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Deal: Nexus 6 might be cheapest & fastest way to Android 6.0 Marshmallow

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.04.2015

Google’s flagship smartphone has dropped in price for the 32GB version. Deal! Featuring a bright, vibrant 6-inch display, it’s real secret weapon could be: Android 6.0…

Culture

The Phantom of the Opera: BTS with Chris Mann (Video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 09.03.2015

Chris Mann is The Phantom, and Stark Insider has an inside look at the epic Broadway show making its way across the country. Perhaps no…

Elle Fanning - Mill Valley Film Festival

Culture

‘A Light Beneath Their Feet’ and ‘Angelica’ to premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.01.2015

Two new films will enjoy premieres at the upcoming Mill Valley Film Festival. Organizers have announced that A Light Beneath Their Feet and Angelica will…

News

Google goes clean, playful with new sans-serif logo

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.01.2015

First a corporate shuffle — which saw all of Google’s vast entities moved under a new umbrella holding company called Alphabet. Now, a new logo.…

News

Android Wear smartwatches now work with Apple iPhone

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.31.2015

This is a bit of a surprise announcement (though, we were tipped last week by an inadvertent reveal by Huawei). Google has announced today that…

BlackBerry Venice Android Slider Smartphone

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Can BlackBerry turn around its consumer business with this Android phone?

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.29.2015

"Venice" runs Android and has an old school QWERTY slider keyboard. Returning to its roots and turning to Google's dominant OS could spell comeback for…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Adam Lambert, Leona Lewis, James Bay among stars added to Live in the Vineyard

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.27.2015

Above video: Watch as Priory perform an amazing set at the Live in the Vineyard music festival in Napa, and talk with Loni Stark about…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Sony RX100 IV: 5 killer features in Sony’s new compact camera

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.26.2015

Sony is on a roll. Canon? Nikon? When it comes to innovation in cameras — stills, videos, full frame sensors… you name it — Sony…

Food & Wine

Stark Insider Recommends: Sonoma Wine Country Weekend (Video)

BY MONICA TURNER — 08.25.2015

Food. Wine. Sun. With the Labor Day weekend right around the corner, we have the event worthy of your consideration. Sonoma Wine Country Weekend is a…

Food & Wine

Shanghai Dumplings with a Truffle Twist

BY LONI STARK — 08.25.2015

Loni Stark's visit to Michelin star rated Din Tai Fung in Singapore brings back childhood memories.