Hot or Not? Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris Surgically Changes Her Eye Color…

Yes… it’s true. Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle has PERMANENTLY changed her brown eyes to a light bluish/gray color.

Word had spread like wild fire a few weeks ago that Tiny was sporting a pair of ice blue contacts, but apparently she’s undergone surgery to PERMANENTLY change her natural brown eye color to her preferred shade of blue!

Tiny hit the net confirming the rumors, stating

I permanently changed my eye color with Brightocular and lovin it! Huge thanks to the incredible doctor(s) for the amazing experience and for making my dream come true!

I hated wearing contacts just for the color and it made my vision blurry! Blessed to say my vision is #perfect after my #ice-gray implants!

'The Pinkprint' now out December.

Nicki Minaj has delayed the release of her new album. The “Anaconda” rapper will now unleash ‘The Pinkprint’ on December 15, the star previously revealed on Twitter that the disc would be available from November 24.It is currently unknown why Nicki has pushed back the release.

The 2014 MTV EMA host recently likened her new LP to Jay-Z's iconic record The Blueprint, explaining that she wants to set a precedent for female rappers like Jigga did for the guys.

She said: "It's gonna feel so good and it will probably be one that female rappers will look to as a 'pink print' for years to come."

Fans are yet to see a confirmed tracklist for The Pinkprint, but it's thought previously released tunes “Anaconda”, “Pills N Potions”, “Yasss Bish” and “Chi-Raq” will all feature.

‘The Pinkprint’ serves as the follow-up to Nicki's No.1 album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’, which was released in 2012.

Video Premiere: Davido FT DJ Arafat-Naughty

The undisputed man of the year Davido has just released the video after previously dropping the hot joint Naughty featuring Ivory Coast’s very own DJ Arafat.

Directed by Sesan, it is a fitting loud party theme with an army of sexy ladies bursting with energy to match the thumping rhythm of the audio, and Davido and DJ Arafat thrown right smack in the middle of it all.

Get ready for a viewing of the wild and uncontrollable scenarios throughout the video, as everyone is on a mission to stay Naughty!

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Google Wallet update brings material design and automatic bank transfers

Google Wallet update brings material design and automatic bank transfers.

You can set up the recurring bank transfer on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis and cancel it any time. Google says that there are no fees or minimum balance requirements for the automatic transfer. If your balance gets low, you can set an alert to remind you to add funds.

Additionally, Google has updated the Wallet app interface with material design. It looks cooler now and more in line with the rest of the company’s apps. Finally, you can cancel your physical Google Wallet card (if you have one) from within the app itself. This should come in handy, if it gets stolen or lost.

To update the Google Wallet app, follow either the Play Store or App Store links below.

VIDEO: Ruggedman – Agidi Ft. Wande Coal

Ruggedman is here with the video of his single Agidi featuring black diamond Wande Coal… I think its a pretty decent video … Watch and tell me what you think

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Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint

Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint is officially coming on December 15th and to get the Barbz ready, she posted a series of teaser videos to Instagram.

The trailer comes just two days after the announcement that the “Only” rapper’s LP was pushed back.

The Khalil Kavon-directed visual, which is split up into two clips, features mostly a mashup of the YMCMB rapper’s video footage from “Pills N Potions,” “Lookin Ass N—a” and “Anaconda,” followed by a thumb getting fingerprinted in pink ink.

The former “American Idol” judge, of course, is looking absolutely fabulous in all of the shots.

ZIP DOWNLOAD: The chairman Album (iTunes Deluxe edition) ZIP download

Download ZIP iTunes quality of MI Abaga's new album The chairman 3 which features artistes like Tuface, Wizkid, Phyno, Olamide, Ice Prince, Sound Sultan, Patoranking, Loose Kaynon, Reminisce, Oritse Femi, Nosa, Morell e.t.c with production credits to Pheelz, Sarz, Sammy Gyang

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Behind Tiny's Eyes: The 411 on BrightOcular Surgery

What Are the Risks?

