President Obama endorses Hillary
“Tens of millions of Americans made their voices heard. Today I just want to add mine,” Mr. Obama said.“I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” “I have seen her judgment. I’ve seen her toughness. I’ve seen her commitment to our values up close,” Mr. Obama said of Ms. Clinton. The endorsement — while long expected — is a shot in the arm to the Clinton campaign and could end concerns about party unity after a bitter contest.Ms. Clinton welcomed the vote of confidence: “Honoured to have you with me, @POTUS I’m fired up and ready to go!” she tweeted, echoing one of Mr. Obama’s own campaign rallying cries from 2008.
Earlier, Mr. Obama hosted Mr. Sanders in the Oval Office in another bid to heal those wounds.Following the meeting, Mr. Sanders refused to bow out before the final Democratic primary next week, but said he would meet rival Clinton soon to foster party unity. However, he sounded conciliatory after the hour-long White House meeting with Mr. Obama. He was at the White House for discussions on how to heal rifts in the Democratic Party. Mr. Obama was looking to play peace broker, coaxing Mr. Sanders to recognise Ms. Clinton as the nominee.
Finding a running mate
Looking forward to her presidential campaign, the first major decision Ms. Clinton will have to make ahead of the national convention in July is that of choosing a vice-presidential running mate.The selection of the V-P candidate is normally part of a wider agreement the nominee reaches with other sections of the party, and with an eye on reaching out to crucial constituencies or winning a swing State.
Ms. Clinton is, however, keeping her cards close to her chest. “I’m looking at the most qualified people, and that includes women, of course, because I want to be sure that whoever I pick could be President immediately if something were to happen — that’s the most important qualification,” she said in response to a question on whether she might choose a woman.
Senator Warren’s chances
The most talked about woman in this context is Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts who has emerged as a leading liberal voice in the party.Ms. Warren, the only woman Senator who has not endorsed Ms. Clinton, shares most of the concerns with Mr. Sanders and could be attractive to his supporters who are now feeling dejected. However, Ms. Clinton, having already moved herself to the left to deal with the challenge posed by Mr. Sanders, may not find it easy to choose a left liberal.Some other probable names include Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and former Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick.
Your expensive headphones won’t work with the new Moto, LeEco smartphones
The race to compete with a thin and slim smartphone has been on since a few years. Though many manufacturers have managed to get the smartphones thinner than imagined, the major issue they faced were the headphone jacks. However, things are changing ahead and you will find that your own expensive headphones may not work with any of the future smartphones. Well, you will definitely see some connector convertors in the market, but they may be bulky.
With the new iPhone 7 rumours about the headphone jack going missing, it seems that manufacturers were serious about it. While Apple is yet to reveal the new iPhone sans the headphone jack, Lenovo and the Chinese company LeEco have already announced their smartphones without the round audio hole.
Moto’s Z series smartphones from Lenovo and LeEco’s flagships have incorporated the audio output signals from the USB Type-C port rather than the conventional headphone jack. The Lenovo-owned Moto Z and Z Force are sporting thinner designs without the headphone jack interference. LeEco also rules in the same lines. All these devices were launched this week itself. In order to use your existing headphones, you will require a USB-C to 3.5mm jack adapter with a 3.5mm headphone plug.
Apple also is rumoured to take the same route. Audio companies such as Audeze and Bose are already embracing lightning connector technologies for their headphones.
This toothbrush has a camera, lets you see your teeth
In an advanced approach to oral care, Phrophix, by Onvi, has introduced a new electric toothbrush that incorporates a video camera at the tip. The toothbrush is paired with your smartphone over wireless and Bluetooth and the video can be seen on your smartphone display. With the help of the video feed, the company says, you can see and understand your oral condition and catch spots you may have missed and monitor any health problems instantly.
The toothbrush has a brush, a mirror, a prophy cup, a rubber tip and a rubber scaler. You can take photos to show your dentist, track results over the app, get tips, and a lot more.
Prophix is presently on a pre-order for a discounted price of $299 and will retail finally with a price tag of $399. The toothbrushes are scheduled to start shipping by first quarter of 2017.
