This week’s headlines saw reviews of the new Nexus phones and Surface devices, the rollout of iOS 9.1, updates from the ongoing public dispute between Theranos and the Wall Street Journal, and much more. On Bullish we brought in Revel System’s CEO Lisa Falzone to talk about the payments industry, and the TC Cribs team visited Credit Karma’s HQ. These are the top stories to… Read More
Who gets to break Adele’s heart in her new music video?
That would be Tristan Wilds, an actor and Grammy-nominated musician. But where did he come from? Why does his face look so familiar? And how did he become Adele’s Chosen One?
Here’s everything you need to know about the 26-year-old performer
1. He’s been acting for years.
Wilds made his debut back in 2005, in the N miniseries Miracle’s Boys. Fans of The Wire will recognize him as Michael Lee, a middle-school-aged drug dealer. Wilds also had a breakout role as the star of the CW’s 90210 remake. He’s also made his way to movies, with films like Red Tails, Half-Nelson and The Secret Life of Bees under his belt …
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If you’ve been waiting patiently for your top-of-the-line Google flagship phone to arrive, you won’t have to wait too much longer. If you haven’t been waiting patiently, you probably don’t have long to wait either, but you should really be more gracious about it. We’ve been sent reports from multiple Android Police readers saying that their credit cards have been charged after ordering the Nexus 6P on the Play Store, which typically means that they’ll be shipped very soon.
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Google Is Starting To Charge Credit Cards For Nexus 6P Orders – Shipping Can’t Be Too Far Away was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Ditch your Black Friday trip to the mall and go Christmas shopping in Europe instead.
Christmas markets are in almost every European city, with festive stalls and lights creating yuletide cheer every year. But there are some cities that go above and beyond.
See also: You can have Christmas dinner at Hogwarts this year — for a price
These are 10 markets across Europe where you’ll pick up the best holiday gifts ever, from French santons in Marseille to Belgian chocolates in Bruges.
Cologne, Germany
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Cologne is home to the …
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LONDON — So Adele’s new song “Hello” came out Friday morning, and despite Lionel Richie having approximately zero to do with it, the song has got everyone talking about him.
The clue is in the new song’s name, and the fact that Richie has basically had a singing monopoly on that simple greeting ever since his version of “Hello” first caressed our eardrums back in 1984.
See also: Adele confirms next album will be ’25,’ apologizes for making us wait
To make matters worse, the opening line of Adele’s song starts with her singing “Hello… it’s me,” and when you’ve already got Lionel Richie on the brain that line becomes even more evocative of his classic line: “Hello… is it me you’re looking for?” …
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PARIS — At least 42 people, mostly elderly tourists starting off on a day trip, were killed Friday when a bus and truck collided on a country road in wine country in southwest France, officials said.
The cause and circumstances of the crash — near the village of Puisseguin, about 50 kilometers east of Bordeaux — were unclear. Scores of emergency workers rushed to the scene.
The death toll may have been so unusually high because the bus caught fire, an official with the national gendarme service said. The official was not authorized to be publicly named.
French President Francois Hollande, on a visit to Greece, said the government was “totally mobilized” to help after what he called a “terrible accident.” …
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Apple News has launched in Australia, putting publishers in the hands of local iPhone and iPad users
Users can get the new platform when they upgrade to iOS 9.1, which has been available since Thursday. Apple News is similar to an aggregation app like Flipboard which brings the latest news to your device in an easy-to-consume format.
Publishers that have signed up locally include Sydney Morning Herald, news.com.au, Junkee, Australian Women’s Weekly, ABC, SBS and The Guardian. International publishers include Mashable, The New York Times, The Economist, Huffington Post and The Independent. The content that is fed to Apple News is selected by each publication. …
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The other day, we told you about Oppo’s new phablet, the Oppo R7s. Today, a premium version of the phablet has been certified in China by TENAA. The Oppo R7s Plus features a 6-inch AMOLED screen, with a 1080 x 1920 resolution. An octa-core 1.5GHz CPU is under the hood along with 3GB of RAM. 32GB of non-expandable storage is inside. The camera combo from back to front weighs in at 13MP/8MP, and a 3070mAh juicer keeps the lights on. Android 5.1.1 is pre-installed, although there is a chance that Android 6.0 will actually be on the phone right out of the box.
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Well, this should shut down everyone who says gaming isn’t a real sport.
The Pokémon EXPO Gym, Japan’s first “hands-on edutainment facility” is set to open next month in Osaka according to Siliconera
Sanoyas Interaction created the gym to help fans, and specifically younger gamers, improve their Pokémon gaming skills, and will offer several training programs including Charizard’s Battle Colosseum, Gardevoir’s Control Score and Pokémon Battle Bowling.
See also: Take a fresh look at that wacky Pokémon fighting game
Gamers who complete the training courses will be rewarded with unique Pokémon for X, Y, Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby games, and each of the training areas will cost between about $3 and $5, …
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A constant source of consternation among owners of OPPO devices has been the heavily customized ColorOS and especially the slow speed of Android OS updates to it. OPPO has held strong to ColorOS, owing in large part to its reported popularity in Asian markets. Today, in an effort to appease enthusiast owners, OPPO has announced an initiative to support current devices with an AOSP ROM with limited customizations.
OPPO left come clues that they would do something like this, not that it comes as a huge surprise to anyone given the long demands for it.
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OPPO Announces They Have Created And Will Maintain An AOSP ROM For Users Of ‘Key Devices’ Who Want The Latest And Greatest was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Jack Dorsey is giving about a third of his Twitter shares — or 1% of the company — back to Twitter’s employees, he said in a tweet today. A move like this is likely at least partially geared at improving morale at Twitter, which has gone through a major transition — with both a big round of layoffs and Dorsey returning as CEO happening in the past few months.… Read More
One tool that I personally have always wanted on Android but have never actually seen is a live color picker. A floating tool that could grab pixel-specific color values from your screen without the need for screenshots or any other complication. Today it looks like my wish has been granted by embermitre with the release of Pixolor to the Play Store.
Pixolor is basically a floating eyedropper controlled by a persistent notification.
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New App: Pixolor Is The Live Eyedropper Tool I’ve Always Wanted For Android was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Create one-second looping clips with Instagram’s new app, discover new emoji characters in iOS 9.1, and skip ads with YouTube’s paid service.
