iPhone 7 Release Date, Specs Rumors: Report Debates Claims That New iPhone Will Have LCD or OLED Technology

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iPhone 7 Release Date, Specs Rumors: Report Debates Claims That New iPhone Will Have LCD or OLED Technology
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An iPhone 7 concept

Christian Post Report – Apple made a big stir in the tech market when it unveiled the Apple Watch with an OLED display. This has also stirred rumors that the next generation iPhone, perhaps the iPhone 7, could ditch LCD technology in favor of what the smartwatch has when it is released later this year – currently touted for a September 2015 launch date.

However, a recent report from Apple Insider cited JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s chief analyst Narci Chang saying that this might not be the case for the next smartphone which, many believed to be called the “iPhone 7.”

JP Morgan stipulated that the Cupertino-based tech giant isn’t still quite prepared to move up from LCD to OLED technology for its next iPhone lineup.

One of the reasons cited in Chang’s report pointed to Apple’s “recent billion-dollar prepayment” deal with Japan Display facility which will churn out “nearly 100 million 5-inch LTPS LCD panels each year.”

The new facility will give the tech mammoth an “exclusive access to the factory’s output.”

Apple’s biggest supplier, Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. is meanwhile reported to have invested “$2.6 billion” for a new LCD facility in Taiwan, the site added.

With these given scenarios, it would certainly be improbable for an OLED iPhone 7 to come out anytime soon.

The talks of an OLED Apple smartphone were previously reported by a Japanese publication Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Even earlier rumors indicated a sapphire glass display. But apparently, Apple’s supplier of the material, GT Advanced, failed to produce the required quantity that eventually led to the cancellation of the plan.

The next generation iPhone is expected to come out in September 2015, although there is speculation that the device launched this year could be a simple upgrade to the iPhone 6 series, called the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, and the iPhone 6C. Those same rumors claim that Apple fans won’t see an iPhone 7 until 2016. The device, as rumored, will feature a new three-sensor camera technology which will further see improvements on its image and video quality outputs.

There are also claims saying that the purported smartphone will be shipped with a built-in Apple SIM card and a Force Touch technology, a feature which basically recognizes the difference between a light tap to a hard press.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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American Horror Story Hotel Cast News, Rumors: Chloe Sevigny Returning as Series Regular

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American Horror Story Hotel Cast News, Rumors: Chloe Sevigny Returning as Series Regular

Actress Chloe Sevigny is returning to FX’s “American Horror Story” for season five’s “Hotel,” this time as part of the regular cast.

Christian Post Report – “American Horror Story” executive producer, Ryan Murphy announced on Twitter he is bringing back “Bloodline” actress Chloe Sevigny as a series regular for season five of the FX horror television show titled “Hotel.”

Chloe Sevigny Reuters/File

Chloe Sevigny. Reuters.

Actress, model and fashion designer Sevigny who received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her critically acclaimed performance in her first mainstream role in the 1999 film, “Boys Don’t Cry,” initially appeared on six episodes of the second season, “American Horror Story: Asylum” as the doomed nymphomaniac Shelley.

No official word on her character has yet been announced for season five, which premieres in October this year. The 40-year-old actress will be joining the rest of the previously announced cast, including Lady Gaga in her first regular TV role, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, and Wes Bentley.

Sevigny first appeared in the controversial 1995 film “Kids” alongside Rosario Dawson, a role which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance as a teenager who contracts AIDS during her first sexual experience.

Throughout her career, she has chosen independent and well-received film and television projects, establishing her reputation as an avant-garde and indie film actress.

In 2003, she starred in the controversial art house film, “The Brown Bunny,” where she performing unsimulated sex acts with her co-star and the film’s director, Vincent Gallo. Despite backlash from the movie, her performance was praised by film critics, and she went on to star in other projects, such as Woody Allen’s “Melinda and Melinda” in 2004, and in HBO’s “Big Love” series where she had a five season run from 2006 to 2011 as a conniving shopaholic second wife to a polygamist Mormon husband.

