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iPod Touch 6th Generation: Specs, Features, Release Date Rumors

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Christian Post Report – Is the iPod Touch gone for good? For years, there have been rumors of a sixth-generation iPod Touch, but the device was a no-show last September when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were announced, and it wasn’t mentioned at last Monday’s Apple Spring Forward Event.

It has been a while since Apple has released a new iPod Touch. The fifth generation device was released back in September 2012, with shipments beginning the following month. The launch marked a significant improvement as the iPod Touch 5 came with a 4-inch Retina display found in the iPhone 5, a faster dual core A5 chip, a 5MP camera and a looped wrist strap.

Though the iPod Touch fifth generation sported major upgrades which sets it apart from its predecessors, the product line saw declining sales in recent years as customers have shifted to smartphones for their media player, camera, and app needs. Given that news about the 6th generation iPod has been scarce as of the recent months, it remains unclear when the device might see its next upgrade. However, there are rumors that the gadget could be released this year, specifically by September, when Apple traditionally launches its latest flagship devices.

If there’s any truth to the rumors, then it’s possible that the iPod Touch 6th Generation could launch alongside the iPhone 7. The device is expected to come in pink, silver, blue, yellow, space grey, orange, green, and red.

According to iTechWhiz, the device could have a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels with pixel density count of 440ppi. The iPod Touch 6 will reportedly have an 8-megapixel iSight camera and a 1.5MP front facing shooter.

As for the price, the iPod Touch 6th Generation will reportedly cost the same as what an iPod Touch 5G costs today, which is $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model. Once the iPod Touch 6 is released, it is expected that the iPod Touch 5 will see a marked decrease in price.

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Apple iOS 8.3 Public Beta Roll Out News: How to Get the Latest iOS

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Apple has been so busy lately. Earlier this week, the company has officially launched the iOS 8.2 which is now available for public consumption. However, recent reports indicated that the Cupertino-based tech giant may be already working for yet another update of the mobile OS.

Christian Post Report – For those who missed it, Apple has been rolling out two test versions of the iOS 8.3 exclusively for licensed developers. Now, a report from GSM Arena indicated that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus maker is also releasing the said iOS beta version to the general public.

Providing more details for the said mobile operating system release, the tech review site posted a guide for those non-developers who want to take part in the testing.

Participants must first go to their official Apple Seed website (see link here). For them to join, they have to sign in first to enroll at the beta program, which is free.

Entrants must be able to backup their devices to iTunes. After that, they can download the configuration profile from the Apple Seed site. By doing so, it allows the beta release to show up in their devices’ Software update section.

Rhe new iOS 8.3 beta has been primarily designed with the Apple Watch in mind. As an integral part for the latest iOS 8.2 release, the new OS sees the messaging settings getting a “conversation list filtering” option which can be found in the Messages app.

Users also now have the ability to report unwanted messages from unknown contacts through the “Report Junk” option.

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update: Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus Gets the Latest OS

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There is good news for those who still cling to their Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus smartphones. The latest tech news indicates that the 2014 device will now be getting Android’s newest Lollipop OS.

Christian Post Report – Sam Mobile reported that the South Korean tech giant has started rolling out the official Android Lollipop update for those users of the Galaxy S5 Plus with model number SM-G901F “in Nordic countries.”

Instead of version 5.0.1 like in most Samsung handheld devices, the S5 Plus will get the more recent 5.0.2 version.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus is basically a crossover between the Galaxy S5 and the S5 LTE-A device that is exclusively released for South Korean mobile market. The smartphone in question boasts the latter’s QHD touchscreen and a more capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 while getting the best of the 2014 flagship’s 1080p display resolution as well as its faster LTE data transfer features.

The software update, the site wrote, can be downloaded through Samsung Kies desktop software.

For those waiting for the over-the-air (OTA) rollout, GSM Arena said it will “commence soon too.”

Should the update be successful, the device will now carry the build number G901FXXU1BOC4.

More related Android OS news from Sam Mobile pointed out that other Samsung devices included in the Galaxy lineup like the S4, the S5 and its other variants such as the Note Edge, Note 3 and Note 4 are also getting the attention from the Korean tech manufacturer.

For those owning S5 minis, reports indicated that the devices should be rolled out with the Lollipop update by next quarter.

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‘Gears of War 4’ Xbox One 2015 Release Date, News: Title to Be Unveiled at E3 2015?

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Christian Post Report – The much anticipated third-person shooter video game “Gears of War 4” for Xbox One still hasn’t got an official release date. However, this news doesn’t thwart the hopes of fans who have long been waiting for the fourth instalment of the Gears of War series.

There’s a high possibility for the title to come out during E3 2015 convention which will be held in June.

