Michael B. Jordan is totally down for a 'Creed' sequel

Michael B. Jordan would gladly slip on Adonis’s boxing gloves again for a Creed sequel

“A character so rich as this, and the world he’s in, I want to see what happens to him next and what he does,” Jordan told the Associated Press in an interview. “Especially the way it ends off, it’s pretty cool. I think with success and time and circumstances, it would be exciting to come back and work with (co-stars) Sly (Stallone) and Tessa (Thompson) again.”

See also: ‘Creed’ review: The ‘Rocky’ franchise roars again with a searing jolt of adrenaline

Director Ryan Coogler also shared that he’d be excited to do a sequel …

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Bugatti is back in 2016 with the 1500hp Chiron

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One of the biggest thrillers being written in the car industry right now is what Volkswagen does to recover from its cheating diesel scandal. Estimates of the cost to VW Group vary widely, but most agree $10 billion is probably on the low end. That’s a lot of cash, even for one of the world’s largest auto manufacturers; questions abound over which projects, new cars, or even brands might find themselves in for the corporate axe. The latest plot twist will take many by surprise: VW-owned Bugatti will indeed build a replacement for the Veyron.

In October we learned that the new Phaeton—a technological flagship sedan that no one bought—would survive as an electric vehicle. R&D spending would be cut too; VW had has spending ~$12.6 billion a year on research, more than any of its competitors. The Bugatti Chiron was thought to be a goner for sure. VW Group is thought to have lost almost $5 million on every Veyron it sold and continuing to build ornate rocketships for plutocrats could seem at odds with a sober corporate rehabilitation strategy. But more than 100 orders were already on the books and the car will debut in 2016, the company announced today.

How does one top a Veyron? According to Bugatti boss Wolfgang Dürheimer, “the Chiron will set new standards in every respect. We will continue to produce the world’s most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car. This is the claim of Bugatti and our customers.” The new car will still use a turbocharged 8L W16 engine and all-wheel drive, but power is rumored to be up 50 percent at almost 1500hp (1100kW). Expect a mighty price tag too.

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'Gods of Egypt' director is really sorry for casting white actors as Egyptian gods

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas apologized for casting mostly white actors in his upcoming film based on Egyptian mythology.

The filmmaker and studio Lionsgate issued separate statements on Friday acknowledging the controversy sparked by the release of the film’s first trailer two weeks ago, featuring a cast led by Scottish actor Gerard Butler and Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

See also: ‘Gods of Egypt’ movie posters ignite whitewashing backlash

Australian director Proyas, who was born in Egypt, said it is clear that their casting choices should have been more diverse. …

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Try these 9 alternatives to your morning coffee

Ah, coffee … nature’s mild anxiety attack in a cup

People love coffee, and many consider it a vital part of their daily lives, drinking it from the time they wake up to the evening when they realize it’s too late to drink it and now their night is ruined. It’s not just a drink — it’s way of life

See also: Either way, the new Starbucks cup is just good design

You know who else thinks like that? Drug addicts. Instead, try these alternatives to your morning caffeine fix

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Prince Charles: Paris climate talks will decide fate of generations

LONDON — Prince Charles has told the U.N. climate change conference in Paris that delegates need to start “emergency procedures” to put the planet on “life support”

See also: The 12 days that will decide Earth’s future: A guide to COP21

The future British monarch, who is outspoken about climate change, urged global leaders on Monday to “think of your grandchildren, as I think of mine.”

“Your deliberations over the next two weeks will decide the fate not only of those alive today, but also of generations yet unborn,” he said

Prince Charles “We must act now. We have been waiting for too long!” #COP21 pic.twitter.com/5FKT5aDPaG

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Benedict Cumberbatch busted out a series of on-point otter impersonations

LONDON — It’s not every day that you get to see Benedict Cumberbatch kicking a giant teddy bear after doing a series of otter impressions.

See also: ‘Sherlock’ will end when Benedict Cumberbatch leaves, co-creator reveals

The star of Black Mass appeared on Friday’s episode of The Graham Norton Show with co-star Johnny Depp, and was set the fairly unusual challenge of re-creating a series of otter-based photos. Being the all-round awesome guy and cheerfully versatile actor that he is, Cumberbatch was more than happy to oblige.

The photos started off tricky…

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Best new Android and iPhone games of the week (November 24th - November 30rd)

Let’s start off the week with some fun with the best new Android and iPhone games for the past week!

Diverse selection of new gamesIn our weekly round up of the best new Android and iPhone games we introduce you to everything new and worthy with no limits to the genre, platform, or price. We can’t guarantee that you’d love the genre of the game we’ve picked, but if you do, chances are you’d spend hours playing one of these games.

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The new reality of Moneyball-style sales management

Technology can be an enabler of sales success, says Jeffrey Fotta of Gryphon Networks, but you’ve got to drill down and understand the sales process to use it effectively.

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[Update: M9, RE Deals Live] HTC's Black Friday And Cyber Week Deals Include 40% Off Nexus 9, 40% Off M9, And More

HTC’s US web store is gearing up for some big sales this holiday shopping season, and as with most things of this sort, it’s kicking off on Black Friday.

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[Update: M9, RE Deals Live] HTC's Black Friday And Cyber Week Deals Include 40% Off Nexus 9, 40% Off M9, And More

Vivo Y51 and Y51L receive TENAA certification

After the Y37A and Y51A, two more vivo smartphones have been certified by the Chinese regulatory agency TENAA. These devices carry a model number of Y51 and Y51L, respectively.

Specs-wise, the Y51 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, and sports a 5-inch (960 × 540 pixel resolution) TFT display. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory. In terms of camera, the device features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter.

Weighing in at 157 gms and measuring 143.8 × 71.7 × 7.52 (mm), the handset runs Android 5.0 Lollipop. Color options include white.

The Y51L, interestingly, comes with a similar design and exactly same specs as that of the Y51 (except that it runs Android 5.0.2 out-of-the-box). So the main difference between the two smartphones isn’t exactly clear at this point.

In case you aren’t already aware, vivo is expected to unveil the X6 flagship today.

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What to stream on HBO, Hulu, Amazon and Netflix in December

The holiday season is in full swing, which means plenty of hot chocolate, egg nog and whiling away hours of your life in front of a television screen at home. Get in the yuletide spirit — or just the lazy spirit — with the latest from your favorite streaming services. Shows and films will become available on the dates listed below

See also: Let’s talk the first season of ‘Jessica Jones,’ the most sophisticated Marvel show to date

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Top Pick: Spaceballs

Mel Brooks adds sci-fi zeitgeist to his roster of skillful parodies with Spaceballs, a Star Wars-esque space caper from 1987. Whether it’s John Candy as Barf, Joan Rivers’ voice as the robot droid Dot Matrix, or Brooks himself as the ineffectual President Skroob, Spaceballs is full of characters as memorable and absurd as their Star Wars counterparts…just in slightly different ways. Add it to your pre-Force Awakens watchlist and may the Shwartz be with you.

