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4 Mar, 2015

Unveils $31,000 dog kennel

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Samsung Electronics unveils the “Dream Doghouse,” which cost $30,600, and took six weeks to make and is aimed at ‘tech-savvy pampered pooches.’ While the kennel is not for sale, it is available as a prize in a competition on Samsung’s social media channels. The Dream Doghouse comes with two indoor living areas (one for “rest and relaxation”, the other for “dining and entertainment”) and an outside area layered with fake grass. Features include a treadmill, a hot-tub spa, a “push-to-woof” call bell, wallpaper and framed portraits, a skylight, and a snack dispenser.

The Samsung Dream Doghouse looks sleek and modern, featuring the kind of tech the discerning dog of the future will need. From dogs who have social media profiles, to owners who use video calling to check on their pet while away, technology is fast becoming an integral part of everyday life.

Integrates AMBER alerts

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Waze is integrating AMBER alerts for abducted children into its U.S. app. When a driver is using the app in an area where individuals have been reported missing and after the driver has been stopped for more than ten seconds, they will be shown an alert with the child’s name and face, as well as the option to find out more information on the web. These alerts also offer information on the model, make, and license plate of the vehicle the child is traveling in, if available. Once the driver’s car starts moving again, the alert will disappear. Alerts are only shown once per individual, per week.

Unveil Churro Dog

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The Diamondbacks announce a new concession item: the Churro Dog. Created by the Diamondbacks’s team chef Michael Snoke, the Churro Dog is a warm cinnamon churro sitting inside a Long John chocolate-glazed donut, which is then topped with frozen yogurt, caramel and chocolate sauces. Calorie count: 1,117. The item is found at two stands on the main concourse at Chase Field, and it costs $8.50. Team president and CEO Hall:

We’ve found that desserts work really well in the heat we have here. Chef Snoke thought it tasted better than ice cream. Plus, using frozen yogurt is easier to execute on the spot at the game.

3 Mar, 2015

VR headset announcement

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Valve and HTC announce a virtual reality headset called Vive, which uses two 1200 x 1080 displays with a refresh rate at 90Hz, eliminating jitter achieving “photorealistic imagery” across a 360 degree field of vision. A pair of HTC-made wireless controllers for manipulating objects or shooting weapons through hand tracking will be included. The Steam VR base station will let users walk around the virtual space instead of using a controller. A pair of the base stations can track users’ physical location in spaces up to 15 feet by 15 feet. Vive comes out for developers in Q2 2015 and later in 2104 for consumers. HTC’s Peter Chou:

We believe that virtual reality will totally transform the way that we interact with the world. Virtual reality will become a mainstream technology for the rest of the world.

Android Pay announcement

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Android-PayGoogle announces Android Pay at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new feature is not a new product but a framework that allows secure payments support from other companies which works in physical stores and also apps. It also supports NFC and biometrics.

We are doing it in a way in which anybody else can build a payments service on top of Android. So, in places like China and Africa we hope that people will use Android Pay to build innovative services.

Android 5.1 update

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Spice announces Lollipop Android 5.1 update for its Android One mobile phone lineup, Spice Dream Uno H and Spice Dream Uno. Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility:

In line with our brand promise Always the Latest, we are delighted to be the first player to release the Android Lollipop 5.1 update, exclusively for our Spice Dream Uno users in India.

Season 3 DVD announcement

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Home Entertainment releases the complete third season of Longmire on DVD. The DVD contains two discs and a ten episode set. WBHEG:

With this release, fans will be able to dive even deeper into the drama of this contemporary Western’s thrilling third season.

2015

Tackles abuse

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The site makes it easier to submit abuse reports and triples its number of staff to handle the abuse reports. The Company is also improving its methods to deal with trolls, with one method rumored to be telephone number tracking of users that have earned a reputation for repeated harassment.

27 Feb, 2015

Combats Superfish

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Lenovo offers a six-month subscription to Intel’s McAfee LiveSafe to customers with laptops infected with pre-installed Superfish adware. Lenovo:

This should eliminate what our industry calls ‘adware’ and ‘bloatware’.

