Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Mountain Lion brings iOS apps, malware traps




According
to Wikipedia, the mountain lion, also known as the cougar, is
distinguished by having the greatest range of any large wild terrestrial
animal in the Western Hemisphere. Indeed, from what we've seen so far
of Apple's forthcoming Mac operating system, its new features will likely find favor with a broader range of Apple users than Lion.





Not everyone will embrace Mountain Lion's additions.



Unquestionably,
Apple has a vested interest in easing the path to the Mac from the iPad
and iPhone, whose users have expanded to include many people accustomed
to Windows PCs. Lion, the seventh major version of OS X, began the
post-iPad cycle of bringing iOS conventions "back to the Mac" --
revisions that fundamentally affected Mac's core user experience. A few
of these, including "natural" scrolling, full-screen apps and
particularly Launchpad, rankled some Mac veterans, who needed to either
unlearn old behaviors or just ignored them outright. In contrast, most
of Mountain Lion's additions focus on carrying over iOS applications and
features that feel more at home on the desktop.



However, not
everyone will embrace Mountain Lion's additions. Some of the new
features compete with those provided by third parties, although some at
least work with a broader array of platforms. The new features and the
apps that they encroach upon, if any at all, look like this:





AirPlay mirroring

With
the exception of anyone still rooting for Apple to hop on the DLNA
bandwagon, few will be displeased with this carry-over from the iPhone
and iPad, which lets you wirelessly send your display to a television
equipped with Apple TV. An alternative to Intel's WiDi technology built
into many Windows notebooks, this should come in handy for viewing
photos, watching movies and sharing presentations in the office, or even
the classroom.





Documents in the cloud

No
self-respecting company with its own ecosystem can move forward without a
cloud strategy these days. Apple seems to have broken free from the
ghost of MobileMe and .Mac, as evidenced by the 100 million users it's
attracted to iCloud. The integration with Mountain Lion will step up
competition with a number of cloud storage services, particularly
startup darling Dropbox. But Dropbox has been especially aggressive in
supporting a broad range of platforms. Even on the app-poor BlackBerry
PlayBook, for example, where Dropbox does not have a branded client,
third parties have created apps to access your Dropbox folder.





Messages









Apple seems to have broken free from the ghost of MobileMe.



Showing
that RIM won't be the only company to make a go of a private messaging
service on handsets, Apple has claimed strong adoption of iMessage, with
100 million users sending 26 billion messages since its launch
last summer. Those users will now be able to include Macs in their
secure multimedia chit-chat using Messages, which represents the other
shoe dropping on FaceTime / iChat. Despite FaceTime taking over video
chat duties for Messages, multiparty chat will continue to be supported
in Mountain Lion.





Notes

Much as Documents in the Cloud
competes with the more ubiquitous Dropbox, Notes – which syncs with the
iOS app of the same name – competes with Web-app hybrids such as
Springpad, Catch and, in particular, Evernote. Just like Documents in
the Cloud, though, Notes will be limited to OS X and iOS, whereas those
competing apps are available on more platforms, and in the browser.





Game Center

As
iOS game owners well know, Apple's Game Center is one of two main
options available for services such as leaderboards, achievements and
matchmaking, the other being OpenFeint. The arrival of Game Center on
the Mac resurrects the old challenges that XBox Live created when it
expanded from its namesake console to the PC, where players had an
advantage in certain kinds of games due to the more expansive controls
available on that platform. Things may be a bit more evenly matched on
Apple's platforms, though, where the multitouch screen could lend the
iPad some advantages in casual gaming.





Notifications

While
notifications have long since been standard in Windows, Mac users have
primarily relied on a third-party utility called Growl for their ambient
pop-ups. Mountain Lion's approach is kind of a mashup between Growl-
and iOS-style notifications, with a two-finger trackpad gesture allowing
you to swipe from the right to open notifications. Suffice to say,
OS-level support for notifications should lead to broader adoption.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Jennifer Lopez Talks Divorce, Family Life With Matt Lauer




Lopez explained that she and Anthony keep in touch out of necessity, due to their children Max and Emme, as well as a shared project they're currently developing--a reality TV talent show called Q'Viva! The Chosen, which is set in Latin America.Lopez and Anthony

"Marc and I were friends before we got married. We were friends for years. And we always loved each other, and we always worked together," she explained to Lauer. "So it wasn't like an unnatural thing to keep working together."

