Obi Worldphone MV1 Full Review

WHAT IS THE OBI WORLDPHONE MV1?

It’s not uncommon to see companies introducing new phone ranges. But when Apple’s ex-CEO John Sculley burst onto the scene last year, launching two phones, pretty much the whole tech industry paid attention to him.

He’s the pioneer of the Obi Worldphone brand, which aims to create attractive but affordable smartphones targeted at younger buyers in developing regions across Asia, Africa and Middle East – as opposed to the US and Europe. Now, that’s quite a feat.

The company’s first phones, the SF1 and SJ1.5, were received well by techies right around the world and seen as viable alternatives to more known handsets like the Moto G and Honor 7. But that wasn’t enough for Obi.

Looking to achieve maximum impact on a global scale and to take advantage of the growing number of people wanting cheap phones, it decided it had to release another handset. Enter the MV1, an unlocked, dual-sim phone capable of running Android Lollipop or Cyanogen OS, and it’s available in the UK for a penny-pinching £119.

OBI WORLDPHONE MV1 – DESIGN AND BUILD

At first glance, the MV1 looks just like any other budget Android smartphone, struggling to fight for differentiation. In fact, no thanks to its slightly curved design and straight edges, it could be easily mistaken for an old Lumia or the Moto G. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it doesn’t exactly vie to be unique among the crowd.

It’s not an ugly phone by any means, despite not looking overly different from its competitors. You’ll still be more than happy to show it off in public. The white version is particularly pleasing, as you can see the handset’s curves clearly, as well as the metal band at the top. It adds for a classy effect, and you certainly wouldn’t think it were a cheap offering.

What’s also great is that you can actually hold the phone comfortably, unlike some of the phablets out there. Don’t be fooled, at 145.6 x 72.6 x 8.95mm, it’s no baby handset. However, your hands don’t feel like they’re stretching when you use the phone. It’s not too heavy, either, weighing 149g. Just to compare, the 2015 Moto G is 159g, so they’re similar.

OBI WORLDPHONE MV1 – DISPLAY

The MV1 sports a reasonably sized 5-inch 1280 x 720 IPS display, which tends to be the norm for budget price point handsets nowadays. While that may be the case, if you look carefully, you can find bargains with even better displays. Budget phones like the OnePlus X and Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 all pack full-HD screens, and for well under £200.

You can get better, but I’m not overly disappointed with the display’s capabilities. With the brightness turned up, on the whole text looks crisp and stands out, and you don’t have to keep blinking in order to focus on detail.

The display has a tendency to make colours appear dull, but this is understandable at a budget price point.

OBI WORLDPHONE MV1 – CAMERA

As photography goes, the MV1 packs an 8-megapixel camera with a single LED flash on the back and a 2-megapixel snapper on the front. For the price you pay for the handset, the cameras are bottomline. The Willeyfox and Moto G both have 13-megapixel rear cameras, as well as 5-megapixel front cameras.

During my tests I found the camera take some decent photos. I’m impressed at the level of detail for a budget smartphone, with it picking up natural light well. If you want to brighten up your photos, you can choose from three auto-exposure modes.

When you take photos in darker environments, it’s worth turning the flash on or having it in auto mode, or your pictures will end up looking grainy and dull. Using the phone in the night with the flash on, I managed to take some detailed shots. The front-facing camera isn’t the best, but it’ll do the job. You just need to make sure you’re surrounded by light, and preferably lots of it.

Here are some pictures took by "Obi Worldphone MV1":

OBI WORLDPHONE MV1 – BATTERY

The phone doesn’t disappoint on the battery front. It serves up 2500mAh of power, which is decent for a budget smartphone. The Willeyfox Swift has the same size battery, and the latest Moto G has 2,470mAh.

On a single charge, Obi claims you get around 16 hours of talktime (2G), up to 28 hours of music, 8 hours video playback and 6 hours of web browsing, which is all fairly accurate. I was able to get through a full day checking my emails, surfing the web, taking photos, listening to music and watching YouTube videos.

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iOS 10 release date, news and features

iOS 10 release date

Apple is once again planning a staggered iOS 10 release date among app developers, public beta testers and then everyone else who wants to wait for the final version.

Technically, iOS 10 is out right now, launching the same day as WWDC in beta form to developers. It's not ready for average iPhone and iPad users who aren't making apps just yet.

