AMC renews 'The Walking Dead' for Season 8

As Negan once said: “Eeny meeny miny more.”

AMC President Charlie Collier echoed that exact wording but with a much sunnier sentiment today when the network renewed The Walking Dead for an eighth season.

SEE ALSO: Robert Kirkman wants more cliffhangers on ‘The Walking Dead,’ not less

“What a joy to partner with Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple and some of the hardest-working people in television to bring The Walking Dead to the fans. And, most important, thanks to those fans for breathing life into this remarkable series right along with us,” Collier said in a release, per Hollywood Reporter.

The Walking Dead season 7 premieres Oct. 23 on AMC, with the second half of the season due in February 2017. Season 8 will likely premiere later in the same year, with another 16 episodes of gore and Grimes. Also renewed: Chris Hardwick’s The Talking Dead. …

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AMC renews 'The Walking Dead' for Season 8

Tesla and Panasonic will make solar cells in Buffalo if SolarCity deal succeeds

Tesla and Panasonic have agreed to begin production of photovoltaic (PV) cells for use in solar power home installations that works with Tesla’s Powerwall and Powerpack solar storage products. The arrangement is non-binding at this stage, however, and will depend on the Tesla acquisition of SolarCity going through to take effect. If the SolarCity/Tesla deal does close, Panasonic will… Read More

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Tesla and Panasonic will make solar cells in Buffalo if SolarCity deal succeeds

Google Maps update introduces a handy shortcut to the 'Traffic Nearby' screen

Google has just pushed a new update for the Google Maps for Android app that allows users to quickly view real-time traffic information.

Version 9.39 of Google Maps for Android introduces a useful shortcut for viewing traffic information. Previously, users had to enter a destination or engage the ‘Driving Mode’ to view traffic information for their location. With the new update, the app now shows a ‘Traffic Nearby’ shortcut, which quickly directs users to the relevant screen.

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Google Maps update introduces a handy shortcut to the 'Traffic Nearby' screen

Get low-key drunk on hidden cask wine at work with 'The Goon Suit'

Further fuelling stereotypes that all journalists are raging alcoholics, Australian newspaper The Herald Sun has given viral content a red-hot go by making this video — a mock-vertisment for “The Goon Suit.”

Rather than referring to professional security guards who punch people that try to touch their clients, “goon” loosely translates to “cheap wine that comes in a box,” in Aussie-speak.

SEE ALSO: New additions to Aussie dictionary worth adding to your repertoire today

And what better way to drink Australia’s cheapest, finest beverage than by hiding it in the lining of your suit jacket, and sipping on it surreptitiously as you go about your work day? …

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AT&T to offer cracked screen repair option if you have phone insurance

Major carrier AT&T has just announced that beginning November 15, it will provide customers with a new repair option, which will allow them to repair their cracked screens instead of replacing their devices.

However, that won’t come for free, AT&T announced. In order to take advantage of this offer customers will have to pay $89 (deductible applies). Obviously, not all smartphones are supported, so AT&T has provided us with a full list of phones included in the offer, as well as the locations where customers can repair their screens.

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AT&T to offer cracked screen repair option if you have phone insurance

WTF is a container?

You can’t go to a developer conference today and not hear about software containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos and a bunch of other names with a nautical ring to them. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and everybody else seems to have jumped on this bandwagon in the last year or so, but why is everybody so excited about this stuff? To understand why containers are such a big deal, let’s… Read More

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WTF is a container?

13-Month-Old Twins Conjoined at the Head Successfully Separated

Jadon and Anias McDonald were born joined at the head last September. On Thursday evening, 40 medical professionals spent 16 hours disconnecting Jadon and Anias in a rare operation. The McDonalds are from Coal City, Illinois, but the surgery was performed at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York City, led by surgeon Dr. James Goodrich, who “used high-tech imaging systems to help fully detach the boys’ skull and brain tissue,” …

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13-Month-Old Twins Conjoined at the Head Successfully Separated

A Look into Chile’s innovative startup government

For better or for worse, Chile is often held up as the economic model for Latin America. More so even than other up-and-coming tech centers, the story of startup entrepreneurialism in Chile is a story of concerted government policy. That policy is formulated by the Corporación de Fomento de la Producción de Chile, which is tasked with promoting economic growth in the country. Read More

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A Look into Chile’s innovative startup government

BlackBerry deal attempts to keep the company relevant in Indonesia

Indonesia is a major market for BlackBerry. According to the Wall Street Journal, BBM is the top messaging platform in the country with 60 million active monthly users (as of June) in a market with 250 million people. According to Euromonitor International, by 2020 Indonesia will be the fourth largest market for smartphones with annual sales of $1 billion. But the latest “Made in Indonesia” regulations in the country mean that handsets sold in the region need to contain more locally sourced parts.

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BlackBerry deal attempts to keep the company relevant in Indonesia

Buffalo fan sells T-shirt with Colin Kaepernick in rifle scope

For the first time this season, Colin Kaepernick started for the San Francisco 49ers — and some Buffalo Bills fans made sure he didn’t feel welcome.

As Kaepernick kneeled Sunday during the national anthem, Bills fans booed and chanted “USA! USA!”

SEE ALSO: President Obama’s take on the Colin Kaepernick anthem controversy

Outside the stadium, people sold T-shirts trashing the San Francisco quarterback, including one with Kaepernick in a rifle scope, according to Sports Illustrated writer Robert Klemko.

Shirts with a rifle scope trained on Colin Kaepernick selling for $10 outside of Ralph Wilson stadiumpic.twitter.com/bSuxF3G5qq

— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) …

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Aukey's 30,000mAh power bank is 20% off at Amazon; unit recharges your iPhone 7 ten times

If you are such a power user that a 10,000mAh or even a 20,000mAh power bank isn’t enough for your phone to stay charged while you complete your tasks, you might be interested in hearing about Aukey’s 30,000mAh power bank. But before you start thinking about carrying around an accessory like this throughout the day, keep in mind that the dimensions of this power plant are huge.

Measuring nearly 6-inches in length and weighing in at 3.5 inches wide and 1 inch thick, the unit tips the scales at 20.6 ounces fully charged. One downside to having such a large capacity power bank is that it takes … – Source

Aukey's 30,000mAh power bank is 20% off at Amazon; unit recharges your iPhone 7 ten times