The first picture of the Samsung tablet in the wild

Just a few hours ago Samsung reconfirmed that they are working on a tablet device and will release it this quarter. If it will be called Galaxy Tab is still unknown. Pretty much the only things that are known at this point are that it will run some version of Android (probably 2.2) and have a 7″ touchscreen.

Other than that, there’s still no new info, no launch date, no pricing, nothing except this intriguing picture that just popped up:



And, if reports are to be believed, what that man is holding is actually Samsung’s first Android tablet. Here’s a close-up:

Zac Efron vs. Robert Pattinson: Who'll Be the Leading Leading Man?

In one corner: Zac Efron. In another corner: Robert Pattinson.The thing that's got them both cornered: Their respective teen-idol status.

Pattinson tried to knock his way out with Remember Me. Efron gives it his shot this weekend with Charlie St. Cloud.


Who'll break out first? Let's take some guesses (in diplomatic alphabetical order):

Efron Wins! "If he plays his cards right, he could easily be the next Leonardo DiCaprio," says tween-marketing specialist Ashley Dos Santos.

In addition to possessing the ability to inspire killer soundbites (like the one above), Efron can memorably model swim trunks, honorably acquit himself in an art-house movie (Me and Orson Welles), and credibly, and non-sleezily, talk strip clubs with Jimmy Kimmel. In other words, the 22-year-old is a credit to his own peer group.

Orlando Bloom Confirms That Miranda Kerr Is Pregnant (Kinda)

They managed to keep their wedding hush hush, and now it looks like Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are holding out on another big secret: A baby!

While the newlyweds have refused to comment on whether or not their nuptials were of the shotgun variety (ie” Miranda’s got a bun in the oven), Orlando accidentally let some vital info slip while the couple were on their honeymoon just recently, if Daily Mail tattletales are to be believed.


During their stay on the Caribbean island of Anguilla this month, Orlando “kept apologizing for Miranda being grumpy,” squeals one hotel employee. “He said she wasn’t well as she was pregnant.”

Guess we’ll find out soon enough if that’s true…A girl as skinny as our Miranda can’t keep a baby belly hidden for long!

Ellen DeGeneres leaves 'American Idol'; Will Fox name a replacement Monday?

Fox announced today that Ellen DeGeneres has decided to step down from her role as a judge on American Idol. DeGeneres joined the panel in its ninth season. The network released this statement today: “A couple months ago, I let Fox and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” said DeGeneres. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on IDOL and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”

Fox released a statement of its own: “We love Ellen and understand and support her decision to bow out of Idol,” said Peter Rice, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Networks Group. “We were fortunate to receive the humor, energy and love for talent that she brought to the show.” Added Idol creator Simon Fuller in a statement: “I loved Ellen’s passion for the artists and her nurturing skills. She brought honesty and optimism to our judging panel and I will miss her greatly.”

Source: Jennifer Lopez to Become Judge on American Idol

Is Jennifer Lopez adding a new job to her resume?

An industry source tells PEOPLE that the singer-actress has closed a deal to become a permanent judge on American Idol‘s season 10. “It’s true,” says one insider. “She’s excited about it.”

The news comes the same day that Ellen DeGeneres announced she was stepping down from her position as Idol‘s newest judge. The talk show host announced her departure, saying, “It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.”

According to another source, Lopez’s longtime manager, Benny Medina, orchestrated the deal. Lopez, 41, mom of twins Max and Emme, will join judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi on the panel. She previously served as a guest mentor to contestants in 2007.

Simon Cowell also announced his departure from the show earlier this year.

Fox has not officially announced any replacements for Cowell or DeGeneres, and had no comment about whether Lopez would be joining the show.

Deadline Hollywood first reported the news.

Paris Hilton actually does some work as she halts her holiday partying to shoot her music video in Ibiza

She's spent the past few weeks being the lady of luxurious leisure as she parties her way round Europe.

But yesterday, Paris actually knuckled down and did some work as she filmed her music video in Ibiza.

However, it wasn't exactly a day's hard graft for the pampered heiress who got to dance around in the sun a bright pink swimsuit all day.



Paris, 29, was shooting a video for her new single, taken from her upcoming second album, which has yet to be named.

She showed off her slender figure in the cutaway swimsuit, which she teamed with matching heels and blue-rimmed sunglasses.

And by all accounts, Paris had a great time shooting the video, in which she is surrounded by scantily-clad female dancers.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 potential marketing pitch: 'I'm a phone too'

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave analysts a glimpse at the software giant’s potential marketing around Windows Phone 7. The plan: Let Windows Phone 7 ride shotgun with Windows 7. The possible punchline: “I’m a phone too.”

Here’s a slide from Ballmer’s presentation:



Will this pitch work? Ballmer thinks the ‘I’m a phone too’ line certainly won’t hurt. He said:

I think it’s probably fair to say we have a lot of work to do and all not going to happen over night. The opportunity to do interesting work, differentiated work, to build marketshare, it is actually pretty good in the phone space right now.

Google hopes to make $10 billion per year thanks to Android

At the moment, Google may not make too much money from Android, but the Mountain View-based company seems to have big plans for the near future.


Talking to The Wall Street Journal, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt said that the company “is positioning itself to earn $10 billion or more per year in the mobile device business.”

Schmidt says that this would be possible with 1 billion people using Android phones. Money won’t come from Android itself (the OS is free and open source, as you probably already know), but from preinstalled services that are ad-supported (Web search, maps and so on).

Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad

Acknowledging Apple's early success with the iPad, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insisted Thursday that the software maker is hard at work on Windows-based tablets.


"They'll be shipping as soon as they are ready," Ballmer said, offering few details on the products, which he said will come from partners, not Microsoft itself. "It is job one urgency. No one is sleeping at the switch."

Speaking to financial analysts, Ballmer said the goal is "not just to deliver products, but to deliver products that people want to buy."

As for Apple and the iPad, Ballmer said, "they've sold certainly more than I'd like them to have sold."

But he added that Microsoft has a lot of software knowledge and intellectual property from the decade it has spent in the tablet business. He said the task Microsoft faces is similar to the early days of the Netbook, when many of those machines were Linux-based. "We have got to make things happen," he said. "We're in the process of doing that as we speak. We're working with our hardware partners. We're tuning Windows 7."

Jay and Show face off

The two stars took part in a charity basketball match in opposing team, and Jay’s team came out on top

They are kings of the stage but in the court, it's no longer a one-man show


Taiwanese princes of pop Jay Chou and Show Luo participated in a basketball match organized by basketball star Yao Ming. The match is part of the Yao Foundation Charity Tour to raise funds.

In one of the segments in the basketball event, celebrities take on a shooting contest: for every basket made within 24 seconds, TWD 10,000 (about S$500) will be donated to the Yao Foundation.

Jay was the first to go to the line and the usually-composed star quipped that he felt "more nervous than singing in a concert".

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