Some side effects include eye infections, sensitivity to light and inflammation, among other complications. Also,according to The Grio, past studies have shown that iris implant surgeries like this one increase a person’s risk of blindness, glaucoma, scarring of the cornea and the development of cataracts.

NICKI MINAJ'S 'ONLY' MAKES IT CLEAR SHE'S NEVER HAD SEX WITH DRAKE OR LIL WAYNE

Female emcee makes bold statement about her relationships with Cash Money rappers

“I never fucked Wayne/I never fucked Drake.” How’s that for a song opener?

Nicki Minaj makes it very clear her relationships with her boss Lil Wayne and labelmate Drake are strictly business.


“Only” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown is the latest single from Minaj's forthcoming third studio album, The Pinkprint.

Judging by Drake’s verse, not only would he be down to sex his longtime crush, but it appears Nicki’s boyfriend Safaree “SB” Samuels is out of the picture as rumors have suggested.

The Pinkprint has been pushed back to a Dec. 15 release.

T-Pain Just Sang Without Auto-Tune, and His Voice May Surprise You

In the mid-2000s, while Jay-Z was still officially in retirement and long before Kanye West had been reborn as Yeezus, a guy named T-Pain stepped into popular hip-hop's post-"Crunk" era and briefly changed how hits were made.


T-Pain wasn't the first to use Auto-Tune, the pitch-modification effect, in his music. But he was the first to use it to twist and braid his voice into a brand new musical instrument for pop music. Soon enough, he was basically synonymous with the effect.


He was featured on tracks by superstars such as Kanye, R. Kelly, and Jamie Foxx. Diddy reportedly gave him royalties just for using Auto-Tune on a record, and an iPhone app called "I Am T-Pain" let users simulate Auto-Tune effects on their own.


But sometime after Jay-Z’s 2009 hit “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” and T-Pain’s hilarious appearance on “I’m on a Boat” by comedian Andy Samberg and his band The Lonely Island, T-Pain started to become the joke. The number of musicians and critics who condemned Auto-Tune as a crutch was hitting a critical mass. And many of them were calling T-Pain a one-trick pony who hid behind Auto-Tune to make up for his own shortcomings as an artist.


But T-Pain, born Faheem Rasheed Najm, may have just silenced many of those critics with a stunning unplugged performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts series.


In the video, he’s traded in the top hat and over-sized shades of his heyday for clear glasses and a black baseball cap, and a keyboard synth is his only company. In the intimacy of the Tiny Desk set, T-Pain lets loose without a trace of Auto-Tune.


“This is weird as hell for me,” he jokes in the video. “I've never done anything like this.”


Audiences have never heard T-Pain like this before. As he belts out his first No. 1 single, “Buy U a Drank,” along with two singles from an upcoming album, T-Pain’s uncooked vocals leap out at the listener. The soft synth tones behind him turn the whole set into a music box. And T-Pain, he of the robotic Auto-Tune voice, has never sounded more human.


The decision to do the concert, T-Pain said, was pretty impromptu. "I didn't really plan to do this at all," T-Pain told ABC News. "But I did it because I knew I could do it."


Recording and performing more unplugged songs is something T-Pain said he's interested in for the future. In the shorter term, he mentioned his interest in recording some of his greatest hits as unplugged, pared-down songs featuring his natural voice. That's an idea that his labels have never seemed enthusiastic about, he said. "I think they didn't want to do it because they didn't know I could do it," he told ABC News. "I think they'll do it now."


Even as he gets ready to showcase his raw vocals more in the future, though, he said he's not interested in getting rid of the Auto-Tune for good. "I'm keeping it, man," he said. "That's what made me. As long as people know what I can do without it."

FBI Most-Wanted Fugitive Eric Frein Captured Alive

Accused cop killer Eric Frein, one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, was captured after a 48-day manhunt, police said tonight.

