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© Sonos, Inc. The new Play:5 is Sonos’s latest speaker – a revamp of its biggest and most powerful wireless system – and it hopes to be all the Hi-Fi you need in one powerful box. Touch sensitive The new Play:5 is about the size of a small PC tower with a plain grill and a simple, understated design. Compared to some of the company’s other speakers it’s quite big, but with that comes a lot of sound. The speaker can be stood up on either end or laid flat, with the touch-sensitive buttons for controlling pause, play, track-skip and volume on the side of the speaker next to the Sonos logo. Setup Setting up the Sonos Play:5 is pretty straightforward using an iOS, Android or computer app. Plug the speaker into power, choose your network configuration – whether that’s a wireless or Ethernet connection to your router, or a wireless connection to any other Sonos product – and follow the instructions. The easiest way is to cable one of the speakers into your home network, which then act...

© Provided by Independent Print Limited Google is working on a computer that can be injected into people’s eyeballs. A new patent filing shows plans for a device that would stuck into people’s eyes and correct their sight, but also provide extra powers. Though the technology in the patent may never actually be released, it is another example of Google’s apparent interest in getting computers onto and into people’s eyes. The injectable machine would be put just behind the visible part of the eye, focusing light so that it can correct poor vision. But it would also include storage, a radio and lenses, the patent says. It would power all of that using an energy-gathering antenna. That antenna would allow it to connect to another device outside of the eye that would help it process information and give it power. The patent appears to show that Google is still focusing on getting its products onto or into people’s eyeballs. It had previously tried to do so with Google Glass, but that...

© Provided by The Philippine Star After months of deliberation, the jury now has the list of eight new movies that will be featured in the Circle Competition, one of the categories in the Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) 2016. The eight new films are Ang Lubong ni Hesus written by Fatrick Tabada and directed by Victor Villanueva; Ang Manananggal sa Unit 22B written by Jen Chuaunsu and directed by Prime Cruz; Baboy Halas directed by Bagane Fiola; Best. Partee. Ever. directed by HF Yambao; Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus by Dwein Baltazar; Hinulid by Kristian Cordero; Purgatoryo directed by Roderick Cabrido; and Women of the Weeping River by Sheron Dayoc. The selection process was facilitated by the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC), an organization formed  by Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte to promote arts and culture in Quezon City. The homegrown filmmaking talents will be given a grant amounting to a total of P1M. ...

© Provided by The Philippine Star In celebration of National Heritage Month 2016, the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. and the National Com- mission for Culture and the Arts are presenting Danny Dolor’s Alitaptap Kikilap- Kilap. The photo exhibit
of movie ads from 1936- 1941 considered the “First Golden Years of Philippine Cinema” will be held at the NCAA Gallery on May 4 at 3 p.m. The exhibit will run until May 31. Two pre-war movies will be shown on May 11 and 12, featuring Ibong Adarna and Pakiusap, respectively. Show will start at 3 p.m. and admission is free. First come first served.

© DreamWorks Animation how to train your dragon 2 DreamWorks Animation On Thursday, Comcast announced that it's acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, bringing the home of beloved titles like "Shrek" and "Kung-Fu Panda" to NBCUniversal. Though Comcast was attracted to the animation studio built by CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg because of its track record that includes over $13 billion [1] in grosses worldwide over its lifespan, the company is also betting on DreamWorks' future. Here are the six titles (and a few classics in development) DreamWorks Animation has scheduled for release through 2018, including a sequel to "The Croods" and a third film in the "How to Train Your Dragon" franchise. "Trolls" (November 4) © Provided by Business Insider DreamWorks Based on the popular Troll dolls, the animated comedy stars Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Timberlake, and Russell Brand as just a few of its voices, and f...

