Alleged BlackBerry Hamburg Photo Surfaces

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It has been a while since BlackBerry released a new handset and it’s believed that the company could introduce at least one Android-powered mid-range handset next month. The new handset is believed to be the TCL-made BlackBerry Hamburg. An alleged picture of the Hamburg has surfaced online today along with the rumor that it might be called the BlackBerry NEON.

BlackBerry has outsourced the manufacturing of its mid-range devices, it has already created a handset with Foxconn, so it won’t be surprising if it teams up with TCL. However, the company is yet to confirm a partnership with TCL.

Rumor has it that the BlackBerry Hamburg or NEON is actually going to be a rebranded Alcatel Idol 4, TCL manufactures that handset so that’s possible, and it’s also claimed that this smartphone has a partial aluminum body.

Some specifications of the Hamburg were recently leaked through GFXBench and they were similar to the Alcatel Idol 4, thus adding fuel to the rumors that it’s just going to be rebranded device.

BlackBerry is yet to confirm when this handset is going to arrive and how much it’s going to cost. It’s only when the official announcement is made that we’ll find out in which markets the company is going to release this handset, if it ever comes out with it at all.

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MetroPCS Will Start Selling The iPhone Soon

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T-Mobile announced today that its prepaid metroPCS brand is getting a very nice addition to its smartphone lineup. The iPhone is going to be available at select metroPCS stores in Florida from tomorrow and will soon be available nationwide. This is great for metroPCS customers who want to use an iPhone on this prepaid brand and don’t want to switch to a major network.

For those who are unaware, metroPCS is the flagship prepaid brand of T-Mobile in the United States. It provides unlimited talk, text, and data plans that have taxes and regulatory fees included. It’s a no-contract wireless service so users are not tied down to anything.

With four iPhone models now available on the prepaid carrier, starting from $199 to $749, metroPCS customers have a lot of choice when they decide to switch up to Apple’s smartphones.

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available from metroPCS starting tomorrow for $649 and $749 respectively. That’s not all, the iPhone SE is also coming to this prepaid carrier for $349. Even the iPhone 5s is going to be available for $199.

That’s a great lineup of iPhones from Apple, it includes the company’s existing flagship handsets, the niche iPhone SE with a four-inch display, as well as the iPhone 5s.

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AT&T Customers Can Now Get Free Movie Tickets

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Launching customer appreciation programs appears to be a trend these days, both T-Mobile and AT&T are running their programs to thank customers for their patronage, AT&T is now offering customers free movie tickets with AT&T THANKS which it describes as “an appreciation program that does with other carriers can’t.”

To be clear, this is a buy-one-get-one-free offer so customers still have to pay full price for a ticket to get one for free courtesy of AT&T. The carrier’s postpaid customers can take advantage of this offer starting today.

Customers have to visit att.com/tickettwosdays and validate their mobile number after which they will be directed to movietickets.com where a coupon code for their free ticket is automatically going to be applied at checkout after they purchase one full price ticket.

AT&T is offering these free movie tickets to qualifying customers, one per account, as long as the AT&T THANKS program is being run – provided supplies last each week. Participating theaters include AMC Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group, they are the two largest movie theatre chains in the United States.

AT&T and Live Nation will also introduce the first presale concert offer of the year this fall, AT&T postpaid customers will be able to get presale tickets to select concerts before they become available to the general public. No sign up or opt in required.

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5 Travel Booking Secrets That Will Help You Score Cheaper Flights

Travel search engines are a dime a dozen. From snagging last-minute hotel rooms to skirting pricey airline fees by booking individual one-way tickets, it seems as if today’s travel sites have it all figured out.

But if you put 100 percent of your trust in these tools, you may not be getting the biggest bang for your buck.

The folks at DealsPlus, an online community for bargain hunters, reached out to travel experts and insiders to find out where these websites are hiding some of the best deals — and how you can beat the system.

Whether you’re planning for a future trip or in search of the perfect last-minute summer escape, take note of the booking secrets in the infographic below.

Trust us, these 5 tricks will change the way you search for travel.

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5 Low-Impact Outdoor Exercises

Great Outdoors Month is coming to an end, but the long summer days ahead are beckoning. Try one of these popular workouts al fresco and get your blood pumping without overstressing your body. Aside from better circulation, you’ll improve your flexibility, strengthen your muscles, lungs and heart, all while boosting your mood! Head outside in the early morning or late afternoon hours to avoid peak heat times. Don’t forget to apply sunscreen, bring your sunglasses and most importantly, a water bottle for your workout.