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Australian politicians won't stop dropping references to Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is currently sending Australia into Tay Tay fever as she tours the country, and it seems the nation’s politicians aren’t immune.

Take Treasurer Scott Morrison. The minister was responding to media questions Monday regarding whether he had been offered the treasury job by current Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in February, months before the dumping of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

We won’t bore you with the details, but please note the part where the Liberal Party member told reporters to “shake it off” in regards to these events.

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Kobe Bryant's retirement poem crashed the site that hosted it

The retirement of NBA legend Kobe Bryant took many by surprise on Sunday night. Right now, Bryant’s fans around the world are finding out that every game from here on out will be his last

Attention around his poetically framed announcement has garnered so much activity that it appears to have crashed the site hosting the poem (the Player’s Tribune)

SEE ALSO: When a teenage Kobe Bryant was on the brink between hometown hero and worldwide celebrity.

In light of that, we present to you the full text of Bryant’s farewell poem to his fans, opponents and fellow competitors:

From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginary
Game-winning shots
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Amazon reveals Prime Air drone flight footage with Jeremy Clarkson explainer

Back in 2013, when Amazon revealed plans to begin delivering packages via flying drones through Prime Air, some seemed skeptical about the reality of deploying such a system

Today, Amazon doubled down on those claims by releasing a video of one of the drones in action, and it’s impressive

See also: The new rules for drones: What you need to know

Presented by former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson (who is working on a show for Amazon), the two-minute video takes us through the entire process, from ordering, to warehouse launch, to delivery

The new drone looks a lot different from the one Amazon showed us a couple of years ago. This one has a more commercial and streamlined look, and instead of showing the package hanging in open air, the new drone hides the item in a square compartment …

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Apple's iOS accounted for 78.3% of mobile online shopping orders during Thanksgiving

Most online shoppers continue to turn to the Apple iPhone or Apple iPad when placing orders from a mobile device. On Thanksgiving Day, 78.3% of mobile online orders came from a phone or tablet that was running iOS. Android powered devices made up just 21.5% of e-commerce orders placed by a mobile device. That is actually higher than the 19.3% share Android devices had last year. In 2014, Apple held a higher 79.9% share of mobile online sales made on Thanksgiving.

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Apple's iOS accounted for 78.3% of mobile online shopping orders during Thanksgiving

Documenting the people and tools behind a NASA human spaceflight mission

Ars talked with Michael Soluri and Eric Boehm at the Hubble@25 exhibit at the Intrepid Museum in NYC. Produced and edited by Jennifer Hahn. (video link)

NEW YORK—Michael Soluri is a New York-based photographer with the jealousy-inducing privilege of photographing a unique portion of space exploration: behind the scenes of NASA’s STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. He spent four years photographing the crew and support personnel, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Houston to the Atlantis shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center.

Launched in January of 1990, the Hubble was repaired five times by Shuttle missions, but the fifth mission was “really a spectacular mission,” according to Eric Boehm, aviation curator of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. Along with the first mission to repair Hubble’s optics, SM4 was the most important mission to keep the Hubble operational, replacing and upgrading the main data unit, batteries, and camera.

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[Deal Alert] The 9.7-Inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Is Just $359 On eBay ($140 Off) With Free Shipping To The US

Android tablets don’t seem to be in high demand since the default size for flagship phones has shifted to “frickin huge,” but for those who still want one, there are deals to be had right now. Adorama, a well-known US electronics retailer, is selling the latest Samsung flagship tablet for a significant discount on eBay. The 9.7-inch version of the Galaxy Tab S2, which has a retail price of $500, is just $359 on eBay right now.

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Uncovering mysteries in the upcoming 'Sherlock' Victorian special - CNET

While the “Sherlock” Victorian special “The Abominable Bride” gets closer to its January 2016 air date, we present the facts, another trailer and a stockpile of photos to decipher any hints.

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Headphone Showdown: Grado SR80e vs Audio-Technica ATH-M50x vs Sony MDR-V6

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Russia airstrike appears to kill many in Syrian marketplace

BEIRUT — Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday in a northern Syrian town held by insurgents, Syrian opposition media reported.

Some reports said more than 40 were killed

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrikes struck the town of Ariha, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens more. The Local Coordination Committees, an activist collective, said the airstrikes struck a busy market, inflicting heavy casualties.

The Observatory, which relies on a network of activists inside Syria, said the airstrike destroyed three buildings in the center of Ariha. …

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Top 10 trending phones of week 48

In this edition of our weekly Top 10 trending phones chart, we finally witness the Samsung Galaxy J7 get dethroned. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 enters the chart this week, and storms straight to number one mere days after its announcement.

Long-time champ Galaxy J7 needs to settle for silver this week, still closely followed by the J5 in third.

Ushered in by the Redmi Note 3, the previous-gen Xiaomi phablet joins the trending list in fourth, comfortably ahead of the Galaxy J2 – another regular. Next comes the Galaxy Grand Prime in sixth, showing no particular sings of loosing user interest week after week.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Note5 have swapped places since last week, and the former is now in seventh, while the S-Pen-packing phablet is now in eighth. The Sony Xperia Z5 had the weakest week-on-week performance, losing a total of 6 places, now in ninth. In a bit of surprising development, the Samsung Galaxy A5 enters in tenth, keeping the iPhone 6s out by a few hundred hits.

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Weekly poll results: Apple iPad Pro gets lukewarm reception

The Apple iPad Pro didn’t have it easy all week, taking hits from the majority of our readers. It’s been a while since a “Hot or not” poll of ours turned out not in favor.

The iPad Pro gathered a total of 37% of upvotes – less than 2 out of 5 people hit the thumbs up. Apparently, the productivity benefits of the large screen failed to entice most of you. There’s also the matter of the Pencil that needs to be recharged every now and then, and the Smart Keyboard that can only stay in this one position.

And that’s before getting to the less than affordable price tag, which certainly helped steer you to the downvote side. The additional $270 that the accessories will set you back aren’t particularly hot either, even if their currently limited availability might lead you to believe otherwise.

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5 can't-miss apps: Giphy Cam, Picpal, Drop Messages and more

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, you may have missed some of this week’s best new apps.

See also: Instagram is testing support for multiple accounts on Android

Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week’s list includes a retro take on a classic game, an update to Giphy’s GIF creation app and a social collage app.

Check out the gallery below to see our top picks. If you’re looking for more, take a look at our last roundup of can’t-miss apps.

