PHOTO | EA Sports UFC Mark Coleman character reveal

EA Sports UFC has been busy adding legends to the list of fighters that will...
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Yves Edwards retires from MMA

The Thug-Jitsu master himself, Yves Edwards has retired from Mixed Martial Arts following his recent...
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32 Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln is remembered as one of the greatest American presidents of all time. Abe Lincoln fought for equality within the US and was eventually assassinated on April 15th 1865. Abraham Lincoln’s words will echo through eternity as he was looked up to as someone who always strived to be honest as often as possible with the people. A number of Abraham Lincoln’s quotes are hung in locker rooms and classroom halls around the world as an inspiration and reminder for all who want to strive to live a purpose filled life. Here are our favorite 32 Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes for you to remember.   Inspirational Abraham Lincoln Quotes 1. “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” - Abraham Lincoln 2. “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.” – Abraham Lincoln 3. “Whatever you are, be a good one.” - Abraham Lincoln 4. “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” - Abraham Lincoln 5. “And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln 6. “That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.” - Abraham Lincoln 7. “I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” - Abraham Lincoln 8. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln 9. “It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.” - Abraham Lincoln 10. “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” - Abraham Lincoln 11. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” - Abraham Lincoln 12. “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” - Abraham Lincoln 13. “Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.” - Abraham Lincoln 14. “I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” - Abraham Lincoln 15. “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” - Abraham Lincoln 16. “Every person’s happiness is their own responsibility.” - Abraham Lincoln     17. “The best way to predict your future is to create it” - Abraham Lincoln 18. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” - Abraham Lincoln 19. “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” - Abraham Lincoln 20. “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” - Abraham Lincoln 21. “You can tell the greatness of someone by what makes them angry” - Abraham Lincoln 22. “All I have learned, I learned from books.” - Abraham Lincoln 23. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” - Abraham Lincoln 24. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” - Abraham Lincoln 25. “The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships.” - Abraham Lincoln 26. “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” - Abraham Lincoln 27. “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” - Abraham Lincoln 28. “I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.” - Abraham Lincoln 29. “I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” - Abraham Lincoln 30. “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” - Abraham Lincoln 31. “You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” - Abraham Lincoln 32. “Life is hard but so very beautiful” - Abraham Lincoln   What are your favorite Abraham Lincoln Quotes? Leave them in the comment section below. Feature image originally appeared on WWE | Classics

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Kia GT moves to R&D stage

Kia is working on producing its long-awaited Kia GT concept while it looks to expand its range of performance cars following the success of the Pro_Cee’d GT. The Korean brand is keen to bring Peter Schreyer’s vision of the GT Concept sports car to life as it seeks to take its brand image up the [...]

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Nissan 200SX replacement not on priority list

Nissan says the replacement for the next-generation 200SX, some form of lightweight rear-wheel drive sports car, is not on its current list of priorities despite the brand’s focus on growing the Nismo performance brand. Speaking exclusively to CarAdvice today at the Nismo Festival in Mount Fuji, Japan, Roel de Vries, Nissan’s corporate vice president and global head of [...]

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Nismo’s Australian launch: Specialised performance centres required

Nissan’s performance brand, Nismo, has sold more than 30,000 cars globally since its official introduction as a manufacturer in 2013, but it remains absent in Australia. The Nissan Motorsport company was brought in under Nissan’s wings and set to focus on creating performance models of everyday Nissan cars, where it had traditionally just concentrated on [...]

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Nissan 370Z successor to be offered with multiple engines

The next-generation Nissan 370Z will likely downsize its V6 engine in response to toughening emission restrictions and customer demands in Europe. The next-iteration of the iconic Nissan Z sports car is likely to be offered with multiple engine choices as Nissan seeks to sell a model that appeals to both Europe, where V6 engines are [...]

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Nismo is not all about increasing power

Nismo says that its range of performance cars are not all about an increase in power over the donor Nissan model, but more about the overall dynamics that create a sporty car. Speaking to the media at the Nismo festival in Japan, the company’s chief product specialist, Horisho Tamura, said that “increasing the power is [...]

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Next Explorer not ruled out as Ford Australia targets broader SUV range

Ford Australia has not ruled out offering up to five SUVs in the future, including a potential return of the Explorer badge, as it works on a product road map to reverse a decade of declining sales. The company will from 2017 have to cope without the popular, locally built Territory high-riding wagon, which has [...]

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Toyota RAV4, Echo recalled over airbag concern

Toyota Australia has announced a recall for RAV4 and Echo models built in the early 2000s over concerns about the driver’s side airbag assembly. The recall affects 260 RAV4 models built between July and August 2003, as well as approximately 8000 Echo models built between December 2002 and September 2003. According to a statement from [...]

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REPORT: Mickey Rourke Beat Up A Homeless Man In Moscow

There has been much speculation as to the legitimacy of Mickey Rourke’s win over Elliot...
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Hendricks on injury: “Being inactive doesn’t bother me”

Johny Hendricks is currently gearing up for his UFC 181 rematch against Robbie Lawler this...
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Vera on UFC: “The respect the fighters are not given is a big deal”

Brandon Vera, a UFC veteran of 16 fights, who was recently signed by ONE FC,...
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Bellator prospect defeats wrestling world champion

Bellator’s youngest prospect Aaron Pico recently defeated 2013 world wrestling champion David Safaryan. Pico signed...
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Firas Zahabi considers Gi “The Achilles heel of Jiu-Jitsu”

One of the oldest traditions in Jiu-Jitsu is the Gi. Royce Gracie wore it in...
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REPLAY! Faber submits Caceres at UFC 175

Ahead of Urijah Faber’s UFC 181 bout against Francisco Rivera this Saturday, check out Faber’s...
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‘Frozen’ Sequel “In The Works,” Says Idina Menzel

It could be the least surprising movie news in years, but a sequel to Frozen is “in the works,” says Idina Menzel, the voice of Elsa in the Oscar-winning and highest-grossing animated film…

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22 Reasons Living In San Diego Ruins You For Life

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‘Mockingjay’ Feasts; ‘Interstellar’ In China Record; ‘Penguins’, ‘Bosses’ Bag Intl B.O.

HIGHLIGHTS: In its 2nd outing, Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 winged its way to $67M over the frame for a $254.4M to-date cume in 86 overseas markets. The other major holdover, Interstellar, blasted past the $100M mark in China this weekend, holding No. 1 for the 3rd frame in a row and becoming the industry's highest-grossing 2D MPA title of all time. DreamWorks Animation's Penguins Of Madagascar flapped up $36M on 7,596 screens in 44 markets. The…

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Joel Stillerman’s Hot Reads: New Orleans Sin, Wildfires, Joshua Ferris

Each week, Deadline's Hot Reads presents what Hollywood's power players are reading now and what they think is special about each book.
If your record-breaking blockbuster show is based on a comic-book series like AMC's The Walking Dead, which has its fall finale tonight, is, it makes sense that books are both a professional and personal passion. That's the case for Joel Stillerman, the cable network's EVP of original programming, production and digital content. It's a…

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Martha Stewart Doesn't Want You To Know She Had Terry Richardson Over For Thanksgiving

The felonious media mogul and the alleged sexual offender took a photo together that @MarthaStewart48 later deleted.









Martha Stewart took to Instagram on Friday to upload pictures of the Thanksgiving dinner she hosted at her 153-acre Westc...

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The Definitive Ranking Of Taylor Swift's Short Shorts

And what your Mom would probably think of them.









A lot happened to Taylor Swift in 2014, and her midriff was there to enjoy it all. But so were her short shorts because T. Swift is the queen of high-waisted shorts.



Here is the definitive ranking of said shorts. We also imagined what your mom, who always seems to have SOMETHING to say about your outfit, would say.

SPOILER: Everything is too short and Taylor should probably just go change.


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This grown-up Girl Scout look.



What your mom would probably say: "You can't wear that shirt! But what a classy bag."


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This scalloped look.



What your mom would probably say: "I'm unsure what this outfit is. Is she cold? I can't tell. I'm just a bit confused."


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And this outfit that makes her look like a Fabergé egg.



What your mom would probably say: "What a fancy ballet outfit."


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Lyft Sheds Some Of Its Quirks As It Seeks New Users

 The pink mustache. The fist bump. Riding up front, and chatting with the driver.
Those are all things which had come to define Lyft as a service over the earliest part of its journey, as it sought to win over users and position itself as an alter...