First Look: Naresh’s Selfie Raja
On the occasion of his father and popular director EVV Satyanarayana, comedy hero Allari Naresh released the first look poster of his next film, Selfie Raja. The poster showcases Allari Naresh as a selfie crazy guy who doesn’t even notice the hidden dangers around him as he clicks his selfie with a selfie stick while jumping between two buildings.
Nobody can easily forget that epic morphed selfie which went viral on social media in which Allari Naresh was seen posing with the tainted industrialist Vijay Mallya when his scandal just broke in news. Eshwar Reddy directing Selfie Raja and Rambrahmam Choudary is producing the film.
Venkatesh Shifts For Superstar
Victory Venkatesh’s forthcoming hilarious entertainer Babu Bangaram release has been postponed yet again. The Maruthi directorial which was scheduled for July 1st release is pushed to 29th. Seems like, the makers don’t want to clash with superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali releasing on July 1st. Moreover, it is hardly possible for the makers to complete the remaining works by the deadline.Babu Bangaram got delayed several times, since actress Nayanthara joined the film’s shoot late. Then, she couldn’t allot continuous call sheets for the movie, because of busy schedules. Nayan is doing almost six films at present, including Babu Bangaram.
Babu Bangaram teaser released recently to overwhelming response. Venkatesh’s one dialogue ‘Ayyo Ayyo Ayyayyo’ has gone well with the fans who watched the video repeatedly. Buzz is high on the film, since Venky’s last movie Drushyam was a commercial hit and Maruthi’s last directorial Bhale Bhale Magadivoy was a blockbuster. Above all, the movie has lucky charm Nayanthara whose recent outings were super hits.
On the other hand, Kabali is one of the most awaited flicks in Tamil as well as Telugu. Rajinikanth is one of the biggest superstars in south with good market value in all the southern states. Competing with this giant project would affect Babu Bangaram performance. So, the makers of the Venkatesh starrer have postponed their movie by few weeks.
KTR Competing with Microsoft and Google CEOs
Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao has succeeded in convincing many investors in USA, hailed from Telangana state , to set up T – HUB outpost in Silicon valley in California soon.
During his three week long tour to USA, KTR met several venture capitalists and IT professionals and explained the initiatives taken up by his government in promoting huge investments in IT sector in Hyderabad. He also evinced interest to open an IT hub out post in the Silicon valley to attract more investors.
As his official tour to America is going on successfully, the officials and ministers said that KTR is competing with Microsoft and Google CEO Sunder Pichai in promoting IT sector in a big way in the world. His series of meetings with big IT persons gave ample indication that Telangana would make it own mark in Silicon valley soon.
Rajamouli Is Indian of the Year
S S Rajamouli’s name was the most heard in the year 2015. This man from Telugu land put Telugu cinema on world map by recreating history books in Indian box office with his hit film Baahubali.You name the record and Rajamouli has broken it with his film. Now, the legendary director has been awarded with the Indian of the Year Award by the CNN group some time earlier today in a VIP studded event in Delhi.
The jury felt that it was Rajamouli who deserved this award more than anyone else. Rajamouli beat other fellow nominees like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to win this prestigious award which is given every year for those who contribute to Indian cinema in every way.
Indeed it is a proud moment for Tollywood and Rajamouli has written his name in golden letters in the history of Indian Cinema.
Mahesh Said No To Pratapa Rudrudu?
Superstar Mahesh Babu has reportedly said no to Gunasekhar’s ambitious project Pratapa Rudrudu. Mahesh gently turned down to play the protagonist and instead asked Gunasekhar to come up with a modern, happening subject.The duo worked for films like Okkadu, Arjun and Sainikudu and share striking rapport. As Sainikudu was a disaster, they couldn’t team up again. Yet Mahesh still has high regards for Guna and wants to work with him again.
But Guna is pretty much keen on doing Pratapa Rudrudu as his next. The Choodalani Vundi director even said to have approached Allu Arjun who also more or less said same as Mahesh and asked Guna to bring a different genre.
After Rudhramadevi fared well at the ticket windows, Guna announced yet another historical film Pratapa Rudrudu. Dil Raju readily agreed to produce the film. But now looks like, Guna is stuck with the casting.