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At midnight, the NSA will no longer keep bulk records of telephone calls

At midnight tonight, something different will happen when you make a call. The NSA won’t be collecting information about it as part of the bulk telephone records it was receiving from carriers. The information that the NSA will no longer automatically see, includes metadata like phone numbers and the length of calls.

From now on, carriers like Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will hold on to that data, releasing it to the NSA only when the agency receives permission from a special court. The court will give out that permission on a case-by-case basis. And the government will have to … – Source

At midnight, the NSA will no longer keep bulk records of telephone calls

Microsoft starts shipping the free Display Dock for U.S. Lumia 950 XL buyers

If you purchased a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL from Microsoft, you might have already received notification that the free Display Dock you’ve ordered is on the way. The dock allows users to engage the Continuum feature that turns their Microsoft Lumia 950 XL into a computer. Using the Display Dock, users connect a mouse, a physical keyboard, an external hard drive and a computer monitor to their phone.

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Microsoft starts shipping the free Display Dock for U.S. Lumia 950 XL buyers

Some Project Fi customers have received a little surprise in the mail

Project Fi is the Google-owned hybrid MVNO that offers consumers low-priced wireless talk, text and data service using both Wi-Fi Hotspots, and cellular networks belonging to Sprint and T-Mobile. The service is priced at $20 a month for unlimited talk and text, with data priced at $10 for each GB desired. Users get refunded for each GB of data paid for, but not used during the month. Those interested in the service have had to request an invitation.

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Physicists: Nobody's Telling the Truth About That Downed Russian Warplane

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Analyst says Apple Watch had a strong Black Friday

Heading into the holiday shopping season, there was a question about how the Apple Watch would fare during this time of the year. While Apple doesn’t breakout sales of its smartwatch, researcher IDC had Apple shipping 3.6 million units of the timepiece during the second quarter. That trailed only fitness tracker Fitbit’s delivery of 4.4 million units during the same three month period.

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Analyst says Apple Watch had a strong Black Friday

Solving The Persistent Security Threats For The Internet Of Things

The security problem — and, just as important, the security risks that consumers perceive in internet-connected devices — represents a real threat to the hundreds of millions of dollars companies are pouring into connected devices of all stripes. Read More

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Marshmallow is rolling out for the LG G4 across Europe

LG is definitely working hard on bringing Android 6.0 Marshmallow to its latest flagship offer. After what was essentially a soak test in Poland and a bigger staged rollout on the company’s home market, users are now reporting that the update has started seeding across Europe as well.

The package weighs about 1.55GB and can be obtained through LG Bridge (the OEM’s new PC synch software). Judging by user feedback, the update is not available for every unit in Europe quite yet. The lucky few who have obtained the software mostly seem to be from Germany and own the H815. We also came across a list of G4 models that will, allegedly, be part of this first roll-out, but can’t really confirm its authenticity:

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LGH815 POL POLAND PL Poland Europe 2015-11-26

LGH815 ROM ROMANIA RO Romania Europe 2015-11-26

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LGH815 VDR VODAFONE RO Romania Europe 2015-11-25

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We already have a fairly good idea of exactly what changes Android 6.0 brings to the handset. Apart from core Marshmallow features, like Dozing and the new app permission model, the LG G4 also has updated Knock Code settings and a few app renames, like QMemo+ in the notification panel, which is now Capture+. An official list of changes, along with screenshot can be found at the second source link.

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“Random Darknet Shopper” is back, and it just bought a $35 knockoff polo

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Last we heard from the “Random Darknet Shopper” over six months ago, it was returned to the Swiss art collective that made it after local authorities seized the laptop being used to purchase ecstasy online.

Now, the Shopper is back and soon to be on display in London. It’s even shopping again: this week it purchased a knockoff $35 Lacoste polo shirt from Thailand.

At its core, Random Darknet Shopper is a live art project that consists of a laptop running a program designed to do nothing else but randomly buy items off illicit Tor-enabled websites. !Mediengruppe Bitnik, the Swiss art collective behind the project, designed the bot-based art installation to have a budget of $100 in bitcoins each week. From there, the bot randomly chooses an item on Alpha Bay, currently the largest such dark market. (Previously it used Agora, which has since been shuttered.) Ultimately, the purchased item is shipped to the art gallery where the laptop itself is on display and added to the installation.

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Engagement rings are about to look a lot different

Engagement rings aren’t immune to trends. The practice and styles have changed throughout history.

Some researchers suggest Neanderthals marked their mates by tying cords around their fingers, wrists and waists. It was a physical representation of their spirits being bound together. Ancient Egyptians sealed a marriage for all eternity with leather, bone and braided hemp rings. Early Romans used metal jewelry as a sign of ownership, placing a ring on the fourth finger of the woman’s left hand. They believed the finger held the Vena Amoris, or Vein of Love, that connected directly to the heart

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Early 1900s photo album captures the evolution of one loving family

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Transparent, brighter LEDs may become a reality soon

The chemical treatment by the UC-B team led to a dramatic 100-fold increase in the material’s photoluminescence quantum yield, a ratio describing the amount of light generated by the material versus the amount of energy put in.

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Vodafone moves HC against Trai's interconnect rules

Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) or termination charges are payable by one telco, whose subscriber makes a call, to another whose subscriber receives the call.

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Apple devices are top Black Friday sellers at Target

Target sold one Apple iPad every second during Thanksgiving. That includes sales made online and in brick and mortar Target stores. In fact, Apple products did quite well during Black Friday at the discount retailer. Inside the physical stores, Apple Watch was a strong seller. Both of those products were on Target’s Top Ten Best Selling items list for its holiday sales.

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Apple devices are top Black Friday sellers at Target

You can drive this $100,000 SandRacer on the street

It might not look like it, but this Zarooq Motors sand racing car is street-legal.

Built in the United Arab Emirates, this sleek but boxy dune jumper has been designed based on lessons learned from decades of Dubai sand racing. You get all of that — and some seriously knobby tires — for a mere $100,000.

See also: VW’s new Beetle Dune is a modern ‘Baja Bug’ for your daily commute

Despite its decidedly Middle Eastern origins, the car has been infused with Italian flair, German precision and American raw power. (Zarooq’s words, not mine.)

Underneath its lightweight but incredibly stiff carbon fiber form, the SandRacer is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 that can produce either 400 or 500 horsepower — depending how much sand you want to displace. …

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You can drive this $100,000 SandRacer on the street

Thanksgiving with AA! | Podcast 042

Join us for a very special episode of the Android Authority Podcast! The full panel gets together (Joe Hindy, Jonathan Feist, Nirave Gondhia, Andrew Grush) and follows Josh on a Thanksgiving journey – they talk about the different plans they have for Thanksgiving before getting into the typical talk of what they’re grateful for. However, sprinkled among all of that are small rants about family, a bit of wine and whiskey, and talk about what YOU are thankful for! It’s the longest episode we might have ever recorded, but it also might be one of the funnest.

