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When iPhone assembler Foxconn announced that it was building a new display plant in Wisconsin, there was much celebrating over the $10B investment. But it now seems that the company may be planning to scale back the plant … The original plan had been to manufacture large LCD panels for televisions and monitors. But with increasing competition from China in that market, supply chain sources say that Foxconn is aiming to cut costs by aiming instead for smaller displays....

Unlike Microsoft’s other discount programs, Microsoft DreamSpark offers students FREE, NO-COST access to all of Microsoft’s development, server and designer tools including the following software titles: (as of the writing of this groovy Article) Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2003SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server ExpressVisual Studio 2008 Professional and Visual Studio 2005Visual Web Developer 2008 ExpressVisual C++ 2008 ExpressVisual C# 2008 ExpressVisual Basic 2008 ExpressRobotics Developer Studio 2008 R2CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 R2XNA Game Studio 3....

Wireless provider FreedomPop, the company providing access to free monthly data plans through a number of hotspot devices and iOS device accessories, today announced it is expanding its 3G coverage through Sprint’s network to provide nationwide coverage to its customers. In addition to the network expansion, it is also now accepting preorders for its latest hotspot device dubbed “Overdrive Pro” (pictured above): FreedomPop offers users free data (with the option to purchase more) ranging from 500MB to 2GB per month through devices such as its $99 WiMAX sleeve for iPod touch or the recently announced $89 Burst 4G home wireless router....

Ross mistaking Emily for Rachel at the altar is one of Friends most memorable moments, and it was possible thanks to an honest mistake from David Schwimmer in a previous episode. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, Friends debuted on NBC in 1994 and came to an end in 2004 after ten seasons and a lot of ups and downs in the lives of the main characters. The series followed a group of six friends (Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey, and Ross) living in New York City and doing their best to balance their personal and professional lives....

Here’s your ultimate guide to all the Easter eggs and callbacks in Frozen 2. Audiences have been waiting a long time for a sequel to the 2013 animated classic Frozen, and it’s finally here. Set three years after the events of the first movie, Frozen 2 sees Anna and Elsa uncover the tragic secrets that lie in their family history. It’s a darker sequel, and the ending forces both of the sisters to figure out their place in the world....

The Faceless Men are one of the most mysterious organizations in the world of Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire. The Faceless Men worship the Many-Faced God of death, work as assassins, are said to abhor slavery, and hold the words valar morghulis (all men must die) and valar dohaeris (all men must serve) close to heart. Despite the fact that Arya’s time with the Faceless Men reached its conclusion, we still learned very little about the organization as a whole, leading many fans to be disappointed with their treatment on the show....

Cersei Lannister was an evil queen even before she reigned over Westeros from the Iron Throne. We first meet Cersei in season one of Game Of Thrones when the Lannister queen travels to Winterfell with her husband Robert Baratheon following the death of Jon Arryn. Sansa Stark initially admires Cersei and celebrates when the King betroths her to Joffrey. However, she soon realizes that Cersei isn’t what she seems after she becomes the queen’s hostage in King’s Landing....

Game of Thrones’ Battle of Winterfell - in season 8, episode 3 - ended the Long Night barely after it had begun when Arya Stark killed the Night King and his army in a huge twist. But as satisfying as that moment was on TV, it’s highly unlikely the A Song of Ice & Fire books will wrap up the White Walker storyline in the same way - near impossible, in fact....

Game of Thrones’ latest episode, “The Bells”, destroyed the Red Keep - but what about the Iron Throne? After the Golden Company, the Iron Fleet, and the entire Lannister army was defeated in Game of Thrones season 8, episode 5, which happens to be the penultimate episode of the season, Daenerys fulfills her destiny and becomes the Mad Queen, thus following in her father’s footsteps. Even though the Lannisters and the people of King’s Landing surrendered, Dany took it upon herself to kill everyone....

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Funny WiFi addresses [sic] are the new funny answering machine messages. You all remember when answering machines came out, right? Or at least you’ve seen this episode of Seinfeld? In an era when no one uses the phone anymore (except telemarketers and Robo callers), the wireless network SSID is where you can share your punnery with random neighbors and passers-by. The Reddit thread led to some absolute gems which I’m pretty sure you can steal for your own amusement....

It’s probably safe to say that out of all the relationships on Friends, Monica and Phoebe’s is the least favorite pairing. This may be because the two women are total opposites. Where Phoebe is free-spirited and outgoing, Monica is organized and uptight. Their different styles of life is the main reason why Phoebe ends up moving in with her grandmother. However, that is not to say their friendship is all chalk and cheese....

Apple has been developing a sensor-laden, fitness- and medical-focused wearable computer as indicated by several notable recent hires and information we have received from sources. New Apple hires on both the senior executive and standard engineering levels have expertise in fashion, wearable product industrial design, retail, blood-reading sensors, medical device product management, hardware engineering, software vision, and fitness. As the rumored launch of the “iWatch” approaches, we have compiled an up-to-date list (into categories of leadership, fashion, fitness, and health) of all known and pertinent recent Apple hires to provide a clearer picture of what Apple’s future wearable technologies could offer to consumers…...

Lori Loughlin may serve jail time over her involvement in the massive college admissions bribery case that broke last month. The former Fuller House star and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reportedly paid half a million dollars to get their two kids into USC either by faking athletic records or cheating their SAT scores. Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman is also embroiled in the cast with William H. Macy’s wife supposedly doling out $250,000 to get in on the same scheme....

Earlier this year, we told you about a functioning Apple-1 computer that would go up for auction in Germany on May 20th. As planned, the auction took place yesterday and brought in $130,000, far less than initial expectations… At the time of the auction announcement, experts were anticipating the Apple-1 to go for around $320,000, meaning there was a big gap between expectations and what ended up being the case. The auction was won by a German engineer who collects old computers....

Mary Shelley’s novel about a famous scientist and even more famous monster, Frankenstein, is a horror tale that has been adapted to the screen over a hundred times. While many of those, such as the Universal classics and the Hammer Horror films, have become horror royalty, it is tough to pick out unique and original visions among the sea of others. The best part of having such a well-known story as the backbone of a film is seeing how the filmmaker subverts it and uses the premise to craft something new they can call their own....

The Aira app for blind and partially sighted people normally costs anywhere from $29 to $199 per month, but free Aira app usage is now available inside Starbucks stores across the US… The idea behind Aira is simple. If you need assistance with anything from checking a product label to helping you find your way, you use your iPhone camera as your eyes, and a human operator will describe what is in front of you or around you, and provide assistance....

Friends are there for each other. Friends keep each other’s secrets. Sometimes, friends disagree. In the television series Friends, these statements hold true. However, sometimes the characters do things that aren’t very nice, causing doubt whether or not the characters should be considered friends at all. Phoebe Buffay and Monica Geller, at times, ditch each other, while other times, they make passive-aggressive statements that cause havoc in the other’s life, not exactly friendly on any level....

Now, we’re all familiar with Friends. Were you there watching the show during its original broadcast? Were you much too young for that, only catching up later? Either way, you can’t have missed the cultural phenomenon that the show became. You won’t see many lists of best/most influential/most popular sitcoms that don’t feature this show somewhere. This journey of six twentysomethings/thirtysomethings through a turbulent life of love, careers and pet capuchin monkeys struck a chord with viewers all over the world....

Out of all the relationships on Friends, Monica and Ross’s has to be one of the funniest. This was completely different from all the others as they were the only familial relationship within the core six. Fans loved to watch as the pair bickered and fought over the simplest of things, whether it was exes or childhood memories. However, despite them engaging in their sibling squabbles, several moments illustrated how much they loved one another....