Apology for no Summer Mix this year...

Sorry everyone, I apologize for the lack of a summer trance mix this year. I have been providing a summer trance mix annually for the past decade. Considering there is only one week left in August, making a summer mix for the sake of calling it a summer mix would be un-tasteful.

I have worked at 3 different jobs in the year 2011 in pursuit of a better career path (Which I beleive I have finally found a good base to build off of). I will get back to my musical habits very soon and provide you guys some good music to vibe to.

Just wanted to provide an update for those of you who are wondering "why no beats lately" or "why no mixes?".

Yeah...Busy year is the reason why.

Thanks for understanding and hope to tweet, facebook, or game with you on xbox live soon. :)

-Ernesto

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HTC Evo 4G Was the Best Selling Android Phone in Q2

HTC Evo 4G Was the Best Selling Android Phone in Q2:

According to NPD Group, the best selling smartphones from April through June (Q2), all happened to be devices that launched last year and not this year. So, even though we saw some great devices like the Motorola Atrix, HTC Thunderbolt and LG G2X — none of these managed take the top spot from last year’s heavy hitters. Here’s the tops:

1. Apple iPhone 4
2. Apple 3GS
3. HTC EVO 4G
4. HTC Inspire 4G

While at first I struggled to wrap my head around this info, it’s now easy to see that the reason for the iPhone 4 taking #1 is because it the phone continues to be reintroduced over and over to consumers. First on Verizon, then later as a newer white version. Say what you will about Apple and their evil phone, Jobs definitely knows to squeeze every last drop out of his cash cow. The Apple 3GS saw a big price drop this year too making it appealing for those with AT&T who are on a budget.

What I found most interesting was the fact that even though Sprint is the 3rd largest carrier in the U.S., their HTC Evo 4G still managed to sell better than any other Android handset in the Q2. A simple explanation could be that because this was arguably the “best” phone in Sprint’s lineup up it left consumers with little choice for anything else until the Evo 3D’s release in July (Q3). When it comes to the HTC Inspire 4G, in my short time working with Best Buy Mobile, I saw Inspires fly off store shelves thanks in part to its higher-end specs but with an affordable $50 price sticker.

What did you guys think about these results? Were you expecting a different Android handset to come out on top? Are consumers catching on to the dual-core hype? Which Android device do you predict to take the top spot in Q3?

[Via Splatf]

All the Videos of the East Coast Earthquake (Updating) [Video]

All the Videos of the East Coast Earthquake (Updating) [Video]:

Just within minutes after the Earthquake hit the Eastern seaboard videos are popping all over. Here's a gallery of them all, mostly confused people and shaken plants. California is laughing at us. (Updating). More »

Research: Video Games Help Reduce Crime Rates in U.S.

Research: Video Games Help Reduce Crime Rates in U.S.:

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Video games help reduce crime rates in the United States, according to new research conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, the Baylor University and the University of Texas at Arlington. According to research video games reduce crime rates because they keep "potential criminal offenders" busy using their computers or gaming consoles. The study analyzed the effect of both violent and non-violent video games on the number of violent and non-violent crimes in the United States.

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The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud [Battlemodo]

The Best Way to Store Stuff in the Cloud [Battlemodo]: "

Cloud storage services are everywhere these days. The internet has gotten cloudier than my memories of Burning Man '05. Each claims to rule the sky, but there can be only one. Find out who it is. More »

Watching People Fail at Skateboarding at 1000FPS Is Actually Quite Fun [Video]

Watching People Fail at Skateboarding at 1000FPS Is Actually Quite Fun [Video]: "

Life needs to be in slow motion. Everything is a little more ethereal and a helluva lot more fun at 1000FPS, you know? Just like these skateboarders who are falling and eating shit while screwing up skateboard tricks. They look like they're dancing! More »

Gears of War 3 Producer 'Saddened' and 'Frustrated' by Leak

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In an extensive interview with Edge published this morning, Epic's Rod Fergusson admitted that the premature leak earlier this month of a development build of Gears Of War 3 has been a mental drain on the development team.

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'Borderlands 2' Officially Announced, Appearing At PAX Prime

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'Borderlands 2' Officially Announced, Appearing At PAX Prime: "

'Borderlands' exemplifies one of those all too rare moments in gaming today where an entirely new property can come out of nowhere and turn into a smash hit. The role-playing shooter ran away with numerous awards after its release, and maintained a strong presence thanks to a considerable amount of downloadable-content packs. Now that the final DLC has since passed, plenty of fans have anxiously awaited the announcement of an obligatory sequel. Well, that day is today.

2K Games officially announced – there has been mounting speculation – this morning that 'Borderlands 2' will release sometime after the company's 2013 fiscal year. Basically, that means sometime after April 1, 2012. There's obviously only minor details at this point, but 2K did reveal that the game will feature 'all-new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story.' Story didn't come across to me as a major strong-point in the original 'Borderlands', but here's hoping there's more depth this go around.

