Why Not to illegally download Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the final installment of the hugely popular wizard series. If you are thinking of illegally downloading it, you may want to read the following - which is borrowed from The Daily Chilli..

To those who are trying to get an illegal copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, you’ve been warned.

No, Lord Voldemort is not going to unleash an army of Death Eaters or Inferi on you if you do so. Chances are, you might come across a result that prompts you to visit another site so that you can obtain the required password "to stop automated leeching and detection."

If you follow the instructions and save what appears to be a legitimate file, that’s when a phishing attack starts in your hard drive. And of course, there’s no free movie in the end.

It’s the latest phishing scam discovered by antivirus software maker PC Tools within BitTorrent.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opens in cinemas nationwide today.

Source: E! Online

Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

Elizabeth Taylor, the actress who dazzled generations of moviegoers with her stunning beauty and whose name was synonymous with Hollywood glamour, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 79.

The cause was congestive heart failure, her publicist, Sally Morrison, told The Associated Press.
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R.I.P., Ms Taylor.

Sources:
- NY Times
- MSNBC
- LIFE

Lifestyle of The Rich and Famous.. Michelle Reis

According to The Star..

Chinese dailies reported that actress Michelle Reis received RM39mil in ang pow from her in-laws after she gave birth to a boy, who has been named Jayden Max.

Her in-laws had given her RM210mil in ang pow after she became pregnant.

Reis also gave out RM370 in ang pow to each newsman covering her delivery at a Hong Kong hospital on Tuesday. She has also released a photograph of the newborn with her husband Julian Hui.

They, however, have yet to give the baby a Chinese name.

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Google logo today, Feb 8 - Jules Verne

Google has an interesting logo today on its website. It is to commemorate the birthday of Jules Verne.

From Wikipedia,
Jules Gabriel Verne (French pronunciation: [ʒyl vɛʁn]; February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author from Brittany who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated individual author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".

The image is in the form of a series of portholes in an underwater vessel - what else! On the right is a joystick which you can manoever in four different directions to view the sea life. You will notice that the lower you go, the darker it gets. Very cool! Quick, get on to Google.com. This is what it looks like.

HTC HD2 Smartphone With Movies

When was the last time someone offered you a cell phone with two full-length movies already installed? That’s just the start of the surprises you’ll find with the HTC HD2 smartphone for T-Mobile. It doesn’t just say “entertainment,” it screams it!

You might suspect this phone is built for multimedia when you take a look at the huge touch screen display. This one boasts a screen size of 4.3 inches and a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Does that sound like a cell phone or a small computer? Yes.

The HD2 is a widescreen Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with HTC Sense running on a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. You saw correctly. This gadget runs at a blazing GHz. That means you can run multiple applications at once without experiencing time lags. To keep up, cellular broadband is at the 3G level wherever available. Not fast enough? Step into the closest WiFi hotspot and download even faster.

But what about those movies? Oh, yes. You get “Transformers” and “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen” pre-installed on a 16 GB memory card. You can use other memory cards up to 32 GB for all the storage you need. That’s storage for movies, of course. But it's also storage for the pictures and videos you take yourself. Plus eBooks, music, and documents (for those occasional times you have to work). The HD2 comes pre-loaded with apps that include Blockbuster, Barnes & Noble eBooks, MobiTV and Guitar Hero. The MobiTV app includes a 30 day free trial, the Barnes &Noble eBooks app includes 3 free books, and the Blockbuster app includes 2 free rentals. There’s also a GoGo app that includes 6 months of free in-flight WiFi. No reason not to use this beauty as you soar through the skies.

The digital camera of this HTC smartphone deserves special mention. It’s got 5 Megapixels of resolution and multiple capture modes, including widescreen. There’s a dual LED flash and zoom. So, you need a standalone digital camera... why?

For you mobile professionals, this is also a work phone. You can access Microsoft apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enhanced teleconferencing includes easy invites to conference call participants from your email. The SWYPE keyboard option helps you type up to 50 words per minute. That important because it lets you get back to entertainment as fast as possible.

It’s an entertainment phone. It’s a work phone. That pretty much covers the day’s activities. The question is whether this is the phone you must have next. Well, is it? If so, learn more and order your HTC HD2 smartphone for T-Mobile at a deep discount online. You’ll also get free shipping. But hurry, this deal could change at any time without notice and you don't want to miss out.

Of course, if you prefer a different model of phone or a different carrier there is a huge selection of free and low cost mobile devices to choose from. Shop now through Cell Phone Plans Finder and be sure to check the specials for today.