"Eric Frein was dedicated to killing law enforcement members," Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said in a news conference with Gov. Tom Corbett. "I can't think of a more dangerous occupation than going out into those woods and looking for him."

Noonan said several thousand members of various departments in at least five states spent countless hours looking for Frein.

Frein, 31, was captured by U.S. Marshals outside an abandoned airplane hanger at Birchwood-Pocono Airport near Tannersville about 6 p.m. Thursday, police said.

Frein had a sniper rifle and knives but no shots were fired during his capture, said Noonan. He was taken to the State Police barracks in Blooming Grove, the same place where he allegedly ambushed two state troopers.



Noonan said Frein was shackled with the handcuffs of Cpl. Bryon Dickson, who was killed in the shooting at the barracks, and driven there in the late officer's police vehicle.

The suspect was captured by a team of marshals who happened to spot him near the hanger. Frein gave up without a struggle and got down on his knees to be handcuffed when approached by the marshals, police said. The suspect was in good condition and required no medical attention.

Frein had eluded authorities since Sept. 12, when he allegedly killed one Pennsylvania state trooper and injured another during his attack on the barracks. At times, 1,000 officers searched the rugged mountains for Frein, who police said had planned his attack and hiding for years. The lives of residents in the area were disrupted by the manhunt, including school closings and event cancellations.

Bruce Jenner Is Surrounded by Beautiful Women for His Birthday Celebration

Not a bad way to celebrate your birthday, right Bruce Jenner?

The E! star was surrounded by the beautiful women in his life during his belated b-day celebration today at Geoffrey's restaurant in Malibu. Joined by daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner and Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian, Bruce (sans red nail polish) rang in his 65th year of life with a gorgeous view, good food and even better company.

"You can tell they love Bruce very much. They all seem very close to him. They all seemed happy to be together," an eyewitness tells E! News. The group, who were at the venue for about two hours, also brought some gifts for the birthday boy.

Although the ladies didn't show off what they got Bruce, Khloé and Kourtney recently dished on what they ended up purchasing for his birthday (and no worries, they didn't ruin any sort of surprise).


"Bruce is just boring," Khloé told E! News. "I feel like we get him the same stuff every year, but that's what he wants." Kourtney added, "A gift certificate."


While a gift certificate may seem impersonal, Khloé explained, "That's all he wants, though, and I feel so bad, but he loves it. When he opens it, you'd think he's never gotten it before because of how surprised he acts...And I'm like, 'You knew what was coming,' but I appreciate his dedication in acting surprised."


Hope you enjoyed your special day, Bruiser!

JLo steps out in green crop top & matching trousers after revealing why she left Marc Anthony

JLo wore this bright green crop top and matching trousers teamed with spiky black heels as she stepped out in LA yesterday. I think it's a fierce outfit but many people didn't like it. Would you rock it? Meanwhile, the actress and singer has revealed that she left Marc Anthony in 2011 after 7 years of marriage after suffering a panic attack during a photo-shoot.

Photos: Hot couple Kim K and Kanye West enjoy basketball date

Kim Kardashian & Kanye West looked hot and happy as they attended the LA Lakers game against the Houston Rockets last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. See more photos after the cut...

MI releases official album artwork, tracklist for The Chairman album

M.I Abaga has unveiled the Official Album Art along with the Track-list of his highly anticipated third album, The Chairman. The album contains 17 songs with the first 8 and the last 8 being completely opposite to each other. The song in the middle stands on its own.

There are also features from some of the hottest acts this year from Wizkid, Seyi shay, Ice Prince, Olamide, Reminince, Pato Ranking, Runtown, Sarkodie, Tu Face, Nosa, Koker, Sound Sultan, Emmy Ace and a host of others. There is notably an international collaboration with Dance Hall superstar Bennie Man. That wait is finally over, The Chairman will be available worldwide tomorrow.

