Janice Somosot

Christmas is not just about gifts, shopping, food and clothes. It's also about Christmas decors. Instead of buying Christmas decors, why not make your own designs this year? It would be a fun activity and would save some money as well. And, it will make your home even more homey and festive than before. Here are some easy Do-It-Yourself (DIY) handmade Christmas decors that you can do this Christmas 2013.

Sunshine Coast Daily, a newspaper for Maroochydore, Queensland (QLD) in Australia is giving away six prizes from Nov. 9 to Dec. 23, 2013 as part of its Countdown to Christmas contest. Giveaways include an iPhone 5s, a $1,000 Flight Centre travel voucher, a GoPro Hero3+, a system 12 lotto ticket, five $100 vouchers at Bunnings, Kmart or Boating Camping Fishing (BCF) and five $100 Coles Group vouchers.

Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or Brangelina, spent quality time in Australia with their kids and their bonding included some yachting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.

While the Holidays are a fun time, it is also a very expensive time. With all the Christmas gifts, clothes, decors, food and drinks that are bought during this time, fat wallets immediately become thin after just a few visits to the mall. And it doesn't end there because all the Christmas lights hanging in the house and on the Christmas tree uses way too much electricity and increases the electricity bill a hundredfold. So, what can we do about it?

Melbourne Zoo elephant Dokkoon gave birth on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at 2:40 am (AEDT) to a new 130 kg male calf just days after its baby elephant Sanook died while playing with a toy tyre at the zoo on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Christmas is the perfect time to give gifts. Why not give something that will last a long time and will impact someone’s life? Yes, books are great choice for gifting. The holidays can actually be a great time to start introducing reading to the young ones and hopefully, they will love it and yearn to read more books after the gifts you gave them. Without further ado, here is the Holiday Gift Guide 2013 featuring 5 Books for Young Kids.

There are a lot of choices for Christmas gifts meant for women. It can range from jewelry to makeup, clothes, shoes, bags, watches or even gadgets. However, due to the number of choices out there, it's difficult to choose which one to actually buy for women. The risk is that they may already have the gift you will be giving them. To help you with your shopping dilemma, here is a helpful Holiday 2013 Gift Guide featuring the Top 5 Gifts for Women.

Let's face it, when it comes to gift giving, it's always difficult to find the perfect gift for the men in your life, whether he is a boyfriend, a husband, your dad, uncle or even brother. But, don't worry, here is a simple Holiday 2013 Gift Guide featuring the Top 5 Gifts for Men to give you some ideas on what to shop for this Christmas.

Goodreads, the popular site for readers and book recommendations which was launched in January 2007, recently released its list of the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Books of 2013 Winners. A total of 1,953,770 votes were cast from Nov 4 to 9, 2013 (Opening Round), Nov 11 to 16 (Semifinal Round) and Nov 18 to 25 (Final Round) by various readers to determine which books deserve to be called the winners.

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), a controversial church known for protesting and picketing a lot of issues, mainly adultery (including divorce and remarriage), sodomy, fornication and same sex relationships is reportedly planning to picket "Fast and Furious" actor Paul Walker's funeral.

The Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses, which is Google Glass' main competitor, is now available for preorder for $1,000. Compared to the price of a Google Glass developer or Explorer edition which is reportedly $1,500 or around £985 or $1,449 AUD, the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses is relatively cheaper.

It’s December 2013 and each day passes quickly until one day you realize, it’s Christmas Day already! Naturally, there’s a mad rush for buying gifts at this time of the year. So many choices, so little time! To help you narrow down the list of what to buy, especially for finicky children who happen to be girls, here is the Holiday 2013 Gift Guide featuring the Top 5 Toys for Girls in 2013.

Christmas is fast approaching, with only a few days left before Dec 25, 2013. While a lot of people argue that Christmas is not just a time for giving gifts, it can't be denied that a huge part of it is still about shopping, wrapping presents and exchanging gifts. Since it's almost Christmastime, the mad rush of looking for gifts has already started. With there is a whole gamut of options for consumers out there, it can be quite confusing and a little hard to decide on what to give people,...

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 and Acer Aspire R7-571G are two hybrid laptop/tablets that offer its users varied ways on how to use and view it. But which one is better? The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Convertible Ultrabook or the Acer Aspire R7-571G? Read on to find out in the specs comparison here.