If you’re coming back from the Black Friday shopping, we hope that you stayed safe. If you’re just listening along with your Thanksgiving leftovers, pour the gravy on the turkey and press play!

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Breaking Down Billion-Dollar AR/VR Investment In The Last 12 Months

Augmented and virtual reality are the new hotness, as VCs and corporates get in on the act. While Facebook’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of Oculus got everyone’s attention early last year, it’s only in the last 12 months that investments accelerated. Read More

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Breaking Down Billion-Dollar AR/VR Investment In The Last 12 Months

Update coming to Instagram's Android app to allow multiple accounts

Instagram is reportedly working on an update that will allow Android users of the app to open multiple accounts on a single device. This will let someone have a business account, and a personal account on one device. You can find the new feature on version 7.12.0, which has not yet been rolled out to the public.

You can get a shot at the update by signing up for Instagram’s official Play Store Beta testing program. Or, you can install the APK files from APK Mirror (check out the sourcelinks). Once you install version 7.12.0 of the picture-sharing app, you will go to settings and scroll to … – Source

Update coming to Instagram's Android app to allow multiple accounts

A Boeing 757 landed on the blue-ice runway in Antarctica for the first time

In this age of modern air travel, it is relatively easy for anyone with the means to book a flight to almost any corner of the Earth

Unless that corner is Antarctica, a place where you cannot simply pave a runway and start landing planes

In Antarctic locations such as Union Glacier, the runway is blue ice: dense, intensely blue glacier ice formed when snow falls onto glaciers, gets compacted and recrystallizes. This is generally a place for cargo and military jets, such as the Russian Ilyushin.

But commercial jets are making progress — and the Icelandic airline Loftleidir landed the first Boeing 757 on the blue ice runway at Union Glacier on Thursday. …

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A Boeing 757 landed on the blue-ice runway in Antarctica for the first time

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra is now out in the US for $319.99 unlocked

The selfie-centric Sony Xperia C5 Ultra is now available to purchase in the US. As is the case with most Sony smartphones stateside, you can not get it from a carrier. Instead, you’ll have to go the unlocked route, paying full price for the device.

Thankfully though that price isn’t all too big. The Xperia C5 Ultra is priced at $319.99 at Expansys, and $329.99 at Amazon. Both retailers only have the white version in stock at the moment, but they are selling different models it turns out. Expansys has the E5563 dual-SIM iteration of the phone, while Amazon is offering the E5506 single-SIM one.

The Xperia C5 Ultra stands out through its 13 MP selfie camera that even has its own LED flash. Otherwise, it’s a mid-range phablet. It has a 6-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, and a 2,930 mAh battery. It’s powered by the MediaTek MT6752 SoC which has a 1.7 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU. The handset runs Android 5.0…

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra is now out in the US for $319.99 unlocked

Children's toy maker Vtech hacked

Vtech, a company which specialises in electronic toys and educational material for children, confirmed that it has been hacked. – Source

Children's toy maker Vtech hacked

Best Bluetooth headsets (November 2015)

Whether you are driving, being active or want to stay connected and able to talk at all times, a Bluetooth headset is not just a luxury: it’s a necessity.
For many, Bluetooth headsets are a need, not a luxuryYet, among so many offerings on the market, it might be hard to pick the best ones that are worth your hard-earned dollar. That’s why we are highlighting the best Bluetooth headsets available on the market right now (in late 2015). Just as it is with phone, there is not one-fits-all solution: some of these headsets have great audio clarity, but don’t … – Source

Best Bluetooth headsets (November 2015)

[Deal Alert] Nest Cam Is $170 From All Retailers, Nest Thermostat And Protect Bundle $50 Off On Nest's Store

Let’s face it, the new Nest Cam wasn’t probably on your Black Friday radar because the cost of the unit is hardly in its hardware, but in the somewhat needed Nest Aware subscription. If you’re willing to put down $100-300 per year on that, a few saved bucks here and there won’t make that much of a difference. But since we’re thrifty people and we think every dollar counts, we’ll tell you about this Nest Cam discount anyway.

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[Deal Alert] Nest Cam Is $170 From All Retailers, Nest Thermostat And Protect Bundle $50 Off On Nest's Store

J.K. Rowling opens up about why Harry named his son after Snape

LONDON — It’s a question some Harry Potter fans have pondered over ever since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows apparated its way onto our book shelves in 2007: Why, exactly, did Harry decide to name his second son after a man he spent most of his childhood despising?

See also: 24 times J.K. Rowling was a total badass on Twitter

In the final book’s epilogue, when Harry is saying goodbye to Albus Severus Potter at Platform 9 3/4, he tells his son he was named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. “One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew,” he says.

It seems not everyone was happy with that explanation, though. …

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J.K. Rowling opens up about why Harry named his son after Snape

[Deal Alert] Google Store Black Friday Sale Live - $200 Off Nexus 9, $80 Off Nexus 5X, Two Chromecasts For $50, And Much More

Google is getting into the annual celebration of the American consumer, known as Black Friday, with a plethora of deep discounts. I’d love to apply my normal flair and lame jokes to this article, but this is Black Friday and I ain’t got no time for that!

So here’s the breakdown.

Nexus 5X $80 off. A great deal, but B&H has the same price and is also throwing in a $25 gift card. Read More

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[Deal Alert] Google Store Black Friday Sale Live - $200 Off Nexus 9, $80 Off Nexus 5X, Two Chromecasts For $50, And Much More

OnePlus releases chart showing which devices can safely use its flawed USB-Type C cable and adapter

Yesterday, OnePlus admitted that its USB-Type C cables and adapters were causing damage to power sources in certain conditions, thanks to the use of non-standard resistors in the accessories. If you use the cable to connect a smartphone using rapid charging with certain power banks, chargers, or USB hubs, there is a chance that the power source will be damaged.

In a statement, OnePlus says that the cable and adapter is perfectly safe to use with the OnePlus 2. Those who purchased the cable or adapter to use with another device, can receive a refund from OnePlus as long as it is requested … – Source

OnePlus releases chart showing which devices can safely use its flawed USB-Type C cable and adapter

OnePlus Will Refund Customers Who Bought Its Flawed USB-C Cable

The reversible USB-C cable and charger that OnePlus sells for its OnePlus 2 smartphone is very good at charging that particular phone. But as …

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OnePlus Will Refund Customers Who Bought Its Flawed USB-C Cable

Powered by Windows 10, EveryPhone is thinnest Windows phone till date

After the Katana 01, another Windows 10-powered smartphone has surfaced in Japan. Dubbed EveryPhone, the device is manufactured by local OEM Yamada Denki, and will start retailing tomorrow – November 28.

Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a Snapdragon 410 SoC, and sports a 5.5 inch 720P display. It comes 2GB RAM and 32GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,600 mAh battery. In terms of camera, the EveryPhone features a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter.

The smartphone weighs in at 138.6 gms and measures 154.8mm x 78.6 mm x 6.9mm, making it the thinnest Windows Mobile handset ever, matching the Apple iPhone 6s.

As for the price, the device carries a tag of JPY 39,800 (around $325) – it’ll also available on a regular two-year contract for JPY 1791 ($14) per month. First 3,000 buyers will also get a Bluetooth keyboard and a screen protector (worth a total of $45) for free.

The EveryPhone will be available for purchase from LABI, Tecc Land, Best Denki, Tsukumo, Yamada mobile, Matsuyadenki, as well as from Yamada’s own website.

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Powered by Windows 10, EveryPhone is thinnest Windows phone till date

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (with its near bezel-less display) now available in the US via Amazon

Back in August, when Sony announced and launched the Xperia C5 Ultra in Asia, it asked around $420 for it. Now, the smartphone is about $100 cheaper, and, although it hasn’t been officially released in the US, you can buy one via Amazon.

Available on Amazon in black or white, the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra features US LTE (compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile), but does not come with US warranty. If you’re buying the handset, which costs $329.99 unlocked, make sure it’s the E5506 model, not the E5553, since the latter doesn’t have US LTE. The two source links at the end of this article will … – Source

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (with its near bezel-less display) now available in the US via Amazon

Here's a Can of Cranberry Sauce Playing Mozart's Turkish March

Done with Thanksgiving dinner, and never want to see cranberry sauce again? Too bad: here’s a can of the stuff being dropped, mashed, thwacked and sploshed, all to play Mozart’s Turkish (geddit?) March.

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Here's a Can of Cranberry Sauce Playing Mozart's Turkish March

Black Friday Dealmaster starts early with the post-turkey bargains

A fabulous felicitous fowl-feast festivity to you, Arsians far and wide! Though our eyes are heavily lidded with (apocryphal) tryptophan and (real) booze—because honestly, Thanksgiving means families and families mean drinking, especially when your aunt who favors Donald Trump starts arguing with your uncle who favors Bernie Sanders—our fine partners at TechBargains still managed to find the time to gather together some early bird pre-Black Friday deals for you to peruse, should you be in the mood to whip out the ol’ credit card and indulge in that grand old holiday tradition of buying stuff. This is a great opportunity to get the jump on some slick bargains, because remember, it’s only 365 days until next Black Friday!

We’ll have a couple of updates to this list on Friday as things expire and new deals pop in, so keep an eye out if there’s something in particular you’re looking for. And, of course, you could always hit up TechBargains for an even bigger list of things to buy.

Featured deals

$50 off Sony Playstation 4 Uncharted: Nathan Drake bundle for $299.99 (list price $349.99)

Doorbuster! Xbox One console with Gears of War, Fallout 4, and extra controller for $299.99 (list price $469.99)

Xbox One console with Gears of War, $60 Microsoft Store gift card, and free game of choice for $299.99 (gift card and free game available on all bundles, including Xbox Elite or Halo 5 for $450)

Lowest price for i7 Skylake! Dell XPS 8900 Intel Core i7-6700 quad-core Skylake desktop for $649.00 (use code XPSDT649)—list price $1002.99)

Samsung 55″ 1080p LED Smart HDTV (UN55J6200) and $175 Dell gift card for $577.99 ( 60″ + $200 gift card for $697.99)

PayPal Black Friday—up to 20 percent off gift cards from iTunes, eBay, Lowes, Gamestop & Toys R Us

Gift idea—$3 off Loot Crate Geek and Gamer Mystery Box with items from Star Wars VII, Halo 5, and more for $10.37 (use code SAVE3, with $6 shipping)

Amazon Fire & Kindle things

$15 Off Fire TV Stick 1080p HDMI media streamer for $24.99 (list price $39.99)

$15 Off Fire Tablet quad-core 7″ 8GB tablet for $34.99 (list price $49.99)

$30 off Fire HD 6 6″ quad-core 8GB tablet for $69.99 (list price $99.99)

$30 Off Kindle Touch 6″ eReader with special offers for $99.99 (list price $119.99)

$20 Off Kindle Paperwhite with built-in light for $99.99 (list price $119.99)

$25 off Amazon Fire TV 4K media streamer for $74.99 (list price $99.99)

$30 Off Amazon Echo Bluetooth informational speaker with voice command for $149.99 (list price $179.99)

Laptops and tablets

Rare discount! Alienware 15 R2 Intel Core i7-6700HQ quad-core Skylake 15.6″ 1080p gaming laptop with GTX 970m 3GB GPU for $1199 (list price $1499)

Doorbuster! Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 Intel Core M 13.3″ 3200×1800 touchscreen laptop with 256GB SSD for $699 (use code HOLIDAYWIN—list price $1499)

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Black Friday Dealmaster starts early with the post-turkey bargains

Rare white lion cubs are the first miracle of the holiday season

The Toronto Zoo’s eight-week-old lion cubs made their first public appearance on Thursday, displaying their cuteness in a video on the zoo’s YouTube channel.

Baby animals are almost always cute — but extremely rare baby animals? Who are only eight weeks old? And exploring their environment? They’re so adorable they would make Ebeneezer Scrooge himself squeal like a teenager at a Justin Bieber concert

The four male cubs were born Sep. 26 and 27, to white lion mother Makali. Doctors said their first 30 days of life would be crucial, and they are now reportedly all in good health

It is not yet possible to see the cubs at the zoo (they are still in the lion habitat’s maternity ward) but this video of them exploring the environment has already made them Internet darlings …

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Rare white lion cubs are the first miracle of the holiday season

Alec Baldwin, Dr. Spock, George W. Bush and FDR can all trace their ancestry to 1 pilgrim

BOSTON — John Howland may not be as famous as William Bradford, John Carver and Myles Standish, notable passengers on the Mayflower that landed in Massachusetts in 1620.

Yet Howland probably had a greater impact on the history of the United States than any of themHundreds of thousands of Americans are unaware that they owe their very existence to Howland as they celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday that commemorates a feast shared between Native Americans and the Pilgrims of the Mayflower.

Howland boarded the ship as a servant of Carver, the first governor of the New Plymouth Colony, but he almost never made it to the New World. …

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Alec Baldwin, Dr. Spock, George W. Bush and FDR can all trace their ancestry to 1 pilgrim

Stop blaming the turkey, you're just tired because you ate too much

It’s time we stop scapegoating the turkey

That holiday centerpiece is not making you fall into a tryptophan-induced coma

Enjoy your #tryptophan naps today!

