Wes Pendleton & Tragic Hero bring you their new producer/MC project entitled, “The Resistance”, on February 12, 2013. This project will be available for both digital and digital distribution, courtesy of EIGHTY’99. For any inquiries feel free to contact Wes at wes[at]eighty99.com.
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Apple has typically kept their refresh cycles to once a year or perhaps a little longer, but could it be that moving forward, they will be accelerating their refresh timelines for certain products. In regards to the iPad 5 and the iPad mini, new rumours seem to indicate that this in fact is the case.
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Let the war of the giant screens begin. Huawei went big–real big–with the Ascend Mate: A 6.1-inch screen and 4050mAh battery headline for the Ascend Mate, along with a long list of features like Magic Touch and Smart Reading that will put the device in direct competition with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2.
If you’re going to do something, you might as well do it big. That appears to be the strategy Huawei has taken when creating its newest line of smartphones. The biggest of them all, the Ascend Mate, made its debut on the CES 2013 stage today. With a 6.1-inch (6.1-inch!) screen, the device will immediately draw comparisons to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 — a challenge Huawei seems to welcome.
The Ascend Mate isn’t just a big screen, but the device itself is mostly screen. With a 0.73 screen-to-frame ratio and 9.9mm thickness, Huawei is wasting little space on this device. Every part of that 6.1-inch screen will be sending through a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, touting 316 pixels per inch.
Providing power for that display will be a battery bigger than any rumor was able to guess: A 4050mAh battery, the largest such battery in a mobile device we know of. While that battery is huge, it also won’t be drained easily. With the heelp of a patented technology, Automatic Discontinuous Perception, the Ascend Mate consumes 20% less power. CEO Richard Yu also bragged of 25 percent less time charging compared to the Galaxy Note II.
Aside from the size, the Ascend Mate has quite a few other features centered around the screen that should intrigue. A feature called Magic Touch makes the touchscreen function even if a user is wearing gloves. Richard Yu placed his tie between his hand and the screen and was still able to operate the device.
Displayed on the screen of the Mate are several new user interface elements. Starting with the One Hand UI, owners of the handset will have the capability to shift elements like the keyboard or dial pad to another side of the screen, making it usable with one hand. Another of the UI innovations is Easy Panel, which allows apps to float over other apps, giving access to multiple apps and information inside them at the same time.
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Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans not to rush to judgment about who he will appoint to replace departing members of his team. 
Back into 2007, the first Apple iPhone model was launched, bringing a new level of innovation to the smartphone market. This is led to Apple becoming one of the dominant forces in the mobile phone industry today, with its iOS powered handsets being among the most iconic consumer technology products ever released. Back in September 2012, the latest version was released, called the iPhone 5. As was predicted, it quickly became a popular choice. Although some critics and consumers alike feel that the phone has fallen short of the mark in terms of innovation over its predecessor, it is still widely regarded as one of the most impressive phones on the market.
Recently there have been a number of rumours circulating around the internet regarding the next instalment of the iPhone series. Some people believe that the iPhone 5S will be launched later this year allowing Apple to fix problems with the current iPhone 5 model, while others are suggesting an iPhone 6 which would allow Apple to produce a brand new device and no doubt use it as an opportunity to outdo competitors in terms of specifications. According to an analyst at Strategy Analytics called Neil Mawson, Apple may be in the process of developing a more compact iPhone model. Mawson says that such a device could launch in 2014, as by this time Apple phones will have reached a saturation point in the market so Apple will be looking for alternative revenue streams. Find all the latest iPhone 5 News on our website along with iPhone 5 Price Comparison.
By producing an iPhone Mini, which could be offered a more affordable price point, Apple would be able to offer a product to consumers in emerging markets who may not have the same levels of disposable income as those in developed markets. Budget Android smartphones from manufacturers like Samsung account for hundreds of millions of sales in emerging markets, so this is a vast revenues source that Apple is missing out on currently.
While many people doubt that Apple would create an iPhone Mini, bear in mind that people said the same about iPad, but iPad Mini was launched last year. Of course, Apple also makes the iPod Nano, a scaled down version of its market leading portable music player.
Whether or not Apple launches a new iPhone Mini remains to be seen. If we hear of any developments regarding such a device, we will be sure to keep you updated, as well as inform you of any news about an iPhone 5S or iPhone 6.
I’m going to be 100 percent real with you. This album is not for every Christian. This is next level Hip Hop that will challenge your mind. It’s like reading a book. If you like swagged out trap music you will be disappointed. I’m just being honest. Talented 10th is Sho Baraka’s first full album since he left Reach Records and became an independant artist and I really feel it’s his best work yet!
