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Since 2008, the Marvel Universe has been expanding in a big way. In the years since the launch of Iron Man, the franchise has extended to network television, streaming services, and most recently theme parks. Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim, California now offers fans the opportunity to take a step into the Marvel Cinematic Universe via the new Guardians of The Galaxy: Mission Breakout! ride -- and I can tell you from first-hand experience that the whole thing is rather amazing.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, when it was revealed that the ride would be taking over the location that previously housed the Twilight Zone: Tower Of Terror. Late last month I had the opportunity to attend the world opening of the ride, and having had the chance to go through it all, I can tell you that it is a whole lot of fun.

As you enter, the aesthetic (specifically a giant golden statue of Benicio Del Toro's Tanaleer Tivan a.k.a. The Collector) immediately gives away the premise: Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! is modeled after The Collector's lair, first featured in James Gunn's original Guardians of the Galaxy. Walking in, there are screens that feature Tivan as well as the various members of the titular team in cages -- but that's really the last thing you notice. Instead, your eye is drawn to all of the very real artifacts/creatures/props that are featured in cases all around the area where you wait in line. Naturally, this includes a very adorable animatronic Cosmo The Spacedog:

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If you look close enough and have a deep enough knowledge of the source material, you will also find plenty of amazing Marvel Easter eggs scattered everywhere (and I'm not just talking about the secret alien language that is scattered throughout the ride). I was personally very excited to see the Asgardian War Hammer wielded by the "worthy" Beta Ray Bill in the comics, but there is also an amazing painting hanging on the wall -- specifically of Jeff Goldblum's The Grandmaster (from the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok) looking all kinds of pissed that his brother, The Collector, has managed to best him at a board game.

At the end of the tour through the outer part of the ride, you are then led into Taneleer Tivan office, where the initial idea is that Tivan is going to take you on a standard tour through his museum. In the middle of a video presentation, however, this plan is hijacked by none other than Rocket -- represented as an amazingly realistic animatronic raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper. He proceeds to tell you what your mission is -- which is to use human bio-scans to free the other Guardians of the Galaxy and take them to Mantis, who is waiting by the Milano. For the full scoop, you can watch the video below:

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From The Collectors office you are then to a series of staircases -- which are located in what could be described as the bowels of the museum, where all the work not meant for public eyes is done. When you reach the landing platform for the actual ride, "guards" give you a position to stand in, and when the gantry doors open you move to your assigned seat. Then the fun begins.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! operates physically exactly like the Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror, which is to say that it rockets you multiple stories into the air before letting you drop in free-fall. What's different, of course, is both the footage that you watch at each stop, and (because it's Guardians of the Galaxy) the music that is playing. While I personally listened to "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar when I was on the ride -- watching Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), and Drax (Dave Bautista) escape the clutches of The Collector and various dangerous monsters -- there are actually a total of six different experiences. The rest of the soundtrack includes "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 from the first movie, as well as "Give Up The Funk" by Parliament, "Free Ride" by The Edgar Winter Group, "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley" and "Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf.

While probably not recommended for anybody with a sensitive stomach, the Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! ride is definitely a great experience for any Marvel fan, and is the rare theme park attraction that will legitimately have you laughing out loud. Check out the large crop of photos I took while on the ride in the gallery below, and if you've had the chance to experience it for yourself, share your own thoughts in the comments section!

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'No single device will be the hub,' CEO Nadella says. 'The hub is you.'

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Microsoft on Tuesday jammed a range of new Windows 10 devices into a two-hour announcement -- everything from three new Lumia smartphones, a Microsoft Band 2 smart wrist wearable, a new Surface Pro 4 and its first-ever laptop, the Surface Book.

The 13.5-in. Surface Book, starting at $1,499 and available Oct. 26, might be the most compelling to the Microsoft faithful. Yet, there was a clear message from CEO Satya Nadella and others that Windows 10 Lumia phones, which only control 3% of the smartphone market, have an important place in Microsoft's Continuum world. With Continuum, apps and other software in Windows 10 are intended to run on all the new machines, opening up opportunities for IT, app developers and users.

"We're making progress toward moving people from needing, to choosing, to loving Windows," Nadella said. With the fastest ramp-up to Windows 10 of any prior Windows version (110 million devices running Windows 10 in just eight weeks), he said, "more and more people are coming home to Windows … We now begin a new chapter of Windows 10 with new devices built for Windows 10. We built Windows 10 for a new era of mobile computing. No single device will be the hub of activity. The hub is you."

The Lumia smartphone's prominence in that Windows 10 product line had been called into question by analysts, mainly because it has taken Microsoft several years only to earn a 3% global market share for its smartphones. But Microsoft attempted to show how a Lumia smartphone can become like a desktop PC when connected to a desktop display and keyboard through a new Microsoft Display Dock.

In an onstage demonstration, the dock was used to edit a PowerPoint presentation on a large display with a keyboard and mouse connected to a new Lumia device. Pricing and availability of the dock weren't immediately available.

The new Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL start at $549 and $649, respectively, but Microsoft also announced the Lumia 550, a more-affordable LTE smartphone priced at $139. The 950 and 950XL will ship sometime in November and the 550 in December.

New features of Microsoft Band 2 include a curved display and a barometric sensor to measure altitude changes for extreme athletes. The Band 2 will cost $249 and will be available Oct. 30.

The Lumia 950 and 950 XL are "the most productive phones on the planet," Nadella said. "You can run your entire business on them. In developing markets, they can be your first or only computing devices."

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There’s a still a chance for the Legislature to address equal pay in the 2018 session.

The House took a step toward supporting fair pay Friday by approving an amendment that would allow workers to file for compensation in response to discriminatory pay.

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Windows 8 borrows the "Metro" interface originated for Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, but there are a lot of great features tucked into the deeper operating system for desktops and tablets that could also lend power to the phone.

In June, Microsoft unveiled many new Windows Phone 8 features, but certainly not all of them. When Redmond reveals even more tricks for the new OS in its September 5 launch event, it's very likely that some of these Windows 8 goodies will make the jump from desktops and tablets to the smaller screen.

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Variations of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 browser will be on all three types of devices: the phone, the tablet, and the PC. Logging in to Windows 8 with your ID and password will sync your preferences, passwords, history, and bookmarks. Since you already log in to the phone when you initially set it up, look for this to come.

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Logging in to Windows 8 with your ID also syncs Facebook and Twitter accounts, your e-mail, and chat between any Windows 8 devices. This would be infinitely useful for the smartphone, particularly if Windows Phone device owners also own Windows 8 tablets or desktops and could swap among them with ease.

The same would ideally apply to apps. Downloading a photo-editing app on the desktop, for instance, should ideally push the right version to the tablet and to the phone. I envision a world in which developers who create for three form factors can sell access through in-app purchases, new to the smartphone in Windows Phone 8.

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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich already has its face-unlock feature, which lets you into a locked phone when your visage (or a photo) matches the one stored in its database. It looks like Windows Phone 8 could get something similar, too, but even more secure. For instance, you could turn your photo into your log-in background, then draw with your finger on the screen instead of typing in a PIN.

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Enter a term into the "Search Charm" in Windows 8, and you'll see results for a file, application, or setting. You can also search within Metro apps. Windows Phone 7 has a couple of search options in apps and for Bing, but there's no universal search that can trawl everything on the phone. This is a sore spot for Windows Phone, since search in its major competitors -- iOS, Android, and BlackBerry -- can call up apps, contacts, and Web search terms after you type in a few letters. C'mon, Microsoft, let's make this happen!

