Higuaín: "At Real I had to prove something I'd already proven

Gonzalo Higuaín is enjoying the new stage of his career in Italy, as he explained in an interview on the program 'El partido de las 12'. "AtReal Madrid I played at a high level for many years, but I constantly had to prove something that I had already proven. I needed a change of surroundings and some new challenges".

The Argentine is happy in Italy. "Everything works better when you have the full backing of those around you, management and players. I'm really happy here. The president convinced me quickly. It was an important decision for me. I'm grateful for my seven years in Madrid, but in Naples I'm living that love affair that all players need", he said.

Higuaín described how his move came about: "It wasn't an easy decision. It was a decision that I had already discussed and considered. The day that we won the league I thought of moving on. There were chants at the stadium asking me to stay and in the end I stayed for one more season. It wasn't a hot-headed decision - I wanted a change of scenery and something new in my life. It's a huge challenge; I want to take Napoli to the very top".

Victoria Beckham wants to star in Girls

Victoria Beckham wants to star in 'Girls.'
The 39-year-old star reportedly told the show's creator Lena Dunham how much she loves the latest series of the comedy drama series and that she'd love to make an appearance. 
Lena, 27, is open to the idea of the former Spice Girl being on the show and has an idea for her to have a cameo as herself. 
A source told heat magazine: 'Victoria said she would love a cameo in the next season. Lena said she would love that and work on creating a suitable role - most likely, Vic playing herself.'
Victoria also plans to introduce her two-year-old daughter Harper - her child with husband David Beckham - to the show when she is old enough. 
The source added: 'Victoria told Lena how she and David are huge fans of the show, which her pal Eva Longoria urged her to watch. Vic said they loved how down-to-earth and the real comedy-drama was. She even said she wants Harper to watch when she's old enough, to get a more 'all-round education and perspective' of girls and their trials and tribulations.'
During their chat, Lena asked Victoria if she could help her revamp her style and update her wardrobe with some stylish new outfits. 
The source revealed: 'Lena said she'd sort out a role if Victoria would give her a makeover. Lena believes Victoria can upgrade her style.'

Robert Pattinson ‘still in love’ with Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson can't get over Kristen Stewart.
The A-list couple are said to have been secretly meeting up at their mutual friend Shannon Woodward's flat, despite calling time on their relationship earlier this year. 
A source told Yahoo omg!: 'Rob is still in love with Kristen and can't keep away from her. They've been meeting secretly at production studios and at Shannon's flat. The three of them have been close friends for years and all look out for each other.'
Robert, 27, is reportedly finding it impossible to cut ties with Kristen - who was caught cheating on him with 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders last summer - and doesn't want to move on from their four-year romance.
The insider added: 'He's tried flirting with other girls, partying and putting distance between them but there's no other woman for him.
'His sister Lizzie has told him to follow his deepest feelings and to not by swayed by pressure from Hollywood, because his management and publicists want him to move on and leave his 'troubled' relationship with Kristen behind.'
This comes after the 'Twilight' stars were spotted checking into the plush Viceroy hotel in Palm Springs, California, with their pooches Bear and Bernie last month.
Since ending things with Kristen, 23, Robert has been linked to Sean Penn's daughter Dylan Penn, and enjoyed a brief romance with Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough earlier this yea

Prince George to visit New Zealand next year?

Britain's Prince George is to visit New Zealand next year.
The royal tot and his parents Prince William and Duchess Catherine are set to take a trip to the island at some point during 2014 but, despite it being an election year for the country, Prime Minister John Key can't see a reason why the trio can't visit. 
Speaking TVNZ's Breakfast show, he said: 'If they come in the election period - it's generally seen as that period where sort of three months beforehand - then there are all sorts of rules that apply there.'
However, Mr Key is adamant that even if the royals did turn up in New Zealand close to an election, he doesn't expect it to affect the voting system.
He explained: 'I think it's a wonderful thing that they come and I'm a massive supporter of the royal family but I don't think someone goes into a polling booth and says, 'I'm going to vote National because Prince William turned up in New Zealand'.'
In 2011, the government was put under pressure to turn the royal family away from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand as it fell close to election day, but in the end they didn't turn up.

$10 Million Human Regenerator: a Small Price to Stop Ageing!

