Is Apple just naming its phones after Doritos flavors now?

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You can almost taste it. 

Apple is expected to drop three new iPhones next week, and while the details of just what exactly will be revealed are the topic of much speculation, we can’t help but focus on one particular looming question. Specifically, is Apple just naming its phones after Doritos flavors now?

According to 9to5Mac, the label currently being “considered” in Cupertino for the next flagship Apple phone would feel more at home on the side of a bag of flavor-blasted corn chips than a gleaming smartphone. World, get ready for the “iPhone Xs Max” — a smartphone fit for the bodega shelf next to a few bags of Doritos JACKED 3D and Doritos BLAZE.  Read more…

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Genius or manchild? Reconsidering Steve Jobs after his daughter’s book

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The statement from Steve Jobs’ widow arrived via email, unrequested, in the middle of Labor Day. “Lisa is part of our family, so it was with sadness that we read her book,” it began, the “we” referring to Laurene Powell Jobs and her sister-in-law, the novelist Mona Simpson. “The portrayal of Steve is not the husband and father we knew,” it continued. “Steve loved Lisa, and he regretted that he was not the father he should have been during her early childhood.” 

It’s what any PR expert would call “getting ahead of the story” — the story being Small Fry, an autobiography by the Apple founder’s first child Lisa Brennan-Jobs, daughter of Christine Brennan, which was released the next day. Never mind that Lisa was technically part of Steve’s family circle before either Laurene or Mona (younger birth sister to Steve, who was put up for adoption). Get your riposte in first, the advice goes, and you control the narrative.  Read more…

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Treblab’s noise-cancelling earbuds are on sale for $30 and great for the gym

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The gym is a place perpetually ravaged by distractions. Between the bros grunting every time they make a bench press rep, the speakers pumping out ear-splitting EDM, and the endless clanking of metal, it can be difficult to focus. 

A no-fail hack is to find a pair of earphones that can drown out unnecessary noise and keep up with strenuous activity, but parsing through the saturated earphone market is overwhelming. Breaking a sweat is tough enough as it is, buying a pair of earphones that does its job shouldn’t have to be.

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Dreaming of a career in Hollywood? This $15 online course can get you started.

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Take a quick peek at the movie showtimes of your local theater, and it’s almost guaranteed that there’s a reboot or superfluous sequel on there somewhere. It’s almost as if the film industry has run out of ideas for original content and is just creating follow-ups to previously successful films to make a quick buck.

If you have a brilliant idea for a feature film but have nary a clue as to how to craft one, you might consider taking an online course like The Complete Filmmaker Guide. It will give you an in-depth look at the entire video creation process and arm you with the tools and resources to make stunning films so you can show Hollywood how it’s done. Read more…

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LeBron James says his new Nike sneaker was inspired by African-American women

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What a week for Nike.

LeBron James has revealed his newest Nike collaboration, inspired by his belief that “African-American women are some of the strongest people on earth.” And it is stunning.

Celebrating the power of “some amazingly strong women” including his mother, wife and daughter, James’ HFR x LeBron 16 was unveiled at the Harlem Fashion Row Showcase Gala on Tuesday.

SEE ALSO: Nike makes Colin Kaepernick one of the faces of its ‘Just Do It’ campaign

“As someone who has a platform, because of what I do, I thought it was important to lend that platform to a group of people that I believe are under-recognized,” said James in a press statement. Read more…

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Rogue kangaroo confuses the heck out of people in Austria. Yes, Austria.

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Kangaroos hopping about in Australia wouldn’t make news. But a rogue hopper in Austria? Everything is melting.

A kangaroo has been sighted casually making its way through the forests and meadows of Austria, the country routinely confused for the marsupial’s similarly named motherland.

SEE ALSO: Baby tree kangaroo takes first steps, decides pouch is better than world

Police identified the roaming roo from videos and images taken by locals, telling Agence France-Presse it had been spotted “numerous times” in Upper Austria over the last week. Exactly what type of kangaroo has not been determined.  Read more…

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The woman who dipped chicken fingers into her soda explains what the deal is

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It was the food combination that left the the internet aghast.

Yesterday, people were very upset with a tennis fan who was spotted dipping her chicken fingers into a tall glass of Coke on live television. Why did she do it? Now we have answers. 

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Alexa Greenfield told Fox 5 NY that it was something she would do very frequently growing up, although doesn’t do it so much as an adult anymore.

“I started by saying to [my nephews], ‘Listen, guys. I’m going to do something. It’s a really big secret. Don’t tell your parents. Don’t tell any adults. Don’t tell anyone, because it’s really weird, and I’m a little embarrassed by it. It’s a secret.’ And then they caught me,” she told the TV station. Read more…

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Twitter bug could make it appear you liked Donald Trump’s tweets

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Well this is awkward. 

A Twitter bug is making it appear as if accounts have liked tweets they haven’t — including those 240-character missives from our very own commander-in-chief. 

That’s right, your friends browsing their timelines might see your name next to an official Twitter notification saying you smashed that Like button on something you actually find repulsive. 

SEE ALSO: Twitter tests suggestions on people to unfollow for when your timeline is too much

“[This] is a bug involving Likes that we’re working to fix,” explained a Twitter spokesperson over email. “This issue is affecting numerous accounts.”  Read more…

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Fish are friends, not food: Meet the world’s first known omnivorous shark

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It’s not exactly as vegetarian as Finding Nemo‘s Bruce, but this grass-eating shark could come close to taking the “fish are friends, not food” pledge.

Researchers claim they’ve identified the world’s first known omnivorous shark, which eats both underwater animals and plants. 

In a new study published by researchers at the University of California-Irvine and Florida International University, the bonnethead shark, which dwells in seagrass meadows off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, was found to be not solely carnivorous, as previously thought — it’s been sighted having a good nom on that seagrass on multiple occasions. Read more…

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The least believable thing about ‘Jack Ryan’ might be his D.C. commute

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Hollywood often requires a level suspension of disbelief from its audience, especially in TV shows like Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan re-re-re-re-reboot on Amazon. 

But the titular character’s navigation of our nation’s capital is a stretch of the imagination that just goes too far.

SEE ALSO: Math determines that the more Tom Cruise runs, the better his movies are

Local outlet DCist, whose employees are undoubtedly forced to contend with the real-life woes of getting around the city, weren’t having any of it. So they rose to the call of journalism, followed a hunch, did the research, found the evidence, and came to a damning conclusion. Read more…

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