"Obviously, we have children together so it's not like he's not going to be in my life," she added.

When Lauer admiringly called this an "adult approach," Lopez admitted there are difficulties involved. "I'm not going to sit here and lie to you about it," she noted. "But at the end of the day there is real love there, and there is a family there."

Lauer did get Lopez a bit fired up, when he mentioned a Vanity Fair article in which the singer/actress discussed loving herself enough to walk away from her marriage. "Matt, I'm going to kill you right now," she quipped, but noted firmly, "Everything I wanted to say about the divorce I said in that article, and Marc and I agreed we weren't going to talk about it publicly again because it really is our personal life."

Kardashians Go Topless For Demin Ad


The Kardashians are showing a little skin to promote their latest product.


Kim, Kourtney and Khloe’s ad campaign for their Kardashian Kollection denim line features the three sisters sporting the jeans — and nothing else.


The photo was shot by Nick Saglimbeni, who was also behind the family’s austere Christmas card.



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Kim Kardashian Stranger Danger at Home ... Cops Called


0119_kim_kardashian_tmz_EXKim Kardashian
called police to her home in Beverly Hills when a stranger showed up at
her gate with luggage ... saying he intended to stay at Kim's home --
TMZ has learned.

According to sources close to Kim ... the man
showed up late last night. We're told he buzzed the intercom at her
security gate and claimed Kim had flown him into town to stay with her
-- and that he was supposed to be working on her reality show.

We're told Kim got freaked out when the man refused to leave and a member of her security detail alerted police.

It's unclear at this point if the man was booked for a crime.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Four Photos Of Hitler’s Homelife That You Never Seen before







 Several color photographs have surfaced from Adolf Hitler’s personal
photographer, Hugo Jaeger, giving a first look at Der Fuhrer’s Berlin
apartment and Bavarian estate.
























































Vanessa Hudgens Topless Bikini Pics












Vanessa Hudgens topless bikini






Former Disney star and current pudgy whore Vanessa Hudgens pretends her
top accidentally came off in the staged bikini pictures below.





Predictably Vanessa Hudgens has followed the career path of every former
Disney child star (except Miley Cyrus of course) and is now resorting
to ever more extreme acts of sexual depravity to save what is left of
her dying career.







Demi Moore 911 Tape Whip-It References Redacted





Demi Moore
The L.A. City Attorney recommended that all references to whip-its be redacted from the Demi Moore 911 tape -- and the recommendation was followed ... TMZ has learned.

Sources
tell us ... the Deputy City Attorney assigned to the case heard
references to whip-its and felt it would be an invasion of privacy if
that information was released to the public -- so it was cut out of the
tape, along with specific references to other drugs.

TMZ broke the story ... paramedics on scene were told Demi had used whip-its to inhale nitrous oxide just before she lapsed into semi-consciousness and exhibited seizure-like symptoms.

Now we know the person who called 911 also told the dispatcher about the whip-its.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Corruption Scandal Rocks Vatican,






The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an
Italian television investigation said a former top official had been
transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in
awarding contracts.



The show "The Untouchables" on the respected private television
network La 7 Wednesday night showed what it said were several letters
that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who was then deputy-governor of
Vatican City, sent to superiors, including Pope Benedict, in 2011 about
the corruption.



The Vatican issued a statement Thursday criticizing the "methods"
used in the journalistic investigation. But it confirmed that the
letters were authentic by expressing "sadness over the publication of
reserved documents."



As deputy governor of the Vatican City for two years from 2009 to
2011, Vigano was the number two official in a department responsible for
maintaining the tiny city-state's gardens, buildings, streets, museums
and other infrastructure.



Vigano, currently the Vatican's ambassador in Washington, said in the
letters that when he took the job in 2009 he discovered a web of
corruption, nepotism and cronyism linked to the awarding of contracts to
outside companies at inflated prices.



In one letter, Vigano tells the pope of a smear campaign against him
(Vigano) by other Vatican officials who wanted him transferred because
they were upset that he had taken drastic steps to save the Vatican
money by cleaning up its procedures.







"Holy
Father, my transfer right now would provoke much disorientation and
discouragement in those who have believed it was possible to clean up so
many situations of corruption and abuse of power that have been rooted
in the management of so many departments," Vigano wrote to the pope on
March 27, 2011.



In another letter to the pope on April 4, 2011, Vigano says he
discovered the management of some Vatican City investments was entrusted
to two funds managed by a committee of Italian bankers "who looked
after their own interests more than ours."