— Bites N Sites (@Bitesnsites) November 26, 2015

It’s time to face facts: This is a myth.

Tryptophan, which is found in turkey, is an essential amino acid that helps produce the brain chemical serotonin. Serotonin is associated with relaxation and is also used to make melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate sleep and wake cycles. Thus, tryptophan is associated with feeling sleepy

Since turkey is the most infamous carrier of tryptophan, it must be the only food that contains it, right? …

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Stop blaming the turkey, you're just tired because you ate too much

Adele's entire '25' album in an incredible 4-minute mashup

YouTuber and singer-songwriter Sam Tsui is well known for his flawless covers of the world’s biggest pop songs, but this could be his greatest feat to date

Taking on Adele’s newly released 25, Sam covers every single song on the album – from “Hello” to “Sweetest Devotion” via “Water Under The Bridge” and more – in only four minutes, meaning you don’t have to worry about choosing a favourite song anymore: you can love them all at once

Tsui teamed up with fellow cover artist …

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Adele's entire '25' album in an incredible 4-minute mashup

Happy Thanksgiving, tweets Washington NFL team

Newton once theorized that, in addition to the law of universal gravitation, there was another invisible force at work in our world: This force is most evident when a national holiday and a brand come in contact on Twitter, and, like gravity, it involves falling — or, as we call it in 2015, failing.

Sometimes the brand and holiday combination is just embarrassing. Sometimes, in the case of the Washington Redskins on Thursday, it’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea.

Wishing you and your family a Happy #Thanksgivingpic.twitter.com/qI3U7hbGhK

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Happy Thanksgiving, tweets Washington NFL team

Pirate makes film to avoid being sued

A convicted Czech software pirate agrees to make a successful anti-piracy film in order to avoid being sued by the firms whose software he pirated. – Source

Pirate makes film to avoid being sued

Would you like to see AMOLED screens on future iPhones?

Both LCD and AMOLED screen technologies have their advantages and disadvantages, and it is often the way that the mobile device maker implements and calibrates them that matters, rather than the technology itself. The newer AMOLED tech is harder to come by and more expensive to produce at the moment, while the “older” LCD technology is constantly being innovated on, so it is often a matter of personal preference which one to pick, if you care at all about the display technology in your phone.
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Would you like to see AMOLED screens on future iPhones?

Fitness Wearable And Coaching Startup GOQii Lands $13.4M Series A From NEA And Cheetah Mobile

Wearable fitness trackers are becoming increasingly popular, but a lot of them are quickly abandoned after the novelty of tracking exercise and sleep wears off. GOQii, however, believes it has landed on the winning formula for long-term success. The Menlo Park, California and Mumbai-based company just raised a $13.4 million Series A, which it will use to expand in the U.S. and China. Read More

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Fitness Wearable And Coaching Startup GOQii Lands $13.4M Series A From NEA And Cheetah Mobile

Where Are The Startup Battlefield Companies Now? Fintech Startup Satago Launches New Invoice Tools

Satago is a UK fintech startup with a simple premise — to help small businesses and freelancers get paid on time. They do that primarily by automated self report — Satago users link their Satago account with their in-house accounting software, and Satago uses anonymized data to create a database that shows how well (or how poorly) companies are keeping up with payments owed. Read More

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Where Are The Startup Battlefield Companies Now? Fintech Startup Satago Launches New Invoice Tools

Huawei Mate 8 price and release date

Huawei has just taken the wraps off its brand new flagship: the Huawei Mate 8, a 6-inch phone packing the latest of Huawei silicon in the form of the Kirin 950 system chip, a new Sony camera sensor with optical image stabilization, and finally, a large, 4000mAh battery.
Since the Huawei Mate 8 is a device that is officially being unveiled in China (its international unveiling is expected to happen in around two months at CES 2016 in Las Vegas), we don’t yet have the official international prices and/or release date.
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Huawei Mate 8 price and release date

Australian politician refuses to stand during ovation for domestic violence speech

An Australian politician has refused to stand up during a standing ovation for domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty

Graham Watt, an MP in the right-wing Liberal Party, continued to sit as the rest of the Victorian Parliament applauded Batty for her moving speech on the issue on Thursday

See also: Reporter’s perfect response after being told what to wear during Paris coverage

Batty lost her 11-year-old son Luke in 2013, at the hands of her ex-husband. Luke was murdered by his father with a knife while attending cricket practice in Melbourne, Australia. Since the incident, Batty has been a staunch campaigner for domestic violence against women and children …

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Australian politician refuses to stand during ovation for domestic violence speech

Chat App Line Is Testing A Gift Shop For Sending Real-World Goods To Friends

Line, the messaging app from Japan, dipped its toes into commerce when it launched a grocery service back in Thailand back in February, now it has extended that with a new gift shop. The service is initially available in Thailand, which is one of its largest markets with over 30 million registered users. Read More

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Chat App Line Is Testing A Gift Shop For Sending Real-World Goods To Friends

User Agent profile confirms 720 x 1280 HD resolution for second-gen Samsung Galaxy A5

The second-generation Samsung Galaxy A5 should be soon unwrapped by the manufacturer along with the second-generation Samsung Galaxy A3 and second-generation Samsung Galaxy A7. We’ve been passing along leaked specs of all three devices, and today a User Agent profile surfaced for the middle child.

The UAProf revealed that the 5.2-inch display on the second-gen Galaxy A5 will feature a resolution of 720 x 1280, which works out to a 282ppi pixel density. The HD screen is a surprise, since a trip through the GFXBench benchmark site suggested that the screen would feature a 5.2-inch 1080 x … – Source

User Agent profile confirms 720 x 1280 HD resolution for second-gen Samsung Galaxy A5

Syrian man feeds Berlin's homeless to repay German hospitality

In August, Germany made a tremendous show of hospitality when it defied European Union rules and continued to welcome Syrian asylum seekers regardless of their entry point into the political bloc.

Since then, Alex Assali, a Syrian man who lives in Berlin, has been setting up meal stations to feed the country’s homeless in an effort to “give something back to German people.”

See also: The refugees who made it to Germany

Assali told …

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Syrian man feeds Berlin's homeless to repay German hospitality

Reporter's perfect response after being told what to wear during Paris coverage

With terrible events such the Paris attacks, you’d think it’d be OK for those working on the tragedy to not really give a damn about fashion. Well not this one guy.

A Twitter user named Stephen Blackman expressed his offence at the repeat sight of a jacket worn during reports on the Paris attacks by Australia’s ABC European correspondent, Lisa Millar.

See also: 17 people who boldly decided ‘it’s not my job’

@LisaMillar Don’t you think when time permits a visit to “David Jones” for a few more clothes might be a priority?