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Retina MacBook Air release date, news and rumours

As the old adage goes: the best things in life are worth waiting for, and Apple's long-awaited Retina MacBook Air has the potential to be the best all-round MacBook yet.Apple's current MacBook Air machines have excellent battery life and portability, but suffer from poor low-resolution TN displays. On the other hand, the MacBook Pro with Retina has an excellent high-resolution IPS display, but is a pound too heavy to be considered ultraportable and has good, but not great battery life.MacBook Pro with Retina (2014) reviewWhile combining the best qualities of the two is a no-brainer, balancing power, thickness and battery life is no mean feat, and rumour has it that the Cupertino-based company has been working on a Retina MacBook Air for some time. So long, in fact, that it is one of Apple's few remaining devices to get a Retina display having been beaten to the punch by the iPad Air, iPad Mini with Retina and more recently the iMac 5K.Cut to the chaseWhat is it? A brand new MacBook Air with a Retina displayWhen will it release? Either late 2014 or, more likely, Spring 2015What will it cost? Likely somewhere between a MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina displayRetina MacBook Air release dateIt was hoped that the Retina MacBook Air release date would be announced at Apple's event back in October, which many thought the company would use to show off the new laptop. As we now know, that didn't happen, as Apple choose to debut the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 and iMac 5k.Although it feels like the Retina MacBook Air's release date should have come and gone by now, factors such as the delayed availability of Intel's new Broadwell-series processors means that Apple and other laptop makers have had no choice but to sit tight.BGR, which cites a report from Taiwan's Industrial and Commercial Times that's written in Chinese, claims that Apple may still launch the Retina MacBook Air in late 2014 due to a batch of Broadwell chips being released. However, it also notes that the chances of that happening are "beyond unlikely" due to Apple's holiday announcements having already happened. As highlighted by Motley Fool, Intel has confirmed that its Core i3, i5 and i7 Broadwell-U chips are scheduled for a spring 2015 launch, which it predicts means early March or April. Those CPUs will be of particular interest to Apple due to their low thermal design power (TDP), which will allow a new Retina MacBook Air to have a high-resolution display without heavily sapping battery life.Alternatively, Apple may opt for Intel's Core-M series Broadwell CPU, which is starting to appear in Ultrabooks including Lenovo's Yoga 3 Pro. However, as MacWorld notes, a report by Redmond Pie points out that the Yoga 3 Pro has suffered from sluggish performance and poor benchmark results, which may tempt Apple into holding out for Intel's potentially more powerful Broadwell-U series chips.Retina MacBook Air designThe Motley Fool report mentioned above points out that it would be unlikely for Apple to stick with the MacBook Air's current design for the Retina MacBook Air. Because Intel's Broadwell-U processors are energy efficient, manufacturers can put out even slimmer models as a fan isn't needed to keep the CPU cool. This presents Apple with an opportunity to update the MacBook Air's classic design to make it thinner, lighter and more portable.A report by MacRumours, which points to an anonymous forum post on Weiphone, says that Apple is looking to make the Retina MacBook Air thinner by giving it a new trackpad design that does away with the mechanical element found on current MacBooks. Apple filed a patent application in January 2014 for a buttonless trackpad that uses sensors to simulate tactile touch, which could prove to be the tech behind the update.According to a website simply called A Tech Website, which cites Apple insiders in the know, the Retina MacBook Air will arrive in a choice of three colours: aluminium grey, space grey, and gold.Retina MacBook Air specsIt has been rumoured that the Retina MacBook Air will arrive in an all-new size for the series. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities reckons that Apple will launch a new 12-inch MacBook Air to plug the gap between the 11- and 13-inch models. The biggest drawback to both of them is the display, which tops out at a pixel-resolution of 1,366 x 768 on the smaller model and 1,400 x 900 on its larger sibling.A blog post by Canalys analyst Daniel Matte claims that Apple will include a 11.88-inch panel on the Retina MacBook Air, which will possess a pixel-resolution of 2,732 x 1,536, offering the same 264ppi as the iPad Air. Matte reckons that Apple will use the same display technology it currently uses for its 9.7-inch iPads to cut its panels to the larger size.In terms of ports and connectivity options, as Lenovo's Yoga 3 Pro demonstrated, giving a laptop very thin dimensions can leave little room for ports. Jack March (via 9to5Mac) reckons that the Retina MacBook Air will feature "a noticeably thinner design" that will force Apple to abandon the traditional USB port in favour of the forthcoming reversible USB Type-C connector, which would require an adapter to connect peripherals - an unfortunate, but perhaps necessary trade off.

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Sonnen on Wanderlei: “I just think he’s making some bad choices”

Since receiving a lifetime ban from the NSAC, Wanderlei Silva has taken a very direct,...
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Mickey Rourke to Bernard Hopkins: “Bring it on”

Fresh off his controversial KO win this past weekend in Russia, Mickey Rourke revealed that...
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Bigfoot Silva aiming to become first man to submit Frank Mir

Bigfoot Silva is gearing up for his UFC 184 bout against Frank Mir in February....
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Rousey: Carmouche had “Most effective staredown ever”

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey often looks extremely intimidating, and supremely confident during staredowns...
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Lima on Daley fight: “I want to trade punches with him”

Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley has earned the reputation as one of the most impressive finishers in...
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Conor McGregor: ‘Real numbers don’t lie’

Recently the UFC hosted a poll, in which they asked fans whether they wanted to...
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QUICK TWITT: EA Sports UFC reveals hint to next legendary fighter

EA Sports UFC will be releasing its next downloadable content in December, featuring UFC legends....
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Bobby Green unsure of fighting future following loss to Barboza

Bobby Green went the distance with Edson Barboza earlier this month in Austin Texas in...
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PHOTOS | Milana Dudieva wears UFC gloves with wedding dress

UFC women’s bantamweight Milana Dudieva got married this past weekend, and added a rarely seen...
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Kevin Ross snubbed from S-Cup semi-finals after controversial overturned win

Last night at the Shoot Boxing S-Cup, Kevin Ross, also known as ‘Huggy Bear’ defeated...
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Audience Entertainment Shows Off New Ways To Play Games With Everyone At The Movie Theater

 Startup Audience Entertainment aims to get movie watchers twisting and turning as they play games together in the theater. I wrote about the company a few of months ago, when it was about to release a software development kit for outside developers to create content for the platform. The demos I saw then were pretty simple — for example a game where I jumped around to tap falling… Read More

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Fresh Clashes Between Protesters And Police In Hong Kong

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A Student Has Died After She Confronted A Group Of Men Harassing Teenage Girls

Germany’s president has described Tugce Albayrak as a role model, while candlelight vigils have been held in her honor.































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Soon after, she was attacked in a car park by one of the men. Some reports suggest she was struck in the head with a stone or bat, while others say she was punched and hit her head on the pavement.

She sustained a serious head injury and was in a coma until Nov. 28, when her parents decided to turn off her life support after doctors told them she was brain dead. She died on her 23rd birthday.

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‘Theory Of Everything’ Expands With Gusto Amid Huge ‘Imitation Game’ Opening

With The Imitation Game debuting in spectacular fashion this weekend, other new specialty films were left picking through Thanksgiving leftovers, though Oscar-contending holdovers Birdman and The Theory Of Everything were in the overall box office Top 10, and Foxcatcher held solid as it added locations.
The Imitation Game grossed more than $482K in four theaters, giving the feature the year's second-best showing at $120,518 PTA. The Grand Budapest Hotel still holds the…

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‘The Imitation Game’ For Real: Year’s 2nd-Best Debut Per Theater

The Weinstein Company's The Imitation Game proved it's the real thing, winning the specialty box office this weekend with a spectacular opening. Taking the same Thanksgiving weekend slot as previous TWC Oscar winners The King's Speech and The Artist, the title bowed with the year's second-best per-theater average, flying past Birdman's mid-October opening.
The Imitation Game grossed over $482K in four theaters, giving the feature a whopping $120,518 PTA. Fox Searchlight's…

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This Amazing Instructor Taught His Students A Lesson That You Never Learned

This teacher interestingly explained the concept of privilege and how people deny having it or enjoy having it, through a very simple demonstration in a class. We were definitely moved and would urge you to read on and then appreciate the privilege that you have and do accept when you have that privilege while helping […]

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10 Hacks That You Must Try In These Thanksgiving Holidays

Thanksgiving is all about eating and cooking, hence we decided to compile a list of 10 Thanksgiving hacks that you can thank us for later. Go on, have a read and get rid of all the frustration and worries that come as part of the Thanksgiving cooking and preparation. 10. Recipes on Display Take a […]

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Smart Kapp Whiteboard Saves Class Notes To Your Smartphone Directly

Check out this amazing smart whiteboard that will revolutionize meetings and brainstorming sessions. The Smart Kapp is capable of sharing content in real time while also enabling users to take photos. It works like a regular whiteboard with the user making notes and sketches by hand but it also relays all data to the companion […]

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Your Kids Will Never Be Late To School Again With This Rocket Powered Bus

How can anything be more fun than riding a rocket powered bus for school every morning? If this does not get the kids excited, we don’t know what will. A jet powered bus has actually been invented by an Indiana man that can travel as fast as 367 mph. Named as “School Time”, the bus […]

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Banks As Commodity Utilities In A New Payment World

 With the recent launch of Apple Pay and leaked screenshots of Facebook integrating payments with Facebook Messenger fintech companies, there is a lot of speculation regarding the future of banking. Backed up by the way-too-often quoted Millennial Disruption Index, Accenture’s Banking 2020 and a range of similar reports tech evangelists predict that Apple, Facebook and Google will become… Read More

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The Algorithm Economy Heads To Amazon

 Holidays are a time for families to come together, catch up over great food and drinks, and determine all the technical problems that need solving throughout the house. Indeed, for children growing up in the digital age, the holidays ultimately b...

