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The final battle between Acoustic Rocker Kris Allen and Glam Rocker Adam Lambert for the American Idol Season 8 title yielded almost 100 million votes nationwide. After the 2-hour star-studded finale, underdog Kris Allen emerged as the winner which came as a shock to most people, including the judges (who seem to favor Adam Lambert since the first performances).

Even Kris himself didn’t expect that he’d win, saying to Ryan Seacrest after the announcement, “It feels good, man, but Adam deserves this.” Afterwhich, he receives his trophy (first time on

Set roughly 20 years before X-Men, this prequel focuses on Wolverine’s violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, his early encounters with William Stryker, and his going through the clandestine mutant Weapon X program.

Along the way, Wolverine also meets other mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several X-Men universe legends.

Sharp and Japanese network KDDI Corp. had teamed up to develop the world’s first “eco-friendly” cellphone.

The yet-to-be-priced phone has a solar panel on top that can derive 80% of its charge in total from the sun. A 10-minute solar charge will be able to provide one minute of talk time or two hours of standby power.

The Sharp handset is due for release in Japan by June but there is no shedule for a U.S. or worldwide release yet.

The rivalry between GMA and ABS-CBN, 2 giant TV networks in the Philippines, has always been intense…From ratings, to their stars, movie productions (ABS’ Star Cinema vs GMA’s GMA Films) and even their respective station IDs. For this summer, the station ID war continues with ABS-CBN‘s “Galaw-Galaw sa Tag-araw” performed by Kanto Boys (Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Luis Manzano and John Lloyd Cruz), and GMA’s “Sabay Sabay Tayo” using a modified version of Marian Rivera‘s first recorded song and latest dance craze.

In this upcoming sequel to the action film Crank, Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is kidnapped by a mysterious Chinese mobster. Three months later, Chev wakes up and discovers that his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated ticker that needs regular jolts of electricity in order to work. After managing to escape his captors, he then goes after the gang who has stolen his heart. At the same time, he must continue shocking himself with regular jolts of electricity in order to keep himself alive.

Chris Brown pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court to charges of assault and criminal threats stemming from the alleged beating of his girlfriend, R&B singer Rihanna. If convicted on the two felony counts charged against him, Brown could face a sentence ranging from probation to four years and eight months in state prison.

His mother was also present during the hearing, sitting in the front row of the courtroom and giving her 19-year old son moral support.

Rihanna, on the other hand, did not appear in