Archive for ‘July, 2010’

Bret Michaels is ‘Custom Built’

Bret Michaels gets standing ovations wherever he goes, even from those who wouldn’t have been caught dead flicking their Bics at a Poison concert in the 80s.
The 47-year-old rocker has already presented himself for the past four months –he undergone appendectomy, then pulling through a brain hemorrhage, a minor stroke and the diagnosis of a [...]

Google Search Running Again in China

Google Search Running Again in China

Last Thursday, the company said that Google users in China were temporarily blocked from accessing the search engine, but it was once again working a few hours later.
There was a notice posted on Google’s site and it said that all services other than Gmail were partially or fully blocked in mainland China and No further [...]

David Howell Leads in Irish Open

Fellow countryman Robert Rock was disqualified for a scorecard error but Englishman David Howell shot a seven-under-par 64 to lead the Irish Open.
Ryder Cup vice-captain Darren Clarke is part of a ten-strong chasing pack on five-under while Richard Green of Australia and Ireland’s Damien McGrane, are one shot back from Howell. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy [...]

Robert Pattinson Encourages New Underwear Line

Robert Pattinson Encourages New Underwear Line

As if “Twilight” fans needed another raison d’être to get frivolous about Robert Pattinson, It is being reported that British retailer Marks and Spencer has announced that they are creating a men’s underwear line inspired by the sexy star.
Appropriately called the R-Pant, the vampire-inspired slim-fit underwear collection of low-rise briefs and trunks is meant to [...]

Apple Sued For ‘Overheating’ iPads

Apple Sued For ‘Overheating’ iPads

Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough. Thus, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader. The group has filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the Northern California district to “redress and end this [...]

Maradona’s Contract As Argentine Coach Will Not Be Renewed

Last Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said that the contract of Argetine national soccer team’s coach, Diego Maradona will not be renewed. The decision was made generally by the association’s executive committee Tuesday afternoon, after a meeting Monday night between Maradona and the association’s president, Julio Grondona, said the spokesman Ernesto [...]

South Korea’s National Sport: Star Craft?

South Korea’s National Sport: Star Craft?

The launch of “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty” in South Korea is more than just a follow-up to one of the PC industry’s top-selling games — it could quake up what many see as the North Asian country’s national sport.
In high-tech South Korea — which has one of the highest broadband penetration rates in the [...]

Looking for Tokyo’s Best Theme Parks

Looking for Tokyo’s Best Theme Parks

No one does pastime quite like the Japanese. The most artistic ways to get away can be found in Tokyo. This is a city where stresses, and finding ways to shake it off, are a part of daily life. The theme parks in and around Tokyo are prime examples of Japan’s excellent diversions, mostly erected [...]

Snooki Won’t Wear a Bikini, Why?

Snooki Won’t Wear a Bikini, Why?

“Jersey Shore’s” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi opted for one-piece bathing suits while filming season 2 of MTV’s hit reality show, even though Miami is the land of the barely-there bikini. But it’s not because she’s not happy with her body.
Snooki, 22 yrs old, said “I would rather wear a sexy one-piece whether I am heavy or [...]

Casting Chronicles: Justin Bieber headed for ‘CSI’

Casting Chronicles: Justin Bieber headed for ‘CSI’

Those screams surrounding singer Justin Bieber are about to twist scary: The teen idol is guest-starring on the season premiere of CBS crime thriller “CSI.”
In what CBS execs describe as event television, 16-year-old Bieber will play troubled teen Jason McCann, who, according to the network, is faced with a terrible decision regarding his only brother [...]