The Met Gala may be considered the Oscars of fashion, but that doesn't mean every star's look is award-worthy. In fact, some of Hollywood's biggest names have experienced major style slip-ups at the annual A-list affair. In honor of this year's Met Gala on May 2, 2016, Wonderwall.com [1] is taking a look back at the most buzz-worthy looks of years past, starting with the divisive Guo Pei confection Rihanna [2] donned in 2015 [3] . The fur-trimmed off-the-shoulder robe featured a massive filigree-embroidered train, which spawned countless memes and drew comparisons to everything from Big Bird to an omelet. Now keep reading for more! References ^ Wonderwall.com (wonderwall.com) ^ Rihanna (www.wonderwall.com) ^ in 2015 (www.wonderwall.com)

© Facebook Facebook logo SAN FRANCISCO - A Facebook Inc shareholder filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday in a bid to stop the company's plan to issue new Class C stock, calling the move an unfair deal to entrench Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg as controlling shareholder. The lawsuit, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, comes two days after the social networking company announced its plan to issue the shares. The rejiggering of Facebook's share structure, effectively a 3-for-1 stock split, follows the 31 year-old's announcement last December that he intends to put 99 percent of his Facebook shares into a new philanthropy project focusing on human potential and equality. The lawsuit contends that a Facebook board committee which approved the share deal “did not bargain hard” with Zuckerberg “to obtain anything of meaningful value” in exchange for granting Zuckerberg added control. Representatives for Facebook could not immediately be reached for commen...

© Provided by AOL Money UK Shot of the back of a police officer's jacket with the word police written across the back Most drivers caught without insurance think they can talk their way out of being fined or given points on their licence - according to a new survey of retired police officers. The bad news for them is that traffic officers have heard it all before from other motorists, so your excuse will fall on deaf ears - even if you come up with something really bizarre. The study, by Churchill Insurance, found that the most common reasons people gave for driving uninsured was being unaware that they didn't have insurance. Almost two thirds of drivers made this claim, although the retired officers in the study highlighted that ignorance is no defence, so they would still be penalised. The second most common excuse was disorganisation - as drivers had failed to keep track of when the renewal was due. This was mentioned by a third of people. Unfortunately for them, this i...

© Provided by Mediamerge Corporation Petron Gasul Petron Corp. on Saturday announced that it will increase the prices of its LPG products on Labor Day. In an advisory posted on its Facebook account, Petron said it will increase the prices of its cooking gas by P1.55 per kilogram. It also said that it will increase the prices of its auto LPG by P0.90 per liter. The price adjustments will take effect 6 a.m. May 1. These reflect movements in the international contract prices of LPG for the month of May," the oil firm said. —ALG, GMA News

© Provided by The Philippine Star The Region 8 electric cooperatives (ECs) have signed long-term power supply deals with GNPower Dinginin Coal Plant Ltd. Co., which is building a $1-billion coal-fired power plant in Bataan. GNPower has entered into separate power purchase and sale agreements (PPSAs) with each member of the Region 8 ECs after undergoing a competitive selection process. Under the PPSAs, GNPower will supply an aggregated baseload demand of 150 megawatts (MW) of the ECs for 20 years, starting Dec. 26, 2018. The Region 8 ECs are composed of Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative Inc. Leyte II Electric Cooperative Inc. Leyte III Electric Cooperative Inc. Leyte IV Electric Cooperative Inc. Leyte V Electric Cooperative Inc. Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative Inc. Biliran Electric Cooperative Inc. Northern Samar Electric Cooperative Inc. Samar I Electric Cooperative Inc. Samar II Electric Cooperative Inc. and Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative Inc. The agreed capacit...

© Provided by The Philippine Star Robinsons Malls, in partnership with HM Transport, has extended support to the Department of Transportation and Communications’ new commuter bus – the Premium Point-to-Point (P2P) Bus Service – that provides the riding public a more relaxed commuting experience and shorter travel time. “Robinsons Malls teams up with HM Transport to provide our mall customers and the riding public with premium point-to-point bus service is another testament to Robinsons Land’s commitment to uplift the quality of life of the Filipinos,” said Darwin S. Renolayan, Robinsons Galleria Ortigas regional operations manager. The premium P2P buses will be equipped with modern features such as global positioning system devices, on-board closed-circuit television cameras, automatic fare collection system, and free WiFi.  Premium P2P buses shall use clean alternative fuels and will be compliant with Euro IV emissions standards. The bus units will also be PWD-friendly as the...

