AMD’s CEO catches Intel’s wave of sleek laptops

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By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – PC chipmaker AMD’s chief executive is betting that its larger rival Intel has overestimated consumers’ willingness to pay top dollar for a new category of premium laptops.

Riding the coat-tails of Intel’s most expensive marketing push in a decade, new processors from AMD have been chosen for a handful of upcoming laptops in a wave of sleek personal computers with features like “instant on” made popular by tablets.

Targeting mainstream shoppers, thin laptops with AMD’s chips, previously code named Trinity, are set to sell in the $600 range, similar to many of the bulkier laptops now on the market and significantly cheaper than the high-end, Intel-powered ones increasingly appearing in stores.
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Promo posters for Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

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Machete Kills promo poster

Machete Kills promo poster


Robert Rodriguez have not one, but two movies coming in out in the coming year, And with production underway, we now have teaser posters for both films.

First comes the sequel to Machete, Machete Kills, which the original cast back on-screen including Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and a new villain played by Mel Gibson, and new cast members Amber Heard and Sofia Vergara. All stars appear on the poster, except for Jessica Alba who played Sartana in the original movie, now mysteriously absent on the poster.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill for is also underway, Rodriguez’s follow-up to the 2005 cult-classic, which reportedly will begian production sometime this summer. Casting is currently underway, but Miller’s graphic novel A Dame to Kill For features Clive Own’s character Dwight so it is presumed that will return. We should hear more about this movie as well in the coming weeks.

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Apple given go-ahead to seek Samsung tablet ban in U.S.

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By Zack Whittaker

Summary: A U.S. appeals court gives Apple an opportunity to see Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet banned from store shelves. If Apple proceeds, it could shape next week’s settlement talks.

Apple has been given the go-ahead to seek a sales injunction on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, which would see the tablet banned from U.S. stores.

The two companies are set to attend settlement talks next week. Apple’s next move could shape whether the settlement talks will succeed or fail.
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Intel Windows 8 tablets to hit retail stores in November

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Windows 8 should available by November when Intel-based devices hit retail stores.

by Brooke Crothers

The first wave of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to land in retail stores in November, a source familiar with device makers’ plans told CNET.

“The schedule is tight,” said the source. “Looking at what Windows is trying to achieve not only with a new OS, but a new OS that needs to run four to five architectures — three ARM, Intel, and AMD,” according to the source.
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The Avengers smashes $1bn barrier at global box office

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The Avengers smashes past Dark Shadows, and the $1bn mark at the global box office. It’s really doing quite well.

We suspect that it’s safe to call Marvel and Joss Whedon’s The Avengers movie a hit now. This past weekend, it topped the American box office for the second week running, bringing in a staggering $103.1m in the US alone. It comfortably edged out the week’s big new release, Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, which had to be content with $28.8m.
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‘American Idol’s’ David Cook and RCA Records Part Ways

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“I’m currently without a record deal,” the season 7 winner tells THR.

by Shirley Halperin

Season 7 winner David Cook debuted a new song on American Idol Thursday night, but it won’t be coming out on RCA Records.

The show alum tells The Hollywood Reporter, “I’m currently without a record deal.” He’s self-releasing “The Last Song I’ll Write For You” to “see how the song does.” 
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Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of May 19, 2012

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1. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. fun. f/ Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”

3. Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”

4. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

5. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
6. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
7. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

8. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

9. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
10.Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

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Google Self-Driving Car License Approved in Nevada

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By Joanna Stern

Nevada is putting the pedal to the metal on those autonomous automobiles.

It was just two months ago that the state approved and set regulations that would allow self-driving vehicles on the state’s roadways. And today it announced that it has approved Google for the first testing license under the new rules.

Google, which was instrumental in pushing through the original legislation in Nevada, has been testing its very own self-driving automobile for a number of years on its campuses and other secret locations. (“Good Morning America” even took it for a spin in 2010.)
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Learning the art of light with Joe McNally

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By Lexy Savvides

Joe McNally is a renowned American photographer who has worked for publications like National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Time.

McNally is in Australia to hold a series of workshops, keynote presentations and seminars across the country, over the coming month.

The one-day workshop, which is also being held in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast, covers the fundamentals of working with light in order to best capture a series of subjects, with McNally providing personal one-on-one tuition throughout the event, as well as group guidance. There’s plenty of advanced lighting equipment to use on the day, including camera flashes, Nikon SLRs such as the D800 and D4, reflectors and professional studio lights.

His approach to lighting is particularly organic, and McNally is a big advocate of “thinking inside the box” — that is, working with what you have. You don’t need to have experience working with flashes to take part in the workshop; just a love for photography and to know your way around your camera in manual exposure mode.

To find out about locations and events, visit the Through the Lens website.

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