Tom Cruise ends whirlwind visit to Taiwan

Taipei (ANTARA News/CNA) - Hollywood star Tom Cruise left Taiwan for the United States on Sunday (April 7) , ending his three-day whirlwind visit to the country to drum up interest in his new film.

Cruise left Taiwan on a personal plane after making appearances to promote his latest sci-fi action film "Oblivion," in which he plays a veteran in the future who will determine the fate of mankind.

During his stay, the actor visited a local restaurant to learn how to make its signature xiaolongbao, or small steamed buns, on Saturday and attended the premiere of his movie in Taipei that night, where he was greeted by some 2,000 passionate fans.

Local media and fans praised the movie star as "down-to-earth" and "sincere." Cruise spent more than two hours shaking the hands of fans and signing autographs on the red carpet before the premiere.

"I`m very excited to be here. I haven`t been here for many, many years, so it`s really nice to be here," Cruise told local TV channel Television Broadcasts Satellite (TVBS).

Taiwan was the only stop on Cruise`s film promotion tour in Asia. It was the 50-year-old actor`s third visit to Taiwan. His last visit was in 2001 to promote his sci-fi film "Vanilla Sky."

He is scheduled to attend a premiere in Los Angeles on April 10. (U.M016)

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Jackie Chan leaves imprints in Hollywood for the second time

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Chinese action film star Jackie Chan on Thursday became the first person to twice leave the imprints of his hands and feet in cement at Hollywood`s famed Chinese Theatre.

Chan, who has starred in some 150 films in a career spanning more than 40 years, first left imprints in the forecourt of the theater in 1997, adding to the collection that features screen legends from Clark Gable to Marilyn Monroe.

But over the years, as ownership of the theater changed hands, the cement slab featuring Chan`s prints was lost. Slabs are changed often to make room for new entries in the collection.

Representatives at the newly named TCL Chinese Theatre confirmed that Chan was the first two-time inductee. They said they did not know when the prints vanished but were sure that the slab was not stolen from the forecourt.

On Thursday Chan left imprints of his hands, feet and nose in cement, accompanied by his "Rush Hour" co-star Chris Tucker and "The Karate Kid" co-star Jaden Smith.

Chan, 59, told a crowd gathered for the occasion that he had always dreamed of having his prints in cement at the theater.

"My first time in the Chinese Theatre, I walked on the red carpet ... and I see that there are so many stars doing the interviews. And at that time I had nothing to do, standing there looking around," he said.

"During all those years I dreamed. Slowly, slowly, I got there," the actor said.

Chan has become one of China`s biggest film stars, crossing into Hollywood movies with his Kung Fu fighting skills and ability to do his own action stunts.

Last month at the Cannes film festival, Chan told Reuters that after countless broken bones and smashed teeth, he was giving up doing his own stunts but wanted to continue acting across different genres.(*)

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Next from Stevie Wonder: a gospel tune in Arabic?

Los Angeles (ANTARA News/CNA/AFP) - Soul music legend Stevie Wonder says he`s toying with the idea of including a gospel song in Arabic on an upcoming album dedicated to his mother.

"Gospel Inspired by Lula" is among several projects that Wonder, 63, has going right now, he told Rolling Stone in an interview posted Tuesday on the pop culture magazine`s website.

"We`re going to do some traditional gospel stuff, but I`m thinking about doing a gospel song in Arabic," he revealed.

"I`m going to twist it all up in different ways, because I think everyone needs to hear the word of the gospel ... whether they read the Koran, the Torah or the Bible, whatever they read."

Wonder`s mother, Lula Mae Hardaway, the daughter of a poor Alabama sharecropper, was credited as a co-writer on several of Wonder`s songs including "I Was Made to Love Her" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I`m Yours".

She died in Los Angeles in May 2006 at the age of 76.

"I promised her I would do it," said Wonder, who hosted singer John Legend`s induction into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame on Saturday. "She always wanted me to do it before she passed away."

Wonder`s other projects include a collaboration with Canadian producer David Foster that will see him recording both old and new material with a symphony orchestra.

"All of these are coming out relatively soon," the entertainer said, "but I never put a time on things, because the most important thing is that it`s good."

(Uu.H-AK)

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Lenovo A706

Specifications
Lenovo A706

Network	2G 3G	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	136 x 69 x 10.4 mm (5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in) 130 gram IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 480 x 854 pixels, 4.5 inches (~218 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 4 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Yes Yes HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band v3.0 microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML FM radio Yes Yes 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash Yes Gray/white, black - Loudspeaker - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM) - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch up to 5 fingers - Geo-tagging - Dolby Digital Plus - Accelerometer, proximity (sensors) - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Po 2000 mAh Up to 230 h (2G)/180 h (3G) Up to 16 h (2G)/14 h (3G)

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Lenovo P780

Specifications
Lenovo P780

Network	2G 3G	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	143 x 73 x 10 mm (5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in) 176 gram IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 4/8 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Yes Yes HSPA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot v3.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones WAP 2.0/xHTML FM radio Yes Yes 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash Yes Black - Loudspeaker - Dual SIM - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection - Accelerometer, proximity (sensors) - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Po 4000 mAh Up to 840 h Up to 43 h (2G)/25 h (3G)

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LG Optimus F7

Specifications
LG Optimus F7

Network	2G 3G 4G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	131.7 x 68.2 x 9.6 mm (5.19 x 2.69 x 0.38 in) 133.2 gram True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 720 x 1280 pixels (~313 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 8 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Yes Yes HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA Yes microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Ringtones Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Dual-core 1.5 GHz SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML FM radio Yes Yes 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash 1080p@30fps White, black - Loudspeaker - Micro-SIM - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch - Corning Gorilla Glass 2 (protection) - Geo-tagging - Dolby Mobile - Accelerometer, proximity, compass (sensors) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player - Document viewer - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 2540 mAh Up to 300 h Up to 13 h

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LG Optimus F3

Specifications
LG Optimus F3

Network	2G 3G 4G	CDMA 800 / 1900 - LS720 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO LTE
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	116.1 x 62 x 10.1 mm (4.57 x 2.44 x 0.40 in) 113.4 gram IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	Yes Yes 4 GB, 1 GB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot v4.0 with A2DP microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Ringtones Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait; Adreno 305 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones HTML Yes Yes 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash 1080p Purple, titanium, black - Loudspeaker - 3.5mm jack - Multitouch - Corning Gorilla Glass 2 (protection) - Geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, panorama - Accelerometer, proximity (sensors) - MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 2460 mAh Up to 456 h Up to 16 h

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