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Charmaine and Kenny Filming for "Heaven and Earth"

10/25/2009 11:42:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Lately Charmaine Sheh has been busy promoting for "Beyond"; and is working on new series "Heaven and Earth". Last night at 11pm, Charmaine and Catherine Chow, Kenny Wong and Tsui Wing were at the Soho district in Central shooting for outdoor scenes. Filming attracted many onlookers to surround the location.

That night, Charmaine and Tsui Wing were shooting a kissing with hug scene. Before filming the two stood aside to study the plot together, a male worker first helped Charmaine test the positions and pretended to kiss Tsui Wing. Before Charmaine got into position for filming, she had done all the preparations.

When it was officially time to start shooting, Charmaine turned serious, she initiated the hug and kiss on Tsui Wing, but because the location was near a bar, many onlookers were watching them. Pedestrians saw that Charmaine was kissing so passionately, they cheered loudly and took pictures, but this interrupted the filming process, the two then had to do the scene again, kissing again and again. Charmaine couldn't hold in her laughter thus leading to a few NGs. After an OK take, she was so anxious that she stood next to the camera to watch the playback and discussed with the director on the scene.


Before filming, many housewives ("see lai") fans approached Charmaine for pictures and autographs. They praised her good acting skills winning Charmaine's big smiles. Kissing Tsui Wing on the busy streets, Charmaine said that she's not embarrassed: "I am not embarrassed because it's work. At the time there were many reporters, I was a little nervous, but the results in the end were very good. We are very satisfied with the outcome. Tsui Wing and I have another kiss scene later, but that would be done back at the studio."

Windows 7: Whose idea was it really?

10/25/2009 11:41:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

In many countries around the world, there are people who have come out and claimed Windows 7 as being their idea.

Microsoft chose to reveal in its new advertising that the operating system is one that came about because the people demanded it, because the people created it.

And in the process, they hope Windows becomes the people's brand rather than their injury-prone Elton brand.

Yet, as the week of the launch winds down and the hard graft of daily selling begins, it seems instructive to examine just a couple of nuances in the campaign.

Here are two spots, one from Australia and one from the U.S. Both feature individuals who claim that the Snap feature of Windows 7 was their idea.


In the U.S. version, we see Jack, who seems to be a slob. Baggy t-shirt, baggy jeans and, who knows, a baggie in one of the pockets.

Jack claims he had the idea for Snap in the shower. Jack wears his glasses in the shower.

Jack's wife is glumly tolerant and reveals that not only did Jack immediately inform Microsoft of his fine solution, but that he also had to tell his mother. Being American, it seems, means having issues.


By contrast, there's Kevin. Kevin is an Australian who claims that it was, in fact, he who invented the Snap feature.

Kevin is seated in a rather nice waterfront cafe. His shirt is pressed, his gaze determined. Kevin reveals that he got an early look at the streamlined Windows 7 and this forced him to cogitate to great depths.

Unlike Jack, who thinks naked in the shower, Kevin thinks topless on the beach. And the thought he had was "streamlinier." Yes, a new word to define just how much more streamlined Windows 7 is with the Snap feature.

Kevin is so convinced of his genius that he believes the product should have been called Windows Kevin.

So which of them do you believe? Was it Jack's idea? Or Kevin's?

Is Windows 7 the invention of a slobby chap whose first thought is to tell his mother how clever he is? Or is it the creation of the rather slick Kevin who believes not only that he is rather clever, but that the product should bear his name?

The Ordinary Joe or the Extraordinary Egotist? Which of those encapsulates Windows 7 best?

Star Trek's Uhura: Ready to Take Her Shirt Off Again

10/25/2009 11:40:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Beam us up, Scotty!

Zoe Saldana says she's on board to start filming the sequel to this summer's blockbuster megahit Star Trek.

"We're working on it," Saldana, who plays Uhura in director J.J. Abrams' revived sci-fi franchise, tells me. "They were calling to see where we were going to be and how my schedule is next year."

She smiled, "Just that was worth me doing a cartwheel when I got the phone call, because I cannot wait to put on the suit and go back to the Enterprise, take my shirt off and be with all those yummy guys."

For those who can't wait that long for more Saldana, we've got Avatar coming up. Yes, she's seen director James Cameron's much anticipated flick, in which she stars as Neytiri…

"Just last Friday, I went to Fox and Jim was able to show me scenes along with [composer] James Horner's music incorporated in it," Saldana said. "O-M-G is all I'm going to say."

She was willing to share more about The Losers, an indie that its filmmakers are hoping to take to the Sundance Film Festival.