“American Horror Story: Hotel” marks her 15th television series role to date.

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LA Dodgers MLB 2015 Trade News, Rumors: Dodgers Sign Cuban Prospect Hector Olivera

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LA Dodgers MLB 2015 Trade News, Rumors: Dodgers Sign Cuban Prospect Hector Olivera
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The LA Dodgers have agreed to terms with Cuban prospect Hector Olivera

The Los Angeles Dodgers, the richest team in baseball these days, has made another big splash. They have agreed to terms with 30 year old Cuban prospect Hector Olivera. There are a lot of questions about his defense and even more so on his health but he appears to be an impact bat that will play one of the middle infield positions for the Dodgers. That becomes more relevant next year when Juan Uribe and Howie Kendrick become free agents.

The deal is for six years and is for 62.5 million dollars. That may seem like a lot, but the Dodgers make a ridiculous amount of money from their local TV deal and are investing that money in players. There are significant concerns about the state of his throwing elbow and that led the Dodgers to add a clause to the deal.

“If Hector Olivera needs Tommy John surgery, there will be an extra year and $1 million added to Olivera’s contract, according to an industry source. It is currently unclear whether or not he’ll need Tommy John surgery, but one source says ‘he does have something’ wrong within his elbow,” Ronald Murray wrote for MLB Trade Rumors.

Jesse Sanchez tweeted earlier today that doctors found a slight tear in Olivera’s UCL but that he should be able to play through that injury.

Olivera mostly played second base in Cuba, but at six foot 2 and 220 lbs he would be a very big middle infielder by MLB standards. He probably fits best at third for L.A. In 10 seasons in Cuba he was a career .323 hitter so once he gets use to big league pitching he may be a impact batter. Aaron Gleeman of Hardball talk described Olivera as a above average right hander with good on base skills with significant power.

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Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards News: Girlfriend Blasted by One Direction Fans After Zayn Malik Quits, Dubbed Modern Day Yoko Ono

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Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards News: Girlfriend Blasted by One Direction Fans After Zayn Malik Quits, Dubbed Modern Day Yoko Ono

Zayn Malik has officially left One Direction, and fans of the famous boy band have taken to social media to express their well wishes, grief, and anger. A lot of ill will appears to be directed at Malik’s fiancée, Perrie Edwards. Currently, there is much speculation that Edwards could be the reason why Malik left Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Liam Payne in the middle of their world tour, and ultimately the band.

Christian Post Report – Earlier this month, the boys were in Thailand when Malik was photographed embracing a mystery woman. This resulted in a lot of backlash, which ultimately sent the 22-year-old packing up his bags to fly back to the U.K. to talk to his fiancée. On Wednesday, Malik shocked fans the world over when he announced that he was leaving One Direction.

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Perrie Edwards is dubbed the “modern day Yoko Ono” by disgruntled fans of One Direction after her fiance, Zayn Malik, left the boy band.

Fans immediately got on social media to express their feelings, with many crying over the “end of an era.” Many were quick to point out Edwards as the cause of Malik’s split from the band as one fan tweeted, “Perrie’s the modern day Yoko Ono…I can’t believe this.”

Another tweeted, “Perrie Edwards is the Yoko Ono of One Direction.”

Yoko Ono was said to be the cause of The Beatles breakup in the past.

Others suggested that Edwards should quit her band, Little Mix, to support Malik’s desire to live a normal life.

Former pop singer Sinitta, who is a regular fixture on “The X Factor”—the show where Malik was discovered by Simon Cowell along with Styles, Tomlinson, Horan, and Payne—offered some insight about why Malik was destined to leave the popular boyband.

“Zayn, he was always the most reluctant,” said Sinitta in an interview with “Good Morning Britain.”

“Even in the early days when we wanted them to dance and there was choreography … He was always the shy one at the back. He has an incredible voice, beautiful boy, really sweet but just very, very shy and introverted so it was hard to get him to even be in the band in the first place,” she explained.