Development for the game will now be carried out by Black Tusk Studios, according to KPopStarz. Earlier this year, the franchise’s long time developer, Epic Games, announced that they won’t be making the follow-up series following the sale made with Microsoft.

The task was then later turned over to Black Tusk, whose head, Rod Fergusson, was also involved with Gears of War during his time as an Epic Games producer.

It really won’t be long before “Gears of war 4” hits the store shelves. Xbox manager Phil Spencer told Gamespot that Black Tusk is already “making massive progress” on the project.

There have been rumours that the fourth series might be a reboot. The Xbox official adressed those speculations as well.

“And Gears 2 did well, Gears 3 did well. So I thought the franchise continued to grow. But we’ve talked about getting back to something … I think the story and the setting and what they’re going through … in a Gears of War–the name of the game, it really meant something to what that game was about. We’ve got to get back to that,” he said.

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New York Rangers vs Florida Panthers Live Stream Free: Watch NHL Hockey Online (Start Time, Preview)

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The Florida Panthers try to end the New York Rangers’ home undefeated streak as they meet at Madison Square Garden in the National Hockey League on Sunday. The game will start at 5 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream (details below).

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Christian Post Report – Rick Nash of the New York Rangers

The Rangers have won four straight in the Garden, including a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators.

In that contest between two of the top teams in the league, New York got off to an early lead after Marc Staal scored in the first seven minutes of the contest. Chris Kreider then doubled the lead in the second period before Matt Cullen cut the deficit in half with a wrister.

However, the Rangers proved to be too much as Dominic Moore ad Rick Nash netted in the last period to eventually win 4-1.

Kevin Klein will not be available for New York after suffering an arm injury early in the week. He has joined goalie Henrik Lundqvist in the list of injuries with the shot-stopper out indefinitely after a neck injury.

For the Panthers, they are still trying to climb the rankings as they find themselves in the lower half of the Eastern Conference.

Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau lead the team statistically but they will need to get help from veterans like Jussi Jokinen as they try to make a late push in the season.

Like the Rangers, Florida are missing top goalie Roberto Luongo who has been out since the first week of the month due to a shoulder injury. Unfortunately, Al Montoya also suffered a groin injury leaving the Panthers short-handed when it comes to the goalie position.

New York have won their first two meetings of the season, first a 5-2 victory in Florida, followed by another dazzling 6-3 win in New York.

In the home win, the score was tied 3-3 coming into the final period before three straight goals within a 10-minute span gave New York a much-deserved victory.

This will be their final meeting of the regular season.

For live scores and updates, visit NHL.com. For live streaming, click here.

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‘Titanfall’ DLC Free Forever for Xbox, Xbox 360 and PC, Titanfall 2 In Development

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Christian Post Report – Two pieces of good news recently came out for fans of the multiplayer first person shooter video game “Titanfall” as the game celebrates its one year anniversary.

The first piece of good news is that the game’s downloadable content or DLC which used to be available only for paid season pass holders is now totally free for both Xbox and PC players. The second piece of good news is that the game’s developers have confirmed that “Titanfall 2” is in development for release on multiple platforms.

Since “Titanfall” first came out in March 2014, both free and paid downloadable content was made available by Respawn, the game developers. Paid content can be had at a discount through the purchase of a season pass, and this season pass entitles the user to three expansion packs, “Expedition,” “Frontier’s Edge,” and “IMC Rising.” With this new announcement, even gamers who have yet to buy the game can opt to pick up the expansion packs at a later date after their purchase. The free offer was initially announced for the Xbox consoles only, but in later reports, DLC for the PC version was included.

The DLC expansion packs will provide the players with new maps which, according to a report in Forbes, will provide “a much different game overall than the Titanfall they probably played at launch.” When the game first came out, it received high marks from critics but after a while, the lack of new content, having no “real campaign mode and a scarce handful of multiplayer modes” bored some players who eventually gave up playing, still according to the report. One of the game’s saving graces is the constant updating of content by the developer.

This strategy of making available content that is free is said to help revive interest in the game. This will be important when Respawn again releases the game’s sequel “Titanfall 2” in the near future. The report expects the new game to be infinitely better than the first one. The developers will likely incorporate in “Titanfall 2” the new additions in the first game and some more surprises. If they listened to earlier complaints, they will likely add a campaign in the new game for a different playing experience.

“Titanfall’s” gameplay involves the players fighting as “free-running foot soldier pilots who control mech-style exoskeletons or “Titans.”

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Original Red Power Ranger Austin St. John Returns to Hollywood With Doomsday Film ‘Survival’s End’

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Christian Post Report – Austin St. John, the original actor behind the Red Power Ranger suit, is returning to Hollywood after two decades away to star in a sci-fi thriller, “Survival’s End.”

