Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More

SHINee’s Jonghyun diagnosed with swine flu!

11/03/2009 12:39:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Following SS501's Kim Hyun Joong, K.Will and 2AM's Jo Kwon, SHINee member Jonghyun has been diagnosed with swine flu!


On the night of November 2nd, Jonghyun had symptoms of a cold so he visited the hospital to get a check up. For precautionary measures he was given Tamiflu, but on November 3rd (today), he was declared positive with swine flu. Jonghyun is currently staying at home and resting.

Due to his health, Jonghyun will stop his activities with SHINee. SME has stated that for the time being, SHINee will promote Ring Ding Dong as a 4 member group.

We wish Jonghyun a speedy recovery.

Motorola MILESTONE official: DROID for Europe

11/03/2009 12:36:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Having been spotted over the weekend, albeit unofficially, Motorola Europe and O2 have officially announced the Motorola MILESTONE, the GSM version of the Verizon DROID. The MILESTONE will run Android 2.0, just as with the CDMA handset, and has been confirmed for Germany and Italy on – according to Motorola Germany – at least Vodafone and O2.


The MILESTONE has 900/2100 UMTS/WCDMA support and quadband GSM, but otherwise the hardware specifications are identical to the Verizon version that goes on sale at the end of this week. As for software, we’ve already heard that the MILESTONE lacks Google Maps Navigation for turn-by-turn directions, as currently that software beta is only available in the US; instead, the smartphone will ship with MOTONAV which offers only a trial of easy search, lane guidance, mapping and points-of-interest.

However, Motorola Europe have also added pinch-zoom multitouch, which the DROID lacks. Right now the Motorola sites aren’t listing a release date or pricing, but over the weekend we heard that the MILESTONE would drop on November 9th and – for business customers at least – be priced at €404.20 before taxes ($595).

Yunho and Changmin supports SME - Their father speaks against jaechunsu

11/03/2009 12:36:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments

Yunho and Changmin of DBSK/TVXQ have stated that they are on SM Entertainment's side on the legal dispute between the company and other three members. They said that they trust SME and will be with them in the future. The two also gave a deadline to other members, saying that DBSK will come back to promote in Korea next spring, so the other three members must make a decision before the 12th of this month.


The two members' thoughts were delivered through a document compiled by Yunho and Changmin themselves, which stated:

We five members of DBSK signed the same contract with the same clauses and for the past five years, and have worked together under same conditions with utmost trust in the company, each other and our dreams. We intend to share our dream and future with the company and keep the promises we made in the contract. DBSK was made by SME and we intend to work as DBSK with SME.

No other company can create DBSK, as only SME can provide the best production and management team available. The three members must know better than anyone else that SME is the one who knows DBSK the best and made DBSK the best. We intend to keep trust and promise and thus intend on staying with SME. DBSK's grand future will be with SME. We believe that our Korean promotion, planned for next spring, should be prepared at least six months in advance before our future as one DBSK becomes unclear. If the other three members truly want to stay as one DBSK, they must make a decision before it is too late.


They also commented on the beauty product controversy which sparked this legal dispute:

The beauty product business changed everything. We are not familiar with the matters but we believe that a legitimate company that seeks to do business with DBSK must consult with SME first. It is common sense. We did not get involved as getting involved with a company that sought to do business without SME would have meant that trouble was ahead.


We did not want the reputation and pride of DBSK, earned by our hard work, to get ruined by a beauty product company that did not work in a legally respectable manner. We are not aware of the contract between that company and the three members, nor do we know what those members were told or how much they have earned through their deal. What we do know is that the fact that DBSK, forged together for 5 years by all of our dreams, has fallen into its current state because of an unethical company that is simply unacceptable.

With DBSK crumbling away like this, the current situation is unbelievable. It is sad to see that this was all caused by some beauty product company, and we hope that the three members would come back to the days when we were all working hard for our dreams.

-----------------

Yunho and Changmin’s fathers express strong disapproval of other members

The fathers of Yunho and Changmin, the two members that have sided with SM entertainment, spoke in support of their sons and SME while condemning other three members and their parents. They claimed that the dispute has more to do with the trouble that have arisen from the beauty product business rather than contractual matters.

Mr. Chung, the father of Yunho, stated:

The two members who did not involve themselves in this legal dispute are the real victims here. They suffered from financial loss, psychological suffering and most importantly they lost their reputation. Who is to compensate them for their losses? I intend to ask the three members this: Whatever the reason, why do you intend to cause such great controversy and drive DBSK, an international brand name, into a break-up? Do you care at all about the other two members and their suffering?

The beauty product business wasn't something that was supervised by SME. On top of that, the beauty product company itself wasn't very trustworthy. When it was started, I felt that DBSK's reputation could potentially suffer from involvement with that company and advised my son of the issue. He shared my concerns as well, and that is why he did not involve himself in the business. SME later asked the three members to withdraw from the business but their parents resisted unreasonably. Mr. Shim (Changmin's father) and I tried to convince them as well but they simply refused to change their minds. I later learned that the three members took up legal actions against SME without consulting me nor Mr. Shim. DBSK is not owned by those three members only. They ignored not only the controversy that would rise but also the rights of other two members.

