D3O Flex protective cover for the HTC One S [case review]

Looking for a case that will help your HTC One S take all sorts of abuse, and manages to not look like a big black box around your phone? The D3O Flex protective case may be what you're looking for. At first glance is appears to be a standard TPU case (our model here has a trendy blue and white pattern, but there are other colors available), with precision cut outs for ports and camera, and those fancy blocks of vinyl over the buttons that allow to work them while covered. But the 3DO goes a step further with the secret orange goo that provides an extra layer of impact protection. They say it has "intelligent" molecules that flow freely until they lock together on impact and absorb the force. It sounds like some complicated science they're trying to put in layman's terms, but we know for sure the stuff works. And we know it's there between the rest of the layers because there's a tell-tale orange stripe inside the case. Technology is neat!

For the time when you're not trying to break your One S, the case is a pretty nice looking affair that really does keep everything well protected. The cutouts are very precise and allow easy access to the USB port, and stay out of the way of the camera and flash so you won't see any shadows or odd objects in your pictures. The button blocks are a little hard to push, but that's the situation with pretty much all TPU cases, so I'm not going to fault this one.

A lot of phones go through our hands, and a lot of cases do as well. I'm pretty impressed with this one, and preliminary tests of tossing my One S around the room seem to agree that it offers nice impact protection. Just don't go beating it with a mallet. To get one of your own, visit your local T-Mobile store or their website.  We've got a handful of pictures after the break.

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Google Maps to soon include waterway travel in England and Wales

Here in America, avid motorists tend to tick that 'Avoid Ferries' option whenever possible. In England and Wales, however, travel including waterways is looked quite fondly upon. To that end, Google has reportedly started the process of mapping towpaths in the two nations, as it attempts to map bridges, locks and some 2,000 miles of canal / river paths. The Guardian quotes Ed Parsons, a geospatial technologist at Google UK, as saying the following: "Canal towpaths offer green routes through our towns and cities, and by working with the Canal and River Trust we're adding towpaths to Google Maps and encouraging people to discover their local waterway." As delightful as the news may be, we still can't help but focus on a single mental image. That image, if you're curious, is embedded after the break.

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FLORIDA (Immigration Law) ? Court Weighs Immigrant's Right to ...

Recently, the Florida Supreme Court accepted a request from the Florida Board of State Bar Examiners to determine whether it can grant an applicant who is not in the country legally admission to practice law. The case, which has been flagged as ?high profile? by the court, will determine the fate of aspiring lawyer Jose Godinez-Samperio.

The twenty-five-year-old Tampa resident came to the U.S. with his parents when he was nine years old. The family?s tourist visa expired, but they never left, and Godinez-Samperio went on to become an Eagle Scout and the valedictorian of his high school. After completing college, he attended Florida State University College of Law, and upon receipt of his law degree and passage of the Florida bar exam, applied for admission to the bar.

That admission now hangs in the difference between rules and policies. Godinez-Samperio argues that the Florida Supreme Court is the only body capable of adopting new rules for admission to the Florida bar, and their current rules do not require applicants to verify their legal immigration status. The Board of Bar Examiners, who since 2008 have required exam-takers to submit proof of immigration status, are, according to Godinez-Samperio, attempting to enforce a contrary policy, although he already complied with the rule.
Additionally, Godinez-Samperio?s supporters argue that as a matter of policy, denying his admission to the bar would be an incredible waste of talent for the profession, and an unjust punishment for someone who had no say in his family?s decision to overstay their tourist visa. Moreover, Godinez-Samperio has been entirely forthcoming about his immigration status at every opportunity, disclosing it on college and law school applications and on his application to the bar.

But opponents to his admission insist that he is nonetheless unfit to practice law. They argue that in showing continued contempt for American immigration laws, Godinez-Samperio has undermined his credibility as a faithful agent of the law and the courts. To a similar end, Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch argued, ?He can?t practice as a lawyer?.He is not legally able to work in the United States. ?It seems to me that it would be an absurdity to give him a Bar card at this point.?
Godinez-Samperio is the first undocumented immigrant to apply for admission to the Florida Bar since the 2008 policy change. The decision in his case is thus an important one for the future of the profession in the state, and may likewise have consequences for similar matters pending in New York and California.

