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MIRROR ON
THE WALL:
SMART
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BOOST SALES

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APPLE AND SPOTIFY


GRAPPLE OVER THE
FUTURE OF MUSIC

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EXOSKELETON THAT HELPS


PARALYZED WALK FACES
BARRIER IN JAPAN

DAVID LETTERMAN
PREPARES FOR
FINAL SHOWS

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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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iTUNES REVIEW 90
TOP 10 SONGS 128
TOP 10 ALBUMS 130
TOP 10 MUSIC VIDEOS 132
TOP 10 TV SHOWS 134
TOP 10 BOOKS 136
TOP 10 APPS

TECH EXECS LOSS


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HOW TO GRIEVE
AND WORK?

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to anyone: The woman who wrote the book on


following the unexpected death of her husband.
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biggest career decision a person can make and
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IN TECH: MOBILE APP,


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SAMSUNG
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A woman with borderline personality
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Mega-Millions, and soon sends her parents,
therapist, gay ex-husband and local TV station
into despair by spending the winnings on her
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becoming famous, Klieg sets her sights on
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3. Filming took place largely in the Greater Los
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by Shira Piven
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015
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4. The movie premiered at the Toronto


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2014.

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5. Laurence has said that the film was based


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Maggie
A necroambulist virus slowly turns
the infected into cannibalistic zombies
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Schwarzenegger)s daughter Maggie (Abigail
Breslin) is the latest victim, but he refuses
to allow her to be killed by the authorities
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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

37

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by Henry Hobson
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2015
Price: $14.99

123 Ratings

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Interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger


and Joely Richardson

97

Traveller (Live)

Music
98

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.

99

Fire Away (Live)

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

1. Tech N9ne is the stage name of Aaron


Dontez Yates.
710 Ratings

2. Yates was born on November 8, 1971.


3. His stage name originated from the TEC9 semi-automatic handgun, rapper Black
Walt giving him the name in tribute to his
fast-rhyming Chopper style.
4. Yates has cited old school hip hop acts
like Slick Rick, N.W.A, Public Enemy, Boogie
Down Productions and Bone Thugs n
Harmony among his influences.
5. The iTunes deluxe edition of Special
Effects features two bonus tracks, Anti and
Young Dumb Full of Fun.

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Interview with Tech N9ne

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