Rihanna and Chris Brown gave their fans a double treat on February 20, the day she turned 24. In addition to dropping a remix of his single "Turn Up the Music", the former lovers unleash a re-recorded version of her song "Birthday Cake".

"Girl, I wanna f**k you right now/ Been a long time, I've been missing your body," Breezy sing his sexually-dripping lyrics. "Lemme lemme turn the lights down/ When I, when I go down it's a private party/ Ooh ooh, it's not even her birthday/ But I wanna lick the icing off."

Riri replies him by delivering her own suggestive lines, "Remember how you did it, remember how you did it/ If you still wanna kiss it, come come and get it/ Put a candle on my muthaf**kin back, baby blow it/ Daddy make a wish, put this cake in your face."


Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her hair.


But her latest decision -- a musical pairing with the man who three years ago left her bloodied and bruised -- has left some questioning her judgment.

On Monday, after days of teasing, Rihanna and Chris Brown debuted two songs featuring each other. Brown sings and raps on the remix of Rihanna's sexually charged song "Birthday Cake," and she appears on a new version of his upbeat tune "Turn up the Music."

Fans have been split about the topic: Some support Rihanna and Brown's collaborations, others condemn it. The topic was still trending on Twitter on late Tuesday, with plenty of tweets criticizing Rihanna for embracing her former abuser.

Rihanna seemed to address the controversy Tuesday when she won best international female artist at the Brit Awards.

"At times when I feel misunderstood, my fans always remind me that it's OK to be myself," Rihanna said.

But Bill Werde, editorial director of the music trade publication Billboard, says Rihanna's decision to make music with Brown could disappoint some of her supporters.

"I think there are people out there that feel betrayed (by) Rihanna," he said. "She has every right to be an individual ... she has every right to date who she wants to date and be with whoever she wants to be with. She's a grown woman. But you just need to recognize that then the fans have every right to feel how they're going to feel about that."

Emails to both Brown and Rihanna's record labels asking for more information on the songs went unreturned Tuesday, and while Rihanna's representative had no comment, Brown's publicist did not return a request for comment.

Apple iPad 3, Better Than Ever?

Technology News - iPad 3, Will it be bigger and better?


Apple's iPad 3 is said to include a higher-resolution display, faster processor and bigger battery, that is of course according to the latest rumors.

Apple’s iPad franchise might dominate the tablet market at the moment even with many other contenders, but it nonetheless faces some significant threats in 2012. 

Among them is Windows 8 on tablets, which could arrive sometime late in the year. Microsoft and its hardware partners will surely devote considerable marketing muscle to the upcoming operating system, creating the sort of united front that has thus far eluded the various Android manufacturers who flooded the tablet ecosystem with tablets in 2011.

What will Apple do to counter those threats and maintain its considerable market lead? Release a new iPad, of course.

According to a much-circulated AllThingsD report, the company will unveil that next-generation tablet in early March, at a high-profile event in San Francisco. “No word yet on a street date for the iPad 3 (assuming that’s what it’s called),” noted the Feb. 9 report, which relied on the ever-popular unnamed sources.

Apple traditionally keeps details of its upcoming products a closely guarded secret. However, based on reports over the past few months, it’s safe to assume the iPad 3 will include at least a few of the following features:.....READ MORE HERE

Couple set to make millions selling Picasso and Dali paintings

Entertainment News - Couple set to make millions




A Couple is set to bank £25m by selling their 'extraordinary' art collection including Picasso and Dali paintings.

 

A couple may rake in millions of pounds if they sell their collection of painting from some of the great masters. The collection includes art work by some of the most famous painters throughout the ages including one piece by Picasso that is expected to fetch in £6 million alone.

The entire collection is to be sold over the next two days during what has been called a special sale in London. The mystery couple from Europe own artwork thought to be worth a staggering £25 million.

The sale will also include paintings from Joan Miro, Rene Magritte, Damien Hirst and Salvador Dali and has collectors drooling at the thought of owning an original piece of art from any one of the famous names in the world of art. The couple wish not to be named and have chosen Christies as the auction house in which to put this stunning art collection up for sale. The pieces were carefully put on display throughout their apartment to show them off at their best. A spokesman from Christies said that the collection was fascinating and also included sculptures. …READ MORE HERE.

Watermelon Linked To UK Deaths

One person has died and at least 34 more have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning that is believed to be linked to eating imported watermelons. The sufferers, aged from six months to 85, have all fallen ill since December. The number of cases is three times higher than is normally expected in a two-month period.

The one person to die had been suffering from a number of underlying health problems. Source of outbreak? Watermelon samples tested positive for Salmonella.

The same strain of the bug - called Salmonella Newport - has been identified in five food poisoning cases....READ MORE HERE

Student Designs Bamboo Mobile Phone

Technology News - New Bamboo Smartphone




The new smartphone, called ‘ADzero’, is expected to launch later this year. Made from four-year-old organically grown bamboo that has been treated to improve its durability, the phone runs Google’s Android operating system.

 Kieron Scott-Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London, said he designed the phone in his spare time because he was frustrated that so many existing models looked similar to each other. Middlesex University said that he was contacted by a technology entrepreneur after posting designs online...READ MORE HERE

Egypt Rages As Football Game Bodies Return Home

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as supporters of Egypt’s biggest team, Al-Ahly, and thousands of revolutionary activists surrounded the interior ministry to protest against the worst footballing disaster in Egypt’s history.

The crowd, tens of thousand strong, called for the fall of the Army Council and for Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, de facto head of state, to be hanged

Many accused supporters of Hosni Mubarak, the former president whose sons Gamal and Alaa had close ties to Egypt’s football establishment, of deliberately instigating the violence at the Port Said stadium of Al-Masry following their 3-1 win over Al-Ahly on Wednesday night.

 “This was not a sports accident, this was a military massacre!” the crowds chanted. Supporters of the rival Cairo club Zamalek turned out in sympathy....READ MORE HERE

Amanda Holden Was Close To Death

The Britain's Got Talent judge spent three days in a "critical condition" in an intensive care unit following her admission to hospital on Monday morning.

 While the actress is now said to be stable, sources suggested she had been "close to death". No details of 40-year-old's condition has been disclosed. She admitted herself to hospital. Her new daughter, Hollie Rose Hughes, was delivered later on Monday, her spokeswoman said.  A “close friend” told the Daily Mail: “Amanda nearly died. It was a life threatening situation. There was a huge loss of blood.”

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