Let me give you some background. The phrase "talented tenth" was first used in 1896 by Northern white liberals like the American Baptist Home Mission Society. They wanted to build black colleges to train Negro teachers. Later, W. E. B. Du Bois used the term to title an essay he wrote and published in September 1903.
Talented 10th is more sonically diverse than his last album, "Lions and Liars". The production is complexed but it's still simple and focused if that makes since. Lyrically, Sho is very blunt and raw. He doesn't tell you what you want to hear. He tells you what you need to hear. The album cover is designed to look like a book and his tracks aren’t tracks but chapters.
“I didn't want this to just be seen as another Hip Hop album. I wanted it to be seen as something that was both artistic from the expression that is creative and not trying to be like every other album. Even from how I title each song, how it’s listed and the [design of the] album cover. I wanted this to be an experience of education as well as entertaining... I want to educate as well as entertain in a creative way.”*
The album has two sides, part Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., part Malcolm X. So listening to this joint will give you peace but also give you a sense of urgency. That sense of urgency starts from the first song “Bethesda ft. L.I.B.E.R.T.Y & J.K” In the bible, Bethesda is a pool in Jerusalem that was believed have had healing powers. Sho uses this song to talk about the power of healing in different situations like the death of good artistry, the flesh, and street violence. The song uses a sample from the negro spiritual "Wade in the Water" which refers to healing: see John 5:4, "For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had."
“The concept of the song is the whole wade in the water. There’s a lot of strain out there, theres a lot of struggle, there’s a lot of hurt. The thought process is hold on because there’s a healing coming. Ultimately we believe that Christ brings the healing. But I’m not just trying to say trust in Christ like in a sense that Jesus makes all things perfect. I’m saying though Christ there’s healing. And there’s many different areas of how Christ heals. Things won't be perfect but there is joy, there is fruit, there's love and there's peace in our Lord but you have to wade in that water sometimes”.*
This track is deep. Definitely one of my favorite joints on the album.
Another one of my favorite songs is “Michael.” The beat has an epic feel to it and the bars are razor sharp.
“On and on I know life goes, I’m on the death of a Michael, not Jackson but am missing in action…watch it burn baby burn, my coach is going down…”
“My hood needs more fathers and less bachelors, introduce him to the father no more bastards…”
“They may heard of our God but why bother they heard hell Marys but never knew our fathers, have they heard of the love of Christ , is heaven so far it’s outta sight?…”
“She promised a hell of a night, all I can think to myself is how Lucifer right, brothas in the club throwin you some bucks how about the same brothas throwin you some trust…baby girl you mistaken your own value, your only worth the idol you bow down to”
The song deals with people who are lost, looking for love and acceptance in all the wrong places, and how that can destroy us.
On “Denzel” Sho, with a little help from Chantae Cann & Suzy Rock attack the idea of swag head up. The Song reminds me of one of my favorite bible verses, 1 Corinthians 13:11: When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Swagg is for kids. “Denzel” explains what characteristics a classy individual would have. The production and instrumentation is on point too.
“Jim Crow” is a song that takes this album to a different level in more than one way. It’s heavy and deep. It’s not for everyone but it's raw truth. I’m telling you now, LISTEN WITH CAUTION, but with an open heart and an open mind. Jim Crow was the name of the racial system of laws in the south, between 1877 and the mid-1960s. But it was more than laws, It was a way of life. Under Jim Crow, African Americans were second class citizens. Many Christian ministers and theologians taught that whites were the chosen people, blacks were cursed to be servants, and God supported racial segregation. Sho get’s into issues church folk are scared to talk about.
“There’s a reproduction of ignorance and prejudice that is propagated in our country and if you accept it you will be stuck in this place that I call Ni**a island, or colored island. And the goal is to escape that or not find refuge, because that place is full of ignorance and there’s no real hope there.”*
As impressed as I was with this project, it’s not perfect. I wasn't a huge fan of “Mrs.” Featuring JR. To me It just felt like a throwaway track from Common’s Universal Mind Control (thats an album Common dropped a few years ago that was produced by The Neptunes).
The Talented Tenth is a Masterpiece. The production is on point. Blue, Swoope, ALi, theBeatBreaker, Blue, and JR come together to give us more than a bunch of beats. The production is creative and it even pays homage to classic Hip Hop. The lyrics are well crafted and delivered with precise aim at our minds. This is Hip Hop that you don’t see many people delivering nowadays (other than Humble Beast and very few others). And I know in time it will be considered a classic.
