Branson To Unveil iPad Only Magazine Next Week – Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson is set to unveil a new magazine built specifically as an app for the iPad at a press event on Tuesday in New York City. AdAge reported that the magazine would focus on the entrepreneurial space, highlighting “new creative, business, travel and technology ideas” to an “upscale international audience,” a la Fast Company and Wired. [mashable]

Why Murdoch’s iPad Newspaper Is Doomed – While Branson is giving the iPad-only magazine a go, Rupert Murdoch has his own iPad-only newspaper aspirations. He is putting $30 million and 100 journalists behind an iPad newspaper called “The Daily.” He even has support from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. But no one really believes this thing will last. Here’s why. [valleywag]

Obama Advised To Talk Directly To Kim Jong Il – As the Obama administration dispatches an aircraft carrier to the region, following North Korea’s deadly and unprovoked shelling of South Korea, experts warn that the United States only has one choice in dealing with Kim Jong Il’s regime: direct negotiations. That’s the message from several American Korea experts who have recently visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and talked to its leaders. [dailybeast]

Angelina Joie Refuses To Celebrate Thanksgiving – “Angelina Jolie hates this holiday and wants no part in rewriting history like so many other Americans,” a friend confirmed. “To celebrate what the white settlers did to the native Indians, the domination of one culture over another, just isn’t her style. She definitely doesn’t want to teach her multi-cultural family how to celebrate a story of murder.” [popeater]

Cape Town Wins Government Survey Of Service Delivery – Cape Town scored the highest overall rating and the highest score in each category a report prepared for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The report shows that the DA’s City of Cape Town is comprehensively outperforming ANC-run metros in each of the four areas that were reviewed. Indeed, it ranks the City of Cape Town, under its present DA administration, as the top metro in the country for service delivery. [timeslive]

Naked Man Spotted In Car Boot On Google Street View – The baffling picture shows a nude man in the boot of a Mercedes which is parked on the driveway of a house in Mannheim, south-west Germany. A dog lies nearby surrounded by the contents of the sports car’s boot. The image has prompted a rash of internet speculation over what activity the man could be involved in. [telegraph]

Jennifer Grey Wins ‘Dancing With The Stars’ – Dancing with the Stars wrapped its 11th season Nov. 23, presenting the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy to Jennifer Grey and partner Derek Hough. Though they put up a good fight, Kyle Massey and partner Lacey Schwimmer were the season’s runners-up. Bristol Palin and partner Mark Ballas finished in third place.“Pain you forget, but this I will remember for the rest of my life,” Jennifer told reporters earlier that night. [hollywoodlife]

India District Bans Cell Phones For Unmarried Women – A local council in northern India has banned unmarried women from carrying mobile telephones to halt a series of illicit romances between partners from different castes, media reports said Wednesday. The Baliyan council in Uttar Pradesh state decided to act after at least 23 young couples ran away and got married over the last year against their parents’ wishes. Fair enough. [afp]

Ugly Betty Actor Killed Mom With Samurai Sword – Michael Brea, who had a bit part on the canceled ABC series Ugly Betty, reportedly killed his mother Yannick Brea, 55, shouting that she was a “sinner” and needed to “repent,” police say. The actor apparently told doctors that he “saw the devil” and that it was in his mother. Neighbors in the apartment where the 31-year-old lived with her said they heard the grisly killing, with Brea shouting, “You never accepted Jesus.” Nice. [time]

Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone: We’re Not Selling to Anyone (Google) for $5 Billion – Co-founder Biz Stone said this week that Twitter is not for sale–even if it was offered $4 billion or $5 billion. Stone explained that Twitter is not ready for such a move, and that its priority is to prove itself as a financially viable company. Google has already offered to purchase the service for between $2.5 billion and $4 billion. But Stone and Twitter didn’t bite, even though its latest valuation is rumored to be around $3 billion. [fastcompany]

John Travolta And Kelly Preston Welcome Baby Benjamin – The couple welcomed a baby boy Tuesday in Florida. They named their new son Benjamin, who weighed in at eight-pound, three-ounces. Spokeswoman Samantha Mast said in a statement late Tuesday that the couple and their daughter, Ella Bleu, “are ecstatic and very happy about the newest member of the family.” Excellent! [newser]

Apple Fanboy |Splurges $213,000 On Original Apple I Computer – Apple fanboys take pride in owning too many apple gadgets including generations of MacBooks, iPhones and iPods. But the biggest Apple fanboy title goes to Italian businessman and private collector Marco Boglione, who has spent a cool $ $213,600 (133,250 pounds) for the love of computers. The wealthy Apple lover has bought the Apple I, the first ever Apple computer, and one of only 200 such models ever made. [bornrich]

Sarkozy Loses His Cool With ‘Paedophile’ Outburst – President Nicolas Sarkozy was yesterday accused of calling French journalists “paedophiles” in a furious off-the-record exchange at the Nato summit in Lisbon last week.The Elysée Palace denied that the President had ever used the word but a news magazine and an investigative website reported that Mr Sarkozy had lost his temper when questioned about “Karachigate” – allegations of kickbacks on French submarine sales to Pakistan in the 1990s. [independent]

Axl Rose Files $20 Million Lawsuit Against ‘Guitar Hero’ – Axl Rose really doesn’t want to be associated with ex-bandmate Slash.The Guns N’ Roses frontman has just filed a $20 million lawsuit against Guitar Hero maker Activision claiming its use of the GNR song “Welcome to the Jungle” violated a deal not to include any imagery of ex-guitarist Saul Hudson (aka Slash) in the popular game. [billboard]

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