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Scarlett Johansson 'insulted' by ScarJo nickname

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Scarlett Johansson feels "insulted" by the name 'ScarJo'. The  Captain America: The Winter Soldier  star thinks the nickname given to her in the media makes her sound like a ''tacky pop star'' - such as Jennifer Lopez, who is considered to have started the trend with her title JLo - and is "insulting" to her as a serious actress. Scarlett told the May issue of Glamour Magazine: "I associate that name with, like, pop stars. It sounds tacky. It's lazy and flippant. There's something insulting about it." The 29-year-old actress claims she is also irritated by the media's obsession with how she looks and thinks it is completely unfair because it is something male actors don't have to endure. Scarlett fumed: "Actresses get stupid questions asked of them all the time, like, 'How do you stay sexy?' or 'What's your sexiest quality?' All these ridiculous things you would never ask a man.&qu

Here are some of the crazy phones you can build with Google's Project Ara

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Google is starting to show developers what they need to do to create swappable parts for  its upcoming modular smartphones , currently called Project Ara. On Ara's website, it's just posted  the Module Developers Kit , which contains the information that manufacturers need to get started on creating modular parts. "Ara’s success is predicated on a rich, vibrant, and diverse ecosystem of modules from a myriad of developers," one document in the kit reads. Ara phones begin as no more than a skeleton, before owners plug in everything from a display and processor to a camera and Wi-Fi unit in order to complete them. Google wants many of those modules — including some unorthodox ones — to come from third-party developers. Google previously announced that it would begin working with developers later this month, at  a virtual conference  that begins next week. Now, eager developers will actually be able to take a look beforehand to get a head start going in.

Google ties Heartbleed tourniquet to most key services

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It's likely to be a long week for IT professionals dealing with the aftermath of  Heartbleed , the OpenSSL security flaw discovered earlier this week - but team Google appears to have a good handle on it for now. The  Google Online Security Blog  announced patches to many key Google services affected by Heartbleed, the security bug discovered April 7 that potentially allows for theft of data typically protected by SSL/TLS encryption. "We've assessed this vulnerability and applied patches to key Google services such as Search, Gmail, YouTube, Wallet, Play, Apps, and App Engine. Google Chrome and Chrome OS are not affected," explained Google Product Manager Matthew O'Connor in the post. The company's security experts are still working to patch "some other Google services" affected by CVE-2014-0160, the official name for the OpenSSL flaw which has been dubbed "Heartbleed."

Atletico send Barca packing

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Madrid - Atletico Madrid have progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 40 years with a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory. Koke put the hosts in front after just five minutes as he volleyed home Adrian Lopez's headed pass. Atletico also hit the woodwork three times in the first-half, but were made to hold on in the final stages as Neymar came within inches of taking the game to extra time when his header went just wide. Defeat ends Barcelona's run of reaching six straight Champions League semi-finals. Despite missing top-scorer Diego Costa through injury, Atletico made an incredibly fast-paced start and were ahead within five minutes. Next Atletico Madrid reached their first semi-final in Europe's elite club competition for 40 years after a 2-1 aggregate success over Barcelona. Adrian, who was only starting due to Costa's absence, smashed a shot off the post and when David Villa