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Review: Updated: Sonos Play:1

The Sonos Play:1 has big ambitions for its size.Slipping in as the smallest, most affordable of the Sonos family, the diminutive speaker might fool you into thinking it's making big compromises in order to get below the premium bracket. The reality is quite different.We were really impressed with the Play:3 but price has always been an issue with Sonos products. The Play:1 at £169 ($200), however, goes some way to convince us that you don't need the big bucks to get in on the Sonos love.There's no Bluetooth to be found on the Play:1 and no battery either; this is totally about high quality streaming around the house that's only limited by your Wi-Fi capabilities. Well, that and the location of your power sockets.DesignThe Play:1 arrives in black and white variations. Everyone will have their favorite but we found the white suited a bookshelf nicely while the black looked good plonked on the corner of a desk. The grated design spills around the entire tin the speaker, which goes for the taller and slimmer look over the Play:3's wider angles. It's not the most exciting design you'll come across but it blends in nicely with its surroundings.On the top of the speaker, the mute button has now transformed into a play/pause button instead, which is an intuitive move by Sonos. Double tap it and you'll skip to the next track too - extra useful.There's also the volume rocker and status light. You may only use these for set up and never again, but it's handy to have them there nonetheless.The design of the Play:1 is robust and premium though it's also really quite heavy, which makes us more hesitant to take advantage of the optional wall mount. These might be wireless, but we wouldn't really call them "portable" speakers.Sound and streamingSetting it up is nice and straightforward and those familiar with the Sonos way of things aren't in for any surprises. When Sonos first launched the Play:1, the speakers were dependent on a separate wireless bridge in order to communicate with your Wi-Fi. That's no longer the case, as a recent update allows the speakers to latch onto your Wi-Fi without any support, although Sonos advises that homes with poor Wi-Fi coverage may want to keep using the bridge.And for homes with particularly frustrating Wi-Fi coverage, Sonos has launched a separate accessory called the Boost, which is basically a souped-up version of the Bridge. As Sonos describes it, the Boost (£79, $49) offers "enterprise-grade wireless capabilities" to stretch that signal right through the house.Once you've done got the speakers plugged in, it's a case of using the app to make sure everything's communicating. If you're worried that one speaker won't be loud enough on its own, fear not - the Play:1 kicks surprisingly hard. No, it's not quite hitting the levels of the Play:3 or Playbar, but that's hardly a startling revelation. On the inside is a midrange woofer and a tweeter, and while you'll only be getting the mono experience with one can, it's enough to easily fill a room with crisp sound.The question is: do you want to fill a room or fill a house? If it's the latter, and you're already using Sonos audio at home, then these are excellent sonic limbs to cast into a bedroom, kitchen or even a bathroom.But if you're using this as your main living room music source, you're going to want to add a second one in for stereo sound, which obviously doubles the price. The Play:1 kicks up a decent amount of bass though it won't be quite enough for, so we'd recommend pairing with a Sonos Sub if you're serious about getting the most out of the Play:1. It could easily become a "just one more and then I'm through" kind of addiction. But if you do decide to take another hit, adding more speakers to your system is certainly easy, as we found. Once set up, you can pair your speakers together easily via the app to create that stereo sound.You can also connect any other Sonos speaker to your Sonos bridge, so the whole family will play nicely together. And lucky for you, the bridge is available for free with with all Sonos Play:1 speaker purchases before Christmas. Not that this is going to help your Sonos drug addiction in any way.Once you're all connected up, you can sync music across the house or have different music playing on different speakers. Controlling the Play:1 is extremely easy too. With the Sonos app you have access to the local content on your controlling but you're also able to stream services such as Spotify, Rdio, Napster and SoundCloud. You can also do it via desktop software on your PC or Mac. The Sonos AppWhen the Play:1 launched, the accompanying app was one of our main criticisms. It was clunky and limited in functionality, but Sonos has made some big improvements since. The refreshed controller app for iOS and Android now indexes your streaming services and local music files to let you find the track you want with one simple search.The additions of SoundCloud and Google Play Music have perhaps been the biggest wins, while the support for multiple Spotify accounts is another welcome addition. There are still limitations - it doesn't officially support iTunes Radio or AirPlay streaming - but the list of supported services is much more comprehensive than it was in 2013.If you're using a Windows Phone, the bad news is that you're still left out for now with no official Sonos Windows Phone app available just yet. Let's hope that changes soon.VerdictSonos has delivered again with the Play:1. We're hugely impressed with what it offers for its size, but perhaps more importantly, we're impressed with what it offers for the price. Sonos has cooked up a superb quality speaker at a more affordable entry point, meaning it's no longer just one for the upper earners – let's hope we see more of this attitude.

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The Star Wars Episode VII Trailer If It Were Made By George Lucas

 What would that glorious The Force Awakens trailer look like if George Lucas went back and fiddled with it, as he so loves to do?
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In Depth: The hackathon-winning idea that apocalypse-proofs your phone's reception

It began with drinks, canapés and Deadmau5 blaring from high-end speakers. There was a palpable buzz in PayPal's town hall situated about 15 minute's drive outside of central San Jose, California. The room was filled to bursting with enthusiastic programmers, looking forward to the next 24 hours spread out over two days of the PayPal/Braintree Battle Hack Hackathon. This meant two days of coding. Two days of crunch. Two days of endless coffee, Red Bull, arguments, U-turns, more arguments and above all, eye-reddening concentration. Sounds like hell on earth. For these people, it was sheer heaven. The contestants at Battle Hack are the best of the best. These are the coders, crunchers and hackers who beat out the scores of their peers to qualify for PayPal/Braintree's hackathon. They're then flown from disparate parts of the world – London, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Miami to name a few – to San Jose to prove their mettle against the cream of the crop. Within a 24 hour timeframe they've got to create an app with social relevance, present it and somehow tie it in to Paypal's online payment system. The winners take home $100,000 a golden plated commemorative axe (have fun getting that through customs). Simple, really. Except not. All of the participants in the Battle Hack final earned their place with an app they developed over a relatively long time. For the final they had just a few weeks to go one better on their winning work - a stern test by anyone's standards. Still, it was a strong field right from the outset. Coming up with the killer appTeam San Francisco, for example, pitched an app that turns not using your smartphone into a game. Owners set time constraints for each other via their contact books and score points on a leaderboard by staying off the phone. Losers then donate money to charity when they go over their allotted time. The four-person team from Toronto created an app for the visually impaired; using the iPhone's Siri function, visually impaired owners can scan items in the grocery store and have their phone tell them what they are and how much they cost. For its part, Team London created a peer-to-peer education app aimed at students. Premium content can be purchased with PayPal, but the app functions principally as a free tutoring system that can be used globally. It's the sort of initiative that would benefit countless kids in the UK alone, and one the government probably wouldn't come up with in a month of Sundays.In the end, Battle Hack 2014 was won by a pair of blokes from Israel, Shai Mishali and Pavel Kaminsky. Their triumphant idea? AirHop, an app that enables smartphone owners to make calls and send texts even if they have no simcard or reception. After they announced it on day one of Battle Hack, journalists in attendance were rather sceptical about their ability to pull it off. When they demoed it working the following day, we were surprised that the phone industry wasn't sending in the flying squad – since all of the presentations were being streamed live on YouTube. Ready for the zombie apocalypse"We had the idea for this about two days ago," says Pavel. "We were sitting in a coffee shop near my house and discussing what we were going to do at Battle Hack.""I mentioned that I had to pick my girlfriend up from the airport and I had no reception. There were plenty of people around me but I was a bit shy to ask one of them whether or not I could use their phone to make a call. At that point, Shai and me started bouncing ideas off each other." The way AirHop works is rather simple: it essentially lets users 'hop' onto another person's device and use their connection to make a phone call or send a text in exchange for a payment made through PayPal. It also allows them to use the host device's WiFi for a nominal fee. The implications of AirHop are pretty staggering. While in the First World connectivity is easy and abundant, in developing countries this isn't always the case. Pavel says they built the app with this in mind, although they haven't written off the possibility of AirHop causing a stir in the West. "It doesn't have to be exclusively for the Third World, though," says Shai. "If you think about this year when you've seen riots and panic and the spread of Ebola – in a crisis situation, usually the first thing that breaks down is the lines of communication. AirHop could really help with this.""Anywhere that's crowded, you'll have a connection problem too – music festivals, conferences – and if you're backpacking you could be without a signal," he adds. "It doesn't just have applications if the zombie apocalypse happens."Shai and Pavel leave Battle Hack with the hackathon's premier bragging rights – not to mention two golden axes and $100,000 in their PayPal accounts. But they also take a groundbreaking piece of technology back out into the world, which they hope to take further. AirHop was created and demoed in just 24 hours. The mind boggles at the prospect of what these two could create with a bit more time and funding.

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Will Windows 10 mean the end of malware?

