some time on -- to Wu Chun because she heard that the fish was a symbol of Wu Chun's people, to which Wu Chun responded by being moved with the gesture and said to Hye-sun, "It's so beautiful! It's hard to tell that you just used a red ballpoint pen." Hye-sun usually carries around a drawing pad and draws with her red pen wherever she goes.

Furthermore, the Korean actress has picked up some more Chinese phrases, with her favorites such as "Is it there?/Are there any?", "Delicious!", and "Okay, fine!" being said in a cute fashion. Looks like Hye-sun's enjoying her time in Taiwan.

Source: Apple Daily

Please Don't Panic Just Because Facebook Trademarked the Word "Face"

11/24/2010 12:22:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Facebook's been trying to register the word "face" as a trademark for a while, but now the US Patent Office has finally decided to grant the social network's application. Here are the details of what happened.

A short time ago, Facebook took over the trademark application for "Face" from a company who operated a site called Faceparty.com. This particular application was opposed by Aaron Greenspan—the fellow who took Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to court over the creation of Facebook—but now has been granted a Notice of Allowance by the USPTO anyway.

The Notice of Allowance means that as long as Facebook pays an issue fee to the USPTO within the next three months, it can enjoy a trademark on the word "face" when it comes to "[t]elecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars"

This basically means that it would be very unwise for you to name your hot new social networking site something along the lines of FaceMeet, SlapToTheFace, or FaceNovel. You don't have too much to fear when it comes to naming products or services outside of what the trademark covers though.

It's also worth noting that it isn't particularly unusual for a company to hold trademarks on common words like this. Hell, Apple has "Chicago" trademarked—when talking about computer fonts.

[TechCrunch]

Microsoft delivers beta update for Internet Explorer 9

11/24/2010 12:22:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

A week after rolling out its seventh developer preview of Internet Explorer (IE) 9, Microsoft has gone back and delivered an update for the beta of IE 9, the first full beta of Microsoft’s next-gen browser which the company delivered in mid-September.

I, for one, am happy to see the beta update since the developer previews don’t include the full browser interface, making them less useful for those of us who are interested in test-driving IE 9 in real-world situations (rather than to test the boundaries of Microsoft’s support for HTML 5 and other standards).

Microsoft has marked the IE 9 beta update as “recommended” via Windows Update. The new build includes stability and reliability fixes, but “is not a new Internet Explorer 9 Beta build,” according to a November 23 post to the company’s IE Blog. Microsoft also has delivered a separate but related IE 9 beta update that “resolves issues between the IE 9 send feedback feature on 64-bit machines with Windows-Live-Essentials 11.”

Users who have enabled automatic updating will get the Beta updates automatically; those who have not will need to manually download and install them.

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Dell Inspiron Duo tablet / netbook now on sale, arrives December 15th

11/24/2010 12:21:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments


We've seen so, so much of the beautiful and crazy Dell Inspiron Duo tablet / netbook hybrid that we must confess we might just need one of our very own. If you're like us, then today is your lucky day, because this wild and crazy laptop (last spotted at the Microsoft Store) is now on sale at Dell. The 10-incher boasts a dual-core Atom N550 CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, and some serious attitude. The Inspiron Duo has a starting price of $549, and you can order it right this minute at Dell. Hit up the source if you care to, and expect your shipment to arrive around the 15th of December, only six days too late for Hanukkah.

Cheryl Yang has no plans to pull a Da S on marriage, Wu Chun not so much

11/24/2010 12:21:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , 0 Comments

Da S has risen in popularity quite recently, yet perhaps in a way that she herself probably would like no part of. If you haven't heard, Da S is now a married woman, but her path to marriage wasn't as traditional or as ceremoniously long like her younger sister Xiao S's marriage from several years back. After Da S having dated quite a few famous famous figures in the entertainment circle, Da S eventually settled on a relative unknown outside the industry for reasons that people may never truly know.

Several Taiwanese entertainers chimed in with their own opinions regarding Da S and her recent spotlight in the media, and one such entertainer is actress Chery Yang. The actress and famous bra model commented that she doesn't ever plan on pulling a Da S with having her own shotgun marriage, since Cheryl's values are "more traditional and conservative", but the star from My Queen and Zhong Wu Yen did envy her fellow acting colleague for her recent "love at first sight" move that led to the quick wedding turn of events.

One can't exactly say the same thing about Fahrenheit's own Wu Chun, whom directed his message for Da S to the media about the shotgun marriage by saying, "Next time, it's my turn!" While the Fahrenheit heartthrob is looking for the lucky girl to become his instant wife, he's stacking his activities with Fahrenheit promotions above his idol drama acting duties.

