Prince Albert & South African Charlene Wittstock Set Wedding Date – Prince Albert of Monaco will tie the knot to former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock next July, the palace announced Thursday. The pair have set July 8, 2011, as the day for a civil wedding at the palace. The 52-year-old prince and ruler of Monaco, the only son of Princess Grace and the late Prince Rainier, has never married. Charlene, you’ve done bloody well there, my babes. Finally, Monaco will be OURS! [cnn]

Tokyo Cafe Offers Free iPads – Having taken some time to embrace the iPhone, the Japanese are now taking to the iPad with a vengeance. And with style to boot. In a one-upmanship on Burger King’s iPod musical containment booths, Cafe Ease in Tokyo’s Marunouchi Building–which also houses Subway’s lettuce garden–has an iPad on every table for users to get their Net fix. Quite mean. [cnet]

Tutu Wants To “Slow Down” – Nobel Peace Prize laureate (or, as Robert Mugabe refers to him, “That Evil Little Bishop”) Desmond Tutu, who became a global figure for using his church pulpit to help bring down apartheid, said on Thursday he would retire from public duties later this year. “The time has now come to slow down,” Tutu said in Cape Town during a nationally televised news conference. There is still time to make a spoof song, “Don’t mess with my Tu Tu.” [mail&guardian]

Tom Cruise Is The Same Height As Cameron Diaz. Or Not? – Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz attended the premiere of “Knight and Day” in London on Thursday, and Cruise was almost as tall as Diaz, despite her 4-or-5 inch heels. Cruise, 5’7, and Diaz, 5’9, posed for photos together and, while he is shorter, the difference was far less the 5 inches it theoretically should be. So how did he do it? Photos.. [huffers]

We Will Run Out Of Internet In A Year’s Time. Apparently. – The Internet will run out of Internet addresses in about 1 year’s time. The main reason for the concern? There’s an explosion of data about to happen to the Web – thanks largely to sensor data, smart grids, RFID and other Internet of Things data. Other reasons include the increase in mobile devices connecting to the Internet and the annual growth in user-generated content on the Web. [readwrite]

Mel Gibson Switches To Text Messages – “Oksana, I wasn’t safe for you last night. I spent two hours with a therapist today and have regained some perspective. What I’m telling you know if I am safe & would like to come by and make amends to you, sascha and Lucia. I won’t stay just let you say your peace and I’ll say mine. Let me know if it’s alright!” And so it goes on. More after the jump. [theblemish]

The New Ultra Luxurious Lexus Hybrid – “Asked to drive one of the world’s finest grand saloons up one of the country’s principal highways coincident with hosting a family member visiting from Australia was an opportunity not to be missed. Basking in the proud glow of post-World Cup South Africa, to be then able to experience some of our vast inland topography from the long-wheelbase luxury of a Lexus LS600h hybrid seemed an ideal way for my wife and I to give our well-travelled nephew a view of SA away from the fan walks and soccer stadiums.” More.. [carmag]

What Should One Pay For A Private Island? – Five years ago, Mel Gibson bought a spectacular 5,400-acre island in Fiji’s northern Lau chain for $10 million—a steal at $1,800 an acre. Or was it? The Australian actor-director was later challenged by a small Fijian tribe that claimed ancestral ownership of his Melanesian paradise. Oops! Generally, tropical islands fetch more than those in temperate climates, as do islands with quick access to civilization. [vanityfair]

Skype Finally Breaks Free On iPhone – If any doubt lingered that voice is now just another feature on cellphones, the latest version of Skype for the iPhone should dispel it. Skype can now receive calls when the app is running invisibly in the background, which was a major omission in previous versions released before Apple added multitasking to its OS. [wired]

Facebook Sex Addict Slept With 50 Men – Laura Michaels, 23, set up a group called “I Need Sex” on the site. She invited men to contact her and those whose picture she liked, she met up with. Within 10 minutes the group had 35 members and soon attracted 100 men, 50 of whom she slept with. She told The Sun: “I know that it was risky behaviour but that was part if the thrill.” Charming.. [metro]

Who Is Smarter: Woody Allen Or Steve Jobs – Woody Allen doesn’t use a computer. This doesn’t seem credible. But in a brief interview in yesterday’s New York Times, Woody points this out and then says, bolstering his I-know-nothing-about-any-of-this-including-the-most-basic-terminology bona fides, that he doesn’t use a word processor either, as though people still do! [michaelwolff]

The Assembly Is Going Off On Saturday Night – Some of Cape Town’s most promising rising stars join the line up for a night of indie rocking sounds! We’ve got New Order, Joy Division, Bloc Party styled act Popskarr who are taking the city by storm, joined by blues rock bands The Pinkertons & Machineri and easy going pop rockers Holiday Murray. Expect pushing, pulling, biting and pinching in the anything goes fight to the death DJ Battle between Tommy Gun & Haasbroek. [assembly]

Pickup Original Autographed World Cup Memorabilia – Now that you’re all conscious and semi-normal again, hear this: You can still pick up a piece of WC history along with some good karma in the process. The Homestead Projects for Street Children are auctioning off some 100% authentic, autographed memorabilia from the Dutch National Team – with 100% of the bids going to charity. Show your support for the most well-supported side in the 2010 World Cup! [onlineauction]

[thanks deems, brad]