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Wearable fitness trackers are not an effective tool for weight loss, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. The study looked at nearly 500 overweight individuals working to lose weight over the course of two years and found that those who used a wearable fitness tracker didn’t fare any better than …

Carey Mulligan has opened up about the toll that her grandmother’s dementia has taken on her family. The 31-year-old was appointed Global Dementia Friends Ambassador in August (16) by officials at the Alzheimer’s Society, and she opened up about her grandmother Margaret, affectionately known as Nans, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around 16 years ago. The mother-of-one revealed Nans was …

Emma Watson is going after website Celeb Jihad after it published private photos of the former “Harry Potter” star in a revealing top. According to editors at TMZ.com, her legal team were successful in having the photographs removed under a copyright claim. The gossip site reports her letter claims the photos were taken by Emma’s stylist, who then passed the …

The Huawei Nova Plus will be coming to Canada soon. The Huawei Nova Plus is a mid-range smartphone. With its specs, it approaches flagship level without the high price. As such, it is a smartphone that is worth considering. Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider and one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers, announced today …

“La La Land” won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, giving it a leg up on the competition as the Oscars race is starting to take shape. It’s just a matter of history folks and, since the fabulous show-biz fable from writer and director Damien Chazelle walked away from the festival yesterday with TIFF’s 2016 …

It’s official now, Google is replacing its Nexus line of high end smartphone with their all new Pixel flagship series. Though numerous Google Pixel (Sailfish) and Pixel XL (Marlin) leaks have surfaced over the internet, it’s time to check the official ones. The web giant has teased an unveiling set for 2am AEST October 5, and unless it’s planning to …

Yesterday’s news about the split of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie joined the ranks of the most shocking celebrity splits of all time. Now, in an update on the situation, we bring you official statements from both Brad and Angelina… Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from husband of four years Brad Pitt, citing “irreconcilable differences”, her lawyer has confirmed. …

Alexis Arquette’s death certificate shows she had been living with HIV for almost three decades when she died aged 47. The immediate cause of death was cardiac arrest, but TMZ reports Arquette had also been battling HIV for 29 years

BlackBerry’s rebirth has been something to behold. The Canadian icon has gone from being trapped in a terminal death-spiral, to now having a thriving software business and a range of enticing new Android-powered smartphones. The latest is the DTEK60, formerly known as Argon. The 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) device features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB of …

Mel Gibson is expecting another child, his ninth, with his girlfriend of two years, Rosalind Ross. The two are expecting the baby by early next year, as confirmed by Gibson’s rep to People. Mel, 60, and equestrian-vaulter-turned-scriptwriter Rosalind, 26, met in early 2015, when she applied for a job at his production company. The baby will be the first child …

One of the benefits of using a VPN, apart from trying to skate around geofenced content, is to protect your privacy. There are plenty of VPN services out there, some of which are free, and some of which require users to pay a subscription. Now it looks like we’ll have one more option in the form of Opera. For those …