WORLD ACTION NEWS: January 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012

Buick Excelle is China’s Best Selling Car in 2011

In North America, Buick is trying hard to shed its blue-rinse, AARP image. In China, however, the brand’s status is very much revered. In fact, to own a Buick in many aspects, is to know that you’ve arrived. Perhaps its not surprising then that among the best selling cars in China, Buicks rank right up there. In fact, last year, the best selling model of all wore a Tri-Shield logo, the Buick...

Nina Dobrev Wears Extensions For Nylon

The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev is Nylon's February cover girl, and we were surprised by her very un-Elena front-page look. Nina wore big winged liner and unstructured braids that incorporated Featherlocks clip-in feather hair extensions. It's not a hairstyle we're used to seeing on her, but it was actually her idea; Nina apparently brought feather extensions to the cover shoot as part of...

Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx Now Available From Verizon

The Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx is now available from Verizon, and the handset is available for $299 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Verizon Wireless. The Droid RAZR Maxx is essentially a Droid RAZR with a higher capacity battery and the handset comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, although Verizon have said that it will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the future. Specifications...

Hyundai Santa Fe 2013

What you see here in this post are the clearest and spy shots of the soon-to-be-unveiled Hyundai crossover, the 2013 Santa Fe CUV. Scheduled to make its official public debut at the up-coming New York Auto Show in April, the all-new Santa Fe CUV will boast a dynamic exterior layout with styling influences from the most recent crop of Hyundai cars (new Hyundai i40 and i30 hatchback). Up front,...

Top 5 Android Application for Students.

Android is not only famous among Businessman, but also among Teens and Students. That’s why Android is launching too many application for Students. Here is a list of Top 5 Android Application for Students. 1.) Merriam-Webster Dictionary Always Students need Dictionary for some or the other reason. And no body wants to carry a huge tomb of good dictionary. So here your smartphone can be useful...

See Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis's Sweetest Moments!

Rumors have been flying about a possible split between Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, but she put the gossip to rest recently by saying the reports "are false." Johnny and Vanessa are no strangers to constant speculation about the status of their relationship, and they've weathered the talk for 14 years. We're celebrating the good news by taking a look back at the couple's sweetest moments...

How to Run Android Apps On your Computer

BLUESTACKS APP PLAYER lets you run Android apps on a Windows PC. After downloading the alpha-version app onto a computer, position your pointer over the Android icon on the Windows desktop; a menu of more than ten default apps will appear, each openable with a click, you can also use your mouse and keyboard to interact with the Android apps. To exit any android app, simply click the X icon at...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Sony Xperia S hands-on

We had the feeling that the Sony Xperia S might rear its lovely little head at tonight's press conference in the Las Vegas Convention Center -- and indeed this pretty little slab was announced amongst the deluge of products and superstar cameos. The Sony Xperia S is a smartphone with a bit of an identity crisis, which is to say that there were two versions of the same handset on the showroom...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Bird Flu Rears Its Ugly Head With Multiple Deaths in China

China is reporting its second bird flu death in one month. A 39-year-old man was the second casualty from the deadly H5N1 strain in less than one month. The first victim, also 39-years-old and a bus driver died on December 31st. The second victim was in southern China. He fell ill on January 6th and died on Sunday. The first victim was employed as a bus driver in Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong....

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Miley Cyrus’ new cropped haircut

Miley Cyrus stepped out over the weekend with a new cropped hairdo. She was also wearing a white t-shirt without a bra, which is all too common for her. Miley should invest in some cami tops with built in bras if it’s such a problem for her to harness her girls. At least she had on a flannel shirt for coverage. Anyway Miley tweeted that she got a hair cut and had about five inches chopped off....

