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Samsung Deciding Between Two Tempting Designs For Galaxy Note 6

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By Ewan Spence

The online excitement around this year’s release of Samsung’s newest phablet device – the presumptively titled Galaxy Note 6 – continues to build. Reports now suggest that Samsung is working on two form factors for the redesigned phablet which is expected to be announced in late August.

Dutch site GSMHelpDesk writes that the South Korean company is currently testing two variants of the upcoming Galaxy Note 6 phablet, with the key difference being the construction of the screen. Just as the current Galaxy S7 family sports the flat-screened Galaxy S7 and the curved screen S7 Edge, so the Note 6 devices under testing are the flat-screened and curved edge variant.

The question is whether Samsung will focus on a single design for the Note 6, or push both devices out to the public”]The question is whether Samsung will focus on a single design for the Note 6, or push both devices out to the public.

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Fashion X Austin 2016 Highlights

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By Armando

Now on it’s 8th year, Austin Fashion Week has become the largest fashion event in Texas and one of the most highly acclaimed in the Southern United States. This year’s shows lived up to expectations with fabulous collections, nightly red carpet and bars featuring Chloe Wine Collection.

Fashion X Austin 2016 kicked off on Friday, April 15, 2016 and closed on Saturday, April 23 at JW Marriott, Downtown Austin. Owned by the producers of Austin Fashion Week, FXA aims to support the local Austin, TX fashion.

Here are some of fashion highlights from the recently concluded Fashion X Austin 2016, featuring designs from Melissa Fleis, Michelel Lesniak, Amanda Valentine, Jeffrey Sebelia and Korto Momolu, as well as local designers Ross Bennett, Sout Sports and young up and comer This Is Sloane.

Photos: AIphotoimaging.com

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Music great Prince dies at 57

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by Creative Media Times

Prince, one of the bestselling pop artists of all time, died Thursday morning in his home recording studio in Chanhassen, Minn., according to his publicist.

“It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57,” his publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, said in a statement. “There are no further details as to the cause of death at this time.”

Police and EMTs responded to a 911 call at his Paisley Park studio Thursday. Sheriffs in Chanhassen, Minnesota, confirmed that there was one fatality.

Prince was briefly hospitalized last week for what representatives at the time said was a flu.

Born June 7, 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson, was one of the most successful and prolific performers of all time. Over his career, Prince sold more than 100 million albums, and won seven Grammy Awards. He also had success as a songwriter for other musicians, writing hits like “Nothing Compares 2 U” for Sinead O’Connor, “Manic Monday” for The Bangles, and “I Feel For You,” for Chaka Khan.

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Sources: The Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM

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by Austin Walker

Though the NEO will offer greater visual fidelity than the original PS4, Sony is taking measures not to split their user base in two.

Earlier this year, rumors began to fly that Sony would release an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4, a console often called the PS4.5 or the PS4K by fans and press. Today, multiple sources have confirmed for us details of the project, which is internally referred to as the NEO. No price was provided, but previous reports indicate that the NEO would sell at $399. At time of publishing, Sony has not returned our request for comment, but we will update this story if the company responds.

The NEO will feature a higher clock speed than the original PS4, an improved GPU, and higher bandwidth on the memory. The documents we’ve received note that the HDD in the NEO is the same as that in the original PlayStation 4, but it’s not clear if that means in terms of capacity or connection speed. Starting in October, every PS4 game is required to ship with both a “Base Mode” which will run on the currently available PS4 and a “NEO Mode” for use on the new console.

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James Cameron confirms he is making four Avatar sequels

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By Bryan Bishop

We’d already heard rumors that James Cameron had found three sequels a little limiting for his Avatar follow-ups, and on stage at CinemaCon today he made it official. The filmmaker announced that no less than four new sequels to his 3D epic are in the works, with the first hitting theaters in 2018.

The filmmaker discussed the many ways in which he is expanding the world — a theme park with Disney in in the works, and his company has signed a deal with Dark Horse Comics for graphic novel spin-offs — but the movies themselves are obviously the biggest component.

The Avatar sequels have been a moving target since he first announced he was working on them, and Cameron has since assembled what amounts to a screenwriting superteam to break the story for the various films. As it stands, the second film in the series will be coming out in the holiday season of 2018, with the subsequent films arriving in 2020, 2022, and 2023.

