Well that was quick. A couple of days after a bug affecting iOS started making the news, Apple has released a fix. iOS 9.3.1, now available on the iPhone and iPad, fixes this bug. The changelog is quite sort as there’s only one item. “Fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari and other apps,” it says. Read More
Last week, Samsung released an update for the Gear S2 smartwatch and now owners of the watch are treated to another one. The latest update weighs in at 20.39 MB and is available from the Samsung Gear app.
Sadly, the company didn’t update the changelog of the latest update and you can find the same bullet points from the one from a week earlier. We can only guess what changes the new update brings, but it’s safe to assume that some bugs needed ironing out and there are no new features this time.
A screenshot from the new update shows an old changelog
The size of the update also…
Merchant discovery platform Crownit has launched its merchant app that will simplify the process of viewing, approving and rejecting bills.
HONOLULU — A Japan-bound airplane returned to Hawaii because of a violent passenger who wanted to do yoga instead of sit in his seat, the FBI said.
The pilot of the March 26 United Airlines flight from Honolulu International Airport to Narita International Airport turned the plane around after hearing that Hyongtae Pae was yelling at crew members and shoving his wife, the FBI said in a criminal complaint.
Pae told the FBI he didn’t want to sit in his seat during the meal service, so he went to the back of the plane to do yoga and meditate. He became angry when his wife and flight attendants told him to return to his seat. “Pae pushed his wife because she was trying to make him stop,” the complaint said. “He felt that she was siding with the flight crew.” …
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It looks like no amount of bad press will deter some women from putting themselves through bizarre challenges, simply to prove to others that they have the ideal body.
Just two weeks ago, Chinese women were taking to their social media accounts to post pics of their skinny midriffs that can be hidden behind an A4 sheet paper.
SEE ALSO: Woman paints her torso to send a powerful message about body image
Now, another disturbing meme has surfaced on the Internet: the “iPhone 6 knees” challenge.
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Just as its name states, women are now using their iPhone 6 devices to cover their knees, in order to prove that their legs are skinny. …
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The FBI, which just a few days ago was attempting to convince the country of its helplessness in the face of encrypted iPhones, has generously offered its assistance in unlocking an iPhone and iPod for a prosecutor in Arkansas Read More
LOS ANGELES — It’s no secret that Judd Apatow is a big-hearted guy with a mile-wide sentimental streak, but there is something surprisingly touching about his reaction to the death of Garry Shandling, his dear friend and mentor, who died of a sudden heart attack last Thursday.
Since then, Apatow has posted 23 Shandling-related photos — and nothing but Shandling-related photos — on his Instagram account. And counting, by the looks of it.
SEE ALSO: Friends of Garry Shandling gathered for one last basketball game at his home
The latest was a photo of the comedian/writer/producer/beloved colleague as a boy, which Apatow put up midday Wednesday: …
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A couple of weeks ago OnePlus started soak testing its update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the OnePlus 2 with a few users to check for bugs and whatnot. That test was not an open one, but things have changed now.
Starting today you too can download and try a beta build of Marshmallow for the OnePlus 2, namely OxygenOS 3.0. You do need to manually flash it though, because it’s not available as an over-the-air update. That’s because the Chinese company wants to make sure all possible kinks have been ironed out by the time the OTA rollout starts. The good news is that this build will…
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INRIX Traffic’s map screen. It uses OpenStreetMap for map data and INRIX’s 275 million connected cars and devices for real-time traffic.
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You may not have heard of INRIX, a traffic data company based in Kirkland, Washington. But if your car’s navigation system has real-time traffic data, there’s a good chance you’ve been using its services. For example, the Audi A4 and Telsa Model X we drove earlier this month get real-time traffic data from INRIX. In the BMW i3 and i8, INRIX provides the range finder service that lets you know how far you can go before needing to recharge (and where you can do that).
Today, the company is taking aim at the mighty Waze with a new smartphone app that leverages its vast crowdsourced traffic database.
Do you remember what it was like trying to navigate in days of old? Back when some of us started driving, if you didn’t want to get lost, you needed a map. (Remember them?) In 2000, then-President Clinton opened up the US’ GPS network, and consumer navigation systems started to proliferate, first as standalone devices, then as installed infotainment systems in our cars, and finally on the screens of our smartphones.
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When you hear from people who know about security, the discussion often turns to end users, who are considered the weakest link in the security chain. While IT and the powers that be struggle to secure their networks and IP, the employees are forever screwing up succumbing to phishing scams, using weak credentials and generally causing problems for the security experts who know best — or… Read More
We’ve all had days when we just got out of a crappy meeting and need a little pick-me-up.
Thanks to Starbucks Japan’s newly launched “Starbucks Evenings”, Tokyoites no longer need to wait till after 6 p.m. to unwind.
Participating cafes will serve up alcoholic beverages alongside cheese boards, tarts and other wine pairing offerings. The Starbucks program first started in 2010 in the U.S., and its venture into Japan is a first for Asia
SEE ALSO: Japan tourism board urges hot springs to admit foreigners with tattoos
Although some of Starbucks Japan’s stores already include wine and beer in their menu, “Starbucks Evenings” will see the introduction of the coffee giant’s own cocktail concoction, called the “Wine Fraggino.” The cocktail is basically a Frappuccino where the caffeine is replaced with a specialty blueberry wine derived from Hokkaido. …
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Lawmakers are hoping to ban people from walking while they were distracted, including while texting.
Googler Benson Leung has a new ally in his fight against bad Type-C cables on Amazon, and it’s none other than Amazon itself. Leung reports that Amazon has added a new line to its prohibited listing guidelines that bans cables that aren’t completely compliant with the Type-C specification. It’s not the end of the fight, but the tide may have turned in our favor.