Original “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” leader, Austin St. John, who played the original Red Power Ranger, Jason Lee Scott, has returned to the Hollywood scene after a 22-year absence to promote his new project, “Survival’s End.”

St. John, who is a trained EMT and firefighter in real life, will be starring in a sci-fi thriller about a doomsday virus based on the spreading Ebola threat in Central Africa, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

The film’s plot hinges on an Ebola-like epidemic invading the United States, presenting a grim vision of an uncontrollable self-replicating virus. In the movie, world leaders, after assessing the situation and seeing the infectivity of containment, decide to eradicate the infected areas of the population instead. World governments join together to perform the purge through global genocide.

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Austin St. John Facebook photo. Feb. 7, 2015.

St. John plays a former military specialist leading a group of uninfected people constantly on the move to evade government cleansing squads. Their goal is to survive long enough until a vaccine to combat the virus is contained.

“Survival’s End” will be helmed by Daniel E. Springen, who will also be writing and producing the film.

The film aims to raise $275,000 for production costs, with 70 percent shouldered by the Valencia Film Program that will be providing cameras, sound, post-production, and trained filmmakers. The film premise is currently on campaign at fund crowding site, indiegogo.com.

St. John and Power Ranger fans interested in seeing the film hit theaters can make donations that start at $10 and be given a chance to win a “Survival’s End” exclusive shirt, the opportunity to be part of the film as an extra or producer, or a camping trip with St. John who will be teaching real-life survival skills.

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Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals Live Stream Free: Watch NHL Hockey Online (Start Time, Preview)

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The Boston Bruins travel to the Verizon Center to face the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League on Sunday. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET, and a live stream of the game is available (details below).

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Christian Post Report – Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals

Despite only one win in their last four games, the Capitals are still in the race for the Wild Card spot in the playoffs.

They’re currently fourth in the Metropolitan Division and hold a 12 point lead over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Unfortunately, they have also been riddled with injuries, with five players listed as either out indefinitely or day-to-day.

Three players have been sidelined in March alone, with Michael Latta and Brooks Orpik out with lower body injuries, while Jay Beagle is the latest casualty, and is listed as day to day due to a knock on his shoulder.

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom need more help from other guys as they are the only two players who have exceeded 50 points so far this season. John Carlson is the next after the two stars with 46 points from 10 goals and 36 assists.

For the Bruins, they are fourth in the Atlantic Division but have improved their form as of late. They are also trying to chase a playoff spot whether it be a Wild Card or through automatic inclusion.

Brett Connolly is out until at least April after a finger injury during practice required surgery. He underwent a successful operation and is optimistic that he will be able to return just before the postseason begins.

Set to meet three times this season, the two teams have only squared-off once so far, with Washington winning big at Boston.

Ovechkin scored twice in the first period to set the tone of the game, while Mike Green and Joel Ward added to the lead in the second and third periods respectively to get two points in a 4-0 victory.

After this meeting, the two squads are set to clash for the last time in April.

For live scores and updates, visit NHL.com. For live streaming, click here.

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Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger Head to Dinner with His Mother Maria Shriver

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Christian Post Report – Miley Cyrus and her boyfriend, Patrick Schwarzenegger, are often seen and photographed going on dates or partying with their friends. But on Wednesday March 11, the couple was seen in the company of Patrick’s mother, Maria Shriver, as they all went out to dinner in Los Angeles.

Patrick, Miley, and Maria were accompanied by Patrick’s brother Christopher at Palm Restaurant, According to Daily Mail. For the family dinner, Miley was dressed in a black dress paired with sheer black tights and black shoes. Meanwhile, Patrick was clad in jeans and grey sweater.

It appears as though Maria has officially given her blessings to the couple, who has been dating for five months. Back in December, it was claimed that she had concerns over her son dating the “Wrecking Ball” singer.

A source told Us Weekly that “there is friction” between Maria and the couple.

“Maria told Patrick the more she hears about Miley the more she’s concerned,” said the source.

Another report back at the end of last year claimed that Maria allegedly banned Miley from attending the annual Kennedy Christmas party.

But now that it appears that Maria has approved of Miley, the couple is reportedly thinking of taking the next step in their relationship.

According to TMZ, Miley and Patrick have reportedly been telling their friends that they will get married someday.

Another source from Hollywood Life says that the couple has talked about tying the knot and having children together.

“They have talked about it, but they are going to continue being a couple without the engagement or marriage for a while … Miley is ready for a kid, Patrick not so much,” said the source.

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Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger Head to Dinner with His Mother Maria Shriver

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