LOSS OF $2.5 MILLION, 550,000 EURO NATIVITY SCENE



Vigano says in the same letter that in one single financial
transaction in December, 2009, "they made us lose two and a half million
dollars."



The program interviewed a man it identified as a member of the
bankers' committee who said Vigano had developed a reputation as a
"ballbreaker" among companies that had contracts with the Vatican,
because of his insistence on transparency and competition.



The man's face was blurred on the transmission and his voice was distorted in order to conceal his identity.



In one of the letters to the pope, Vigano said Vatican-employed
maintenance workers were demoralized because "work was always given to
the same companies at costs at least double compared to those charged
outside the Vatican."



For example, when Vigano discovered that the cost of the Vatican's
larger than life nativity scene in St Peter's Square was 550,000 euros
in 2009, he chopped 200,000 euros off the cost for the next Christmas,
the program said.



Even though, Vigano's cost-cutting and transparency campaign helped
turned Vatican City's budget from deficit to surplus during his tenure,
in 2011 unsigned articles criticizing him as inefficient appeared in the
Italian newspaper Il Giornale.



On March 22, 2011, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio
Bertone informed Vigano that he was being removed from his position,
even though it was to have lasted until 2014.



Five days later he wrote to Bertone complaining that he was left
"dumbfounded" by the ouster and because Bertone's motives for his
removal were identical to those published in an anonymous article
published against him in Il Giornale that month.



In early April, Vigano went over Bertone's head again and wrote
directly to the pope, telling him that he had worked hard to "eliminate
corruption, private interests and dysfunction that are widespread in
various departments."



He also tells the pope in the same letter that "no-one should be
surprised about the press campaign against me" because he tried to root
out corruption and had made enemies.



Despite his appeals to the pope that a transfer, even if it meant a
promotion, "would be a defeat difficult for me to accept," Vigano was
named ambassador to Washington in October of last year after the sudden
death of the previous envoy to the United States.



In its statement, the Vatican said the journalistic investigation had
treated complicated subjects in a "partial and banal way" and could
take steps to defend the "honor of morally upright people" who loyally
serve the Church.



The statement said that today's administration was a continuation of
the "correct and transparent management that inspired Monsignor Vigano."

Group Blasts Miley Cyrus for “Disgusting” and “Sleazy” Behavior












A conservative watchdog group is slamming Miley Cyrus for what it calls “crude” and “disgusting” behavior, saying it “exemplifies sleaze” in Hollywood.


On Thursday, the Culture and Media Institute (CMI) issued an article called “Hollywood Promoting Women Behaving Badly,” in which it suggests that the onetime Hannah Montana star “has become the epitome of the anti-role model for young girls.”


Referencing Cyrus’ jokes about being a “stoner” and photos of the star celebrating her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth’s birthday with a penis-shaped cake, CMI describes Cyrus as “embracing the raunch” popularized by popular culture.






The group also criticizes Bachelorette, a racy film comedy – starring Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Isla Fisher – that just premiered at Sundance.


“Movies like Bachelorette and disgusting behavior like
Cyrus’ may be part of the ‘real world’ of Hollywood, where casual sex is
celebrated and frequent divorce is almost a rite of passage,” declares
CMI. “But it is not the real world, because in the real world, sleazy
behavior has consequences.”

Diddy Grammy After Party Tickets ... $50,000 a Pop





Diddy post-Grammy party invitations
If you wanna party with Diddy
at the Playboy Mansion, you better be freakin' LOADED -- because TMZ
has learned, tickets for the rapper's post-Grammys after party top out
around $50,000 each.

The cheapest ticket is a slightly more
affordable $1,500 and they go up from there -- $15,000, $25,000 ... all
the way up to $50,000 -- depending on what services you may require at
the black tie affair.

Sources connected with the party promoters
tell TMZ, the $50,000 Monster Cabana ticket gets you 2 cabanas, VIP
admission for 20 people, buffet dinner, open bar, free bottle service
... and 15 dedicated female promotional models.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Beckham attends a game between the Clippers and the Lakers






David Beckham attends a game between the Los Angeles Clippers
and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January
25, 2012








Peter Andre Arriving 'To My Borough'awards In new Car














 Peter Andre is pictured arriving at the Welcome 'To My Borough'awards in his new car in london England










Kate Beckinsale promoting her new movie ‘Underworld: Awakening’


Kate Beckinsale looked slimmer than
ever as she continued promoting her latest Underworld movie at a
photocall for the film in Madrid, Spain, this afternoon.