Mr. Shim, father of Changmin, stated:

Simply put, the other three members took legal actions against SM because of the beauty product business matter and other reasons which involve their financial gains. What they claim as their reasons, reasons such as unfair contract and unclear profit division are merely excuses to hide the true reason behind their actions. After the three members started the beauty product business, one of the parents called me and told me shenanigans like "This business can be worth millions or even billions in the future. When we tell the media that DBSK has started a business, share price of our company will hit the roof - we will tell you in advance so you can profit from the information."

Three members claim that the contract is unfair and calculations are unclear, but my son and I have read over the contract with SM clearly and agreed to all clauses, from the very first contract through all five revisions that have been made. For every income my son has received I reviewed all of the the numbers. I feel sorry for the three members and their parents as they must know of the truth but they continue to make false claims."

Adobe engages Apple in passive aggressive warfare with iPhone's Flash message

11/03/2009 12:34:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments

Adobe's seemingly tried everything in its fight to get Apple to tear down enough development barriers to get Flash ported to the iPhone, culminating in a native compilation option in CS5 that... well, really doesn't solve much of anything. So far, nothing's worked. What's next? Get the masses fired up with some old-fashioned propaganda and let 'em riot down at One Infinite Loop, of course! Visiting Adobe's Flash download page from an iPhone now shows a pretty tersely-worded message informing the user that they're getting short-changed simply by Apple's refusal to budge, so yeah, if you hear an occasional cry of "this is outrageous, I'm writing Apple immediately!" while sitting at an airport gate or a coffee shop, you can safely guess what just happened.

Moses Chan will not make way for Wayne Lai for TV King

11/03/2009 12:34:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Wayne Lai opened his mouth and told Moses Chan to make way for him for the TV King title. Yesterday at an event that they both attended at different times, Moses said: "I will not make way for him! Wayne has a lot of strength, I greatly support him, I have always thought he's a good actor. This year if I lose to him, it be worth it! But I do have confidence for myself as well, ever since I've entered the television industry, there has been many roles of mines that have done well, well supported by the audience."

When speaking of signing a contract for TVB management and become a "biological son", he said: "Earlier I rejected TVB, we both have a good collaborative relationship. I like my freedom, I'm worried that if I get a manager, then there might be a bad ending, now it is not the time." He also expressed that something on paper affecting the chances for an award, makes the award pointless. He has confidence towards himself.

blacksn0w iPhone 3.1.2 unlock coming November 4th [Video]

11/03/2009 12:33:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Been waiting for an unlock for your iPhone 3GS? Thanks to George Hotz, who goes by the handle of Geohot and offers the blackra1n unlock tool, a new version – blacksn0w – capable of unlocking iPhone OS 3.1.2 will be launched on November 4th. According to Hotz, one unlocking company has gone as far as to offer him $10,000 for the necessary code; however the good news is that the blacksn0w unlock will remain free.

Problem is, that won’t stop various less-than-honest unlock merchants from “borrowing” blacksn0w and charging iPhone owners for what they could readily do themselves for free. Hotz is asking people to share the information about his – and the iPhone Dev Team’s – offerings, to try to reduce the number of people conned into paying unnecessarily.

blacksn0w will support hacktivation of iPhones delivered running the latest firmware, so if you can pick up a handset without AT&T (or whichever regional carrier offers the smartphone near you) then you don’t even have to go through the rigmarole of activating it and then cancelling your contract. Demo of the unlock – which only takes seconds – in the vide below.

TVXQ not allowed to continue group activities

11/03/2009 12:33:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

SM Entertainment will have a press conference today regarding the conflict with TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki.


Lawyers of SM Entertainment said:

"The court's ruling for TVXQ is not fair. They didn't consider the main reasons of the case. Their long contract is so that we can let them grow and have a long term deal with them. We want to look at their career in the long run and the court's decision is not letting us do that. This is going to affect TVXQ's international promotions. It'll also create confusion for stars that want to have long term contracts and move on to bigger things later in their careers and for the companies that want to nurture talented people for a longer time. Not only that, it'll have some unwanted consequences on exports of Korean music as well as other issues."

They continued to say:

"Each year, we adjusted the contracts in favor of the members. Before this problem, the three members never complained about anything. Now that they have succeeded this much, they are complaining. They have just started to reach the top and now want to separate. Before a final decision is made, the three can do their personal and individual work. But we will not allow them to do any activities as TVXQ right now. Because of all this, TVXQ has not been able to work and we want to request money that could've been made by TVXQ during this time."

Stay tuned for more information from the press conference.

