Hands on with Nintendo 2DS

When covering video games, sometimes judging with your hands is more important than with your eyes or ears. It's hard not to review the Nintendo 2DS -- launching Oct. 12 for $130 -- without seeming a bit puzzled. Forget that there's no 3-D capability (hence the 2DS name). This version of Nintendo's popular handheld ditches the clamshell design. So, instead of opening and closing the handheld as you would with 3DS and earlier DS models, the...

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Google's Nexus 4 Smartphone get $100 cheaper

Google’s Nexus 4 made a splash last fall simply because it was well-built and inexpensive, and yet it didn’t require a two-year contract with a wireless carrier. Now, it’s even cheaper. The Nexus4 now costs $200 for the 8 GB model and $250 for the 16 GB model–a $100 price reduction from before.  Those prices aren’t incredible if you’re used to buying your phones through major wireless carriers at subsidized prices, but...

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Michael Buble welcome baby boy Noah

The pop singer posted a picture of his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, and their son Noahon his Instagram account Tuesday. “Overjoyed and filled with gratitude at the arrival of our son NoahBublè,” the singer wrote. “Born this morning, August 27th at 2:26 am in Vancouver, Canada.” Buble’srepresentative confirmed the birth. The 37-year-old Canadian singer and the 26-year-old Argentine actress were married in 2011. The couple met in...

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Obama pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr - 50 years after he made his I Have a Dream speech. The president addressed a crowd gathered in Washington DC for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the civil rights rally at which Martin Luther King Jr made his speech. "Because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures changed and Congress changed, and yes, eventually the White House changed," said Mr...

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Neil Armstrong is dead

Usually, those false Internet rumors about a famous someone's demise end with word trickling through social media that it's a hoax, or maybe even a statement directly from the celebrity that he or she is just fine, thank you very much. But in the case of Tuesday's rumors that astronaut Neil Armstrong had died — well, Armstrong is still dead. The part that the Internet got wrong is when. Armstrong, the first man on the moon, passed away Aug....

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Srike on Syria would cause one on Israel

Iranian lawmakers and commanders issued stark warnings to the United States and its allies on Tuesday, saying any military strike on Syria would lead to a retaliatory attack on Israel fanned by “the flames ofoutrage.” The warnings came against a backdrop of rising momentum among Western governments for a military intervention in the Syria conflict over what the United States, Britain, France and others have called undeniable evidence that...

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Pretty Little Liar summer finale react

I’m shaking, and I’m pretty sure my neighbors just called the cops, because my reaction to the final 30 seconds of the Pretty Little Liarssummer finale involved a scream Marlon Brando would admire. You guys, it’s EZRA!EZRA is “A” or Red Coat or whatever, but basically, he’s all things wrong with the world (but he’s still so cute)! Let me backtrack: The episode kicks off with Travis (aka the random guy who conveniently witnessed Hanna’s...

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Syrian hackers claim resposibility for disrupting Twitter and New York Times website

The New York Times and Twitter on Tuesday became the latest Americanmedia organizations to succumb to hacking attacks, in another series of disruptions apparently caused by the shadowy group known as the Syrian Electronic Army. The SEA, which is aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, asserted responsibility for disrupting access to the sites starting in the late afternoon. But neither the Times nor Twitter cited a specific source. Little is...

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Aaron Henandez indicted for murder!

Former NewEngland Patriots tight end AaronHernandez was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player's home. The six-count grand jury indictment charges Hernandez with killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player from Boston who was dating the sister of Hernandez's girlfriend. Hernandez, 23,...

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Antoinette Tuff hailed as Hero in Georgia school shooting

As the kids trooped back into the suburban Atlanta elementary school that was stormed by a gunman earlier this week, everyone was talking about Antoinette Tuff. The bookkeeper, an eight-year veteran of the DeKalb County school district, talked suspect Michael Brandon Hill into surrendering after a brief standoff with police Tuesday afternoon. Faced with an armed 20-year-old who told her he was off his medication for a mental disorder,...

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One Direction's Zayn Malik Is Engage to Perrie Edwars

One Direction’s Zayn Malik is engaged to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, the bride-to-be’s brother confirmed via Twitter. “Right. My sister and Zayn ARE Engaged! It’s true!” Jonnie Edwards tweeted. “You seen the ring on the finger and all that Jazz! CONGRATS!!!” Malikand Edwards, 20, hit the red carpet Tuesday night for the London premiere of the boy band’s documentary, “One Direction: This Is Us,” with Edwards flaunting the new engagement...

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Wentworth Miller comes out, declines invitation to Russia film fest

Wentworth Miller, best known for his role on "Prison Break," came out as a gay man in an open letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival. The fest invited him to attend, and although Miller cited ties to Russia and pleasant visits to the country in the past, he said no. "As a gay man, I must decline," Miller wrote in his letter. "Iam deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment ofgay men and women by the...

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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case

Pte First Class Bradley Manning, 25, was convicted in July of 20 charges against him, including espionage. In a statement read by his lawyer after the sentencing, Pte Manning said he had acted "out of love for our country". His supporters have called on President Barack Obama to pardon the soldier or commute his sentence to time served. PteManning will receive a credit against his sentence of about three and a half years, including time...

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Tesla Car roof broke in crush-test machine

As crash-test boasts go, Tesla is claiming a good one: The roof of its Model S electric sedan is apparently so strong that it broke a testing machine during its independent validation of its government crash-test scores. Roof-crush strength was just one of the reasons that Tesla says its electric car just came up with a five-star rating in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing. Actually, in its press release Tesla claimed "a...

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Cronut Burger not for sale

Thirty-four people have reported symptoms of foodborne illness after eating at the Canadian National Exhibition, which has prompted an investigation and the precautionary closure of a vendor that had been selling cronut burgers at the annual fair. Dr.Lisa Berger, an associate medical officer of health, told reporters Wednesday that Toronto Public Health was initially notified Tuesday night that paramedics were responding to "a number of people...

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Charlie Hunnam in Fifty Shades of Gray film

Representatives for Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam have denied reports that the up-and-coming British actor is set to star as kinky billionaire Christian Grey in the adaptation of "mommy porn" literary sensation FiftyShades of Grey. Variety reports that while Hunnam is on a list of possible contenders for Sam Taylor-Johnson's film, no final casting decision has been made. The studio, Universal, is said to be prepared...

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Lisa Robin Kelly Die

Actress Lisa Robin Kelly, best known for her role in That '70s Show, has died after years of battling drug addiction. Her death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ. Her manager said the 43-year-old had died in a rehab facility on Wednesday night. "Unfortunately Lisa Robin Kelly passed away last evening,” Craig Wycoff told US media. "Lisa had voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility early this week where she was...

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