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Cowell shows love for fiancee by throwing couples-only bash

Millionaire Simon Cowell is so much in love with his fiancee that he’s throwing his first ever couples-only supper to show his affection for her. This domestic U-turn came as Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy, 37, reunited after six weeks apart. “It’s no secret they found time apart hard,” the Mirror quoted a source as saying. [...]

Singapore’s NOL hires banks for roadshow this week

Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NEPS.SI) has hired three banks to help arrange a meeting with investors this week that may result in a dollar bond issue, a source close to the deal said on Monday.

The company had hired Standard Chartered Bank (STAN.L) (2888.HK), HSBC (HSBA.L)(0005.HK) and DBS (DBSM.SI) for the three-day roadshow that would begin in Singapore on Tuesday, go to Hong Kong on Wednesday and end in London on Thursday, the source said. 

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Red Hat’s Fedora Linux: 13 Releases of Cutting-Edge Open Source

At this week’s Red Hat Summit, the company will be showing off its latest works, including the recently-shipped Fedora 13 Linux distribution. eWEEK has been tracking Fedora Linux from its early days. Take a look back at the 13 versions of Fedora that Red Hat has shipped since 2003 in the slide gallery below, and watch for links to eWEEK Labs reviews of each one. If you’ve tested the most recent, Fedora 13 release yourself, please head over to http://labs.eweek.com/product/fedora-13 to share your experiences with the distribution with the eWEEK Labs community. – …


Miley Cyrus won’t press charges against Perez Hilton for up-the-skirt pic

‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus and her parents will not be pressing charges against blogger Perez Hilton for the up-the-skirt picture he took of the teen actress, and posted on his website. According to E! Online, a source close to the family said Cyrus, 17, just wants to move on. “She just wants to move [...]

Streamlining and Standardizing Open Source Search Posted By : Lucidimagination

Lucid Imagination helped a large not-for-profit research institute streamline and standardize their Solr search implementation with:
On-site benchmark and analysis of Solr search framework and custom code modules
Best practices recommendations on scalable architecture and overall efficiencies
Guidance and assistance on setting up a replicated search environment

Temasek to invest up to US$300m in Agricultural Bank of China IPO, says source

Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek plans to invest up to US$300 million ($421 million) in the Agricultural Bank of China, ahead of its roughly US$20 billion IPO, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.

Temasek’s commitment to China’s third largest bank is a positive step for the offering, though it is less than the US$1 billion that AgBank’s underwriters are hoping to get from Middle East and Asian sovereign wealth fund cornerstone investors.

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Lea Michele Full Of “Glee” — And Herself

Rumors of Lea Michele’s rude, bratty “I’m The Biggest Star Here, Thank You Very Much” behavior are making headlines again. The Glee starlet, 23, is now being accused of acting like a snob on the set of the hit FOX show. An insider tells Us Magazine that Lea is a lot like her character, uptight Rachel [...]

Scarlett Johansson kiss at MTV Movie Awards ‘was Sandra Bullock’’s idea’

The stage smooch that Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson shared was actually the former’s idea, it has emerged.
“Scarlett was originally supposed to present a different award with Zac Efron, but when Sandy heard Scarlett would be there, she reached out to her,” The New York Daily News quoted a source as saying.
“It was a preplanned, [...]

Jesse James thinks Sandra Bullock will take him back, says his ex-wife

Actress Sandra Bullock’s cheating husband Jesse James has been revealed by his ex-wife to still be hoping that the ‘Speed’ star will take him back.
A source revealed that adult film actress Janine Lindemulder, 41, had made the claim after she watched James, who she was married to for 2 years, in his Nightline interview.
She believes [...]

Jesus Luz-Madonna romance ‘back on’

The on-off romance between Madonna and Jesus Luz is back on, suggest reports.
According to sources, the 51-year-old pop star’s Brazilian beau flew into London and is now ‘residing’ in her 6-million-pound Marble Arch pad.
He has already been out partying at the Aura nightclub in Mayfair, reports The Telegraph.
“He danced all night with a variety [...]

