Janice Somosot

The “Pokemon X & Y” video game has a unique feature known as backwards compatibility which sets it apart from other roleplaying games (RPG) out there. This means that the Pokemon monsters used by players in the older versions of the Pokemon game can still be used in the new version.

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 reportedly got a rating of 10 from IGN. Will it be enough for the game to be named IGN’s Game of the Year in December 2013?

“Batman vs. Superman,” the highly anticipated sequel to the “Man of Steel,” film directed by Zack Snyder, will reportedly start filming some football scenes on Oct. 19, 2013 at the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Weingart Stadium in Monterey Park, California.

Ian Somerhalder, star of “Vampire Diaries," proudly shared a cute video of the new girl in his life. After splitting up with costar Nina Dobrev in May 2013, he has been busy spending time with this special girl whom he describes as “smart, so beautiful and charming--all a man could ask for in a girl.”

Once upon a time, a beautiful princess named Snow White, a.k.a. Ginnifer Goodwin met dashing Prince Charming Josh Dallas in Storybrooke, Maine. They eventually fell in love, announced their engagement and now, a “royal” wedding is being planned.

Google’s Ingress reality game which is currently available in Android devices will reportedly be made available for iOS users in 2014. Ingress, created by Niantic Labs, is an augmented-reality (AR) massively multiplayer online video game wherein players attempt to conquer territory in the real world. Players must capture or defend portals in special areas like libraries and then link them to enclose the areas.

Estranged couple Heidi Klum and Seal were recently caught kissing in Malibu, California despite the duo's plans to divorce anytime soon. It has been 18 months since the couple have filed for a divorce after breaking up in January 2012. They were married for 7 years before calling it quits

A shocker for fans of Once Upon a Time! Mulan, Disney's famous warrior princess could possibly be bisexual. She seems to have the hots not only for Prince Phillip, but also for Princess Aurora.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue gets her heart broken again. Her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso recently split up with her.

Software giant Microsoft Corp. has unveiled its Windows Phone 8 Update 3 software on Oct. 14, 2013 as well as its plans to focus on promoting its phablets or smartphone-tablet hybrids. The move was done to recover from the unsuccessful release of its separate smartphones and tablets. The unveiling of the said software is also aimed at competing against Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems.

“Glee” actress Lea Michele is said to be slowly moving on after her boyfriend Cory Monteith’s death on July 13, 2013 by focusing on finishing her upcoming debut album.

American musician Jon Bon Jovi just made an Aussie fan’s most fervent dream come true. No, he didn’t marry the fan. But, he did walk her down the aisle in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Numerous fans of Ke$Ha and Pitbull will be really disappointed to find out that the musicians’ 2013 Australian tour has been canceled. But, before these fans get angry at the two artists for their wasted tickets, a report was sent out that tickets will be refunded for those who have already bought them.

Despite several glitches that players have experienced while playing the video game Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5), including server crashes, it will still be available online for multiplayer cloud gaming.

It seems like all of Miley’s antics lately are paying off because it has landed her in the news all the time, giving her “Bangerz,” album so much publicity, including her “Wrecking Ball” single that it topped UK’s Official Album Chart and Official Singles Chart lists at the same time.

A female platypus that got accidentally trapped in a car engine during a 15-kilometre ride through Murrumbidgee River in Canberra, Australia miraculously survived the ordeal.

7 cool new apps for smartphones were launched in Oct. 12, 2013, including the iOS 7 Keyboard For Android, Cameo and Zombie Kong World. These apps are both fun and functional. Check it out below.

Smoking is dangerous to one's health. But for smokers, they don't realize how deadly it is. If passive smoking can affect other people's health, what more for active smokers? Sax Institute in Australia has recently released a new study on the deadly effects of smoking and the results were alarming.

In November 2011, Google introduced the cool "do a barrel roll" trick for the users of its famous search engine. It spins the user’s screen and temporarily turns it upside down just by typing the words do a barrel roll on the search field and then clicking on Enter. It was such a hit back then, and surprisingly, it’s still a hit in 2013!

Australian Test Cricket Player Ed Cowan's house was consumed by fire on Cook Road in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) at around 4 p.m. on Oct. 10.

Everybody dreams of a happy marriage but not everyone gets to have one. Ever wonder why some couples live in marital bliss while others are suffering from unhappiness and dissatisfaction in their married lives? Well, according to a new study published on October 7, 2013 in the journal “Emotion,” it looks like the secret to a happy marriage lies in the couple’s genes.

One Direction member Niall Horan accidentally hit his own face while bouncing a basketball in a car park in Sydney, Australia. The unfortunate but funny incident which lasted for about 8 seconds was caught on camera and uploaded on Youtube by Ashley Bellamy on Oct 6, 2013.

The Tribez is a popular game for iPhone, iPad and Android devices which was launched on Oct. 11, 2012 by Game Insight, a leading game publisher for iPad games. It can be downloaded for free on The Tribez website, on Facebook or on Google Play.

Australian actor Nathaniel Buzolic, who played Kol Mikaelson, one of the members of the Original vampire family in the hit TV CW show “The Vampire Diaries” (TVD) is now joining the cast of another hit show -- ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” (PLL).

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) issued an Extreme Fire Danger Warning on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 for the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Shoalhaven and Illawarra regions in Australia.

Ex-Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox agrees with Sinead O’Connor on how the music industry is using overtly sexualised performances to sell records and concerts. Lennox posted on her Facebook page that the said industry peddles “highly styled pornography with musical accompaniment.”

Omny Personal Radio app which provides users customised music, data and content was released on Oct. 8, 2013 and is available exclusively on the Australian iOS App Store.

LG Electronics announced that it will start its mass-production of flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels for LG smartphones and will launch it in 2014.

8 police officers who risked their lives by entering a burning building in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Oct. 8, 2013 to help people who were trapped inside have been praised as heroes for their brave act. However, the man they saved, 36-year-old Jomaa Market store owner Chadi Jomaa, could be the one who started the fire in the first place.