September 27th was a special day at Abu Dhabi’s Emirate palace. The occasion was hosting of World Luxury Expo and on display was luxury lifestyle products. The limelight was however hogged by an anti ageing device. The same has been aptly named ‘Human regenerator’. System 4 Technologies Gmbh has developed this unique human regenerator.

A special fact about human regenerator is that the same is produced on order and the German company which has produced the same will only make 50 pieces of the same annually. This anti ageing device has been priced $557,000 and a huge curiosity has already made way, given the fact that the device can control ageing to a certain extent.

The version of the human regenerator that was up for display at the luxury expo was a diamond encrusted version of the regenerator. The device can accommodate a full grown human being and around 6880 carats of diamonds have been used in the human regenerator at display to give it an exclusive look.

The price for this exclusive piece too has zoomed to around $10 million, given the fact that 6880 carats of diamonds have been used in it.

Given its unique shape of a bullet, this 128 kg of device can accommodate a full grown human being with ease. Human regenerator has been designed using a unique technology by the name of Quantum Cell Code. Body’s natural frequencies are imitated in quantum cell technology and longitudinal waves get generated.

Silicon and aluminum deposits have been used and these help create the anti ageing effect.

Given the increasing number of billionaires around the world, it is a wild guess as to how many pieces of human regenerator will be produced every year.

12 Social Media Networks You Didn’t Know About

By: Kareem El-Nagdy

Social Media has always been about the game of numbers, be it followers or fans, users or subscribers. And because we all like numbers here are some for you: There are about 7.1 billion people on the planet, only of which 39% (2.77 billion) are Internet users and around 62.4% (1.73 billion) of those use social media at least once a month, according to eMarketer.

Social Media Networks You Probably Know About

Facebook [1 billion+ users]; Twitter [600 million+ users]; Google+ [500 million+ users]; Linkedin [200 million+ users]; hi5 [80 million+ users]; Flickr [32 million+ users]; MySpace [30 million+ users]; Foursquare [20 million+ users]; StumbleUpon [20 million+ users]; SoundCloud [10 million+ users]

Are there any other social media networks out there? Yes.

Way more than you think. Here’s another number for you: There are over 150 social media networks with over 150,000 (which is a big number) of users out there.

What Might These Be?

1) Qzone [600 million+ users]

Catering mainly to Mainland China, Qzone is the 7th largest website worldwide (according to their Alexa rank) and 2nd largest social media network in terms of users, offering them their own “zone” that they can accessorize with different backgrounds, colors and widgets and where they can share blog posts, keep diaries and listen to music. Qzone is not a free service for the most part; users need to purchase different packages to utilize the social network at it’s fullest. And many Gulf countries won’t allow you to even browse to their site.

2) Sina Weibo [502 million+ users]

Similar to Twitter, Sina Weibo is a Chinese micro-blogging social network with over 100 million messages posted daily catering mainly to Mainland China. It started in August 2009 and grew to become the 35th largest website in terms of traffic and the 5th largest social media network worldwide.

3) Habbo [268 million+ users]

Aimed at teenagers, Habbo is a Finnish virtual world social media network with users in 150 countries worldwide. Users can join different communities and share and chat over the network.

4) Renren [160 million+ users]

The Chinese Facebook; literally meaning “Everyone’s Website” is popular amongst Chinese college students and is the 9th largest social media network worldwide, offering similar functions such as those of Facebook. Launched in 2005, it followed a very similar pattern to the Facebook growth ladder, making the service available to students through their university email IDs at first before opening its gates to the public.

5) VKontake [125 million+ users]

Another Facebook copy cat, VKontake is the 2nd largest social media network in Europe after Facebook.  Launched in Russia, by late 2006 it grew massively overtaking its competitor Odnoklassniki (#11 on this list)  in the social media space to become Russia’s largest social media network.

6) Tagged [100 million+ users]

Founded in 2004, Tagged is a social discovery network allowing its users to browse other user profiles near them. It also allows its users to play games, share toys, gifts and “pets”. It has a very interesting growth factor since the network has been used in many southern Asian countries for dating purposes since it’s available through their mobile app.

7) Orkut [100 million+ users]

Owned by Google and named after its creator Orkut Büyükkökten, this netork provides a good connection tool for friends and colleagues to stay in touch or even meet new friends. It is unpopular in most western countries but is highly used by users in Brazil (60% of user base), India (30% of user base) and Japan (8% of user base).

