Sonic Youth Rockers Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Split After 27 Years

Sonic Youth rockers Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore have split after 27 years of marriage.
The couple released a statement through the band’s record label.
It reads, “Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved, will proceed with its South American tour dates in November. Plans beyond that tour are uncertain.”
“The couple has requested respect for their personal privacy and does not wish to issue further comment,” adds the statement.
They wed in 1984 and have a 17-year-old daughter named Coco.
Sonic Youth formed in New York in 1981 and became a major influence in the independent and alternative rock movements.

Sources :  http://www.gossipcop.com/sonic-youth-breakup-kim-gordon-thurston-moore-split-separating/

Texas Rangers Win 2nd Consecutive World Series Berth After Defeating Detroit Tigers 15-5

ARLINGTON, Texas — Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers are headed to their second straight World Series, finishing off the Detroit Tigers to become the American League's first repeat champion in a decade.
Cruz set a postseason record with his sixth home run of the series, Michael Young hit a pair of two-run doubles in a nine-run third inning, and the Rangers romped to a 15-5 win Saturday night that won the AL pennant in six games.
They'll open the World Series on Wednesday night at St. Louis or Milwaukee, seeking the first title in the history of a franchise that started play in 1961.
Cruz had 13 RBIs in the series, another postseason record, and was selected MVP.

McDonalds Beating Video at Greenwich Village NY

Who is at fault? The McDonalds beating video has gone viral after it was posted on YouTube. The video showed a McDonald’s cashier beating 2 female customers in New York’s Greenwich village.
Rayon McIntosh, the cashier, was charged with felony assault charges and criminal possession of a weapon.

Video: (warning, the video may be disturbing for others)

Source : http://dailypostal.com/2011/10/16/mcdonalds-beating-video-at-greenwich-village-ny/

September NPD: Madden, Gears, Dead Island are hits (Updated with Nintendo hardware numbers!)

It should come as no surprise that Madden NFL 12 beat everything else in NPD's software chart for the month of September, unless you're really not into sports games and forgot it came out. Second place is also pretty expected, with the massive rollout of Gears of War 3 massively rolling into people's homes. Third place, however, is a bit more interesting -- Dead Island, from semi-obscure publisher Deep Silver, outsold almost everything else based on the strength of that trailer and the word "zombies." Find the top ten after the break.

In hardware, Microsoft reported Xbox 360 takes the top hardware spot once again, touting 438,000 units sold in the month. Nintendo reports sales of 360,000 3DS units in the five week September reporting period, as well as 240,000 Wiis and 145,000 DS systems. Sony has not released official sales numbers for the PS3 or PSP.

How to Get iOS 5’s Biggest Features in Android Right Now

iOS 5, Apple's latest update to its mobile OS, was released this week, and with it came a ton of great new features for iPhone and iPad owners. If you own an Android phone and wish some of those new features can be yours, they're closer than you think. Here's how you can get some of them, like Wi-Fi sync, cloud storage for music and documents, and free messaging right now on whatever Android phone you have. This guide isn't meant to shoehorn iOS 5 on your Android phone. If you wanted iOS, you would have purchased an iPhone. The goal here is to show you how to incorporate a few features into your device that may have made you the tiniest bit jealous when you saw some of the iOS 5 feature demos.

Feature: iCloud; Solution: Google Apps/Dropbox

What it is: iCloud offers iPhone users the ability to synchronize and store information in the cloud. It's essentially a beefed up version of MobileMe, and synchronizes everything from documents created on a mobile device to photos taken, contacts, and calendar appointments. Plus, the service is completely free.
 

How to Update Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a New Computer Without Wiping Out All Your Data

 I don't use my first-generation iPad a ton, but of course I'm going to update to the great new features in iOS 5. The problem: I'm using a different computer now than I was the last time I synced it, and iTunes issues a rather daunting warning that updating the iPad on my new laptop will wipe out everything on my iPad. They don't offer a clear path to resolve this, it's actually quite simple. Here's how it works.

1. First you'll need to authorize your new computer with the same iTunes account as you used on your previous computer. Chances are you've already done this, but to double check, select Store > Authorize This Computer, enter your Apple ID and password, and click Authorize. (Per the Apple support page, "If the iTunes Store purchases on your device were purchased with multiple accounts, you will need to authorize the computer for each one."
2. Plug in your iDevice. When your device shows up in the iTunes sidebar, select File > Transfer Purchases from iPad (or whatever you iDevice's name is). iTunes will move all your apps from your device to your computer.
3. Sync your apps from your device to your computer in iTunes by click the Apps tab from your device page, ticking the sync apps link, and applying. (I forgot to add this step initially—apologies.)
4. Now, for good measure, right-click your device in the iTunes sidebar and select backup. (I'm not sure this is completely necessary, but it made me feel better.)
5. Now just download and apply the iOS 5 update like you normally would (that is, click the big Update button). All your apps and settings should remain in tact.

Note: The transfer purchases function will only transfer apps you've grabbed through the iTunes Store, which means, for example, the MP3s you'd synced to your device that you didn't buy from Apple probably won't make the jump. But the rest of your apps and settings should make it over. If something doesn't make it, here's how to download past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store.

Sources : http://lifehacker.com/5849518/how-to-update-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-touch-on-a-new-computer-without-wiping-out-all-your-data

Best iPhone 4S Cases

If you’re one of the true-blooded fanboy who’ve just hit the line for the new iPhone 4S, then the next thing sure is you’ll buy accessories to protect it —-with screen guards, cases and later on upgrades the earphones and avail for good-sounding dock for wireless audio and charging support. However, at the moment we’ll be taking the most basic thing a first time iPhone owner will shed few bucks for –the case.

Normally high quality cases includes screen protectors in bundle, so you don’t have to worry about that. Lets take a trip down for the best iPhone 4S cases available today.

Speck CandyShell Card Case For iPhone 4S

Pregnant Hilary Duff : "It's a Boy!"

Hilary Duff didn't want to be surprised when she gives birth early next year. And so, in an interview that's set to air Monday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the pregnant 24-year-old actress-singer reveals that she's already found out she's expecting a baby boy!
"I haven't told anyone yet. I wanted to tell you first. I just found out," Duff tells host Ellen DeGeneres in the interview. "It's a boy! I had a feeling it was a boy the whole time."
The former Lizzie McGuire star confesses that she thinks she's a little more than four months along, which means her bundle of joy is due to arrive sometime around March. That coincides with the report made about why she was dropped from the upcoming Bonnie & Clyde remake, as a source said Duff likely wouldn't be available after her pregnancy until sometime in June.
Apparently her husband, pro hockey player Mike Comrie, expected this pregnancy to be just another false alarm -- until Duff showed him the pregnancy test proving otherwise.
"My husband makes this joke that I think I'm pregnant like 12 times a year," Duff confesses. "So when it actually happened... he was in the shower and I just held up the test and I was like, 'Oh my God.' And he was like, 'Ahh!' He was soaking wet. We were just a mess and started crying. It was really exciting."
Duff says that she hasn't felt many negative aspects of her pregnancy yet, and hasn't had any morning sickness or odd cravings.
"I feel great, actually. It's been super easy," she shares, though she does admit that she's been having "crazy dreams." "It's kind of like a little alien has taken over your body. You just don't quite feel normal."

 

Source : http://www.ivillage.com/hilary-duff-pregnant-boy/1-a-393300