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Tracklisting:
Chapter 1 - Bethesda: co-author L.I.B.E.R.T.Y (Prod: Blue Co-produced by Sho Baraka)
Chapter 2 - Michael: (Prod: Swoope )
Chapter 3 - Get Happy Intermission
Chapter 4 - Mahalia: co-author Duce Banner (Prod: Swoope)
Chapter 5 - Mrs…: co-author JR (Prod: ALi )
Chapter 6 - Ali: co-author ALi (Prod: ALi )
Chapter 7 - Denzel: co-authors Chantae Cann, Suzy Rock (Prod: theBeatBreaker)
Chapter 8 - Madoff: (Prod: Blue)
Chapter 9 - Jim Crow: (Prod: ALi)
Chapter 10 - Peter Pan: (Prod: ALi)
Chapter 11 - Cliff & Claire: co-author Christon Gray (Prod: Swoope)
Chapter 12 - ME!: co-author Lee Green, Theory Hazit (Prod: theBeatBreaker)
Chapter 13 - KING: co-author Tedashii (Prod: theBeatBreaker)
Chapter 14 - Nicodemus: co-author Diamone (Prod: JR)
Bonus Tracks: (Only on Physical Copies of CD)
Epilogue 1: Hello Change
Epilogue 2: KJPJ
ASUS is launching a 150-dollar tablet for emerging markets and frugal customers everywhere, but is it worth the investment compared to other low-cost tablets?
CES may be done, but Asus isn’t. Two days after the annual trade show ended, it has announced the MeMo Pad, an Android tablet that will cost a mere $150.
The MeMo Pad, as stated in a Asus press release, has been released as an answer to “Changing market conditions”, which we think is a code word for lower prices. So far, several low-cost tablets are entering or already on the market in 2013, such as Acer’s own Iconia tablet.
At a modest $150, you could probably guess this tablet is not coming to a store near you with the latest and greatest hardware. Despite this, Asus has worked hard to cram a ton of features and fairly decent hardware into this device. With a 1GHz processor, the CPU of the MeMo Pad is certainly not turning heads, but Asus is throwing in a standard 7-inch display, 1GB of RAM, and your choice of 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, plus a microSD card to maximize your investment. The real treat is that this tablet will come with Android Jelly Bean, rather than the now-dated taste of Ice Cream Sandwich, not to mention three different casing colors for your own personal flair. With an advertised 7-hour battery life, Asus isn’t going overboard in the battery department, but still giving decent performance. This tablet may not catch glances anywhere beyond its price and color options, but certainly no complaints either.
Compared to other tablets on the market, the MeMo Pad certainly isn’t the cheapest you can get, but it certainly is (along with Acer and a few others) one of the cheapest tablets you can get with a real brand name. The MeMo Pad is probably a good choice against Acer’s Iconia or any other brand-name 150 dollar tablet – not that there are many others out there to begin with. You certainly can’t do much better with a price like that. Asus has plans to launch it sometime in January to emerging markets, but you can grab in America some time in April – even if it will be grossly outdated by then.
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"If you win on one of the appeal issues, everything probably falls," defense attorney Joe Amendola has said. "All we have to do is convince an appellate court that one of the issues we will raise is worthy of a reversal."
 The young star had told fans to stop watching his series in a YouTube video.
The half is back.
Angus T. Jones, whose future on CBS comedy Two and a Half Men was thrown into doubt in late November after he trashed his show on a viral YouTube video, is being welcomed home with open arms.
Men's creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre said Wednesday that Jones will be back shooting shortly. "He's coming back next week. He's part of our show. He's part of our family. We love him," Lorre said.
Speaking on the red carpet at the People's Choice Awards, Lorre said he spoke with Jones after his comments. "I was concerned about him continuing with us, but he's entitled to his journey," he said. "He's a sweetheart. He's fine."
He continued: "He's 19, man. Cut him some slack."
Jones has played Jake Harper since the hit sitcom premiered in 2003, though he has had less screen time this season after his character enlisted.
In religious testimony given as a video interview with a small group called The Forerunner Chronicles in November, Jones said: "If you're watching Two and a Half Men, please stop watching Two and a Half Men. I'm on Two and a Half Men. I don't want to be on it. ... Please stop filling your head with filth." The video, recorded in his trailer on the Warner Bros. lot, quickly went viral.
Soon after he expressed regret in a statement: "I apologize if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues and a lack of appreciation of the extraordinary opportunity of which I have been blessed. I never intended that," he says.
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