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17 December 2014 • 07:10 AMT
Imagine Dragons announce “Smoke + Mirrors” album

It will feature 13 new tracks including lead single “I Bet My Life” and the newly-released “Gold”.

17 December 2014 • 07:02 AMT
LG rolls out 4K Ultra HD LCD TVs with ‘Quantum Dot’ technology

The advanced display tech will offer a wider colour palette and improved colour saturation, according to the South Korean firm.

17 December 2014 • 06:54 AMT
U.S. to bid for 2024 Olympic, Paralympic Games

The 28-sport cap for future summer Olympics has been removed – although there will be no changes to the Rio 2016 schedule.

17 December 2014 • 06:49 AMT
Instagram introduces 5 new filters for first time in tow years

The five new filters are called Slumber, Crema, Ludwig, Aden and Perpetua, which are said to “soften and subtly shift colours”.

17 December 2014 • 06:35 AMT
“I am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced” named best feature at Dubai Fest

The top docu prize was picked up by Emirati helmer Nujoom Al Ghanem for “Nearby Sky,” about a maverick Bedouin woman.

17 December 2014 • 06:21 AMT
“Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” eyes 75$M box office opening

The weekend’s other two wide openers are the Fox comedy sequel “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” and Sony’s musical “Annie.”

17 December 2014 • 06:05 AMT
“Game of Thrones” mysterious video gives glimpse of Season 5

The cast recently signed rich deals to take them through season seven (should their characters live that long).

17 December 2014 • 05:55 AMT
Neil Gaiman wants Tom Hiddleston for Morpheus in “Sandman”

“There was a time Johnny Depp would’ve been a great Morpheus, but now he’s too old and it’s fine,” the fantasy writer said.

17 December 2014 • 05:34 AMT
U.S. Senate kills bill on federal terrorism insurance program

Coburn objected to a section of the bill that creates a licensing program to allow insurance agents to sell across state lines.

17 December 2014 • 05:23 AMT
Google making progress on full encryption

The code is being migrated to the GitHub open-source software repository so other developers can tinker with and improve it.

17 December 2014 • 05:05 AMT
Canada reveals plan to attract wealthy immigrants

The Canadian government said this would begin as a pilot program and would accept applications starting in January.

17 December 2014 • 04:46 AMT
Apple wins $1bn anti-competition case in California

The class action suit represented as many as 8 million iPod customers and 500 resellers, and could have cost Apple $1bn.

17 December 2014 • 04:30 AMT
Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill

Passage of the 1,603-page bill was a long struggle in the Senate and the House of Representatives marked by bitter disputes.

16 December 2014 • 14:50 AMT
Meghri hydropower plant’s planned production capacity lowered

“The production capacity was reconsidered in view of the changes in the ecology of the river Araks,” Hamid Chitchian said.

16 December 2014 • 14:31 AMT
EU respects Armenia’s decision to join EEU: envoy

“Armenia-EU cooperation will focus on such areas as good governance, human rights, judicial and legal systems, mobility,” Hristea said.

16 December 2014 • 14:04 AMT
George R.R. Martin rumored to release “Winds of Winter” in 2015

The author was recently listed as the third most powerful author behind Stephen King and J.K. Rowling.

16 December 2014 • 13:44 AMT
Charlotte Brontë-drawn sketch sold at over $20,000

The drawing will be placed on public display in early 2015 and will be available to view in the Brontë Parsonage Museum’s exhibition in Haworth.

16 December 2014 • 13:32 AMT
Spain, Morocco detain 7 in raids on women recruiters for IS

A 14-year-old girl and a woman were arrested in the enclave a month earlier on suspicion of trying to join Islamic State.

16 December 2014 • 13:11 AMT
Unseen CS Lewis letter on joy to be auctioned Dec 18

Believed to be previously unpublished, the letter to a “Mrs Ellis” was written by Lewis on 19 August 1945.

16 December 2014 • 12:59 AMT
Google reportedly looking to introduce one-click ‘buy’ button

Google is also considering a feature enabling merchants to promote a free two-day shipping service through Google Shopping.

16 December 2014 • 12:53 AMT
French-language teaser for Saint-Exupéry-based “The Little Prince”

The English-language voice cast includes Albert Brooks, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, and Rachel McAdams.

16 December 2014 • 12:45 AMT
Turkish soccer fans go on trial over coup accusations

“The make-up of the AK Party government has run and its true face has emerged,” said Umut Oran, an Istanbul MP for the CHP.

16 December 2014 • 12:13 AMT
David Oyelowo joins Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o in “Americanah”

Oyelowo has a busy end of the year, with “Interstellar,” “Selma” and “A Most Violent Year” all bowing in the last month.

16 December 2014 • 12:07 AMT
Photojournalist Scout Tufankjian to speak at New York University

Tufankjian will speak about her experience documenting Armenian communities for the Armenian Diaspora Project.

16 December 2014 • 12:02 AMT
Jason Statham as Blackjack expert in “Wild Card” clip

Sofía Vergara, Stanley Tucci, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Angarano and Anne Heche also feature in the movie.

16 December 2014 • 11:22 AMT
Tim Burton says “Beetlejuice 2” closer than ever

“Beetlejuice” was released 27 years ago. Michael Keaton, who is praised by critics for his performance in “Birdman”, played a devious ghost.

16 December 2014 • 11:15 AMT
Young actresses vying for lead role in “Pirates of the Caribbean 5”

Javier Bardem is on board to play the villain, with Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg directing.

16 December 2014 • 11:05 AMT
Saban nabs “How to Make Love Like an Englishman” comedy

It’s the sixth acquisition for Saban, which launched in the spring and bought awards contender “The Homesman” as its first release.

16 December 2014 • 11:05 AMT
Jews leaving Turkey over security concerns: community member

“Around 37% of school graduates from the Jewish community in Turkey prefer to go abroad for higher education,” Gabay wrote.

16 December 2014 • 10:29 AMT
Armenia hosts first-ever Hour of Code int’l event

A global movement involving millions of students, the event was made possible through the joint support from VivaCell-MTS, UITE and Microsoft.