Monday, January 23, 2012

Katy Perry Kisses Shirtless Guy At First Concert Since Split

Katy Perry kissed a new guy ... and he definitely liked it! The singer hit the stage in Jakarta, Indonesia today, her first public appearance since Russell Brand filed for divorce back in December. Despite the split, Katy appeared to be having a great time during the show -- where, at one point, she pulled a shirtless local on stage, playfully rubbed his chest and gave him a big kiss. He looks...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Kim Kardashian Feels She Got Married Too Soon

Kim Kardashian, 31, – who filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries in October, just 72 days after they tied the knot – admitted she felt a “weight lifted” off her shoulders when she first spent time apart from the basketball hunk during a trip to Dubai with mom, Kris Jenner. Speaking in an episode of ‘Kourtney and Kim Take New York’, she said: “My heart is telling me I did this too fast,...

Windows 8 to manage your mobile broadband use for you

Windows 8 will contain built-in support for mobile broadband devices and smarter use of metered Internet connections, as detailed in the lastest post on Microsoft's Building Windows 8 blog. Most 3G mobile broadband connections are subject to usage limits, and keeping track of data usage at the moment normally means running an application from the mobile operator, or even checking on their website....

Porsche Panamera Falls Into the Hands of Wald International

The latest model to receive Wald International's dark "Black Bison" treatment is the Porsche Panamera sports saloon. As usual, the Japanese tuning firm's package is centered on a raft of styling parts with minimal performance upgrades. The Panamera's exterior receives a comprehensive makeover with a new carbon fiber aero kit that adds a new front bumper with sculpted air vents, rear wheel arch...

Miley Cyrus See Through Top With No Bra

It is a glorious day my Muslim brothers! Pious Muslimina Miley Cyrus has exposed her perky breasts and nipples in the see through photo above. As we know an intelligent Muslim woman like Miley Cyrus would never show her boobs like this without a good reason, so this is obviously Miley’s way of demonstrating how fertile she is to us virile Muslim men. Miley Cyrus should be commended for exposing...

Madonna’s Favorite Thing Is Her Victoria’s Secret Underwear

Madonna,53, likes to look sexy for her boyfriend 24-year-old Brahim Zabrat and wears racy lingerie from underwear chain Victoria’s Secret with stockings. She is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “My favourite things in life are my fishnets and my Victoria’s Secret underpants.” The ‘Material Girl’ star is currently preparing for the release of her 12th album ‘M.D.N.A’ and has...

Android 101: Tips On How To Use Your Android Phone

That Android operating system on your phone can carry out numerous tasks but it’s important to know where to start. Unlike iPhone’s cut-and-dried IU, the Android OS affords you ample space to organize and customize. Here’s a guide to getting the most out of your Android phone’s many included features. The Desktop Android’s desktop differs slightly compared to other smartphone platforms. With...

Free Video Player Application for Android

Everyone likes to watch their movies on the go these days. Many of the smartphones run the Android OS but the stock Video Player fails to play many video formats. There are many other efficient video players on the Android Market. Let’s take a look at the top video players.MX Video PlayerMX Video player boasts of the fact that it is the first video player in the Android market to perform Multi-core...

Wikipedia App for Android Released

In the same week as Wikipedia went black to raise awareness of SOPA and PIPA opposition, WikiMedia releases an Android App to the Market. The App is free for all, and can be installed on any device with a minimum of Android 2.2 Froyo installed. This is the official app for Android, which gives the user full access to Wikipedia's 20 million plus article database in over 280 languages. The app...

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Hyundai Gives 2012 Sonata Hybrid Battery A Lifetime Warranty

What happens if the battery in your hybrid car starts to fail? If your car is still within warranty, you’ll get a replacement battery at no cost to you. If your car or its battery pack are out of warranty, you’ll have a few other options. But South Korean automaker Hyundai is now so confident that the battery pack in its 2012 Sonata Hybrid will outlive the car that it is offering customers a lifetime...

Galaxy Nexus snow white version spotted in the wild

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen or heard about the white version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but this time it’s not just a rendered press image or posted up on a retailer website. Instead we are seeing live hands-on images of the phone. I know many don’t like the idea of a white phone but just check out the pictures. Most phones or tablets that have been given the white treatment are...

Golden Globes 2012 Winners List

The 2012 Golden Globe Awards took over Hollywood on Sunday evening (January 15) with Ricky Gervais once again at the helm and all of Tinseltown in his joke-slinging sights. A much more staid affair than last year's show - save for some of the host's zingers and Seth Rogen's reference to his penis — the ceremony capped a long week of statuette-accepting and speech-giving ahead of next month's...