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Home improvement is an equity loan when the security is essential to your borrowing of the loan product. However if the loan product amount is under ?10000 then an unsecured home design loan can be lifted. An unsecured home improvement loan is not going to require the borrower to provide any sort of collateral to lender. These loans therefore offer a little higher ir (about 1% ? 2%) than the secured loans. This is as a result of lender covering up meant for his risk factor. The same old interest rate is approximately 11. 4% (shifting)

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Vampires vs. zombies: Who would win?

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Benjamin Walker plays Abraham Lincoln who moonlights as a vampire hunter in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."

By Cody Delistraty

Vampires and zombies will be forever pitted against one another. Between HBO?s ?True Blood? and AMC?s ?The Walking Dead,? this summer?s ?Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? and next year?s Brad Pitt-vehicle ?World War Z,? the dichotomy is only becoming clearer.

In the Tim Burton-produced film,?Honest Abe?is reimagined as a nighttime?vampire hunter, taking down blood-sucking evildoers. He?s the country?s finest leader during the day and the nation?s greatest assassin come nightfall.

Yet Lincoln himself may fall into the category of "vampire."

Like the blood-sucking creatures, he?s smart and charismatic, debonair and independent. He leads with adroit aplomb and destroys evil beings with sexy smoothness?-- his well-worn top hat earns him fashion points while the axe he so gracefully wields creates macabre destruction that?s pleasing to the aesthetically-discriminating eye.

If Lincoln were a zombie, he wouldn?t be able to create the beautiful chaos that Seth Grahame-Smith, author of the book on which the film is based, claims he brought about. He would be a myopic plodder, seeing blurry visions of incoming assailants, unable to retaliate with cunning or with any thought at all.?

"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" comes out June 22nd.

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This is not to underestimate the zombies of our society. While our presidents and philanthropists?are more vampire than zombie,?the world's movers and shakers are often?groups with a?common mission: take Occupy Wall Street, for example, or that?group of angry moms?who want?yet another stop sign in?the neighborhood.?These "zombies" achieve their missions in large groups, taking down mere individuals who stand in their way.??

In Marc Forster?s upcoming movie??World War Z,? the?task of stopping?a zombie?pandemic falls to Gerry Lane, a United Nations worker played by Brad Pitt. While the movie has been having its fair share of budget-related troubles as of late,?a zombie?apocalypse could spell out even greater trouble. Zombies, with their undead arms extended,?wreak havoc en masse, easily collecting a nearly unstoppable group hell-bent on mindless destruction -- a feat that eludes the self-absorbed, hedonistic vampires.

Lincoln may be a vampire but perhaps the real power lies in the masses -- groups that have a common goal, a common faith or a common enemy.

Director of ?Quantum of Solace,? Forster takes on this zombie idea?from?Max Brooks? novel of the same name with a sense of seriousness, telling the Los Angeles Times that the film has ?the grounded, gun metal realism of, say, Matt Damon?s Jason Bourne series tethered to the unsettling end-times vibe of AMC?s ?The Walking Dead?.? In fact, ?World War Z? achieved such a serious realism that the Hungarian Anti-Terrorism Unit raided a warehouse that housed the film?s prop weapons?during shooting in Budapest, thinking they were smuggled weapons.

Clearly, zombies are serious business. So?who would come out on top if zombies and vampires faced off?

Initially, zombies would seem to be at a great disadvantage. Their lumbering, soulless bodies are often too slow and their lack of intelligence or rational thought makes them prone to falling for tricks and cleverness. However, while vampires are fast, seductive and smart, their egos can easily be exploited. They are obsessed with their own desires, putting their wants above any sense of morals or principle goodness; they're?easily corrupted and unable to control themselves.

Indeed, it?s extremely difficult to pick a winner between the two (but that hasn't stopped some from trying). ?World War Z? has an A-list actor and a budget nearly twice that of ?Vampire Hunter,? but that doesn?t mean ?Vampire Hunter? won?t be able to better market its witty concept to outdo ?World War Z? at the box office.

Who, then,?is superior??Heroic individuals like Lincoln? Or the inspired masses??

That's for you to decide, but?both films hold the vampire characteristics of sleek, seductive and funny.?They'll just need to channel their inner zombie?if they want to?attract the necessary hordes of excited theatergoers.

"Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" opens June 22. "World War Z" was recently postponed until 2013.

Who do you think has the upper hand: vampires?or zombies? Will you see "Vampire Hunter" and/or "World War Z"? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

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'Madagascar 3' Tramples Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler At Box Office

Animated ensemble beats out '80s metal flick 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy.'
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Neither nostalgia for '80s hair metal nor a team-up of former "SNL" castmembers could overcome a bunch of homesick zoo animals at the box office over the weekend.

"Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" was the #1 movie in America for a second weekend in a row, as families celebrated Father's Day with the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith and David Schwimmer to the tune of another $35.5 million. But both of the weekend's big new studio pics, "Rock of Ages" and "That's My Boy," underperformed, leaving the #2 slot for "Prometheus" to claim for a second consecutive week. The (sort of) "Alien" prequel took in another $20.2 million.

As a group of industry experts predicted to MTV News last week, the weekend looked something like June 25–27, 2010, when an animated threequel held on to the top spot against new movies from A-listers Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler. Two years ago, it was "Knight and Day" and "Grown Ups." This time it was Cruise (with an ensemble) in the $75 million movie "Rock of Ages," which debuted at #3 with just $15.1 million, and Sandler in "That's My Boy," which was #5 with $13 million.

"Madagascar 3" has outperformed both "Madagascar" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" with its 10-day total of $120 million. "Prometheus" has made $88.9 million since it was released, even as audiences, critics and fans continue to debate its plot (and its co-writer spilled some of its secrets to MTV News).

Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which incorporated '80s hair-metal anthems from groups like Def Leppard and Poison, "Rock of Ages" boasts an ensemble that includes Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta Jones and 2012 MTV Movie Awards host Russell Brand, but it failed to excite critics or audiences. As Box Office Mojo pointed out on Sunday, previous summer musicals like "Mamma Mia!" and "Hairspray" enjoyed much stronger openings. Cruise's "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" did fantastic business when it opened in December of last year. This December, he'll return in the similarly action-oriented "Jack Reacher."

Sandler saw his worst opening ever with "That's My Boy," which teamed the comedian with Andy Samberg in the R-rated father-and-son comedy. Film critics often reject Sandler's movies (with a few notable exceptions, like the brainier "Punch Drunk Love"), and their reaction to "That's My Boy" was no different. Of course, they were even more harsh to "Jack and Jill," which still managed to make $74.1 million domestically. "That's My Boy" doesn't look likely to make anywhere close to that. Sandler, who made some of his earliest appearances on MTV's "Remote Control" before breaking out on "Saturday Night Live," will co-star in "Grown Ups 2" next summer. Samberg, who just left "Saturday Night Live" after the conclusion of the most recent season, recently signed on to a new series on the BBC called "Cuckoo."

The #4 slot at the box office belonged to "Snow White and the Huntsman," which debuted at #1 three weeks ago. The darker, more action-oriented take on the classic tale starring Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth made $13.8 million over the weekend for a $122.6 million total. Speaking of Hemsworth, the year's biggest box-office juggernaut (in which he costars as the hammer-wielding Asgardian hero Thor) took in another $8.8 million. "Marvel's The Avengers" has made $586.7 domestically. Hemsworth, of course, will return in "Thor 2" and appears to be set for the recently green-lit sequel to "Huntsman" as well.

Of course it wasn't all big-studio pictures about cartoon animals, aliens, fictitious rock stars and "SNL" veterans in theaters over the weekend. "Your Sister's Sister" debuted with $117,000 — a strong $9,000-per-screen average in just 13 locations. "Safety Not Guaranteed," starring "Parks and Recreation" comedienne Aubrey Plaza, made $6,200 per screen as it expanded to 47 theaters. "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" remained in the top 10 despite playing in a quarter of the locations of "Rock of Ages." The Fox Searchlight film has made $35 million since it was released nearly two months ago. Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," now in 178 theaters, has made $2.2 million.

Next weekend's new releases include the latest from Disney/Pixar, "Brave"; the film adaptation of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"; Steve Carrell's "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World"; and in limited release, Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love"; and the incredibly well-reviewed drama "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

Check out everything we've got on "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Prometheus."

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