24k gold Samsung Galaxy Note 4 hits Vietnam, costs $2000

A 24k gold Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now available for purchase in Vietnam. Every piece of metal (including the grills) is coated in gold by local aficionados of the noble metal.





A 24k gold Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now available for purchase in Vietnam. Every piece of metal (including the grills) is coated in gold by local aficionados of the noble metal.

The phone is distributed by Golden Mobile in Vietnam, showing the thirst for gold-plated phones is a global affair.

OLAMIDE ft Viktoh: Up In The Club

King Baddo wets our appetites in anticipation for his new album Street OT already scheduled for release on 14-11-14 with this new joint Up In The Club featuring YBNL’s Viktoh.

Pre-order new album now!!! #StreetOT !!! Street OT by Olamide on iTunes https://itun.es/ng/15jS3

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Birdman Responds To Drake vs.Tyga: Says Tyga Is In His Feelings [VIDEO]

Cash Money CEO weighs in on the Drake vs. Tyga beef and you may be surprised at what he had to say about it

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Mack Maine, President of Young Money, Responds To Tyga's 'Fake' Comments After Drake's OVO Affiliate Chubbs Disses Rapper on Instagram

(L-R) Rappers Birdman, Tyga and Mack Maine arrive at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Courtesy of Getty Images)

Drake's OVO affiliate Chubbs threw major shade at Tyga on Instagram following his "fake" comments. Chubbs' diss came so abruptly we overlooked the fact that Young Money presidentMack Maine also responded to his artist's bold statements.

Mack didn't mention Tyga by name but the tweet was sent out around the same time the article with Vibe made its way to the Internet.

"Either Your OG's didn't raise ya right or they disappointed in ya behavior!!!," he tweeted.

Either Your OG's didn't raise ya right or they disappointed in ya behavior!!!

— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) October 23, 2014

All of the current YMCMB drama with Tyga stems from claims that the label is holding him hostage. Earlier this month, he tweeted that his forthcoming album has been completed and proposed the idea of leaking the record himself instead of waiting for an official release. According to his tweets, the "Rack City" rapper is strictly focusing on building his label Last Kings and plans to leave YMCMB soon. Mack chimed in tweeting, "Don't forget about puttin limes in coconuts!!! What you "rep" didn't make you or build you!!"

During his interview with Vibe,

@mackmaine its about growth not maintaining — T-Raww (@Tyga) October 10, 2014

Tyga discussed his relationship with Young Money and his personal feelings towards Drake.


"I tend to distance myself from them," he said. "Yeah, I'm tryna' go independent. I don't really get along with Drake. I don't really get along with Nicki.


"I don't like Drake as a person," Tyga added. "He's just fake to me. I like his music; you know what I'm saying? I think his music is good, but we're all different people. We were forced together and it was kinda' like we were forcing relationships together ... I think being signed to Young Money, everybody felt like they had to force a relationship 'cause Wayne put us together. At the end of the day the reason why I signed to Young Money is because of Wayne. Not because of Drake, not because of Nicki. It was because of Wayne and my relationship with him. I try to be cool with everybody, but sometimes, everybody just has different personalities, motives, and different characters. When you realize that, you realize that's not a place where you want to continue to grow."


Any thoughts? Sound off in the comment section.

Tiwa Savage Performs In Nude Bodysuit

The diva is no doubt channelling her inner sexiness but the pretty MAVIN first lady has being serving constant sultriness almost to a point of obscenity these days! Tiwa Savage and Davido headlined the African Unplugged concert held yesterday at the O2 Brixton Academy in London and one of the looks she chose is this embellished nude bodysuit.

The rather obscene look in the first place appeared tacky and did absolutely nothing for Tiwa's shape, the strategic sheer inserts and the embellishments were all too much and apart from creating what looks like a camel toe on Tiwa it gave a rather terrible fit for her bum, it was all sorts of wrong!

