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Script of the Day: canvasXpress

canvasXpress is one of the new breed of development tools that saw greater adoption, as HTML 5 support expanded in more and more browsers. The library allows developers to create interactive graphs and charts that rely on the power of HTML 5's canvas utility. CanvasXpress supports classic chart types like lines...

25 April 2012
12:01 GMT

Blue Ivy Carter Sets New Billboard Record

Blue Ivy Carter is not famous only because her parents are Beyonce and Jay-Z. A recording artist at just 2 days old, B.I.C is, just 2 days later, the youngest “singer” to take over Billboard charts, it has emerged. As we also noted shortly after her birth, in order to celebrate her coming into this world,...

12 January 2012
05:50 GMT

Rihanna Is Top Selling Digital Artist of All Time

She may generate plenty of controversy with her music, but Rihanna is also breaking record after record. According to figures by Nielsen SoundScan, she is officially the top selling digital artist of all time. With her latest album, “Talk That Talk” out in November 2011, and a couple of singles soaring th...

9 January 2012
10:57 GMT

Fans Rally to Make Lady Gaga's 'Marry the Night' Number 1

Lady Gaga's latest album, “Born This Way,” won over critics and turned millions of non-fans into Little Monsters, but it only managed to span one #1 single. The singer's fans are now working on something to change things. The fans have launched a new campaign on Facebook meant to propel Gaga&#...

19 December 2011
10:07 GMT

Men's Health Names Jennifer Aniston Hottest Woman of All Time

That Jennifer Aniston is beautiful is not news anymore, having long been labeled one of the most attractive presences on the scene. The label is still sticking to her: Men's Health has just named her the hottest woman of all time.Mind you, Aniston has just been granted the ultimate distinction from the magazine:...

12 December 2011
05:01 GMT

Valve Will Not Offer Data for Digital Sales Chart

Video game developer and Steam creator Valve seems to not be interested in the creation of a comprehensive digital video game sales chart and says that one would in no way benefit the industry and might lead to developers getting the wrong idea about the state of the market. Jason Holtman, who is the director of b...

22 April 2011
17:21 GMT

Matt Cardle Debuts Big Atop the UK Christmas Chart

X Factor winner and clearly the nation’s favorite Matt Cardle is now riding the wave, with his debut single “When We Collide” landing straight at number 1 in UK Christmas charts, as expected. Later last week, Matt also premiered the official video for the song, a cover of “Many Of Horror ...

20 December 2010
06:33 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Now Mad at CNN for Naming Her ‘Most Provocative’

Rehabbing star Lindsay Lohan is really busy these days taking offense with various people for speaking publicly about her drug problems, which will hopefully be a matter of the past soon. She’s now fuming mad at CNN for including her on this year’s list of “most provocative celebrities.”While ...

14 December 2010
04:23 GMT

Michael Jackson Is Top-Earning Dead Artist

Since he’s been named the Ultimate Global Music Icon of all times, it’s no wonder that Michael Jackson is also the top-earning deceased artist, as a recent Forbes list cited by E! Online informs. Not only has the late King of Pop made a fortune this past year, but the revenue generated by all Michael Jack...

26 October 2010
11:24 GMT

Eminem Is the Hottest MC in the Game for 2010

2010 is officially the year of Eminem. After not even being included on MTV’s MC list in 2009, the rapper is back with a vengeance – and a story so good to tell that it has just earned him the top spot on the Hottest MC in the Game list for 2010. “Relapse” sold thousands of copies in the first...

25 October 2010
11:16 GMT

Edward Cullen Is Most Gorgeous Vampire Ever

He’s already been named the “favorite movie vampire of all times,” but, on another occasion, he was outdone by Brad Pitt’s Louis; in anticipation of Halloween, Edward Cullen has been named the most gorgeous vampire ever. In a new poll comprised by Glamour magazine, the UK edition, the “T...

22 October 2010
04:10 GMT

Top 10 Germiest Tourist Attractions in the World

If you ever wanted to travel to a more or less remote corner of the world and see a tourist attraction you only heard or read about before, you can now choose from the top 10 most germiest destinations ever. Should you have a strong stomach and the knack to do something out of the ordinary, TripAdvisor, the biggest t...

