Emma Roberts
In the past we’ve done roundups from Celebrity BlackBerry Sightings and being Friday, it seems like a good time to do another. The obvious device of choice for Hollywood’s elite? The BlackBerry Bold. Guess who loves the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (after the jump)?

The Olsen Twins

Britney Spears

Ashley Tisdale

Jessica Simpson

Lindsay Lohan

And who gets the BlackBerry Bold 9700? TaraSource: BlackBerryCool RSS Feed

First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento finally crosses over

2011 Kia Sorento – Click above for high-res image gallery Sometimes it’s hard to remember what you did just yesterday, but think back to 2003 when Kia first introduced the Sorento mid-size…

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles – Day 5

We’ve made it to the last day of our SEMA Sweeps! We’ve given away four limited-edition PSP/Gran Turismo bundles, but we’ve got one left. Yesterday’s winner hasSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

Filed under: Etc., Europe

One of Russia’s most popular exports has been its version of roulette – you know, the kind where the player usually closes his eyes during the game and someone has a good chance of ending up dead. In this case it’s being played in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the jouers are drivers and motorcyclists running red lights.
The point of the game is to get through a red light at high speed without hitting another car or pedestrian. Bets are said to haveSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, MINI

MINI Coupe Concept and Roadster Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
If you’ll please forgive us our one tired clichof the day… BMW has big plans in store for its smallest brand. In this case, quite literally as the next model that comes from Mini will reportedly be the long-expected Countryman crossover, which we can expect to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010. All-wheel drive will make an appearance on theSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Legislation and Policy

Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors, paid a visit to the Netherlands this week to meet with prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende on the subject of electric vehicles. Mitsubishi recently delivered a production iMiEV to the Dutch embassy in Japan for use there. The Dutch government launched a tax incentive program to promote EV field tests last June and wants to expand the program beyond just fleets.
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Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Ford, Celebrities

If Jay Leno were a Ferrari McLaren F1, Conan O’Brien would be a Ford Taurus SHO. Now hold on, that’s not an insult to Conan, who just took over Jay’s hosting duties on The Tonight Show. It’s an actual fact: Jay owns a McLaren F1 and Conan drives a 1992 Ford Taurus SHO.
Conan’s SHO has appeared on his… uh, show… a number of times in the past, though the most memorable cameo was this skit back in the Late Night withSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

By Andrew Liszewski

Unless you’re a farmer, meteorologist or umbrella salesperson, I can’t imagine you’re too thrilled when it’s raining outside. But apparently that’s not the case in Japan, where students at Osaka University’s Human Interface Lab have developed the Funbrella which can simulate the feeling of rain, even when the sun is shining.

Using a mechanism not unlike a regular old speaker, the Funbrella can be fed a signal and will reproduce vibrations Source: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

Filed under: Europe, Volkswagen

German coachbuilder Karmann has been in trouble since before the global economy caught its version of the swine flu, and from a workforce of 5,000 the company is down to 1,800. A huge order for VW electric vehicles was meant to keep the company going while it sorted out its issues, but even that won’t be enough, so now VW is looking at buying the entire company.
Reports out of Germany say VW has offered a rather low amount for Karmann,Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

Ealing Conservatives issued the following press release on Tuesday but true to form none of the local papers or websites want to publish the very boring story that Ealing Conservatives have always said we will not build on Gunnersbury Park. They didn’t want to mention this in April. They didn’t want to mention this in September. They don’t want to mention it now.

There is always a tendency to want to avoid responding to people stirring it lest you fan the flames. But, it seemsSource: Phil Taylor RSS Feed

Yesterday I popped up to Greenwood Primary School in Northolt to see the temporary pool we have been enjoying this term and welcome Boris. As a part of a London Mayor sponsored scheme called Make a Splash Greenwood primary school has been hosting a small temporary swimming pool in one of their halls. This is the first temporary pool delivered by this scheme and hopefully we will have another one back in the borough soon. This scheme is genius as it uses a tiny pool with the kind of plant you Source: Phil Taylor RSS Feed