Oppo N3 is official with a 16MP motorized camera

At a special event in Singapore, Oppo announced the N3 cameraphone. The successor to the N1 sports a 16MP motorized camera allowing it to track objects as they move. The sensor is 1/2.3" in size and the pixel size is 1.34micrometer. The camera uses Schneider Kreuznach-certified lens to round up an impressively sounding package.

The mechanized camera rotates up to 206 degrees and it moves automatically when shooting panoramas and making selfies for example. Panoramas are shot in up to 64MP resolution. The fingerprint sensor at the back also allows you to protect your images immediately after taking them with a single swipe.

Just like its successor, the camera on the Oppo N3 rotates 206 degrees. More features include slow shutter, ultra macro mode,after focus, manual control as well as shooting in RAW. All of these features come as a part of what Oppo calls Ultra image 2.0.

The N3's 16MP shoots 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @ 120 fps. In terms of connectivity, the phone offers Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0. USB OTG is also supported.

The phone measures 161.2 x 77 x 9.9mm and weighs 192 grams.

There’s also a notification light below the N3 screen, just like the Oppo Find 7. The company has updated the software behind it dubbing it Notification light 2.0. In addition, the cool O-Click accessory also got a new version. It is more stylish than before and also more comfortable to use.

The Oppo N3 will retail for $649 off-contract and will start selling in 20 regions worldwide by the end of 2014.

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Only’ featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown

The rapper claims in the new song that she's never slept with Drake or Lil Wayne, but both men rap candidly about their affection for her.




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First, Nicki Minaj rapped about the joys of her great big butt on her single “Anaconda.” Now she’s moved on to serenading threesomes — this one imagined with two of today’s biggest rappers.

Despite her cheeky dominance over these men, they happily played along. Both Drake and Lil Wayne spit rhymes in the song, the former’s stressing his own sexual fetishes, involving “thick” women. “"I like my girls BBW, the type that wanna suck you dry, then eat some lunch with you," the Canadian rapper cheerfully informs.

DOWNLOAD:DJ Xclusive – Tonight ft. Banky W & Niyola (Prod by Masterkraft)

It’s DJ Xclusive featuring Banky W and Niyola on this new joint titled “Tonight”, produced by Masterkraft. This track is a follow up to DJ Xclusive’s mega hit Jeje featuring Wizkid, surely, this is a BANG! ENJOY!

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VIDEO: Watch Reminisce, Olamide & Iyanya’s Performance At UniLag

Watch Reminisce, Olamide & Iyanya’s Performance At UniLag


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VIDEO: Iyanya + Flavour Live Backstage Freestyle in DC

Watch Iyanya and Flavour Live Backstage Freestyle in DC.


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Burna Boy - Check and Balance [Official Video]

Burna Boy releases the official video to his latest single, “Checks and Balance”. The video, a collaborative effort between popular music video director, MattMax, and Godfather Productions, takes you through different scenes ranging from the singer being chased by the police, to the dance floor where you’ll see a couple of hot girls performing amazing, sick dance moves.

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Hands-on Review Sony Xperia E3

Sony Xperia E3 is a slim, lightweight 4G budget smartphone from Sony mobile. It features a brilliant 4.5-inch scratch resistant screen with 854 x 480 pixel resolution and a good 5 megapixels primary camera. Xperia E3 runs on Android 4.4 and sports a 1.2 GHz quad core processor




Sony xperia E3 is a budget phone positioned to win in the low-end of the market and Features a similar design to the flagship Sony Xperia Z3 and comes with reasonable specs. As a mid range budget phone, the xperia E3 isn’t made of metal, isn’t water proof and dust resistant, but still features Sony Omnibalance design.


