Apple Reveals iCloud Details And Pricing – Apple posted information on its Web site Monday that offers more details about the company’s upcoming iCloud software which will sync customers content between multiple devices. iCloud will allow Apple customers to share their music, books, music and photos between multiple computers and mobile devices, including an iPhone and desktop computer. The company will also back up this content in the cloud. [gadgetwise]
House Passes US Debt Ceiling Agreement – The U.S. House on Monday passed the debt-ceiling deal worked out by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, sending it to the Senate for consideration a day before the deadline for the government to face possible default. [cnn]
Putin Calls The USA ‘Parasite’ – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means “like a parasite” on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets. “They are living beyond their means and shifting a part of the weight of their problems to the world economy.” [reuters]
ANC Condemn ANCYL Botswana Vibe – The ANC Youth League has crossed the line in its comments on bringing out regime change in Botswana, the ANC said on Monday. “The ANC would like to totally reject and publicly rebuke the ANCYL on its extremely thoughtless and embarrassing pronouncements on ‘regime change’ in Botswana…,” ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu said in a statement. [news24]
Tech Firm Admits To Deleting Hundreds Of Thousand Of News International Emails – The technology firm HCL has told the home affairs select committee it was aware of the deletion of hundreds of thousands of emails at the request of News International between April 2010 and July 2011, but said it did not know of anything untoward behind the requests to delete them. [guardian]
‘Pippa Butt Lift’ Taking Off In The US – While the Sarah Burton dress that Middleton wore to her sister’s April 29 wedding to Prince William has been endlessly knocked off, there’s another imitation that Duchess Catherine’s younger sister has provoked. “The latest craze here in the U.S. and all over the world is to get the ‘Pippa Butt Lift,'” plastic surgeon Dr. Constantino Mendieta told Fox News. [nydailynews]
Prince William Did Bon Jovi Impression At Zara’s Wedding – Prince William let his heir down and thrilled guests with a rousing rendition of a soft rock classic at last weekend’s royal wedding. Wills grabbed the mic to perform Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer at Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall’s karaoke reception. [mirror]
Al Fayed Spice At Kate Middleton’s Favourite Fashion Lebel – Kate Middleton has been called the ‘unofficial brand ambassador’ of British fashion label Issa. Now the company has been bought by Camilla Al-Fayed, the 26-year-old half-sister of Princess Diana’s late boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed. Not ideal. [dailybeast]
Anders Breivik: The Narcissist – A narcissist and a fantasist, Breivik, 32, refuses to have his prison “mugshot” taken to ensure that the carefully stage-managed photographs he took of himself – in full Masonic regalia or clutching his rifle – are not replaced by more humbling images. Having been refused permission to wear a combat uniform, he has demanded to wear a red Lacoste sweater for his public outings to court or to the police station. He will not wear anything else. [telegraph]
Latest Harry Potter Film Makes $1 Billion – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has passed the $1bn (£609m) mark at the worldwide box office, distributor Warner Bros has said. The final instalment in the eight-part boy wizard series is the first to reach the milestone. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone had the previous best global takings with $974.8m (£593m) in 2001. [bbc]
Turtle From Entourage Loses 25kg – Looks Mean On The Beach – Entourage actor Jerry Ferrara proudly parades his new beach-ready body as he strolls along the Malibu shoreline over the weekend. The 31-year-old U.S. star, who is of Italian descent, has battled the bulge over the past year – and come out winning after shedding 55lbs (25kg). [dailymail]
Ex-Mail&Guardian Editor Suing Sowetan Columnist – City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says she will sue Eric Miyeni over comments made in a column published in the Sowetan on Monday under the headline “Haffajee does it for white masters”. [mail&guardian]
“Best Restaurant In The World” Closing – elBulli, the beachside Spanish restaurant repeatedly crowned the world’s best, will close Saturday after pushing the boundaries of cuisine for more than two decades under chef Ferran Adria. The remote eatery in Cala Montjoi will re-open in 2014 as a non-profit culinary think tank that will investigate new cooking techniques and develop new flavours. [luxuo]
FBI Have ‘Promising Lead’ In Famous DB Cooper SkyJacking Case – The FBI is investigating a “credible” lead in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case, nearly 40 years after a tall, dark-complexioned man hijacked a Seattle-bound Boeing 727 on Thanksgiving Eve 1971 and parachuted into history from the rear of the plane with $200,000 in cash. [seattletimes]
Kings Of Leon Cancel US Tour – The Kings of Leon canceled the remainder of their United States tour on Monday, saying their lead singer, Caleb Followill, was “suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion” after becoming ill at a concert in Dallas last week, said a publicist for the group, Ken Weinstein. [nytimes]
Al Pacino’s Daughter In DUI – Actor Al Pacino’s 21-year-old daughter was busted for driving while drunk and stoned in Manhattan early Saturday, authorities said. Julie Pacino told cops she downed three beers and “smoked weed at home” after her 2009 black Mercedes-Benz was stopped at a police checkpoint on W. Houston St. near Washington St. about 1:20 a.m., prosecutors said. [nydn]
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