T-Mobile nabs HTC's Touch HD2, schedules release for November

11/03/2009 12:32:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments



WinMo folks, we wouldn't blame you for getting a bit of Android envy after last week's DROID onslaught, but if there's one thing that could make people pine for your OS it's HTC's HD2, and T-Mobile has just confirmed it's coming on November 9 -- a mere weekend after Moto's new hotness hits Verizon. Mind you, there is some confusion going on here, as the picture on T-Mo's site is of the old Touch HD, not the HD2 we met and loved, and the mention of "loads of applications to download from Android Market" is particularly perplexing. But, we've been told to go ahead and blame a bumbling marketeer rather than to expect some sort of cross-platform app marketplace love fest -- groovy as that may sound.

Update: We've also just learned that HTC is going to officially launch the HD2 on November 4 ahead of a November 11 release elsewhere. We're not entirely sure what there is left to learn about the thing, but we're always game for another press event.

Update 2: Just to clarify things, this is T-Mobile UK. Also, as many have pointed out in comments, we're now thinking the "09" above means 2009, not November 9, which likely points to a November 11 release. Surely you can swallow that DROID envy for another two days, yeah?

Joe Chen Qiao En might leave her company

11/03/2009 12:31:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Chen Qiao En is said to mind her being frozen by the company in the past. Sun De Rong said: "We did not freeze her, it's part of her education process."

Tony Sun’s band 5566 and Ming Dao’s 183 Club, has only 1 month left in their contract with J-Stars but all seven artistes haven’t renew their contracts. There are signs of a mass exodus. Fans petition Chen Qiao En to leave her company which is on the blink of collapse. J-Star’s general manager Sun De Rong retorted “What does fans know?” Rumours goes that the possibility of her leaving is high and her new drama “Jia Qi Ru Meng” will be her graduation work. Regarding this, Sun De Rong said: “We have shown our sincerity. If others can do better, we will wish them well.”

Earns 30 millions last year, may not renew contract.

Chen Qiao En rose from a minor artiste to the first sister of idol drama with idol dramas like “Prince Turned To Frog” and “Fated To Love You”. She has no lack of drama offers, as well as many commercials and event contracts. This year, her dramas “Easy Fortune Happy Life” and “Staying By Sunshine, Staying By You”, and five endorsements for lingerie and spectacles etc brought in an income of nearly 30 millions. However, she may not renew her contract with J-Stars with whom she has worked with for eight years.

J-Stars repelled enemies, offer bigger cut

According to sources, many companies are trying to win Chen Qiao En over. In order to keep this “golden goose”, J-Stars offers to reduce their cut of 30% of her earnings. “Jia Qi Ru Meng” also allows her to choose her dramas. Sun De Rong said: “People must remember to be grateful.” Her fans said that J-Stars is on the brink of collapse. Sun De Rong said angrily: “This is a result of the environment. If we can earn money at home, who wants to leave their home country? Now fans are like famous mouths (people known for their eloquence), they only know how to talk.”

Sun De Rong is open-minded, stay if able to work together, leave otherwise

Sun De Rong manages J-Stars which brought to frame the band 5566 which includes members Sam Wang, Zax Wang and Jason Hsu. 183 Club was left with only Sam Wang, Ming Dao and Ehlo Huang after Jacky Chu and Johnny Yan left the group. Tony Sun, Zax Wang and Ming Dao may take into account the many years of friendship with the company and renew their contracts, especially Ming Dao who is “highly productive”. He participated in three dramas and earns more than 20 millions this year and has the least complaints against the company. Regarding artistes who have yet to indicate their intentions, Sun De Rong is open-minded: “Stay if able to work together, leave otherwise.”

Edison Chen's boss: It's not time for his comeback

11/03/2009 12:10:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Lin Chien Yueh, the boss of Hong Kong artiste, Edison Chen, who is also known as the "godfather" of the Hong Kong entertainment circle revealed that he looks upon Edison as his own family and shared that the artiste will not be making his comeback anytime soon.

Since the eruption of Edison's sex photos scandal in 2008, Lin has been continuously supporting the latter in his career. In an interview with the Chinese media, he openly talked about Edison's supposed comeback to the entertainment industry.

On Edison's recent participation in a Hollywood movie, Lin said, "[I] can't say if he is making a comeback of leaving. He was in the wrong, everyone knows the mistakes he made. That was a kind of life he led when he was a child. He said that he will not be making a return to the Hong Kong entertainment industry yet but he did not say that he will not be doing any other things. It is unfair for a 20-something child to not be able to do anything else.

"He has been running his fashion business, there is no comeback or not. I can only say that he has that one [Hollywood] movie. If the public can accept him, he can make a comeback anytime, however if the audiences do not welcome him, he can't make a return.

Lin succinctly summarized everything, "At this period of time, there are many people looking for him, but I do not think that the timing is right yet, there are still many opposing voices."

Reporters asked Lin if he treats Edison like his own and he said, "Everyone has friends and relatives. When they make mistakes, they are able to better understand and empathize with them. If you do not help him, who do you help? We have already done whatever the company can do to help him. Whether or not it succeeds is another thing altogether."

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)
powered by Blogger | WordPress by Newwpthemes | Converted by BloggerTheme