© Provided by The Philippine Star The growth of loans extended by banks slowed in March due to the easing of lending to productive activities particularly manufacturing, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said the growth of outstanding loans of commercial banks eased to 14.8 percent in March from 16.9 percent in February. Data showed loans extended by banks reached P5.26 trillion as of the end of  March this year from P4.63 trillion in the same month the previous year. Tetangco said the growth of loans for production activities slowed down to 15 percent in March from 17.4 percent in February. Loans for production activities amounted to P4.61 trillion and accounted for 89.5 percent of the banking industry’s total loan portfolio. Loans to real estate activities jumped 20.2 percent to P903 billion and accounted for 17.5 percent of the total loan portfolio while lending to the manufacturing sector inched up by 1.8 percent t...

© Provided by The Philippine Star The Center for Global Best Practices is launching this special CPD-accredited program titled, “Best Practices on How to Set Up an Internal Audit System” on May 19 and 20, 2016 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City. While external auditors plays a role in business, they rely only on the truthfulness of the financial statement provided to them.  It is the internal auditor who can police your operations to check if there are irregularities that are happening.  This provides you the need to have a well- functioning and effective internal audit system that can truly help you improve your risk management and cost control processes including monitoring and detecting fraud, provide recommendations for more sound corporate governance practices and very effective and efficient operations. This two-day special program is to help both for profit and non-profit organizations as well as private and public institutions in their capacity buil...

© Provided by The Philippine Star The De La Salle Green Archers won the war of attrition over the pesky Adamson Falcons, 98-88, in the inaugural match of the 2016 Filoil Flying V Premier Cup yesterday. The Archers were headed for a blowout early on  when they  gained  a 15-point lead, 28-13, with 1:28 left in the first quarter with the power inside game behind Jeron Teng, Ben Mbala, and Jayboy Gob. Matters looked bleak for Adamson with Papi Sarr on the bench with foul trouble, but the Falcons’ second unit of Dawn Ochea, Harold Ng, Khristian Bernardo, and new acquisitions Robby Manalang and Sean Maganti rallied to take the lead 34-32. The Green Archers regained the lead heading into the half, 48-45. In the fourth period, DLSU took advantage of the absence of Manalang and Ng who both went down with cramps to lead by 14, 87-73, after a Kib Montalbo triple. Adamson attempted one last rally but a full court press employed by the Archers squelched any thoughts of an upset. ...

© Provided by InterAksyon PBA Media Bureau PBA Media Bureau The San Miguel Beermen aim to move within reach of completing another “Beeracle” run as they try to stretch their best-of-five Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series against Rain or Shine in Game Four on Sunday at SMART-Araneta Coliseum. Tip-off is set at 5 p.m. live on TV5. The Beermen, despite playing without the explosive Tyler Wilkerson, stunned Rain or Shine in Game Three, 104-98, to extend their tournament lives. Marcio Lassiter carried the cudgels in that win, scoring 30 points. It was his best game of the series as he had averaged only three markers a game in the first two games. Alex Cabagnot also finished with 28 points for the Beermen which cut Rain or Shine’s 2-1 series lead. San Miguel will try to fend off elimination once more and this time, the Beermen will get help from old reliable import AZ Reid who arrived on Saturday to replace Wilkerson, who was dumped by the team after his ugly post-game ...