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Mitch Hurwitz signs a multi-year deal to produce, develop, and create a new original series for the video-streaming service.

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We may not be seeing any new episodes of "Arrested Development" on Netflix for a while, but its creator is sticking with the video-streaming service.

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"We are lucky to be in business with Mitch Hurwitz, a true genius with one of the most distinctive voices in comedy today," Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement. "Mitch's inventive approach to 'Arrested Development' -- one of the top TV comedies of this generation -- was ahead of its time, and we're fortunate to have him on our team."

While "Arrested Development" succeeded at generating a great deal of buzz when it landed on Netflix in May, the fourth season was met with mixed reviews. The New York Times went so far as to say the Netflix endeavor killed the show.

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T-Mobile's next Android smartphone was allegedly supposed to have joined the carrier's lineup earlier this week. However, as we're learning today, the phone will not only get a new arrival date, but a new name as well. Goodbye wordy Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q! Say hello to the even wordier Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G.

The first sign of the name change came earlier this week when TmoNews was tipped to the somewhat sillier moniker. Maybe it's me, but I find it unnecessary to include the name of a series (Galaxy S) in every single release. Indeed, it's also a bit mundane to keep appending 4G to the end of everything. Then again, Samsung Relay sounds like an awful like a feature phone.

The specifications for the Android 4.0 handset are pretty much in line with previous reports and include a 1.5GHz processor, a 4-inch display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and NFC support. Once rumored to feature a 720p HD display, it now looks to be something in the vicinity of 840x480 pixels.

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I am trying to create new categories for hotmail but every time I try I get a message: Sorry, Outlook wasn't able to complete this request. If you keep seeing this message, go to Service status to check if there's a problem with Outlook. No matter what I try it will not create a new category; I try to right click on the right-side frame and click on "new category" and while the text box opens and I can write the category name, it does not save it. That message appears and I cannot select it. I get the same message regardless of browser; I have tried firefox, chrome, and seamonkey. I also am trying to use Windows Live Hotmail but I am using Widnows 8.1 and that comes with its own set of problems. I would like to figure out how to add categories through here but I can't even get the emails to synch up right. I am concerned because I see a very different number of emails in folders here than in the browser.

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even through browsers; is there a limit? it doesn't tell me.

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It's a Microsoft product.

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I am trying to figure out how to resolve the issues with the inability to create personal categories in Hotmail anymore under any circumstance or any browser, as well as trying to get windows live mail to work, which I just updated to the 2012 version, and I am getting errors and the folders under the updated windows live mail 2012 still don't sync up to the browser version.

I see folders with emails on the live mail side that don't exist on the browser and they do not synch up when i click on send/receive messages. The difference is hundreds of emails and it makes me nervous on top of frustrated that I can't create categories.

I know ppl just say "it's a microsoft product" and recommend other products but it's not like it's that easy to move my entire account with thousands of emails to another that will not have problems too and I will be able to access from anywhere. Plus I have had my address for years; I guess I could set up forwarding but is there a good enough email service out there free online that I can be sure won't give me problems and not make the whole effort to transition more of a pain than is worth it? I don't know but right now I have hit a roadblock with hotmail to where it has been working fine and doing what I needed relatively well but not being able to create new categories is just a really big problem. I use them and not having the ability to create new ones for weeks now is creating a backlog and things are getting disorganized; I need to figure out how to fix this!!

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Here is the other error I am getting when I click to edit my profile:
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I am guessing you want to know why we rarely see these issues resolved in the forums. It's pretty simple. Microsoft does not release the source code and has other agendas here. That is, the free email client is just that and they want to upsell to Outlook.

You can continue to ask for a fix but there's a reason why this is so. My guess is you needed this laid out.

As to moving, I did so long ago and will not be coming back to Hotmail or any Live product.

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Adele and her flip phone rouse the Web

Technically Incorrect: Releasing her first album in years, the singer's video for her new song "Hello" is (almost) all about her flip phone. Social media cannot get enough.

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.

She's sad. She has a flip phone.

Adele/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET

Is it her you're looking for?

It seems that many of you have simultaneously found her.

After a hiatus that seemed to leave us wanting to just find someone like her, British singer Adele slipped onto the Web's tubes on Friday with a song, a video and an impact that captivated huge numbers. In its first 24 hours, it amassed some 25 million YouTube views.

This included those who adore (or not) flip phones. The video, you see, features Adele singing "Hello" (not the Lionel Richie song) and attempting to communicate with her past and a man she'd treated very badly, at least I think that's what it's about.

Her preferred method of communication is the phone that seems today only charming because it might be harder for authorities and nefarious types to intercept its messages.

Naturally, the Twitterati immediately leaped upon this choice. "When you haven't released an album for a while and can't afford to upgrade your phone yet," a user called No Filter Guy offered.

This was accompanied by two Adele flip phones shots.

But why the flip phone? Is she describing a relationship from a time gone by, when phones were rudimentary and love was far simpler than today?

Not quite. This was an artistic choice.

"The real explanation is that I never like filming modern phones or cars," Xavier Dolan, the director if the video, told the LA Times. "They're so implanted in our lives that when you see them in movies you're reminded you're in reality."

You've been feeling that yourself for a long time, haven't you? You just haven't been able to articulate it.

"If you see an iPhone or a Toyota in a movie, they're anti-narrative, they take you out of the story," explained Dolan, a 26-year-old from Canada. "If I put an iPhone or a modern car in a movie, it feels like I'm making a commercial."

There might be one or two sticklerish critics who will suggest that by inserting a flip phone you're communicating nostalgia for a purer world.

But some will look at this video and kiss their iPhones for saving them from such limited, imperfect and personally painful communication as was served up by flip phones (and this video).

The video also features a phone booth. A real, old-style British phone booth. (Or phone box, as Brits would have it.)

"It says she is stranded in nature, which has regained its rights," Dolan said. "It's an element of the past. It's much more important than the flip-flop and trying to identify whether it's Samsung or an AE9 or whatever."

Is nature more important than our phones? Is the past more important than the present? Are past phones signifiers of loss, where today's phones are signifiers that we can never get lost and always be found?

These and many more philosophical thoughts will rebound around hearts and brains of all ages, as this song and video embeds itself in Web (and therefore human) life.

Which leaves us with one last artistic thought: What if Apple decided to release a modern flip phone?


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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 heading our way with bigger Honeycomb-toting charms

A leaked PR schedule for Samsung's Mobile World Congress press event shows that the Galaxy Tab 2 tablet will be unveiled at the show, with rumours flying of a larger size and more powerful processor.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab sold more than 2 million units last year, and is still flying off the shelves. But in a couple of weeks, Samsung will take the wrappers off its sequel, the Galaxy Tab 2, at its Mobile World Congress press conference.

How do we know? Samsung said so. A leaked PR schedule for the event on 13 February, reproduced by electronista, shows that the last half-hour will be devoted to a presentation of two new devices: the Galaxy S 2 smart phone and the Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. This being a timetable, they could be working titles, of course.

The success of both original devices -- the superb Galaxy S has sold more than 10 million units around the world -- would suggest that sticking with the name is a sensible option.

So what can we expect from the Galaxy Tab 2? It may be larger than the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, with rumours of a 10-inch model floating about since last September. Samsung fuelled the speculation further with its official press conference invite, showing a mysterious tablet device accompanied by the text, "Something big is coming to Barcelona... Changing needs of consumers continue to shape the development of devices."

