How often do you usually have to charge your phone?

While last year marked a vast improvement in phones’ battery lives, this year we seemed to have reached a plateau of sorts, just as it happened with screen sizes, which seem to no longer be growing. Most flagships or midrangers announced this year don’t log massively better battery endurance compared to their predecessors, and the 2015 emphasis on thinner, more premium builds didn’t help with battery capacities either.
The Galaxy S6, for instance, eked out a slightly shorter endurance than the Galaxy S5 on our battery benchmark test, while the S5 scored 50% longer time than the … – Source      

How often do you usually have to charge your phone?

5 apps and tweaks that use 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s in unique ways

Apple’s new pressure-sensitive screen technology that made a cameo with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is aptly named 3D Touch. Unlike the Force Touch tech on the Apple Watch, the 3D Touch screen functionality of the new iPhones can distinguish between light, medium, and hard taps, allowing for inventive new ways to interact with your apps and games. The so-called Peek option that can preview emails in your inbox, for instance, requires a medium touch, while pressing harder is the option titled Pop, and it will open the message itself.

The extra layer of capacitive sensors take milliseconds … – Source      

5 apps and tweaks that use 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s in unique ways

'Grey’s Anatomy' runs into trouble in India over 'homosexual' content

India’s Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) has issued a notice to the channel Star World for showing a ‘homosexual encounter’ and ‘denigrating women’ in the popular American medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy.

See also: 7 oddly specific things banned from movies around the world

The notice was given after a complaint from the ministry of information and broadcasting which described the scenes as ‘indecent’ and ‘vulgar’. BCCC, a self-regulatory body set up by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, has asked for a reply from the channel by Dec. 1.

Homosexuality is still illegal in India, under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. This law dates back to 1860, the period of British rule, and criminalises sexual activities “against the order of nature”. …

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'Grey’s Anatomy' runs into trouble in India over 'homosexual' content

Rumors reaffirmed: next Xiaomi flagship to have pressure-sensitive screen, developed by Synaptics

About a month ago, we got some exciting news from Synaptics. If you don’t know who that is – the company is probably the biggest name out there, when it comes to any type of touch-based human interface solutions – touchpads, touchscreens, fingerprint ID, et cetera. So, it uploaded a demo of a tech that it is developing, dubbed ClearForce. And yes, it is a pressure-sensitive tech, much like Apple’s Force Touch (on the Watch) or 3D Touch (on the iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus).

It’s becoming obvious that this type of interface will not be exclusive to Apple’s smartphones … – Source      

Rumors reaffirmed: next Xiaomi flagship to have pressure-sensitive screen, developed by Synaptics

9 hacks that will make your office tea run that much more bearable

LONDON — As much as we like being on the receiving end of a freshly made cup of tea, it’s never quite as satisfying after you’ve navigated your way across a busy office space with handfuls of overflowing mugs for your colleagues

See also: Your definitive guide to the best biscuits for dunking in tea

It’s the inevitable peril of being an adult. Tea is no longer a sacred experience and instead carries the dread of hearing the person at the desk opposite you calling “I could do with a tea” as you shuffle indiscreetly toward the kitchen

But, we live and we learn, collecting indispensable tea-making tactics as we do …

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9 hacks that will make your office tea run that much more bearable

Surface Pro 4 coming to India early 2016

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced at the company’s Future Unleashed event in India, that the company will be bringing the fourth generation Surface tablet, the Surface Pro 4, to the Indian market in early 2016.

The Surface Pro 4 will be the first device to be launched in India, as Microsoft has so far kept the Surface lineup away from the Indian market. The Surface Pro 4 is the latest and greatest version, with a new 12.3-inch 2736×1824 resolution display, Intel Skylake processor, multiple SSD options up to 1TB, and a thinner magnesium casing.

Microsoft did not reveal which configurations of the Surface Pro 4 will be available in India and what the pricing is going to be like. There’s also no word on whether the Surface Book will also be sold some time in…

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Surface Pro 4 coming to India early 2016

Report: Taiwan based Integrated Circuit design houses hurt by slippng sales of Android handsets

According to industry sources, declining global sales of Android handsets is hurting the financial performance of Taiwan based IC design houses. While sales of Android phones are slipping world-wide, it is China where the problem is at its worst. The sources say that in that country, Android’s share of the smartphone market has been falling due to the popularity of the Apple iPhone. And these sources say that Android will continue to lose market share in China next year.

