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No Contest: Rihanna Downs Chris Brown

12/17/2009 12:24:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , , 0 Comments

Just think how many fewer albums Chris Brown would have sold had Walmart actually not (like the MechanicalDummy himself erroneously believed) stocked his album.

And just think how many more albums Chris Brown would have sold had he not beaten up his girlfriend earlier this year.

The R&B star's latest release, Graffiti, debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard charts this week, selling just 102,000 copies (by comparison, the week's No. 1, Susan Boyle's unstoppable I Dreamed a Dream, sold nearly six times as much: 582,000).

Team Rihanna will be pleased to know that her release last month, Rated R, easily bested her ex's. That album came into the charts at No. 3 with sales of 181,000 in its first week out.

Still, while Brown's debut may look paltry in comparison to other artists', as far as Brown debuts go, it wasn't all that bad.

Graffiti was Brown's second-biggest debut, beaten only by his 2007 album, Exclusive, which debuted at No. 4 with 294,000 copies.

But though Brown's year started off very, very, very badly, it's ending only marginally better, PR-wise.

On Monday, the singer peaced out of Twitter after throwing a hissy fit over his perceived slight by Walmart. After visiting a Connecticut outlet that didn't have his album in stock (but did have the latest from 12-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys!) he fell under the meltdown-inducing misapprehension that the retail giant was not on Team Chris.

"I'm tired of this s--t," he wrote on his now defunct account. "Major stores r blackballing my CD. Not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers."

Aw, Chris, don't drag the wardrobe department into this.

"What the f--k do I gotta do?" he went on. "The industry can kiss my ass."

Just as long as he's aware the customers aren't going to.

Meanwhile, SuBo continued her domination on the charts, putting her 2009 total at 1.8 million and counting. Should her sales continue apace, she has a good chance of upsetting Taylor Swift's Fearless—steadily but slowly adding to its 2.7 million copies—as the year's best-seller.

Also capping off a banner week is Glee. Fresh off the show's Golden Globe nominations, the first soundtrack volume from the show shot up to No. 3 on the charts.

Here's this week's top 10:

1. I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
2. My Christmas, Andrea Bocelli
3. Glee: The Music, Volume 1
4. Fearless, Taylor Swift
5. Play On, Carrie Underwood
6. The Fame, Lady Gaga
7. Graffiti, Chris Brown
8. My World, Justin Bieber
9. Crazy Love, Michael Buble
10. The State vs. Radric Davis, Gucci Mane

Jessica Simpson: I Never Flirted With Tiger Woods!

12/17/2009 12:24:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Jessica Simpson is slamming a new tabloid report linking her with philandering golfer Tiger Woods.

The new issue of Star magazine devotes its cover to a "shocking story" about an encounter between the 33 year-old golfer and Simpson, 29, during a July 2009 golf tournament. Star claims that the pair flirted heavily in the presence of Simpson's then-boyfriend Tony Romo, and that they exchanged text messages days later.

"[I] can't believe that I'm on the cover of star magazine with Tiger Woods, what a JOKE! 'The Shocking Inside Story' is (insert drumroll) A LIE!" the singer Twittered Wednesday.

A Simpson source also says there is no truth to the story.

"No part of this story is true," the source scoffs to Usmagazine.com. The pal explains that Woods and Simpson indeed attended the same AT&T National Pro-Am golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., where they were photographed with Romo.

"They met quickly and took a photo together," the insider says. "She was only there for a few hours to sing the national anthem."

Woods has enough to worry about without being linked to the blond star. Moving crews were spotted outside his family mansion in Windermere, Fla on Tuesday. Seen out and about without her wedding ring, his wife Elin Nordegren, 29, is "making plans to move out and take the kids [Sam, 2, Charlie, 10 months] with her," a source told the New York Post. "She's planning to go somewhere warm and Tiger-free for Christmas."

Google: Actually, We Count Only 16,000 Apps In Android Market

12/17/2009 12:23:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

Yesterday, I wrote a post on our sister site MobileCrunch about the estimated amount of applications that were available on Android Market according to AndroLib, which aims to serve as both a comprehensive directory and a search engine for Google’s mobile applications store.

The service’s automated statistics pegged the number of apps available for download at over 20,000, free and paid combined. As we wrote, it was the closest thing to getting a confirmed number straight from the Googleplex.

Lo and behold: Google got in touch with us this morning to let us know that the company, contrary to popular belief, isn’t all that shy about disclosing just how many apps are available through Android Market based on internal metrics.

The actual number, a Google spokeswoman informs us, exceeds just 16,000.

I inquired about current growth numbers (i.e. how many new applications are published in Android market on a monthly basis and if this number is increasing over time) and what the ratio of paid and free apps is. (For your reference, AndroLib estimated that ratio at about 38% versus 62%, respectively.)

Unfortunately, Google responded that it doesn’t publicly disclose the breakdown of paid and free apps, although on the upside they did say they’d be exploring more ways to share information about the growth of Android Market in the near future.

For what it’s worth: we also got in touch with AndroLib to give them a chance to explain the difference in the number of apps in the Android Market they estimated are available for download and the number Google just gave us.

AndroLib says that either Google is only counting the number of apps available to users in the U.S. or is disclosing the number accounted for at the end of November rather than today’s number (doubtful), or they simply didn’t do the best job possible counting the apps by not including the correct number of apps removed from the Android Market after publication, either by Google or by the app developer (a more likely scenario).

