The BMW Group continued on its successful course in April with an increase of 6.8% in sales. A total of 155,419 (prev. yr. 145,541) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles were sold worldwide last month. Over the past four months the number of deliveries climbed 5.7% to a new all-time high of 603,619 vehicles (prev. yr. [...]
Posted by Jacques Peterson on 04/10/2013 at 12:17 AM News The Popdust Files: Amber, f(x), K-pop, Krystal Being a K-pop idol on social media is tricky. Unlike Rihanna, Chris Brown, or even Justin Bieber, K-poppers can’t cuss, flirt, or post half-naked photos of themselves in case they cause a scandal that will ruin their image. [...]
Production is underway on Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla remake, with the director posting a welcome message online from the set. There’s no actual footage of course, just a shot of Edwards introducing the project in what appears to be a Japanese airport, having just completed shooting the first scene of the movie. “It went great” says [...]
Pic After The Jump Chrissy Teigen may have violated Instagram’s terms of use yesterday, but we’re not mad at her. The 27-year old, who was Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions’ “Rookie of the Year 2010,” and is currently enganged to John Legend, celebrated getting 200,000 Twitter followers by posting a racy pic of herself online. In the pic Chrissy [...]
• As it turns out, British designer Vivienne Westwood isn’t a fan of First Lady Michelle Obama’s style. In an interview with the New York Times, the outspoken Westwood said, “Don’t talk about her. It’s dreadful what she wears….I don’t want to talk about it. Really, I can’t. She’s a very nice looking lady, but it’s a nonstarter [...]
Pic After The Jump Rihanna has a super hot body and she isn’t afraid to flaunt it. The singer posted a sexy new pic on her Instagram account to say thank you to Prada for the new S&M-style boots she received as a gift. In the pic she’s wearing the thigh high boots, a white thong and [...]
It looks weird, but this is how Blake writes all his best gooves. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)Hey, Blake Griffin, what do you think about Serge Ibaka receiving a $ 25,000 fine, but not getting suspended, for smacking you in the crotch on Sunday? Very brand-conscious, very hip, very now, very social, very zing-y. Strong work, Blake. [...]
Updated: March 5, 2013, 4:54 PM ET ESPN.com news services Northern Iowa receiver Terrell Sinkfield reportedly ran the 40-yard dash in 4.19 seconds at a pro day held Monday at the University of Minnesota. The blazing time came in his second attempt at the 40 and was so fast that he was asked to run [...]
This week, tourists (and at least one reporter) visiting North Korea began accessing the web directly from their smartphones, through the country’s Koryolink 3G network. Associated Press journalist Jean H. Lee has been tweeting from Pyongyang since Monday, though she didn’t get around to detailing the service until yesterday. Her tweet, “Hello world from comms [...]
Man, oh man, ASUS certainly didn’t disappoint with the verbally confusing back to back launch of the new PadFone Infinity and FonePad, but the real star of this morning’s Mobile World Congress was sheer insanity, outdoing even that bizarre Columbus video from last week. What happens when you let the Magicians Guild run your show? [...]
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 8:47AM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Unnamed hackers brought down fast food powerhouse Burger King’s Twitter account this week courtesy of a slew of insults, rival restaurant McDonalds-related posts and even some hip-hop references. Buzz behind the unexpected online breach had the Internet in a frenzy Monday (February 18) afternoon. Somebody hacked [...]
Just because Rhapsody is an old hand at online music doesn’t mean it has to lag behind: the company just posted a new version of its app tailored to Windows Phone 8 listeners. Besides the native OS tie-ins, it adds offline downloads and access to the personalized My Music section. Windows Phone-focused listeners who’ve stuck [...]
Still-in-turnaround-mode Sony has reported its earnings for the October to December period, and has recorded a net loss of about 10.8 billion yen ($ 115 million). It did however improve its revenue to $ 21 billion as the yen weakened, despite slower sales of items like HDTVs and Blu-ray players. Key for Sony is that [...]
Posted by Jacques Peterson on 02/05/2013 at 11:46 PM News, Photos The Popdust Files: K-pop, keri hilson, Kim Jun Hee, naughty bits Korean celebrity, Kim Jun Hee, is making headlines after posting some photos of herself on the web wearing a bikini in front of a men’s urinal. Now, we bet you’re wondering just why [...]
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s (TTWO) third-quarter profit soared on a 76% increase in revenue, thanks in part to a record-breaking release of a basketball game. In addition, the New York game maker authorized the repurchase of up to 7.5 million shares. Following the earnings and buyback news, Take-Two shares jumped 6.6% after hours to $ [...]