Don't worry, you won't have to wait too long to test out iOS 10 on your own. Apple is planning an iOS 10 public beta in July, and it'll help squash bugs two months before the official release date.

iOS 10 compatibility

iOS 10 is coming to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, unless of course you have an age-old phone or tablet that still uses the 30-pin dock connector or is an older iPod touch.

That's where Apple draws the new line in the sand for 2016. Its forthcoming mobile operating system update won't support for iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPod touch 5th gen.

It's not a big surprise. In addition to their non-lightning connections, these devices include 512MB of RAM and stuck around for iOS 9 when we thought they'd be axed from that update last year.

iOS 10 raise to wake

Apple has redesigned the iPhone and iPad lockscreen, giving us the biggest revision since the first iPhone nine years ago. Slide to unlock is gone and replaced with simple instructions: "Press Home to open."

Apple Maps is way better

iOS 10 fixes my biggest complaint about Apple Maps - its inability to scroll ahead on a route. Right now, Maps annoyingly springs you back to your current location whenever you try to look anywhere else.

You'll be free to pan and zoom around the map with the new Apple Maps update and the navigation software is also dynamically zooming in and out of long stretches and complex interchanges.

Apple Music

Apple Music with iOS 10 is being redesigned for its 15 million paid subscribers, and it "allows the music to be the hero," according to Apple. It lets the cover art stand out.

Apple Music

Apple Music with iOS 10 is being redesigned for its 15 million paid subscribers, and it "allows the music to be the hero," according to Apple. It lets the cover art stand out.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 Full Review

WHAT IS THE PANASONIC TZ100?

The Panasonic TZ100 is the very model of a modern advanced compact camera. It has a good-size 1-inch sensor, solid zoom range and enough manual controls to offer a complete photo experience. It may be a small camera, but it can outdo a smartphone unit by some distance.

But, if having a 10x zoom rather than a 3x one will mean that you use a camera more often, then the smaller, wider-aperture competition might prove more compelling. This includes models such as the Sony RX100 III and Canon PowerShot G7 X. Now that it’s available for £500, the Panasonic Lumix LX100, too, will be a better match for image quality obsessives.

PANASONIC TZ100 – DESIGN AND HANDLING

The Panasonic TZ100 is a fairly small camera; you can grasp it easily in one hand.

However, it can't quite boast being pocketable. By including a fairly chunky 10x zoom, the Panasonic TZ100 will fit comfortably only in your coat pocket; not in your jeans. I find the lens housing protrudes just that little too much, more so than on Panasonic TZ80 I reviewed recently.

The TZ100 is more visually appealing than that lower-end model, though. An all-black version of the camera is available, but the model I'm reviewing here sports a two-tone finish: a bit of silvery grey in the top-left corner, bordered by a red trim.

It reminds me a little of the Sony RX100 range with its smooth anodised metal curves; the Panasonic TZ100 is a little larger, however.

PANASONIC TZ100 – SCREEN AND EVF

A consummate box-ticker, the Panasonic TZ100 has an EVF. Its specs are identical to those of the cheaper TZ80. It’s a fixed, 1.16 million dot display with magnification of x0.46.

Sharp enough, but a little small, I’ve been using it as a backup for the rear display rather than a replacement. It is handy, though. Unlike the Sony RX100 cameras, it just sits there rather than popping out of the camera body, and the Panasonic TZ100 automatically switches to the EVF when you put your face up to the camera's rear.

PANASONIC TZ100 – FEATURES

The Panasonic TZ100 has a little pop-up flash, but with no hotshoe you can’t add a more powerful unit. Opting to leave one out in a 1-inch sensor compact makes sense, but remember that this isn’t a super-small compact, only a "fairly" small one.

GPS is missing too, so those wanting to geo-tag photos will have to use the Panasonic phone app.

At least Wi-Fi is included, enabling you to transfer images from the camera to a phone or tablet without too much fuss. The Panasonic TZ100 doesn’t have NFC, however, which is used to speed up the process of connecting phone to camera.

PANASONIC TZ100 – PERFORMANCE AND AF

Over the past couple of years, Panasonic has put plenty of effort into making its cameras fast in two areas: focusing and burst speed.

The Panasonic TZ100 uses the same DFD (Depth from Defocus) technology as a number of mid-range Panasonic models. This is contrast detection at heart, but it uses special software smarts to speed it up, to bring it closer to the performance of a phase-detection hybrid system.

And it works. The Panasonic TZ100 feels pretty snappy to focus, although don’t read too much into the claims that it will focus in 0.1 seconds. That won’t pan out often in the real world.