— stephen blackman (@stephenblackma1) November 24, 2015

Ignoring the fact Millar has been working around the clock to report on the attacks, which killed at least 130 people, Blackman said she should have made the time to go shopping at Australian department store, David Jones …

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Reporter's perfect response after being told what to wear during Paris coverage

Cyber-thieves 'target bargain hunters'

Cyber-thieves are preparing malware and spam campaigns in a bid to catch out retailers and shoppers during the run-up to Christmas, say experts. – Source

Cyber-thieves 'target bargain hunters'

This nonprofit is giving out thousands of baby carriers to Syrian refugees

More than 715,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Greece since the beginning of 2015, many traveling long, dangerous routes across the Mediterranean to find new lives far from home. Now, volunteers are trying to help lighten their loads.

An organization called Carry the Future has distributed more than 3,000 baby carriers to Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Kos, helping them carry children as they travel long distances on foot after arriving in Europe. Volunteers in Athens have an additional 2,500 baby carriers, which they plan to distribute in the area by Thanksgiving Day.

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This nonprofit is giving out thousands of baby carriers to Syrian refugees

Gold Samsung Galaxy Note5 is finally available at Verizon and AT&T

A couple of weeks or so ago, T-Mobile started selling the gold variation of the Samsung Galaxy Note5. And today its two biggest competitors have finally followed suit.

Both AT&T and Verizon are now offering the gold Galaxy Note5. While AT&T only has it with 64GB of storage, Verizon only sells it with 32GB. So keep that in mind when you compare prices.

The gold Galaxy Note5 can be had from AT&T for $349.99 with a new two-year contract, or $28 per month for 30 months using the carrier’s installment plan. The full price for the device is $839.99. At Verizon, you either pay $29 per month for two years, or shell out the full retail value of $696.

As you’d expect, the gold Note5 is identical to its differently colored siblings. It still comes with that 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED touchscreen, a 16MP rear camera, a 5 MP selfie shooter, 4GB of RAM, Samsung’s Exynos 7420 chipset, and a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 5.1.1…

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Gold Samsung Galaxy Note5 is finally available at Verizon and AT&T

Create flawless cat eyes in a flash with 3 easy makeup moves

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Create flawless cat eyes in a flash with 3 easy makeup moves

Posters for the Huawei Mate 8 confirm previous leak

It was just yesterday when we showed you renders of the Huawei Mate 8. Those images were confirmed today when posters for the new smartphone were leaked on Weibo, giving us a look at both sides of the handset. The phone is expected to be unveiled tomorrow, with the home grown Kirin 950 chipset under the hood. The Mali-T880 MP4 GPU that crunches graphics on Huawei’s latest high-end SoC, has already been dragged through benchmark tests. The results? With the Kirin 950 powering this device, the Mate 8 is going to be a favorite of gamers.

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Posters for the Huawei Mate 8 confirm previous leak

Official Samsung Galaxy A9 listing hints at December 1 release

Ever since its first appearance in trademark documents way back in March, the Samsung Galaxy A9 has seen its fair share of rumors. Those include a few leaked specs sheets, the last one from only a few days ago, so it is safe to say we already have a pretty good idea of what the metal handset will offer.

Still, a little official confirmation is always welcome and it comes in the form of a new listing for the device on the company’s Iran website. The cited hardware coincides with what we already know, so it’s almost official. The Galaxy A9 is equipped with the new Snapdragon 620 SoC with four next-get Cortex-A72 cores, four Cortex-A53 ones and a fresh new Adreno 510 GPU. The impressive new mid-range chip is backed by 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage with a microSD card slot for up to 128GB more.

All this horsepower will be pushing pixels on a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080p, which adds up to 401 ppi. The camera setup includes a 16MP main shooter with HDR and autofocus and a 5MP selfie one. Connectivity is pretty standard with GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE and the A9 should boot Android 5.1.1 out of the box. The only piece of the puzzle still missing seems to be the battery capacity.

The Samsung page also lists a December 1 launch date for the Galaxy A9 and we have every reason to believe the information. It is also worth noting that the enclosed photos are of the Galaxy A8 and merely a placeholder.

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Official Samsung Galaxy A9 listing hints at December 1 release

These 'Golden Dogs' thank you for being a friend

Golden Dogs. It’s Golden Girls, but with more drooling. These senior pets would love to be your pal and confidant

But despite their big personalities and ability to channel Bea Arthur in cute animal videos, senior pets have a harder time making it out of shelters and into loving homes. That’s why the ASPCA designated November Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month, which encourages prospective pet owners to consider rescuing an older animal from the shelter. Learn more about the initiative at ASPCA.org.

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This Mumbai restaurant celebrated its 75th anniversary with prices from 1940

Mumbai’s iconic south Indian restaurant Cafe Madras celebrated its 75th anniversary yesterday with the perfect recipe for nostalgia. It priced several popular dishes on its menu at their rates in 1940, the year of its opening. With prices as low as Rs 0.15, the customers could practically have a meal for free.

See also: This café is run by brave acid attack survivors

Situated in the neighbourhood of Matunga, Cafe Madras is one of the city’s most popular breakfast spots. The discounted items included steamed idli with sambar and coconut chutney at Rs 0.20, upama at Rs 0.20, masala dosa at Rs 0.40 and filter coffee at Rs 0.15 …

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This Mumbai restaurant celebrated its 75th anniversary with prices from 1940

LG Ray with 5.5" display rolling out in key 3G markets

If you find yourself on a budget and living within the CIS region or Latin America, LG has a brand new value proposition for you: the Ray.
Nestled within a frame made to look like metal, the LG Ray offers a 5.5-inch, 720 x 1280 resolution display, good for a pixel desnity of 267 ppi. System performance is powered by an unnamed, octa-core processor without LTE (just HSPA+ 3G) and 1GB of RAM, while a large, 3,000 mAh cell keeps the lights on. The 158 gram Ray also packs 16GB of expandable storage, a 13-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash, and an 8-megapixel selfie snapper. … – Source

LG Ray with 5.5" display rolling out in key 3G markets

Get ready for Li-Fi, a technology 100 times faster than Wi-Fi

The world might eventually have to shift its reliance on Wi-Fi to Li-Fi, an alternative technology that scientists say can reach speeds of 1 Gbps in real-world use — 100 times faster than average Wi-Fi speeds.

At those speeds, you could download a high-definition movie in just a few seconds.

See also: Google’s OnHub is an easy router that cures bad Wi-Fi

A company called Velmenni told the IBTimes UK that it took the technology out of the labs and into real-world offices and industrial environments in Estonia, where it was able to achieve those speeds.