Source: NOWnews, Liberty Times

Gillian "sneak" back to Hong Kong to celebrate sold out EP.

11/24/2010 12:21:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


Gillian Chung took time off from the mainland film crew to promote her EP, and then returned to Wuxi to the film crew overnight as soon as she was done. On the plane she learned that her EP sold out in Hong Kong, she was so happy with the news that she applauded on the plane. She said with a smile "While busy shooting, she would return to Hong Kong next year during Lunar New Year, but would like to "sneak" back to Hong Kong to celebrate with fans celebration!"

Also, Gillian's EP already certified for gold sales within 5 days.

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Lin Chi-ling tries to drop bad acting label, hopes to film four more movies next year

11/24/2010 12:20:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Model Lin Chi-ling is one of Taiwan's most famous exports to the international light, drawing much demand for her modeling skills such as in television commercials and print ads. Chi-ling also demonstrated that models don't make really great actresses, with some noteworthy examples including Chi-ling's portrayal in the media as a "flower vase" in acclaimed mainland Chinese war epic Red Cliff, the criticisms of her annoying acting in Japanese drama debut Moon Lovers, and simply being a part of Treasure Hunters.

Fear not though, as Chi-ling hopes that not one, not two, not three, but four more tries will erase the perceived perception of her unsuccessful attempts in acting. Agents for Taiwan's own supermodel continues to have high hopes for the still-aspiring actress, as they are negotiating for Chi-ling to take part in four films next year. Whether audiences will take part in watching them is another matter.

Source: UDN

Jolin Tsai brings Vivian Dawson home

11/24/2010 12:20:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

After months of playing hide and seek with the paparazzi and giving non-committal replies on their alleged romance with each other, Jolin Tsai and Vivian Dawson take their relationship one step further with a visit to Jolin's home.

According to Taiwanese news reports, Vivian was seen leaving for home after wrapping up work at around five in the evening. A few minutes later, he was seen leaving his apartment as he joined the Taiwanese singer and her dog in a blue sports car.

They were later sighted driving towards Jolin's new home located along Rui An Street.

When reporters asked Jolin if they were at her place working out in the gym together or playing cards, the 30-year-old was shocked and kept mum.

Vivian's manager maintained that "personal questions will not be entertained" and refused to comment on his visit to Jolin's house.

Acer debuts 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet: AMD-powered, inbuilt 3G, coming February 2011

11/24/2010 01:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments


Whoa, what's this? Tucked between a fresh-out-of-the-oven Android tablets is a new 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet from Acer, and it looks as if this fellow will be gracing store shelves long before its Google-based brethren. Boasting an ebony motif and more gloss than a man could ever know what to do with, this (also unnamed) device will measure 15mm thick and weigh under 2.2 pounds, and while we're still left to wonder about the screen resolution, HDD size or memory amount, we are told that it'll use AMD silicon. It's not often you find an AMD-based tablet, so we're more than eager to get our paws around this thing and see how it compares to Qualcomm / Intel-powered alternatives. And judging by this image above, Acer is planning a docking solution in order to make it more useful at home -- an idea we saw revealed at Computex with ASUS' Eee Pad. Other tidbits include a pair of 1.3 megapixel cameras (one rear, one front-facing), inbuilt WiFi and 3G and February 2011 ship date. Now, if only we had a price to pore over...

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Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system

11/24/2010 01:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


Here in New York at Acer's Global press event, the company's talking touch. Lots and lots of touch. It'll be introducing a veritable smorgasbord of equipment as the minutes roll on, but it's kicking things off with its Windows 7-based Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet. For all intents and purposes, this is Acer's version of the Toshiba Libretto W105 (or that far-flung ASUS concept we saw at CeBIT 2009), boasting a pair of glossy touchscreens and no hard specifications to speak of. Naturally, you won't find a keyboard here -- rather, a virtual one will emerge from the secondary panel. There's also a fairly slick media management system that's obviously gesture based -- some real potential there. We'll be digging for details surrounding a price point and release date, but for now, have a gander at the image above and just imagine how it could revolutionize your life.

In related news, the company also teased its new Clear.fi media sharing system. As the story goes, it's a cloud-based system that's designed to play multi-format content over multi-platform devices, enabling any number of gadgets to talk to one another in order to make content visible and shareable with any other device. So far, it looks as if that could apply to movies, games, photos and music, but it's a single-house affair for now. So long as there's a router and a WiFi connection nearby, any Clear.fi-enabled device should be able to share, search and consume.

