Senior pets compete in the 'Old Dogs, New Tricks Pageant'

November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month, meaning we’re celebrating the gentle old dogs in desperate need of homes. But lest you believe that old adage about old dogs, the 103rd Annual Old Dogs, New Tricks competition will set you straight.

A special thanks to the Humane Society of New York and our senior stars: Lorenzo, Roger, Lola and Fred.

Kittens present all 8 Harry Potter movies in 7 minutes

CBS wouldn’t let Colbert show this $170 million painting uncensored

David Bowie’s ‘Blackheart’ music video trailer will sparkle your skull

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Senior pets compete in the 'Old Dogs, New Tricks Pageant'

Apple to shut down Beats Music on November 30th

With Apple Music thriving, Apple has posted on the Beats support website that Beats Music will be shut down at the end of this month. According to the post, the service ends November 30th with the cancellation of subscriptions. Apple says that those who were using the soon-to-be defunct music streamer can move their “picks and prefrences” to Apple Music. The support site includes a link to instructions on how to do this.

Apple acquired Beats Music as part of its largest acquisition ever, the $3 billion purchase of Beats Audio that it announced in May 2014. Despite quickly assimilating Beats’ … – Source

Apple to shut down Beats Music on November 30th

Footballer Christian Fuchs had a very awkward name-related mixup

LONDON — Let’s all take a moment to spare a thought for Leicester City football player Christian Fuchs, whose name landed him in a spot of bother recently when he checked in to a hotel.

See also: Job advert for footballer Jermain Defoe’s PA lists 45 increasingly bizarre responsibilities

Fuchs was born in Austria, and currently plays as a defender for Premier League team Leicester City.

As you can imagine, his name stands out on the pitch.

Let’s do this!! #LCFC #SouLei

A photo posted by Christian Fuchs (@fuchs_official) on Oct 17, 2015 at 5:42am PDT

The problem is, his name can also lead to the occasional spot of confusion. …

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Footballer Christian Fuchs had a very awkward name-related mixup

Cop—fired for having lapel cam turned off a lot—reinstated to force

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Officer Jeremy Dear

A New Mexico police officer accused of routinely not having his Taser-made lapel camera running, and who was involved in one of Albuquerque’s high-profile shooting of a teen-ager, has won reinstatement to the force.

The city’s Personnel Board voted 3-2 this week to give back officer Jeremy Dear his position. Dear’s camera was not plugged in when he shot and killed a 19-year-old girl after a foot chase last year. He was cleared of the shooting, but fired after the city’s police chief, Gorden Eden, said that the officer routinely did not have his lapel cam running during encounters with the public, as he was allegedly ordered to do in 2013 after there were several citizen complaints lodged against him.

The officer’s attorney successfully convinced the city’s Personnel Board that the police department’s policy on body worn cameras was inconsistently applied, and that there were times when cameras should not be running.

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Cop—fired for having lapel cam turned off a lot—reinstated to force

New, high-end 16MP OmniVision camera boasts 4K video recording at silky-smooth 60FPS

When it comes to mobile photography, we often talk as if the cameras of various smartphones are profoundly different across the maker spectrum. And they usually are — just not on the hardware level. See, there’s a pretty high chance that your smartphone is packing a Sony-made Exmor sensor, as the Japanese corporation is the unmatched leader in the field and the preferred partner when talking high-end devices. According to some estimates, Sony accounts for over 40% of all sales. But what about the rest? It’s a split between California-based OmniVision (~16%), Samsung (~15%), … – Source

New, high-end 16MP OmniVision camera boasts 4K video recording at silky-smooth 60FPS

5 completely pointless things you should definitely do in 'Fallout 4'

Freedom is the name of the game in Fallout 4. You can go anywhere, do (pretty much) anything and eat or drink whatever as you wander the blown up ruins of Boston. Most of what you do in the game facilitates progress. Complete a quest to go further in the story, kill an encampment of raiders to clear it out for your own settlers. That sort of thing.