Li-Fi transmits data using LED lights, which flicker on and off within nanoseconds, imperceptible to the human eye. It was invented in 2011, and in the lab, has been able to reach a mindblowing …

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Facebook’s Internet.org Now Available Throughout India

Internet.org, Facebook’s initiative to provide free Internet services in developing countries, is now available to all Indians through the Free Basics app on Reliance Communication’s network. The project is meant to give people in emerging economies easy access to the Internet, but has been hit by a slew of criticism. Read More

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Facebook’s Internet.org Now Available Throughout India

Apple Bought the Company That Helped With Motion-Capture For Star Wars

Apple, a maker of expensive aluminum slabs, might not be the obvious first buyer for …

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Apple Bought the Company That Helped With Motion-Capture For Star Wars

Apple Bought the Company That Helped With Motion-Capture For Star Wars

Apple, a maker of expensive aluminum slabs, might not be the obvious first buyer for …

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Apple Bought the Company That Helped With Motion-Capture For Star Wars

Lumia 950 XL pre-orders start shipping in US

When Microsoft started taking pre-orders for the Lumia 950 XL smartphone in the US last week, it was revealed that the device will begin shipping by November 25. However, some of those who pre-ordered the device last week have already received their shipment email.

Those planning to order to the phone now are out of luck as the handset seems to be out of stock at Microsoft Store currently – it’s listed as ‘coming soon’ with ‘Email me when available’ button at the bottom.

As for the smaller Lumia 950 flagship smartphone, it is already available for purchase in the US since late last week – selling for just $19.97 on contract or $599 sans contract. Keep in mind that it’s currently exclusive to AT&T in the country.

Both Windows 10-powered devices will be launched in the UK and India next week, with events planned for December 2 and November 30, respectively. Those attending the events will also be able to purchase the…

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Lumia 950 XL pre-orders start shipping in US

Man blames his Apple Watch for severely burning his wrist

A man living in Denmark by the name of Jørgen Mouritzen, says that his Apple Watch got so hot, it left him with severe burns on his wrist. According to Danish website Ekstra Bladet, the incident took place on October 17th and Mouritzen has been awaiting the results of an investigation by Apple. An eyewitness to the event agrees with the victim’s story, both saying that the heat came from the timepiece itself, and that there was no external source responsible for the burns.

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Man blames his Apple Watch for severely burning his wrist

Man blames his Apple Watch for severely burning his wrist

A man living in Denmark by the name of Jørgen Mouritzen, says that his Apple Watch got so hot, it left him with severe burns on his wrist. According to Danish website Ekstra Bladet, the incident took place on October 17th and Mouritzen has been awaiting the results of an investigation by Apple. An eyewitness to the event agrees with the victim’s story, both saying that the heat came from the timepiece itself, and that there was no external source responsible for the burns.

Today, Apple announced that after examining the band and the watch, it has come to the conclusion that there is no evidence … – Source

Man blames his Apple Watch for severely burning his wrist

With traffic fatalities rising, safety officials see tech as cause and solution

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released numbers on Tuesday showing a slight decrease in the number of fatal accidents in 2014, but an 8.1 percent increase in estimated fatalities in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014.

Speaking to Reuters, NHTSA head Mark Rosekind guessed that, although it’s too early to tell what has caused the increase in estimated fatalities, smartphone use may have contributed. “The increase in smartphones in our hands is so significant, there’s no question that has to play some role. But we don’t have enough information yet to determine how big a role,” Rosekind said.

While cautioning that the results for the January to June 2015 fatality estimate could be subject to major adjustments when the Administration does its year-end tally, the NHTSA posited that low gas prices throughout 2015 could have led to more driving from teenagers and other “risky drivers.”

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Fuzzy golden retriever puppy battles untrustworthy doorstop

Gracie the golden retriever is very tough, in case you didn’t know

She is totally ready to give this weird doorstop a piece of her mind — if only it would just HOLD STILL for a second. She tries to bare her tiny puppy teeth in an act of intimidation, but the effect is just too adorable to be scary

Don’t worry, Gracie. You’ll get that mischievous doorstop one day.

Little Dachshund attempts to look like a fearsome hunting dog

Parents troll their kids by sneaking them turkey baby food

Cool teens unite to film epic 11-minute lip dub

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This juicy spin on a classic mimosa will be everyone's prized holiday drink

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Spectacular lightning storm in Australia is out of this world

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Diversifying Technology Education

We all know the tech industry has a diversity problem. The major tech companies have released their bleak workforce diversity numbers, and one year later most of them are unchanged. Obviously, this is not an easy problem to fix. A workforce of white males naturally develops unconscious bias, which then impacts everything else. It leads to a “brogrammer” culture, a hiring bias… Read More

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Here are your new 'Destiny' challenges for the week of Nov. 24

Tuesday means only one thing if you’re a Destiny fan: reset day.

It’s that wonderful time when Bungie’s rotating selection of high-reward activities are rebooted (along with any raid progress made in the previous week), giving everyone a fresh chance at scoring some of the game’s sweetest and rarest loot.

See also: ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ is amazing fan service with too little meat on the bone

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How to turn your cheese and cracker spread into a festive turkey in no time

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Russian military plane shot down near Turkey-Syrian border

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This Could Be The Mortgage Industry’s iPhone Moment

It took nearly five years and a team of 450 people, but today Quicken Loans is announcing Rocket Mortgage, an online mortgage that takes just a few minutes to complete. Quicken Loans sees Rocket Mortgage as the turning point in home financing. It’s home financing’s iPhone, Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert tells me. And he could be right. The process takes less than 10 minutes.… Read More

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For J.J. Abrams, building a game is a learning experience

J.J. Abrams cites a long list of gaming loves.

He played those early Infocom text adventures and lined up to drop quarters into Asteroids “coin-op” machines. He logged hours in PlayStation classics like Wipeout and Tomb Raider, and admits to having had “something of an obsessions” with Resident Evil.

See also: Don’t worry, ‘Star Wars’ fans: J.J. Abrams promises minimal lens flare

More recently, he was struck by the beauty of Journey and the depth of Grand Theft Auto’s world. He also filled the miniscule moments of downtime on the …

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The New Yorker wants younger readers — but not enough to change itself

David Remnick describes his job like this: “to get The New Yorker from one shore to the other shore with our soul intact and…our clothes dry.”

The shores he’s referring to are the very distant beaches of print — that world of glossy paper and ink — and online journalism, the world of ephemeral pixels.

It’s a swim that’s very choppy for just about every magazine and newspaper, and has been for yearsThe New Yorker —piles of which exist in the apartments of everyone who considers themselves smart and savvy — is no different. Its strength is print. Now in its 90th year, the magazine still operates at a high level. In 2015, it won three National Magazine awards including one for general excellence …

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The New Yorker wants younger readers — but not enough to change itself