iPhone user tries out the Galaxy Note 5 – is it good enough to make him switch?

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Apple’s newest iPhones were just unveiled yesterday but one iPhone user has been spending time with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 to see if it’s good enough to make him switch to Android. Writing over at Droid Life, Ron Offringa offers a thorough rundown of what it’s like for an iPhone user to switch to the Galaxy Note 5 and he offers up some interesting analysis of the device’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Legendary Nintendo designer explains the secrets behind Super Mario Bros.’ iconic World 1-1

%name Legendary Nintendo designer explains the secrets behind Super Mario Bros.’ iconic World 1 1 by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

In the annals of video game history, there’s perhaps no game more recognizable nor more iconic than the original Super Mario Bros. title for NES. Even folks who are decidedly not into video games have likely played World 1-1 on Mario Bros. at some point in their lives.

Designed by legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, the first level of Super Mario Bros. is widely heralded as a game design triumph that’s as instructive as it is fun to play. Earlier this week, Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sat down for an enlightening interview with Eurogamer to discuss some of the strategies that went into designing World 1-1.

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The drama continues: Former Ashley Madison CTO now suing security researcher for libel

%name The drama continues: Former Ashley Madison CTO now suing security researcher for libel by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

The fallout emanating from the Ashley Madison data hack just can’t seem to end. Three weeks after hackers released upwards of 25 gigabytes of stolen company files, including identifiable customer information, former Ashley Madison CTO Raja Bhatia is now suing security researcher Brian Krebs for libel. Krebs, in case you’re unfamiliar, brought some old and private emails involving Bhatia to light just a few weeks ago.

In an article from Krebs titled “Leaked Ashley Madison emails suggest execs hacked competitors”, Krebs published emails that Bhatia sent to Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman wherein the former CTO boasted of being able to bypass the site security of, what was then, a growing and competing site called Nerve.com.

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Samsung trolls Apple with brilliantly timed post-iPhone 6s announcement TV ad

%name Samsung trolls Apple with brilliantly timed post iPhone 6s announcement TV ad by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

Samsung started trolling Apple during the company’s iPhone 6s keynote, using all sorts of snarky remarks on Twitter. But that’s not enough for the giant Korean corporation that happens to be one of the leading iPhone parts provider and Apple’s most important rival in the smartphone business, so Samsung came out with a new ad campaign that manages to show off a feature the iPhone 6s doesn’t have, while also making fun – and copy – Apple’s latest iPhone adds.

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‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ is a ratings monster; Kimmel and Fallon should be very afraid

%name ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ is a ratings monster; Kimmel and Fallon should be very afraid by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is now two episodes in and is, by all accounts, off to resoundingly positive start. Fans of Colbert’s Comedy Central show who were worried that a move to late night might diminish Colbert’s comedy quotient will clearly have nothing to worry about. Colbert doesn’t seem to have lost a step and is clearly at the top of his comedic game, masterfully blending his unique sense of humor with a pointed intellect that’s unrivaled in late night.

So while fans of Stephen Colbert thankfully have nothing to worry about, the same can’t be said of Colberts late night competition, specifically Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

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‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ is a ratings monster; Kimmel and Fallon should be very afraid

%name ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ is a ratings monster; Kimmel and Fallon should be very afraid by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is now two episodes in and is, by all accounts, off to resoundingly positive start. Fans of Colbert’s Comedy Central show who were worried that a move to late night might diminish Colbert’s comedy quotient will clearly have nothing to worry about. Colbert doesn’t seem to have lost a step and is clearly at the top of his comedic game, masterfully blending his unique sense of humor with a pointed intellect that’s unrivaled in late night.

So while fans of Stephen Colbert thankfully have nothing to worry about, the same can’t be said of Colberts late night competition, specifically Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

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Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event

%name Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

It seems the team at Taiwanese Animators were not impressed by this week’s big Apple event. In fact, they were so unimpressed that they made a video about it that depicted an angry Steve Jobs rising from the dead to attack Tim Cook for both adding a stylus to the iPad Pro and because Apple’s newest tablet seemingly took so many cues from the Microsoft Surface. Jobs, in case you didn’t know, loathed both Microsoft products and styluses and wasn’t shy about saying so.

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Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event

%name Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

It seems the team at Taiwanese Animators were not impressed by this week’s big Apple event. In fact, they were so unimpressed that they made a video about it that depicted an angry Steve Jobs rising from the dead to attack Tim Cook for both adding a stylus to the iPad Pro and because Apple’s newest tablet seemingly took so many cues from the Microsoft Surface. Jobs, in case you didn’t know, loathed both Microsoft products and styluses and wasn’t shy about saying so.

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Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event

%name Hilarious Taiwanese Animators video imagines Steve Jobs’ furious reaction to yesterday’s Apple event by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

It seems the team at Taiwanese Animators were not impressed by this week’s big Apple event. In fact, they were so unimpressed that they made a video about it that depicted an angry Steve Jobs rising from the dead to attack Tim Cook for both adding a stylus to the iPad Pro and because Apple’s newest tablet seemingly took so many cues from the Microsoft Surface. Jobs, in case you didn’t know, loathed both Microsoft products and styluses and wasn’t shy about saying so.

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