LAS VEGAS - The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that's been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that's sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.
The new magicJack uses, without permission, radio frequencies for which cellular carriers have paid billions of dollars for exclusive licenses.
Glenn Beck may have stepped in it again.
Sort of.
The radio host and Fox News Channel commentator has folks in a minor uproar for even questioning the term African-American on his syndicated radio show Thursday.
“African-American is a bogus, PC, made-up term,” Beck said, in a discussion about the new Census forms.
“That is not a race. Your ancestry is from Africa, and now you live in America. Okay, so you were brought over, either your family… Continue
The eye-watering task saw the intrepid duo don the swimwear made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen's comic Kazakh character - known for his catchphrase: "Is nice!".
Thong Song singer Sisqo, 31, is obviously used to skimpy garments.
But bashful Alex, 34, was evidently worried that his bulges weren't big enough and stuffed APPLES down his pants in preparation.
MediaTakeOut.com just learned some interesting news. Matt Kemp was NOT single when he started dating Rihanna. Or at least that's what R&B singer LeToya Luckett thought.
According to our snitch, who is a close friend of LeToya's, Matt and LeToya had been dating for about 6 months. The insider explains, "They were trying to keep it quiet because they didn't want anyone in their business, but [Letoya]… Continue
Thugs armed with screwdrivers stabbed two men during a wild brawl on a Bronx street early Thursday night, police and a witness said.
Two packs of young men squared off outside a RadioShack along Southern Blvd. in Longwood about 5:30 p.m. - and things got "crazy" when two thugs whipped out screwdrivers, police confirmed.
"It was five on five," said a witness, Anthony, 21, who refused to provide his last name. "They were going… Continue
Floyd Mayweather is not only blaming Manny Pacquiao for backing out of their big fight -- now the Pretty Boy has resorted to name-calling ... threatening to whip Manny's "punk ass." Floyd claims he's "thoroughly disgusted" that members of Pacquiao's camp are trying to blame Mayweather for standing in the way of the fight.
In a brutal statement, Mayweather states, "First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to… Continue
First she got punched in the face, now Nicole (Snooki) Polizzi from "Jersey Shore" is getting verbally slammed for her tanning habits.
Polizzi received some serious backlash from a member of the Parents Television Council after her appearance on "The Jay Leno Show" Monday, where she announced her aspirations to "change the world" by installing a tanning bed "in everybody's homes," Usmagazine.com reports.
It's a new year and a brand new look for TV's most talked about mom, Kate Gosselin.
The reality TV show star, who has finally ended her messy divorce with husband Jon, spent hours on her new ‘do with celebrity hairstylist, Ted Gibson, reports People.com.
Gibson, who has worked on high-profile celebs like Angelina Jolie and Anne Hathaway, spent about 20 hours last week adding hundreds of extensions to Gosselin's short, blonde… Continue
No more kissing girls for Katy Perry.
The newly engaged songstress spills the details about her whirlwind relationship with comedian Russell Brand in the newest issue of Glamour magazine.
"I'm excited to find a partner who can just be my teammate," says the February cover girl.
The couple met while on the set for the film "Get Him to the Greek," in which Perry had a cameo appearance.
A romantic New Year's Eve getaway to Miami turned into a horror show for a stunning Playboy model whose corpse was found burning in a Dumpster - and cops have reportedly named her boyfriend a person of interest in the grisly death.
The smoldering corpse of Paula Sladewski, 26, was found late Sunday night, the Miami Herald reports, when a passer-by called cops to report a trash bin on fire.
Another reality show couple bites the dust.
Tamra Barney's husband, Simon, has filed for divorce from the "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star, RadarOnline.com reports.
In the explosive divorce papers filed Wednesday, Simon claims his wife "has been verbally abusive and has committed acts of disloyalty and infidelity."
According to a source close to the couple, the busty blond reality star has been residing in a… Continue
On the golf course, Tiger Woods is right-handed.
But off the course, he swings both ways - at least according to one of his alleged mistresses.
RadarOnline.com reports that Italian model Loredana Jolie Ferriolo, who is attempting to sell a tell-all book on her alleged trysts with the pro golf star, claims to have witnessed Woods participating in gay encounters.
Ferriolo told the Web site that the book would dish details on… Continue