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What’s the difference between Lumia 950 & Lumia 950 XL? Price As you might expect, when these two new Windows phones go on sale in November the XL version will be more expensive than the standard Lumia 950. MobileFun is already taking pre-orders ar £450 for the Lumia 950 and £550 for the Lumia 950 XL. What’s the difference between Lumia 950 & Lumia 950 XL? Size & weight Despite its larger screen (which we’ll get on to next), the Lumia 950 XL isn’t actually that much bigger than the Lumia 950....

Zooming back to the Nokia X, it flaunts a display of IPS LCD variety at 4 inches. The 233 ppi is another awesome spec it boasts. As far as the software is concerned, the X is beefed up by v 1.0 a modified Android Open Source platform. Nokia X also boasts 3 megapixel shutter with fixed focus on its sleeves. Besides this, the LED flash is a winning bet for the X....

VPNs are more popular than ever. Virtual private networks, or VPNs, have become a vital part of your online presence. While many people use them to access location-restricted content, they’re also recommended in a situation involving sensitive information online. When deciding with VPN to go for, it’s highly likely that NordVPN and ExpressVPN will be among your choices. They have occupied the top spots in our best VPN chart for some time, and both received 9/10 in our reviews....

Pictures of the cannonball jellyfish on the shores of Ocracoke Island were shared on Facebook by Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Cannonball jellyfish, named because of their resemblance to the large spherical object, can grow to up to 10 inches in diameter. They are commonly seen off the U.S. East Coast, but can also be found between New England and Brazil, as well as in the Pacific Ocean. “Jellyfish rely on winds and currents to help them swim....

U.S. Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim reaffirmed the aspiration during calls Tuesday with key officials in the Japanese and South Korean governments, according to State Department readouts published Thursday. Kim made the calls in response to North Korea firing a hypersonic missile on Tuesday. Kim reached out to Funakoshi Takehiro, a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs senior official for Asia and Oceania; and Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs....

The launch follows a recent streak of weapons testing from North Korea since the start of the year. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has warned that the country wants to launch a long-range missile in the coming year. Such a launch would represent a major security risk to South Korea, Japan and other U.S. allies in eastern Asia. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t say what North Korea’s fired projectile was or how far they believed it had traveled, the Associated Press reported....

In a statement released on Sunday, Kim Yo-jong, sister to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, called the South’s defense minister, Suh Wook, a “scum-like guy” for raising the possibility of preemptive strikes against its northern adversary. Kim, who South Korea’s spy service says is the North’s number two official behind her brother, further derided Suh as “reckless” and warned that the South could face a “serious threat,” The Guardian reported....

Like any young cricketer, there have been days when things haven’t gone his way, when injury has slowed his progress and when team selection has deemed him requiring a break in the second eleven. The latter saw him rested recently, to which his prompt and typical response was a double century of class against Durham (I saw a good part of it, he looked a league above them). Since his return he has both batted and bowled well in the T20 and today confirmed, for the first of what I think will be many times, that he is a genuine prospect for our long-term future....

Ben Duckett responded to a difficult week, in which he was banned from driving for twelve months, in the best possible way and he almost single-handedly kept his side in the game. This came after Derbyshire’s seamers made hay with some very good bowling. Mark Footitt blew away the first innings, perhaps playing himself into the next Test 12. As I said in a Twitter exchange this afternoon, I will be very surprised if Mark plays for us against the Aussies this week, as England will surely not want them to effectively have a net against him....

NIU will play Toledo on Nov. 9 in a matchup of two traditional Mid-American Conference powers in a game billed the “Huskie Chi-Town Showdown.” MORE: NBA live odds page | Are you getting a fair price on MLB futures? “This is a historical moment and an outstanding day,” NIU athletic director Sean Frazier said in a statement. “Our fans have said, come back to Chicago, come to the city. Well, we’ve listened and we’re back!...

Mergers are not unusual in cybersecurity. Large companies (Avast in particular) acquire smaller companies every year. This deal, however, has received a lot of attention because of its size. Once completed, it will be the third largest acquisition to ever occur in the industry. So what does the merger mean for the customers of Norton and Avast? And what does it mean for online security as a whole? What Do We Know So Far?...

But all is changed in Ireland: Mother Church is going through an agonizing reappraisal, the Irish censor hardly knows what to do with his idleness and priggishness is as rare as chastity. If you’d been in Dublin on June 16 this year, you might have observed people parading through the streets in garb more appropriate to the year 1904. Many a tourist wondered if he/she had gone into a time warp–but there was an explanation, and the explanation is that Dublin has caught on....

Across the country in Georgia and South Carolina, the cameras captured still more devastating scenes: farm crops dried and withered in the state’s worst drought since 1986. But in the Southeast, as in Iowa, there was some sweeter, if little publicized, economic news: despite farmers’ woes, most of the buying public won’t be affected by the drought. Grain from other parts of the country should help even out supplies, and irrigation has helped preserve the peach crop....

After suffering a severe knee injury in September that cost him his final season at UCLA, Jack was unable to participate in any of the on-field drills at last month’s NFL Scouting Combine. He was hoping to do all of the drills Tuesday, but is still only 80 percent healed from a torn meniscus. MORE: Highest-paid defensive players | Gruden compliments Wentz Although he did not run the 40-yard dash or do any of the shuttle runs, he did do some positional drills and had an impressive 40-inch vertical leap....

India’s explosive batsman Virat Kohli, on Wednesday, said there is nothing wrong in being aggressive on the field and sees no reason for changing his approach, the criticism by some former cricketers notwithstanding. Kohli, who captained India to a 5-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe in the one-day series recently, was criticised by former cricketers and commentators and they wanted him to shed his hyperactive demeanour. Reacting to the 24-year-old Delhi player’s angry reactions and arguments with the on-field umpires after he was given out by the third umpire in the second One-Day International (ODI) July 26 in Harare, the former stalwarts said he should change his attitude, more so as he was the captain....

“I prefer them being all the way (in the ACC), but that’s just not the way it is right now,” said North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora on Tuesday at ACC Kickoff. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | 10 greatest Notre Dame players | Toughest ACC non-con schedules The Fighting Irish have resisted fully joining a conference — they are full ACC members in all sports except football and hockey — but have agreed to schedule five ACC games a year....

Djokovic, 35, is returning to Melbourne Park after missing the 2022 edition owing to his medical exemption controversy over the COVID-19 vaccination. The Serb will hope to move level atop the Grand Slam title leaderboard by winning a record-extending tenth Australian Open title. Nadal, meanwhile, is the defending champion, having won his second title at the tournament last year. A successful title defense will see the Spaniard go two clear of Djokovic on the all-time list ahead of the next Grand Slam at Roland Garros, where Nadal is a 14-time winner....

Although both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid had lost players through injury in the latest round of international games, they were against rivals who put up little more than token resistance, like guilty children who know the time has come for them to accept their punishment, Xinhua reported. Without a host of stars, including Xavi Hernandez, Leo Messi and Victor Valdes, FC Barcelona enjoyed a tranquil afternoon as they defeated Granada 4-0 in a game....