And here are the specs for the Sony Xperia E3/E3 Dual:





• Google Android 4.4 (Kitkat)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz quad core

• Display

• 4.5″ (854 x 480 pixels) IPS Display

• Camera

• 5 megapixels

• Front-facing VGA

• Battery

• 2,330 mAh

• Talk time: up to 12 hours 20 min**

• Standby time: up to 579 hours**

• Music listening time: Up to 49 hours 4 min**

• Video playback time: Up to 7 hours 27 min**

• Display

• 4.5″ (854 x 480 pixels) IPS Display

• Scratch-resistant

• Processor (CPU)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz quad core

• Adreno 305 GPU

• Memory

• RAM: 1 GB

• Up to 4 GB flash memory***

• Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 32 GB

• Sound

• FM Radio with RDS

• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis

• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR

• xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony

• ClearAudio+

• Surround Sound technology (VPT)

• Networks

• SIM 1 and SIM 2: GSM GPRS/EDGE (2G)

• SIM 1: UMTS HSPA (3G)

• SIM 1: LTE (4G) (not available in all markets)

• Camera and video

• Geotagging – add location info to your photos

• Image stabiliser

• Auto scene recognition

• 5-megapixel camera

• 4 x smooth zoom

• Front-facing VGA camera

• HD video recording (1080p)

• HDR (High Dynamic Range) for pictures

• Image capture, supported format: JPEG

• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP

• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

• Connectivity

• v3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)

• aGPS*

• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

• GLONASS*

• Native USB tethering

• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™*

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support

• Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

• Smart connect

• ANT+ wireless technology





The xperia E3 has Under its hood a 5 Mega Pixel primary camera with flash and front facing VGA, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of onboard storage, expandable via a microSD card slot and a a 2,330mAh capacity battery.

Price and Availability

The Sony Xperia E3 comes in a dual-SIM phone variant. The Sony xperia E3 and E3 DUAL will be made available before the end of the year at a yet to be disclosed price

3.8mm thin smartphone

The race to create an ever so thinner 'world's thinnest smartphone' is about to get crazier than it's ever been - at least if this leak pans out.

Apparently Vivo is working on a smartphone that will be around 3.8mm thin. No, that's not a typo. The current 'world's thinnest smartphone' is the Gionee Elife S5.1, but this upcoming Vivo phone would trump that by 1.3mm.

The picture above is reportedly showing us the slim profile of the new device, while the one below compares it to an iPhone 5 or 5S, which are both 7.6mm thick. Two of these Vivo handsets on top of each other are as thick as one of those iPhones. That's just insane.

NICKI: THERE IS ONLY ROOM FOR ONE STAR

Nicki Minaj has a message for her ex ... if you didn't wanna be a superstar so damn bad, you'd still be sleeping in my bed.

Sources connected with the former couple tell TMZ ... Nicki cut the relationship off -- after 14 years -- because he became uncontrollably jealous of her success ... success he wanted for himself.

We're told Nicki and Safaree had an arrangement -- she's the breadwinner and he's the backup singer/hype man/personal assistant.  But we're told Safaree was getting sick of being in the background and had become increasingly hostile ... an emotion she reciprocated.


We hear the final straw was when Safaree didn't show up recently to one of Nicki's shows, leaving her scrambling for a hype man.  She confronted him and he went crazy.

Breakup rumors spread this week when Safaree showed up in public with several of his Nicki tats covered up.

Looks like he's got a lot more work to do now.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/22/nicki-minaj-boyfriend-break-up-safaree-samuels-jealous/#ixzz3HGx0roi5

NICKI MINAJ AND BOYFRIEND SPLIT AFTER 14 years

They say all good things come to an end. Sadly, after more than ten years, Nicki Minaj's relationship with her boyfriend Safaree Samuels is over. 

According to TMZ, Safaree was quite jealous of the rapper's fame – something which didn't please the"Anaconda" hitmaker. The "jealous" ex, who had three tattoos of Nicki, has allegedly covered them up with new ones. 

Eleanor Parker Dead: 'Sound Of Music' Actress Dies At 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eleanor Parker, who was nominated for Academy Awards three times for her portrayals of strong-willed women and played a scheming baroness in "The Sound of Music," has died at 91.

