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FASHION IS DIVERSE AND OUR WINNER IS QWIERQ BY MARK JACOBS

SAMSUNG NOTE

The Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smartphone/tablet computer hybrid that was introduced in October 2011. It has attracted attention because of its 5.3-inch screen size – between that of conventional smartphones, and larger tablets – and because of its included stylus Unfortunately, I struggle with a couple of things that frustrate me with this phone and might push me to exchange it when the Samsung Galaxy S III ships later this month. I’d hate to lose the screen size, but the items below will tempt me if the S III masters these issues. Camera Failures The camera app, compared to my iPhone 4S, makes it hard to get great shots. It’s slow and I can’t tap to focus. On an iPhone you tap the screen where you want the camera to focus. It also meters the exposure for that point. Other camera apps let you tap one spot for focus and a second spot for metering. Without Ice Cream Sandwich, this doesn’t seem possible on the Note. I’ve looked for replacements that will let me tap to focus and/or meter a shot, but all of them say they need ICS for that feature to work. When I hit the shutter button, the phone lags about half a second behind before taking the shot. It kills me. I lose great shots that I could get on the iPhone 4S. I take a lot of pictures with my phone, so this irritates me. If you’re a Note user and found a way around these weaknesses with GingerBread, please let me know. Battery Life I’m not going to complain too loudly about the poor battery life on this phone, but I will complain softly. I never had to plug my iPhone into a power source as often as I do my Note. The Note’s large display and real 4G LTE connectivity use battery life fast. If I keep this phone, I’ll get a higher capacity battery eventually. I’m taking a trip next week and that will really test the phone since I won’t be near a power outlet for hours during the day. I may need to get an external battery backup to carry.

MADONNA THE WIERRI MAMA

Lean on me: Madonna rests her weary head on boyfriend Brahim Zaibat as they enjoy a spot of retail therapy Madonna is one of the busiest women in pop, juggling her multi-faceted career with bringing up four children. So there isn't much time left for romance with her toyboy boyfriend Brahim Zaibat. Having not being photographed together since February, the pair were spotted on a rare date in New York City yesterday

Enjoying a spot of shopping in the Big Apple, a weary-looking Madonna, 53, rested her head on her 25-year-old boyfriend's shoulder. During their walk around the Upper East Side, they popped into a branch of J Crew, where the singer bought a hat and decided to wear it straight away. In an interview with ABC earlier this year, Madonna opened up on her romance with the dancer

She said: 'I didn't choose to, you know, I didn't, like, write down on a piece of paper I'm now going to have a relationship with a younger man. 'That's just what happened. You see, that's the romantic in me. I just met someone that I cared for, and this happened to be his age. And despite her diva reputation, Madonna insisted she was the laid-back one in their relationship

ITS ALL ABOUT BLUE IVY

Beyoncé hints at the meaning behind Blue Ivy's unusual name with telling Tumblr post As far as celebrity baby names go, Blue Ivy is perhaps the most unique. And after much speculation surrounding the name of her daughter with Jay-Z, Beyoncé has now hinted at her reasons behind choosing it. The singer, 30, posted a passage on her official Tumblr from Rebecca Solnit's 2005 novel, A Field Guide to Getting Lost The excerpt focuses on the significance of the colour blue, beginning: ‘The world is blue at its edges and in its depths.’ And the final sentence Beyoncé posted seems to summarise the power of the colour as it reads: ‘The light that gets lost, gives us the beauty of the world, so much of which is in the color blue.’ A picture of the descriptive words sits on the star’s website above an image of her resting her hand, which is decorated with teal nail varnish, against her cheek