Periodico101: Dec 2, 2015

Dec 2, 2015

DJ Earworm's annual 'United State of Pop' mashup is finally here

Each year, DJ Earworm blesses the Internet with a year-end pop mashup that’s too delightful to resist

This year’s mashup features this year’s biggest top 40 tracks, from Adele’s “Hello” to The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” And true to his name, DJ Earworm’s mashup will be stuck in your head for the next month.

Emotional dog sings its heart out to Adele’s ‘Hello’

4-year-old boy hilariously disrupts live BBC interview, embarrasses mum

Jewish a cappella group fries up latkes to Walk the Moon’s ‘Shut Up and Dance’

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DJ Earworm's annual 'United State of Pop' mashup is finally here

European HTC One (M8) poised for update to Android 6.0, Sense 7 in just two weeks?

ROM developer @LlabTooFeR, who often tweets about inside news from HTC, has taken to his Twitter account to send out a tweet containing news about the HTC One (M8). More specifically, the information pertains to the European version of the handset. According to @LlabTooFeR, the final Android 6.0/Sense 7 update for the One (M8) will be available in just two weeks. He adds that the build number is in the range of 6.12.401.x.

For the record, the HTC One (M8) was updated to Lollipop in January of this year. HTC had promised that the phone, including carrier versions, would be updated within … – Source

European HTC One (M8) poised for update to Android 6.0, Sense 7 in just two weeks?

Leonardo DiCaprio is not raped by bear in 'The Revenant'

Welp, that’s one way to kick off your Oscar campaign.

Film Twitter was agog on Tuesday about a Drudge Report headline crowing that Leonardo DiCaprio, the Academy Awards’ very own Susan Lucci, is raped by a “wild bear” in his upcoming film, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant

See also: ‘The Revenant’ violently shoved bloody Leo DiCaprio into the Oscar race

“The story of rural survivalism and revenge reaches new violent levels for a mainstream film,” the Drudge article read. “The bear flips Leo over and thrusts and thrusts during the explicit mauling. He is raped — twice!”

The article caused a mini-sensation online, prompting both predictable jokes and strong rebuttals from those who have actually seen the film, which has its official release Dec. 25. …

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Leonardo DiCaprio is not raped by bear in 'The Revenant'

Spotlight: 'Smart Screen On Off' for Android replaces your power key with motion and gesture controls

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With the abundance of sensors inside modern day smartphones, reaching for that power key to turn the display on and off seems like such an outdated manoeuvre! Perhaps that’s why Android developer ‘devsuriv’ put together an app like “Smart Screen On … – Source

Spotlight: 'Smart Screen On Off' for Android replaces your power key with motion and gesture controls

Microsoft employees serenade Apple employees for 'peace on earth'

After decades of ads mocking each other’s products, Apple and Microsoft are hugging out a truce — at least for the holiday season.

In the spirit of holiday cheer, Microsoft’s latest campaign sent a store full of employees at its Manhattan retail store to storm the doors of a nearby Apple shop and “deliver a special message to some old friends.”

See also: Apple Is Pulling Away From the Agency That Created Its Most Iconic Ads

And what might sound like an ominous warning in another context actually amounts to the software company workers singing Christmas tunes and holding candles as Apple employees applaud from inside the flagship store, then file out to give hugs …

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Microsoft employees serenade Apple employees for 'peace on earth'

Sony could announce a powerful new smartphone in January, but that seems too early for an Xperia Z6

It looks like Sony has already geared up to kick off 2016 with a bang! We received an invitation for its upcoming CES 2016 press conference, which is to be held January 5 at 5PM Pacific time — in the Las Vegas Convention Center, as usual. The invitation’s visuals include VR headsets, hi-fi gear, a CyberShot camera, a disturbingly thin TV, and perhaps most interesting — a smartphone!
Naturally, this has sparked visions and aspirations about an upcoming Sony Xperia Z6 flagship smartphone inside the tech media circles. But common sense dictates that, outside of Sony’s … – Source

Sony could announce a powerful new smartphone in January, but that seems too early for an Xperia Z6

Here's why K-pop is having more than just a 'moment'

Like it or not, K-pop is here to stay. Take a look back at the past year’s entertainment headlines and it’d hard to miss K-pop’s dominance

The industry continues to rack in big bucks and likes by the thousands, as it strategically positions its stars for big debuts and comebacks.

See also: Psy releases horrifying, brilliant video that rivals ‘Gangnam Style’

We did a quick poll of Mashable’s users, and received over 1,000 votes within the first hour of tweeting it.

Who do you think deserves the “K-pop Performer of the Year” title for 2015? #kpop #votenow

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Here's why K-pop is having more than just a 'moment'

Stroll along Australia's beaches this summer with Google's Street View

If you love long walks on the beach, but are too far from the sands of Australia — you can visit some of them online with a mojito in hand.

See also: Molly the elephant seal found in Australian backyard, just wants to tan in peace

Google Maps have Street View available on some of Australia’s finest beaches, allowing you to take a virtual stroll along the sands as you listen to the waves gently ease back and forth, with the breeze twirling through your hair.