IntroductionThink Windows 8 was a big step forward in security? So did Microsoft – at the time. Looking back though, Chris Hallum, who manages the security features in Windows and Windows Phone, now thinks it had incremental improvements tackling a subset of the problem. That's not helped by the fact that PC makers didn't start putting the same kind of touch sensor fingerprint readers as seen on the iPhone on their devices the way he'd hoped they would. He's still hoping to see fingerprint sensors become common, but he's also bullish about what's coming next. "In Windows 10," he says confidently, "you'll see we actually decisively address entire classifications of issues with solutions that maybe in some ways can eradicate the issue in its entirely."Password crisisThe first issue to tackle is passwords. "We're no longer thinking about passwords as a problem," he admits freely. "Passwords are actually a real-time crisis. You have to move to something better." And that would be the 'next-generation credential'. It's going to use two-factor authentication, with the second factor being either the Trusted Platform Module security chip which is in many modern PCs and will be in every single Windows device in 2015, or your phone (where the equivalent of the TPM is "pretty close to pervasive") – or, he suggests mysteriously, "devices we're not talking about yet". When you first make your account, your PC will create a key that's stored in a secure container, protected by the TPM – you might have one key for your personal account, another for your online bank and another for your work account that has a longer PIN."The user unlocks their Windows container with an unlock gesture, which could be a PIN or a password or biometrics, and they get access to it," says Hallum. That PIN isn't the usual four digits – it can be up to 20 characters long and it can include numbers, symbols, spaces and upper and lower case letters.Finger printing goodOr you could use a fingerprint. Hallum expects readers that can tell whether your finger is a real finger and whether it's still alive, looking not just at the pattern but "the 3D image with the peaks and valleys" which flatten out on dead fingers and fake fingerprints. He'd like to see a 9mm sensor that doesn't have a big chrome border around it so you can just press your whole fingertip on it once instead of multiple times like the iPhone, but OEMs may pick smaller, cheaper sensors. "We're going to get the cost down to where it can go mainstream," he says with cautious optimism. "We have an OEM signalling – not committing but signalling – that they may put it across their entire consumer range. Although I hope I don't get burned again because I talked about this for Windows 8…"With or without fingerprint readers, the new password-replacing credentials are coming – not just from Microsoft but from fellow FIDO Alliance members like Google. Google's similar secure key proposal has already been ratified and Hallum says Microsoft is committed to getting its own system ratified by FIDO too.Flexibility firstHallum believes the flexibility of the Windows 10 credential is an advantage. "The differentiator for us is you will be able to use existing devices to authenticate for this; you can use your PC or your phone."That means your phone – including Windows Phone, Android, an iPhone with its fingerprint reader and maybe one day a BlackBerry – could store your credentials and pair to your PC via Bluetooth to sign you in. That means two-factor authentication will become ubiquitous, without people needing multiple fobs and physical tokens."He's confident the credentials will be adopted by a range of services, and says Microsoft is evangelising it to both business and consumer services. "This is going to succeed. You're going to see a lot of consumer services like Netflix. They see how important this is for banking, for content, for consumer services." Business apps that you log into with a Windows username and password today will just work with them too. "Every app should be able to take advantage of it, unless you've done something that is not best practice."Getting past Pass the HashSigning in with one of these next-generation credentials "unlocks the Windows container" because Windows 10 is made up of multiple containers. Windows is in one container, but the security token from Active Directory that lets you access resources on your company network and the LSA authentication service that issues it are in another, running on top of Hyper-V virtualisation in what Microsoft calls a Virtual Secure Mode. Those tokens are what many attackers have been targeting when they break into companies using a technique known as Pass the Hash. "Once attackers have that token they have your identity, it's as good as having your username and password. They gain admin privileges and run a tool to extract the token and take it, and then they can move around the network and access all these servers without ever being asked for a password," explains Hallum. "We've taken these tokens which were being protected by Windows in a software store which was susceptible to malware or to applications with a high level of privilege and we're putting them inside a container. Even the kernel doesn't have access to take information out of that container if it's compromised."That container is the VSM. "The VSM is basically a mini OS. Think of it as a Windows core OS – it's a very small OS that will require about 1GB of memory and has just enough capability to run the LSA service that's used for all our authentication brokering."It won't affect the performance of your PC, he says, but you will need to have Windows 10 on your PC, a CPU that supports hardware virtualisation and the next version of Windows Server on your Active Directory domain controller.That means even if you are infected by a rootkit or bootkit that takes over the Windows kernel, your tokens would still be safe.No cast iron guaranteeHowever, Hallum warns: "We can't promise Pass the Hash is not possible, there could be bugs in our implementation. But it is an architectural solution designed to prevent [this threat] rather than what we've done in the past which was just a defence that made it a little bit harder. It is one of the strongest mitigations we can do."We think this will be very decisive in dealing with that threat. I don't want to say we've solved identity but this is so substantial compared to anything we've done in the past. Virtual smartcards in 8 were incremental; this is virtual smart cards for the entire world." VSMs can be used for other security features – if you run Windows 10 in a virtual machine, it can use a VSM as a virtual TPM. And if PC makers adopt the Windows 10 Enterprise Lockdown idea, the Windows code integrity service will live in another container, so even a compromised kernel can't turn off checks on the code that's allowed to run. And that code will be limited to Windows and applications that have been signed by Microsoft, apps from the Windows Store and software signed by either software vendors vetted by Microsoft or your own business (using certificates from a Certificate Authority Microsoft will run itself). Those signed applications can be distributed through the Windows Store and there will be a way for businesses to sign apps they trust but didn't write (so you can sign software if the vendor has gone out of business and you can't be forced to upgrade to a new, signed version if you're happy with the version you have).Trusted app ecosystemHallum calls it an attempt to "create a trusted app ecosystem" for PCs that protects them the way the App Store protects iOS devices, but is more suited to the way enterprises work.Enterprise lockdown will only work with Windows Enterprise and with PCs preconfigured to support it by locking their UEFI boot systems "because if you can configure Windows for signed only [software], malware can configure it to not require signing." Microsoft is recommending that OEMs make this an option for all their business PCs and suggesting the premium they charge for it should be low, but it remains to be seen how well they'll support it.Hallum certainly believes it can be extremely effective: "Assuming the person who owns signing applications in your business is trustworthy, we think we can all but eliminate malware." He also suggests it would have stopped the kind of PoS breaches that have happened in the last year.File containersEncrypted files on Windows 10 will also be stored in containers, but unlike mobile devices where all business documents are in one container – and are only protected if you choose to save them there – each file will be in its own container."Our container is different," Hallum explains. "It's a container at the file level so every single file – every document, any content item, the files for your app – they will be protected with an encryption container and then Windows becomes a broker of access control between them."Windows 10 will also work out which files to encrypt, based on where the file comes from or what app you create or open it with, using policies you set."You'll be able to set locations on the network and say 'we consider these to be corporate – this is the corporate mail server, these are the corporate file servers on these IP address ranges, using these DNS addresses."When content comes from those locations, the system knows where it comes from and we can say 'let's go ahead and encrypt that at the file level'. In real time, as you're bringing content to your device, Windows knows what's corporate and what's personal, but it happens transparently behind the scenes and you don't have to think about it."You can set policy to mark apps as business apps and all files created with them will be encrypted. You can use policy to mark some apps as personal and they won't be able to open encrypted business files. "We want to make sure apps that shouldn't have access to corporate networks can be gated," says Hallum. "These are the apps on the device I trust and will allow to connect to my VPN."And for apps like Office that are used for both, there will be an option in the Save dialog to say whether a file saved on your PC is a business document that should be encrypted or a personal document that shouldn't.Containers not constrainersHe suggests that's more convenient than the style of containers used in Samsung Knox or Good Technologies, which he calls 'constrainers'. "I'm constrained – I have to move to a secure place to access content. I need to use a specific application, maybe not the one I use on my PC, to access email. A container that contains the apps that contain the data is very effective at securing things but I have to change my behaviour, I have to stop using apps like Office."When we move the technology down the stack into the platform itself rather than building a protective solution that sits on top of the platform, as the others are, we can do a lot of the heavy lifting behind the scenes, where we don't have to interfere with the user experience to the same degree."And yes, encrypted files will be usable on other devices. Hallum says OS X, iOS and Android will all be supported, either through Office or using readers. You'll be able to manage this with any MDM, not just Microsoft management tools like System Center. There are other Windows 10 security features still in development and Hallum thinks security will make Windows 10 a compelling upgrade. "Every previous release of Windows has delivered defence in depth, but we've just made it harder. If you didn't deploy a release, you always had the excuse of plausible deniability; you could say 'it just made it harder, it wasn't the solution'. Once there's an OS available that you can deploy that will eliminate most of these attacks, there are no more excuses. You're making a choice to be vulnerable."You might also want to read our Windows 10 hands on review.

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Opinion: The only things that can stop the Chromebook are you and Google

For a long time, Chromebooks seemed like they would fizzle, and for just the reasons you might expect. People called them under-powered, said they didn't run the software they depended on, and that there was just no compelling reason to buy one over a ...

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10 Of The Worst People You'll See On Airplanes This Holiday Season

We get that you only fly a couple of times a year, however, acting like a normal human being out in public shouldn’t be so difficult. Warning: NSFW Language.









The "I'm in First Class so go fuck yourself" dick.






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The "I will ride my air bicycle in the aisle if I want to" dick.






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The "I forgot to wear clothing" dick.






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The "I'm ready for my close-up" dick.






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REPLAY! Diego Nunes KO’s Joachim Hansen

Former UFC featherweight contender, Diego Nunes returned to action this weekend, as part of the...
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A Digital Healthcare Argument For Net Neutrality

 The federal agency regulating communications is at a crossroads in establishing the rules of the road for how the Internet operates. Many commentators are rightfully concerned that the FCC could adopt rules that will give cable and phone companie...

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The Most Fab And Drab Celebrity Looks Of The Week

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5. Charli XCX At The 2014 American Music Awards

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Tell Us About Yourself(ie): Rick Cosnett

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What's your wallpaper on your phone and/or computer?My nieces having such a good time.





