Last week, however, industry site OLED Info claimed that the Galaxy Tab 2 is set to stick with the 7-inch size, but upgrade to an AMOLED screen, complete with 3D capabilities. It also tipped the Tab 2 for an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, an 8-megapixel back camera capable of shooting 1080p video, and 64GB of internal memory. Support for Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb software is also expected, although possibly through a post-purchase upgrade.

On Friday, Samsung announced its latest financial results, although it had more to say about the Galaxy S 2 than the Galaxy Tab 2 in its statement on new mobile devices:

"Samsung announced it will introduce the successor to its Galaxy S smart phone during the first half of 2011, featuring a dual-core processor and Super AMOLED Plus display to further enrich user experience... In the tablet market, Samsung will complement its Galaxy Tab with a range of devices to optimally meet various user needs."

So, several Galaxy Tabs are on the way, but the first will have its big reveal on 13 February in Barcelona.


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Telcos merge for survival

"Grow or die" seems to be the motto of the telecommunications industry as its big guns--and even its smaller players--scramble to join forces.

    Grow or die.

    That seems to be the motto of the telecommunications industry as its big guns--and even its smaller players--scramble to join forces, employing Darwinian practices in order to survive.

    "Growth is obviously the end goal behind all this," said Doug Christopher, an analyst with Crowell Weedon. "It's likely that companies can do well in their own backyard. But you expand if you want those double-digit growth rates and want to keep from being taken over."

    Indeed, there is a whole lot of taking over going on.

    Since Congress passed the Telecommunications Act two years ago, merger mania has consumed the telecommunications industry, with long distance companies providing local service and local companies attempting to break into long distance markets. Meanwhile, many companies are offering the promise of all-in-one phone service and less expensive communications tools--including voice, mobile, paging, data, and Internet access.

    The two latest examples are the GTE-Bell Atlantic deal announced today, and the proposed $10 billion partnership between AT&T and British Telecommunications.

    George Reed-Dellinger, an analyst with HSBC Washington Analysis, describes the AT&T-BT transaction as "arguably the most strategically important deal ever announced," because the international business calling market is one of the fastest-growing profit centers within each company.

    Telco giants increasingly are realizing that growth means branching out beyond the telephone.

    Earlier this month, for example, AT&T announced that it would buy cable TV company Tele-Communications International, giving the phone giant the potential to provide telephony, video, and high-speed Internet access via cable in the future.

    Consumer demand for such services, as well as the globalization of business in general, are driving the consolidation trend, analysts said.

    "If you have 1,000 small, rural phone companies, they're not going to have the size or scope to provide services for large international and national customers. These companies want to combine assets to better provide those services," said Mel Marten, telecommunications analyst with Edward Jones. "While there are risks in any business venture, the risks for these companies are higher if they maintain the status quo."

    Many of the telcos also are anxious to expand into portal services, Rooney said, noting the rumored buyout of America Online by AT&T.

    "I see AT&T making a sizable acquisition in the Internet industry in the next three to six months," Rooney said. "The way [AT&T CEO]Michael Armstrong is going, no Internet company is safe."

    Rooney said he thinks WorldCom also is poised to make an Internet play, after antitrust regulators required MCI Communications to sell its entire Internet division to Britain's Cable & Wireless as part of the deal to win approval for the MCI-WorldCom merger. (See related story)

    "Obviously WorldCom has its hands full right now [with the MCI deal]," he said. "Once they clean up their debt and get it financed, then they'll go right back out on the acquisition trail."

    But even as the end goal of most telcos is similar, their strategies for reaching that goal differ.

    Crowell's Christopher said the AT&T-TCI merger will focus on "the high-speed broadband stuff yet to be implemented," effectively entering the combined company into new territory. Bell Atlantic, on the other hand, bought itself a ready-to-play partner when it chose to merge with GTE.

    "GTE's system is already implemented," he said. "It has wireless services already, and pretty much a national footprint."

    For many consumers and small businesses, the promise of all-in-one communications services and just one monthly bill is enticing, but analysts argued that it is lower-cost services, not the services themselves, that likely will win over the most customers.

    "The one bill-type thing is a convenience. If the average person has all this stuff--the local phone, cellular, the pager--yes. It's wonderful for maybe the business person on the go," Christopher said. But "I think the real key is improving the affordability of these wireless services to the consumer and increasing the penetration to these markets."

    When Congress deregulated the telecommunications industry, it seemed to herald the era of merger mania being seen today. But whether these recent mergers and those certain to come will pass regulatory muster remains to be seen.

    The GTE-Bell Atlantic deal, for example, already is raising eyebrows.

    "We believe the deal between Bell Atlantic and GTE currently would be illegal" because the regional Bells remain prohibited from offering long distance service within their local service areas, HSBC Washington Analysis' Reed-Dellinger said.

    Added John Rooney, president of Hornblower & Weeks: "I don't see the GTE-Bell Atlantic deal working just because these companies are mirror images of each other. I think there'll be some antitrust issues there, so it'll be interesting to see how the regulators play it."


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AT&T, Sprint waive overage fees for Oklahoma tornado victims

The carriers will forgo overage charges for voice, data, and texting for those affected by Monday's devastating tornado.

AT&T is trying to do its part to help victims of the Oklahoma's massive tornado.

The carrier will bring in extra telecommunications resources to the affected area and will waive overage charges for affected customers through June 30.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado," the company said Tuesday. "We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends, and loved ones given heavy call volumes."

AT&T subscribers who want to aid the Red Cross in its efforts to assist victims can text REDCROSS to 90999. A $10 donation will be added to their monthly AT&T bill.

Sprint Nextel is also helping out.

A Sprint spokeswoman told CNET that the carrier is proactively waiving late fees, overage charges for voice, text, and data, and roaming fees for all Sprint services until June 30 in the affected area. The company is also offering discounts on chargers to affected Oklahoma residents who need to charge their mobile phones.

A spokesman for T-Mobile sent CNET the following statement detailing its response to the tragedy.

Our thoughts are with those affected by the tragic storm in Moore, Oklahoma, and throughout the metro Oklahoma City area. Our network is more than 97 percent operational in the affected area, and we are making steady improvements with a small cluster of cell sites that was damaged more than others. T-Mobile engineers are moving equipment into the area, including Cell-on-Wheels (COWs) and microwave backhaul solutions. Our customers can support the Red Cross relief efforts by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10. The donation will be charged on their T-Mobile bill.

Creating winds up to 200 miles per hour, the monster tornado ravaged the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, damaging or destroying scores of homes and businesses -- as well as two elementary schools . At least 51 people were killed, including 20 children, CBS reported Tuesday. More than 230 people were injured. The death and injury counts are expected to rise.

Updated at 7:25 a.m. PT with information from Sprint and at 9:39 a.m. PT with information from T-Mobile.


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Smartphones Unlocked: Understanding processors

There's a lot of talk about dual-core, even quad-core, processors on smartphones, but what does it all really mean? CNET editor Bonnie Cha offers some basics to understanding processors in this month's installment of Smartphones Unlocked.

Welcome to Smartphones Unlocked, my new monthly column designed to explain the ins and outs of smartphones to help you better understand how they work. The world of smartphones is fast-paced and can sometimes be confusing and difficult to keep track of all the new technology in these devices, particularly if you're new to them, so if there are any topics you'd like to see covered here, please feel free to e-mail me at

There are a lot of things to consider when buying a smartphone--operating system, screen size, keyboard or no keyboard, camera--but one feature that more people are starting to pay attention to is the processor. This is, no doubt, in part due to the recent influx of dual-core smartphones like the Motorola Photon 4G, HTC Sensation 4G, and Samsung Galaxy S II.