The report notes that the Taiwan based IC design houses are already expecting business from Android handset manufacturers … – Source      

Report: Taiwan based Integrated Circuit design houses hurt by slippng sales of Android handsets

Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton win big at the CMA Awards

It was a good night to be Little Big Town or Chris Stapleton.

The country group and the singer cleaned up at the Country Music Awards, taking home a bevy awards. Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” nabbed awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year, while Stapleton won big, taking home the titles of Best New Artist and Album of the Year, for Traveller.

See also: Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton perform rollicking CMA Awards duet

Meanwhile, Luke Bryan took home the coveted Entertainer of the Year award.

“Thank you Lord, thank you Jesus, thank you everyone in heaven looking out for me,” he gushed from the stage. “What an amazing night of music.” …

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Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton win big at the CMA Awards

Samsung outs a duo of high-end Ativ Book 9 notebooks with Windows 10

Samsung took the wraps off a duo of hight end Ativ Book 9 notebooks with Windows 10 on board. Dubbed Ativ Book 9 Pro and Ativ Book 9 Spin, the laptops will hit the shelves this month, priced at $1,599 and $1,399 respectively.

As its name suggests, Samsung Ativ Book 9 Pro is the more capable member of the duo. Its entry-level configuration features a 15.6″ 4K display, Intel Core i7-6700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX950M, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of RAM.

Additional features of the Pro include a quartet of speakers and USB Type-C port. The battery life of the notebook is rated at up to 6.5 hours.

Samsung Ativ Pro 9 Spin on the other has 13.3″ QHD+ display that rotates 360 degrees. An Intel Core i7-6500U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD are also on board. The notebook weighs only 2.87 lbs.

The duo of notebooks will be available directly from Samsung, as well as from BestBuy in the United States….

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Samsung outs a duo of high-end Ativ Book 9 notebooks with Windows 10

BlackBerry reveals how it will handle Android security patches for the BlackBerry Priv

With the BlackBerry Priv shipping at the end of this week, the manufacturer’s first Android flavored handset will soon be in the hands of smartphone users. Many of them have longed for the day when they could use Android on hardware produced by BlackBerry. As BlackBerry has pointed out in a promotional video released for BBS12, as the most popular mobile OS on the planet, Android faces 98% of the malware attacks on mobile devices. That makes it imperative for Priv users to know how BlackBerry plans on handling Android security patches.

According to BlackBerry’s blog, monthly security updates … – Source      

BlackBerry reveals how it will handle Android security patches for the BlackBerry Priv

Turn your cat into a fantasy warrior with 3D-printed armor

Your feline becomes a battle-ready dark knight with the simple addition of 3D-printed spiked armor.

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Turn your cat into a fantasy warrior with 3D-printed armor

Researchers Can Now Created 3D-Printed (Plastic) Hair

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have created a system to put realistic-looking plastic hair on 3D printed objects. While this doesn’t help the follicularly challenged humans among us it does allow you to add cute hairdos to 3D printed characters and even simulate hard growth on living things. The system uses a standard 3D printer with special programming that extrudes a little plastic… Read More

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Researchers Can Now Created 3D-Printed (Plastic) Hair

Wait, the Warriors owner had a threesome with the NBA title trophy?

There’s living it up, and then there’s … well, there’s this, apparently

Venture capitalist and Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob says he and his girlfriend had a very intimate evening with the NBA championship trophy the night his team won the title last June

See also: Evan Fournier: The NBA player whose surname you should never Google

In an interview with a magazine called Haute Living (apparently the real title of a real publication), Lacob shared the story. It involves him, longtime girlfriend Nicole Curran and what is officially named the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy

“I had made a promise to myself [that] I would sleep with the trophy that night,” Lacob told Haute Living. “Nicole and I did sleep with it.” …

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Wait, the Warriors owner had a threesome with the NBA title trophy?