"I play a toughass broad—sort of like a viper, snaky girl," Saldana said. "Guys find it really sexy when they see a girl hanging from wires with guns. They even like it more when there's a girl-on-guy fight and it looks like she's kicking his ass.

"Jeffrey Dean Morgan was such a gentleman," she added with a laugh. "He was like, 'Zoe, you can kick my butt any day.' "

YG Entertainment Delays 2NE1 Album Date

10/25/2009 11:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Ever since 2NE1 hit the scene in May, they've been climbing their way up the ladder of fame - from picking up awards to toying with the idea of a 2009 solo concert, it seems like they've been gaining momentum with no signs slowing down! While their jampacked activities can be a delight for many Blackjacks, many other fans & nonfans are concerned with how fast 2NE1 is moving, and it looks like YG Entertainment just might be on the same page.


In an interview with Money Today Star News on October 23, Yang Hyunsuk (YG) revealed, "In September, 2NE1 originally had plans to release a full studio album after their first mini-album activities ended in November. However, 2NE1's debut single Fire as well as I Don't Care received so much love, so we'd like to repay by putting in more passion and work into the full album."

"All of the songs in 2NE1's first full album will have the quality of a title track," the YGE figurehead continued, adding, "We don't know when we will release this album; depending on what happens, it may not even be released this year."

But Blackjacks, fear not - 2NE1 won't be completely off the map until then. YG has maintained that member Bom's first solo track You and I, which will be included in the full album, will still be released on October 28. "This is Park Bom's first solo song after her debut with 2NE1," he expressed. "Following Dara [with the digital single Kiss], she is the second 2NE1 member to release a solo track. You and I is a medium-tempo R&B song."

And just like with Dara's 180ยบ transformation with Lee Minho, Bom will also have a music video of her own. "Filming for the music video was recently done in Daekwan Pass and other areas," YG revealed. There has been no decision as to whether Bom will promote You and I or not.

I'm sure this is disappointing for many fans who want to get more glimpses of their girls, but hey, an album jam-packed with title-track-status songs sounds good to me. But does this mean 2NE1 won't be having a concert this year? Only time will tell. Make sure to check out 2NE1's top international forum, YG Ladies, to show your love for this awesome foursome!

More : Yang HyunSeok reveals more information about 2NE1’s first full length album

G Entertainment Yang Hyunseok has revealed future plans for group 2NE1.

He said in an interview on 23rd October, “We have plans initially for them to release a full-length album coming November after they end promotions for their 1st minialbum with the title song ‘I Don’t Care’ in September.”

But it seems that fan may not be able to see the album release within this year, go under the cut to read more.

“But with the love that fans have shown for their hits ‘Fire’ and ‘I Don’t Care’ since their debut in May, this first full length album holds great meaning to them, hence much more effort and passion was put into it.” he emphasized.

He continued, “For the high quality of this first full length album, we want to work until all the songs can be title songs. With that, we cannot confirm now when exactly 2NE1’s first full length album will come out, according to the situation there may also be a possibility that the album will not come out this year.”

But for the benefit for fans who are waiting for 2NE1’s new song, YG has plans for member Park Bom to release her new solo song coming 28th October. There are plans for this song to be included in the group’s first full length album.

Park Bom will be the 2nd member after Sandara Park out of the 4 to release her solo song after debut as 2NE1. Park Bom’s solo song ‘You and I’ will be a medium slow R&B number. The MV filming was also completed recently.

About Park Bom’s promotions of the song, Yang HyunSeok revealed, “We have not decided whether we want her to promote the song officially.”

Entelligence: Seven on 7

10/25/2009 11:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.


This was a big week for Microsoft, as Steve Ballmer took the stage in New York and formally introduced Windows 7 to the world. It was almost a little anti-climactic: the OS has been finished and shipped to OEMs for months, while developers and pretty much any enthusiast who wanted a copy has one by now. Still, this is the week that Microsoft takes the message and OS to the mass market and the PC holiday sales system formally kicks off. I've held back from writing about the OS for the most part, but here's seven things about Windows 7 -- three features that I think are over-hyped and four things that make 7 something worth purchasing, either as an upgrade or as part of a new PC.

Ready? Let's get the irrelevant stuff out of the way first.

Aero whatever: Whether it's Aero Glass, Aero Peek, Aero Shake or Aero whatever, it's gotten a lot of hype, but it's really just so much eye candy. After trying Aero Peek and Aero Shake I find I've never used them in any productivity setting. Sure, some people love gratuitous UI fluff but stuff like this is hardly worth shelling out money for.