25 September 2010
10:01 GMT

Top 10 Hottest Celebrity Marketers

The Advertising Specialty Institute set out to prove that attractiveness can still sell products better than anything, and thus came up with a top 10 of the celebrities who make big bucks off their image. The top 10 is featured in ASI’s Successful Promotions magazine, and includes stars one would expect like Je...

1 September 2010
14:31 GMT

‘Vanilla Sky’ Voted Most Confusing Movie of All Time

Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Inception,” a name that seems to be on everyone’s lips these days as it’s poised to become the blockbuster of the summer, if not even of the year, has sparked talk about which other movies may stand next to it should anyone go ahead and comprise a list a...

22 July 2010
06:13 GMT

Cheryl Cole Is FHM’s Hottest Woman for 2010

Despite being one of the best selling pop acts in the UK and Europe at the moment, while also a guest on arguably one of the most watched British shows, there still are some who claim that Cheryl Cole (Girls Aloud) is getting much more media attention that she’s worth. Readers of FHM magazine though would beg t...

29 April 2010
10:49 GMT

Jamie Oliver Is Among Britain’s Richest

Thanks to many years in the public eye as a chef, health campaigner and, of course, television personality, Jamie Oliver is now a household name. What with the launch of a US show as well, Jamie has broken into the list of Britain’s richest men, while also occupying a very respectable position on another list, ...

19 April 2010
05:52 GMT

‘Alice in Wonderland’ Still Number 1 for Third Week

It was one of the most anticipated releases of the first half of 2010 and, undoubtedly, “Alice in Wonderland“ is now showing that all that hype was not without merit. After a very strong opening that set a new record in terms of ticket sales, Tim Burton’s film continues to stay strong at the box off...

22 March 2010
09:39 GMT

DaisyDisk - Track Down Your HDD Space Wasters

If you want to keep your computer clutter-free, an application that will search all the related files when you want to uninstall any type of software is necessary. But, even if you use one of those, there are some files that will not be discovered and will remain forgotten on your computer, taking up valuable space. ...

11 March 2010
13:31 GMT

Taylor Swift’s ‘Today Was a Fairytale’ Breaks Download Records

In preparation for this year’s Grammy Awards, where she’s the second favorite with no less than 8 nominations in all the major categories, country darling Taylor Swift has just taken down Britney Spears and set a new record for more downloaded track in its first week by a female artist. Swift’s &ldq...

29 January 2010
10:12 GMT

Ke$ha to Take Down Susan Boyle in the Charts

This week, the ultimate battle of the demographics will go down in Billboard charts, with Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” and Ke$ha’s recently released “Animal” going neck and neck. Boyle’s album is currently in its sixth consecutive week atop Billboard, but things might ch...

7 January 2010
09:53 GMT

Redbox Announces Most Rented Films of 2009

2009 might have ended on a rather sad note for certain industry people, especially in the light of all those “best” and “worst” charts (here’s looking at you, Megan Fox), but that’s not to say that everything was bad in the year in that ended. The DVD rental business, for instance,...

5 January 2010
08:36 GMT

Marilyn Manson Challenges X Factor

This year’s winter holiday season brought an overturn in British music charts that surprised even critics. Until now, the singles that usually made it all the way through to the top positions were releases from X Factor alums. Rage Against the Machine intervened this year and managed to turn things around, occu...

30 December 2009
05:43 GMT

DJ Earworm Presents ‘United State of Pop 2009’ Hits Mashup

Mashup artist DJ Earworm, real name Jordan Roseman, has delivered yet another catchy remix, this time capturing the essence of what the year 2009 was in music. “United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)” is the third remix of the kind in as many years, summing up the 25 hits that have made history in...

30 December 2009
05:15 GMT

Top 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2010

As the year is drawing to an end, movie-lovers already sick of charts and lists telling them which were the best and worst productions of 2009 can turn to CoEd Magazine for a look at the most anticipated films of 2010. As the mag also points out, most of the films that have generated massive interest this year and ar...