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Acer 4.8-inch Android smartphone boasts 1024 x 480 display

11/24/2010 01:33:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Acer‘s smartphone may be the smallest Android device the company has announced today, but it also has a pretty huge display for a cellphone. The unnamed handset has a 4.8-inch 1024 x 480 touchscreen, which Acer reckons makes it “100-percent smartphone, 100-percent tablet”; poor math aside, there’s a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, and a 2-megapixel camera up front for video calls.



Acer has also slotted in Flash Player 10.1 support, so we’re guessing Froyo is on board, together with HSDPA 14.4Mbps support, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0. There’s also an HDMI port, DLNA streaming and 6-axis motion sensing (pairing a gyroscope and accelerometer).

Full specs aren’t known – size, for instance, is unclear beyond the phone being 64mm wide – but it certainly looks promising from this vague information. Shipping is expected to kick off in April 2011.

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Acer introduces 7-inch and 10.1-inch Android tablets, shipping April 2011

11/24/2010 01:32:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


Shocker of shockers, folks -- Acer's getting into the tablet game, too. With the holidays too close for comfort, the outfit's giving everyone pause that was considering that janky Android tablet on sale for Black Friday. All jesting aside, the flagship 10.1-incher looks quite interesting, boasting a dual-core 1GHz processor, an HDMI output and a native 1280x800 (!) screen resolution. You'll also get a 5 megapixel rear camera, an "HD" front-facing camera for video calling and full multitouch support. Hard to say how many clams it'll cost ya, but at least there's an April 2011 ship date to mark down. Moving on, the 7-inch tablet (also unnamed as of now) packs the same screen resolution, a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm CPU and the same Flash 10.1 support -- so far as we can tell, the "Android Tablet OS" Acer speaks of is Froyo, or Android 2.2. That one's also coming in April of next year, and you can bet we'll be scrounging up more details as soon as we can.

The 10.1-incher boasts a 13.3mm thick shell, 1080p output over HDMI, a ten-point multitouch system and an inbuilt Gyroscope for gaming purposes. The 7-inch sibling seems mostly identical save for the screen size, packing a dual core CPU, DLNA technology, WiFi and integrated 3G.

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Christina Aguilera Holds Hands With New Guy

11/24/2010 01:30:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Is Christina Aguilera ready to go public with her rebound man?

In Los Angeles Sunday, the star -- who filed for divorce from Jordan Bratman last month -- was photographed in L.A. holding hands with new guy Matt Rutler, a set assistant whom she met while making Burlesque.

It's definitely progress for the duo: The last time Rutler stepped out with Aguilera, 29 (during a Nov. 5 outing at L.A.'s Soho House with Nicole Richie and Joel Madden), he attempted to hide from the cameras.

"They've been on a few dates," a source told UsMagazine.com earlier this month, explaining that they reconnected after Aguilera's September separation from Bratman, her husband of five years.

Cautioned the source: "She's not looking to jump into a relationship right now. She...is focusing on spending as much time as possible with Max," her two-year-old son with Bratman, 33.

Rutler has been "really good for her and is helping her through this difficult time," adds the insider.

Date Set for Prince William's Royal Wedding

11/24/2010 12:30:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Mark your calendars: Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen a wedding date!

The Royal wedding will take place on Friday, April 29, 2011, according to the British Monarchy Twitter. It will take place at Westminster Abbey, the venue for the 1947 wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth, William's grandmother the Queen.

The couple, both 28, have received their wish to have a relatively early ceremony. William is known to have wanted as short an engagement as was practical, PEOPLE understands, and they both wanted a spring wedding.

Early clues as to the venue came only a day after their November 16 engagement, when Kate was seen leaving the Abbey after receiving a tour by officials.

Sources early Tuesday said that despite the fact it can seat 2,000 guests, the couple like the Abbey's "intimacy." The palace officials have also announced that the Royal Family and will pay for the church service, the music and parties. The cost of security – likely to run into millions – will be met by the British taxpayers.

Meanwhile, the couple are continuing their lives as they had been pre-engagement. Catherine Middleton, as the palace calls her, was seen shopping at upmarket superstore Waitrose in Menai Bridge, not far from the home that the prince rents in North Wales.

It will also be a public holiday in the U.K, the Prime Minister David Cameron announced. There is already the May Day holiday on the following Monday, making for a festive four-day weekend for the country.

The BBC reported that the date is also the feast day of St. Catherine of Sienna.

Taylor Momsen Benched From 'Gossip Girl'

11/24/2010 12:29:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

'Gossip Girl' producers love drama, but seem unable to stand the headlines constantly surrounding star Taylor Momsen. According to Deadline Hollywood's anonymous sources, Momsen has been suspended from the show indefinitely because of her "offscreen antics."