Watch: The No Excuse Workout

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Voters, Like SCOTUS, Have Decided On Abortion

We may think of abortion as one of our perennial “controversial” issues, but perhaps it’s not so controversial at all. This week the Supreme Court’s Texas decision showed us even a divided bench, short a person, can still reaffirm that a woman’s basic right to choose an abortion should be protected.

The polling shows America has come to the same conclusion as well. Pew‘s tracking shows a majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases — a trend that’s been fairly stable over the last twenty years.

(Some pollsters, along with the pro-abortion rights group NARAL,have argued that a three-point question might better capture public opinion, by giving respondents an option to say they find abortion morally unacceptable, but still think it should remain legal. In this formulation, over two-thirds say abortion should be legal. But even without this methodological shift, the results are clear and consistent.)

Support for abortion also transcends demographics. Majorities of men, women, Catholics, Black Protestants, independents, and moderate/liberal Republicans all support legal abortion in all or most cases. In fact, Pew shows opposition to abortion driven chiefly by White Evangelicals and conservative Republicans. But even this so-called opposition is not so strongly opposed. Over a quarter of these two groups support abortion rights.

The GOP may not only be losing swing voters with their hard-line abortion talk, but their own base. Pew shows, compared to Democrats, Republican voters typically agree more strongly with their own party’s platform on a variety of issues. Not so on abortion. Only 39% of Republicans say they “agree strongly” with their part on the issue, compared to 48% of Democrats who say the same. And abortion seems likely to be a bigger vote driver on the left. Gallup shows “social issues such as gay marriage and abortion” will be a more important priority in 2016 among Democrats than among Republicans. (Although it’s important to note it’s not a top priority for either party’s voters.)

But if a Republican voter wanted to make abortion his or her priority, their party’s standard-bearer is making it more difficult, since even a close reading of his statements confuses. According to Gallup, almost two-thirds of pro-life voters are unsure about Trump’s views on abortion, and the remainder divide equally between agreeing and disagreeing with him. There is far less confusion about Hillary Clinton’s views–either among pro-life or pro-choice voters.

To the extent to which abortion is important in this election, it’s poised to help Democrats. There is greater consensus on the left, and Republican nominee is, at best, squishy on the issue. So instead of viewing this issue as controversial, better to take a cue from the Supreme Court. On a woman’s right to choose an abortion, America is united. Mostly.

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Why The UK Started Giving Out Those Amazing Baby Boxes

A baby in a box is not only adorable, it’s safe. 

That is why the practice has been going on for almost 80 years in Finland, which has the world’s lowest infant mortality rates. Every newborn is provided with a cardboard box to sleep in along with a starter kit of clothes, diapers and toys from the government.

Now, the UK is starting the practice with the first boxes being given out at London’s Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. 

“For too many years the UK has fallen behind its European counterparts when it comes to reducing infant mortality,” Dr. Karen Joash, a consultant obstetrician with the hospital, said in a statement. “These boxes and the education resources that sit alongside them have been proven to help reduce the infant mortality rate in Finland and we hope that these results could be replicated in the UK.”

The box is thought to prevent cot death due to its small size, which can help prevent babies from rolling onto their stomach, a cause of sudden infant death syndrome, according to the London Evening Standard. In Finland, babies traditionally sleep in the box for the first eight months of their lives. 

The Baby Box Company, an American business, manufactures these goods. Alas, mothers in the U.S. do not get these through the country’s healthcare system and must spend between $70 and $225 to buy one, the Cut notes. 

“Having this and being given those bits and pieces you need once you get home just for your first few weeks is really brilliant,” new mom Bianca Adefarakan-Davies, who was one of the first to receive a Baby Box in West London, told ITV. “As a bed, something portable like this is actually really good, and he loves it! If you got any old cardboard box you would not put your child in there, but this one does actually work.”

Get on it, America! 

Get on it, America! 

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Celebrate All of Our Veterans This Independence Day

On this Independence Day weekend, as you celebrate our nation’s freedom, I ask that you also give thanks for our wartime allies. Many veterans can point to a moment when one of these allies saved our lives or the lives of our fellow Americans – often by taking up arms against our common enemies. They acted because they believed in America, in our mission, and in the promise that was given.