Sinitta also said that Malik’s relationships are very important to him.

“Zayn was always the romantic, spiritual one, always took his relationships very seriously, was always very gentle,” she said.

“I think the relationship is important to him, he and Perrie, that is a very prominent relationship for him and for that to be threatened in any way—especially when you’re travelling around the world and all the stress and drama of that—you need an anchor, some stability somewhere so I think that would have rocked him a lot,” she added.

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‘Revenge’ Season 4 Spoilers: One Major Secret Revealed Next Episode; Will Show Be Cancelled?

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This week’s episode of the hit TV drama series “Revenge” will see more explosive developments as spoiler reports indicate that show lead Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) might come out with one major secret that will ultimately give answer to all the chaos happening in the Hamptons. There’s also the talks about the show’s season renewal which, as it appears, seemed pretty slim.

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Christian Post Report – ABC’s “Revenge”

Last week’s episode titled “Loss” saw the “tragedy” that fell on the avenging Margaux (Karine Vanasse) when she was run over by a yellow taxi cab in New York.

Using this unfortunate event, Margaux will tap on Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) to take over what she started by telling the Grayson matriarch that it was Emily who pushed her into harm’s way which, in effect, caused her to lose Daniel’s baby.

Having lost her son for Emily’s cause, it would already be too much to handle for Victoria that her future grandson was also killed off in the hands of her mortal enemy.

A furious war is to be expected in the upcoming episode as the synopsis from The Futon Critic indicates that Victoria will pursue her revenge on Emily with “a renewed vigor.”

It was also pointed out that in this week’s episode titled “Clarity,” the protagonist will plan to make a big reveal about her real identity as the son of David Clarke, Amanda Clarke, in front of the press.

Meanwhile, a slew of websites sounded off their predictions about if the show will get renewed or cancelled. Both SpoilerTV and Zap2it said in unison that Season 4 might be the last for the Hampton drama. TVLine, on the other hand, seems a little bit optimistic by saying the decision “could go either way.”

For the meantime, “Revenge” Season 4 Episode 18 airs this Sunday, March 29 on ABC.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Apple iPhone 6 Specs, Price Comparison: Features Review of Flagship Phones

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People are raving about the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge ever since it was unveiled earlier this month at MWC 2015. With its stunning and innovative design, attractive color options, astonishingly clear screen and improved camera, the handset is certainly in the running to become this year’s number one smartphone. But how will it fare against Apple’s flagship, the iPhone 6? There’s no denying that Apple’s latest flagship is the best overall phone of 2014, as the iPhone 6 has a thinner body, a faster processor, and better cameras than its predecessors.

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Christian Post Report – Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs iPhone 6

Here, we compare the two devices.

Design:
The iPhone 6 bears a lot of similarities with the original iPhone with its rounded design, though the iPhone 6 is flat and thin. It has a metal back and a glass front and it measures 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches and weighs 4.55 ounces. The iPhone 6 is available in silver, space gray, and gold.

The Galaxy S6 Edge looks modern and chic, with its rounded glass on the left and right sides of the phone. The phone has a more premium feel than previous Galaxy phones as it has an aluminium body. The phone measures 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches and weighs 4.66 ounces. It’s available in White Pearl, Gold Platinum, Black Sapphire, and Green Emerald.

Features:
The Samsung phone wins when it comes to screen size and resolution. The Galaxy S6 Edge has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and pixel count of 577ppi, whereas the iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen with a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and pixel density of 326ppi.

The iPhone 6 is powered by an Apple A8 dual core processor and runs on iOS 8, while the S6 Edge has an Exynos 7 octa core chip set and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with TouchWiz interface on top.

The Samsung device has a 16MP rear camera and 5MP front facing camera, while the Apple phone has an 8MP rear camera and 1.2MP front shooter.