29 December 2009
16:31 GMT

Times Unveils Top 100 Worst Movies of 2009

2009 is about to end and, as is customary, critics are already going public with their choices for do’s and don’ts in terms of music, film and celebrities in general. Reviewers for Times Online, for instance, have comprised an extensive list of the top 100 worst movies, films that moviegoers would best av...

29 December 2009
13:21 GMT

Interview Magazine Presents the 20 Most Beautiful People of the Decade

Paparazzi are long making the rule in Hollywood, bringing not only the latest snaps of our favorite celebrities, but also, in doing so, redefining our concept of glamour. Still, perhaps we should not forget that beauty also means the idealized image that we get by means of an artistic photo, which is why Interview ma...

25 December 2009
08:41 GMT

Top 50 Funniest Celebrity Quotes of the Decade

Because they’re so much in the media attention, it’s hard for stars to always say the right thing at the right time. However, when caught on the wrong footing, the things that come out of their mouth can make for a bout of hysterical laughter that no joke, no matter how good, can give way to. The top 50 c...

24 December 2009
13:01 GMT

Britney Spears Posts List of Most Ridiculous Stories of 2009

Britney Spears has had a fabulous year, that much is for sure: despite reports stating the contrary, the singer has launched and carried through an international tour, got her personal life back on track and is even reported to be working on a new album already. However, reports about both her personal life and her m...

22 December 2009
10:17 GMT

Taylor Swift and Johnny Depp Are Favorite Celebrities of 2009

As 2009 draws to an end, tradition says we must have charts and lists of what was hot and what not this year. A while ago, PopEater started an online poll to determine fans’ favorite male and female celebrities – and Taylor Swift and Johnny Depp came out winning with an overwhelming majority. “Th...

22 December 2009
05:56 GMT

Taylor Lautner Is Fittest Male Star of 2009

It’s not uncommon for actors to lose or gain weight for some movie role, albeit said modifications are not as drastic as, say, in the case of Christian Bale and Taylor Lautner. The latter, for instance, gained about 30 pounds of muscle between “Twilight” and “New Moon,” and, for it, has ...

21 December 2009
15:21 GMT

Lady Gaga Is MTV’s Woman of the Year

Lady Gaga usually gets people polarized about what to make of her, but the truth of the matter is that, whether she’s seen as just a showoff who has brought little to the table in terms of music achievements or as the next huge pop icon, 2009 was entirely her year. MTV, for one, is convinced of this, naming her...

21 December 2009
04:59 GMT

Jon Gosselin Is the Most Annoying Celebrity of 2009

It’s that time of the year when charts and tops are made to show the best and worst of the past 12 months, from film to music, fashion and celebrities. Speaking of stars and with the motto that “annoyance is the great equalizer among human emotions,” the SC Times has comprised a list of the ten most...

19 December 2009
09:31 GMT

Emma Watson Is Highest Grossing Actress of the Decade

She’s just 19 years old, but British Emma Watson is the highest grossing actress of the decade, putting to shame in terms of paycheck and ticket sales veteran thespians and crowd magnets like Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz or the rest of other actresses. According to Guinness Book of World Records, as cited by EW...

17 December 2009
05:50 GMT

Kanye West Blogs About Having Album of the Decade

The year is drawing to an end and, as is customary, each December, charts of “best…” and “worst…” are being made and then released to the public. Coming to confirm that, musically, Kanye West remains one of the most prominent figures of the industry, Entertainment Weekly has name...

12 December 2009
05:05 GMT

Eminem Is Best Selling Artist of the Decade

He may have kept a low profile ever since he developed a problem with illegal substances and he also started focusing more on producing than recording music but, when one draws the line, rapper Eminem remains the best selling artist of the decade, USA Today informs, citing figures recently unveiled. Surprisingly enou...

10 December 2009
10:33 GMT

Kanye West Named the King of FAIL for 2009

When Kanye West took to the stage earlier this year to interrupt young country singer Taylor Swift as she was about to say her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the Video Music Awards, little did he know he was about to enter the competition for the king of FAIL for 2009. Users of the popular website FailBlo...

10 December 2009
05:33 GMT

Time Reveals Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas of the Year

Celebrities are never allowed to have a bad day, whether that refers to hair, makeup or style. Because they’re constantly in the limelight and, above all, because they make a lot of money, it is widely assumed that part of their job is also to look stunning whenever they set foot on the red carpet. This is why ...

