Nokia Apologises For Fake Smartphone Advert – Nokia has apologised after it emerged that an advert featuring video footage which appeared to have been filmed with its new flagship smartphone the Lumia 920 had in fact been created using different equipment. [bbc]

Nokia Shares Tumble 13 Per Cent Hours After Lumia 920 Launch – The new Nokia Lumia 920, which had been tipped to take on the dominance of Apple and Samsung in the smartphone market, has not been well received. [metro]

Family Feud May Have Led To Executions In The Alps – A British family murdered during a holiday in France may have been the victims of a contract killing triggered by a family feud, investigators believe. [telegraph]

Natalie Wins Third Gold Medal At Paralympics – Natalie du Toit won her third gold medal in the pool in her swansong appearance at the London Paralympic Games on Thursday. [mail&guardian]

Oscar Misses 100m Podium – Four days after suggesting a rival cheated to take away his 200-meter title, the icon of the Paralympic movement didn’t even make the podium after the showpiece 100 final on Thursday. [newser]

Motlanthe ‘Chosen’ As Challenger To Zuma – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is the presidential candidate of a group campaigning for a change of leadership in the African National Congress (ANC), following a meeting of provincial leaders and campaign managers in Johannesburg. [bdlive]

Putin Jokes About Orgies to Cast Pussy Riot Protesters as Degenerates – In comments broadcast on Thursday, the Russian President Vladimir V. Putin joked about the reputed benefits of group sex for the lazy as he attacked the morals of three women from the punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed by a Moscow court last month. [newyorktimes]

MTV Video Music Awards Were Last Night – The MTV Video Music Awards competed with Vice President Joe Biden’s convention speech Thursday night, offering Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas doing flips and rapper Lil’ Wayne stage diving. [cnn]

Chris Brown Beats Drake For MTV Award – One of the ugliest feuds in recent hip-hop history took an interesting spin at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards tonight (September 6) when Chris Brown bested his friend-tuned-foe competitor Drake alongside others for the coveted Best Male Video Moonman. [mtv]

Obama Chooses Steve Jobs Over Google – During his highly-anticipated acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, the President was supposed to give a shout-out to search giant Google. Instead, at the last minute, he opted to praise Apple’s founder. [mashable]

Amazon Introduces Updated Kindle Fire Tablets In Bid To Rival iPad – New tablets boast larger screens as Amazon also unveils new e-reader in latest move to get a leg up against Apple sales. [guardian]

Apple Seeks to Create Pandora Rival – Apple Inc. is in talks to license music for a custom-radio service similar to the popular one operated by Pandora Media Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a bid by the hardware maker to expand its dominance in online music. [wsj]

Step Aside, Jay Z – Dr. Dre Is Now The Richest Man In Hip Hop – Forbes just published its list of the top earners in hip-hop, and Dre has ousted Jay as the No. 1 cash king. Last year, Jay-Z topped the list with $37 million, but this year, Dre’s pretax earnings of $110 million dramatically eclipsed everyone else in hip-hop, securing him the No. 1 spot. [time]

Hello! Turns Back On Celebrities As It Attempts To Go Up-Market – For years, the pages of Hello! have been stuffed with television stars and society beauties willing to sell photographs of their weddings or homes to the highest bidder. But all that may be about to change. [telegraph]

Staggering R870 Million Jackpot Prize For Tonight’s MegaMillions Draw – Get Tickets – Tonight’s MegaMillions jackpot has rolled over so many times it is now sporting a jackpot of $105 million, which is just under a BILLION Rand! Tickets are available online. Why would you risk NOT giving yourself the opportunity? [megamillions]

Ferrer And Djokovic Through To US Open Semis – No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 4 seed David Ferrer both won their matches Thursday, finalizing the men’s singles semifinals. Djokovic, the defending U.S. Open Champion, defeated the No. 7 seed Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-4. [sbnation]

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Warhol Art Trove Pops Up for Sale – Andy Warhol’s estate is cashing out. A quarter-century after the Pop artist died, his art foundation is about to upend the Warhol market by auctioning off the rest of his estate—including more than 20,000 works it expects to sell for a total of more than $100 million. [wallstreetjournal]

New York Fashion Week Party Photos – New York Fashion Week is all about the parties. And, with so many celebrities in town, it’s no surprise that many of them have been turning up at the most fabulous fetes. [stylelist]

Katie Holmes Makes Gorgeous Post-Divorce Debut – Two months after splitting from Tom Cruise, Holmes made her post-divorce public debut in New York City on Wednesday evening. The 33-year-old mother looked gorgeous in a black button-down and gold pleated skirt adorned with black beading. [huffpo]

Tom Cruise’s Lawyer Calls Vanity Fair Story “Sleazy,” But “Probably Won’t Sue” – Tom Cruise isn’t taking the latest rumors concerning his private life lying down. The Hollywood star’s attorney, Bert Fields, smacked down the Vanity Fair story in its October issue that alleges the Church of Scientology “auditioned” an Iranian-born female member named Nazanin Boniadi to be his girlfriend before he met Katie Holmes. [eonline]

The APP 100: The World’s Greatest Apps – On mobile devices alone, you have close to hundreds of thousands of apps to choose from. Throw in apps for desktops and the web, and you’re looking at millions of options. How do you make sense of it all? We put together the ultimate guide to the 100 apps everyone should be using on all platforms. [businessinsider]

Lady Gaga Gets Disney Princess-Style Fiber Optic Wig – Obviously – The Haus of Gaga is constantly coming up with new items for Lady Gaga to wear or to incorporate into her shows. Their designs are art and theater. Their latest creation? A light up, fiber optic wig comprised of human hair. It’s an ‘ARTPOP’ invention and it looks like it glows in the dark. [popcrush]

Don’t Boycott Woolworths – “When I saw the fervour with which tweets were flying around Woolworths’ racist policies, I thought that preference had been given to a white person somewhere. How wrong I was. It turns out that Woolworths instead gives preference to black candidates for certain advertised positions in the organisation. Now forgive me if I’m not horrified by this, but I thought this is exactly what companies in South Africa are supposed to be doing.” [news24]

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The Premier Show With Seth And Bruce 10h00 to 13h00 – Easing you into your Friday, Seth and Bruce discuss the topics of the day, with a smattering of sport, entertainment and finance. It’s Jack Friday and the lucky winner, along with 3 friends, will experience a day in the life of a recording artist by spending an afternoon at a professional recording studio in Cape Town!  [2ovfm]

Leading SA Comedian David Kau On 2 Girls 1 Mic – David Kau is a house-hold name with shows like the “Heavyweight Comedy Jams” and “Comedy Black Out” under his belt. Often referred to as ‘The Peoples Comic’. Angel and Kamini chat to David about the Nando’s Comedy Festival currently running at The Artscape. [2girls1mic]

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How To Speak To Your Partner About Money – With money being such an emotional topic, it should never become part of your day to day interactions. Money is one of the main reasons for divorce and it’s very important to pinpoint triggers in your relationship which drives conflict about money. Listen to the podcast where Maya tells us how to keep money conflict out of your everyday livelihood and your home. [podcast]

Life After School Rugby – Nic Groom And Marcel Brache – Tank Lanning chatted to two of WP’s Young Guns, scrumhalf Nic Groom and centre Marcel Brache. The discussion ranged from the people who have influenced their careers thus far, time playing under John Dobson and Kevin Foote at UCT, moving from school to club rugby, the way quotas is not even a remote part of their lives, THAT game against the Bulls last weekend and the plans to take on Heinrich Brussow and the umbrella defence of the Cheetahs this weekend. [podcast]