In low light, when shooting wide open, the Panasonic TZ100 is still fairly fast. However, if you’re shooting at night with zoom then you’ll start to feel the AF slow down. It’s an unfortunate side-effect of a camera whose max aperture takes a dive as the zoom is extended.

PANASONIC TZ100 – LENS

The top reason to choose the Panasonic TZ100, but also the reason why you may opt for another model entirely, rests on the lens. This camera gets you much better zoom range than other 1-inch sensor compacts, but as a result its lens is slower. It’s a 10x lens with range of 25-250mm in the 35mm standard.

PANASONIC TZ100 – IMAGE QUALITY

The Panasonic TZ100 is a camera of compromises, but thankfully, they’re only slight. Where I find the lower-end Panasonic TZ80 to be an image quality compromise too far, this camera makes sense for the average camera buyer. The key to this is the decent 20.1-megapixel sensor and the long zoom.

A 10x lens allows you to capture many more shots than would be possible with a prime lens camera or a 3x one. I like to think of this camera as a great tool for when photography is an incidental extra, not the primary reason for doing whatever you’re doing.

If you want a camera to complement a two-week holiday in Tuscany, the TZ100 will be superb, but if you’re going on a "photography" holiday, then I'd advise that you opt for a model with a smaller zoom and a wider aperture – if you must have a small camera. It will provide more scope for handheld shooting at night, and to isolate your subject using shallow depth-of-field shooting.

You can blur out the background with the Panasonic TZ100, but you need to be fairly close to your subject for the effect to be particularly pronounced.

PANASONIC TZ100 – VIDEO

4K video is another highlight of the Panasonic TZ100. Panasonic has been a bit of a trailblazer in this field, and the high resolution plus OIS makes this a good camera for holiday footage.

I have doubts over its appeal to the more serious video fan, since it doesn’t have a mic input. You have to rely on the stereo mics on the Panasonic TZ100 itself.

4K capture is at 24 or 25 frames per second. Drop down to 1080p and the top frame rate is 50fps.

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Nintendo is working on a “new kind of Mario” for NX 2017

"We're always challenging ourselves to create something new, so hopefully you'll see a new kind of Mario in about a year or two” Miyamoto said.

He added that we may see more of the game, which is presumably for NX, at E3 2017.


Miyamoto also mentioned some of the challenges that accompany iterating upon the established Mario formula.

“It's kind of difficult with Mario because some of the more important conventions of Mario are based on the approachability and accessibility of those games.”

According to Miyamoto, new staff at Nintendo have allowed him to look at the franchise with “fresh eyes.”

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Gears of War 4 release date, news and more

EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT GEARS OF WAR 4

Gears of War 4 is arguably one of Microsoft's biggest exclusive titles in 2016 for Xbox One and Windows 10. Developed by The Coalition, the new first-party studio has plenty to prove if it hopes to leave a lasting mark on the Gears legacy.

The anticipated sequel features a whole new cast characters and some old favourites as they find themselves pitted against a dark and dangerous threat on the world of Sera.

GEARS OF WAR 4 RELEASE DATE – WHEN IS IT COMING OUT?

Gears of War 4 will launch on October 11, 2016 for Xbox One and Windows 10.

It will also be available as part of Microsoft's new Xbox Play Anywhere service. This allows you play games on both Xbox One and Window 10 so long as you own one copy on either platform.

GEARS OF WAR 4 STORY – WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A recent Game Informer article has given us new insight into the narrative Gears 4 will tell. Primarily, the game will focus on three key characters, one of which will be Marcus Fenix's son, JD. The Coalition also confirmed that the game is set 25 years after the events of Gears 3, with the aim to explore a different vision of Sera, with new enemies and locations. You can have a look at JD and fellow main character, Delmont 'Del' Walker in some new concept art that was published on Polygon.

The E3 2015 demo only showed a couple of quadruped beasties with massive mouths filled with teeth and tendrils, but gave no indication as to whether they’re the main adversaries in Gears 4. Here’s hoping there’s a large smorgasbord of bad guys to blast through.

GEARS OF WAR 4 GAMEPLAY – HOW DOES IT PLAY?

It appears that Gears of War 4 maintains the tried-and-true formula from previous games, refining the experience with subtle improvements and new mechanics. Players can expect to blast their way through a set-piece heavy campaign filled with addictive cover shooting and atmospheric enemies. We've already seen a selection of new weapons and abilities present in the game, including some gnarly executions and ranged projectile combat.