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The Samsung Galaxy S II is one of a number of smartphones today to feature a dual-core processor, but what does that mean for you? Josh Miller/CNET

With everyone from carriers to handset manufacturers to tech sites talking up dual-core processors, you probably get the idea that having a dual-core processor is a good thing, but for the uninitiated, it might not be apparent why, and for some, the whole subject of processors might be a mystery. It's easy to understand why; it's a spec that gets thrown around a lot, along with various names like Nvidia Tegra 2, Qualcomm Snapdragon, and TI OMAP, but it's a feature that's never fully explained and frankly, the business of processors can get pretty complicated and technical.

For this month's column, I'm going to take a general approach to the topic and explain the processor's function, explain the different parts, how they affect your smartphone's performance, and give you a glimpse of what's to come in the future. I'll also introduce the various chipset makers, but there's quite a bit of variation in how each of the companies design processors and this is where things can get a bit complicated, so I'll save the comparison of each for a future column. That said, hopefully, this will serve as a good starting point to better understanding the world of smartphone processors.

What's in a processor?
Nowadays, smartphones are so much more than phones and personal organizers. They're music and video players; they're mobile Web browsers; and they're cameras and camcorders. However, in order to do all those things, there needs to be a part of the system that can process and carry out those functions, which is where the processor enters the picture.

"The processor is the brain of the smartphone," explains Nick Stam, director of technical marketing at Nvidia. "Just like a regular desktop or laptop, these devices are, at the highest level, computers, and like computers, they have a processor to do all the basic calculations and to execute code."

Of course, with smartphones, you're dealing with a smaller form factor, so the design of the processor is somewhat different than what you'd find on your computer. On your desktop, you've got different elements, such as your central processor unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), memory, and peripheral buses, that all connect to the motherboard.

On a smartphone, you've got similar components, as well as other sub-processors, but they're integrated onto a single chipset, referred to as System-on-a-Chip (SoC), since there isn't room to have different chipsets with the battery taking up so much space. So technically, when we talk about processors, we're really talking about the SoC, but for pretty obvious reasons,

Inside Nvidia's Tegra 2 chipset, or System-on-a-Chip, lies multiple components, including two CPUs, a GPU, and video encoders and decoders. Screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNET

A key component of the SoC is the CPU. Most companies use a CPU based a design from a company called ARM, and it handles most things you experience on your smartphone, from running the OS to touch-screen functions. When people talk about whether a phone has an 800MHz processor or a 1GHz processor, they're referring to the speed of the CPU. Additionally, single-core or dual-core refers to the number of CPU cores.

Another element of the SoC is the GPU. The GPU processes graphical and visual data, so it's responsible for such things as rendering Web pages and gameplay. Having a dedicated GPU is much more efficient than letting the CPU handle it, since it allows for lower power consumption while offering such benefits as better image processing and anti-aliasing and geometric realism. The better the GPU, the better experience you'll have viewing complex Web sites and 3D video games.

Finally, the SoC incorporates a number of other sub-processors, such as video encoders and decoders, camera operation, and audio playback, so your smartphone can perform such tasks. Some companies also incorporate a phone's modem (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G/4G, etc.) into the SoC, while others keep them separate, which leads to the next topic.

Not all processors are created equal
Now, just because two smartphones both have 1GHz processors doesn't mean you're going to get the same kind of performance from both. This is because different chipset makers take different approaches to designing their processors or SoC.

There are four major players in the mobile processing world, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Samsung, but they all have one thing in common: ARM. ARM is the company that provides the architecture for mobile processors, and these companies use it as the basis for developing their chipsets. So what's the reason for variation?

This is because some companies license ARM's CPU design and use it as is, while others only license the instruction set and create their own CPU based on the guidelines provided by ARM. Qualcomm is an example of the latter, which is why you see some of its dual-core processors clocked at higher speeds, such as 1.2GHz. Add to that different kinds of GPUs and various integrations of sub-processors and modems, and you're going to get some different results.

Again, I'll compare each of the manufacturers processors in a future column, but for the sake of sticking with the basics for this article, I left it out.

Dual-core and beyond
As I mentioned earlier, smartphones already do a lot of things, but the advent of dual-core processors has allowed them to do even more, such as 3D and 1080p HD video capture and playback. These chipsets consist of two CPU cores, running at 1GHz to 1.2GHz each, depending on the maker, but it would be a mistake to think that a dual-core processor equals double the speed of a single-core phone. The difference isn't quite that dramatic.

Qualcomm plans to offer quad-core processors in Q1 2012. Qualcomm

That said, you should enjoy faster Web browsing, smoother game play, quicker multitasking, and even improved battery life.

"When you have a single CPU core, you need to raise of the voltage of the CPU, which consumes a lot of power," said Sridhar Ramaswamy, senior technical marketing manager for Tegra at Nvidia. "With two cores, you're basically processing at half the frequency and not maxing out, so it better handles multitasking and multithreaded applications."

It's only going to get better too. Several chipset makers, including Qualcomm, Nvidia, and TI, have already announced plans for quad-core processors. Nvidia began promoting its next-gen Kal-El quad-core CPU back in February with a scheduled release for this fall, and Qualcomm will follow in Q1 2012.

"Existing functions on smartphones will get better and better, as they will get more powerful and power-efficient," said Raj Talluri, vice president of product management at Qualcomm. "They'll also do more and more things, and we see the use of gestures, augmented reality, and increased wireless connectivity between devices becoming more popular in the future. Next year's smartphones are just going to be great products."


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Spoofing flaw resurfaces in Mozilla browsers

A 7-year-old security hole comes back to haunt the most recent version of Firefox and other Mozilla software.

A 7-year-old flaw that could let an attacker place malicious content on trusted Web sites has resurfaced in the most recent Firefox browser, Secunia has warned.

The flaw, which also affects some other Mozilla Foundation programs, lies in the way the software handles frames, which are a way of showing Web content in separate parts of the browser window. The applications don't check whether the frames displayed in a single window all originate from the same Web site, Secunia said in an advisory on Monday. Firefox 1.x, Mozilla 1.7.x and Camino 0.x versions are vulnerable to the flaw, the security monitoring company said.

As a result, an attacker could insert content into a frame on a trusted Web site, Secunia said. Account holders who believe they are interacting with a frame belonging to an online bank could be tricked into giving up personal information or downloading malicious code, for example. Secunia rated the issue "moderately critical."

The same "frame injection" vulnerability in Mozilla's browsers was detailed by Secunia in July of last year. At the time, it did not affect the most recent versions of the applications.

For a spoofing attempt to work, a surfer would need to have both the attacker's Web site and a trusted Web site open in different windows. A click on a link on the malicious site would then display the attacker's content in a frame on the trusted Web site, Secunia said. The company advised people not to visit trusted and untrusted Web sites at the same time.

The Mozilla Foundation is investigating the Secunia report, a representative for the organization said.

The vulnerability has not been exploited, a moderator of a support forum on the Mozilla Web site wrote Monday, in response to the Secunia alert.

For protection, the moderator advises people to close all other windows and tabs before accessing a Web site such as a bank or online store that requires them to type in personal data.

With its initial release last fall, has demonstrated that the mature Web browser market dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer can be shaken up. IE has begun to see its market share dip slightly--a first in a number of years.