Pattinson, Witherspoon’s chemistry on Water for Elephants set ‘magic’

Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon share a ‘magical’ chemistry on the set of their upcoming film “Water for Elephants”, says a source.
A source close to the film explained that the chemistry between the two actors so far is ‘magic’, reports the FOXNews.com
“Rob worked with Reese seven years ago on ”Vanity Fair.” He had a tiny [...]

“Bad privatizations source of problems”

The 14th Congress of the Alliance of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS) started in Belgrade on Thursday. President of the Alliance, Ljubisa Orbović, addressed the gathering to say that the main source of problems for employees lies in the bad, unsuccessful privatization of some companies.

Lady Gaga ‘fires her security team’

‘Telephone’ hitmaker Lady Gaga is said to have fired her entire security staff after a fan managed to get on stage in Japan.
She also threw her wardrobe assistant for not locking her dressing room door.
“She went potty. She couldn”t believe they could let these things happen so she fired them on the spot. She [...]

Cheryl Cole ‘refusing to sign new £1mn X Factor contract’

Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is said to have refused to sign her new 1million pounds X Factor contract until she knows who will replace co-judge Dannii Minogue.
Cole, 26, also wants a promise that her pregnant pal Minogue will not be permanently replaced.
Minogue, 38, will miss out on the auditions stage when it starts next [...]

Apple May Be Hit with Antitrust Investigation

Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission investigation, according to an unnamed source in the New York Post, over its development-tool policies that exclude products built by companies such as Adobe. A clause in the developer agreement for the recently unveiled iPhone OS 4 requires that applications be originally written in Objective-C, C++ or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine. The unnamed source offered no timetable for when the federal government might announce such an investigation is underway.
– Apple may find itself under scrutiny by either the
Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed
source quoted in a May 3 article in the New York Post. The newspaper suggested
that the two agencies are “days away” from deciding which of them would pursue
an actua…


Twitter Issues Android App, Says Google Will Open Source the Code

Twitter April 30 released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market. Google is open sourcing the code for Twitter for Android, allowing developers to augment the app in their upcoming apps by using Twitter APIs. However, Twitter for Android was built for Android devices 2.1 and higher. This means it will currently only run on users’ Motorola Droid, Google Nexus One or the new HTC Incredible. The chorus of discontent shall ensue.
– Twitter released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market
April 30, fortifying the company’s officially unofficial portfolio of mobile
applications.
The theme for this release is sharing. Users of the app will be able to
tweet and share links and photos from the Share button.


Open Source Development Posted By : Rishi Mandloi

Open source applications are available absolutely for free, which is like a boon for the open source developers programmers, as with these open source applications, they can take over the open source development in the customized way for different businesses as per the requirements.

China’s New Century sets price range for S’pore IPO: Reuters source

China’s New Century Shipbuilding has set an indicative price of $0.98 to $1.19 a share for its Singapore initial public offering, a source said on Tuesday.

New Century filed a preliminary prospectus on the Monetary Authority of Singapore website earlier this month for an IPO that sources say may raise $500–$700 million ($686–$961 million).

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Posh shows off her million-dollar smile in new TV ad

Former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham is said to have shown her sunny side when she smiled in a new TV ad promoting LG Fashion Touch phones.
Posh, 36, not only laughed and joked but also broke into a giggling fit as she fooled around with best pal Eva Longoria Parker, 35, in the ad.
The singer [...]

Kate Moss considering exhibition of her nude pics?

Kate Moss is said to be considering exhibiting her naked pictures.
The supermodel posed nude for a series of raunchy snaps taken by her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince.
In the five black-and-white shots, she’’s wearing nothing but a German Kaiser helmet.
The never-before-seen photographs are with friend Rose Ferguson and her artist husband Jake Chapman.
A source says [...]