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Motorola still leading the US mobile market, followed by LG and Samsung

2/10/2010 12:42:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , , 0 Comments

Although Motorola is struggling for market share in Europe and Asia, it’s still the number one phone maker in the US.


According to comScore, which ranked handset makers “according to their share of current mobile subscribers age 13 and older,” Motorola had 23.5% phone market share in the US between September and December 2009, while LG and Samsung came second and third, with 21.9% and 21.2% market share, respectively. Nokia was in the fourth place (9.2% market share), while RIM’s 7.0% share put the company in the fifth place.

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Microsoft, Google split over browser bug bounty

2/10/2010 12:41:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

To entice security researchers to look for holes in the Chrome browser, Google has announced it will pay $500 for bugs found in the code. But several experts say that's not enough money to motivate skilled vulnerability researchers.

"I think it's ridiculous," Charlie Miller, a senior security researcher at Independent Security Evaluators, said when asked Monday for his opinion of Google's new bug bounty program. "It's insulting. It's so low."

Under Google's new "experimental" incentive program announced last week people will get paid $500 for select interesting and original security vulnerabilities discovered in Chrome, or $1,337 for particularly severe or clever bugs. That figure refers to the geek term for elite, or "leet," which can be spelled out using the numbers.

Mozilla pays $500 to researchers who find valid security bugs in the Firefox browser, the Thunderbird e-mail client or the Mozilla suite.

You would think Google would be roundly praised for offering to pay researchers for work they often do for free. But not everyone is impressed.

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2NE1 is already #1 on online music charts

2/10/2010 12:40:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Earlier we reported the release of 2NE1’s surprise new single Try To Copy Me for an upcoming Samsung CF. It’s only been a few hours and the song is already #1 on the online music charts!


Monkey3 predicted earlier that SNSD/Girls’ Generation would be holding the #1 spot for a while but it looks like they didn’t count on this surprise release as 2NE1 climbed up the ladder faster than a turtle.

Many were actually amazed that hip hop duo Untouchable beat out SNSD, 2AM and U-KISS in only a week, but it seems 2NE1 took a one up and beat them all out within a few hours. Monkey3 predicts that it’ll be a non-stop battle between SNSD, 2AM and 2NE1 for the top 3 spots.

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Zhang Ziyi Fulfills Quake Donation Shortfall

2/10/2010 12:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has donated 160,000 yuan (US$23,430) to make up for a shortfall to the one-million-yuan donation she claimed to have made after the May 12, 2008 earthquake in Sichuan Province, her agent Ji Lingling said in a written apology Monday afternoon.

The statement was a reversal following Ji's insistence on Friday that Zhang did contribute one million yuan in cash immediately after the earthquake after claims were made online that the film star didn't give as much as she promised.

Ji said in Monday's statement that everything was her fault. The agent said both she and Zhang had no idea about the shortfall until she received a receipt from the Chinese Red Cross Foundation for 840,000 yuan.

However, Ji told Sina.com on Friday that several senior Red Cross executives had confirmed the one-million-yuan donation.

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Oscars 2010 Poster, Featuring Steve Martin Alec Baldwin

2/10/2010 12:39:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

For Hollywood’s elite, March 7 can’t come quickly enough: The gowns, the lights, and the comedic stylings of hosting duo Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.


The guys will be sharing duties as Masters of Ceremonies at this year’s Academy Awards, and both Martin and Baldwin and photographed perched highly atop the shoulders of an Oscar statuette on this newly-released poster promoting next month’s show.

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Katy Perry, Russell Brand ‘Come to Blows Over Wedding Plans’

2/10/2010 12:36:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

KATY Perry is already furious with fiance Russell Brand – because he keeps making jokes about their wedding day!

The I Kissed a Girl apparently hates it when she tries to discuss their pending nuptials with British comedian Russell and he deflects her questions with humor.

“Russ is the kind of guy who sees the funny side of everything and he uses that to his advantage,” reveals a source close to the couple. “He deflects most questions about the wedding day with a joke or a wisecrack but now Katy is getting a little fed up with it.

“This is her special day but she feels it’s turning into a big joke. She also fears other parts of their relationship will end up the object of his humor.

“She loves his charm and wit but she’s having to lay a few ground rules for her sake as well as their future together.”

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Samsung Monte S5620 gets official

2/10/2010 12:36:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

A little over a week since we saw it leak into the wild, the Samsung Monte S5620 has been officially launched. A 3-inch capacitive touchscreen featurephone, the Monte S5620 packs UMTS/HSDPA (900/2100, 3.6Mbps) along with quadband GSM, WiFi, A-GPS and Bluetooth 2.1. The Monte also has a 3.2-megapixel camera with smile-shot and face detection.

While the Monte isn’t a smartphone – in fact it runs Samsung’s own TouchWiz 2.0 Plus platform – Samsung reckon it has much of the functionality of one. They’re particularly proud of the handset’s browsing abilities, which support full HTML and both landscape and portrait modes, and its social networking: there are Facebook and MySpace apps, as well as Twitter and Bebo widgets and a multi-platform IM client.

You also get Exchange ActiveSync support, an FM radio with RDS and Google Maps 3.0. Memory is 200MB internal with a microSD slot (up to 16GB cards supported) and the 1,000mAh battery is rated for up to 298 minutes 3G talktime or 454hrs 3G standby.

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LG GT350 QWERTY phone announced as the successor of KS360

2/10/2010 12:35:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

It looks like it’s an important day for South Korea’s major phone makers: after the Samsung Monte S5620 and the LG Mini GD880, now the LG GT350 has been announced as well.


Building on the success of LG KS360 (also known as LG Neon and sold in more than 5 million units since August 2008), the new LG GT350 comes with a 4-row sliding QWERTY keyboard, and features an interface optimized for social networking – full integration with popular sites like Facebook and Twitter is included.

The LG GT350 also features push e-mail, web browser, and a 3 inch display (which is fully touch-enabled, unlike the display of KS360).

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LG Mini GD880 gets official, will be available in March

2/10/2010 12:35:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

The same day when Samsung announced the Monte S5620, LG unveiled a new touchscreen phone, too – the LG Mini GD880.


Touted as “the smallest and slimmest 3.2-inch full touchscreen phone on the market today,” the LG Mini GD880 features textured metal accents on the sides and it kind of resembles the LG GD510 Pop.

The Mini GD880 comes with HSDPA (7.2Mbps), Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM radio, and a 5MP camera with advanced face detection. The phone also has some unique features, like: Social Network Connect (for keeping in touch with online friends), Social Network Feed (showing automatic updates on the home screen), and a Social Address Book.

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Chris Brown Gets Down With Keri Hilson

2/09/2010 01:44:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Is Chris Brown romancing a new R&B diva?

He's already collaborated with Keri Hilson musically, and last night, Chris "was all over" Keri at the Axe Lounge at Liv, where Diddy was hosting a bash and where Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush were celebrating the Saints' big Super Bowl win.

A source tells E! News that the two were "grinding each other" on the dance floor, and Chris even made a special request...

"He insisted on her being in a photo with him as well," a source tells us.

The two left together, along with a group of friends.

No word from either of their reps, but Keri posted the following on her Twitter:

"LMAO paps think they slick!! Gone ask CB & I to tk a pic on carpet then asked da crew if we datin!! LHLAB so, no! I'mma let yall know now :P"

We'll let you decipher for yourself, but that sounds like a denial.

Ironically, Liv is the same place Brown's ex-girlfriend Rihanna hosted the Pepsi Refresh party just two nights earlier.

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