Archive | February, 2010

Waseem Akram and Akshay team up!

7 Feb


In his upcoming movie Patiala House, Akshay Kumar essays the role of an all-star bowler from London. His character will be seen to play in the World Cup matches. The scenes are expected to be shot at the famous London Oval, and other English cricket fields.

Director Nikhil Advani, hopes, as all others in his league, to make ‘reel’ come as close to ‘real’ as possible! He has, in the process, approached Wasim Akram, ex-captain and legend of Pakistani cricket, to train Akshay for the role.

At first, Wasim Akram was reluctant to take up the coaching offer because he is still mourning the sudden demise of his wife, Huma. Ultimately however, he has been convinced to accept the job.

Akshay will start training as soon as his back injury recovers. He is using hydrotherapy to help hasten the recovery.

With the amount of effort that seems to be going in, BollyCurry wishes Advani, Akki, Akram and co the very best for this (more…)

Hair Treatment – Material Girls

7 Feb

This time we talk about a revolutionary hair treatment that would miraculously transform damaged, dry, dull and frizzy hair into, the healthiest, shiniest and prettiest hair.So our suggestion is for material girl to have this done without wasting a moment and give her hair a new life. Hang on you know to have some important piece of information on that before you actually go for it. There is no doubt that this treatment called as Keratin hair treatment has become the talk of the town in the recent days.
This therapy is about infusing your natural keratin deep into hair’s cuticle. This revolutionary therapy does away with your frizz and curl and instantly adds amazing shine, silkiness and condition to the hair. The results are beyond belief. People who had this treatment done are very satisfied and rave that “this is a life-changing experience”. Hair is more manageable (more…)

Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales

7 Feb

Samsung aims to treble smartphone sales


Seoul: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it aimed to treble smartphone shipments this year to more than 18 million units as the world’s second-biggest cellphone maker scrambles to make a mark in the fast-growing smartphone market.Beefing up smartphone offerings is a key challenge faced this year by Samsung and its home rival LG Electronics Inc, which together account for more than 30 percent of the overall cellphone market but hold very small pieces of the smartphone market.

“There’ll be a big change in our smartphone strategy this year,” Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung’s mobile division told reporters.

“We plan to strengthen our smartphone business this year by not just improving hardware offerings but also beefing up content (more…)

How to hide friends list on Facebook

7 Feb


When Facebook came up with new privacy settings, it took away the ability to hide some information that was not to be made public, like the Friends List.

The inability to hide the Friends List caused a bit of hue and cry from a number of sectors, including business people who did not want to expose their professional networks to the public and their competitors.

It was also a concern to some parents who did not want their kids, or a list of their kids’ friends, to be widely available.

Facebook was fast to react by announcing on its blog, a day later, that users can now uncheck the “Show my friends on my profile” option in the Friends box on their profile so that it will not appear to the (more…)

Tiger Woods leaves rehab, back with wife

7 Feb


Mississippi, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ace golfer Tiger Woods has reportedly finished his sex rehabilitation at the clinic, and has left with his wife Elin. His estranged wife seems to have warmed up to him, & also forgiven him, as she flew to Mississippi earlier this week to meet him. He has also come out of the rehab, and they are now flying back home together.

Tiger Woods wife Elin wanted to divorce him last year, when his numerous mistresses started popping up, but last week she retracted back her statement, and said that she doesn’t want to divorce him now (more…)

Michael Jackson statue from India could grace Neverland

6 Feb


Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) Over seven months after his death, Michael Jackson is etched in the hearts of millions of fans – and also in 12 feet of black granite that its maker plans to ship to the late king of pop’s Neverland Ranch in California.

The statue is drawing curious crowds at the ninth International Granites & Stone Fair being held in the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (AIEC), about 20 km from here.

“It’s a personal tribute to the greatest pop singer of our times! He lives in our hearts as he was on stage for years,” R. Chandrasekaran, managing director of RC Golden Granites Ltd, told IANS.

As a diehard follower of the American singer who died suddenly June 25 last year, Chandrasekaran, 40, plans to gift the 3.5-tonne statue carved out of black granite to Jackson’s estate in California.

Jackson’s sprawling estate is located at the Neverland Valley Ranch in Santa Barbara County. The rock singer lived there from 1988 to 2005.

“I have written to Jackson’s family that I want to donate (more…)

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

6 Feb

Four Wisconsin women were sentenced this week for seeking revenge on a man who was cheating on three of them. Who were they, and why did they do it? We search for answers and take a look back at other revenge cases.

What happened? The women confronted the victim after discovering his infidelity.

The girlfriend: She gave the judge this reason for using nail glue on her former lover. (Her sister was also sentenced.)

The other girlfriend: A second girlfriend also admitted to taking part in the crime.

The wife: She pleaded no contest for her part in the confrontation. (How was she caught?)

The victim: The husband/boyfriend took some of the blame as he left the courthouse.

Double standard? The judge had this to say about the wome (more…)