On Sunday, the Sacramento Bee, published a series of articles that examines the practical application of that promise. Its verdict: America isn’t keeping its promise.

Take the case of Abdul Farhad Ghafoori.

“Abdul misses the sense of purpose he felt in war…[He] earns $10 an hour for working from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. During the day, he watches his son and daughter so his wife can attend English class. He’s also looking for a better-paying job with health care. His family’s one-bedroom apartment on the second story of a building on Bell Street is dark and gloomy, facing a brick wall and a chain-link fence, but it’s better than the first-floor apartment where he and his family were resettled upon their arrival in August 2015. Their first night, they were besieged by roaches and bedbugs. His crying children were left covered with inflamed red bites.”

I run a non-profit called No One Left Behind. I founded it with my brother Janis, the Afghan translator who saved my life. Our organization helps our wartime allies in Afghanistan and Iraq acquire the Special Immigrant Visas they’ve earned through service to our country. We welcome them at the airport, find them a place to live, furnish their homes for free, buy them a car, and find them a job and a mentor to help guide them as they join our country. We are desperate to open a chapter in Sacramento – we estimate there are 7,000 Afghans in need of our aid there – to ensure that what happens to Abdul never again to another of our veterans. That’s why No One Left Behind exists – to ensure we keep America’s promise to all of her veterans.

And make no mistake about it – our translators are as much of a veteran as I am. The only difference between me and Janis, my translator, is that I won the birth lottery. I did one tour of duty, was injured and can go to the VA for health care. Then there’s my brother Janis, who spent eight years in combat on the front lines, saving the lives of five Americans, and he doesn’t get to go to the VA and get help for the six times he was blown up.

Recently, Congress failed to keep that promise. For the first time in four years, Congress chose not to authorize any additional visas for Afghans. What kind of message have we sent to the Afghans currently serving alongside the nearly 10,000 Americans serving in Afghanistan? We fear that it conveys that America has abandoned them, and in kind, they are now free to abandon our forward deployed troops. What incentive would any Afghan or other ally have to cooperate with and serve alongside the U.S. military? Congressional inaction is putting our military at risk in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Thankfully, Senators Shaheen (D-NH) and McCain (R-AZ) and Representatives Kinzinger (R-IL), Blumenauer (D-OR), and Moulton (D-MA) – our tireless champions on the Hill – are not done fighting. At the urging of Senator Shaheen, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to approve an additional 4,000 visas for Afghans (to be issued over the coming years). While its not yet law, we hope the Congress will pass the program swiftly – as experts expect the State Department to run out of visas by then end of the year.

Since our founding in October 2013, the American people have helped us resettle over 2,000 people – veterans and their families who now live freely in the country they helped defend. On our Independence Day, I ask that you give a moment to thank them and all of our veterans – for without their service and sacrifice, none of us would be free.

Happy Independence Day!

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'UnREAL' Stars Constance Zimmer And Shiri Appleby On How They Fight For Equal Pay In Hollywood

Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby star on the hit Lifetime series “UnREAL” as two cutthroat producers who will manipulate anyone (including each other) for power and money. In reality, the two actresses have a completely different approach when it comes to negotiating their salaries as women in Hollywood.

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“We’re a team,” the actresses told HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani, discussing how they prove their value each season when negotiating their contracts together.

“I don’t know if it’s especially being a woman, I can only speak from being a woman myself, but I think it’s a very important thing when you’re going out there and getting a job to say, ‘This is my value,’ because people will then look at you differently and start to believe you are worth that,” added Appleby. 

When asked about the recent conversations about women’s pay in Hollywood that were sparked by leading ladies like Jennifer Lawrence, the actresses said they think it’s great to bring attention to the issue, but just talking about it won’t bring substantial change. 

“I don’t think it helps change any sort of negotiations. I think it helps in terms of, ‘Hey, am I not getting paid as much because I’m a woman? Are they treating me differently because I’m a woman?’ I think it just puts questions in your head,” said Appleby.

“Any time people are putting any kind of story out into the forefront, you’re becoming aware of it, and any time you become of aware of it, people will talk about it more and then more people will ask for [equal pay] and another person will ask for it,” added Zimmer.

As far as advancing that conversation beyond the headlines, the actresses think that women need to start discussing money with each other, however uncomfortable it may be.