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Stalk your love object with your gadget, says new Galaxy S4 ad

Once upon a time, men wooed women. They tried to charm them. Now Samsung declares that they incessantly take pictures of them, until the woman is mesmerized. Or something.

This is how you say hello? Samsung/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET

Technology and love have a long relationship.

In recent times, the former has played the dominant role.

We now find partners online and one-night stands on our phones.

However, Samsung would like you to know that the best way to meet the woman of your dreams is to pull out your gadget and stalk her a little.

Perhaps this is already your preferred form of seduction. This new Galaxy S4 ad will be, therefore, a touch redundant for you.

For the rest of us, though, it is an education. Here is a boy who cannot help taking pictures of the girl with whom he would like to consort.

He takes pictures of her in class and out of class.

Some might suggest this shows a certain lack of class. But let that ride, as this is a man on a quest for love and he must navigate its modern mores.

He keeps singing that he just wants to say hello. Wild guessers might feel he wants to say a lot more than that, but has the communication skills of a warthog's carcass.

But wait, of course. How blind can one be? This lover is using Dual Shot, Samsung Smart Pause, Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, and Air Gesture in order to woo.

If you can't woo with your features, then who are you?

Here, though, the blonde object of his affection doesn't seem impressed. She seems to be more comfortable with anachronisms. Yes, like books.

But soon our hero is capturing her with his camera -- and her knowledge. Now she will melt. You can just feel it, can't you?

You know how this ends, don't you? She begins to stalk him with her (white, naturally) gadget too.

Modern love. It's something else.


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Time for a Digital Age Communications Act

Policy analyst Randolph May says it's time for a new Telecommunications Act that reflects the realities of the digital age.

When then-President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act in February 1996, he expressed hope that this "truly revolutionary" legislation would foster a marketplace "where competition and innovation can move as quick as light." Ten years later, it's clear things didn't turn out that way.

In fact, the statute entrenched too much of the legacy regulation put in place when communications markets were characterized by monopolistic power. Even though the 1996 Act acknowledged the Internet's existence for purposes of attempting to legislate control of offensive content, when it came to foreseeing the Net's marketplace impact, and that of other new technologies, Congress didn't look far enough ahead.

Thanks to the technological advances spurred by the digital revolution, no sooner was the ink dry on the 1996 Act than the long-predicted convergence of communications services and emergence of new market entrants began gathering steam.

The 1996 Act's regulatory regime continues to act as a drag on investment in new networks and innovation in new services.

So today we live in a world in which businesses we still call cable television companies provide voice services. Those we call telephone companies are racing to provide video services in competition with cable and satellite providers. Upstarts like Vonage, which utilize super-efficient Internet connections to carry voice traffic, call themselves a broadband telephone company. Wireless companies integrate voice, video and data for delivery anytime, anywhere, to a screen you carry in your pocket. And popular Web sites and blogs compete with traditional broadcasters and cablecasters for viewers' eyeballs.

Convergence and competition, indeed.

Here's the problem: Even while technology forces changes in the marketplace, the 1996 Act's regulatory regime continues to act as a drag on investment in new networks and on innovation in new services. Services are classified based on technofunctional constructs that no longer make sense in a digital world in which a bit is a bit is a bit.

For example, the Federal Communications Commission classifies broadband service offered by cable companies as an unregulated information service, while the telephone companies' competing DSL service remains classified as a regulated telecommunications service. Obviously, when a consumer decides which broadband service to order, he or she couldn't care less about the service's regulatory label.

But the classification has important consequences. Among other things, the rates of telecommunications services are regulated and information services are not. Telecommunications services are subject to universal service fees that information services escape. So voice services offered over legacy wireline facilities are subject to regulation and universal service taxes. New Internet telephony services against which they compete are not.

In addition to the regulatory gaming, which is encouraged by separate regulatory silos based on distinctions that are downright metaphysical, the 1996 Act further discourages investment and innovation because Congress left in place too many different, vague, regulatory directives. Not surprisingly, this has created marketplace uncertainty in light of the difficulty of predicting when and what the agency will regulate and whether the courts will sustain its actions.

A way out?
What should be done? A group of academic and think tank scholars brought together under the auspices of The Progress and Freedom Foundation recently proposed that Congress adopt a radically different framework as part of a new communications law--call it a new Digital Age Communications Act.

Under the new paradigm, the FCC's actions, like the Federal Trade Commission's, would be governed by an unfair competition standard. The FCC's decisions would be tied to jurisprudential principles grounded in market-oriented competition analysis. There would be a presumption that economic regulation of communications markets is unnecessary, absent circumstances that demonstrate the existence of a threat of market power that poses a substantial and nontransitory threat to consumer welfare.

The new framework would also change the rulemaking authority that the FCC enjoys today. Before prescribing regulations, the agency would be required to show by clear and convincing evidence that marketplace competition is not adequate to protect consumer welfare and that the benefits to consumers and to competition of a new regulation outweigh the costs. Rules would sunset five years from the date they become effective, unless the agency demonstrates they continue to be necessary.

Under the new competition-based standard, the FCC's focus would shift to protecting consumers, rather than competitors, which too often in the past has been its preoccupation. The reasoning offered in support of regulatory mandates would have to be more rigorous than that customarily employed by the agency.

If it followed the new law's dictates, the FCC would find itself meeting more success in court. If it ignored the new market-oriented standard, it would be easier for courts more quickly to bring the agency into compliance with the statutory mandate.

Moreover, by changing the FCC's rulemaking authority, the agency, like the FTC, can be expected to act through individual adjudications rather than generic rulemakings more than it has in the past. Whereas adjudicatory actions centered on particular claimed abuses of market power encourage narrowly targeted remedial action, the FCC's traditional overly broad and open-ended rulemaking proceedings tend to invite log-rolling and crazy-quilt compromises that have the effect of ratcheting up regulation.

We are fortunate to live in an age in which technological advances have rendered obsolete the legacy model of communications regulation based on outdated regulatory classifications and a presumption that monopoly power exists. In this era of convergence and competition, a replacement model is needed that represents a meaningful deregulatory shift.

That's why Congress should enact a that requires the FCC to operate under a market-oriented, competition-based standard firmly grounded in economic analysis.


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Medical Packaging Market, By Material (Polymer, Paper & Paper Board, Non-Woven Fabrics, and Others), By Packaging Type (Trays, Boxes, Bags, Others), By Packing Type (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Shrink Packing), By Application (Medical Devices, Medical Equipment & Tools, In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs), and Implants) - Global Industry Insights, Trends, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2017-2025

  • Report code : CMI17949 |
  • Industry : Packaging

Medical packaging has the primary function to protect packaged medical or pharmaceutical products. Different types of medical components have resulted in developing various types of medical packaging, ranging from preformed packaging to customizable packaging. Medical products have unique features and majority of them require proper sterilization and are therefore, designed ergonomically to fulfill the high medical standards and protect the product integrity.

One of the major factor contributing to the growth of medical packaging market includes increasing number of hospitals and diagnostic centers and the growing healthcare industry. According to the Centre Of Medicare & Medicaid Services, in 2015, National Health Expenditure (NHE) grew to 5.8% to US$ 3.2 trillion or US$ 9,990 per person, playing a key role in the growth of healthcare industry. The gain in momentum of the plastic packaging industry, with focus on cost-effectiveness, is also playing a key role in growth of medical packaging market. According to Coherent Market Insights (CMI), the global plastic packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.3% in terms of revenue and 5.1% in terms of volume during 2017-2025.

