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Why Taylor Swift can’t shake off Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
The world came to a halt on Sunday night when Kim Kardashian turned to Snapchat to release footage of a contested phone conversation between Kanye West and Taylor Swift regarding a particular lyric that referenced the pop star, from Kanye’s … Continue reading
Mastercard unveils next-level Masterpass features and a company-wide rebranding, all in one fell swoop
July 14 was a big day for Mastercard. The company held an event to unveil two significant developments for its future: An enhanced version of the innovative Masterpass global digital payment service that’s designed to positively change the way … Continue reading
‘Tekken 7′ adds Bob and Master Raven to the roster of fighters
The Tekken 7 fighting force just got bigger. Bandai Namco revealed a pair of newly confirmed combatants over the weekend during the Evo 2016 Championship Series. The annual event brings together some of the best players in the fighting game … Continue reading
HP’s new Windows 10 phone arrives in August, won’t play ‘Pokémon Go’
HP’s one of the few companies keeping up the good fight for Microsoft’s all-but-dead Windows 10 Mobile platform. The Elite x3 phablet that I called “the hero Windows 10 Mobile needs” when it was announced in February now has a … Continue reading
People are calling out Paul Ryan for this selfie with Capitol Hill interns
What’s wrong with this photo? Well, you probably don’t need to look closely to figure it out. Speaker Paul Ryan posted a selfie on Saturday from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland of himself with a room full of Capitol … Continue reading
‘Pokémon Go’ arrives in Canada and there is much rejoicing
The United States’ neighbor to the north has reason to celebrate: Pokémon Go is officially out in Canada. The border-crossing mobile game sensation has slowly but steadily crept into an increasing number of markets since it launched on July 6. … Continue reading
French prime minister booed at minute’s silence for Nice victims
Tension still runs high in France’s southern town of Nice after an attack in which 84 people were killed. Thousands of people on Monday crowded the waterfront promenade where Mohamed Lahouiaej Bouhlel rammed a truck into the crowd during the … Continue reading
Smaller, 4K-ready Xbox One S finally has a launch date
Microsoft’s new smaller and sleeker Xbox One S finally has a release date: Aug. 2. Announced at E3 in June, the Xbox One S is Microsoft’s most compact Xbox game console yet. Starting at $299 with a 500GB hard drive, … Continue reading
The likelihood of #NeverTrump fan theories during and after the Republican National Convention
We all know that Donald Trump will enter the Cleveland Republican National Convention next week as the presumptive nominee, but the most important word there is ‘presumptive.’ It hasn’t been an easy road to hoe for poor, embattled Trump, despite … Continue reading
Riveting documentary shows the noble backyard life of this Schipperke
Schipperke life is hard, but somebody’s gotta do it. An adorable parody video, entitled Working the Yard: A Schipperke Story, shows the first-person (or first-canine) account of a Schipperke named Blue Boy Luca. And he is a very good dog. … Continue reading
