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Girls Gone Wild at Justin Bieber Mall Signing (TMZ.com)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:15:04 -0500

TMZ.com:
Girls Gone Wild at Justin Bieber Mall Signing  —  Cops tell TMZ a young girl was hospitalized this afternoon after fans went crazy ... anticipating the arrival of 15-year-old music star Justin Bieber at a Long Island mall.  —  Cops said the girl was taken out of the Roosevelt Field mall on a stretcher just moments ago.

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart's Late-Night PDA at Club (Us Weekly)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:10:00 -0500

Us Weekly:
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart's Late-Night PDA at Club  —  What did Kristen, Rob et al look like back in the day?  Check out our Before They Were New Moon Stars slideshow  —  While their castmates Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, Elisabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed …

Ahhhh what a week. - So I stepped off the plane after a month ... (Cheekyoziechick/Good Charlotte)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:16:28 -0500

Cheekyoziechick / Good Charlotte:
Ahhhh what a week.  —  So I stepped off the plane after a month out of the country, and basically went straight to the hospital for the week.  But don't worry all is well and we are home with no problems.  I was supposed to go into the studio a finish the last few vocals for the record, but that had to wait.

Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name (Ken Lee/People.com)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:20:04 -0500

Ken Lee / People.com:
Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name  —  The bond between Heidi Klum and husband Seal just got a little closer.  —  On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum's legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband's surname.  —  In her filing, Klum, 36, gave a one-word reason for the change: Marriage.

Marv Albert gets recognition from Jimmy Kimmel, but not everyone at show (Diane Pucin/Los Angeles Times)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:02 -0500

Diane Pucin / Los Angeles Times:
Marv Albert gets recognition from Jimmy Kimmel, but not everyone at show  —  His guest appearance results in a scuffle, as protectors for fellow guest 50 Cent don't appear to recognize sports broadcaster.  —  On Sports Media  —  It's not easy being on late-night television.

Hand model Christina Ambers sues building for $10M over alleged ... (NY Daily News)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:05 -0500

NY Daily News:
Hand model Christina Ambers sues building for $10M over alleged mistreatment since she wed doorman  —  Christina Ambers, who says she's being treated as an outcast at her building, is known as the Heidi Klum of foot and hand models  —  Christina Ambers, once dubbed the “Heidi Klum of foot models …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Carrie Prejean's Brother Says He'd "Probably" ... (RADAR)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:05 -0500

RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Carrie Prejean's Brother Says He'd “Probably” Watch Her Sex Tape  —  As the controversy continues over dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean's sex tapes and as pressure rises in her circle to say that she was underage in the videos, her brother Billy Arnone spoke exclusively …

Britney's Ex Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail (TMZ.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500

TMZ.com:
Britney's Ex Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail  —  Britney Spears' paparazzo ex boyfriend was just sentenced to 45 days in county jail after pleading no contest last month to leaving the scene of an accident.  —  But it's not as bad as it seems ... Adnan Ghalib gets ONE day credit for time already spent behind bars.

'NEW MOON' SHREDS MOVIE RECORDS! ... (Nikki Finke/Deadline.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:00 -0500

Nikki Finke / Deadline.com:
‘NEW MOON’ SHREDS MOVIE RECORDS!  Opens To $72M Biggest Friday/Single Day (Including All-Time $26.2M Midnights); ‘Twilight’ Sequel Tracking $125M Weekend  —  BREAKING NEWS!  SATURDAY 6:45AM UPDATE: “The night definitely belongs to Twilight.”  This is what my Hollywood insiders are now telling …

Is Dustin Hoffman out of 'Little Fockers'? (Nicole Sperling/Hollywood Insider)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:01 -0500

Nicole Sperling / Hollywood Insider:
Is Dustin Hoffman out of ‘Little Fockers’?  —  Those of you looking forward to seeing Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand reunite as Bernie and Roz Focker, you may have to just rent Meet the Fockers again.  It's looking like Hoffman isn't returning to the third installment in the Meet the Parents franchise.

Miley Cyrus Concert - The Show Must Go On... (TMZ.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500

TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus Concert — The Show Must Go On...  UPDATE: Miley was not in any of the buses traveling in the caravan.  The Cyrus Family released the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill “Uncle Bill” Douglas.  Members of our tour are like members of our family.

One Dead in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash (People.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500

People.com:
One Dead in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash  —  A tour bus transporting Miley Cyrus's crew was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., on Friday.  —  Cyrus, 16, was not on board, PEOPLE has confirmed, and, according to her Web site, she is scheduled to perform Sunday in Greensboro, N.C.