However, price fluctuations of raw materials such as resin and oil act as a major restraint for the medical packaging market. Shortage of packaging materials supply also affects the growth of the medical packaging market.

Medical Packaging Market Taxonomy:

On the basis of material, medical packaging market is segmented into:

  • Polymer
  • Paper & Paperboard
  • Non-woven fabric
  • Others

On the basis of packaging types, medical packaging market is segmented into:

  • Trays
  • Boxes
  • Bags
  • Pouches
  • Clamshell packs
  • Others

On the basis of packing types, medical packaging market is segmented into:

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Tertiary
  • Shrink Packing

On the basis of application, medical packaging market is segmented into:

  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Equipment & Tools
  • In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs)
  • Implants

Medical Packaging Market Outlook:

  • North America is leading the global medical packaging market. The U.S was leading market in this region in 2016. The increasing health awareness along with the growing healthcare industry is a major driving factor for the growth of medical packaging market in the region. North America is expected to lead the medical packaging market throughout the forecast period, owing to continuous product innovation and focus on extensive research and development activities namely child-resistant packs and pre-filled syringes. According to a report of Coherent Market Insights (CMI), in North America, the pharmaceutical equipment packaging industry accounted for around 40% of the market in 2016 and expected to retain its position through the forecast period.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region in medical packaging market with China, Japan, and India being the key markets in the region. The medical device market for APAC is expected to witness the fastest CAGR growth during the forecast period, which is expected to propel the growth of medical packaging market. In terms of packaging by material, Polymer held the major share in the medical device market in this region in 2016.

Key players in the Medical Packaging Market:

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25335 Via Pacifica, Valencia, CA 91355

  • Sold
  • Closed
  • Single Family
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 2,143 Sq. Ft.
  • 2 Car Garage
25335 Via Pacifica, Valencia, CA 91355View this property at 25335 Via Pacifica, Valencia, CA 91355
25335 Via PacificaValenciaCA91355

Property Description

Remodeled and updated, Custom kitchen with Alder/Maple cabinets, granite counters / glass back splash and black granite sink with oil-rubbed bronze fixtures and Stainless Steel appliances. Dual pane Millgard windows with faux wood blinds and window treatments newly installed, elegant hard wood floors throughout kitchen, family room, dining room and downstairs office which is being used as a bed room. One full bath located downstairs. Plush newer carpet with upgraded padding throughout the up stairs. Resurfaced ceilings with recessed LED lighting, freshly painted throughout. Re-textured seal coating over outside private sun deck. Fully re-piped with newer fixtures. Completely renovated pool with latest energy saving variable speed pool
equipment, new tile, plaster and coping in newly landscaped back yard with nice sized grass area, beautifully balanced for kids and elegance. Close to Valencia Pasaos, tennis courts, and play area with miles of trails to walk. All only 5 minutes from the freeway, fine dining and the mall.

Full Property Detailsfor 25335 Via Pacifica

  • Sold For: $625,000
  • Status: Closed
  • Type: Single Family
  • MLS ID: SR17235184
  • Added: 157 day(s) ago

Property History

  • 25335 Via Pacifica, Valencia, CA
  • Sold at $625,000 on 12/15/17
  • Reduced to $634,000 on 10/30/17
  • Listed at $637,000 on 10/13/17

  • Rooms/Areas: Family Room, Laundry, Living Room, Loft, Office
  • Interior Features: Balcony, Cathedral-Vaulted Ceilings, Granite Counters, Open Floor Plan, Recessed Lighting
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Fireplace(s): Living Room, Gas Starter
  • Eating Areas: In Family Room, Dining Room
  • Appliances: Dishwasher, Electric Range, Electric Stove, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Self Cleaning Oven
  • Flooring: Carpet, Tile, Wood

  • Total Bathrooms: 3
  • Full Bathrooms: 3

  • Total Bedrooms: 4

Other Rooms

  • Laundry: Individual Room

Additional Information

  • Pool: Yes
  • Pool Description: Private, In-Ground, Heated, Gunite, Permits

  • Deck/Patio: Concrete, Patio

  • Garage: Yes
  • Garage Spaces: 2
  • Parking: Garage (Direct Access)

  • County: Los Angeles
  • Subdivision: Tempo (TMPO)
  • Driving Directions: Wiley Cyn to Via Pacifica

School Information

  • School District: William S. Hart Union

  • Community Features: Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Street Lighting

Heating & Cooling

  • Cooling Type: Central
  • Heating Type: Central Furnace

  • Water: Public

Structural Information

  • Architectural Style: Traditional
  • Structure Type: Single Family Residence
  • Builder/Architect: Larwin
  • Construction: Stucco, Wood Siding
  • Foundation: Slab
  • Roof: Composition
  • Common Walls: No Common Walls
  • Windows: Double-Pane Windows, Insulated Windows
  • Stories/Levels: Two
  • Stories Description: Two
  • Square Feet: 2,143
  • Year Built: 1971
  • Year Built Source: Assessor
  • Property Condition: Turnkey

Lot Features

  • Property View: None
  • Lot Size Source: Assessor
  • Irrigation System: Sprinkler System
  • Zoning: SCUR2
  • Lot Description: Back Yard, Cul-de-Sac, Front Yard, Sprinklers in Front, Sprinklers in Rear, Sprinklers Timer
  • Fencing (Description): Stone

Financial Considerations

  • Price Per Sq. Ft.: $291.65

Disclosures and Reports

  • Special Conditions: Standard

Listed by Realty Executives, Mike Kessler

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Listed by Realty Executives, Mike Kessler

25335 Via Pacifica, Valencia, CA 91355 (MLS# SR17235184) is a Single Family property that was sold at $625,000 on December 15, 2017. Want to learn more about 25335 Via Pacifica? Do you have questions about finding other Single Family real estate for sale in Valencia? You can browse all Valencia real estate or contact a Coldwell Banker agent to request more information.


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3300 Oosty Court, McKinney, TX 75070

  • Sold
  • Closed
  • Single Family
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Bath
  • 4,802 Sq. Ft.
  • 0.22 Acres
  • 3 Car Garage
3300 Oosty Court, McKinney, TX 75070View this property at 3300 Oosty Court, McKinney, TX 75070
3300 Oosty CourtMcKinneyTX75070

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Street View

Property Description

REDUCED $50K - PRICED BELOW TAX VALUE! LOOKING 4 A DEAL IN A SELLERS MARKET... YOU JUST FOUND IT! Sellers have moved & slashed the price on this exquisite Huntington nestled on culdescac lot! Traditional details blend beautifully w_modern finishes creating perfect blend of classic & new. High-end designer touches incl. Wolf applncs, HS wood flrs, extensive crown molding & wine grotto. Don't miss this opportunity 2 buy w_immediate positive equity!

