The Audiophiliac's best of the best affordable headphones of 2015 (pictures) - CNET

He’s listened to them all, so here are this year’s best affordable headphones.

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The Audiophiliac's best of the best affordable headphones of 2015 (pictures) - CNET

Our first camera samples from the Microsoft Lumia 950

While the Microsoft Lumia 950 is giving consumers a chance to experience Windows 10 firsthand, others are probably eager to see how its camera stacks up against the competition. Lumias, in general, have been renowned for their better-than-average qualities with their cameras, so its 20-megapixel snapper is no doubt garnering high-expectations already. Considering that we’ve been handling the phone in question for a few days now, capturing quite a bunch of images with its camera in the process, we’d like to share just some of the stuff in our current collection. So, what do you think about it so … – Source

Our first camera samples from the Microsoft Lumia 950

Google Handwriting Input Adds Support For Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew, And Burmese

Google’s Handwriting Input got its independent Play Store listing back in April and has since received very few updates. That’s why the latest version bump to 1.5 (and the subsequent 1.5.1 release) seemed to be significant and in fact, it added 5 new languages to the list of existing 82 languages. These are Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew, and Burmese.

You will have to download language packages if you choose any of these input methods inside the app, but once that’s done and enabled, you will be able to scribble on your screen in your language of choice and Handwriting Input will convert that into text in any app.

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Google Handwriting Input Adds Support For Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew, And Burmese

HomeLane hires Google executive

Home furnishings e-tailer HomeLane.com hired Google’s geek Jayanth Mysore as its chief product officer, the online firm said.

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HomeLane hires Google executive

Microsoft's new app shows how few of your Android apps are on Windows Phone

Microsoft has released a new app called AppComparison for Android. The purpose of this app is to show you how many of your existing Android apps are available on Windows Phone.

When you install the app, it scans your phone to find all the installed apps. Then it asks you to choose the category of apps you are most interested in. Then it will show you all the apps on Windows Phone that have a direct equivalent to the apps installed on your phone, or the nearest equivalent (HERE Maps for Google Maps, etc.).

As you can tell, not a lot of the Android apps have direct equivalents on Windows Phone, although you could find some similar ones. Unfortunately, even if the app does show a seemingly long list of identical or similar apps to the ones you have installed, it says nothing about the quality of those apps. Instagram, for example, is still in an extremely outdated beta stage on Windows Phone, Twitter app is also incredibly outdated, Snapchat doesn’t even have an app on Windows Phone, and neither does Google for any of its services.

The unfortunate side effect of this app then is that it further illustrates the massive gaps in terms of app quantity and quality between Android and Windows Phone, which doesn’t do Microsoft’s platform any favors. Microsoft had made a similar app in the past called ‘Switch to Windows Phone’ and it didn’t work so well back then, either.

Windows Phone has many strengths, and apps isn’t one of them. Microsoft would do well by focusing on the strengths than the weaknesses.

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Microsoft's new app shows how few of your Android apps are on Windows Phone

10 tricks every Android user should know

Most Android phones are already pretty easy to use, but there are some easy steps you can take to make them even more enjoyable and efficient.

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10 tricks every Android user should know

Enough of "Sardar jokes": The campaign to get Sikh jokes banned from Indian websites

From joke books to social media forwards, Sikh jokes have been a ubiquitous aspect of Indian humour. Now, a group of petitioners is reviving a campaign to get the jokes taken off the Internet for perpetuating stereotypes and ridiculing the minority community

See also: How a Canadian Sikh was photoshopped to look like a Paris attacker

The campaign is being led by Delhi-based Sikh lawyer Harvinder Chowdhury, who has filed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a ban on the 5,000 or so websites that feature “Sardar jokes”. Her …

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Enough of "Sardar jokes": The campaign to get Sikh jokes banned from Indian websites

American killed in Mali attack, Anita Datar, worked on public health in Africa

As a Peace Corps volunteer, expert in global health and the mother of a young boy, Anita Ashok Datar devoted her life to caring for and helping others, her family said.

Datar, of Takoma Park, Maryland, was one of at least 20 people killed in Friday’s terror attack on a hotel in Mali, the State Department confirmed in a statement.