The S6 Edge lacks a microSD card slot, but it comes in comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB variants. The iPhone 6 comes in 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB models.

Price:
Unlocked, the Apple iPhone 6 costs $800, while the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is expected to cost $1,068 once it goes on sale on April 10.

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‘Insidious 3’ Release Date, Plot Spoilers: Upcoming Prequel to Focus on Elise’s Past

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‘Insidious 3’ Release Date, Plot Spoilers: Upcoming Prequel to Focus on Elise’s Past

Blumhouses’ next film “Insidious: Chapter 3” will serve as a prelude to the first two chapters of the franchise. Some aspects from Chapters 1 and 2 will be explored in the upcoming installment.

Christian Post Report – Apparently, this has been verified when a recently published interview with “Insidious 3” director Leigh Whannell revealed that the title will delve deeper into one of the franchise’s mainstays.

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Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming horror-thriller film “Insidious: Chapter 3”

CineMovie unveiled details of their visit to the movie set last year.

Played by Lin Shaye, the major supporting character Elise Rainier has been present throughout the span of the hit supernatural horror film series, and it is the wish of Whannell that her story be told more to the audience.

“Being able to go back and being able to tell a little bit of an origin story and to have Elise alive again … I love Elise as a character, especially Lin Shaye as an actress, so I wanted to see Lin Shaye alive and I wanted to dig into her back story,” he said.

He also addressed the cliffhanger from the previous sequel, confirming that it won’t be tackled in Chapter 3.

“We don’t explore that cliff hanger in this one and I don’t know if we will ever solve that, I’m not sure. I guess it depends if we make another film but I guess it depends if this one does well,” the helmer said.

Avid followers of the nerve-wracking movie series, meanwhile, should also be on the look-out for some “easter eggs” in Chapter 3.

“Fans of the first two will see things and maybe even pick up on things more casual viewers don’t, Whannell said. “Hopefully there are easter eggs in there hidden for the more hard core Insidious fans. Generally there is a connection to the first film.”

“Insidious: Chapter 3” is slated to open in theatres June 5, 2015.

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‘Broken Age’ Act 2 Release Date on PS4, PS Vita: Game Gets April 2015 Launch Date (VIDEO)

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‘Broken Age’ Act 2 Release Date on PS4, PS Vita: Game Gets April 2015 Launch Date (VIDEO)

Adventure video game “Broken Age” is set to launch its Act 2 for PS4 and PlayStation Vita by the end of next month.

Christian Post Report – Double Fine Productions has just announced an Act 2 for its point-and-click adventure game, “Broken Age,” which will be launched for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on April 28.

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Broken Age. Facebook. Oct. 28, 2013.

Initially released in January 2014 under the working title, “Double Fine Adventure,” the first Act of “Broken Age” began as a crowdfunded project, and ended up one of the largest of its kind with over 87,000 backers raising more than $3.45 million within the space of a month. It remains among the highest-backed crowdfunded ventures to date.

The game allows players to control and move a character across the game’s environment, examining different objects and interacting with various non-player characters. The main character can collect useful objects and items, storing them in an in-game inventory for future use.

Act 1 presents the story of two seemingly disconnected teenagers rebelling against tradition in their lives. The young woman character, Vella Tartine, lives in a world devastated by the giant Mog Chothra, a creature to whom young girls are often sacrificed to at “Maiden’s Feasts.” After escaping an attack by the beast, and flees to a port town where she discovers an ancient space ship and uses it to attack and destroy Mog Chothra.

The young man, Shay Volta, is the sole passenger aboard an “incubator” spaceship, and is mentored by a father figure computer terminal who informs Shay he is the last survivor of his race. Shay discovers a being named Marek during his explorations of the ship, and together, unbeknownst to the computer, they embark on missions to rescue various creatures until they are attacked by an unknown enemy.

The enemy turns out to be Vella, who has attacked Mog Chothra, and the beast turns out to be the “incubator” ship that houses Shay.