When you walk into a bar, what do you typically order?Jameson whiskey.What's the one word you are guilty of using too often?Awesome.What is the last thing you searched for on Google?Thai food.Who is the last person that called or texted you?My manager and my little sister.What was the last awkward situation you were in and how did you handle it?





















I embarrassed myself in front of a lot of people — by pretending it never happened. Joking — the best thing to do is actually be COMPLETELY honest!When is the last time you went to a theater?We saw Shakespeare in the Park a few weeks ago.What TV show should everyone should be watching?The Flash.And what is your TV guilty pleasure?Ray Donovan.What's the first CD you bought?No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom.What is the one food you cannot resist?





















Potatoes. Who knew they could taste so good, especially fried? Although I do have to resist now. A bit.What music are you currently listening to?Eminem and various concertos.What movie makes you laugh the most?Elf.What drives you absolutely crazy?Love.Pick one: kittens or puppies?That's too tough. Next!





















New York or Los Angeles?New York.Comedy or drama?Dramedy.Bacon or Nutella?Bacon.Coffee or tea?Depends on my mood.'80s or '90s?'80s.





















NSYNC or BSB?Backstreet.Hannah Montana or Lizzie McGuire?I wish I knew what you were saying.And finally: Tell us a secret.Sometimes I happy cry.





















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Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Warm Up For 2015 Golden Globes — Video

It's not even Christmas yet, but for NBC it's never too early to start tubthumping the January awards event 'where anything can happen'.  Heck, noms won't be announced until Thursday, Dec. 11, but that isn't stopping Golden Globe hostesses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler from writing some fashion banter as seen in the first promo for the kudocast. The 35-second promo is so quick, you might forget to laugh. However, all this fashion talk between Fey and Poehler does bring to mind…

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Gyllenhaal Harnesses A Coyote Spirit In ‘Nightcrawler’ – Awardsline Q&A

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It's hard to believe, but Jake Gyllenhaal has been working in front of the cameras for nearly a quarter century--since debuting as Billy Crystal's son in 1991's City Slickers. In the ensuing time, he has had an increasingly remarkable filmography, including such edgy and groundbreaking films as Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, End of Watch, Prisoners, The Enemy and the upcoming Southpaw. But his role as creepy TV news cameraman Lou Bloom in Dan Gilroy's…

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Jaguar’s Ian Callum becomes second automotive designer to win Minerva Medal

Ian Callum, design director at Jaguar, has been awarded the Minerva Medal by Britain’s Chartered Society of Designers. David Callcott, president of the Chartered Society of Designers, said that Callum had “successfully demonstrated the value of strategic design within an organisation”. He added: “Ian follows in a long list of renowned designers who have all [...]

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GM begins monitoring social media, internet forums to detect potential safety problems

General Motors says it is now monitoring social media and automotive discussion boards to detect potential safety issues, and deal with them earlier rather than later. Dan Ammann, GM’s president, told Bloomberg this week that the company has “to identify issues before they become a problem”. To that end, GM is now monitoring various sectors [...]

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2014 Nismo Festival marks 30 years of Nismo

The Nismo festival is perhaps one of the best-kept secrets on the automotive calendar each year. With Nissan fans flocking to Mount Fuji speedway (which is incidentally owned by Toyota) to not only see the best that Nismo has to offer but also meet the drivers behind the brand’s motorsport success for that year. 2014 [...]

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Peering Into The Minds Of The 4.3 Billion Unconnected

 In a recent column on TechCrunch, I wrote about the mental challenges faced by the world’s 4.3 billion offline population, when trying to use the Internet for the first time. After all, they’ve never experienced the Internet before, lacking what UX experts call a ‘mental model’ of how basic internet services work, or why to even use them. In this post, I’ll shed… Read More

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Clime Stickers Are Up For Pre-Order, Will Tell You (And Baby) If It’s Cold Outside

 I first covered Clime a few months ago when they were little more than 3D-printed nubbins. Now these nubbins have brains. Essentially they are tiny indoor/outdoor thermometers. You can put them anywhere and then check your mobile device for the temperature. You may have something similar in your home – they used to called them weather thermometers – but older systems are far… Read More

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Nicolas Sarkozy Just Completed Stage One Of His Political Comeback

The ex-French president beat several rivals to be elected leader of the opposition UMP party by a wide margin.































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Sarkozy, who occupied the Élysée Palace from...

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Booking Roundup: 7 Fights Added To Upcoming UFC Events

  The Thanksgiving Holiday didn’t slow down the UFC’s matchmaking department. This week, we have...
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Silva Debuts Amazing New Moustache In Anti-UFC Rant

Wanderlei Silva clears the air about his failed attempt to enter the Bellator fold, and...
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REPLAY! The Most Insane Submission You’ll See All Week (Full Fight)

Bellator’s Gzim Selmani is a literal choking machine. Watch as he takes this man out...
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Fan Vote Shows Edgar Favored Over McGregor For Title Shot

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar wants his rematch against Jose Aldo, and according to this poll,...
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Tate: “My ultimate goal, fight Rousey for the belt again”

  Hands down, Miesha Tate has given Ronda Rousey her toughest fight to-date. In their...
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McGregor Opens Up As Massive Favorite Over Siver

Vegas oddsmakers are showing no lover to Germany’s Dennis Siver. In a startling opening-line, the...
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FIGHTING WORDS! ‘I Will Punch That Mole Off Her Face’

Top UFC bantamweight fighter Bethe Correia may have just talked herself into a fight. The...
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Nick Diaz: ‘Most fighters like their steroids’

“I like that, it’s good. “I think at this point a lot of people aren’t...
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Rogan: ‘Rourke Fight “Faker than Jessica Rabbits T*ts”‘

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Pinduka: “Jiu-Jitsu today is sh*t. Very restricted”

“Jiu-Jitsu today is shit. Very restricted. The guys put so much effort in one advantage....
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Buying Guide: Keyboard and mouse deals: save big on peripherals this holiday season

What's best right after a Thanksgiving feast? Watching the game? Maybe. What's better yet? Well, if you're going shopping on Black Friday at the crack of dawn, you'd best rest up!Once you're getting ready to leave to go shopping, make sure you have the...

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Updated: Black Friday Deals: how to save big on tech at retail this holiday season