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OnePlus 3 Full Review

ONEPLUS 3 – DESIGN:

We don’t blame you if you’re feeling a sense of deja-vu when looking at the OnePlus 3 – it looks a lot like an HTC One.

ONEPLUS 3 SPECS:

The OnePlus 3 comes a robust 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. In terms of processing power, the new handset packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip – the same processor that can be found in many top-end handsets, including US versions of the Galaxy S7. That should ensure some seriously speedy performance, especially in combination with the 6GB of RAM.

And when it comes to the display, there's lots to be excited about. Although OnePlus has kept the resolution at 1080p, the 5.5-inch screen is now made using AMOLED technology. That means each individual pixel emits its own light, as opposed to LCD, which uses a backlight to illuminate the pixels. It should result in deeper blacks, more vibrant colours, and better energy efficiency.

ONEPLUS 3 – CAMERA:

OnePlus has also loaded its new handset with a 16-megapixel rear camera. That's more than the Galaxy S7 but, as we've seen with several phones this year, more pixels doesn't always mean better photos. We'll have to wait until we get our hands on a review model to see how the OnePlus 3 camera stacks up against others on the market.

The new sensor also features optical image stabilisation (OIS), which should make for sharper shots.

 Here is some pictures took by the "OnePlus 3":

ONEPLUS 3 SOFTWARE – ANDROID 6.0, CERTAINLY NOT ANDROID N:

The OnePlus 3 is going to run Android 6.0.1 with OnePlus' Oxygen OS skin overlaid. Thankfully OnePlus has always done this well in the past, adding just enough new software tweaks to keep it fresh without taking away from what makes Android great.

ONEPLUS 3 – BATTERY LIFE:

The OnePlus 2 offered a formidable day-and-a-half of usage between charges, which is par for the course with flagship phones.

That was thanks to a 3,300mAh battery, paired with reasonably efficient components like a Full HD display and the Snapdragon 810. The OnePlus 3 has a slightly smaller 3,000mAh battery, but seeing as it hasn't made the jump to a QHD or 4K panel, we’d expect to see similar battery life once again.

ONEPLUS 3 PRICE:

The OnePlus 3 is on-sale for £309 – pretty good considering the internals are on-par with most high-end handsets.

SHOULD I BUY THE ONEPLUS 3?

It’s usually pretty easy to recommend OnePlus phones because they’re so cheap. But this year has played host to some seriously formidable smartphones, so OnePlus faces stiff competition.

Some of the top-tier smartphones on offer right now include the Samsung Galaxy S7, the LG G5, and the Nexus 6P – and they’re just from the Android camp. There’s also the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, both of which have received strong critical reception.

The advantage OnePlus has is its wallet-friendly pricing. At £309, there isn’t really anything that will compete at that price. You’ve got the Xiaomi Mi5, that’s powerful and costs about £275, but you’ll need to import it from a site like Gearbest.com.

It might not be the very best phone you can buy, but it's combination of high-end specs and low price make it a seriously tempting offer for anyone looking for a new handset.

OnePlus 3: Everything you need to know:

The OnePlus 3 has officially launched. We now know all of the major details about the new handset so here’s the full list of OnePlus 3 specs:

• 5.5-inch screen
• 1,920 x 1,080 pixel display (401ppi)
• Dimensions: 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4mm
• Weight: 158 grams
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
• Adreno 530 GPU
• 6GB RAM
• 64GB storage (32GB variant may be offered in some markets)
• 16MP main camera
• 8MP selfie camera
• USB-C port (Dash Charge 5V/4A)
• 3,000mAh battery
• Fingerprint scanner
• NFC
• Dual-SIM
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Oxygen OS (Android 6.0.1)

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iPhone 7 release date, news and rumors

iPhone 7 design:

• Hottest leaks:
• No headphone jack
• Water resistance
• Bezel-less metal body

The iPhone 6S looked a lot like the iPhone 6 and while we were expecting big changes for the iPhone 7, we've got bad news for iPhans: it might be a little bit similar - but with some big changes.