Let’s go on a virtual holiday, shall we?

Bondi Beach

Australia’s most famous beach. Also the home to everything kale and super fitness freaks. …

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Stroll along Australia's beaches this summer with Google's Street View

Coming soon to India: Designer breathing masks to combat air pollution

With air pollution levels spiking to hazardous levels during the winter months, Delhi may soon go the Beijing way, where breathing masks have become a way of life. In India, the international company Vogmask is set to launch a limited edition of designer masks made by globally-acclaimed Indian designer Manish Arora this month.

See also: Delhi looks all set to retain its status as the world’s most polluted city

The high quality pollution masks will be available in five designs, each in colourful paisley and geometric prints from the designer’s Spring/Summer ’16 Collection. Arora is famous for using eye and face masks as accessories in his fashion shows, and had even presented these breathing masks to his audience during the Paris Fashion Week in October. …

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Coming soon to India: Designer breathing masks to combat air pollution

10 cheapest smartphones with fingerprint sensors

Even though it was not the first in the smartphone industry, Apple has made fingerprint sensors all the rage with the debut of Touch ID fingerprint sensor in iPhone 5S.

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10 cheapest smartphones with fingerprint sensors

Vivo Y51 is quietly added to Vivo's website

While Vivo made a big splash yesterday with its launch of the Vivo X6 and Vivo X6 Plus, the manufacturer was more subtle about introducing the Vivo Y51. The device, which recently received certification from TENAA, has been added today to Vivo’s website, revealing the complete specs of the phone while also showing off numerous photos of the handset.

The Vivo Y51 features a 5-inch display with a 540 x 960 (qHD) resolution. The Snapdragon 410 chipset is under the hood, carrying a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU and the Adreno 306 GPU. 2GB of RAM is inside, along with 16GB of native storage. Those requiring … – Source

Vivo Y51 is quietly added to Vivo's website

Zuckerberg, other tech honchos give new meaning to #GivingTuesday - CNET

Facebook CEO’s $45 billion donation is just the latest example of tech’s social conscience.

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Zuckerberg, other tech honchos give new meaning to #GivingTuesday - CNET

All eyes will be on these key players as Baltimore's police brutality trials heat up

The first of six officers implicated in the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray went on trial on Monday, the start of court proceedings that are likely to take months and may shape the city’s relationship with its citizens for years to come.

Gray died in April, one week after he suffered a cracked spine in the back of a police van. His death sparked protests that occasionally turned violent in the days that followed, and those demonstrations put Baltimore at the center of ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality

Cameraman catches burger-eating bride in her wedding dress

Not everyone celebrates their wedding in the same way. Some throw a dance party, others share a meal, while others fly more than 8,000 miles to see a hockey game

Erica Skuta and her husband, Lewis Blake, are New Zealand residents who recently traveled to Minnesota for the wedding. Shortly after the ceremony, Blake and Skuta headed to a Minnesota Wild game — he in his suit, she in her wedding dress.

Skuta and Blake are both big Wild fans. The two recently decided they wanted to throw a different kind of wedding:

“When we got engaged, we both joked how neat it would be to do something a little different and have an after-reception party at a Wild game … When the schedule was released at the start of the season and the game fell on the same day as the wedding, we had to go for it,” she told …

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Cameraman catches burger-eating bride in her wedding dress

Stringr Raises $1.5M To Build A Marketplace For News Footage

News startup Stringr is announcing that it has raised $1.5 million in funding. Co-founder and CEO Lindsay Stewart previously worked as a TV news producer for CBS News, Bloomberg and Fox News, and she said the service was “really born out of this newsroom need of getting footage quickly, in a transparent way.” For example, if there’s a big tornado, TV stations are going to… Read More

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Stringr Raises $1.5M To Build A Marketplace For News Footage

This 5-year-old girl is a better drummer than you'll ever be

Eduarda Henklein is a 5-year-old whose drumming skills are NOT to be underestimated

This little percussion prodigy performs System Of A Down’s “Toxicity” on her drum set and looks like a total pro while doing so

And if this makes you feel inadequate about your own musical skills, well — join the club.

Latest HoloLens demo dazzles with holographic robot spiders and game controllers

Pediatrician reveals secret to calm a crying baby: ‘Shake his little booty’

Watch Tom Hiddleston play Hank Williams in first ‘I Saw the Light’ trailer

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This 5-year-old girl is a better drummer than you'll ever be

Watch Tom Hiddleston play Hank Williams in first 'I Saw the Light' trailer

Tom Hiddleston has traded the Queen’s English for a Southern drawl in his new film

The first trailer for I Saw the Light, a Hank Williams biopic starring the English actor, has finally arrived. And Hiddleston seems to be in fine country form, droppin’ his g’s and strumming the guitar just like Williams would

See also: Tom Hiddleston did his Hank Williams impression live and it did not go well

Dark and dramatic, the film looks like 2016’s version of Walk the Line. It costars a tortured Elizabeth Olsen as the famed country singer’s wife.