Netflix promises to restore missing ‘Lost’ finale footage

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You can stop with your conspiracy theories. The missing footage (around 18 minutes worth) of Lost’s series finale didn’t disappear inside the baffling universe of the TV show when you rewatched it on Netflix. The current hypothesis is Netflix may have gotten a version cut down for syndication. But they plan to rectify this problem. The show’s creator Damon Lindelof expressed his “beffudlement” over the issue during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

“Something tells me that this isn’t Netflix’s fault … that it’s an honest mistake and something got miscommunicated — I seem to remember ABC had to make an edit for rerun airings that tightened the show into ‘format’ (42 minutes to accommodate commercials), and somehow that [version] mistakenly got sent to Netflix," Lindelof said. "This sometimes happened with our finales—we’d ask for extra time and ABC would agree to air, but then we had to do another tighter version for subsequent airings and/or international [markets]. We usually left these (painful) cuts to the discretion of our editors… but as the show lives on in DVD form and on Netflix, there is ZERO reason to have the shorter version out there.” So, just hold off watching the finale again until Netflix fixes the issue.

Source: Entertainment Weekly + TV Guide

Bye-bye Motorola?

It looks like we will be losing one of the pioneers of the wireless technology industry—at least in name. Lenovo plans to phase out the Motorola name and integrate it more as a division under its brand, keeping their phone business under the Lenovo name. The Chinese tech company bought Motorola Mobility back in 2014. According to Motorola’s Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh, they will instead focus on the brand Moto. So, prepare to see Moto products with Lenovo’s logo on them. The iconic M “batwing” logo though will remain.

Osterloh told CNET that their business will keep the name organizationally with Motorola but they will eventually take over mobile operations of Lenovo. Moto products will also be marketed in areas where Lenovo is known as the more high-end products. On the opposite end though, Osterloh said they had plans to introduce Lenovo’s affordable lines, like the Vibe, to the US in the coming years.

Source: CNET

Update - January 8, 2016 - 5:00 PM -Motorola has issued a statement regarding their branding below.

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Mockery is a form of flattery for Swiss Alp Watch, a $25,000 mechanical take on Apple Watch

Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie thought it was a clever idea to mock the Apple Watch (complete with an Apple-esque intro video), as well as copy the look and design of Cupertino's popular wearable, but put a mechanical movement. The Swiss Alp Watch is going to be made available in limited series of 50 units which will be sold for US $24,900. I wonder if they will earn enough to cover their legal costs.

Source: 9to5Mac

CES 2016: Dell turns heads with latest enterprise 2-in-1 releases

Dell's made waves with its innovative XPS 13 Ultrabook and now hopes to follow that impressive notebook with a sleek new 2-in-1 geared for enterprise and business users. Built for the mobile elite professional, the Dell Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1 is one of the lightest 12.5-inch 2-in-1s available. If it looks familiar, that is because it is Dell's take on Microsoft's Surface, which seems to be a trend most PC makers are following this year.

The Latitude 12 7000 Series features 6th generation Intel Core M processor (2.2GHz to 3.1 GHz), SSD PCIe storage, and USB Type-C docking connectivity for power, video, audio, and data. The device also features 4GB or 8GB of memory.It will be available beginning early February 2016 on Dell.ca in Canada starting at $1,429 CDN