Reps for the CW and Warner Bros. did not comment, but the report says Momsen is confirmed to miss at least four episodes, beginning with the show's Dec. 6 midseason finale. Momsen has only appeared in three episodes this season, though she is credited as a series regular.

In September, 'Project Runway' mentor Tim Gunn appeared on 'Gossip Girl' and didn't love Momsen's on-set attitude either, according to E! Online.

"What a diva!" Gunn said. "She was pathetic, she couldn't even remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many. I thought to myself, 'Why are we all being held hostage this brat?'"

3.3 million RIM PlayBooks by Feb. 2012?

11/24/2010 12:29:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Research In Motion's PlayBook is garnering some enterprise and analyst attention as expectations steadily rise for the tablet.

Never mind that few folks have really played with the tablet, analysts have to model something for their spreadsheets and projections. Oppenheimer analyst Ittai Kidron was among the first to take a stab at estimating PlayBook sales.

In a nutshell, Kidron said:

• RIM will sell 100,000 PlayBook units in the fiscal fourth quarter ending February 28.

• For fiscal 2012--a year from February--RIM will have sold 3.2 million units at an average selling price of $540.

• Add it up and you'll have 3.3 million PlayBook units in the market.

Dell US now offering Streak unlocked with Froyo, in Cherry Red

11/24/2010 12:28:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments


We knew good and well that Android 2.2 was sneaking out and making itself active on Dell's unlocked Streak units, but now it seems that the backlog of older units has been cleared. That has made way for new stock over at Dell's US site, with a 16GB Carbon Black unlocked Streak going for $579.99 with Froyo from the factory; the 32GB model is listed at $678.99. Curiously, that 16GB model is $30 more than what the unlocked Android 1.6 model went for back in August. Also, we're left to assume that even the "unlocked" models will still be SIM-locked to AT&T, though Dell does play up the fact that unlocked Streaks can be used as a mobile hotspot for up to eight WiFi-enabled devices without ponying up extra to Ma Bell. In related news, the long-awaited Cherry Red Streak is also on sale in the US of A, but you'll have to flip to page two down in the source link in order to find the 32GB and unlocked variants. Good luck wading through the options, champ.

Burglary in Cecilia Cheung's company, computers stolen with her personal information & photos

11/24/2010 12:27:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


A recent bulglary occurred in Cecilia Cheung's management company, where three computers were stolen. The computer had Cecilia's work photos, family photos, her contract with the company and other confidential and personal information. Now that it is being used unlawfully, the outcomes are unthinkable. Lately, Cecilia has been busy going back and forth from Mainland and Hong Kong filming and has been accompanied by her manager. About the burglary, she only found out about it when the police department contacted her.

Reporters contacted Cecilia's manager (ms. Chow) about the incident. She expressed that the police notified her a few days ago, and told her it was a series of burglaries that happened in Cecilia's company office as well as other units nearby. The police already went to the office for investigations and found many fingerprints. Asked if Cecilia knows (Worried the burglars will take the confidential information and sell it to the media unlawfully?) She is not worried, and even said if they do that, can help the police solve the case quicker!"

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Joey Yung led over 10,000 people to celebrate Ah Sa's birthday

11/24/2010 12:25:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


Joey Yung held the 3rd show of her NUMBER 6 Concert last night and attracted Chapman To and his wife Kristal Tin, Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and her mom to watch the show. Tomorrow, it will be Ah Sa's 28th birthday, Joey celebrated with her in high-profile: "Today a good friend came to watch me, it's her birthday tomorrow, I hope everyone can sing happy birthday to her with me." Then Joey asked Ah Sa if she wanted to hear the English or Chinese version of the happy birthday song. Ah Sa happily expressed that it does not matter, Joey creatively said: "Maybe she doesn't want to hear it." Then Joey led the audience in the whole venue to sing the birthday song for Ah Sa, making her extremely excited and the two good friends embraced live on the spot.

After the show, Ah Sa went backstage to visit her. Joey wished her a proud love and career life. The two then took pictures and posted them on Weibo. Ah Sa left a message saying: "Thank you God, testing me nonstop for these 28 years, giving me a healthy and strong growth! My birthday wish is that I hope all the people I love and loves me to have a healthy and happy life!" Ah Sa did not forget to send her blessings to boyfriend William Chan too, so sweet! Hacken Lee, Leo Ku, Kenny Kwan and many more left messages wishing Ah Sa a happy birthday.

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