The new text under prohibited items reads as follows.
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If you’re planning on hailing an UberX in Sydney or Melbourne in Australia this week, your ride could get a little boost thanks to free Wi-Fi and a super-fast mobile charger.
In partnership with Australian telecommunications company Optus, Uber will soon trial 4G Wi-Fi in 100 UberX vehicles in the two cities, it was announced Wednesday.
According to an online statement, Optus’ Wi-Fi will allow up to 10 devices to be connected in the vehicle at one time, meaning you and all your friends should have plenty of selfie bandwidth.
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring each new original show or movie debuting on YouTube Red. The subscription streaming service’s first slate of originals launched in February.
LOS ANGELES — Jesse Wellens and Jeana Smith are taking their pranking to the next level.
The duo — known for their YouTube channel PrankvsPrank — are gearing up for the debut of their new YouTube Red series Prank Academy, which will be released on the platform Wednesday.
The 18-episode series follows the couple as they mentor other creators — including Joey Graceffa, iJustine, Miranda Sings, VitalyzdTV, Lilly Singh and Harley Morenstein — and teach them how to pull off their most ambitious and complicated pranks. …
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If you’ve ever wanted to take a political stance with your underwear, well, now’s your chance.
A new underwear is getting creative in the name of revenge. The brand, Cute Fruit Undies, introduced quilted undergarments for women with periods. The liner of each panty features a face of a U.S. politician who has spoken against women’s reproductive rights.
Image: CUTE FRUIT UNDIES
“This specific election has been so ridiculous and radical, for better or worse, and it’s such a spectacle, that it feels like these undies are a perfect fit because they are pretty out there and ridiculous,” says Sarah Palatnik from Cute Fruit Undies, to Mashable. “It’s kind of an ‘outrageous times call for outrageous measures’ type of thing.” …
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A peculiar bit of case law could help Tesla in a federal fight to maintain the way its cars are sold.
Last time we heard something substantial coming from Xiaomi, one of China’s domineering phone makers it was during MWC 2016. There, Xiaomi introduced the Xiaomi Mi 5, a device that boasts an impressive specs sheet but will hardly make it to the Western markets. But let us leave this phone aside, as there is a new Xiaomi handset coming our way. Figuratively speaking.
Meet the Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro, a slightly improved variation of the affordable Redmi 3 that you probably couldn’t buy because of availability issues. So, what’s deal with this Redmi 3 Pro? Design-wise, it’s the same … – Source
A new virtual gold rush is underway. Even as Bitcoin, driven by internal divisions, has struggled, a rival virtual currency -Ethereum -has soared in value, climbing 1,000% over the last three months. Beyond the price spike, Ethereum is also attracting attention from giants in finance and technology, like JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft and IBM, which have described it as a sort of Bitcoin 2.0.
Most solar chargers are either gimmicks that would struggle to juice up a lemon, or giant packs you need a car to haul around. Goal Zero’s new Nomad 7 Plus looks like it might tick the holy grail of small, cheap, and useful.
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Remember that sweet 25% discount on the Pixel C tablet for “developers?” (Don’t worry, you don’t actually have to be a developer.) Originally it was only available to buyers in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, but as of today it’s been updated to apply to a handful of new counties. Customers in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland can now take 25% off of the local currency price.
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Animals are given explosives and Michael Bay-type direction in this totally excellent video.
From explosions to spy missions, the short from Nukazooka, offers a little something for every action fan.
Who knew these fluffy little animals had it them.
Embarrassing parents surprise daughter at a school dance and she screams her head off
Bert and Ernie rap Warren G and Nate Dogg’s ‘Regulate’
A hydraulic press crushing an alarm clock is all of us on Monday morning
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AT&T customers looking for another hotspot option will have one come April 1st. And no, that’s no April Fools’ joke. It would be a very bad one if it were.
AT&T is releasing the Unite Explore, a rugged portable hotspot that you can take on your next hike or camping trip. The device is advertised as dustproof and resistant to both water and shock.
The device offers up to 22 hours of battery life and can support up to 15 devices.
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We’re all familiar with binge-watching shows on Netflix, only to be rudely interrupted by the prompt that asks … “Are you still watching?”
Of course, we’re still watching. We’re always watching, Netflix.
See also: Netflix has tons of hidden categories — here’s how to see them
But now, thanks to a web extension seen by The Next Web, you can binge-watch season after season without needing to move a muscle to click Continue Watching.
The dreaded “Continue Watching” button.
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Looking for an Anker power bank, charging cable or pair of sweat-proof earbuds? Amazon has all these, and more, on sale today.
Amazon’s Gold Box of the Day deal sees discounts of up to 60% off the list price of various Anker accessories. The discounts compared to the usual prices of the products are less impressive, but you can still shave a few bucks off the price of these well-reviewed products.
There’s a little something for everyone in today’s promo. Here’s a rundown or check the full deal page here:
Anker SoundBuds In-Ear Sport Earbuds, Magnetic Wireless Bluetooth Headphones for $19.49Anker Astro E5 16000mAh Portable Charger (2nd Generation External Battery Power Bank) for 24.74Anker PowerLine 3ft Apple MFi Certified Lightning to USB Cable Sturdy Charging Cord for $7.49Anker Lumos LED Desk Lamp / Table Lamp with USB Charging Port for $29.99Quick Charge 2.0, Anker 36W Dual USB Car Charger PowerDrive+ 2 for $14.99Anker PowerCore+ 13400 Premium Portable Charger for $26.25Anker [5-Pack] PowerLine Micro USB – The World’s Fastest, Most Durable Charging Cable [Assorted Lengths] for $11.99Anker Bluetooth Selfie Stick with Adjustable Phone Holder and Built-in Bluetooth Remote Shutter for Smartphones for $9.99Anker SoundCore Sport (IPX7 Waterproof/Dustproof Rating, 10-Hour Playtime) Outdoor Portable Bluetooth Speaker/Shower Speaker for $22.49Car Charger: Anker 9.6A / 48W 4-Port USB Car Charger with PowerIQ Technology for $11.99Anker PowerPort 10 (60W 10-Port USB Charging Hub) for $29.99Anker Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (A7909) for $25.99Anker Universal Cell Phone Car Mount Dashboard and Windshield Holder for $7.99
The day is valid through tonight at midnight PST. Happy shopping!