Family friend Richard Gale said Parker died Monday morning due to complications from pneumonia. "She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children at a medical facility near her home in Palm Springs," Gale added.

Parker was nominated for Oscars in 1950, 1951 and 1955, but then saw her career begin to wane in the early 1960s. Her last memorable role came in 1965's "The Sound of Music," in which she played the scheming baroness who loses Christopher Plummer to Julie Andrews.

"Eleanor Parker was and is one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known," said Plummer in a statement. "Both as a person and as a beauty. I hardly believe the sad news for I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever."

Parker's death comes at a time when "The Sound of Music" is back in the spotlight following NBC's live restaging of the classic last week — a ratings smash.

Parker worked only infrequently after "The Sound of Music," appearing in films and on such TV shows as "Fantasy Island," ''Murder, She Wrote" and "The Love Boat." She also starred in the short-lived 1960s TV series "Bracken's World."

"I'm primarily a character actress," she said in a 1988 interview, explaining why she never achieved the stardom of so many of her co-stars. "I've portrayed so many diverse individuals on the screen that my own personality never emerged."

Like William Holden, Robert Preston, Dustin Hoffman and others, Parker was discovered at the Pasadena Playhouse.

She was signed to a contract at Warner Bros., where she played only minor roles until the studio recognized her dramatic depth and cast her as Mildred Rogers in the 1946 remake of "Of Human Bondage."

The Somerset Maugham story had made Bette Davis a star 12 years before. On Parker's first day of filming, Davis sent her flowers and a note proclaiming, "I hope Mildred does as much for your career as she did for mine."

But the film flopped, and Parker was again relegated to mediocre roles until her breakthrough performance as an inmate in a brutal prison in the 1950 film "Caged." The role brought Parker her first Oscar nomination, for best actress.

Her second came the following year as Kirk Douglas's frustrated wife in "Detective Story."

Her career fully blossomed with such follow-up films as "Scaramouche" with Stewart Granger, "Above and Beyond" with Robert Taylor, "Escape from Fort Bravo" with Holden, "Valley of the Kings" with Taylor, and "The Naked Jungle" with Charlton Heston.

She took on one of her most challenging roles in 1955 in "Interrupted Melody," portraying opera star Marjorie Lawrence, who continued her career after contracting polio. Faced with having to lip-sync nine arias in three languages, she holed up in a Lake Arrowhead cabin for two weeks and played records eight to 10 hours a day.

The result: her third Oscar nomination.

Other notable films included "The Man with the Golden Arm" and "A Hole in the Head" (both opposite Frank Sinatra) and "The King and Four Queens" with Gable.

Growing up in Cedarsville, Ohio, Parker had yearned to be an actress, and when the family moved to Cleveland, she began taking acting lessons. In the summer she worked as an apprentice in a Martha's Vineyard stock company, waiting tables to support herself.

After moving to Pasadena, she was cast in her first movie role at 19, a bit part in "They Died With Their Boots On," starring Errol Flynn.

Parker's first three marriages ended in divorce: to Navy dentist Fred L. Losse; producer Bert Friedlob, which resulted in three children, Susan, Sharon and Richard; and painter Paul Clemens, with whom she had a son, actor Paul Clemens. Her 1966 marriage to Shubert Theater manager Raymond Hirsch ended with his death in 2001.

HTC One (M8) for Windows battery life test

HTC One (M8) for Windows turned out quite an interesting smartphone, a great alternative to the original HTC One (M8). Our in-depth review has been live for a few days, so it's time we the complete results of our battery life test with you.

The Windows-powered HTC One (M8) features the same hardware and battery as its Android counterpart. The two operating systems are completely different, though and we hoped Microsoft's OS will be able to match or beat the very good battery rating we achieved with the Android One (M8) flavor.

First we tested the phone's 3G talk endurance. The original HTC One (M8) lived up to its promised talk time of 20 hours, but it did even better running on Windows Phone. HTC One (M8) for Windows is capable of lasting 28 hours and 30 minutes of 3G talks on a single charge – one of the best scores we've encountered to date.

