Nokia unveils 41MP Lumia 1020

After an amount of leaks, Stephen Elop(CEO of Nokia Corporation) took the stage at the Nokia Zoom Reinvented event in New York to proudly announce the Nokia Lumia 1020 – the company’s new Windows Phone 8 cameraphone.

The Nokia Lumia 1020’s centerpiece is the 41MP autofocus PureView camera, 6-lens ZEISS optics and optical image stabilization. It is coupled with LED flash used for video shooting and a proper xenon flash.

Nokia Lumia 1020 can capture videos of up to 1080p resolution and thanks to the high-resolution sensor it features lossless zoom. You can zoom in up to 4 times in 1080p mode and up to 6 times when shooting 720p video without sacrificing much in terms of quality. Sound is recorded in stereo and is guaranteed to be crisp and deep thanks to the two wide dynamic range microphones on board.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 internals don’t bring many surprises but the smartphone is powered by a nice addition of 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. As usual, Nokia and Microsoft have teamed up and provide 7GB of free SkyDrive storage.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black. It will hit AT&T on July 26 for $299.99(R3014.25) with a two-year contract. If you want to be among the first to have it, you can pre-order starting from July 16.

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Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal

Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal is an international mosaiculture competition held in Montréal, Canada. According to their website, mosaiculture “is a refined horticultural art that involves creating and mounting living artworks made primarily from plants with colourful foliage (generally annuals, and occasionally perennials).”

The 2013 competition and exhibition opened June 22 and runs through September 29 at the Montréal Botanical Garden and features some 22,000 plant species and cultivars distributed throughout 10 exhibition greenhouses and 30 themed gardens.

Below are a few that you may come across:

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Givenchy 2013 Fall/Winter Collection

High fashion label, Givenchy dives into the sportswear area with their latest drop for the Givenchy 2013 Fall/Winter Collection.

The Baseball Print Jersey Sweatshirt and the Double-Sleeved Leather-Stripe Cotton Bomber Jacket are just the few of the items available.

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Apple hires former YSL CEO, Paul Deneve

The technology giant Apple is making a fashion statement by bringing on the former CEO of French luxury group Yves Saint Laurent, Paul Deneve for “special projects”.

“He’ll be working on special projects as a vice president” said CEO of Apple, Tim Cook.

Deneve, who joined Yves Saint Laurent in 2011 after holding senior positions at fashion brands held several sales and marketing jobs at Apple in Europe between 1990 and 1997.

It is unclear what special projects Deneve will be overseeing at Apple, which is still looking for someone to head its retail operations.

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Adidas Originals presents “Graphic Me”.

Adidas Originals adds another impressive collection to their impressive Fall 2013 line. The latest offering, “Graphic Me”.

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Meet the 16-year old “Crown” producer.

How does a 16-year-old girl from Ontario, Canada go from being relatively unknown to producing a track on Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail? Well luckily for Ebony Oshunrinde aka Wondagurl, has a great ear for dancehall samples and a pretty cool relationship with G.O.O.D. Music and Grand Hustle signee Travis Scott.

It all started after Wondagurl caught some inspiration after hearing Pusha T, Travis Scott and Popcaan’s dancehall-inspired “Blocka”.

Originally Wondagurl had intended for Pusha and Travis to perform on the track. She figured after hearing “Blocka” that the pair would be receptive to another reggae-laced tune, which is why she chose Sizzla’s beloved 2002 single “Solid as A Rock.

Wondagurl crafted the basis for “Crown” while Scott and veteran producer Mike Dean added the track’s rattling top lines and Jay, of course, laid the killer rhymes — now it’s only a matter of time before other MCs start ringing her phone, but Wondagurl already has a short list of hip-hop notables she’d love to collaborate with namely, Kanye West, Drake, Timbaland on some beats and Keri Hilson.

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While couture season is still rolling, there are still some fabulous collections to check out.

Balmain Resort 2014 collection.

The collection is sleek and sexy with a touch of spunk. Taking urban trends and making them high fashion, this collection managed to capture the best of both worlds.

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Chris Brown reveals features to upcoming album.

Chris Brown took to Twitter to announce the featured artists on his upcoming “X” album namely, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland and Wiz Khalifa though I believe there will be more surprises to come.

In case you missed out, Breezy performed at this year’s annual BET Awards, debuting a new song with Nicki Minaj, Love More.

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Liu Bolin :: Hiding in the city.

Liu Bolin tackles New York City for the latest chapter of “Hiding In The City”

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Jo-Ann Strauss launches Online Presenter Search.

Jo-Ann Strauss is launching her own and second online presenter search competition, this time looking to find an online presenter for e.tv.

Jo-Ann Strauss who ventured out with her own TV talk show, Glambition on Mondays at 20:30 on e.tv since earlier this year, is launching her Online Presenter Search 2013 from July.

“If you think you’ve got what it takes to make it in the media industry, here’s your chance” says Jo-Ann Strauss.

People who want to enter this year’s competition have to create a TV presenter audition clip of 30 seconds in English introducing yourself and doing a link to camera. The clip then has to be uploaded to the internet and contestants have to enter through the entry form on the website.

Four(4) chosen finalists will be flown to Reunion Island with Jo-Ann Strauss and a celebrity mentor where they will spend a few days at the five star LUX* Ile da Reunion resort getting media training and improving their presentation skills.

The winner, who will be announced on 20 September, will become an online presenter for the e.tv TV channel.

People between 18 and 35 from across Africa can enter and the public will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite.

Samsung which makes mobile devices is for instance the main sponsor and will supply mobile devices on the island.

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