Jude irked by NYU dorm's-eye view (New York Post)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:04 -0500

New York Post:
Jude irked by NYU dorm's-eye view  —  When Jude Law moved in next door to an NYU freshman dorm, he didn't realize he'd be giving away front-row seats to every performance — and he's hardly pleased with his “audience.”  —  Star-struck students say they race to their dorm windows whenever …

Friends React to Oprah Winfrey's Decision to End Show (Stephen M. Silverman/People.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:02 -0500

Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Friends React to Oprah Winfrey's Decision to End Show  —  As the realization sinks in that, after a quarter of a century, Oprah Winfrey will be ending her syndicated talk show Sept. 9, 2011 - a decision she intends to explain on her program Friday - rivals, admirers and industry analysts are chiming in with their reactions.

Tour Bus Crashes on Interstate 85 (Richard Lesko/WTVR-TV)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:00 -0500

Richard Lesko / WTVR-TV:
Tour Bus Crashes on Interstate 85  —  Sources say it is the tour bus of singer Miley Cyrus  —  DINWIDDIE - A tour bus has crashed on Interstate 85, injuring several people and killing one.  —  It happened at mile marker 55, that's right in front of the rest area.

Miley Cyrus Tour Bus in Deadly Crash (TMZ.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:05 -0500

TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus Tour Bus in Deadly Crash  —  UPDATE: According to officials, Miley was on a bus that was part of a 4-vehicle caravan which included the bus that crashed.  —  We're told Miley's bus was not involved in the crash..  —  Officials also confirmed the driver of the bus was the only fatality …

Idris Elba joins Marvel Studios' 'Thor' (Hollywoodreporter/The Hollywood Reporter)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0500

Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Idris Elba joins Marvel Studios' ‘Thor’  —  Idris Elba has joined the cast of “Thor,” Marvel Studios' film centering on the Norse god of thunder.  —  Kenneth Branagh is directing the adaptation of the Marvel comic.  Chris Hemsworth will star as Thor; Tom Hiddleston will play Loki, and Natalie Portman is the love interest Jane Foster.

SITE NEWS: Droid, iPhone, and Pre: meet the new Techmeme Mobile

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:23:39 -0500

Today we're introducing Techmeme Mobile, a new mobile version of Techmeme optimized for popular smartphones. Techmeme Mobile loads much faster on phones thanks to a sparser page format in which tabs and "Discussion" links load on demand. In addition, button-sized headline links make it nicely suited for touchscreens. We've tested it on the iPhone, Droid, Palm Pre and other devices and believe most people on the go will find Techmeme Mobile preferable to Techmeme's standard page.

     

Techmeme Mobile is available for all browsers at http://techmeme.com/m, but simply browsing http://techmeme.com/ will redirect there depending on your mobile device. If for any reason, you prefer to view the standard Techmeme page, a link at the bottom of Techmeme Mobile will send you there.

Mobile versions for memeorandum, WeSmirch, and Ballbug are available too, again by appending "/m" to the url.

There's an icon for that

Though Techmeme Mobile is a web page, and not a native app, iPhone users can still add a nice icon to their home screen. Just press "+" at the bottom of the browser, then "Add to Home Screen" and Techmeme Mobile will always be one tap away.

We're keeping that older mobile version too

Still using an old dumbphone? Good old barebones Techmeme Mini will remain available, since it's still better for devices with small, nontouch displays. Introduced in 2006, Techmeme Mini dispenses with "Discussion" links to tidy up the browsing experience on the most basic phones.

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SITE NEWS: Techmeme is six people now, and we're all on Twitter

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:49:37 -0500

Ever since we first plugged human editors into the automation behind Techmeme, we've been improving how we work to make the human/machine combo more and more effective. While technological innovations have contributed to these improvements, smarter and more continuous human editing has played a critical role as well.

Over the past few months three more editors have joined Techmeme's editorial team. They are (with links to their Twitter profiles) Rich DeMuro, formerly of CNET and various TV news outlets, Lidija Davis of The Drill Down podcast, formerly of ReadWriteWeb, and Mahendra Palsule, writer for MakeUseOf.com and a former IT project manager. At this point we're now staffed 24 hours a day most weekdays.

We've created a list on Techmeme's Twitter profile to let you follow the whole team, which also includes Megan McCarthy, Omer Horvitz, and myself. We may not tweet constantly about Techmeme, but we eat salads, and you have a right to know when we do.

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