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Avicii Talks Illness, Fame and Retiring at Age 26

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by Scott Roxborough

“I’m happier, more stress-free than I’ve been in a long time.”

Avicii looks tired. Tired, but happy.

The Swedish electronic dance music superstar is en route from Bahrain, where he was the headline act for Bahrain Grand Prix concert series, stopping over for a few hours in Cannes before heading out for the final stretch of what, if the 26-year-old DJ is to be believed, will be his final tour.

Last week, Avicii, who also goes by his given name, Tim Bergling, shocked his millions-strong global fan base when he announced his retirement from live touring in an emotional letter he posted on his website.

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Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole Top Outside Lands 2016 Lineup

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by Gil Kaufman

Nine years after they helped kick off the inaugural edition, Radiohead will return to San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park to headline the 2016 edition of the Outside Lands Festival. Thom Yorke and company will be joined by an all-star roster of other headliners including the reunited LCD Soundsystem, Lionel Richie, J. Cole, Lana Del Rey, Duran Duran and Zedd. Additionally, Outside Lands 2016 will boast the first-ever live festival performance of The Muppets’ Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.

The three-day fest (Aug. 5-7), which mixes gourmet food and wine with amazing music, will also host Air, Sufjan Stevens, Ryan Adams, Beach House, Halsey, Grimes, Jason Isbell, The Last Shadow Puppets, Miike Snow, Kehlani and the Claypool Lennon Delirium.

Major Lazer, Chance the Rapper, Miguel, Big Grams (Big Boi + Phantogram), Third Eye Blind, Griz, Brandi Carlile, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Foals, Lord Huron, St. Lucia and Vince Staples will also perform.

Both VIP and single-day GA tickets for the fest will go on sale on Thursday. For a full daily lineup for Outside Lands 2016 click here.

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It hasn’t even been a year, and there’s already an improved Samsung Galaxy A9

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By Williams Pelegrin

Announced last December, the Samsung Galaxy A9 represented the company’s latest effort to disguise a mid-range smartphone in high-end construction. Following the lead of Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi and Meizu, however, Samsung opted to create a Pro version of its jumbo-sized Galaxy A smartphone, which brings us to the Galaxy A9 Pro, reports GSM Arena.

Revealed for China, the Galaxy A9 Pro doesn’t do anything dramatic to differentiate itself from the original, offering slight bumps in RAM, built-in storage, camera resolution, and battery. More specifically, the Galaxy A9 Pro runs on 4GB of RAM, up from the 3GB found in the original, while featuring 32GB of storage, twice the storage of the original. In addition, the Galaxy A9 Pro features an 8-megapixel camera on the front and a 16MP camera around back, nice bumps from the 5MP and 13MP rear- and front-facing shooters, respectively, found in the original. Finally, the Pro version of the Galaxy A9 includes a whopping 5,000mAh battery, up from the 4,000mAh battery found in the Galaxy A9.

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Young Han Solo Will Probably Be Played By One Of These 4 Actors

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By Dirk Libbey

And then there were four. When we first heard about the casting search for the young version of Han Solo for the character’s upcoming standalone Star Wars film, it sounded like every living human between 20 and 35 was being considered. Then we heard the shortlist had been whittled down to about a dozen names. While the decision hasn’t quite been made yet, the shortlist has reportedly become even shorter.

While the exact size of the shortlist is unclear, according to The Hollywood Reporter, at least four actors were in London last week to test for the role. While three of the young performers have been on our radar previously, one appears to be an entirely new name attached to the intergalactic smuggler. Here’s a look at the top candidates for the Millennium Falcon pilot’s chair.

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Xbox One meets PS4? Microsoft to enable cross-platform multiplayer gaming with other consoles

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BY JAMES RISLEY

If you’re big into multiplayer gaming, you need to buy the same console as your friends to play together. But a new move by Microsoft may end that.

In a note to independent developers today, ID@Xbox director Chris Charla announced that the company is enabling developers to support cross-network multiplayer gaming.

He explains, “This means players on Xbox One and Windows 10 using Xbox Live will be able to play with players on different online multiplayer networks – including other console and PC networks.”

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