© Provided by The Philippine Star Denied of a sweep Friday, Rain or Shine takes a second shot at delivering the killer blow on a San Miguel Beer squad that fights for dear life with old import AZ Reid in tow in Game Four of their Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinal showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight. Reeling from a 98-104 beating by an all-Filipino SMC side in Game Three, the Elasto Painters, nonetheless, remain confident they can get past the Beermen and make a return stint in the second conference finale. “We just postponed our trip to the finals. My feeling is we’ll get there only in a longer while, but we still feel positive of our chances,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao. “It’s too ambitious for us to sweep San Miguel. It became a possibility but we knew it’s hard to do. The good thing is we still have a sort of twice-to-beat advantage in this series,” Guiao also said. The E-Painters promise to go all out in Game Four set at 4 p.m., knowing the...

© Provided by InterAksyon AFP AFP Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Friday he’s confident he’ll be back from a sprained right knee within the two-week time frame originally given by doctors. “Having talked to the doctors, athletic training staff and all the experts, that two-week timeline is an educated guess based on other cases and the recovery time they had,” Curry said in his first public comments since he was hurt last Sunday. “Obviously, everybody heals differently, so whether it’s before two weeks, right at two weeks, after two weeks, the plan is to stay the same. “Every day I’m getting treatment, every day I’m trying to do whatever I need to do to get back on the floor and when the body says it’s time, we’ll push that button.” With Curry sidelined, the Warriors kept their hopes of successfully defending their NBA title on track with a 114-81 rout of the Houston Rockets on Wednesday that sent Golden State into the second round of the playoffs. The Warriors...

© Provided by The Philippine Star Not unexpectedly, Magnus Carlsen ran away with the top  prize at the Norway Tournament Classic (Cat. 21). Magnus, 25,  scored 6.0 points (four wins, four draws and one loss) in the 10-man field that  included two former world  champions and the reigning  world champion. It was Carlsen’s second consecutive major plum this year, having won earlier the prestigious Wijk aan Zee super tourney in the Netherlands. The world champion suffered a lone defeat from Armenian star Levon Aronian, who finished second with 5.5. Tied for third-fifth were Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and former world  champions Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, one point off the pace. Other scores were China’s Li Chao and Pentala Harikrishna of India at 4.5 apiece, Dutch GM Anish Giri with 4.0, Ukrainian Pavel Eljanov, 3.0 and Norwegian Nils Grandelius, 2.5. * * * The world champion has often shown his skill in difficult end...

Getty © Provided by BSkyB Tiger Woods admitted he is "sick and tired" of being on the sidelines as he remained unable to predict a date for his return to competitive golf. Woods fuelled speculation over a possible comeback earlier this week when it was confirmed he had registered his entry for the US Open in June, although his agent Mark Steinberg insisted the move was "simply procedural" and there was "no reason to read anything into this". The 14-time major champion also played a few holes at his Bluejack National Golf Club in Texas alongside close friend Mark O'Meara on Monday, believed to be his first outing on a course since undergoing two back operations in September and October last year. Woods admitted afterwards that he felt "a little tired but pretty good", and he then headed for Las Vegas to conduct a golf clinic for the benefit of his foundation at the annual Tiger Jam. As he swatted a few drivers away, Woods was asked ho...

© Provided by The Philippine Star HOLLYWOOD — Kesha has released her first new music in three years on Friday after losing a legal bid earlier this month to scrap her recording contract with Sony Music and producer Dr. Luke, whom the singer had accused of sexual assault. Kesha, 29, teamed up with DJ Zedd on the single “True Colors,” an electro-pop ballad released through the singer’s label RCA Records, a unit of Sony Corp.’s Sony Music Entertainment, and Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records, to which Kesha is still signed to. In a tweet on Friday, Kesha said “#truecolors spoke to me so deeply I had to spread the beautiful message of personal empowerment.” Zedd added on Twitter, “Just to clarify: We didn’t use any loop holes. Kemosabe / RCA gave us permission to release this song!”