For one thing, it could be even slimmer than the 7.1mm-thick iPhone 6S; Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities reckons it'll be dropping to between 6mm and 6.5mm thick. That sounds unnecessarily slim to us, especially as it could cause the battery life to take a hit, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 is only marginally thicker at 6.8mm, so it's possible.

iPhone 7 screen:

• Hottest leaks:
• A sharper screen
• An edge-to-edge display

The iPhone 7 could be in for a big resolution jump if a DigiTimes source is to be believed, as Apple is apparently likely to move to glass-on-glass screens, which in turn opens up the possibility of a QHD or even a 4K display.

A lot of Android phones already have QHD screens, and the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is 4K, so it's possible that Apple will pump up the resolution of its next flagship, but given that the iPhone 6S isn't even 1080p we're skeptical that it'll get anywhere near 4K.

The iPhone 7 is likely a way off yet, but many of its main rivals have already launched. The biggest ones are the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Both of these phones have received five star reviews on techradar - which we hadn't previously given out to a phone for two years - so Apple has some serious work to do.

Check out our full reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

The HTC 10 looks to be a worthy alternative to Apple's handset too. Coming from HTC it's as stylish as you'd hope and the audio quality is a cut above.

iPhone 7 camera and battery:

• Hottest leaks:
• A dual-lens snapper
• No more camera bump
• A larger battery

Apple overhauled its camera tech for the iPhone 6S, replacing its old 8MP snapper with a shiny new 12MP one and boosting the front-facing camera up to 5MP.

iPhone 7 OS and power:

• Hottest leaks:
• A hexa-core processor
• 3GB of RAM
• iOS 10

The iPhone 7 is bound to land with iOS 10, since we're up to iOS 9 on the iPhone 6S. That's likely to include improvements to Siri, an Apple Music redesign and astandalone HomeKit app, among other changes.

WWDC 2016 starts today (June 13) and iOS 10 is likely to make an appearance, so we'll know more about it soon.

iPhone 7 cost:

There aren't any price rumors yet, but in all likelihood the iPhone 7 will cost roughly what the iPhone 6S currently retails for. That would make it $649/£539/AU$1,079 upwards.

Though if Apple finally ditches the 16GB model the starting price might be even higher.

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E3 2016 just deemed VR the future of gaming

"Virtual reality is the future of gaming." Surely, you've heard this statement before from some game or hardware company's press conference or seen it on an ad. But, with E3 2016's major reveals out of the way, I have to break it to you:

It is the truth.

And, before you get up in arms over whether I've drank a big fat gulp of the Kool-Aid, I'm not speaking in hyperbole and this isn't simply "IMO", like the cool kids say. I'm just looking at the surprisingly long catalog of key, iconic entertainment franchises that have revealed their deep dives into VR gaming this week. I'll just list a few here:

• Resident Evil 7
• Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing VR Mission
• Batman Arkham VR
• Final Fantasy XV VR Experience
• Fallout 4
• Star Trek: Bridge Crew
• Doom VR

Somehow, various game development studios have convinced their publishers (or vise versa) to go whole hog on expensive VR technology, throwing their biggest properties into the mix. This point is key.

There are countless original VR games out there already since the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive landed earlier this spring, and they look incredible. But none of them yet have allowed you to become goddam Batman.
That's the magical difference that's going to seal the deal for VR; gamers will go where the coolest, biggest new games are, no matter the cost – eventually. (They hope.)

VR hardware manufacturers and big-time game developers alike have gotten into the ears of the publishers (or the other way around probably in some cases) with the idea that VR is the next technological leap that gaming customers will expect. And, it looks like – likely after putting a headset or two on – the publishers were convinced.

The expectations of VR couldn't be higher already – and rightfully so when you're strapping a $600 piece of plastic and silicon to your face.

It's safe to say that these reactions are neither unique nor unwarranted. But, with some of geeky entertainment's biggest names requiring us to strap on headsets to experience the next chapters in (or angles of) their stories, it looks like our fandom will be put to the test.

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How to download Emily Wants To Play for free

Emily Wants To Play Introduction:

It’s 11pm, and you are at the last house on your route. The lights are on, and the front door is opened. But, the windows are all boarded up and the grass is overgrown. It seems like a strange place to deliver a pizza, but at least, it looks like someone is home.

You run to the front door since it’s storming pretty bad.

“Hello!? Your pizza's here!" You announce. No one answers. There's an eerie silence.You are getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the door and look around. The front door suddenly closes behind you.

You just wanted to finish this last delivery and head home for the night. Now you must figure out how to get out of this creepy house.Freely roam the house and try to figure out what is going on. Three dolls and a strange girl named Emily will also start roaming the house as the hours toll by. Stay away from them, but if you do end up in a room with one, figure out how to stay alive.