See also: How to build and maintain your settlements in ‘Fallout 4’

You don’t have to follow the path laid out for you. In fact, you can just futz around and waste time. The game supports all types of players. Here are five things you can (and should) do in Fallout 4 that won’t really impact your game in any way. Not that it matters. When everyone you knew died 200 years ago and you’re lost and alone in an irradiated wilderness, it’s important to remember to have fun. …

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Rakuten Launches $100 Million Global Fund For Fintech Startups

Calling all fintech startups, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is keen on you… so keen that it has officially launched a $100 million fund dedicated to supporting startups in the financial sector. Read More

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Rakuten Launches $100 Million Global Fund For Fintech Startups

Loneliness makes your brain work differently, study shows

Social isolation can cause our brains to become more alert to threats

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Loneliness makes your brain work differently, study shows

YouTube Music launched for Android, iOS devices

YouTube on Thursday entered the increasingly crowded field of music streaming, by launching YouTube Music, hoping to reach a new audience through a user-friendly service that seizes on the video giant’s vast variety.

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YouTube Music launched for Android, iOS devices

Infosys gives bonus to top performers, tweaks compensation structure

India’s second-largest software exporter Infosys has started handing out special bonuses and incentives to top-performing employees and sales executives — on top of their regular salaries and incentives.

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Infosys gives bonus to top performers, tweaks compensation structure

6 best Android emulators for your computer

There are a lot of valid reasons why someone would want to run Android emulators on their PC. App developers may be trying to test their application before shipping it out. Gamers may want to use a mouse and keyboard on their games. Maybe you just want it there to have it. In any case, Android emulation on PC is possible and we’re going to take a look at the best Android emulators for PC.

See also: 12 best emulators for Android108

AMIDuOS

[Price: $10-15]

AMIDuOS is first on our list and this is a relatively newer Android emulator. This one comes in two flavors: Lollipop and Jelly Bean. Aside from the version type, the only other difference between the two is Jelly Bean costs $10 while Lollipop costs $15 and those are one-time charges which is kind of nice. AMIDuOS runs very well. It’s a smooth emulator that does things like productivity and gaming quite well. Most users should be able to use this for pretty much whatever they need it for and the install process isn’t bad at all. Obviously, it’s not overly great for developers since it doesn’t give you device-specific configurations but on a consumer level, this one works very well.

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Andy

[Price: Free]

Next on our list is an entirely free emulator called Andy. We reviewed this when it first came out and while it did have some issues back then, it still managed to prove itself as a capable replacement for apps like Bluestacks. It runs pretty much the entire gamut of the Android experience including productivity apps, launchers, games, and you can even install root access if needed. It has fixed pretty much all of its early day issues but it is still a little bit more involved of an installation than something like Bluestacks. In any case, it is free and it does work very well. We have our video about it linked below if you want to know more.

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Bluestacks

[Price: Free / $2/month]

Bluestacks is kind of the de facto option for a lot of consumers when it comes to Android emulation on PC. It works well most of the time for most purposes. Generally, this is used by those who want to play Android games on their devices and for that, the service does well enough. You can get it for free but every – Source

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Apple kills f.lux for iOS quoting a Developer Program Agreement violation

F.lux, a popular app that allows Windows and Mac users to filter the colors of the screen based on the time of day, landed on iOS yesterday.
Unfortunately for those who actually liked the app, Apple has pulled the plug on the f.lux on iOS project quoting a violation of the Developer Program Agreement.
Since the f.lux iOS app needed special APIs to work its magic, the developers avoided the Apple Store route by asking potential users to side-load the app to their iOS devices. Apple’s Xcode was updated to allow for app slide-loading a few months ago, but as it turns … – Source

Apple kills f.lux for iOS quoting a Developer Program Agreement violation

Finn Attacks A Stormtrooper In Brand New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Footage

ABC just dropped a brand new teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some of the footage we’ve seen, but a good chunk is new—including Finn attacking a Stormtrooper with a lightsaber, and some very familiar profiles.