We’ll keep it at 16,000 active applications for now.

Apple wins permanent injunction against Psystar

12/17/2009 12:23:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

It is the end of the line for Psystar as U.S. District Judge William Alsup has issued a permanent injunction against the Apple clone maker. The injunction prevents Psystar from pursuing its core hardware business by banning the following:

  • Copying, selling, offering to sell, distributing, or creating derivative works of plaintiff’s copyrighted Mac OS X software without authorization from the copyright holder
  • Intentionally inducing, aiding, assisting, abetting, or encouraging any other person or entity to infringe plaintiff’s copyrighted Mac OS X software;
  • Circumventing any technological measure that effectively controls access to plaintiff’s copyrighted Mac OS X software, including, but not limited to, the technological measure used by Apple to prevent unauthorized copying of Mac OS X on non-Apple computers
  • Manufacturing, importing, offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to plaintiff’s copyrighted Mac OS X software, including, but not limited to, the technological measure used by Apple to prevent unauthorized copying of Mac OS X on non-Apple computer
  • Manufacturing, importing, offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively protects the rights held by plaintiff under the Copyright Act with respect to its copyrighted Mac OS X software.

Psystar has until December 31th, 2009 to fully comply with the ruling and must begin the process immediately using a method that provides the fastest route to compliance. Psystar may have to shutter the hardware portion of its business but the legal status of Psystar’s $50 Rebel EFI software remains unclear. In his ruling, Alsup does not cite the Rebel EFI software specifically, claiming that Psystar failed to disclose exactly what the application did. In case Psystar has high hopes of continuing to sell its Rebel EFI software, Alsup issued a stern warning, ‘What is certain, however, is that until such a motion is brought, Psystar will be selling Rebel EFI at its peril, and risks finding itself in contempt if its new venture falls within the scope of the injunction.” Will this admonishment permanently close the doors on Psystar or will the rebel company stage one last battle?

TVXQ’s Break Out Covers

12/17/2009 12:23:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments



The boys of TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki are scheduled to release a new single in Japan titled Break Out on January 27th, 2010. This new single will be the main theme song of a new drama series by NHK titled “Tomehane (Let us jump together)! Suzusato High School, Calligraphy Club."

Recently, Amazon Japan updated their website with the covers of both the CD and CD+DVD versions of the single.


Netizens want Hyori to be their Santa this Christmas

12/17/2009 12:22:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Singer Lee Hyori has been picked as the #1 star netizens want to see transform as Santa and appear in their house this Christmas.


A survey was done on Monkey3 from 4th till 11th December and 891 netizens took part in the poll for “Which star do you want to come to your house as Santa this Christmas?”

And diva Lee Hyori came in #1 with 243 votes (27%), netizens say, “If Hyori comes to our house, I will be so happy I don’t need presents”, “If spent with Hyori, I think my Christmas will be a bright and happy one.”

Jump the cut for the rest of the poll results.

Poll results:
Lee Hyori
So Nyeo Shi Dae YoonA
2PM TaecYeon
Rain
Jang Geun Seok
Kim YunA

Rachel McAdams Talks Lindsay Lohan In January Vogue

12/17/2009 12:22:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Rachel McAdams hits theaters alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes Christmas Day — but she’s also hitting newsstands on the January 2010 cover of Vogue Magazine.

During her interview with the American Fashion Bible, the actress vividly recalled working with troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan on the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls.

“I just remember marveling about how much she knew as an actor, how much she understood. She did very few takes and had this naturalness to her. And beyond that, I was 26 at the time. I’d be asked, ‘Where do you go out?’”

Samuel L. Jackson Emma Watson “Highest-Grossing Actors Of The Decade”

12/17/2009 12:21:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments


The Guinness Book of World Records has named British actress Emma Watson, 19, the Biggest-Grossing Actress of the 2000s, thanks to her work in the wildly-popular Harry Potter film franchise. The six sorcerer flicks have grossed $5.4 billion in global box office receipts since 2001.

The Guinness Book named Snakes On A Plane star Samuel L. Jackson took the crown for the title of world’s Highest-Grossing Actor.

Carrie Underwood Self Magazine January 2010

12/17/2009 12:20:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments



“Not that I have a husband to have one with yet, but someday I’d like a family—not a big one, but not a small one either. Two kids is good; three is fine. Four? Somebody’s getting something done, because we ain’t having five!” Carrie Underwood Talks Kids With The January Issue of Self Magazine.

Zune HD Twitter app now live UPDATE: it censors tweets!

12/17/2009 12:20:00 PM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments



It was a slow rollout today, but the promised Zune HD Twitter app is now live in Marketplace. We've been playing with it a little since we got it, and while it's definitely one of the more attractive mobile Twitter clients we've come across, it's also distressingly laggy: it's stalled out several times just scrolling a list of tweets, button presses go ignored, and refreshing data seems to cause all sorts of consternation -- our Zune's dropped its WiFi connection several times now. Not sure what's going on with that, but we've definitely seen some far more polished apps running on the Zune, so we're hoping these glitches get cleaned up soon.

Update: Turns out there's a bigger problem here than just poor performance -- as reader Scott Zero points out, it censors naughty words out of tweets in your timeline. (Seriously -- here's his original tweet that we've highlighted above.) Sure, it's a free app, but this kind of active content censorship just rubs us the wrong way -- even worse than Apple's various Twitter-related App Store shenanigans. Bleh.

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