See also: France and Mali: A history of combating extremists

No other U.S. citizens were believed to have died in the attack, carried out by heavily armed Islamic extremists at a Radisson hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako.

“We are devastated that Anita is gone,” her family said in a statement issued through the State Department. “It’s unbelievable to us that she has been killed in this senseless act of violence and terrorism.” …

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American killed in Mali attack, Anita Datar, worked on public health in Africa

Gestures Are Defining Apple Watch

Instead of the touches and swipes that power most of our screen-based computing devices, many of the core Apple Watch capabilities — like checking the time — are powered by gestures. The use of gestures as a user interface may seem like a novelty to many, but, from the research we did over the last six months, it’s a game changer — a lot of the data and insights we… Read More

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Gestures Are Defining Apple Watch

Ford creates 'Drug Driving Suit' that recreates driving impairment

Ford wants to demonstrate to young drivers just how dangerous it can be to drive while under the influence of illegal drugs. So it paired with scientists at the Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germany to create a “Drug Driving Suit” that recreates the physical impairment caused by drugs including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and MDMA (a.k.a “Molly”).

See also: Tesla orders voluntary recall of all 90,000 Model S cars sold

When strapped on, the suit creates tunnel vision with special goggles, plays random and distracting sounds through headphones, generates hand-tremors and adds weights that throw off balance. As you can see in the video above, even professional drivers found driving a car at slow speeds virtually impossible. Moreover, tasks as straightforward as catching a large ball proved difficult. …

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Ford creates 'Drug Driving Suit' that recreates driving impairment

Muslim Marine has best comeback ever to Donald Trump

After last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, Donald Trump told Yahoo News that he would not rule out a special ID for Muslims in the United StatesCivil rights groups have since condemned Trump’s proposal, but one “Muslim Marine,” Tayyib Rashab, said it best:

Hey @realDonaldTrump, I’m an American Muslim and I already carry a special ID badge. Where’s yours?
#SemperFi
#USMC pic.twitter.com/QSf2O9PTi2

— ProudAmericanMuslim (@MuslimMarine) November 19, 2015

See also: Donald Trump doubles down on mandatory database to track Muslims

While Rashab identifies as an actual Marine, Trump has not served in the military. In September, Trump told the author …

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Muslim Marine has best comeback ever to Donald Trump

Girl perfectly throws model plane right into her face

This model plane has one mission: smack somebody in the face, big-time

Unfortunately for this unsuspecting girl, she is the rather unlucky recipient of this plane’s wrath. As soon as she throws the model plane up in the air, the toy aircraft makes an impressive flip before crashing right into her nose

This is what happens when you make the mistake of trusting gravity.

Stealthy ninja cat won’t let human have a moment of peace

English police officers react surprisingly well to this guy’s persistent trolling

Scottish presenter slams ‘Jihadist losers’ in epic speech, praises enduring power of France

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Female directors and showrunners speak out against sexism in Hollywood

A powerful new report by the New York Times is analyzing the deep sexism that cuts through Hollywood

Interviewing over 100 men and women in the industry, reporter Maureen Dowd traced movie history and gathered dozens of shocking anecdotes from numerous female directors and showrunners about their experience in the industry. Interestingly enough, Dowd notes the film world as we know it today that fails to give women a chance all started with Jaws in 1975.

“America fell in love with the blockbuster, and Hollywood got hooked on the cohort of 15-year-old boys,” she writes. “It has never wavered in this obsession, even though girls and women buy half the movie tickets and watch more TV series, and even though teenage boys are increasingly fixated on gaming.” …

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Female directors and showrunners speak out against sexism in Hollywood

Jimmy Fallon's new iPhone case doubles as a pocket square

‘Tis the season to get dressed up to the nines. And for those who need an instant accessories pick-me-up, this genius new iPhone case will do just that.

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Teaming up with J.Crew, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon created an iPhone 6/6S leather case call The Pocket Dial, with a removable pocket square clip. The phone case can simply be inserted into a blazer’s front pocket to showcase only the fabric. Instantly it’s a two-in-one, discreet accessory piece.

See also: Who is the digital king of late-night TV?

“The Pocket Dial — a pocket square iPhone case,” Fallon says to Mashable. “Fashion that could’ve only been created in 2015.” …

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Jimmy Fallon's new iPhone case doubles as a pocket square