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After being available on OS X and Linux for around a decade, popular BitTorrent client Transmission is now also available for Windows. According to developer Mike Gelfand, Transmission for Windows is similar to other clients both in terms of user interface and features.
Gelfand revealed the Windows client is still under active development, and addition of more features in the near future is on the cards. “The only difference right now is that it runs on Windows. We’ll see how it goes, some features could be added later on which are specific to Windows and aren’t needed on other…
March Madness is known for its ability to surprise. But this — this takes things in a different direction.
Syracuse player Tyler Lydon hit a three-pointer Sunday during his team’s Elite Eight game against Virginia. That’s all well and good — but what’s crazy is that Lydon took (and made!) the shot with only one shoe on.
SEE ALSO: Even Coach K’s apology for scolding Oregon’s star player smacks of sanctimony
Here’s the play distilled in Vine form. Watch as Lydon feels his left shoe coming loose, then decides to simply kick it off and away toward the sideline — then coolly collects a pass on the right wing and drains the three. …
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Everyone should have a friendship as beautiful and pure as this grandpa and his dog.
Twitter user Jessica Amante shared some photos of her grandfather, who lives in an assisted living community, with his new dog, Penny, on March 6.
SEE ALSO: Sad Papaw had the best burger cookout and everyone showed up
According to Amante’s post, her grandpa, now 90, has asked his caregiver to take photos of him and Penny to send to his loved ones. Who wouldn’t want to get these when they open their inbox?
Amante’s mother, Debbie, also shared the sweet photos on Facebook.
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The Internet reacted as you might expect: with overwhelming tears of happiness. …
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You probably already know how to customize ring tones on your iPhone, but there’s a way to personalize vibrations to tell who’s calling, too.
With a few setting adjustments, it’s easy to set up customized vibration so you can know when mom’s calling when your phone is on the other side of the room.
See also: Master your Mac with these tricks and shortcuts you didn’t know you needed
Here’s what to do: First, open the contact for whom you want to assign a custom vibration. Tap Edit > Vibration > and select the vibration you’d like to include, from staccato to heartbeat. You can choose one of these or create an entirely new vibration. …
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Belgium’s government sought to contain criticism of its handling of the Brussels attacks on Sunday but acknowledged that neglect over decades had caused deficiencies that have hampered an effective response to violent extremism.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon said the government has invested 600 million euros ($670 million) into police and security services over the past two years but said its antiquated justice system and security services were still lagging behind.
SEE ALSO: ‘Papa Noel’: The ISIS recruiter authorities say built the Paris-Brussels terror cell
Jambon, whose offer to resign on Thursday was declined by the prime minister, said errors were made prior to the Mar. 22 suicide bombing attacks in Brussels that killed at least 31 people and wounded 270 others. …
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Another week flew by and we once again and it had no shortage of exciting mobile news to offer. Apple held its scheduled event and, as expected, outed a pair of new devices, both highly intriguing. The iPhone SE is a reboot of the 4-inch form factor, which isn’t enjoying universal appeal in 2016, but other than that, the pocked-friendly phone seems to have checked all many boxes, offering an up to date platform and camera. It will fill in for the now discontinued iPhone 5s.
As for the new iPad Pro, the exact title match with its 12.9-inch sibling seems to be the least of its problems….
This week was dramatic for our Top 10 Trending phones chart as the iPhone SE led Apple phones on a charge against the Galaxys, which usually dominate.
The Apple iPhone SE shot up into the stratosphere with double the weekly interest of the Galaxy S7 and close to three times the eyeballs that the Galaxy S7 edge pulled in.
But things actually started last week with the iPhone 5s. It broke into the Top 10 again last week at #9, we guess people were comparing it against the rumored spec of the SE. Now that the iPhone SE is official, the comparisons intensified leading the 5s up to the…
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Logging on to a computer to file a leave application or submit a travel request is so yesterday. Now, an increasing number of companies are letting their employees do all this and more through customised mobile applications.
Warning: Batman v Superman spoilers follow.
Not long ago I wrote about my fears for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now I’ve seen it, and the verdict is in: Batman v Superman wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been, but man was it bad.
See also: Why ‘Batman v Superman’ will be terrible, by a Superman fangirl
The bright side
Not everything about this movie was terrible. I’m a fan of the cast. Just like in Man of Steel, Amy Adams’ Lois and Diane Lane’s Martha Kent were wonderful, and both Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck were good. Holly Hunter’s Senator Finch was woefully underused, and though …
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With Apple having just taken off the wraps off the new iPhone SE alongside the 9.7-inch edition of the iPad Pro, we’ll probably have to wait until the fall to see what Cupertino has in store for its next flagship smartphone. As ever, there’s already been plenty of speculation as to what the fruit company may or may not be including with year’s model, and resident Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo has once again been at the heart of it. Now, the KGI Securities analyst believes that the iPhone line could be set for a major overhaul next year, including a departure from the largely metallic finish and a possible … – Source
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Now that both the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5 are off the starting line and already exciting Android fans, the rumor mill has refocused its attention to HTC. The Taiwanese giant is still quite tardy to the flagship race, but that could very well be a god thing, as it leaves plenty of time for the HTC 10, formerly known as the HTC One M10, to gather hype before its alleged April 12, or perhaps April 15 release.