If you just can't wait until 'sometime' in 2012 to check out 'Borderlands 2,' the game will make its way around the convention circuit this year. The first stop, and it appears the first major presentation of the game, will take place during GamesCom in Cologne, Germany later this month. Now if you don't have the scratch to make it over to Germany, don't get your lederhosen in a bunch – 'Borderlands 2' is also scheduled to make an appearance at PAX Prime in Seattle, August 26-28.

'Borderlands 2' also graces the cover of this month's Game Informer magazine.

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Android Tablet on the Cheap: Best Buy Has Pandigital Nova for $170

Android Tablet on the Cheap: Best Buy Has Pandigital Nova for $170: "

If an 800MHz CPU, 800×600 8-inch display, and Android 2.3 all for $169.99 sound like your ideal tablet, look no further than the Pandigital Nova. The slate is the followup to the Novel and Planet, and also features 4GB of internal storage, a microSD reader, and micro HDMI port. It also sports both front and rear cameras while managing to stay pretty slim at only 0.5-inches thick. Did we mention it is selling for only $169.99 at Best Buy? We sure did. If that sounds like a deal to you, step right up. You’re the next contestant on The Price is Right.

[via Engadget]

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SlideIT Keyboard v4.0.1 (4.0.1) Android Apk App

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SlideIT Keyboard v4.0.1 (4.0.1) Android Apk App: "SlideIT Keyboard 4.0.1
Requirements: for all Android versions
Overview: SlideIT is the best keyboard for Android devices.


SlideIT, make it easy to write
SlideIT keyboard full version 4

Supports many new skins.

The innovative keyboard for quick and easy writing with over 1,000,000 downloads, 45 languages. A revolutionary way to write Email, to send SMS or just to chat with your friends…

Instead of entering text by tapping on letters, SlideIT keyboard eases texting by sliding a finger along the letters, while the words “magically” appear on the screen.

SlideIT keyboard is an excellent tool for entering text, enabling users to dramatically improve writing speed with practically no learning curve.

In addition, writing efficiency is further enhanced with SlideIT keyboard’s smart predictive texting and disambiguation capabilities.

SlideIT has over 40 freely available language packs and keyboard layouts for download. Whether you write in English, Serbian, Catalan or Arabic you can still SlideIT! the keyboard can be configured to load 2 languages simultaneously, and the user can switch between them at any time.

“…for one-handed text entry, SlideIT Keyboard is the current king of the hill.” - PCWorld, August 2010.

“…Best keyboard around. A must have for the Android. It is the best app that I've bought” - SlideIT user reviews.

New Features:

* UI experience. You can now use the keyboard in landscape mode either full-screen or regular, as well as set the keyboard height. Right-to-left languages now have better support.

* Better support for tablet devices.

* Even less layout switching. ':' and ';' have been added to the main keyboard layout, requiring less layout switches.

SlideIT keyboard can be configured to load 2 Language packs simultaneously, and the user can switch between them at any time.
These packs include a variety of layouts: QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, COLEMAK and DVORAK.
And more than 30 languages:
Afrikaans - Afrikaanse sleutelbord,
Albanian - Tastierës shqipe,
Arabic - لوحة المفاتيح العربية,
Belorussian - Беларускія клавіятуры,
Brazilian - Teclado brasileiro,
Bulgarian - Българска клавиатура,
Catalan - Català teclat,
Czech -Česká klávesnice,
Croatian - Hrvatske tipkovnice,
Danish - Danske tastatur,
Dutch -Nederlands toetsenbord,
Estonian - Eesti klaviatuur,
Finnish - Suomen näppäimistö,
French - Clavier français,
German - Deutsch Tastatur,
Greek - Ελληνικό πληκτρολόγιο,
Hebrew - מקלדת עברית,
Hungarian - Magyar billentyűzet,
Icelandic - Íslenska lyklaborðið,
Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia keyboard,
Italian - Tastiera italiana,
Latvian - Latvijas klaviatūras,
Lithuanian - Lietuvos klaviatūros,
Norwegian - Norsk tastatur,
Persian - صفحه کلید فارسی,
Polish - Polska klawiatura,
Portuguese - Teclado Português,
Romanian - Român tastatură,
Russian - Русская клавиатура,
Serbian - cyrillic - Ћирилица српска тастатура,
Serbian - latin - Latin srpskoj tastaturi,
Slovak - Slovenská klávesnica,
Slovenian - Slovensko tipkovnico,
Spanish - Teclado en español,
Swahili - Swahili keyboard,
Swedish - Svenskt tangentbord,
Turkish - Türkçe klavye, iPhone
and Ukrainian -Український клавіатури.

Recent changes:
-- SlideIT keyboard version 4.0.1 --
• Fixed an issue where skins didn't work with Android versions older than 2.2
• Better setup experience on large-screen devices

Download Instructions:
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1576773884

Mirror:
http://www.wupload.com/file/74447441
http://www.multiupload.com/QHHUUNLVCX

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