The latest Black Friday deals in one placeUpdate: As the Black Friday deals continue to roll in, we're adding more sales information to our phones, tablets, TVs and other categories below.The biggest shopping day of the year has arrived: November 28, Black Friday. You know, the day – or rather the day(s) – when turkey-stuffed parents, friends, sons and daughters scramble through those automatic doors nationwide with bleary eyes for the best deals on holiday gifts.Chances are that you're eying up some of the priciest of presents: TVs, game consoles, phones, tablets and all other things tech. That's where we come in. Welcome to your number one source for Black Friday deals on tech products.Our team of expert editors will update this page frequently throughout the day with the latest retailer ad leaks, online store announcements and more. Across the site and linked below, you'll find articles dedicated to Black Friday deals centered around just the types of devices you're looking for.So, let us take the panic out of your Black Friday plans with the only site you need to visit all Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend long to save big on the tech your loved ones – or your own grubby self – want. And speaking of the Monday following Black Friday, follow our Cyber Monday deals page leading up to the biggest online shopping day of the year and all throughout – we'll be there too.If you want to find the Black Friday ads or pages for a specific retailer, check out the second page of this feature. Otherwise, just follow this space below for the latest deals leading up to and during Black Friday.Phone dealsOn its own store, Microsoft is offering a sick deal on a Windows phone. You can score the already budget -friendly Lumia 635 (no-contract) for $39 on the Microsoft Store. That's a whopping $60 in savings.Check out this sweet Best Buy deal. Pick up a Sony Xperia T2 Ultra factory unlocked phone for $200 on Best Buy. That's a $100 savings!For a truly great deal, we have the latest LG phone. Buy an unlocked LG G3 (16GB) for just $399 on eBay right now. Not bad for an otherwise $650 phone.While not a discount on the dollar front, the much-loved OnePlus One is available to all this Black Friday, no invite required. The phone is relatively cheap to begin with - only $299 for a Silk White 16GB phone and $349 for a Sandstone Black 64GB version straight from OnePlus - and now anyone can buy it. Though it costs a hefty amount up-front, eBay has an unlocked16GB iPhone 6 for $639.99 plus free shipping. It's a savings of only $10, but having it delivered to your abode for free is a nice perk.Tablet dealsReady to finally hop on the e-reader train? Check out this Kindle (with special offers) starting at just $49 on Amazon. Can't beat that for access to thousands of books in an instant.Want to spend even less on a tablet? Then check out this Nextbook Windows 8.1 (16GB) tablet with a bonus 16GB SD card for $99 at Walmart. Can't go much lower than that.Not so much concerned with the deal as you are the size? Then check out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7-inch (8GB) for just $149 on Amazon. With $50 off, a big deal for a small tablet.Hey, there's nothing wrong with a last-gen tablet, especially if it's $120 cheaper than its regular listing price. The original 32GB Google Nexus 7 with Wi-Fi is a steal at $129.99 from B&H Photo Video.And finally, Apple's 9.7-inch flagship model costs the normal $500, yet it'll feel more like the iPad Air 2 costs just $360 at Target, thanks to a $140 gift card. Put that towards the rest of your shopping.TV dealsWant something that's large and in-charge, but simple? Look at this Samsung 55-inch UN55H7150 1080p 3D LED TV with 240hz refresh rate for $998 on Amazon. Considering it's normally $1,899, consider this highway robbery.For a huge, feature-packed television on Black Friday, Best Buy is offering the Vizio 50-inch Smart LED TV, equipped with 1080p and 240Hz for $499.99.If a 55-inch television is your sweet spot, check out this super-cheap deal. TigerDirect has the Samsung 55-inch UN55H6203 LED 1080p Smart TV for just $597.99 - savings just over $1,000.If brands don't mean all that much to you, then check this out. You can pick up a Changhong 40-inch 1080p LED TV with 120hz refresh rate for just $199 on eBay through NewEgg.For those that see bigger (and 3D) as better, this is your kind of deal. Score a Sharp 60-inch Aquos Q+ LC-60UQ17U 60 1080p 3D Smart LED TV with 240Hz refresh rate for $1,099 on Amazon. Since this is normally $2,500, consider this the TV deal of the day so far.If 4K is a bit out of your price range – or just not there yet for you in terms of content options, there's an equally-impressive deal on an LG panel (for its size) at Amazon. Starting now, you can score a 39-inch TV from LG for $339 on Amazon.If getting the biggest TV for your money is a primary objective over the holidays, check this out. TigerDirect has the Seiki SE40FY27, a 40-inch LED TV with 1080p for $179.99 after rebate.Home entertainment dealsIf you're looking for the cheapest possible alternative to Apple TV, look no further. You can nab a Google Chromecast for just $22.99 on NewEgg today.Speaking of which, Apple's set-top box just scored a sweet deal, too. You can buy an Apple TV with a $10 Amazon gift card for only $90 on Amazon right now.Need some sound to go with that TV and media streamer? Pick up this Samsung HW-F355 2.1 Channel soundbar & subwoofer for only $88 on Adorama. It's normally $178, so consider this a steal.One of the most popular games among kids is Skylanders from Activision. You can find the latest on sale via Skylanders: Trap Team for $37 at Walmart on every system but Wii and Wii U.Looking for the game on Wii U and Wii, however? Head find Skylanders: Trap Team for $50 at Amazon on all of Nintendo's consoles.How does a PS4, three games and a controller sound? How about paying just $499 for this PS4 bundle at TigerDirect? That gets you the 500GB Sony console, the new Killzone, Knack and the new Infamous game. Not too shabby.If Xbox One is more your fancy, check out this deal. Score an Xbox One with Halo Master Chief Collection for $329 at Walmart. A 500GB gaming console and a game for less than the price of just the console otherwise? Now that's tough to beat.Perhaps even better is this Amazon PS4 deal. If you can't wait until Black Friday, Amazon's PS4 Bundle with GTA V and The Last of Us Remastered is just $444 as of this writing. Two of the best games around and a console for under $500 – better act fast.Head over to eBay for a choice PS4 Last of Us Bundle for $379.99 plus free shipping in four days. There's also a payment plan option of $64 for six months, if you're looking to spread the savings out a bit.Laptop and desktop dealsLet's start off strong with a Mac deal. Grab an Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro with 4GB memory and a 500GB hard drive for $900 at Best Buy. We'll take $200 off an Apple laptop any day.If you're seeking out something a bit more budget, check this. You can score a Dell 11.6-inch Inspiron 11 3000 series 2-in-1 laptop for $349 at Staples. A cool $150 off of an already cheap Windows laptop is cool by us.If a Mac desktop is more to your liking, then you'll dig this deal. Pick up a 21.5-inch Apple iMac with 8GB of memory and 500GB hard drive for just $900 at Best Buy. We're sensing a pattern here...Chromebooks are all the rage - partly because they're cheap. Nab this 13.3-inch Asus HD Chromebook for $150 on eBay through Adorama. It's normally $199, so enjoy this deal while it lasts.You don't see discounts on Apple products very often - Best Buy has the Apple Macbook Air 11.6-inch model sliced down to 779.99 - a savings of $120.00.Want to match the premium feel of a Mac but with the utility of Windows? You can buy this 13.3-inch Samsung Ativ Book 9 laptop with 4GB memory and a 128GB SSD for $999 at Adorama. Coming from $1,399, that's a huge deal.If you're in the market for a handy Windows laptop at a pocket-pleasing price, the Toshiba C55-B5362 with an Intel Core i3 and 4GB RAM is up for $279.99 at Staples. You'll need a $50 rebate to get to those savings, but even without it, you're still saving over $100 on its regular price. "Free" is always a great word attached to Black Friday deals, and in the case of the Inspiron 20 3000 Series Touch starting at $349.99 at Dell, you get gratis shipping on top of the discounted price tag. Wearable dealsWant to keep all your tech in the Samsung family? Then try out this Samsung Gear 2 Neo for just $99 through AT&T. That's half off the original price!If you were into the square design of LG's first crack at the smartwatch, check it. Amazon has the LG G Watch for just $184 as of this writing. Not too shabby for a perfectly capable wrist computer.So, fitness is more your loved one's bag. Then spring for the medium-sized Jawbone Up 24 for just $99 on Amazon. It doesn't get easier than that to slap a gift on someone's wrist.For the most affordable, longest lasting smartwatch around, try the Pebble and Pebble Steel. The former of which, the Pebble, is just $99 on Amazon and countless other retailers.Headphone and speaker dealsAnd for over-ear headphone fans, check out this killer Black Friday deal, Best Buy has the iconic Beats Studio for $199.Looking for premium over-ear headphones at a shockingly low price on Black Friday? Amazon is selling the Bose AE2 headphones for $79.99.These highly-rated earbuds have received a Black Friday price cut. The Sennheiser CX 300 II is just $29.00 on Amazon.Need a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the holidays? Then nab these Sony Noise Canceling Headphones for $24.99 from Staples. They're so cheap, you can buy a pair for everyone in your family who needs a moment or two of silence. Camera dealsGo ... you know, with this slick camera deal. Buy a GoPro HERO4 with 32GB memory card and $50 Amazon gift card for $399. That's a total value of $489!Ready to go pro for real? This deal will see you score a Canon EOS Rebel T5 with 18-55mm lens and free accessories for $399 on Amazon. You're saving almost $200 with this sale, so act quickly.Pining for Pentax? This sale offers up a Pentax K-50 Digital SLR camera with a Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 WR Lens for $359 on eBay. That's over $400 off!Keyboard and mouse dealsGamers, check out this Black Friday deal. Micro Center has the Cooler Master Devastator LED gaming mouse and keyboard for $29.99. Score this deal now, score a higher KD ratio later.Check out this incredible deal: On Black Friday, Best Buy is bundling a free $50 Steam gift card with purchase of the $79.99 Logitech G502 Proteus Core. Which game to buy with your shiny new mouse?For a killer Black Friday deal on a gaming keyboard, Micro Center has the ROCCAT Arvo Compact for just $29.99. Nothing like a cheap way to raise your actions per minute, Starcraft junkies.Check off the PC gamer on your shopping list with this stellar ROCCAT PC gaming bundle, which includes a keyboard, mouse and mouse pad for $139.99 from Dell. It's a sharp-looking set for a sharp price - sure to make you and yours very happy this holiday season.Monitor dealsGo big or go home with Gateway. Pick up this 27-inch Gateway KX2703bd LED monitor for $139 on eBay through NewEgg - normally $249!How low can you go? How about under $100? That's what you can get with this 20-inch Dell D2015H LED monitor for $79 on NewEgg. And that's $100 off of the sticker price.All about those LEDs? Score this sick ViewSonic VA2212M-LED 22-Inch LED-Lit Monitor for just $119 on Amazon, down from its original price of $220.On Samsung's website, you can buy the Samsung 27-inch curved LED monitor for $329 from Samsung. This monitor will go back $429 on December 2. You can get a great deal on a Samsung on Amazon too. The Samsung T24D310NH 23.6-Inch Screen LED-lit HDTV Monitor on Amazon for $129.99. That's $20 off the original retail price. If you're still into 1080p monitors, the AOC 27" Class LED Backlit Monitor is available on TigerDirect for $199. That's a sizable cost-savings of $80.The Asus VS197D-P 18.5" LED LCD Monitor is available on Overstock.com for $89.99. That's 48% off the retail price. You can get your hands on the Lenovo ThinkVision Pro2820 28-inch WVA LED Backlit LCD Monitor on Lenovo.com for just $379, which is $100 off the retail price. For those of you who think two is better than one, you can get the Dell P2414H 24" Dual Monitor with Dual Monitor Stand for only $449 at Costco - a discount of $100. For professionals, the Sharp 32" PNK321 4K Ultra HD LED Monitor is available for $2,863.52 at B&H. That's a discount of more than $600. Printer dealsFor heavy-duty printing enthusiasts, this deal might entice you. For a limited time, this Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II Inkjet Photo Printer is just $389 on Amazon in time for the big day. That's down from its original price of $499 for over $100 in savings.If you love Canon's but you're looking for a laser printer, you'll love this deal: the Canon imageCLASS 8280Cw Wireless Color Multifuntion Laser Printer is available on NewEgg for $199.99 - a savings of more than $250. You can get a great inkjet for more than half off at Staples today. Staples is selling Epson WorkForceWF-2540 Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer for only $59.99, down from its original price of $129.99. Epson is also selling the WorkForce WF-2630 All-in-One Printer at Epson.com for only $69.99 - a cost savings of $30. Another excellent inkjet sale coming right up. Score this Brother MFC-J450DW Wireless Color Multifunction Inkjet Printer on NewEgg for a low $69. A sub-$100 inkjet for the holidays might be music to your ears.You can get this Brother Business Smart MFC-J4710DW All-in-One Inkjet Printer at Costco for $129.99 - a discount of $60. If you're in the market for an all-in-one printer, here's a deal you might like. Check out NewEgg's deal on the HP Envy 4500 all-in-one, just $49.99.Target has an incredible deal on most printers today. None beats this one: Target is selling the HP Officejet Pro 6830 e-All-In-One Color Multifunction Inkjet Printer for only $99.99 - down from $179.99. A monster deal can be had on a Samsung printer, too. This Samsung Xpress C410W Wireless Color Laser printer will hit TigerDirect for $114 on Cyber Monday for $114.99 – a cost savings of $115!You can snag the Ricoh Aficio SG 3110SFNw GelSprinter Multifunction Printer on Sears.com for only $215.99, a $55 discount. For home office printers, you can't beat this deal: the Lexmark Forms Printer 2581N+ Dot Matrix Printer is available on Overstock.com for $635.99, down more than $252! If you need something with more kick, the Oki MB760 LED Multifunction Printer is available on Office Depot for $1,099. That's a discount of $300! Black Friday ads, webpages and product dealsLooking for deals on specific products or types of products? Then check out these up-to-date pages for all the latest sales on just that:iPhone 6 dealsiPad dealsXbox One dealsTV dealsMonitor dealsFitness tracker dealsPS4 dealsSmartwatch dealsPrinter dealsHeadphone dealsSpeaker dealsKeyboard and mouse dealsRetailers' Black Friday adsHere are all the major retailers' Black Friday ads. The list may look short now, but we'll be updating this space on the regular, so stay tuned:Best Buy Black Friday adCostco Black Friday adGameStop Black Friday adHhgregg Black Friday adKmart Black Friday adMicro Center Black Friday adOffice Depot Black Friday adRadioShack Black Friday adSears Black Friday adTarget Black Friday adWalMart Black Friday adRetailers' Black Friday pagesAnd here are all the major retailers' Black Friday web pages. Again, keep it locked here to see this list grow rapidly ahead of the big day:Amazon Black Friday pageBest Buy Black Friday pageDell Black Friday pageGamestop Black Friday pageMicrosoft Black Friday pageNewEgg Black Friday pageSamsung Black Friday pageStaples Black Friday pageTarget Black Friday pageTigerDirect Black Friday pageWalmart Black Friday pageHave you found some Black Friday deals that we might have missed? Shout out in the comments below and, if they check out, we'll add them to these lists.