Today, a new development, offers us a very up-close and personal look an the handset’s design and particularly that of its metal chassis. A rather interesting listing has…
If you currently own a Galaxy S5 and are waiting on some Marshmallow goodness, then you’re in luck. The 2014 flagship is about as old a hardware as Samsung is willing to update to Android 6.0, but it still very much on the list, making the appearance of an OTA on your handset a matter of time.
In fact, that time might be closer than you think, as evident by the latest Galaxy S5 update roll-out that is now under way in Trinidad and Tobago. It is intended for the SM-G900M version, making it the second device variant to get Marshmallow, after the local South Korean SM-G900L. If you…
Watch out, Adam and Blake — Season 11 of The Voice is set to be all about the girl power
With the announcement Friday that both Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys will join Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as coaches on the show this fall, Season 11 will be the first to feature two women on the judging panel, Billboard reported
Singers Cyrus and Keys are replacing judge Pharrell Williams, who will coach during Season 10, and Gwen Stefani, who would have filled in for original coach Christina Aguilera in the next season. Aguilera has taken every other season off in recent years to focus on other projects, during which time her seat has been filled by Stefani and Shakira …
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Apple’s most recent event offered a couple of new accessories, particularly, the USB Type-C to Lightning adapter ($25) which can be used to charge an apple device using the Macbook’s only connection port, a single USB Type-C port. Along with this new cable, Apple has also begun selling its own branded USB Type-C power brick with a healthy 29W of capable throughput. Here is where the good news comes in.
The new cable combo works superbly well with the iPad Pro 12.9 inch. It charges the battery much faster than the included 12W charger. 9to5Mac has reviewed this charger with the iPad Pro and…
It is born out of glass and metal, with cutting-edge tech in tow. Its goal is to offer everything to everyone, to be a no-compromise solution, a one-stop shop for high-end smartphone buyers. In short, it wants to be the ultimate smartphone. But is it? After a week of using it, I can say there are things about it that make the Galaxy S7 edge appear markedly underperforming considering its hefty $800 price tag.
Remember the phrase “$800 phone”, because it’s key. Nowadays, not many smartphone makers keep selling products above the $600 mark, let alone close … – Source
Mophie, the leading seller of battery cases in North America has shown some love to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The new juice packs actually offer quite a bit of improvement over the old models, like the ones meant for the Galaxy S6.
The cases still offer edge protection all around, but are now a lot more convenient thanks to wireless charging technology. The company has added support for Qi, as well as other popular technologies and promises maximum versatility. Placing the phone on a charger can top off both batteries.
Of course, there is still a pass-through micro USB…
The LG G5 is about to make its global debut on April 1. With a combination of powerful internals and attractive design, this is definitely one of the high-profile Android smartphones to consider this year. In this article, we’re going to take you on a brief walkthrough through the smartphone’s user interface.
Rather than keeping its flagship phones looking and feeling the same through each generation, LG likes to showcase visible interface updates together with its brand-new phones. The LG G3 (2014) defined a baseline design, which modernized the aging skeuomorphic icons, got … – Source
Netflix has been testing a mobile data saver option in its settings to limit the app’s bandwidth usage on a data connection. We spotted it a couple of weeks ago, but as it turns out, the feature had been intermittently showing up for many users before that. Now the company is ready to make the option official.
Netflix explained on its blog that it’s been testing the data saver and hasn’t noticed any major issues with it.
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Two lucky winners have the chance to get their hands on a new LG G5 phone.
ABC has just debuted the latest member of Team TGIT and early indications are this Shondaland drama is yet another can’t-miss.
The Catch, created by Allan Heinberg and produced by Shonda Rhimes’ production company, stars Mireille Enos as a private detective named Alice who has a nose for deceit and learns in the first episode that the one scent she should have picked up was coming from inside her home.
SEE ALSO: ‘Scandal’ introduced its ‘Donald Trump,’ and he’s ridiculous
Peter Krause plays Alice’s fiancé — a man named Benjamin who is isn’t actually named Benjamin. He’s a man Alice and her co-workers refer to as Mr. X, a masterfully manipulative con man who wormed his way inside her trust bubble and bursts it wide open just days before they were set to get married — and makes off with $1.5 million of her money. …
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Side Sync is nothing new. It’s been around since the Galaxy S4 and it works all the way back to the Galaxy S III as long as you’re on KitKat 4.4 and above and it’s a pretty underrated feature of the Galaxy lineup.
You can install Side Sync on a PC or Mac and it allows you to control everything about your smartphone, drag and drop files, open apps, take phone calls, share your clipboard, and click around on a virtual version on your phone, all without root!
To get started:
Install Side Sync on your Galaxy device from the ‘Galaxy Apps’ store or Google Play Store
Install Side…
Why keep a file of printed manuals when you can quickly find them online?
People often misunderstand Y Combinator’s accelerator, with its broad range of startups that sometimes pivot before launch. That’s in part because YC’s president and spokeperson Sam Altman is too busy to tell its stories over and over, and he’s more of a techie type than a polished press liaison.
So today, Altman handed the spokesperson reins to Justin Kan, one of… Read More
An Islamic State (ISIS)-linked media organization used footage of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump in a new propaganda video following the attacks in Brussels.
The video, purportedly released by the pro-ISIS group Al Battar, shows footage of Trump calling Brussels a “horror show” after the attacks there — which ISIS has claimed credit for.
“Brussels was one of the great cities, one of the most beautiful cities of the world 20 years ago, and it was amazing actually and safe, and now it’s a horror show, it’s an absolute horror show,” Trump says in the video titled “Brussels Attacks.” …
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Motorola is holding a pretty sweet promotion and gives you away a free Moto E with every Moto X Pure Edition purchase. The promotion is only valid in the US for today and ends at 10.59 AM Central Time.