Full Property Detailsfor 3300 Oosty Court

  • HOA FEE: $62/month
  • HOA FEE FREQ.: Annual
  • Taxes: $13,161
  • Status: Closed
  • Type: Single Family
  • MLS ID: 13349292
  • Added: 716 day(s) ago

  • Number of Rooms: 12
  • Interior Features: Built-in Wine Cooler, Cable TV Available, Decorative Lighting, Flat Screen Wiring, High Speed Internet Available, Multiple Staircases, Plantation Shutters, Smart Home System, Sound System Wiring, Vaulted Ceilings, Wet Bar, Window Coverings
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Number of Fireplaces: 2
  • Fireplace(s): Gas Starter, Other, Stone, Wood Burning
  • Appliances: Built-in Microwave, Built-in Refrigerator/Freezer, Commercial Grade Range, Commercial Grade Vent, Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Plumbed For Gas in Kitchen, Vent Mechanism, Water Line to Refrigerator
  • Flooring: Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Stone, Wood

  • Total Bathrooms: 5
  • Full Bathrooms: 4
  • Half Bathrooms: 1

  • Total Bedrooms: 4
  • Master Bedroom: Custom Closet System, Dual Sinks, Jetted Tub, Separate Shower, Separate Vanities, Sitting Area in Master, Walk-in Closets, 15 x 17, Level 1
  • Bedroom 1: Split Bedrooms, Walk-in Closets, 12 x 13, Level 2
  • Bedroom 2: Split Bedrooms, Walk-in Closets, 13 x 13, Level 2
  • Bedroom 3: Split Bedrooms, Walk-in Closets, 12 x 14, Level 2

Other Rooms

  • Living Rooms: 4
  • Living Room: 13 x 15, Level 1
  • Kitchen: Breakfast Bar, Built-in Cabinets, Butlers Pantry, Eat-in Kitchen, Island, Natural Stone/Granite Type, Walk-in Pantry, 20 x 15, Level 1
  • Dining Room: Built-in Cabinets, Butlers Pantry, 13 x 12, Level 1
  • Office: Built-in Cabinets, Other, 13 x 15, Level 1
  • Wine Cellar: Built-in Cabinets, 10 x 5, Level 1
  • Game Room: Built-in Cabinets, Other, 18 x 18, Level 2
  • Theater/Media: Built-in Cabinets, 14 x 13, Level 2
  • Utility Room: Built-in Cabinets, Drip/Dry Area, Full Size W/D Area, Room for Freezer, Second Sink, Separate Utility Room, Sink in Utility, Washer Hookup, 9 x 15, Level 1

Additional Information

  • Security/Safety: Burglar, Exterior Security Light(s), Smoke Detector

  • Exterior Features: Balcony, Covered Porch(es), Gutters, Lighting System, Outdoor Fireplace/Pit, Outdoor Living Center, Patio Covered, Patio Open, Separate Entry Quarters, Sprinkler System

  • Garage Description: 20 x 22
  • Garage Spaces: 3
  • Parking Features: Attached, Garage Door Opener, Opener, Side, Swing Drive

  • County: Collin
  • Subdivision: Cascades #1 The
  • Driving Directions: From Hwy 121, head north on Custer Rd. Turn Right onto Stonebridge Drive. Turn Right onto Cascade Drive. Turn Left onto Silver Run and make your first left onto Oosty Court.

School Information

  • School District: Frisco ISD
  • Elementary School: Comstock
  • Middle School: Scoggins
  • High School: Independence

  • Home Owners Assn.: Mandatory
  • Assoc. Fees Include: Full Use of Facilities, Maintenance of Common Areas, Management Fees, Reserves

Heating & Cooling

  • Heating/Cooling: Central Air-Elec, Central Heat-Gas, Zoned

  • Utility Description: City Sewer, City Water, Curbs, Sidewalk, Underground Utilities

Structural Information

  • Architectural Style: Contemporary/Modern, Traditional
  • Description/Design: Single Detached
  • Construction: Brick, Rock/Stone, Stucco
  • Roof: Composition
  • Stories/Levels: 2
  • Square Feet: 4,802
  • Sq. Ft. Source: Tax
  • Year Built: 2007

Lot Features

  • Lot Size (Acres): 0.22
  • Lot Size (Sq. Ft.): 9,583.2
  • Lot Size: .22
  • Lot Dimensions: 91 x 141 x 82 x 124
  • Development Status: Preowned, CASCADES MANOR
  • Lot Description: Adjacent to Greenbelt, Cul De Sac, Landscaped, Some Trees, Subdivision
  • Fencing (Description): Rock/Stone, Wood

Green Features

  • Energy Features: 12 inch+ Attic Insulation, 13-15 SEER AC, Ceiling Fans, Gas Water Heater, High Efficiency Water Heater, Insulated Doors, Low E Windows, Programmable Thermostat, Radiant Barrier

Financial Considerations

  • Price Per Sq. Ft.: $121.93
  • For Sale/Rent/Lease: For Sale
  • Association Fee: $740
  • Assoc Fee Freq.: Annual
  • Tax Amount: $13,161

Disclosures and Reports

  • Legal Description: CASCADES #1 THE (CMC), BLK A, LOT 2
  • Exclusions: Flat screen TV's; chandeliers in DR & Master Closet. SELLER HAS ALL ORIGINAL IRON FIXTURES IF BUYER PREFERS!
  • APN: R891600A00201
  • Block: A
  • Lot: 2

Listed by Coldwell Banker Apex, REALTORS, Robin Brown
Sold by Ebby Halliday, REALTORS McK, Patricia Manos

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School District:Frisco Independent School District
School Name
Joyce Kelly Comstock Elementary School
7152 Silverado Trail, McKinney, TX 75070
1 mi
Scoggins Middle School
7070 Stacy Road, McKinney, TX 75070
1.5 mi
Independence High School
10555 Independence Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75035
1.5 mi
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Community Infofor 3300 Oosty Court

Listed by Coldwell Banker Apex, REALTORS, Robin Brown
Sold by Ebby Halliday, REALTORS McK, Patricia Manos

3300 Oosty Court, McKinney, TX 75070 (MLS# 13349292) is a Single Family property that was sold on September 28, 2016. Want to learn more about 3300 Oosty Court? Do you have questions about finding other Single Family real estate for sale in McKinney? You can browse all McKinney real estate or contact a Coldwell Banker agent to request more information.


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811 Ownby Lane, Southlake, TX 76092

  • Sold
  • Closed
  • Single Family
  • 5 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 4,177 Sq. Ft.
  • 0.496 Acres
  • 3 Car Garage
811 Ownby Lane, Southlake, TX 76092View this property at 811 Ownby Lane, Southlake, TX 76092
811 Ownby LaneSouthlakeTX76092

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Property Description

Great house in walking distance to Town Square! Hardwood and new carpet downstairs. Kitchen has Viking gas cooktop, Dacor ovens, Bosch dishwasher, built in wine cooler in butler's pantry and granite countertops. 2nd office-art center off kitchen. Outdoor kitchen with built in grill, ice chest, fridge and gas fireplace. Attached pergola and add'l covered porch. Lg updated diving pool. MULTIPLE OFFERS RECEIVE-SUBMIT BEST BY 3-6 AT 3:00. THANK YOU!

Full Property Detailsfor 811 Ownby Lane

  • HOA FEE: $79/month
  • HOA FEE FREQ.: Annual
  • Taxes: $15,188
  • Status: Closed
  • Type: Single Family
  • MLS ID: 13330600
  • Added: 746 day(s) ago

  • Number of Rooms: 19
  • Interior Features: Cable TV Available, High Speed Internet Available, Plantation Shutters, Sound System Wiring, Vaulted Ceilings, Wainscoting
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Number of Fireplaces: 2
  • Fireplace(s): Gas Logs, Gas Starter
  • Appliances: Built-in Microwave, Convection Oven, Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Oven-Electric, Water Line to Refrigerator
  • Flooring: Carpet, Wood

  • Total Bathrooms: 4
  • Full Bathrooms: 4

  • Total Bedrooms: 5

Other Rooms

  • Living Rooms: 3

Additional Information

  • Pool: Yes
  • Pool Description: Cleaning System, Custom Cover, Diving, Heated, In Ground Gunite
  • Security/Safety: Burglar, Fire/Smoke, Monitored, Owned, Pre-Wired

  • Exterior Features: Attached Grill, Gutters, Outdoor Fireplace/Pit, Outdoor Living Center, Sprinkler System

  • Garage Description: 20 x 30
  • Garage Spaces: 3
  • Covered Spaces: 3
  • Parking Features: Attached

  • County: Tarrant
  • Subdivision: Foxborough
  • Driving Directions: 1709 to North on Foxborough Drive. Right on Wickham to Malton. Right on Ownby, house on right.

