Circuit of Wales gets key go-ahead vote by local government

A development company called Heads of the Valleys, led by Michael Carrick, is working through the steps to build a 250-million-pound ($378M US) motorsports facility in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, about 33 miles due north of Cardiff. After more than a year of work so far, the latest success is that the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has given approval to the outline plan of the circuit. Called the Circuit of Wales, the 830-acre site will be a "low carbon automotive center of excellence" that will comprise a 3.5-mile car track, motocross, karting and off-roading tracks, hotel and commercial and retail complexes.

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Alleged image of dual SIM HTC Butterfly S leaks

HTC recently launched the successor of its HTC Butterfly dubbed HTC Butterfly S. The Butterfly S was a relatively modest upgrade over its predecessor, but that was still enough to make it one of the most powerful smartphones available in the market. And according to the latest rumor by leakschina the smartphone might be getting a dual SIM version int the near future. The dual SIM HTC Butterfly S is said to sport a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The upcoming variant is rumored to feature a Snapdragon 600 chipset with a 1.9GHz quad-core Krait 300 processor along with 2 GB of RAM, just like the regular version.

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Honda takes us through 50 years of automobiles in 60 seconds

Honda's wonderfully simple, fun ads are not in short supply right now. We showed you Hands, the followup to 2003's The Cog, last week. If you haven't had a chance to look at those two great videos, we strongly encourage you to head over that way and give them a watch. The latest minute-long commercial is a bit more dear, though. And while it may be in Japanese, it's still a cool look back at Honda and its car-building history.

This is also a great video if you're a fan of odd, vintage Japanese vehicles. Honda's T360 and a few old Civics are featured heavily, although we can't help but notice that a few very big names are missing.

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2014 Mazda3

The Cure For The Common Corolla. I hate the Toyota Corolla. I'm not talking about the new 2014 model; I can't yet judge a car I haven't driven. I'm referring to the current, old-as-dirt sedan. As an appliance, I get why people buy it, but it represents everything that I, as a car enthusiast, dislike. I don't like looking at it, I don't like sitting in it, and I really don't like driving it. There is absolutely no amount of emotion dialed into any part of the Corolla experience and every other vehicle in the segment is a far better choice.










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Free professional workshops from creativeLIVE

 . Starting in 2010, creativeLIVE has broadcast workshops and seminars taught by leading professionals and educators in the fields of photography, design, business, lifestyle, and video… online for FREE.  These workshops are jam packed with knowledge so if you're streaming the class, you really need to set aside uninterrupted time to soak it all in and/or take notes.  Think summer school in college, they talk fast.

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Upcoming 5″ BlackBerry A10 smiles for the camera in first leaked picture

The A10 will be BlackBerry's next flagship product, an all-touch follow-up to the Z10 that was launched at the end of January. The BlackBerry A10 is rumored to come with a 5-inch touchscreen, the biggest ever put inside a handset from the Canadian company formerly known as RIM. We first heard about the BlackBerry A10 a couple of days ago, and now there's already a leaked image showing it circulating across the Internet. So if you were wondering what the next all-touch BlackBerry will look like, wonder no more. Just take a peek here:

Fortunately, the picture comes with some specs attached.

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More photos of the 2014 Mazda3 sedan

Thanks to the folks at Top Gear Russia, we got an early glimpse of the 2014 Mazda3 sedan. Now, Mazda has released more images of its sleek new four-door, and if you like what the Japanese automaker has done with the five-door hatchback, you won't find anything to complain about with the sedan. Many would argue that the Mazda3 sedan looks like a scaled-down version of the new Mazda6, and in many cases, that's true. But there are subtle details about the Mazda3 that we really like, starting with the larger grille that makes for a slightly more aggressive front end.

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