Amanda Seyfried seen on the set of ‘Lovelace’ in Los Angeles




Hollywood Star Liam Neeson Is Thinking About Becoming Muslim





 



HOLLYWOOD star Liam Neeson is considering giving up his Catholic belief and becoming a Muslim.


The actor, 59, admitted Islamic prayer "got into his spirit" while filming in Turkish city Istanbul.


He said: "The Call to Prayer happens five times a day and for the
first week it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit
and it's the most beautiful, beautiful thing.


"There are 4,000 mosques in the city. Some are just stunning and it really makes me think about becoming a Muslim."


Liam was raised in Northern Ireland as a devout Catholic and altar boy and was named after the local priest.


But the star — whose wife Natasha Richardson died aged 45 in a skiing
accident in 2009 — has spoken about challenges to his faith.


He said: "I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask
ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it
all about?


"I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism."


Liam was criticised in 2010 after claiming Narnia lion Aslan — voiced
by him in the movies — is not based on Christ as CS Lewis had claimed
but in fact all spiritual leaders including Mohammed.


His latest film The Grey, about an oil drilling team who crash in freezing Alaska, is released in the UK on Friday.

Will Miley Cyrus Become A Country Singer?




Miley Cyrus is getting a lot of recognition and fabulous reviews for her new Bob Dylan cover song “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go.”
Miley’s song is very country, and it makes us wonder with all of the
positive feedback she’s been getting if she’ll decide to take the
country route with her next album.

Justin Bieber vs. Taylor Lautner: Who’s Got the Better Wax Figure?




































Celebrity Wax Figures - Realistic or Reeaally??



Bradley CooperJustin Bieber, 17, has once again been replicated in wax, but he’s not the only one. Twilight teen wolf Taylor Lautner, 19, will also be remembered in wax. 

 First up, the “Baby” singer’s newest wax figure was unveiled on
Wednesday at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, Nevada, but we’re not
convinced that it looks like him. However, TLaut’s is looking a little
bit more like the guy himself. Taylor’s wax figure was unveiled at
Madame Tussauds on Thursday in London, England.


Get a good look at these teen heartthrobs’ wax statues, and let us know which one you prefer: Justin or Taylor? Cast your vote in the poll and stand by your man in the comments.













Madonna Up Close And Personal At The NY Screening Of ‘W.E.’


Last night, in the pouring New York rain, I headed uptown to the Ziegfeld Theater on 54th Street for the screening of Madonna’s directorial debut, W.E.
My gorgeous friend, Zoe, and I waited in line on the red carpet and got
shivers as Madonna approached us, up close and personal… her stunning
dress, her charisma, old Hollywood glamor, Madonna the icon is as
magnificent as ever. There are few stars in her class.







As Trent reported earlier today,
this is Madonna’s first go at directing, and in her welcome speech
before the filming of W.E, and in her candid comments to the press, she
is humble and honored to have had the opportunity.



“I’m a storyteller, it’s what I do.. most people know me
as a singer, not a director, but both are telling a story..it’s how we
get through it..”

Few would have thought that Madonna would direct a film, but she is
clearly one talented lady with many talents. Madge admitted that she is
exhausted “from working my ass off for the Super Bowl” and that she
“cries when I’m tired.” She was emotional when she spoke to the
audience, and the grand theater fell silent as she graced the stage. You
just realize, being in a room with her, how absolutely idolized and
revered she is.


The film itself we cant review just yet, but we will… as soon as we
can, promise! Madonna did have something to say about the story though…



“This is a story about history, a king’s abdication, but
really it is about love, what we are willing to sacrifice for love, what
we are willing to compromise, and having the courage to know when it is
not love and to walk away.”

Those were Madonna’s words, and she spoke with conviction.


Even though she was clearly the star of the night (in a dramatic Marchesa dress
with voluminous tulle sleeves down to her fingertips, an embroidered
bodice and train!) her actors shone as well. The beautiful Andrea Risebourough made a grand entrance in a magnificent black and tulle dress, almost a smaller version of Madonna’s look. James D’Arcy and Oscar Isaac were extremely handsome too. All in all, a very gorgeous and talented cast. Abbie Cornish didn’t make it last night, but all else were there.