Touch: First, you need a touch-enabled PC, which you probably don't have. Even then, the native touch features just aren't worth an upgrade on their own. TouchPack (which is cleverly branded as Surface apps) is nothing more than a tech demo. Give me a PC OS optimized for touch across the board and I'm all there, but this is just a gimmick.

Device Stage: Microsoft says this is "a new way to interact with your phone, camera, printer, or portable media player from the Windows desktop. Device Stage is new visual interface that makes it easy to find the things you want to do with your devices on your Windows 7 PC." I say, well, it doesn't do all that much. Perhaps in the future more devices will recognize the feature and help users do more advanced things, but for now Device Stage is more promise than delivery.

It might sound like I'm being negative but there's also four things in Windows 7 that I really like, and if you can make use of these features, they're certainly worth the price of the upgrade.

Performance and stability: Sure it seems like silly thing -- in fact high performance and relative stabilty should be table stakes for a modern OS. But the fact is that 7 is the best version of Windows Microsoft's ever produced. While Vista

was not nearly the disaster most folks thought it was, it doesn't matter -- too many folks are still using Windows XP. Windows XP is like the "Jason" or "Freddie" of operating systems. It refuses to die no matter how many times Microsoft has tried to kill it. Windows 7 in my experience is stable, performs well and is compatible with a range of devices and device drivers.

Windows Media Center: Windows Media Center has gone from being a pokey mess in Vista to something sleek, fast and powerful in Windows 7. With consumer-grade, user-installable cable card tuners available at last, MCE is now best of breed for DVR and home theater applications.

Home Group and remote access: Another winner. Home networking is a mess but Microsoft has made some nice efforts to tame the beast with Home Group. Setting up and configuring a home network has never been easier in Windows, and sharing media and content across the network to other Home Group PCs is just as simple. Even better, accessing your content like recorded TV shows from afar has never been easier on a PC. It's a must for anyone with a home network, multiple PCs who wants to do remote access simply and easily.

Eyefinity: Okay, this isn't a Windows 7 feature at all. It's an AMD feature that allows its latest line of consumer grade Radeon video cards to drive six monitors simultaneously.as one giant desktop of up to 268 megapixels. It offers a gaming and graphics experience that needs to be seen to be appreciated. And it works best on Windows 7.

Windows 7 is important and it's a big deal. Yes, under many circumstances it can be a hassle to get to, especially with no direct upgrades from Windows XP and many versions of Vista, but it's worth it. We've already seen the latest from Apple, and with the holiday season buying season officially on, it's going to be an interesting race with two strong and yet very different contenders.

'Dollhouse': A sense of 'Belonging'

10/25/2009 11:38:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

By common consensus in reading around in all the usual Dollhouse internet haunts, last night’s “Belonging” is ranking among the best-ever among fans. How much of this is true, and how much is based on the knowledge that the show is going on a just-this-side-of-cancelled hiatus?

Well, it was a damn good hour, especially if you didn’t care whether Eliza Dushku was in it very much. As an origin-story for Sierra, this was one of the most emotional, and emotionally coherent, entries in the series, written by Maurissa Tanchareon and Jed Whedon, and directed by Jonathan frakkin’ Frakes. It’s always a better Dollhouse when you give Topher something to do besides be a wiseass. And last, he was proud of his molding of the pre-doll Sierra (Priya), who’d been “a paranoid schizophrenic when she came here… a psychotic,” as he put it, when she came to the Dollhouse. Of course, Topher couldn’t claim any fundamental virtue. As DeWitt said to him with her unique chilliness, “Everyone is here because their morals have been compromised in someway, except for you, Topher. You have no morals.”


Sierra’s manipulation by Nolan Kinnard — “a raping scumbag,” in DeWitt’s tart summation — was both repulsive and propulsive for the narrative. This hour sped by, aided by strong support-work from Keith Carradine as DeWitt’s imperious boss. In a sense, DeWitt was as controlled as any of her dolls, given the threats Carradine’s character made.

In the end, Sierra was brought together with Victor (who’s fast becoming my favorite chameleon-character… I know, just when it’s too late), and Echo spoke forebodingly of the coming “storm.” Her discovery of a computer card in her book with the note “For The Storm” certainly left things open-ended and ominous.

All around, a satisfyingly intricate and well-acted hour from top to bottom, from Dichen Lachman to Carradine (is he really dying in Dexter?).

What did you think, and how do you feel about Dollhouse’s removal from Fox during November sweeps?

William Chan confirms Charlene Choi is experienced

10/25/2009 11:38:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and William Chan have recently been very busy with new film <Beautiful Mission>. When speaking of the heated kissing on bed scene, William exposed that when there were chest-chest interactions with Ah Sa, he felt that she was experienced. The two even did a re-enactment of the intense kiss scene at the event, what a funny joke!

