A report out of Japan has stated that Sony is planning to slash the price of its latest console, the PlayStation 3, by 100-200 Euros. The move will be an effort to boost sales of the console in the lead up to Christmas.
A new model is set to go on sale in Europe for 399 Euros, fitted with a 40 gigaoctet HD. The current 60-gigaoctet version will also sell for 100 Euros less than its current price of 599 Euros. Sony would not confirm the report. Read more »
Britney Spears’s comeback got a lift this week, with her new single, “Gimme More,” topping the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart with 179,000 downloads, and the traditional CD single jumped from number 68 to number 3 on the Hot 100.
The success of the single does not reflect the singer’s turbulent personal life, where she is being forced to take court-ordered drug tests and has lost custody of her children (SN reported). “Gimme More” is the first single off Spears’s new album. Read more »
Research in the US has shown that it is not breed, but medical and behavioral problems that causes dogs to bite. A study showed that 2/3 of dogs that had bitten children had only once.
The study showed that young children were in danger of being bitten when the animals felt their food or toys were under threat. Older children were bitten over territory problems.
It also showed that fear plays a big part in it. Read more »
A Florida boy was arrested on first-degree murder charges after he beat and choked his 8-year-old brother to death. Demetrius Key initially told police two stories before admitting he punched, choked, then banged his brothers head on the floor.
The mother said she had left Demetrius in charge of Levarus and a few younger siblings. Levares consumed a dessert that he was not allowed to eat and he also made himself bleed by picking his own scab.
Demetrius was afraid his brother would tell their mom he did it. A neighbor reported hearing 4 load bangs followed by 10 minutes of silence. Demetrius alerted his mom and told her that Levarus had “passed out”. Read more »
The steady stream of refugees from Myanmar into Thailand is creating a problem, Thai officials are now saying. Its estimated that over 3 million refugees from Myanmar have migrated over the years, and very few of them have registered with government.
Most of the residents still live in camps along the border, but some have moved into the nation to find employment and become citizens. Read more »
A Victoria Beach, Manitoba man found an unexpected surprise bolted to his truck’s bumper - $20,000 worth of marijuana. Larry Ateah purchased the truck at an auction in July, but it wasn’t until this week that he discovered the cache.
RCMP have confirmed that the vehicle was seized after a drug investigation in 2003. During that investigation, about 80 kg of marijuana was recovered from the vehicle. It is routine for seized vehicles to be auctioned off. Read more »
Playboy has declined to do a nude photo shoot of embattled pop star Britney spears after no middle ground could be found between Hugh Hefner’s offer of $400,000 and Britney’s “seven figure” price tag.
Hefner offered the model $2 million to pose for his flagship magazine back when her career was in full swing but those days are long gone. A recent series of embarrassing incidents has further reduced the value of the photos.
“Britney is truly delusional if she thinks anyone is going to pay giant bucks to see her nude. She’s already bared too much flesh for free while out partying for that to happen,” said a source. Read more »