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Finn Attacks A Stormtrooper In Brand New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Footage

Mom creates hilariously candid comics about the struggles of being pregnant

Line Severinsen, illustrator and mother of two, knows that there are more ups and downs to pregnancy than most people are willing to talk about — so she decided to draw them

Severinsen’s website, Kos og Kaos (which is Norwegian for “Cuddles and Chaos”), features a series of colorful comics dedicated to the harsh and hilarious realities of motherhood

See also: Woman gives birth one hour after realizing she’s pregnant

“I started this cartoon as a personal diary in 2012 when I was pregnant for the first time, with my daughter,” Severinsen tells Mashable in an email. “I was feeling sick and tired all through my first trimester while all I saw online and in magazines were these picture perfect, happy, pregnant super-women.” …

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Facebook tests vanishing messages

Tapping an hourglass icon on the top right of the screen in Messenger will allow users to send messages designed to vanish an hour after they are sent.

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Facebook tests vanishing messages

Video: Virginia police repeatedly used stun gun on suspect before he died

Three Virginia police officers repeatedly used their stun guns on a man who later died in their custody, a newly surfaced video shows.

The video, from an in incident in 2013, shows the South Boston, Virginia officers repeatedly shocking then-46-year-old Linwood R. Lambert, Jr. as he ran from a police cruiser and again when he was restrained in the squad car’s back seat.

See also: Florida Police Officer on Leave After Firing Stun Gun at 62-Year-Old Woman

Lambert later died while in police custody. In April, his family filed a $25 million lawsuit against the police officers and the town, alleging unlawful arrest and using “excessive, unreasonable and deadly force.” …

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Prince says he was right about the Internet being over

Technically Incorrect: The dapper, diminutive singer says no musician has made money from the Web, just as he predicted.

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Prince says he was right about the Internet being over

Ford aims to accelerate self-driving tech by testing in a simulated city

While Volvo is putting a fleet of 100 self-driving XC90 SUVs onto the streets of Gothenburg in 2017 to demonstrate the reliability of the company’s Auto Pilot system, Ford is sticking to testing its autonomous tech on a closed circuit.

It might seem counter-intuitive, but testing an autonomous car in a closed, simulated urban environment like the University of Michigan’s Mcity actually accelerates development time. That’s because, unlike driving on open public roads and hoping to encounter distinctive obstacles and challenges, in a controlled environment, researchers can toss hundreds of virtual hurdles at the car’s self-driving systems in a short amount of time. …

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Rumor: Microsoft Lumia 650 to be the last 5-inch Lumia model

According to a tweet sent out by tipster @sleaknow, the rumored Microsoft Lumia 650 (code named Saana) could be the last 5-incher to carry the Lumia name. The tweet adds that the phone features the same metal edge as the Microsoft Lumia 640. Last month, the software giant unveiled two high-end phones in the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. It also introduced the Microsoft Lumia 550, a low-end device.

That leaves an opening for a mid-range handset, one that might be filled with the Lumia 650. So far, no specs have been linked to the device except for the 5-inch screen that … – Source

Rumor: Microsoft Lumia 650 to be the last 5-inch Lumia model

Amazon may export delivery lessons from India

More than two years on from its arrival in India, Amazon says it is now ready to apply some of the innovations applied here to markets including the United States, Mexico and Brazil.

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Amazon may export delivery lessons from India

Apple depletes launch-day 128GB iPad Pro stocks, the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard ship in 4-5 weeks

A couple of days ago, Apple opened up for iPad Pro online orders, more than a couple of months after officially unveiling its first jumbo-sized slab. Apparently, the customer interest has exceeded stock availability, and if you’re looking to get some real productivity or creative work done on the Apple iPad Pro, you’ve got a bit of a wait ahead of you.

A few hours ago, Apple depleted launch-day stocks for the 128GB Apple iPad Pro in both the Wi-Fi only and cellular-enabled variants, and in all color options. At the moment, the Apple Store says that the 128GB iPad Pro models will be ready … – Source

Apple depletes launch-day 128GB iPad Pro stocks, the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard ship in 4-5 weeks

TCS to train 1,000 graduates from UK universities

India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services said it has partnered British Council to train 1,000 university graduates in the UK at its Innovation Labs and software development centres.