24 Feb, 2015

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday announcement

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Reubens will star in Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, the third movie of the series, which will be directed by John Lee and produced by Judd Apatow for Netflix. The plot involves Pee-wee meeting a mysterious stranger who inspires him to take his first-ever holiday. Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos:

We didn’t hesitate for a moment knowing that Pee-wee’s Big Holiday was such a passion project for Paul and Judd and we are delighted by the opportunity to introduce such a beloved character to a new generation. We are thrilled to bring our viewers around the world the wonder of Pee-wee Herman.

Reubens:

Judd and I dreamt up this movie four years ago. The world was much different back then— Netflix was waiting by the mailbox for red envelopes to arrive. I’ve changed all that. The future is here. Get used to it. Bowtie is the new black.

Feb 2015

Postage stamp

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The U.S. Postal Service recognizes Angelou with her own Forever Stamp. A first-day-of-issuance ceremony is announced for a later date. Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan:

Maya Angelou inspired our nation through a life of advocacy and through her many contributions to the written and spoken word. Her wide-ranging achievements as a playwright, poet, memoirist, educator, and advocate for justice and equality enhanced our culture.

23 Feb, 2015

Security measures announced

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Lenovo announces future security measures after Superfish complaints.

Now, we are in the midst of developing a concrete plan to address software vulnerabilities and security with defined actions that we will share by the end of the week. What I can say about this today is that we are exploring a wide range of options that include: creating a cleaner PC image (the operating system and software that is on your device right out of the box); working directly with users, privacy/security experts and others to create the right preload strategy quickly; and soliciting and assessing the opinions of even our harshest critics in evaluating our products going-forward.

20 Feb, 2015

Repairs Mac Book Pro GPU

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Apple launches a MacBook Pro repair extension program for out-of-warranty repairs dealing with AMD GPUs 15 & 17 inch MBPs from 2011 and both 15-inch Retina models. Affected MBPs may display distorted or scrambled video, no video on screen when the computer is on and unexpected restarting and can be brought to Apple stores or mailed in. The program will be available starting Feb 21 in the US and Canada, and will launch in other countries beginning February 27. The program is valid until February 26, 2016 or until three years from the purchase date.

19 Feb, 2015

Chicken Selects return

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McDonald’s announces Chicken Selects are coming back to the menu in American restaurants, after having been absent for two years:

We look forward to bringing back this customer favorite made with chicken tenderloin.

Individual restaurant will determine if the Chicken Selects remain on the menu permanently:

They are limited time offer, however markets have the option to keep them if they want, so some areas may continue to sell them.

18 Feb, 2015

Announces Imagine Dragons Tour

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Metric announces their tour with Imagine Dragons across both Canada and the U.S. Dates span from June to August in stadiums across North America.

We’re excited to try out some new songs on this opening run and prepare for our own headlining tour which will happen a few months later around the release of our new album.

17 Feb, 2015

SUV announcement

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Rolls-Royce is building a SUV, with a delivery date in a few years, that is able to cross any terrain. Being one of world’s most expensive vehicles, it will be long and tall while keeping the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. CEO Torsten Muller-ÖtvosRather:

It isn’t a SUV per se and not a truck, it is a high-bodied car with an all-aluminum architecture.

One possible name is the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, though that has not been confirmed.

3 Feb, 2015

To publish second novel

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A recently rediscovered novel by Lee, Go Set a Watchman, which is set 20 years after the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, will be published in July. The novel was actually completed before Mockingbird. Lee had to be persuaded to release the novel.

After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication.

Publisher Michael Morrison:

I, along with millions of others around the world, always wished that Harper Lee had written another book. And what a brilliant book this is.

Feb 2015

#1ineveryclassroom video launch

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The UK-based Colour Blind Awareness organisation launches the #1ineveryclassroom video campaign to raise awareness of color blindness in schools, where statistically one child in every classroom are color blind. It features an animated video of Cuddle the Cloud singing his version of the classic Rainbow song, about how he finds it difficult to explain what he cannot see, and shows how the colors appear to him.

We want teachers to show the animation to pupils in the hope that its friendly message will encourage colour blind children to come forward. We’d also like to think it will instill empathy in the minds of colour normal children.

Colour Blind Awareness #1ineveryclassroom Rainbow Song

1 Jan, 2015

Expecting first child together

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Howard and wife Miranda are expecting their first child together. The couple’s friend Elizabeth An makes the announcement after Howard performs at AnQi restaurant in Orange County, Ca.

Terrence and Mira are expecting their first baby!