“Women, we’re always very conscientious about hurting somebody’s feelings. I think, right away, we just came in and were like, ‘Let’s just talk about it, let’s get on the same page, and let’s create what our value is.’ It’s just about having confidence in what you bring to the table, and I think that’s a really strong way to have a conversation with anybody,” said Appleby.

Watch the full interview with Zimmer and Appleby here. 

“UnREAL” airs Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET on Lifetime. 

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The "Second-Class" Second Amendment Right

In the final day of its term, the Supreme Court decided a gun case, while managing to sidestep the Second Amendment. In Voisine v. Unites States, by a 6-2 vote, the Court gave an expansive reading to the federal law prohibiting gun possession by persons convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.” The majority held that the statute applies to the reckless use of force against a domestic partner or family member, even in the absence of a conscious intent to do harm. Writing for the majority, Justice Kagan gave the example of throwing a plate in anger against a wall near where your wife is standing.

Justice Thomas was not pleased that the right to gun possession could be deprived for such a minor transgression. He filed a dissent accusing the majority of relegating the Second Amendment to a “second-class right.” Although Justice Sotomayor joined his dissent as to the meaning of the statute, she did not join the portion of his opinion arguing that to apply the statute more broadly would offend the Second Amendment. Only Justice Thomas thought the statute raised a Second Amendment issue. It was the second time Justice Thomas had accused a Court majority of treating the Second Amendment as a “second-class right.” The first was his dissent, joined by Justice Scalia, from the Court’s refusal last year to review a lower court ruling upholding a state assault weapon ban.

One need not give the Second Amendment “second-class” status to recognize what should be obvious: by its very nature, the Second Amendment is a different kind of right. Why? Because it is a uniquely dangerous right.

In 2008, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court cast aside established precedent and, for the first time in our history, recognized an individual right to possess guns in the home for self-defense. It is undeniable that exercise of that right exposes individuals, their families and the community-at-large to a vastly increased risk of harm. The fact is that those who exercise the Heller right have no assurance that a gun in the home will be used only for the salutary purpose of self-defense. Indeed, research shows that, for every time a gun in the home is used in a self-defense shooting, there are four unintentional shootings (often involving young children), seven criminal assaults (often involving domestic disputes, with women as the victims) and eleven completed or attempted suicides. Given that attacks with guns are far more likely to be lethal than attacks with other weapons, it is hardly surprising that the presence of a gun in the home increases the risk of homicide in the home three-fold and increases the risk of suicide five-fold.

The increased risk from exercise of the Heller right also is borne by the community-at-large. Residents of the states with the highest rates of gun ownership (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Wyoming, West Virginia and Arkansas) are more than 2.5 times more likely to become homicide victims than those in the states with the lowest rates of gun ownership (Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey). The more Americans decide to exercise the Heller right, the more deadly violence becomes.

Of course, it is possible for the exercise of other rights, particularly freedom of expression under the First Amendment, to create a risk of violence or physical injury. But if that risk becomes sufficiently great, the courts will deny the protection of the First Amendment altogether. The core exercise of freedom of expression is unlikely to pose a serious risk of physical harm, particularly lethal harm. The same cannot be said of the Second Amendment right. For this reason, it is misguided for courts to reflexively apply to the Second Amendment the same constitutional standards and reasoning developed in First Amendment cases.

Given the uncertainty about the Court’s future composition, it is not at all clear that the High Court will continue to recognize a Second Amendment right to have guns for self-defense, particularly since the Heller five-justice majority opinion is built on a historical house of cards that professional historians have denounced as “law office history.” But if the Heller right survives the continuing attack on its false originalism, at least the judiciary should give the right its own unique jurisprudence. It is a uniquely different kind of constitutional right.

The fallacy of the analogy between the First and Second Amendments is revealed in the Thomas dissent in Voisine. “I have little doubt,” he writes, “that the majority would strike down an absolute ban on publishing by a person previously convicted of misdemeanor libel.” Surely the risk that a person convicted of libel will inflict future injury to another’s reputation by libeling again is transparently of a different nature than the risk created by allowing someone who has committed an act of domestic violence to possess a lethal weapon. Damage to reputation is simply not comparable to a gunshot wound.

It is to be hoped that there will be other occasions for Justice Thomas to complain that a Supreme Court majority is treating the Second Amendment as a “second-class right.” It will likely mean that the Court has sensibly recognized that it is the most dangerous right.

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