The website is actually operated by Google Brazil due to the high user base there. Some Arab countries have blocked the website deeming it inappropriate.

8) Netlog [95 million+ users]

Similar to Qzone, Netlog allows users to create their own web page and share blog posts, music and videos on it. Formerly known as Facebox and BingBox, it was founded in Belgium mid 2003 and has grown over the past 10 years to reach just under a 100 million users.

9) MyLife [51 million+ users]

Formerly known as Reunion.com, MyLife offers one place for social aggregation from email accounts and other social networks. 11 years strong, the social network allows you to search for users, find out who’s searching for you and connect with other users.

10) douban [47 million+ users]

Another huge Chinese social media platform, douban is a review and recommendation network for movies, books, music and activities in China. Unlike its competitors Renren, they are open to registered and unregistered users and has served as a place for Chinese critics and authors to connect with their followers and fans.

11) Odnoklassniki [45 million+ users]

Russia’s second largest social network after Vkontake (VK), Odnoklassniki provides a social network for classmates and friends. Launched in 2006, it offers members seven years of age and above to make an account and connect with their friends, family and colleagues.

12) Viadeo [35 million+ users]

The second largest social network for professionals after Linkedin. Viadeo was launched in France in 2004 and has acquired several professional networks over time, including Chinese  Tianji.com and Spanish ICNet. Viadeo lets members maintain a list of business partners, allowing them to stay in touch, use or help each other to find a job, or create business opportunities.

New Ericsson report: Smartphones change cities

• 18 examples of the role ICT plays in terms of consumers’ satisfaction and dissatisfaction with city life
• In cities, people are most satisfied with the availability of shopping, restaurants, and leisure facilities, whereas areas inducing dissatisfaction include child/elderly care, communication with authorities, and traffic
• Smartphone owners who evaluated service concepts for these areas believe that in three years, market availability will be five times what it is today, turning all tested concepts into mass-market services
• Consumers see such services as primarily driven by the relevant industry, making it important for the ICT industry to bridge the gap

In a new Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ConsumerLab report, smartphone users in major cities around the world were asked about their interest in, and the potential development of, 18 new services relating to important aspects of city life.

The study asked smartphone users to evaluate new service concepts related to the areas of city life they are most satisfied with – the availability of shopping, restaurants, and leisure facilities. Examples of new services include: social restaurant guides, a digital real-time trainer, situational shopping recommenders, mobile menus and table reservations, and same-day goods delivery.

Delving into these new concept services, the study asked if a restaurant ingredient checker service was of interest: while eight percent of respondents think the service is available today, 61 percent expect it to be a normal service available within three years.

The study also covers areas that users expressed most dissatisfaction with, namely child/elderly care, communication with authorities, and traffic. New service concepts here include, social care networks enabling easy communication with family members via any device, a contextual mobile city service that provides location-based information from local authorities, and a minimal day-travel scheduler that optimizes a user’s calendar to minimize need for travel.

Respondents also indicated that they are looking for better services and improved communication from authorities via their smartphones. Alongside this, between 10 and 15 percent of young couples and parents think a range of ICT-enabled care services are available in their cities now, while 64-68 percent believe they will be widely available in three years.

Michael Björn, Head of Research at Ericsson ConsumerLab, said: “Mass demand for new ICT services can change city life, beyond what we recognize, in just three years. Smartphone services related to shopping, eating out and finding entertainment can drastically improve people’s satisfaction with life in cities. Smartphone services can also alleviate dissatisfaction, and expectations are high on the market to make these services available.”

Björn continued: “The results of this study show that consumers welcome innovation in many areas of their everyday experiences in the city.”

Traffic is the number one source of dissatisfaction in cities, and 47 percent of smartphone owners in the survey expressed interest in a personal navigator that provides the best travel information for all modes of indoor and outdoor transport, from walking to driving.

Almost half (47 percent) of smartphone owners predict that mobile operators will be instrumental in bringing this particular service to their pockets, although generally they see the relevant industry taking the lead.

The study was conducted online in São Paolo, Beijing, New York, London and Tokyo, and gathered responses from 7,500 smartphone users. The study is representative of 40 million citizens.