This is 2016's best travel photograph, says National Geographic

A horseback rider charging from the morning mist is the star of this year’s National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year selection.

The stunning image, titled “Winter Horseman,” was taken by Hong Kong photographer Anthony Lau on a recent trip to Mongolia. After an early hike, Lau and his friends were heading back to their hotel when they spotted a group of riders.

“I knew I only had a couple of shots to get the best out of this encounter,” Lau told National Geographic. “With a bit of luck, one of my final attempts managed to capture the moment when one of the riders charged out from the morning mist along with his horses.” …

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This is 2016's best travel photograph, says National Geographic

Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Death, Denial and Self-Driving Cars

News from Zenefits, Apple, Spotify, Facebook and Tesla, which announced the death of a Tesla driver who crashed while using Autopilot. – Source

Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Death, Denial and Self-Driving Cars

This is how the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 might look like

The image also hints that the phablet will have a design largely identical to the current Galaxy Note 5. This includes everything from the dual curved screen to the S Pen. – Source

This is how the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 might look like

New Galaxy Note7 leak confirms USB Type-C port

While it has been rumored earlier, a new leak – which comes in the form of an image from accessory maker Olixar – has now confirmed the presence of a USB Type-C port on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note7 smartphone.

The port is located at the bottom of the handset, as is usually the case, with a loudspeaker and S-Pen slot on its one side, and a headphone jack on the other. The image also reveals that the phone will feature an iris scanner, something which has already been confirmed by a separate leak.

Coming back to the USB Type-C port, its presence will make the Note7 the first…

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New Galaxy Note7 leak confirms USB Type-C port

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Edition unveiling set for next week

While we already know that Samsung will soon out an Olympic Edition variant of its Galaxy S7 edge smartphone, the exact date wasn’t known. That, however, changes now as it has been made official that the device will be unveiled next week – July 7 to be precise.

We’ve already seen the device in question (shown below) – it has the same specs as the standard Galaxy S7, but should bring some Olympic-themed goodies.

There’s, however, still no information on how much this new variant will cost and which markets will get it. For those who aren’t in the know, this is not the only…

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Edition unveiling set for next week

BlackBerry's days with the U.S. Senate are coming to an end

A notice sent throughout the U.S. Senate reveals that once the Senate’s inventory of BlackBerry handsets is depleted, the brand will no longer be available to those staff members who are allowed a new phone as a perk. Those staffers who currently own a ‘Berry can exchange it for a 16GB Apple iPhone SE or a Samsung Galaxy S6.

According to a letter sent to those affected by the decision, the Senate’s action came after BlackBerry informed Verizon and AT&T that there will be no more BlackBerry 10 OS powered handsets. Staffers can still order the BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Classic, BlackBerry … – Source

BlackBerry's days with the U.S. Senate are coming to an end

Action-packed commercial is the first ad to be shot entirely in IMAX

Imax has built its business on superhero blockbusters, frenetic action movies and visually stunning epics.

So naturally, the film-format proprietor wants to capture the same visceral thrill people get from seeing those movies on the big screen in its latest advertising campaign.

SEE ALSO: Microsoft had no hand in making this tearjerking viral Xbox commercial

The campaign is kicking off with a minute-long tribute to popcorn flicks of all kinds — a montage of generic action and adventure scenes, some of which look as if they might have come from off-brand versions of Deadpool, Where the Wild Things Are and Watchmen. …

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Action-packed commercial is the first ad to be shot entirely in IMAX

Build Your Own Virtual Pet Cube

Virtual pets might be 20 years out of style, but if you’re looking for a miniature desktop friend, Adafruit has a guide to build a little emoting creature you can call your own.

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Build Your Own Virtual Pet Cube 

WiFi Manager for Android Wear lets you enter network passwords on your watch

Google added support for WiFi on Android Wear devices a long time ago, but the feature is a bit of a pain to use. You have to enter the WiFi passwords on your phone, and the connection manager on Wear is limited to say the least. WiFi Manager for Android Wear makes more of the process workable on the wearable itself, and it’s free to try.

WiFi Manager for Android Wear comes from Appfour, which has made a number of bizarre Wear apps that have no business existing (eg.

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WiFi Manager for Android Wear lets you enter network passwords on your watch