Droid Bionic ad has pretty much everything but a phone


The new Droid Bionic ad sure has it all: a Portman-esque lady in an illuminated leather blouse, brandishing a giant sword against a Terminator-looking ‘bot shooting lasers from his hands, all taking place in some crazy sky coliseum thing. As for the actual handset? Not so much on that front, save for a name at the end and a promised September release date — oh, and the implied promise that the phone will literally slice the heads off of its Android brethren. Video after the break.


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Tropical Storm Lee to Hit New Orleans this Labor Day Weekend


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A long, dry summer will come to a rainy close along the Gulf Coast this weekend as Tropical Storm Lee is expected to pour as much as 20 inches of rain over the New Orleans area.

Tropical Storm Lee, which was upgraded from a tropical depression Friday afternoon, is expected to make landfall along the southern coast of Louisiana around 1 p.m. on Saturday with winds of 60 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read the rest of this entry »

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Beyoncé Confirms Pregnancy On VMA Red Carpet


After years of denying endless pregnancy rumors, Beyoncé finally has some good news to share.

The “Single Ladies” singer is pregnant.

Beyoncé held her belly as she arrived at the Video Music Awards Sunday wearing a long, red dress, quite the opposite of her normal midriff-baring stage costumes.

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When addressing photographers on the red carpet, Beyoncé said, “I have a surprise!” People reported.

Beyoncé’s rep later confirmed the news to the magazine. “I’m happy to say it’s true,” the rep said, according to People.

In a June interview special on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” Beyoncé said she looked forward to parenthood.

“I always said I would have a baby at 30,” said the singer whose 30th birthday is September 4. Read the rest of this entry »

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