This may be your last pizza delivery.

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How to download Utorrent

Early development[edit]

Out of general discontent with bloatware, Serge Paquet suggested to Ludvig Strigeus that he should make a smaller and more efficient BitTorrent client. Strigeus began to conceptualize the plans for the program's development, which, at the time, did not include making the client feature-rich. After initially working on it for about a month during the last quarter of 2004 (the first build is dated October 17, 2004), mostly during his free time before and after work, Strigeus ceased coding µTorrent for a year. He resumed work on September 15, 2005, and three days later, the first public release (version 1.1 beta) was made available as freeware, and began generating feedback.

PeerFactor SARL[edit]

On March 4, 2006, PeerFactor SARL announced the signing of a six-month contract with Strigeus for the development of "new content distribution applications on the Web."[17] PeerFactor SARL is a relatively new company formed by former employees of PeerFactor, which was a subsidiary of the French anti-piracy organization Retspan.

Ludde stated that his coding for PeerFactor SARL was to use his expertise at optimization of the BitTorrent protocol to create a .dll which PeerFactor SARL intended to use as part of a distribution platform for files in a corporate setting.[18] At the time there was some speculation that μTorrent may have been modified to spy on users on Peerfactor's behalf,[17][19] however to date (even following μTorrent's acquisition by BitTorrent, Inc.) no evidence has been produced to support these allegations.

Ownership change[edit]

On December 7, 2006, µTorrent was purchased by BitTorrent, Inc., as it was announced on their official forum.[16]

On September 18, 2007, BitTorrent 6.0 was released. Although previous versions of the BitTorrent client had been open source software, it has been closed source since version 6.

                               

                                            
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how to download Ben and Ed for FREE

Ben and Ed is a 3D platformer, which takes place in an uncommon dystopian world. The player controls Ed the Zombie, who is forced to participate in a grotesque game showcalled "Rundead".Will he beat all obstaclesthe evil Showmaster confronts him with, to save his best friend Ben?
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MacBook review

The MacBook is all about compromise. With more pixels than the Air, its display allows me to be more productive on the move and slinging it into a backpack almost feels like cheating. While no powerhouse (editing 4K images on it is slightly painful), it handles basic tasks with ease.
One year later, Apple has refreshed the MacBook with Intel's sixth-generation Skylake processors while introducing faster storage, memory and graphics for the same price. The most interesting change is on the outside: a new Rose Gold finish that genuinely makes me consider owning a shiny pink laptop for the first time. Gender stereotypes be damned.But despite its upgrades, the new MacBook is not the MacBook Airreplacement that rumors once again predict will arrive this summer - it's the same unique, dazzling and challenging laptop as the one that launched one year ago. Only faster, and with longer-lasting battery life.
A new processor, coupled with faster internal storage, memory and graphics has brought tangible improvements to the MacBook's performance. You'll still have to somehow manage with a single USB-C port, bolting on adapters and connectors to equip your FrankenMac with vital extra limbs.
And if you didn't get on with its super-shallow keyboard, your fingers will remain as unconvinced as they were before - especially during long typing sessions. The MacBook brings more megahertz, and I'm not talking about clock speed.

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How to watch UEFA Euro 2016 championship in style

How to watch Euro 2016 on TV

The good news is that – assuming you have a TV licence in the UK – it should be easy to watch Euro 2016 games for free, with most of the games being shown on ITV and the BBC.

For example, the Saturday June 11 game between England and Russia, and the June 20 game between England and Slovakia, will be shown on ITV. The England vs Wales game on June 16 will be shown on BBC1.

If you're not in the UK, but want to watch Euro 2016 games, then check out the list for the worldwide UEFA Euro 2016 broadcasting rights, which will tell you which channel will be showing the matches.

How to watch UEFA Euro 2016 online for free

Because the BBC and ITV have the rights to Euro 2016 games, it's easy to watch the games live online – just use the BBC iPlayer or ITV Hub online streaming services. These can be viewed through your web browser, and many smart TVsand games consoles have apps for them, as well as Android and iOS smartphones.

Websites such as TVCatchup (which also has an app for smartphones) is another handy source for watching the Euro 2016 games online for free.

If you're not in the UK then a number of other broadcasters will be streaming the Euro 2016 matches online, such as ESPN. The UEFA Euro 2016 Live website is a handy resource for finding out which games are streamed and where to watch them.

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