School Information

  • School District: Carroll ISD
  • Elementary School: Walnut Grove
  • Middle School: Carroll
  • Intermediate School: Durham
  • High School: Carroll

  • Home Owners Assn.: Mandatory
  • Assoc. Fees Include: Maintenance of Common Areas

Heating & Cooling

  • Heating/Cooling: Additional Water Heater(s), Central Air-Elec, Central Heat-Gas

  • Utility Description: City Sewer, City Water, Curbs

Structural Information

  • Architectural Style: Traditional
  • Description/Design: Single Detached
  • Construction: Brick
  • Roof: Composition
  • Stories/Levels: 2
  • Square Feet: 4,177
  • Sq. Ft. Source: Tax
  • Year Built: 1999

Lot Features

  • Lot Size (Acres): 0.496
  • Lot Size (Sq. Ft.): 21,605.76
  • Lot Size: .496
  • Development Status: Preowned
  • Lot Description: Adjacent to Greenbelt, Landscaped, Lrg. Backyard Grass, Some Trees
  • Fencing (Description): Iron, Wood

Green Features

  • Energy Features: Ceiling Fans, Programmable Thermostat

Financial Considerations

  • Price Per Sq. Ft.: $173.57
  • For Sale/Rent/Lease: For Sale
  • Association Fee: $950
  • Assoc Fee Freq.: Annual
  • Tax Amount: $15,188

Disclosures and Reports

  • Legal Description: FOXBOROUGH BLOCK 3 LOT 6
  • APN: 7164858
  • Block: 3
  • Lot: 6

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School District:Carroll Independent School District
School Name
Durham Intermediate School
801 Shady Oaks Dr, Southlake, TX 76092
1.3 mi
Walnut Grove Elementary School
2520 N White Chapel Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
2.3 mi
Carroll Middle School
1800 Kirkwood Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
2 mi
Carroll High School
800 White Chapel Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
1 mi
Carroll Senior High School
1501 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
2.2 mi
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811 Ownby Lane, Southlake, TX 76092 (MLS# 13330600) is a Single Family property that was sold on April 29, 2016. This property was listed by Pam Taeckens from our Southlake Office.Want to learn more about 811 Ownby Lane? Do you have questions about finding other Single Family real estate for sale in Southlake? You can browse all Southlake real estate or contact a Coldwell Banker agent to request more information.


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503 Vicki Lane, Wylie, TX 75098

  • Sold
  • Closed
  • Single Family
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,819 Sq. Ft.
  • 0.18 Acres
  • 2 Car Garage
503 Vicki Lane, Wylie, TX 75098View this property at 503 Vicki Lane, Wylie, TX 75098
503 Vicki LaneWylieTX75098

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Property Description

Beautifully updated home with new paint, new carpet. Hardwoods thru family, game, dining, breakfast & kitchen. Stainless, Whirlpool appliance in kitchen & granite countertops. Huge gameroom-2nd living area with walls of windows overlooking backyard with over sized, covered patio. Split bedrooms with large master bdrm and bath. Walk to elementary school. Nice quiet, mature neighborhood. All the updates are done for you, move in ready.

Full Property Detailsfor 503 Vicki Lane

  • Taxes: $3,999
  • Status: Closed
  • Type: Single Family
  • MLS ID: 13349801
  • Added: 716 day(s) ago

  • Number of Rooms: 9
  • Interior Features: Bay Windows, Cable TV Available, Decorative Lighting, Flat Screen Wiring, High Speed Internet Available, Window Coverings
  • Fireplace: Yes
  • Number of Fireplaces: 1
  • Fireplace(s): Brick, Metal Box, Wood Burning
  • Appliances: Built-in Microwave, Cooktop - Electric, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Oven-Electric, Water Line to Refrigerator
  • Flooring: Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Wood

  • Total Bathrooms: 2
  • Full Bathrooms: 2

  • Total Bedrooms: 3

Other Rooms

  • Living Rooms: 2

  • Exterior Features: Covered Porch(es), Gutters, Patio Covered, Sprinkler System

  • Garage Description: 20 x 20
  • Garage Spaces: 2
  • Covered Spaces: 2
  • Parking Features: Garage, Garage Door Opener, Rear

  • County: Collin
  • Subdivision: Pointe North #1
  • Driving Directions: Brown E. to N on Winding Oaks, L on Vicki Ln.

School Information

  • School District: Wylie ISD
  • Elementary School: Birmingham
  • Intermediate School: Davis
  • High School: Wylie East

  • Home Owners Assn.: None

Heating & Cooling

  • Heating/Cooling: Central Air-Elec, Central Heat-Elec

  • Utility Description: Alley, City Sewer, City Water, Curbs, Sidewalk, Underground Utilities

Structural Information

  • Architectural Style: Traditional
  • Description/Design: Single Detached
  • Construction: Brick
  • Roof: Composition
  • Stories/Levels: 1
  • Square Feet: 1,819
  • Sq. Ft. Source: Tax
  • Year Built: 1987

Lot Features

  • Lot Size (Acres): 0.18
  • Lot Size (Sq. Ft.): 7,840.8
  • Lot Size: .18
  • Development Status: Preowned
  • Lot Description: Cul De Sac, Interior Lot, Landscaped, Lrg. Backyard Grass, Some Trees, Subdivision
  • Fencing (Description): Wood

Green Features

  • Energy Features: 13-15 SEER AC, Ceiling Fans

Financial Considerations

  • Price Per Sq. Ft.: $110.5
  • For Sale/Rent/Lease: For Sale
  • Tax Amount: $3,999

Disclosures and Reports

  • Legal Description: POINTE NORTH #1 (CWY), BLK E, LOT 56
  • Restrictions: Deed
  • Exclusions: Drapes in children's rooms because they match their bedspreads.
  • APN: R187800505601
  • Block: E
  • Lot: 56

Listed by RE/MAX North Central, Sheri Stinson
Sold by Berkshire HathawayHS PenFed TX, Paige White

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School District:Wylie Independent School District
School Name
T.F. Birmingham Elementary
700 West Brown, Wylie, TX 75098
0.2 mi
Davis Intermediate School
950 Park Boulevarde, Wylie, TX 75098
0.9 mi
Frank McMillan Junior High School
1050 Park Blvd, Wylie, TX 75098
1 mi
Wylie East High School
3000 Wylie East Drive, Wylie, TX 75098
2.9 mi
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Community Infofor 503 Vicki Lane

Listed by RE/MAX North Central, Sheri Stinson
Sold by Berkshire HathawayHS PenFed TX, Paige White

503 Vicki Lane, Wylie, TX 75098 (MLS# 13349801) is a Single Family property that was sold on May 23, 2016. Want to learn more about 503 Vicki Lane? Do you have questions about finding other Single Family real estate for sale in Wylie? You can browse all Wylie real estate or contact a Coldwell Banker agent to request more information.


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