“Broken Age” Act 1 was well received by game critics, its success making a great impact on crowdsourced gaming projects via Kickstarter. With the sales from Act 1, game director, Tim Schafer announced Double Fine had sufficient funds for the development of Act 2, which will be launched April 28 in North America and April 29 in Europe.

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Bradley Cooper New Films 2015: Set for Directorial Debut With Remake of ‘A Star is Born’

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Bradley Cooper New Films 2015: Set for Directorial Debut With Remake of ‘A Star is Born’

Bradley Cooper is gearing to make his directorial debut for a remake of “A Star is Born,” a film he is also set to star in.

Christian Post Report – “American Sniper” actor Bradley Cooper is going behind the camera for the first time to direct the fourth remake of “A Star is Born,” taking over from Clint Eastwood. Cooper, who also has a role in the film, is hoping to get Beyonce to co-star with him.

Bradley Cooper (Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Bradley Cooper returned to his hometown of Philadelphia Tuesday and promptly bought tons of clothing for the city’s homeless population.

Cooper, 40, who recently received an Oscar nomination for producing “American Sniper,” is currently in negotiations with Warner Bros. to produce the reworked classic, as well. Beyonce was in talks with Eastwood to play the lead role until she dropped out due to her pregnancy.

The iconic movie first premiered in Hollywood in 1937. The Technicolor film starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, then was remade in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason. The last remake in 1976 featured Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

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Beyonce performs Mahalia Jackson’s gospel song “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.”

In all three films, an aspiring starlet enters show business and is mentored by an older, more experienced, and declining male star. In the process of establishing her career, they fall in love with each other. The aging mentor, whose career has seen better days, becomes despondent when the young and talented protégé outshines and out-earns him. In the end, he takes his life via alcoholism/drowning.

Cooper has bested other leading men for the role, including Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Christian Bale, who had earlier expressed interest in playing the character of the older Norman Maine/John Norman Howard.

Clint Eastwood offered the lead to the “Serena” actor, and eventually handed over the directorial reigns to Cooper, as well.

While Beyonce has yet to be formally re-approached to take the lead opposite him, Cooper is hoping he’ll get a positive response from her to play the character of the young and impressionable singer/actress role opposite him.

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Walking Dead Season 5 Finale News, Spoilers: 90-Minute Special to Wrap Up Loose Storylines

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Walking Dead Season 5 Finale News, Spoilers: 90-Minute Special to Wrap Up Loose Storylines

AMC’s hit post-apocalyptic drama TV series “The Walking Dead” will soon be closing its fifth season and the reported 90-minute culmination special will certainly be mind-blowing as it will try to cover every aspect of the season from the conflict inside Alexandria and the mystery behind those W-tattooed zombies.

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Christian Post Report – A promo shot from season 5 of The Walking Dead

Following the bloody confrontation which occurred in the last episode titled “Try,” Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his group’s residency inside the peaceful walled community might be endangered.

Adding more to the dire consequences of his explosive action, the constable might even lose his hold on the his group of survivors. Katana-wielding Michonne (Danai Guirira) knocked Rick out during his blood-stained soliloquy, and it could be indicative of a leadership change.

“We’ve seen Rick go through a pretty dramatic transformation this season,” executive producer Greg Nicotero told USA Today. “Everybody has a lot to lose by Rick’s behavior. So everybody either has to get behind what Rick’s doing or stop him.”

Then there’s the threat from outside the walls. Ever since the Grimes gang went close to Alexandria, they noticed a slew of dismembered zombies with W-shaped tattoos in their foreheads.

“There are bad people out there, and they’re pretty close,” Nicotero teased.

Chiming in is cast member Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays the depressed Sasha Williams: “They seem to be very perverted, from what we’ve seen.”

“It seems like people they’ve never come across before,” she said.

“The Walking Dead” Season 5 Finale Special titled “Conquer” is slated to air this Sunday, March 29 at 9 p.m. on AMC.

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