Moto E currently retails for around €110 and has so far managed to stay pretty up-to-date with the recent Android releases.
The vanilla Moto X Pure Edition costs $399.99 without any modifications from the Moto Maker. Yes, it sounds like a solid deal to us, too.
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The next big growth in mobile wallet business will happen when a lot of offline payments start happening on this platform, says Bipin Preet Singh.
The BAU has just lost a longtime member of the team.
No, Derek Morgan is not dead. But, indeed, the beefcake agent played for 11 seasons by Shemar Moore has solved his final case on Criminal Minds.
SEE ALSO: ‘Person of Interest’ no longer of interest to CBS
Though Moore’s departure from the show had been long rumored, the confirmation came in Wednesday’s new episode of the CBS procedural, as his character decided to leave the team and focus on being a family man — one that, you know, doesn’t get abducted and shot at.
Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan in the March 2 episode of ‘Criminal Minds.’.
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Many extremists who have committed high-profile attacks in recent years share more than an ideology. Often, they’ve come from the same blood.
Two of the three attackers who killed at least 34 and injured 270 in Brussels on Tuesday — Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui — were brothers.
SEE ALSO: Brussels bombers were criminals with ties to the Paris attackers
And there are plenty other recent examples of extremist brothers.
A woman looks at flowers laid near the headquarters of magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, on Feb. 6, 2015.
Image: AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere
Salah and Brahim Abdeslam — both from Brussels — played a huge part in the November attacks in Paris that left 130 …
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If you’re the owner of a Kindle device made in 2012 or earlier and you missed the deadline to update your device before it lost connectivity, here’s how to get it working again.
At a news conference to unveil smaller versions of the iPhone and iPad, Tim Cook, the chief executive, addressed the company’s fight with the F.B.I.
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An Indiana archery company that sued a prominent live-action role play (LARP) website will drop its claims that the website’s owner infringed two patents on foam arrows.
John Jackson, founder of Global Archery, told Ars that he decided to drop his patent case against Larping.org owner Jordan Gwyther after analyzing a patent on the German-made iDV arrows that Gwyther sells.
The lawsuit isn’t over, however—Jackson also sued Gwyther for allegedly infringing his trademark, for buying Google ads keyed to it, and for false advertising.
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BetterWorks, a platform for employees to set themselves goals, share them with others in their organization and track how well those goals are being met, has raised another $20 million in Series B funding. The company is not disclosing its valuation but we understand from sources close to the deal that it is around $100 million. Led by Emergence Capital — an early backer of… Read More
The Huawei P9 is about to get unveiled in some two weeks, on April 6th, but we’ve already seen it leak out once in the hands of Huawei president Richard Yu, and now, Huawei has published the first official teaser pictures of its upcoming flagship.
These latest pictures of the Huawei P9 confirm that it will indeed come with a novel, dual-camera system on the back, a metal back plate with a fingerprint scanner on the back and carefully chamfered edges for a more comfortable feel.
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Every spring, India celebrates Holi or the festival of colours in myriad ways. The spectacular festivities mostly involve revellers dousing each other with vibrant coloured powder called gulaal and water to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Yet, the celebrations also differs across the country. Here are some of the most unique ones
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In the village of Barsana in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, women beat men from the neighbouring Nandgaon, the birthplace of the Hindu god Krishna, with bamboo sticks or lathis. The celebrations are preceded by Laddu Holi, in which the devotees and priests at the Barsana temple throw traditional sweets or laddoos at each other. …
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This patent application may point to Nintendo’s next home-console controller—and now, it may be the only thing that Nintendo Wii U fans can look forward to, thanks to a Wednesday report from Japanese business publication Nikkei. (credit: US Patent Application 2015/0355768)
Nintendo’s Japanese arm has assured investors that the company will unveil its new gaming console, currently code-named Nintendo NX, by the end of this year, but it hasn’t had nearly as much to say about the future of its current major home product, the Nintendo Wii U. That might be because its time is nigh. In spite of a few major Wii U exclusives slated to launch this year—particularly a major new Legend of Zelda game—a major Japanese business publication has now claimed that the hardware in question will cease production by the end of 2016.
A Wednesday-morning report from Japan’s Nikkei pegs this year as the final year of Wii U hardware production—a crazy prediction, to be sure, considering that its console successor doesn’t even have an official name or release date. However, that report also backs up its claim with the allegation that some Wii U accessories have already been discontinued.
If true, that may explain why Japan saw some substantial Wii U shortages in the past few months. A Nintendo World Report story in February pointed to a substantial sales drop-off in Japan after selling 250,000 Wii U consoles in December of last year and over 40,000 consoles in January 2016. That count dropped to 4,000 for the first week of February.
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Huawei is currently running a very teasing ad campaign regarding the upcoming P9, which isn’t slated to be officially revealed until April 6. However, enough images have been leaked of the device so far that we already have a pretty decent idea of what the handset will look like. Unless this is an elaborate ruse on an unprecedented scale, it looks like we’ve gotten another glimpse of the P9 in the hands of Huawei’s president.
See also: Huawei P9 renders leak, revealing dual-rear camera and plenty of color options12
What do we know so far about the Huawei P9? First and foremost, the dual camera riding on the back seems to be cause for celebration among the brand’s fans. We can’t wait to actually get our hands on the device and see how well the dual 12MP cameras do in terms of image quality. That’s a rumored spec, of course, but there are many other rumored specs for the P9 running around. For instance, we believe it will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow right out of the box, and that it’s powered by 3GB of RAM and a Kirin 950 chipset. The screen is a delightful 5.2-inch 1080p screen by all accounts, and we’d be very surprised to find it’s packing anything other than a 3,000mAh battery. The selfie snapper? Word on the street is 5MP.
