January 14, 2011 – British actor Colin Firth, who is tipped for Oscar glory for his latest movie the “The King’s Speech,” was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Thursday. The…
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William and Kate get archbishop, for wedding
January 7, 2011 – Prince William and Kate Middleton released new details Wednesday about their wedding, revealing that they will travel in a horse-drawn carriage and will be married by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In…
Lenovo now launches 'LePad'
January 5, 2011 – Chinese computer colossus Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled an IdeaPad computer that serves as a laptop for work tasks then converts to a touch-screen tablet for play time. The IdeaPad U1 hybrid,…
Did Michael Jackson kill himself?
January 4, 2011 – Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s personal doctor will argue that he killed himself, prosecutors claimed ahead of a pre-trial hearing Tuesday into the pop icon’s death. The case centers on the role…
iPhone promises to fix alarm glitch today
January 3, 2011 – The bells weren’t ringing for many iPhone users this New Year’s weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple’s iconic mobile phones failed to go off, causing many to…
Facebook tried to buy Twitter in 2008: report
January 3, 2011 – The microblogging site Twitter turned down a 500 million dollar purchase offer from the social networking site Facebook in 2008, according to the Financial Times. In an interview with the British…
Elton John is dad via surrogate: report
December 28, 2010 – British pop star Elton John is the father of a baby boy born to a surrogate mother in California, US Magazine reported. The weekly said the baby, named Zachary, was born…
Scarlett Johansson files for divorce
December 24, 2010 – Hollywood A-listers Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, a week after they announced their amicable split, documents showed. The couple — named sexiest man and…
Bollywood hopes for animated Christmas
December 23, 2010 – India’s animators are hoping that a film starring two of Bollywood’s biggest stars will revive the sector’s fortunes, after earlier efforts to popularise the cartoon genre fell flat. Ajay Devgn and…
Geek was chic in 2010
December 23, 2010 – Tech terms ruled when it came to queries on the world’s leading search engine in 2010, with online stranger-pairing website Chatroulette and Apple’s hip iPad tablet computer the hottest topics. Internet…