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Egyptian Court Drops All Charges Against Ex-President Hosni Mubarak

The former leader was cleared over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him from power.































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Gillmor Gang: Basement Tape

 The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, November 28, 2014. I stopped writing a few years ago, mostly because I felt the form was too much a parlor trick. Social felt more directed, less pious, touched with a gentle irony when played well. Threaded through Twitter, the social graph added context to the polemic of the post, a… Read More

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The Mexican Valley Of Startup Death

 The startup universe revolves around Silicon Valley, but there is life on the other planets too. Long has the entrepreneur community been used to the term “startup valley of death” and come to fear it. As most accelerators claim, once you make it out of the ditch, you’re on your way to fame and glory. But not in Mexico. Read More

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Bullying The Bullies

 Humans haven’t quite gotten the hang of human rights, let alone social media. Combined ignorance of the two leads people to spew hate from the safety of an Internet connection, writing their bigotry into the public record. Now these moments are being put display for public shaming by a Tumblr seeking justice against racists. It’s a form of cybervigilantism. But is there a… Read More

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25 Awesome Ideas For A Bright Sunroom

We all have been fascinated by those glassed-in living spaces called sunrooms. For some of us who are actually serious about adding a sunroom to their homes, we have some useful information. Did you know sunroom is also called solarium or conservatory? Keen homemakers know that there are many different types of sunrooms. Some are […]

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This Blood Donation System Will Draw Your Blood Every Time You Get Shot In The Game

Blood Sport is the latest gaming system that revolutionizes the way we donate blood. While usually the hospitals use the traditional method of draining, the makers of Blood Sport have designed a process that includes gaming along with donating. The user is said to be so involved in the game that they won’t notice the […]

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Artist Plans To Live In Virtual Reality And Slip Into A Different Identity For 28 Days

Mark Farid, British performance artist, has planned to spend an entire month as another person. Are you wondering if it is possible? Read on and find out. According to the Kickstarter campaign for the project ‘Seeing-I’, if the campaign becomes successful in collecting $235,000, Mark will put on a VR headset through which he shall […]

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This Apartment Is Housed Inside A Grounded Airplane In Amsterdam

This is not for you if you’ve had a bad flying experience like a long-haul flight in Economy class. KLM is offering something that is both attractive and luxurious – even if it does not get off the ground. They are offering a night stay at the grounded McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft. The airline has […]

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Rupert Murdoch Defends White ‘Exodus’ Cast & Stirs Racial Backlash On Twitter

Amid criticism that Fox's new Moses sword and sandal epic Exodus: Gods and Kings is too white, 21st Century Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to put cynics in their place. The film, directed by Ridley Scott, stars British actor Christian Bale as Moses, Australian thesp Joel Edgerton as Rhamses, Emmy winner Aaron Paul as Joshua, Sigourney Weaver as Tuya and John Turturro as Seti among many others. In an interview with Deadline's sister publication Variety, Scott also…

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‘Constantine’ & ‘Amazing Race’ Ratings Down, CW Holiday Specials Even With 2013, CBS Specials Down

On a relatively quite post-Thanksgiving Friday there were some mixed holiday messages on primetime. On NBC, 10 PM's Constantine (0.9/3) aired the Halloween themed episode that was supposed to be its second show after its October 24 debut. The result was certainly not a treat for the uncertain show. Compared to last week's surge, this week's Constantine was down 18% among adults 18-49. The DC Comics based series also saw its viewership dip around 8% from its November 21…

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Industry voice: How to deliver the best value from cloud for business

Many businesses are currently thinking about moving business critical functionality to the cloud. But when is the right time to migrate? And how can businesses drive this migration successfully?For smaller and medium sized businesses there is still a lot of confusion about when they should consider moving to cloud-based back office functionality. Why? It is partly driven by a reluctance from some IT suppliers to lose the opportunity to sell and maintain hardware. But legitimate concerns over issues like security and availability also muddy the waters.Cloud adoption is being driven by the increased variety of services available, reductions in the cost of upfront capital investment and improvements in internet security. The cloud is no longer only seen as a data storage option with many Software as a Service business applications. These used to be limited to email and general office processes but as the platform matures, these are embracing every office process – from HR to finance.A typical example would be that of the Accounts Payable function. Historically this was a labour intensive and largely manual process that relied on invoices being received by post, being matched to purchase orders, being processed for approval and ultimately being paid.The opportunities for lost invoices amongst huge piles of paperwork was significant, leading to bill chasing from suppliers. If anything, matters got worse at the dawn of the digital age. Now invoices were arriving by fax, email and paper. The email invoices might be formatted as PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets or within the body of the email, with no consistency of format or approach. Managing this experience to the satisfaction of all parties required a lot of manual labour.Larger organisations could invest in document management and automation systems to automate much of this process but smaller businesses did not have this option. This issue was particularly intense for businesses that receive huge numbers of small invoices. The processing cost per invoice can be anything from £2 to £20.The evolution of the cloud has transformed this kind of process and democratised access to the tools traditionally accessed only by larger businesses. Invoices can be scanned and uploaded to a remote server for storage – in itself a significant advantage over traditional paper storage.However the real magic takes place when invoices are automatically matched to purchase orders – removing the need for significant manual intervention and eradicating the manual intervention. Typically more than 90% of all invoices can be matched in this way, leaving accounts staff to deal with the exceptional.So at what point does it become viable for a business to move to a cloud-based service? At Readsoft we typically find that it is less about the size of business and more about volume of invoices. Any business that receives more than 1000 invoices per year can benefit from this back office automation. Businesses that receive 5000 or more invoices can see significant improvements in cash flow visibility, benefit from early payment discounts and see a significant return on investment.Furthermore once a business is signed up, all it requires is a networked scanner in order to get up and running. Usability is a key consideration, with the best cloud-based systems being simple to use and requiring little training.The cloud is not only about email and storage. For businesses that wish to reduce capital costs and function more efficiently, numerous back office functions can be taken into the cloud to drive business efficiency and drive down cost.Simon Shorthose is Managing Director of Readsoft UK. Readsoft is a provider of business automation services for back office processes.