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The Huawei P9 has been more or less confirmed for an April 6 announcement, quite possibly even multiple versions of it. Meanwhile, it’s often been in the news, posing for some live photos on more than one occasion, most recently in the hands of the company’s president.
Well, time for some official images, finally. But if you thought they’d show something we didn’t already know, think again. The three images of various size and resolution only show close-ups of select details.
Huawei P9 official images • Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for comparison
The dual-camera setup has been…
The Apple iPad Air 2 got discounted to $400 – that’s $100 off its original price.
But if that’s still too rich for your blood, the Daily Steals offer of a refurbished iPad Air 16GB (original) for $250 might be something you’re interested in. You can knock $10 off the price with the honest coupon code CHEAPSKATE10.
If you’re nervous about refurbished hardware, you can get one from Apple for $280. Apple’s refurb program offers more variety too, the Daily Steals offer is for the 16GB Wi-Fi model only, while Apple’s site has everything up to 128GB with AT&T LTE. Refurbished iPad Air 2…
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Without comment, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to side with Electronic Arts’ contention that it had a First Amendment right to use professional football players likenesses without their permission in one of the world’s most popular video games, Madden NFL.
EA’s petition to the Supreme Court had attracted widespread interest from academics, digital rights groups, (PDF) and others. The dispute was at the intersection of the right-of-publicity claims balanced against modern technology allowing for virtual, realistic portrayals of people—in this case, professional athletes who want a piece of the financial pie.
In its petition to the justices, the game maker claimed it should not be allowed to be sued simply because it made a game that looks too real, that it nearly mirrored reality. It wanted the high court to accept its assertion that its life-like depiction of the virtual gridiron was covered by the First Amendment.
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Apple is starting off a jam-packed week today. First in line is today’s event where it will be eventually returning to the roots with a smaller iPhone that aims to convince those millions still rocking an iPhone 5 or 5S to switch, as well as a smaller version of the iPad Pro. This minimalistic event, which begins at 10am Pacific, will be followed by another big happening tomorrow – namely the start of the court battle with the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino killer’s infamous iPhone 5c.
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A photo leak has surfaced allegedly showing Huawei’s president using a phone with a dual rear camera setup. While there’s no confirmation, reports say it could be the Chinese company’s upcoming P9 flagship.
If you compare, the unit shown in the images above does look quite similar to the one that was leaked earlier this month (shown below).
In case you don’t already know, the P9 flagship – which has been the subject of several leaks and rumors over the past few weeks – is set to be unveiled on April 6. The first official teaser of the handset was also recently outed,…
The Jetsons presented a highly entertaining vision of what homes of the future would look like. The animated television show anticipated a world where humans would be able to do everything with just the push of a button. In many ways, the show turned out to be prophetic; today we have printable food, video chats, smartwatches and robots that help with housework — and flying cars may… Read More
Glass! It’s back! (credit: A-to-Z Pawn Brokers)
We’re still not sure what Alphabet, Google, or the X division will call any new wearable headset unit to follow 2013’s Google Glass, but we know something is in development—and now, at least one piece of unannounced hardware could be yours for the low, low price of $3,250 and counting (as of press time).
Another shot from the eBay listing, which was still live as of press time.
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9to5Google spotted an eBay auction on Saturday with the simple title of “Google Glass (black),” and the images revealed an unreleased model that shares apparent similarities with a December FCC filing for a new headset—particularly new-to-“Glass” features like a folding hinge, an outward-facing LED light, and a different charging interface. Additionally, we see the all-caps word “GLASS” printed on the inside of the black-plastic hinge, and the letter A in particular has an artful slant to it—which makes us wonder why Google blacked out its Glass-related social media channels in January. With no confirmation from anyone in the Google or Alphabet camps, we can only go on how much this pawn shop’s hardware resembles that in the December FCC filing—meaning, if this headset is a hoax, it’s an impressive one.
Attempts to contact the San Francisco pawn shop in question, A-to-Z Pawnbrokers, were not fruitful, as the business is not open on Sundays. The Verge also couldn’t get a response from the shop about the hardware’s origins.
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If game companies won’t embrace emulation themselves, this kind of thing will have to do… (credit: Frank Cifaldi)
For years now, “emulation” has been a dirty word in the video game industry, regarded by many companies as nothing more than an illegal, piracy-fueling technology that represents an existential threat to the gaming business. In a passionate presentation at the Game Developers Conference this week, though, gaming historian and developer Frank Cifaldi made a well-reasoned case for the industry at large to embrace emulation as a way to capture its heritage.
“I think emulation has gotten a bad rap over the years,” Cifaldi said. “I think our industry and consumers have a really bad misconception of what emulation is. Emulation is just software that makes a computer act like a different computer.”
Cifaldi traces emulation’s bad reputation in the game industry back to a 1999 Macworld conference keynote by the late Steve Jobs. Saying that he wanted to make the Mac “the best game machine in the world,” Jobs introduced the Connectix Virtual Game Station, a $49 piece of third-party software that “turns your Mac into a Sony PlayStation.”