Apple iPad mini 3 gets a poor repairability score from iFixit

After picking the iPad Air 2 apart, the team at iFixit focused its attention of the iPad mini 3. Like itspredecessor, the latest compact slate from Cupertino received the poor repairability score of 2.

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The iPad mini 3's identical repairability score with that of last year's model should hardly catch anyone by surprise. Save for the Touch ID sensor and the gold color option, the two tablets are identical.

Speaking of Touch ID, the iFixit teardown reveals that its implementation in the iPad mini 3 is far from perfect. The home button bracket is held to the front panel with hot glue, so it is next to impossible to transfer it during a repair of a cracked screen.

In its breakdown of the iPad mini 3's repairability score, iFixit commends the tablet for featuring LCD display and glass that are not fused together, as well as battery, which isn't soldered to the logic board. However, large amounts of adhesive throughout the slate's internals, soldered Lightning connector, and difficult to remove home button bring the poor repairability score upon the device.

Samsung Gear Live now receiving update to Android Wear 4.4W.2 too

Following in the footsteps of the LG G Watch and the Moto 360, the Samsung Gear Live is now in the process of receiving an update to the latest version of Android Wear.

This is the same build that has rolled out to the other aforementioned smartwatches a few days ago. After applying the update, you'll be on Android Wear 4.4W.2, build number KNX01Q.

The new software brings with it support for playing music locally from the watch by pairing Bluetooth audio accessories to it. You also get the option of hiding the notification cards from the watch face.

Apparently there's no way for you to manually force the update to come through, and as this is a staged over-the-air rollout you might still be waiting a few days to get it.

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Rockstar starts Grand Theft Auto III, San Andreas and Vice City sale

Rockstar Games is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and is offering San Andreas, Vice City and the original GTA III with a big discount. The deal is available for iOS and Android through both the Play Store and the Amazon Appstore.

The mobile version of GTA III launched in 2011 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the PC version and later in 2012 Rockstar released GTA: Vice City, again to celebrate its 10th birthday.

The GTA: San Andreas costs $3.99 (43% off – iOS | Android | Amazon, while the GTA: Vice City (iOS |Android | Amazon and GTA III (iOS | Android | Amazon) now retail for $2.99 (40% off) each.

The promotion is available for a limited time only, which Rockstar hasn't specified. Your best bet is to download all of them and enjoy months of happy mobile gaming.

Beyonce spotted in London with Mrs Carter jacket

​Beyonce spotted proudly wearing her Mrs Carter jacket in London this afternoon. And she's ditched that cropped curved fringe hairstyle many people didn't like. See second pic after the cut

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 reaches 4.5 million sales in a month

According to South Korean outlet News1 the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has hit 4.5 million sales globally about a month after its launch (it launched September 26). That's a little lower than the 5 million units its predecessor sold in its first month, but the Galaxy Note 3 got a wider release initially.

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The Galaxy Note 4 started off in South Korea and China and has been expanding its availability ever since. It started selling in the US only recently. The flagship phablet also experienced some delays in markets like the UK and India where sales started a week ago. As for China, Samsung rolled out the dual-SIM versionsonly a couple of days ago.

The 4.5 million number doesn't seem to include the Galaxy Note Edge, Note 4's sibling with a two-sided screen, which is only now going on sale and in just a few markets.

The Galaxy Note 4 may have hit a few bumps on the way out but Samsung needed a best seller as its Q3 earnings declined.

Obama meets & hugs first nurse to contract Ebola in the US

Nurse Nina Pham, the first person to contract Ebola in the US met with president Obama at The White this afternoon where she received a hug from him.

Nina, who contracted Ebola while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan at the Emory University hospital in Texas, is now free from the virus after being successfully treated at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. When President Obama heard she was Ebola-free, he sent word to her asking if he could hug her and she agreed to meet him