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Week in Gaming: Super Smash Bros. comes home to the Wii U, Metal Gear ventures back online

If a perfect storm of Black Friday, Nintendo Day, and the launch of a new Star Wars trailer can't break the internet, Kim Kardashian doesn't have a hope in hell.And I'm pretty glad they didn't because I've been spending every spare minute brawling my heart out against anonymous foe on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. I can tell you that it's every bit as brilliant as you'd expect, not to mention that it looks great on the big screen in HD. I'm grateful to have a portable option, truly, but this is a game that feels at home on the TV, best enjoyed in a local multiplayer match of furious button mashing and angry swear words.You thought the Black Friday sales were crazy? Someone just paid £175 for an empty Xbox One BOX.But the launch of Nintnendo's Amiibo range was also a significant moment for the company, with the Mario creator betting big on collectable figurines. However, I'm sure you're aware that these aren't merely toys; each figure can store data and interact with the Wii U or 3DS via NFC, much like the ones of Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Think of them as memory cards with a bit more attitude.Everything you need to know about AmiiboThere has been an awakeningSpeaking of Star Wars, Microsoft just fulfilled a fantasy I didn't even know I had by bringing the worlds of Minecraft and Star Wars together in perfect harmony.This week it launched some Xbox exclusive DLC for its recently-acquired sandbox title, which includes a bunch of character skins taken from the original movie trilogy. Microsoft also plans more Star Wars themed DLC for the future, but for now, Xbox One and Xbox 360 users can go and dress up with 55 different costumes, including Boba Fett. Laugh it up, fuzzblock.Waiting for DayZIt wasn't the best week to be a DayZ fan though, as developer Bohemia Interactive announced that the game won't transition into beta until Q4 2015, and that the final game won't arrive until "the first half of 2016".There should be a console prototype up and ready by Q3 next year, with an official release some time after. When that will be, we have no idea. But at this rate, we'll be staving off real zombies before we get anywhere near a final release version of DayZ.SNNNAAAAAAAAAKEThe Metal Gear franchise isn't one that seems to lend itself to any sort of multiplayer, but I never thought 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand would be any good, and boy was my face red.Metal Gear Online, which came bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on the PS3, was a surprisingly decent spin-off until its servers were terminated in 2012. So we were pleased when Hideo Kojima promised us a new online component to The Phantom Pain.And as revealed by Geoff Knight, Kojima will attend next week's Game Awards to premiere the new Metal Gear Online, so we can expect to be much the wiser come Friday.This is the first year for the Game Awards show, the latest incarnation of the Spike VGA awards, which has played host to some significant first-looks and teasers over the years. We don't expect Metal Gear Online to be the only big game shown off. Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has already teased something big for the event, which could be a hint at some new Unchartered 4 footage.And hey, is a Fallout 4 tease really out of the question? I don't think so.

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6-Year-Old Gives Epic Performance Of ‘Smooth Criminal’ (Video)

Though Michael Jackson later became known as a controversial performer, it’s impossible to deny the King Of Pop’s legendary talent. The late musician was an incredible singer and, perhaps, an even more incredible dancer, and despite his personal indiscretions, he will forever go down in history as a beloved cultural icon. At the Coolidge Elementary School’s […]
6-Year-Old Gives Epic Performance Of ‘Smooth Criminal’ (Video)

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TUF 20’s Angela Magana Posts Nude Selfie (NSFW)

The Ultimate Fighter Season 20’s Angela Magna has burst out of her shell, following her...
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Conor McGregor’s Thankful For…

With thanksgiving in our review, the UFC’s Irish citizen, Conor McGregor, wanted to give his...
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“CONGRATS!”

Top UFC flyweight fighter, Joseph Benavidez, and his UFC Fight Pass reporter girlfriend, Megan Olivi,...
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Mainstreaming The Smart Grid

 The October anniversary of Hurricane Sandy — which knocked out power in over 8,100,000 homes in 17 states and was the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history — has served as an opportunity to reflect on how we view our power grid. The practice is important. Stephen Lacey provided some of the best analysis of what caused the storm and how utilities are adapting the grid. Many… Read More

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Penguin Hatches A Cloud Reader For Pelican Books

 Penguin Books has launched a cloud reader for its resurrected Pelican educational imprint — to experiment with delivering e-books in the browser. It likely hasn’t passed you by that traditional book publishers aren’t having the best of times these days. Indeed, when it comes to reading you could say it is the best of times and the worst of times. Read More

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31 Coffeeshops And Cafés You Wish You Lived In

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Mo’ Data Mo’ Problems

 The most exciting promise of Big Data—and if you hate that term, you’re not alone, but I think we’re stuck with it now—is this: the data collection happening on an increasingly gargantuan scale, parsed by modern data-processing and pattern-recognition algorithms, will unearth powerful new insights into our world and, especially, human behavior. Unfortunately this is… Read More

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Industry voice: How to remove your data from the internet

Nearly 90 years after his death, Harry Houdini is still revered for escaping a straitjacket while suspended upside down from a crane, and living to tell about being buried alive and submerged in water. He was the master of removing himself from one seemingly impossible situation after another.However, if alive today and asked to help businesses remove a digital footprint from the Internet, even he might look at the stunt with a sceptical eye.Removing data from the Internet has been made a bit easier with a recent court ruling where Google is obliged to remove certain search results as long as an individual requests their information to be omitted from search results. But it doesn't guarantee that content is completely removed; it just makes finding negative content a little bit harder.The potential certainly exists for employees' online habits to prove problematic for their employers. A recent GFI survey found that one-third (33%) of small business employees use social networks for personal reasons while working.Using search engines to do background research has become routine in all walks of life. Googling a job applicant is practically the first order of business for hiring managers. Online reputation management, for professional and social reasons, is essential in today's digital world.Reclaiming your online reputation is time-consuming and a test of patience. Requesting the online publisher remove the content in question is a good first step (though most websites aren't legally obligated to acquiesce). Deleting accounts with social media giants Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter is another logical move.High cost of customer lossOne of the top priorities for any business is protecting its reputation. The speed with which information travels on the web can be a big help in achieving this goal – or a giant hindrance. It all depends on the content being disseminated.A hit to reputation, warranted or otherwise, can leave businesses scrambling to retain customers and recoup lost revenue. According to Accenture, $5.9 trillion consumer dollars are annually up for grabs globally as dissatisfied customers change suppliers. To that end, 28% of customers said comments posted to social media sites factor into their buying decisions.Preventative measurePreventing these problems is best achieved by being proactive. Certain email archiving solutions can extract key bits of data from corporate email, which may provide insight into workforce morale.Of course, there's no substitute for maintaining an "open-door policy." Businesses benefit from owners, executives and managers who routinely communicate with employees. It reinforces the notion that everyone's opinion, effort and commitment to the company is valued. It also stands to reason that employees who feel appreciated are less likely to talk negatively about their employer, or risk publicly embarrassing themselves out of concern for the company's well-being.At the end of the day, though, businesses should focus on controlling their own content, specifically the volume of it. A popular and affordable method for burying unwanted information is to pump out positive content (and optimise online profiles) that tips search results in your favour.Even if remotely true, bad press for businesses can be extremely difficult to remove from the Internet. But just as Houdini achieved with his vanishing elephant act, it's possible to make online content disappear – from view, anyway.Sergio Galindo is the general manager of the Infrastructure Business Unit at GFI Software.

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Fighting Talk: Twitter's app-scanning is the price you pay for free

Twitter announced yet another way it wants to try to make us hate it more than Facebook this week, revealing a plan to make the mobile app more invasive than ever. From the company that brought you Scan And Upload My Address Book we now have a weird app-monitoring system that promises to rifle through our mobiles to see what apps we've got on them, then serve us stuff related to our app collections. By which it means the "app graph" facility will be looking to see if you've got a Batman game installed on your phone, so it can hammer you with ads for similar mainstream entertainment products in your timeline, therefore making yet more money out of its users by better tailoring the ads it serves.Obviously there was an uproar from tech-aware consumers over this move, with the sort of people who actually pay attention to app permissions claiming this invasion of privacy is roughly equal to the NSA installing a camera behind their bedroom mirrors so it can have them arrested in the night should they have looks on their faces that hint at some sort of troublemaking.But what do you expect? By signing up to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of the modern social networks, what you're basically doing is agreeing to generate content for them for free, work for free, and waive all rights to any sort of say in what happens and how they manage you. That's what you are. You're a free labourer, churning out the pages, generating the opinions and photographs that fill the internet, for free, often on your own work time, so someone else can make money out of your words and photos for their shareholders. You clicked a thing saying everything about this arrangement is completely OK with you when creating the account, so their arses are covered. Your time is their money. It's not really a shock that these social media moguls are looking to tweak the process so it suits them better. That's just them doing their job. And you desperately spamming out first-draft opinions in the hope of gathering retweets and magicking more page impressions out of nowhere for your corporate overlords is your (unpaid intern) job.Checkboxes for free How much is your Twitter account worth to you? If they said you had to wear a camera on your head in order to keep your hard-won 272 followers, would you? Would you pay £1 a month for it? Probably not, so they've got to make enough money to pay for the cat photo hosting somehow. You've got to give them something back in return for having the luxury of free stuff that works. Facebook has built a network that means you don't have to phone your mum as often as you used to. It's invaluable. Twitter entertains you and fills you with news, while also perhaps offering the chance to briefly interact with a famous person should you suck up to them well enough, collecting RTs and favourites as your mum once collected autographs from men subsequently convicted of historic sex offences. Without the social networks and their various money harvesting systems, the internet would be boring. You could quit your Twitter account in disgust over it wanting to look at your phone in the manner of a suspicious partner, but then what would you do? Bookmark your favourite accounts and read them manually? Just shrug and carry on. Say yes to everything. It's only the awkward people who say "no" that go on the surveillance programmes.

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