Ah Sa, William, Sherman Chung and Vincy Chan attended the "Metro Charitable Karaoke Singing Tour" kick off event. The group of EEG singers sang fast songs from the 90's generation with fans, it was a very lively scene.

Ah Sa and William both revealed that the new film they are working on has got them sleepless. Speaking of the bed scene that they just completed, much experienced Ah Sa said: "I filmed so many scenes, but I had never been this awkward. I was touching his face and did not know how to kiss him. (Good aftertaste?) Perhaps we are just too familiar with each other, I just felt that it was really funny." William laughed and said that the director Wong Jing "added" a bed scene and can be considered a category III film. He said: "It's quite intense this time, kissing from the front to end of the bed. (Did you guys touch any sensitive areas?) My chest felt that Ah Sa is an experienced person, so I need to help her rehabilitate!"

Also speaking of the rumors that Gillian Chung accepted a 10 million HKD reward for breast augmentation surgery, Ah Sa said: "Crazy! She won't do it, if that's the case, it would be me first! There has always been some people who offered a high salary for me to be their spokesperson, but I am just too satisfied with my body figure, so I will not accept these kinds of endorsements for money!" Earlier Vincy went to Nanjing with some friends and played with a palm reading machine that she felt was quite accurate. Vincy said: "The machine said I'll find my 'peach blossom' (other half) with people who are rabbits or tigers. Next year is the year of the tiger, I hope to find my happiness then. (Do you have a partner?) I have one in mind, still stabilizing the relationship!"

Nokia pushes back N900 Net tablet

10/25/2009 11:37:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Nokia has delayed the release of its N900 Internet tablet.

The N900 was previously set to arrive in October--and Nokia's preorder site still states that. However, it is now set for release "during November," Peter Schneider, head of Maemo marketing at Nokia, said Thursday in a post. Schneider did not state the reason for the delay, but Reuters reported that the company is waiting for more feedback from developers.

N900, which costs $649, is part cell phone and part computer. It's considered a potential game-changer for Nokia, which is pushing it as "fusing the power of the computer, the Internet and the mobile phone."

The device uses Nokia's Linux-based Maemo 5 operating system to offer multitasking, Web browsing via Mozilla, a touch screen, and slide-out keyboard. It includes an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 1GB of application memory, and 32GB of storage (expandable to 48GB with a MicroSD card). It measures 4.4 inches by 2.4 inches and features a 3.5-inch widescreen display.The device also sports a 5-megapixel camera.

Jiro Wang hurts his hand during dance practice, bringing his injuries to the opening of the concert

10/25/2009 11:36:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Fahrenheit from today will have concerts at the Taipei arena in the next 2 days, Jiro Wang who has been busy with dance practice, strained a muscle in his right wrist just 3 days ago, aching if he doesn't move his wrist. Once again he takes his injuries to stage, as last year in the concert in Hong Kong he had hurt his right knee and even had to sit in a wheel chair, alas unable to breakaway from the curse of being injured on the opening concert. With a bitter laugh he said "I will try my best".

Jiro in order to practice his own dance routines sprained his right wrist, he was rushed to hospital where the doctor advised him to rest his right hand, but because the concert is so close he had no choice but to continue with dance practice. He also took out $40 000 NT to buy 5000 crystals sticking them one by one with his own hands onto his electric guitar. When seeing his guitar becoming super bling he forgot about the pain in his hand. As with his shiny electric guitar no one is allowed to touch it, if he sees staff members trying to help put it away he will stop them and tell them "I'll do it!"

Wu Chun, Calvin Chen and Arron Yan with fear and trepidation welcomed their 1st ticketed concert in Taiwan, at present 80% of tickets have been sold in their 1st concert while 70% has been sold in their second concert.

Motorola Aura Diamond Edition announced, costs $5,730

10/25/2009 11:29:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Remember the Motorola Aura, the uber-expensive luxury phone announced by Moto last year and promoted by David Beckham? Well, Moto has announced an even more expensive Aura, called Motorola Aura Diamond Edition.


The new Aura is plated with 18 carat gold and has 34 diamonds, 30 of which are embedded above and bellow the phone’s circular display.

Specs-wise, the Aura offers quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, CrystalTalk technology, stereo Bluetooth, Music and video players, email, web browser, 2MP camera and 2GB of internal memory.



Motorola Aura Diamond Edition should be available starting October 26. As for the price, well, the phone costs no less than £3,500 (about €3,815 or $5,730).

If luxury phones aren’t your thing, you should know that Motorola is getting ready to launch the Motorola Droid (via Verizon), which should be the company’s flagship Android phone

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