9 December 2009
16:31 GMT

AskMen Presents Top 10 Hottest Aliens

Mid-December means without a doubt that time of the year when the industry draws a line and comes up with best and worst lists for everything. Normally, in film, we have charts of best actors and worst performances, as well as tops with the hottest productions of the year. AskMen is also presenting now a top 10 of th...

9 December 2009
15:31 GMT

Billboard Unveils List of One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s

As the year is drawing near the end, the inevitable charts of “Best…” and “Worst…” are starting to pop up in the specialized media. For those wondering which was the biggest one-hit wonder of the decade, Billboard has the answer with the unveiling of the official list of one-hit ...

8 December 2009
11:09 GMT

Miley Cyrus Is Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009

Although she’s repeatedly said that the last thing she wanted was to be considered a role model and be put up on a pedestal, which would literally mean she wouldn’t be able to make mistakes and ultimately learn from them, it’s Miley Cyrus’ own fans who disagree with her. In a poll conducted by...

29 October 2009
11:19 GMT

Robert Pattinson Is Favorite Movie Vampire of All Times

Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” films, the second of which drops just weeks from today, on November 20, is the best and most popular vampire in moviedom, a survey by ad agency Pearl & Dean has revealed, as ReelLoop can confirm. In his race to the top spot, Edward Cullen blasted past co...

27 October 2009
06:28 GMT

Megan Fox Is Empire’s Hottest Movie Star

Megan Fox has already been named the “woman of 2009,” the second most beautiful woman in showbiz after “House M.D.” star Olivia Wilde and America’s hottest bad girl, which would make it easy for one to believe that she couldn’t possibly be given yet another distinction. This is whe...

22 October 2009
06:31 GMT

Britney Spears Shooting Video for ‘3’

As much as critics tried to put it down, the new single from Britney Spears, the not too subtly named “3,” is burning up the charts. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it still is, thus setting a new record for the pop star. In the meantime, Britney is shooting the video ...

15 October 2009
08:13 GMT

Jay-Z Has ‘Kanye Moment’ over MTV Eminem Diss

MTV recently unveiled the 2009 list of Hottest MCs in the Game and, while as expected, Jay-Z came on top, there was one name that was notably absent from it: Eminem. Fans were upset, especially since “less hot” artists than Em made the cut, but also upset was Jay-Z, who took the time to write a lengthy le...

10 October 2009
06:50 GMT

Adam Lambert’s Album Is Number One in Online Charts

To say that Adam Lambert is perhaps the biggest star American Idol has created and who did not even have to win the competition is probably an understatement right at this point, judging by the way everything he does is welcomed by the fan community. His debut album, not out until November 24, reached the number-two ...

30 September 2009
08:54 GMT

Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama Top People’s Best Dressed List

She’s got a great body that women all around the world envy for being the exact opposite of what they see on the catwalks and, most importantly, she knows how to use it to always make for a stunning presence on the red carpet. British actress Kate Winslet and her sophisticated fashion style have received the ul...

18 September 2009
13:51 GMT

Jay-Z Tops Elvis Presley with ‘The Blueprint 3’

On September 8, Jay-Z released his latest studio album, “The Blueprint 3,” refusing to even taken notice of the fact that the album had leaked on the Internet in complete form just a week before the official release. At the time, the rapper called the leak a “preview,” saying he wasn’t g...

18 September 2009
03:50 GMT

Susan Boyle’s Debut Album Tops Online Charts

Susan Boyle is poised for huge success, judging by early signs. Although her debut album, the one she’s been working on with music mogul Simon Cowell ever since she was done with Britain’s Got Talent, is not even released yet, it’s already topping all the charts. Fans are dying to hear Boyle’s...

7 September 2009
09:07 GMT

Daniel Craig Has Best Body in Film

Much has been said about Daniel Craig’s by now too famous beach scene, where his character, James Bond in “Casino Royale,” emerges from the ocean dripping wet, wearing a pair of sky-blue shorts, and with ripped pecs and abs delightfully obvious for the camera. Coming to show women all over the world...

7 September 2009
07:58 GMT


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