Paul Walker's sudden and tragic death came as a shock even until now. It is especially painful for Walker's family, friends, costars and loved ones including his 23-year-old girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell who is heartbroken as the last photo of Walker alive had been revealed. Walker, who rose to fame as an actor in the "Fast and Furious" film franchise, wherein he played undercover cop Brian O'Conner, opposite Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto), Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto) and M...

Christmas season is a time of giving, sharing and being kind to one another, but unfortunately, some scammers want fast cash and often prey on unsuspecting people during this time of the year. And scams have become digital nowadays as more and more people engage in e-commerce and buy most of their stuff online. That is why it is imperative that netizens be aware of the cyber scams proliferating in the Internet. Here are the 12 cyber scams to avoid this Christmas season.

The Sony VAIO Fit 13A Multi-Flip PC and the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Convertible Ultrabook are two amazing gadgets from Sony and Lenovo that offer multiple choices on how to use it. Both can be used as a laptop, tablet or as a display thanks to its unique and flexible cover. But which one is better? The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Convertible Ultrabook or the Sony VAIO Fit 13A Multi-Flip PC? Read on to find out in the specs comparison here.

Bing, the other search engine, recently unveiled its Top 10 Most Searched People of 2013 across 12 countries around the world including Miley Cyrus, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian. The 12 countries included in the list are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and the U.S. According to Mashable, they gathered global search data and found some interesting findings and trends. Who topped the lists?

About five online holiday shopping safety tips for consumers have been previously discussed, but because of the numerous scams and tricks cyber criminals use, it's best to be always prepared.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 and the Asus Transformer Book T100 are similar looking gadgets that seem to have the same features, particularly the ability to use the devices in multiple ways. Both products are portable, flexible and ultra-versatile. But, which one is better? The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 or the Asus Transformer Book T100? Read on to find out in the specs comparison here.

With the start of the Holidays comes the onslaught of holiday shopping for the season of gift-giving is just around the corner, not to mention the various sales and deals offered by almost every store this time of the year. However, there are a lot of scammers out there during holiday shopping too. They are taking advantage of shoppers who are rushing to buy items during a sale like, Black Friday or Cyber Monday. If you want to avoid getting scammed, check out the online holiday shopping safety ...

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" movie starring Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy), Donald Sutherland (President Coriolanus Snow), Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket), Stanley Tucci (Caesar Flickerman) and Lenny Kravitz (Cinna), was released on Nov. 22, 2013 in the U.S. Here is a brief movie review of it including the best and worst moments of the film.

Paul Walker's tragic death on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 has left a lot of people shocked and reeling from the sad news which was so sudden and unexpected, especially because it happened after Thanksgiving and before the start of December. Walker was part of the hugely successful film franchise "Fast and Furious," along with costars Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne "The Rock"' Johnson and Tyrese Gibson.

Paul Walker, one of the stars of the popular film franchise "Fast and Furious" (or 'The Fast and the Furious"), just died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 from a tragic car accident and the last photo seen of him alive before his death has surfaced online.

Des Hommes et Des Chatons (Men and Cats) is a French tumblr blog featuring various pictures of cats that seem to be doppelgangers or mirror images of cute men because these cats are posing like the men included there. The guys in the tumblr blog are mostly professional models and actors including Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey"), Robert Pattinson ("Twilight") and Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean").

Pokemon X and Y, the popular role-playing video games that have been developed by Japanese video game developer Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS, have other online features for Pokemon players such as the Player Search System (PSS), Play! Pokemon, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection® (WFC) and the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) Online. Now, Pokemon fans can choose from cool Pokemon games in the Internet.

"The Vampire Diaries" (TVD) characters Klaus and Caroline, also known as Klaroline, are slowly becoming one of the favorite 'ships (relationships) in the said show. In fact, there are a lot of Klaroline's special moments captured on TVD.

Here comes Cyber Monday 2013! Watch out for various online sales after Black Friday 2013 which officially start on Monday (hence, the name), Dec. 2, 2013. Black Friday 2013 has just ushered the 2013 Holiday shopping season and it has reached the weekend up to Cyber Monday 2013 where most people who weren't able to shop during the Black Friday weekend go online to look for sweet deals for the items that they are eyeing.

The Walmart Black Friday 2013 has started with a bang at 6pm on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013. I hope you guys didn't miss the Walmart 1 hour sale (In-Stock Guarantee)! Don't forget about the second Walmart sale event at 8pm on the same day (Thursday, Nov. 28)! And, of course don't miss the actual Walmart Black Friday 2013 Sale on Friday, Nov. 29. It will extend over the weekend on Saturday, Nov. 30, starting at 8 am up to Sunday, Dec.1.