Archive for January, 2008
Is Pandora Back For International Listeners?
Pandora is amongst one of the best music recommendation websites available, but for some reason no one courted them with enough money to cover the new Internet Radio royalty fees. So they had to say goodbye to non-U.S. listeners last year. Many diehard international fans would likely have been willing to pay some coin each [...]
Apple Macbook Air Laptop: Worth $1799?
I’ve been seriously considering getting a Mac, but the prices have always been more than I want to pay for the computing power offered. That’s not to say I haven’t used Macs – I have, since the 80s. I love them, but I won’t yet commit the $$ just to be fashionable. Computers don’t need [...]
Super Energized Laptop Batteries Coming?
Laptop batteries that last a day on one charge? Silicon nanowires might be just what Lithium Ion batteries need to be ten times better. Researchers found that such improved batteries can last up to forty hours. Unfortunately, it’ll be a couple of years until these batteries become commercially available. [C|net]
Ellen DeGeneres #1 Personality on TV?
Ellen DeGeneres is now the top TV personality, beating out Oprah Winfrey. DeGeneres was #8 the previous year. Oprah is now #2. Here’s the list: Ellen. Oprah. Jay Leno. Hugh Laurie (House). Jon Stewart. David Letterman. Stephen Colbert. (Actually, Colbert is tied with Letterman for #6.) Bill O’Reilly. Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond). Homer Simpson. [...]
Carla Bruni: I’m Pregnant and Maybe Already Married
Italian model Carla Bruni is pregnant by French President Nicholas Sarkozy and now there are rumors that they’ve secretly wed. Sarkozy only divorced his last wife about three months ago. [NY Daily News]
Eva Longoria: I’m Not Pregnant
Eva Longoria-Parker says she’s not pregnant, and that she’s gained 10 pounds simply because she’s been cooking and eating a lot during the writers’ strike. [People]
Sez Annie Lennox, Focus on Amy Winehouse’s Music
Annie Lennox, who was just dropped by her record label Sony BMG, has been urging people to listen to Amy Winehouse‘s music instead of focusing on her troubled personal life. Admittedly, Winehouse is very talented (see video clip on this page), but sorry Annie… us mere mortals have to have something to sneer at – [...]
Mel C to Remove Tattoos
Melanie Chisholm, aka Mel C of the Spice Girls, will spend GBP10,000 (Pounds) to have several tattoos removed. [Fametastic]
Janet Jackson: Discipline Album Due Feb 26th, 2008
Janet Jackson’s new album Discipline will be in stores Feb 26th, and she’s hoping that this one will crack more than a million sales – unlike her last two. [Reuters]
Mona Lisa’s Identity Discovered
Who is the Mona Lisa? According to research by German academics, it’s Lisa Gherardini, wife of the Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The academics found evidence that the painting is not in fact some sort of negative image of the master da Vinci himself. [Yahoo News/ Reuters]
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