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TCS to train 1,000 graduates from UK universities

McRefugees haunt Hong Kong McDonald's

HONG KONG — As other diners in the McDonald’s enjoyed their Big Macs past midnight early last month, no one noticed the middle-aged woman who appeared to be sleeping at her table.

The woman, wearing a grey coat and slippers, abruptly slumped over at about 1:20 a.m., according to surveillance camera footage.

It wasn’t until the next morning that a customer found the woman was cold and unresponsive. The police were called at 8:30 a.m., about 24 hours after the woman first entered the restaurant, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.

The death of the woman, identified by police as a 56-year-old surnamed Lai, has focused attention on the growing number of working poor and homeless people spending their nights in McDonald’s. …

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Coast Guard searches for woman who jumped off EDM cruise ship

The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours scouring the water in the Yucatan Channel as they searched for a missing woman who had jumped from an EDM cruise ship bound for Cozumel, Mexico late Thursday, according to authorities.

The unidentified woman jumped from the deck of the Norwegian Pearl during the Mad Decent Boat Party roughly 22 nautical miles from the coast of Cuba just after 7 p.m. EST

The ship’s three rescue boats were deployed, while search and rescue teams from the Coast Guard’s 7th District in Miami were searching for the woman in the water and by air, with Cuban authorities reportedly also helping in the search. It’s unclear how many people were aboard the cruise ship, but at capacity it can hold about 2,400 people. …

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Apple is shutting down Beats Music service on November 30

Just over a year after acquiring it for $3 billion, Apple has announced that it’s pulling the plug on Beats Music – the subscription streaming music service will shut on November 30.

All Beats Music subscriptions will be cancelled on the aforementioned date. The Cupertino-based company, however, is encouraging users to make a switch to Apple Music, saying that they can move their picks and preferences over to the company’s new music streaming service “right now.”

“All the pros that curated music for you are still crafting more amazing experiences,” Apple said in a support document. “Plus, on Apple Music, you’ll get even better recommendations based on music you already listen to and love, 24/7 global radio with Beats 1, exciting material from your favorite artist, and more.”

This comes less than a month after Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple Music – which was launched back in June this year – now has a total of 15 million subscribers, of which around 6.5 million are paying to use…

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Apple is shutting down Beats Music service on November 30

Rivalry: The most hilarious dueling game you'll ever play

14-year-old Kew McParlane took Kickstarter by storm with a multiplayer dueling game that sees players flailing to stab each other.

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Rivalry: The most hilarious dueling game you'll ever play

Apps made exclusively for the Apple iPad Pro are highlighted in the App Store

It only makes sense that the App Store would include special sections that highlight apps made exclusively for the Apple iPad Pro. After all, this is the biggest, most powerful tablet that Apple has ever made. There are actually two sections of apps made for the 12.9-inch slate. One section is called “Amazing Apps for iPad Pro,” and is divided further into five sub-sections that feature apps made with the Apple Pencil in mind, apps designed for the smooth multitasking using the 4GB of RAM employed on the slate, and apps that work best with the 12.9-inch screen. The five sub-sections are called … – Source

Apps made exclusively for the Apple iPad Pro are highlighted in the App Store

We Are All Doomed to Live in Vertical Forests Now

Switzerland, a country not known for its lack of trees, has come up with a new solution to grow a few more: a ‘vertical forest’, or more accurately, a 383-ft skyscraper masquerading as a shrub.

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We Are All Doomed to Live in Vertical Forests Now

The original Wiggles are reuniting for an adult-only pub tour in Australia

Hold onto your skivvies, the original Wiggles are reuniting for one night of adult-only sing-a-longs

This is not a drill. The blue, purple, yellow and red gods of your childhood are doing a pub tour in Australia, their hometown. Blue Wiggle — A.K.A. Anthony Field — tweeted the unbelievable announcement on Thursday, and as expected the children of the world, who are now adults, lost their collective minds

See also: A family of foxes has taken to chilling in an Australian backyard every day

Anyone be interested in attending a pub gig,for over 18s Original Wiggles Reunion next year.Played live and loud!It’s for a great charity?

— Anthony Field (@Anthony_Wiggle) …

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