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Motorola Droid 4 In Action

Motorola recently announced their latest Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Droid 4, which comes with 4G LTE, plus a dual core 1.2GHz processor and it will run Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, plus if features a 4 inch qHD scratch resistant touchscreen display and 1GB of RAM. Other specifications on the Motorola Droid 4 include a slide out QWERTY keyboard, plus an 8 megapixel...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Motorola Droid 4 hands-on pictures

Along with the super-skinny Droid RAZR Maxx, Motorola has its all new Droid 4 on display at Pepcom's Digital Experience. It's .5-inch enclosure feels really sleek and solid in the hand, and the sliding mechanism seems like it'll stand up to regular use quite nicely. Design-wise, it's much improved over the Droid 3 and it feels like a higher-end device overall. The laser-cut and LED-backlit keyboard...

Acer Introduces Aspire S5 — World's Thinnest Ultrabook

Acer kicked off CES 2012 today with the introduction of the Aspire S5, billed as the world's thinnest ultrabook. With a 13.3-inch LCD display, the computer measures 15 mm at its biggest point and weighs less than 3 lbs. Using the same Instant On technology as the Timeline, the S5 boots to full functionality in 1.5 seconds and boasts a battery life of "several weeks," according to...

Nokia Lumia 900

Nokia announces its biggest yet thinnest Windows Phone to date with the Nokia Lumia 900, its first phone to support high-speed LTE data transfers. As our exclusive video shows, this powerhouse was built exclusively for AT&T and promises a bigger, faster, stronger smartphone experience thanks to larger screen, faster processor and support for the fastest mobile data transfers available to date. The...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

2013 Cadillac ATS

Patience and persistence count for a lot when you're shaping brands. BMW is probably the best example, having evolved, model by model, from a German also-ran that built a weird minicar to the undisputed crafters of Ultimate Driving Machines. General Motors is probably the worst example, its recent history being littered with tales of expensive impatience. It remodeled the entire Oldsmobile lineup...

Beyonce And Jay-Z Welcome Baby Girl

The year's most anticipated new arrival is finally here: Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z (nee Shawn Carter) welcomed Blue Ivy Carter, a healthy baby girl, into the world on Saturday (January 7) in New York at Lenox Hill Hospital, according to E! News. Beyoncé surprised and delighted fans around the world back in August when she not-so-subtly announced her pregnancy on our very own VMA stage. Rumors...

Monday, January 9, 2012

Lenovo K91 55 inch 3D LED Ice Cream Sandwich SmartTV

Lenovo has unveiled its 55 inch 3D LED SmartTV named Lenovo K91 which is the first Android 4.0 Icecream Sandwich SmartTV at CES 2012. The Lenovo K91 SmartTV is a 55 inch, 1080p LED-backlit IPS 3D TV and runs Android 4.0 icecream sandwich across the beautiful big screen. The Lenovo K91 Smart TV, as told above runs on Android 4.0 icecream sandwich, not to mistake it’s not a...

Sunday, January 8, 2012

RIM now working on only one BlackBerry 10 smartphone; Colt, Milan canceled

We already reported that the BlackBerry Colt — the handset that was originally intended to be the Research In Motion’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphone — had been cancelled. Now, we have heard from multiple sources that the BlackBerry Milan that leaked last month was in fact was never a QNX smartphone, but a BlackBerry 7 device with a slightly different design identity. Regardless,...

Solar Panel Roof Shingles

The National Research Council (NRC) of Canada released, in their December 2011 Construction Innovation newsletter, that they are evaluating the possibilities of using building-integrative photovoltaic (BIPV) shingles and turning the low sloped roofs, typically found on commercial supermarkets, industrial warehouses and school buildings, into energy producers. BIPV shingle products are expected...

Nextbook Elite Android 4.0 Tablet

Many would think of eFun as yet-another me-too tablet maker, which offers Nextbook Android tablets with underwhelming at a cost of $120. However eFun also offers some higher-end tablets with “premium” features. Now reports are coming in that eFun is preparing to launch its very first tablet that features Android 4.0 as well as a dual core processor. The eFun Nextbook Elite 10 runs on a 1.1GHz...