© Provided by The Philippine Star The 1956 movie The Treasure of Gen. Yamashita featured two Oriental beauties, Lola Young of Hong Kong and Mitsuko Mito of Japan. The two actresses shared stellar billing with Leopoldo Salcedo, Pancho Magalona and Danilo Montes. Lola also starred in Sanda Wong with Jose Padilla, Lilia Dizon and Danilo Montes. Yamashita and Sanda Wong were a joint venture between the Philippines’ Manuel Vistan Jr. and his Chinese counterpart Ho Chapman. The ’50s saw local productions partnering with Asian filmmakers. Golden Harvest, Hong Kong-based studio, co-produced with Sampaguita Hong Kong Holiday and Pagoda. LVN co-produced Hawayana with Indonesia.            — RKC

© Provided by The Philippine Star Be still your beating hearts.  MTV reveals that Sarah Geronimo, James Reid and Nadine Lustre will join the performers’ line-up at the MTV Music Evolution Manila 2016 at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on June 24. The newly-announced acts will share the stage with OneRepublic and perform at the one-night-only music event to celebrate pop music like never before — enabling fans to experience the evolution of pop music and its dance influence that keeps fans moving.  “We are thrilled to have the Philippines’ pop star royalty Sarah Geronimo and Filipino pop star darlings James Reid and Nadine Lustre join us for MTV Music Evolution Manila 2016. These stellar performers personify the sound of local pop music which we are looking forward to celebrate on the MTV stage,” said Paras Sharma, SVP of MTV, Comedy Central & Paramount Brands and Digital Media, Asia, Viacom International Media Networks. “Through the years, Sarah Geronimo’s music has c...

© Drake FB Drake Washington — Drake, one of the most successful rappers of the moment, on Friday released his long-awaited new album, "Views" — an ode to his hometown Toronto. "Views" — his fourth studio album, and the first since "Nothing Was the Same" in 2013 — is a 20-track opus that clocks in at nearly 90 minutes. It was released exclusively at midnight on Apple Music and iTunes -- further evidence of the power of the streaming market. "The album is based around the change of the seasons in our city," the 29-year-old Canadian rapper said in an interview late Thursday with Apple's Internet radio station Beats 1. Fans got an early listen of the music before the midnight release. "Winter to summer and then back to winter again. It's just to show you the two extreme moods that we have. We're very grateful for our summers but we also make our winters work ... And they're harsh." "It creates a different type ...

© gma news Rachelle Ann Go Magkahalong lungkot at saya ang nararamdaman ni Rachelle Ann Go sa nalalapit na pagtatapos ng sikat na musical show na "Les Miserables" ngayong linggo sa Manila. Sa "Chika Minute" report ni Lhar Santiago sa GMA News 24 Oras nitong Biyernes, sinabing huling linggo na ngayon ng "Les Miserables" sa Solaire Theater kung saan gumaganap si Rachelle Ann sa pangunahing role bilang si Fantine. Kapag natapos na ang musical play sa Manila, muling aalis ng bansa ang Kapuso star para bumalik sa London para gumanap din bilang Fantine sa West End staging ng palabas. "Halo po yung lungkot at yung saya. Kasi unang-una, matatapos, babalik po ulit ako sa London. Mami-miss ko ulit yung family ko. Tapos masaya dahil siyempre, na-share ko sa Pinoy yung ginagawa ko po sa London," ani Rachelle Ann. Samantala, labis ang pasasalamat ni Rachelle na natupad na ang matagal na niyang ipinapanalangin na makabili ng bahay. Nakalipat na raw si...

© Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock Calm before the storm ... Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans in Captain America: Civil War. Captain America: Civil War is officially the best-reviewed superhero movie of all time, with a staggering 98% “fresh” rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. That’s ahead of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight [1] (94%), and even better than Pixar’s The Incredibles [2] (97%). But is the Russo brothers’ film really the European white truffle of comic-book movies, or just cleverly crafted celluloid candy floss, sweet to the taste but utterly lacking in nutrition? Here are some talking points you might want to consider. The slick, seamless universe-building If Bond production company Eon ever decides it needs to replace long-term 007 flame-keepers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, they could do worse than hire screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who have overseen all three Captain America films. Rival studio Warner Bros tried to set up an ent...