Live image of the Xiaomi Mi 5s appears

The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a more power packed version of the manufacturer’s Mi 5 flagship phone. Just the other day, the device was listed on AnTuTu’s verified Weibo site. The latter, combined with previous speculation, revealed that the handset will be powered by the Snapdragon 821 chipset. Along for the ride is a quad-core 2.15GHz CPU, and the Adreno 530 GPU. A 5.15-inch screen (with Force Touch) will feature 1080 x 1920 (FHD) resolution. Two or three variants are expected. One will come with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB of native storage. The other offers 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB of internal memory. … – Source

Live image of the Xiaomi Mi 5s appears

Pairing Razer’s Seiren and Mamba is a fun gaming idea but it’s costly

As autumn quickly approaches, so does the launch of numerous video game titles. A trend that usually goes straight through to the holiday season, so naturally a PC gamer needs to be ready. For what exactly? The destruction of incoming n00bs (gamer speak for newbies), of course. Read More

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Pairing Razer’s Seiren and Mamba is a fun gaming idea but it’s costly

Girls are tougher than gods in the trailer for Disney's 'Moana'

Disney’s Moana looks to be an adventure of oceanic proportions. Starring Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui (shape-shifter, demigod of the wind and sea, hero of men) and Auli’i Cravalho as the heroine on a quest to find him and save her people.

SEE ALSO: Disney’s ‘Moana’ casts 14-year-old Hawaiian native as voice of princess

Legend has it that a hero will unite with Maui to save Moana’s people, but from the look of this trailer, she’s the one saving him. Moana shares a bond with the ocean, a bond which comes in handy as she and Maui (and the scene-stealing rooster Hei Hei) journey across the seas. …

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Girls are tougher than gods in the trailer for Disney's 'Moana'

Skype for Android update adds accessibility support for cards from Bots

A new update for Skype users has just been released, but only on Android platform. The new version comes with just one new feature and a few bug fixes and improvements.

The most important change, as the title says, is the addition of accessibility support for cards from Bots. In case you’ve never used these Bots and don’t know what they are, here is how they work.

Specifically, Skype Bots will appear in your messaging app like card, which will provide you with information about weather, flights, sports, and many more. You can use that information to book flights or make reservations … – Source

Skype for Android update adds accessibility support for cards from Bots

What it will take to create inclusive high-tech incubators and accelerators

The success of high-tech accelerators has ignited the creation of similar models around the country hoping to replicate their accomplishments. But their achievements have not come without criticism. The exclusivity of the high-tech sector in general is reflected in the lack of diverse entrepreneurs being supported by high-tech accelerators and, to a lesser degree, by high-tech incubators. Read More

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What it will take to create inclusive high-tech incubators and accelerators

Man creates magical rap using every single 'Harry Potter' spell

J.K. Rowling would surely be proud of this one.

British rapper Alex Day has created a pun- and play-on-words-packed rap called “Avada Kebabra” — an inventive story about a friend who opens a kebab shop, which somehow squeezes in every single spell from all seven Harry Potter books.

SEE ALSO: This ‘Harry Potter’ and Taylor Swift mashup is wand-wavingly magical

Well, almost every spell.

“I accidentally missed Levicorpus and used Mobilicorpus twice,” wrote Day in the YouTube description. “I was devastated when I realised.”

Levicorpus aside, though, we’d say he’s done a pretty impressive job. …

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Man creates magical rap using every single 'Harry Potter' spell

Alleged Galaxy Note 7 explodes, sets car on fire on the highway

It has been reported that a car caught on fire on a highway in Port St. Lucie, Florida with the owner explaning that the Galaxy Note 7 he was charging in the car had exploded. While this is yet to be officially confirmed by Samsung or the authorities, the information has been repeated by the person who shot the video below.

This is Sharon Cain, a nurse that stopped near the place of the accident to make sure there was no help needed from her. She was told that the unfortunate driver, 55-year old Clifford Samuels, was charging his phone – a Galaxy Note 7 – when he … – Source

Alleged Galaxy Note 7 explodes, sets car on fire on the highway

India wants Apple, Google to embed Aadhaar authentication system on all smartphones

After making it mandatory for all new mobile phones to have GPS and a panic button, India now wants inclusion of its homegrown authentication on all smartphones running Android, iOS and other operating systems in the country.

SEE ALSO: All new mobile phones sold in India will have panic buttons from 2017

The Indian government has held talks with major players including Google, Samsung and Microsoft for adding its biometric authentication system, Aadhaar (which means foundation in Hindi), to their respective mobile operating systems, Bloomberg reports.

If they decide to not add Aadhaar, which consists of fingerprint and iris-scan data of over one billion Indians, the government could limit their reach in the country. India is the world’s …

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India wants Apple, Google to embed Aadhaar authentication system on all smartphones

Apple's shares rally again as analysts weigh in on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Apple’s shares hit a nine month high on Monday, closing at $111.77. The gain of 3.54% takes Apple well off the low of $91.50 it hit on June 27th. The stock dropped under $100 back in April after reporting its fiscal Q2 earnings. In that three-month period, Apple sold fewer iPhone units in a quarter on a year-over-year basis for the first time in history. That happened again during the July quarter, but that time the shares gapped open at $102 and have been rising ever since.