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Google is working on a new feature where people can test out games without downloading the game. When you search for games in Google Search on your Android device, you’ll get the option to try the game right there in the browser. This is a nifty feature that could save people a lot of downloading.It’s rare to see Google turn its back on a feature, but starting with Chrome version 49, the famed browser will no longer merge recent apps with tabs by default. This was something that irked a great many people, myself included, and is the first feature turned off by many people. Soon, we won’t have to turn it off ever again.Disney has announced that a Mickey Mouse themed version of the popular time waster Crossy Road was going to be coming to Android and iOS eventually. There will be over 100 unlockable Disney characters, each with their own soundtracks which actually sounds kind of cool. We don’t have an exact release date yet.T-Mobile has finally gotten YouTube under its BingeOn banner after lengthy negotiations. As part of the talks, YouTube will be doing its own video optimization instead of T-Mobile which is interesting, because soon every other BingeOn member will be able to do the same thing. Score one for net neutrality!Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular games, is coming to VR. Namely, the Samsung Gear VR. This could be a lot of fun as the game would be perfect as a VR title with its limitless game play and exploration. Unlike most games, Minecraft will remain exactly as it is, but you’ll be able to look around as though you were in VR. Word is that it will be out later this year.
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Mashable’s Bob Al-Greene shows you how to draw a Batman V Superman emoji in the latest episode of Bob Draws. Since there’s still a bit of time until you get to see the Son of Krypton and Bat of Gotham duke it out on screen, grab some paper or your laptop and follow Bob as he draws the best superhero emoji ever. Don’t forget to tag your Batman V Superman emoji illustration using the hashtag #BatmanVSupermanEmoji on Twitter or Instagram to be featured on a future episode!
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters March 25. …
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A funny week for our Top 10 trending chart, indeed. Not much in terms of new entries (the iPhone 5s marks a return, last here in week 6), but the list has been seriously reordered.
Bottom to top, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has slipped two spots into 10th, keeping big bro A7 (2016) out. Not that it was really that close of a fight, looking at the numbers. It’s the iPhone 5s we already mentioned that occupies 9th, with more than 30% more hits than the current iPhone 6s.
The Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is in 8th, and it’s our latest review subject – make sure you check that out if you’ve…
DogVinci is the greatest canine artist of his generation.
The Long Island-based black lab, whose real name is Dagger II, is making a name for himself as the art world’s foremost dog painter — a prestigious title, to be sure.
SEE ALSO: Pregnant dog has a lovely maternity photo shoot
Dagger paints with his owner, fine artist Yvonne Dagger, nearly every day, and his brushstroke work is colorful, exciting and surprisingly varied.
“Some of Dagger’s works are very abstract and some seem to have hidden images in them,” Yvonne told Mashable. “It’s very interesting.”
And, of course, he wears a classic red beret. …
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WARNING: This post contains MAJOR spoilers.
Starz’s Black Sails is no stranger to shocking moments — but Saturday night’s episode is going to be one fans never forget.
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R.I.P. Vane.
Yes, the episode featured Capt. Vane’s life come to a tragic, slow and brutal end.
Shocking? Um, hell yes.
Below, in a feature you’re seeing only on Mashable, executive producers Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine show us the episode’s script pages for an inside look at the show’s big move and explain the reason we had to say goodbye to Zach McGowan. …
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The promise of monthly security updates is refreshing, but not even keeping devices that protected is enough sometimes. Google has just announced they are releasing a mid-month security patch due to the discovery of an exploit that could bring harm to some devices; namely, the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
The issue arose after Google found out about a rooting application using an “unpatched local elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel”. What this means is that a malicious application would have the power to affect the code within the software. The only way to fix the handset then would be to re-flash the whole operating system.
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It’s still a bit hard to be affected, though. Google does protect you from such apps in the Google Play Store, and even uses Verify Apps to keep external threats away. The only way to have been affected is if you were convinced to manually install the rooting app.
This advisory applies to all unpatched Android devices on kernel versions 3.4, 3.10 and 3.14, including all Nexus devices. Android devices using Linux kernel version 3.18 or higher are not vulnerable.
There’s multiple layers of security, but if you are living on the wilder side you can rest assured the update is coming within a few days. Android partners have also been informed of the issue and the AOSP repository has been updated with the new information. So if you see a random update coming to your phone soon, it’s just Google watching over us.
Tech goes hand-in-hand with sci-fi/fantasy/superhero culture at the the first Comic Con hosted in Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s hometown of San Jose, California.
Hey, parents: It’s just a game.
A sign displayed at a Little League baseball field elicited laughs and shudders on Reddit this week with its pointed warnings to parents who might, well, take children’s baseball a little too seriously.
SEE ALSO: Boy is devastated after parents take him to circus instead of broccoli farm
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Unfortunately, this isn’t the first sign of its kind. Other towns, plagued by overzealous parents of their own, have installed similarly snarky reminders.
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Some take a more longform approach.
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Some even …
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Working for yourself is full of many perks, but filing taxes isn’t one of them. When tax time comes around, you realize that managing your taxes as a freelancer is a lot more complex than it is for your 9-to-5 colleagues who receive a single W-2 from their employer.
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As a freelancer or small business owner, it’s up to you to make sure you correctly report your income, file the right forms, count up your business expenses and have sufficient records in the event you’re audited. But while things can be a lot more complicated, there’s also opportunity: freelancers can write off many of their work-related expenses. …
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Microsoft announced that developers would be able to create games that could go beyond Xbox Live. Meanwhile, Sony announced details on its new PlayStation VR headset.
Sony’s Xperia Z5 Compact has received a price cut in the United States, where Amazon is now selling the device for $399.99, down $100 from its usual price of $499.99. Both black and white color options are available at the discounted rate.
The model on offer comes with a US warranty, but is only compatible with GSM carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile. This means that if you are on a CDMA carrier’s network, you are currently out of luck. Aside from Amazon, Best Buy is also offering the same discount, but only on the black colored variant.
The discount comes over a month after the…
A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashed as it was trying to land at the Rostov-on-Don airport in southwestern Russia early Saturday local time, according to Russian authorities.
The Russian Ministry of Transport and the Southern Regional Emergency Center confirmed the crash of the FlyDubai airliner at 3:50 a.m. local time.