What an honor to be there! Check out the pics from the night and a
short snapshot of a candid VIDEO we took of Madge speaking to the press
(lots of different media outlets were crowding around here, but my hand
is up there with my handy iPhone)… she speaks about what fashion advice
her daughter has ever given her and what the message of the film
is…listen out for a quiet comment about this not being the last film she
will direct. Oooh that is exciting!

LMFAO to Perform With Madonna at Super Bowl









LMFAO will join Madonna onstage during the Super Bowl halftime show, according to Will.i.am.


The Black Eyed Peas singer, who manages the duo under his label Will.i.am Music Group, revealed the news during a radio interview with Capital FM on Thursday.


Will.i.am announced, “I’m going to the Super Bowl this year to see my group LMFAO perform with Madonna.”


The singer, who headlined last year’s halftime show with the Black
Eyed Peas, added, “Check that out, Will.i.am Music Group is pretty
freaking two for two. One year the Super Bowl the next year another
group part of the Super Bowl in collaboration with Madonna.”

Armie Hammer Arrested For Drug POssession In Texas










Armie Hammer mug shot
Armie Hammer
looks like the most clean cut criminal of all-time in the mug shot --
snapped moments after his arrest for marijuana possession in Texas.

Armie was popped back in November ... in Sierra Blanca, TX -- the same town where Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg were busted.

Police claim they found three pot cookies during the bust ... and one brownie.

Prosecutors
dropped the case because Armie was only alleged to have .02 ounces of
weed. He spent a day in jail before paying a $1,000 bond.



source :tmz

Kate Upton Hottest Photos








Kate Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model and actress known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, first in 2011, when she was named Rookie of the Year, and again    in 2012, when she was announced as the cover model.

















































Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Angelina Jolie: 98 lbs, Pregnant And Headed To Rehab?








Angelina Jolie


Brad is BEGGING Angie to seek professional for her eating disorder,
depression and exhaustion before she harms their alleged baby!


Angelina Jolie is working so hard that she may be risking her own health and the health of her alleged baby, according to Star magazine.





A source tells the mag that the never-ending mix of Angie’s charities, promoting her directorial debut film — In the Land of Blood and Honey — being a mom of six, AND pregnant with another kid on the way has caused her to near a severe breakdown.


“Angelina hardly ever eats, and she rarely gets more than four or
fice hours of sleep a night. And she gets terribly depressed, to the
point where she is inconsolable,” a source tells Star.
“Angelina’s been very emotional lately and cries at the drop of a hat…
Everyone close to her fears she’s biting off more than she can chew.
They’re afraid she’s on the verge of suffering a completely breakdown.”


And Brad Pitt is becoming increasingly concerned, especially with their reported third biological baby on the way. In the Jan. 18th issue of OK! magazine, sources confirmed to the mag that Angelina is indeed expecting. This would be the seventh addition to their current brood of kids: Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and Knox and Vivienne, 3.


Brad, 48, has already began researching rehab facilities to find one where Angie will get the proper help she needs along with the proper security.


“There’s one on the Cap d’Antibes called the Clinique Science &
Beaute, which is run by top French doctor Henry Delmar. Brad likes that
it will approach Angelina’s using a mix of different schools of medicine
to help with the exhaustion, loss of appetite and depression,” the
source tells Star.


Of course, the main focus is Angie’s health, but with their rumored unborn baby on the way — there are two lives at risk.

Julia Georges assured her ticket for the finals of the Tennis Tournament of Dubai















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Dabi, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) German female tennis player Julia Georges
assured her ticket for the finals of the Tennis Tournament of Dubai,
United Arab Emirates Friday, beating Danish Caroline Wozniacki -former
world number one- 7-6 (7/3) and 7-5 in 2 hours and 12 minutes.

 

Georges managed to win, and broke most of the competition predictions pointing at Wozniacki as the favourite.

This is the third victory for Georges against Wozniacki against two defeats.


The most important of Georges  victories was on April 24, 2011 during
the dispute of the title for the Open Tournament of Stuttgart, Germany.


Georges, 23 years old and number 19 in the world ranking, got five aces
in the match against Wozniacki and saved 10 of the 15 break points
Wozniacki had.

Now Georges will match Polish contender Agnieszka
Radwanska, the winner against Serbian Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 2-6 and 6-0
in one hour and 43 minutes

The only match between Georges and
Radwanska was in the Australian Open last month, in which the Polich
athlete won by 6-0 and 6-0.

The tournament in Dubai distributes nearly 2 million dollars in prizes.

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