A First for Samsung: Smartphone Printers

This week Samsung launched a series of printers that can print documents from smartphones and other mobile gadgets using Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct is a Wi-Fi Alliance certified standard that enables anytime, anywhere communication without the need to connect to a traditional home, office or hotspot router. Devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, PCs and gaming devices can interconnect...

Very Pregnant Beyonce Spotted Last Night In New York

Beyonce is still working hard, although she is about to give birth at any moment. She was spotted leaving her office last night in New York with her mom Tina and bodyguard Julius in tow. When her bodyguard tried to stop paparazzi from taking photos, Bey was nice enough to tell him, ‘Leave them alone, it’s fine’ as she continued to make her way to the waiting vehicle. Earlier this week, an...

Bruce Willis And Emma Heming Expecting A Daughter

Bruce Willis‘ wife, Emma Heming, is reportedly expecting a baby girl. Bruce already has three daughters, Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and 17-year-old Tallulah, with ex-wife Demi Moore – is set to become a father for the fourth time after it was announced in October that Emma is pregnant with their first child. A source told Life &Style magazine: “Bruce is going to have another baby girl in...

Rihanna Named Best-Selling Digital Artist Ever Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift also rank high on Nielsen SoundScan list.

Rihanna's run at the record books continues unabated, as the "We Found Love" singer has been named by Nielsen SoundScan as the top-selling digital artist ever. The Talk That Talk diva has moved an incredible 47.5 million digital downloads since bursting onto the scene in 2005, giving her a comfortable lead over second-place Black Eyed Peas, who have career digital sales of 42.4 million. Eminem...

Friday, January 6, 2012

Google will debut new Google TV at CES 2012

Semiconductor company Marvell announced on Thursday that the next generation of Google TV will be powered by the Marvell Foresight Platform and its Armada 1500 HD Media system-on-a-chip, and that we'll be getting a first look at it next week at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marvell has teamed up with Google and effectively picked up where Intel left...

Your Next Mouse : the Cube

Just before the upcoming electronics extravaganza, the Consumer Electronics Show, Logitech dropped a clever little device for hungry eyes. And hands. While Apple, Google, Blackberry, Microsoft, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Acer and others prepare to duke it out publicly for the slimmest, coolest, shiniest and fastest tablet, Logitech slipped in under our collective radar and quietly introduced...

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Samsung Galaxy M offers up Super AMOLED for less

Samsung's 2011 flagship still tantalizingly out of your wallet's reach? Well, you might be tempted by the latest addition to the Galaxy family that's just gone official in Korea. While the shell appears nigh-on indistinguishable from the previously announced Galaxy R, there are some notable spec differences. The M totes a four-inch Super AMOLED screen, not the Super Clear LCD found on the R,...

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Prior Design Mercedes SLS AMG Teaser

Prior Design has sent out this teaser pictures of their latest line of aftermarket parts to be released for the Mercedes SLS AMG. The luxury Mercedes sports car has seen a variety of tuners try to make the ultimate SLS AMG package, but they keep getting better every year. On this particular project, we see body modifications everywhere, the hood received new air outlets, a revised front bumper,...

Acer and Lenovo Will Make Windows 8 Tablets in 2012

A new year marks a new beginning for many tablet makers after getting kicked around by the Apple iPad in sales all 2011 long. Acer and Lenovo are a couple of manufacturers who will be taking another proverbial 'kick at the cat' (sorry to cat lovers) in 2012 when they build and launch Windows 8 tablets to the market. Seeing as the general consumer markets are saturated by iPads and Android tablets,...

Motorola Droid 4 Poses For The Camera

We are expecting the new Motorola Droid 4 to land on Verizon Wireless some time this month, and now we have some actual photos of the device along with some more specifications. The guys over at Technobuffalo managed to get their hands on the Motorola Droid 4, whcih you can see in the photos below, and we now know that it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Other specifications include a dual...

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