With Apple about to launch the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus on Friday, Wall Street analysts have been bullish … – Source

Apple's shares rally again as analysts weigh in on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Animation Throwdown: TQFC now available world-wide

Are you a fan of card games and cartoons? Animation Throwdown: TQFC may be your next favorite Google Play Store title. Especially if you are fond of Fox series. This trading card game features characters from renown animated shows like Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, Futurama, American Dad and King of the Hill.

Animation Throwdown: The Quest For Cards has been available in select markets for some time now, but today it spreads its horizons to other lands. The application is finally available world-wide!

There is plenty of fun to be had here. Aside from collecting cards of your favorite cartoon personalities, you will be able to enjoy 25 chapters and online battling.

See also: 10 best card games for Android19

Now, what about the money factor? The app is free, but that doesn’t exactly mean it will be cheap. There are in-app purchases available, and some of them can get pretty pricey. But of course, true fans won’t mind spending a few bucks here and there…. or maybe even some hundreds. In addition, the energy system will ensure you don’t go around playing all day (unless you pay up).

Regardless, the app is ready and you can get it straight from the Google Play Store. Who is signing up?

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Animation Throwdown: TQFC now available world-wide

The Derrick Rose gang rape allegations can't be ignored forever

Since he entered the NBA in 2008, Derrick Rose has enjoyed a reputation as a hard-working, humble young man who survived Chicago’s mean streets to become a role model and pro basketball star.

In less than three weeks, he’s scheduled to stand trial accused of being something else: a rapist.

SEE ALSO: If you’re outraged about Brock Turner, you need to learn about Brian Banks

Rose and two friends allegedly gang-raped an unidentified woman in August 2013. She filed a civil suit against Rose and his friends, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen, in August 2015. She seeks $21.5 million in damages.

That was over a year ago. The case has made surprisingly few ripples since, considering the tawdry and scandalous allegations being leveled against the 2011 NBA MVP. It’s gotten such scant attention, in fact, that Rose’s legal team this August argued his accuser should be identified in court, because “the media has to some degree lost interest in the case.” …

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Nielsen to finally overhaul its dinosaur local TV ratings system next year

Nielsen household diaries may soon be a thing of the past — or at least in about a year or so.

The ratings giant said Wednesday that it plans to phase out its antiquated paper measurement system — in which select households write down their television intake — throughout 140 local markets by the middle of next year.

SEE ALSO: Even newspaper ads aren’t declining as fast as desktop ads

By early 2018, if all goes according to plan, it will have outfitted each of its more than 200 measurement regions with set-top boxes and other electronic measurement tools, finally eliminating the paper surveys for good. …

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Nielsen to finally overhaul its dinosaur local TV ratings system next year

Apple's Tim Cook claims that AR is larger than VR, "probably by far"

Earlier today in an interview with ABC News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reconfirmed his company’s interest in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

It’s not the first time we’re hearing about Apple looking into these new fields; in the past, Cook came out on several occasions confirming that AR and VR are two avenues that Apple is exploring behind closed curtains. What makes this specific interview interesting, however, is the extra detail topping that Cook offered.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

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Apple's Tim Cook claims that AR is larger than VR, "probably by far"

Brew it (cider) yourself with Alchema

Things are starting to get a bit crowded in the world of automated home brewing, with startups like PicoBrew, Brewie and BrewBot all more or less vying for the same small sliver of space. And while these machines have raked in their share of dough through crowdfunding efforts, it seems pretty likely that actual retail interest be enough to maintain all comers. Alchema, on the other hand,… Read More

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Brew it (cider) yourself with Alchema

Fitbit Charge 2 reviewed: A calculated update that’s ideal for new users

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After trying something new with the Blaze pseudo-smartwatch, Fitbit’s most recent endeavor is an upgrade to one of its most popular devices. The Charge 2 has already booted the Charge HR from Fitbit’s website, and rightly so since it’s essentially a refined version of the original tracker. Launched with the new style-conscious Flex 2, the $150 Charge 2 lies smack in the middle of Fitbit’s family in terms of price and features. It does everything the Charge HR did, with a larger display and new swappable band options, and it can now also track estimated VO2 max and guide you through interval training exercises. But are those new features enough to persuade current Charge HR users to upgrade? Should new users give Fitbit a try with this device?

Design: Familiar, with more choices

With its 1.5-inch OLED display and attached band, the Charge 2 looks much like a stretched-out Fitbit Alta. Unlike the Charge HR, the Charge 2 has interchangeable bands so you can detach both sides of the band from the center module and replace them with differently colored and textured options. While it doesn’t have the ostentatious jewelry options that the Flex 2 has, you can get the Charge 2 in black, purple, blue, and teal, as well as two “special edition” options, one with rose gold accents on the module and a lavender band and one with black module accents and a black textured band.

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Fitbit Charge 2 reviewed: A calculated update that’s ideal for new users