Footage Of Iwaki City Villagers Fleeing Japan's Recent Tsunami

WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery: On the Seventh Day, You Drink

Truth: I've always wanted to be a brewer. Part cook, part scientist, part lush—it's really everything I ever wanted out of life. And while there are some home brewing kits that at least give me a glimpse into the experience, none of them holds a candle, it seems, to the WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery.

Maybe I'm just seduced by the New Zealand accent and all that chrome, but the WilliamsWarn—which keeps the entire brewing process to a single unit, cranking out a sweet batch of brew in just seven days—clearly belongs in my kitchen, or basement, or bedroom, or all three. Sure, at $4,500 it's out of my budget. But a guy can always dream. Sudsy, blurry, hoppy dreams. [WilliamsWarn via Uncrate]

HTC Flyer goes on sale on May 9

12 Apr 2011

Yesterday, we brought you news that HTC's non-Honeycomb, non-Tegra 2 tablet was being priced at an eye-watering £600. And today we've found out how long you're going to have to save up those notes. You've got until the 9th of May, so get scrimping... unless you're planning to pick up a Samsung Galaxy S II on the 1st of May instead. No wonder no one's got any money in the summer.

The Rebels Have Hacked Gadhafi's Cellphone Network

When Colonel Gadhafi seized control of the internet and jammed cellular networks, it left 2 million Libyans without secure wireless communication to each other or the world. It also caused mayhem for the rebels, who were left coordinating their battle fronts with only hand signals, "a throw-back that proved disastrous," says the WSJ.

Then, Ousama Abushagur, a Libyan telecom executive with American roots, came up with a plan to take back control of the airwaves by "hiving off" part of the network, around the central control in Tripoli, where
Gadhafi and his intelligence officers could easily control and eavesdrop any calls.

Abushagur's plan was not simple. For starters it required millions of dollars in equipment, which he managed to acquire with the help of the U.A.E and Qatar. It also needed to move that equipment into Libya, along with seven engineers and body guards. After "fusing" the new equipment into the network, they routed calls through a satellite uplink provided by Etisalat, a U.A.E carrier.

A test call, placed by Abushagur to his wife, happened on April 2nd. Since then, the network, which they've named "Free Libyana" has been connecting the rebels and Libyans to each other and the world. [WSJ]

Motorola XOOM unboxing

We take a look at what's inside the box along with the XOOM

The Motorola XOOM is the first of the army of Android Honeycomb-tablets to hit the shops and it has its sights on theApple iPad 2's best tablet crown.
 

It’s been available to pre-order in the UK for a few weeks and as from the 1st of April it’s available by buy with the cheapest coming it at around £497 for the wifi only model with 32GB of onboard memory. What's lurking inside the box along with the dual core tablet? Let’s find out in our Motorola XOOM unboxing video.

Twins reunited 67 years after living three miles apart

After more than half a century apart, twin sisters from Britain, who were adopted separately at birth, have found each other again thanks to a new TV series.…

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Posted By Yahoo Lifestyle, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 13:55 BST

A pair of identical twins from the UK has been reunited after discovering they had grown up within the same town after 67 years apart.

Jennifer and Judith Walton were given up by their unmarried mum Eva in 1943. The two girls lived separately with their adoptive parents in the town they were born. The pair shared the same doctor, dentist and even a friend yet never knew they lived close to each other.

Both women, who still live in Rotherham, Yorkshire, could have crossed paths at any time. For the last 40 years, Jennifer has worked at the same Boots store where Judith – renamed Kath by her adoptive parents - got her prescriptions.

Jennifer also revealed that when she was 11, a school friend told her that a friendly neighbour, nicknamed Aunty Eva, was actually her mum. The same friend also told Jennifer she had a long-lost sister but didn’t know any more details.

Fourteen years ago, Jennifer had tried to track down Kath through social services but was unsuccessful.  Jennifer said, “I dreamed of one day finding my sister and, because I couldn’t find her, I imagined she was in Australia. When I found she was round the corner, I felt so happy.”

 

The mum-of-three continued, “Now we see each other every week and pop round to each other’s home for cups of tea.”

The twins were reunited after a TV series, ITV’s ‘Long Lost Family’, helped to locate and set up a meeting with the estranged sisters. Viewers will see Jennifer and Kath’s emotional reunion at Rotherham’s Clifton Park bandstand where the sisters played as kids.

Kath was told at age 21 that she was adopted but never knew of her twin. The mum-of-two said the reunion was, “Wonderful. I saw her coming and wanted to run, and then we hugged. We couldn’t take our eyes off each other.”

Jennifer added, “I had seen a clairvoyant who told me, 'You are a twin and will find her. She lives near a church where the wall is falling down' - all true!”

Jennifer and Kath’s story will be told on Long Lost Family, April 21st on ITV at 9pm

lady Gaga falls off a piano on stage

Gaga falls off a piano on stage

Posted Tue 12 Apr 2011 11:50 BST by Ben Arnold in Video Selection

Lady Gaga briefly misplaced her dignity at a show in Houston, Texas, after a stage stunt left her flat on her back.

The singer was perched on top of her piano, which also happened to be on fire, when she slipped on the tricky dismount, ending up underneath the keyboard.

She was performing the track 'You And I' as the fall happened, while wearing just a pair of vertiginous stilettos and underwear.

But playing the consummate professional, she continued the song without missing a beat, and didn't even refer to the fact that she had ended up under her own piano.

"It was in the middle of the show," said fan Eric Souklnary, who filmed the slip. "She was really high up and it looked really bad. I only just managed to keep the video steady.

"The crowd all saw it and I don't think anyone would have minded if she'd walked off the stage to get checked out by medics." [Daily Mail]

Watch her mishap now:


ALSO IN TODAY'S PRESS

In another blow for 'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry, he supportedJedward at a free concert in County Antrim. The daft twins finished six places behind series winner McElderry. [The Sun]

Rihanna and Britney Spears are cooking up a duet. "'I got a #SEXY collabo comin your way supa dupa soon!!!! OH YEAH!!! By popular demand.... Its BRITNEY B****!!!! (sic)," the singer revealed on Twitter. [Metro]

Rapper and producer Akon is reportedly set to make an appearance in a Bollywood film. "He has been offered to act in a Hindi film," said a source. "We cannot divulge more details at this point." [Times of India]

Joe Jonas has recorded a collaboration with R&B bad boy Chris Brown. [Digital Spy]

Robbie Williams has taken up art in his downtime from touring with Take That. "I found I really liked painting - of course I then had to turn my whole garage into 'art club' and got all my la mates into it too (sic)," he revealed on his blog. [Contact Music]

Check back tomorrow for the latest in pop gossip.