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Sure, we have spent a fair amount of time with the LG G Flex 2 at the recently concluded CES 2015 earlier this year to come up with a rather in-depth take on it. Well, here is the latest official word on this beautifully designed handset – it will be released on an official basis this coming January 30th over in South Korea. It is not surprising to hear that this is the very first market in where the handset appears, as the world already knew that the LG G Flex 2 would hit South Korea before January 2015 is over – just that the exact date continued to elude us.

Three of the major South Korean mobile carriers will have the LG G Flex 2 up on offer, where the handset will carry a recommended retail price of 800,000 Korean won – which can be translated to $737 after conversion, unlocked, of course. As to how this Snapdragon 810-powered smartphone will perform in terms of sales, and whether the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S6 from its bitter rival later this year will affect its sales figures remain to be seen.

Once the LG G Flex 2 has arrived on store shelves in South Korea, do expect the rest of the world to follow – the US included, where the likes of AT&T, Sprint and US Cellular are all raring to go where the flagship smartphone is concerned. [Press Release]

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Last week, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made history by becoming the first to reach the summit of Yosemite’s El Capitan by way of the 3,000-foot high Dawn Wall using only their hands and feet. The free climb has been called the hardest ever done, and many thought it was impossible.

While it still falls short of what it was really like to experience their grueling and terrifying 19-day quest, a video of Caldwell attacking one of the hardest segments of the climb gives a bit of a taste.

The footage, released by the film crew documenting the ascent, captures tense moments during Caldwell’s battle with Pitch 15. The segment is rated a 5.14c on the Yosemite Decimal System, which means a fall would result in severe injury or death.

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“The crux holds of pitch 15 are some of the smallest and sharpest holds I have ever attempted to hold onto,” Tommy wrote on his Facebook page. The video from Patagonia uses four camera angles to show how little Caldwell had to hold onto as he made this critical part of the climb.

Caldwell completed his years-long quest to conquer the Dawn Wall with Jorgensen on Jan. 14, when the two were met by family and friends at the top. Their climb was so challenging because they only used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them when they fell. And they did fall. Using only their legs and arms to inch up the wall left them bloodied and bandaged as they dug into tiny cracks in the rock for a hold. The men didn’t leave the wall for more than two weeks, sleeping and struggling on the sheer face with little shelter from the elements.

The Dawn Wall is one of many routes to the top of El Capitan. It was first climbed by Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell in 1970, but they used climbing aids, National Geographic notes. Until Caldwell and Jorgensen went to battle with the wall, no one had made it as a free climb.

A feature film of their climb is to be released in the future. In the meantime, you can watch this video and get a heavy dose of adrenaline.

By now, you’ve probably heard every reason ever to come back to a guy’s room. From watching a movie to checking out his fish tank, the opportunities are endless. While it’s easy enough to turn down a night spent getting halfway into The Notebook before the MO begins, it’s almost impossible to turn down a quick tumble in the ball pit. No, that’s not a double entendre, this college student quite literally built a ball pit in his dorm room.

David Nichol, a Rice University senior is obviously brilliant — and not just because he’s majoring in computer engineering.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — People who haven’t been vaccinated against measles, including children too young to be immunized, should avoid Disneyland after new infections were linked to the theme park, California public health officials said Wednesday.

So far, 70 people in five U.S. states and Mexico have contracted measles in an outbreak that was traced to Disney parks in December and has since spread into the community. The vast majority of infections — 62 — occurred in California, and the tally is expected to rise.

Health officials uncovered new measles cases linked to visits to Disney parks in January after the incubation period of the original outbreak.

Since measles is highly contagious, people who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine are susceptible and should avoid visiting Disney “for the time being,” said state epidemiologist Gil Chavez.

Chavez said the same holds true for crowded places with a high concentration of international travelers, such as airports. People who are vaccinated don’t need to take such precautions, he said.

Disneyland Resorts spokeswoman Suzi Brown said officials agreed with the advice that “it’s absolutely safe to visit if you’re vaccinated.”

The people who have been infected range in age from 7 months to 70 years old. The vast majority were not vaccinated, and a quarter had to be hospitalized.

Among those sickened were five Disney employees. Three have since returned to work. The company previously said park employees who may have been in contact with those infected were asked to show proof of vaccination or have a blood test to show immunity against measles. Those with pending results were put on paid leave. Vaccinations are also being offered to all employees.

Measles has hit California hard recently. The state typically sees four to 60 measles cases a year.

“We are off to a bad start in 2015,” Chavez said.

Since the outbreak, two dozen unvaccinated students at an Orange County high school were sent home for three weeks after an infected pupil showed up.

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness that can spread by air through coughing or sneezing. Symptoms include fever followed by cough, runny nose and a blotchy rash. Though the virus has been eradicated in the U.S. since 2000, it can still enter the country through an infected traveler.

While health officials said they likely may never find “patient zero” or the trigger of the outbreak, they believe it was either a resident from a country where measles is widespread or a Californian who went abroad and brought home the virus.

People at highest risk are those who are unvaccinated, pregnant women, infants under 6 months old, and those with weakened immune systems.

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Contact Alicia Chang at http://twitter.com/SciWriAlicia .

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