Early reports indicated all passengers had died, but an official death toll has not been released.
Officials said the plane, which had traveled from Dubai, had at least 55 people aboard when it attempted to land in poor weather conditions.
High winds and low visibility caused pilots to abort a first attempt at landing. …
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Technically Incorrect: Tone-deaf party at Game Developer Conference features scantily-clad dancers in fishnet tights. That doesn’t bode well for Microsoft’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Almost 300 million phones running Google’s Android operating system are vulnerable to a newly developed drive-by attack that can install malware and take control of key operations, a security firm has warned.
A proof-of-concept exploit dubbed Metaphor works against Android versions 2.2 through 4.0 and 5.0 and 5.1, which together are estimated to run 275 million phones, researchers from Israeli security firm NorthBit said. It attacks the same Stagefright media library that made an estimated 950 million Android phones susceptible to similar code-execution attacks last year. The following video demonstrates how a malicious attacker might use a Metaphor-style attack to take control of a phone after luring an unsuspecting end user to a booby-trapped website.
Metaphor – Stagefright Exploitation Breaking ASLR.
The NorthBit-developed attack exploits a Stagefright vulnerability discovered and disclosed last year by Zimperium, the security firm that first demonstrated the severe weaknesses in the code library. For reasons that aren’t yet clear, Google never fixed the vulnerability, even though it eventually patched a different bug that had made the Zimperium exploits possible. While the newer attack is in many ways a rehash of the Zimperium work, it’s able to exploit an information leak vulnerability in a novel way that makes code execution much more reliable in newer Android releases. Starting with version 4.1, Android was fortified with an anti-exploitation defense known as address space layout randomization, which loads downloaded code into unpredictable memory regions to make it harder for attackers to execute malicious payloads. The breakthrough of Metaphor is its improved ability to bypass it.
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I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days with the folks at Nike, who were showing off a whole bunch of new and upcoming products at their Innovation for Everybody event. The big attention-getter was the HyperAdapt 1.0 — namely, self-tying shoes. Nike had already toyed with the idea of emulating Back To The Future Part II by announcing limited edition, self-lacing Nike Mags… Read More
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Here’s what the future looks like: collecting data on people while wearing AR glasses.
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In the film Creative Control, set in near-future New York, people can slip on a pair of normal-looking glasses and experience a world that is part reality and part fantasy. This is what companies like Google and Microsoft have been trying to achieve with AR: technology you can wear on your face that doesn’t look completely ridiculous and allows the wearer to access a constant virtual overlay on the real world. There are obvious privacy concerns associated with this kind of device, namely, that you can record people without their knowledge. But there’s also the risk that your real and virtual worlds become so intertwined that you won’t know the difference. That’s exactly what happens in Creative Control, with fascinating and genuinely funny results.
David (Benjamin Dickinson, who also directed and co-wrote) is an ad executive who hires musician Reggie Watts (playing himself) to create something using augmented reality glasses for a new client, the appropriately named Augmenta. David is also tasked with trying out a pair of the AR glasses. He talks to friends in the street, goes to parties, and works while the glasses collect data on anything he sees. He then uses this data to create virtual fantasies—which are centered around an avatar of his best friend’s girlfriend. Whenever he is having a bad day at work or gets in a fight with his own girlfriend, he puts on the glasses and escapes into his fantasy world. It’s probably not giving too much away to reveal that David’s virtual world does not make him any happier—the technology makes him anxious, paranoid, and unable to focus on his real life.
Augmented reality eyeglasses aren’t on the market yet, but Creative Control feels like it could happen in the next five minutes. The film captures the addictiveness of consumer technology—and sometimes, the loneliness and anxiety that can follow—with alarming accuracy. We see characters use their smartphones (which, in this vision of the future, look like see-through iPhones) to argue and – Source
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The term millennial was first coined in 1991 by authors Neil Howe and William Strauss in their book Generations to describe the post Generation Xers born between 1982 and 2004. So if you were born within those years, congrats — you are a millennial!
SEE ALSO: Pokémon is turning 20, so here’s how to draw a millennial Pikachu
But if you weren’t, then don’t worry, because anyone can be a millennial as long as you follow a few simple guidelines.
So check out the video above for our ultimate tips on how you too can become the ultimate millennial.
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Just a day after an alleged render of Alcatel’s Idol 4 Pro smartphone (shown below) leaked online, the Windows 10-powered device has been spotted on GFXBench, revealing some of its previously-unknown key specs.
The listing reveals that the handset sports a 6-inch display, and features a 20MP rear and 9MP front camera. RAM is listed as 2GB, although we think it should be more than that (3 or 4GB considering it’s a high-end device). Internal memory should be 64GB.
Other specs, such as 1080p display resolution and Snapdragon 820 SoC have been mentioned in some earlier rumors as…
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After Google called out T-Mobile on sneakily throttling all of YouTube’s data over T-Mobile’s towers, T-Mobile got a lot of backlash for doing so without notifying YouTube nor its customers first.
The biggest reason why YouTube raised these concerns was because T-Mobile took it upon itself to throttle all video streams without notifying the provider (in this case YouTube). Content providers shouldn’t have to let its customers’ experience suffer just because a carrier happens to lower the quality of content being provided to the customer.
After further discussions and…
March Madness — and the subsequent office madness — gets underway on Thursday.
Office pools can be a fun way for diehard fans of either college basketball or Hoosiers to bond with their colleagues.
But bosses worry that these pools might not be such a slam dunk when it comes to worker productivity or abiding by the law.
SEE ALSO: March Madness preview: The games to watch, and when to watch them
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Nike unveils a range of self-lacing shoes that will go on sale this year, but says only users of its fitness tracking app can buy them. – Source
