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TECH EXECS LOSS RAISES QUESTION: HOW TO GRIEVE AND WORK? 06
VERIZON BUYS AOL FOR $4.4 BILLION IN MOBILE VIDEO BET 14
IN TECH: MOBILE APP, MOBILE PHONE, ONLINE TV 40
APPLE STEPS UP EFFORTS TO GO GREEN IN CHINA 46
GOOGLE ACKNOWLEDGES 11 ACCIDENTS WITH ITS SELF-DRIVING CARS 68
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL: SMART MIRRORS BOOST SALES 76
SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES NEW PUSH INTO INTERNET-CONNECTED GADGETS 82
HEALTH: NEW BLOOD TESTS, LIQUID BIOPSIES, MAY TRANSFORM CANCER CARE 118
ONLINE COMMON CORE TESTING LAYS BARE TECH DIVIDE IN SCHOOLS 138
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE NSA COURT RULING 146
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TOP 10 SONGS 128
TOP 10 ALBUMS 130
TOP 10 MUSIC VIDEOS 132
TOP 10 TV SHOWS 134
TOP 10 BOOKS 136
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This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
#03 Instagram
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Category: Photo & Video
Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
#04 YouTube
By Google, Inc.
Category: Photo & Video
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This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
#05 Snapchat
By Snapchat, Inc.
Category: Photo & Video
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By Mobile Motion GmbH
Category: Entertainment
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This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
iOS
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iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5,
iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
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Compatibility: OS X 10.9 or later
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Movies
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TVShows
Trailer
Welcome to Me
A woman with borderline personality
disorder, Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) wins the
Mega-Millions, and soon sends her parents,
therapist, gay ex-husband and local TV station
into despair by spending the winnings on her
own cable access talk show. Obsessed with
becoming famous, Klieg sets her sights on
becoming the next Oprah.
FIVE FACTS:
1. Welcome to Me was directed by Shira Piven
and written by Eliot Laurence.
2. Other cast members included James
Marsden, Linda Cardellini and Wes Bentley.
3. Filming took place largely in the Greater Los
Angeles area.
by Shira Piven
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015
Price: $14.99
68 Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes
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Maggie
A necroambulist virus slowly turns
the infected into cannibalistic zombies
in this Henry Hobson-directed postapocalyptic thriller. Wade Vogel (Arnold
Schwarzenegger)s daughter Maggie (Abigail
Breslin) is the latest victim, but he refuses
to allow her to be killed by the authorities
seeking to eradicate the virus.
Trailer
FIVE FACTS:
1. The film also stars Joely Richardson as
Caroline Vogel, Wades wife and Maggies
stepmother.
2. The screenplay formerly appeared on
the Black List of most liked motion picture
screenplays not yet produced.
3. Chlo Grace Moretz was initially
tipped to play the zombie lead, only
for scheduling conflicts to rule out her
involvement.
4. Filming took place in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
5. The movie premiered at the 2015 Tribeca
Film Festival on April 23, 2015.
Rotten Tomatoes
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by Henry Hobson
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2015
Price: $14.99
123 Ratings
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Traveller
Chris Stapleton
This Dave Cobb-produced effort may be the
Lexington, Kentucky natives debut album,
but you may recognize his name from
songwriting credits for such stars as Kenny
Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker.
Now, he finally gets to stand out in his own
right, with a lead single - Traveller - written
solely by him.
Genre: Country
Released: May 04, 2015
14 Songs
Price: $9.99
428 Ratings
FIVE FACTS:
1. Christopher Alvin Stapleton was born on
April 15, 1978.
2. He has four number one songs to his
credit as a songwriter, including Never
Wanted Nothing More, Loves Gonna Make
It Alright and Come Back Song.
3. His songs have also been recorded by such
artists as Adele, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw,
Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley.
4. Stapleton is the former lead singer
and guitarist of the bluegrass band The
SteelDrivers, from 2008 to 2010.
5. He is a current member of the rock band
The Jompson Brothers.
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Special Effects
(Deluxe Version)
Tech N9ne
Tech N9nes 15th studio album boasts the
production talents of Seven, Excision and
Joseph Bishara, in addition to collaborations
with the likes of Corey Taylor, B.o.B., Lil Wayne,
2 Chainz and Eminem. The album is split into
several portions representing days of the
week, with the artist himself declaring it a
roller-coaster ride.
FIVE FACTS:
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Released: May 04, 2015
27 Songs
Price: $14.99
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