As a longtime iOS user and iPad owner, I’m intrigued by the latest revision to the Nexus 7. It’s a better device in pretty much every way than the device that proceeded it, and it’s a serious competitor to the iPad mini now that Google and Asus have had a generation to refine the hardware. Inside, I compare several aspects of the iPad mini with the Nexus 7, including casing, camera, and comfort....
Using Windows 8 Netflix App Launch the Windows 8 app store an you’ll find it under the Entertainment category. I installed it on a Desktop PC and Dell Inspiron Duo with a touch enabled display. And from first impressions it seems basic compared to other devices like iPad or Xbox 360. After you log in, you’ll find your Instant Queue, recommendations and newly added movies and TV shows. All of your favorite TV shows and movies are still there of course, and the new Windows 8 interface makes it easy to browse through them....
Prominent iOS application developer, and friend of the website, Steven Troughton-Smith released a neat new iPhone and iPod touch application called “The Lotto Machine“ that is a random number generator. Besides the great design, the application is unique because of its physics engine. The physics engine is best demonstrated when a user holds down the “Hold to spin!” button that cranks the wheel. The new application also shows off its accelerometer usage when a user tilts their device....
Apple’s self-driving electric car, codenamed Project Titan, is moving ahead more quickly than originally believed according to a new report from The Guardian. The site claims that documents it has obtained regarding the project indicate that Apple is currently seeking out a secure location to test its vehicle. This development follows our reporting earlier this year profiling numerous auto industry hires Apple has working on the project. As noted by The Guardian, Apple has expressed interest in using GoMentum Station for testing purposes....
When executed well, a brand that jumps on trending topics can reap the benefits of extensive press coverage and a boost in social media engagement. A well-timed blog post or media placement can drive traffic back to your website and positively impact the perception of your brand. But when done poorly, an attempt to create timely content can fall flat. As tempting as it is to hop on a trend, especially one that’s gaining momentum quickly, effective newsjacking calls for a surprising amount of patience and selectivity....
Netflix’s new thriller Earthquake Bird, sets up the mystery of who killed Lily Bridges - and the ending appears to answer that question (with some room left for doubt). The latest film from director Wash Westmoreland, of 2018’s Collette and 2014’s Still Alice, is a dour mystery-drama about a woman who seems haunted by an unending stream of death all around her. Split between a police interrogation and the events leading up to the investigation, the movie finds no easy conclusions amid a person’s disappearance and the people that surrounded her....
Netflix is leading the teen rom-com movie renaissance with a slate of Originals that capture the nostalgia of the genre’s Golden Age (the 80s, 90s and early 00s) and repackage it for a modern audience. They might be adapted from YA novels or Wattpadd favorites and they might follow a central couple or feature several intertwining love stories. Some, such as To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (one of the best streaming movies of the decade), have achieved cult status already....
Disney is ramping up publicity for their upcoming live-action movie Aladdin, with clips now available to view online. This comes after the trailers have already shown fans what they are in store for when Aladdin comes to the big screen this month. Fans will be delighted to see some of their favourite characters coming to life in the excerpts that feature Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and Genie. Unlike a trailer, these clips are taken straight from the movie, giving fans a chance to whet their appetite even more for the much-anticipated live-action remake....
Recently, however, some of the tactics have gotten a bit more vicious and aggressive. A new set of malware is attacking users the instant they visit a compromised website. The worst part: it doesn’t even try to hide it from you! The second the malware installs, it encrypts your files, locks them away, and demands you pay hundreds in Bitcoin just to get them back. This hostile type of attack — called “ransomware” — is a serious problem....
For instance, how about shipping that’s even faster than that? That was definitely major news coming from a recent earnings call, which we’ll come back to. That’s one of a few things in the works that might completely change the way we think about online shopping. Some of these changes will be welcomed with open arms, while one’s a little unbelievable. Just in the past month, Olsavsky said they’ve already expanded one-day shipping for eligible products and zip codes....
It’s March 21st, the day of Apple’s March 2016 media event. As we’ve been reporting over the past several months, Apple is set to debut a new 4-inch smartphone called the iPhone SE, a 9.7-inch version of the iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands. You can read our extensive roundup to see all of our expectations. It is still to be seen if Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage to discuss the Apple/FBI case, which goes to court tomorrow morning....
As we gear up for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and eagerly anticipate cameos from Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum among the main cast of Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, and Zoe Saldana, it is sad to learn that someone will be absent from proceedings. It is a well-known fact that Gunn shares a blossoming bromance with Firefly star Nathan Fillon and that the dashing space cowboy was once set to join the Guardians in their adventures....
Netflix today announced that it is updating its parental controls to create more detailed protection for young viewers. The service is also adding clearer maturity level rating labels to its content. First up is the service expanding the existing PIN feature to let parents restrict individual movies, shows, and series. As my colleague Benjamin mentioned, this may be seen as a hassle by many users to apply limits on an individual basis, but Netflix sees it as an important step nonetheless....
Netflix is bringing the Shirley Jackson horror classic The Haunting of Hill House to life on the small screen. Horror is quite the staple of American entertainment. Some of the most renowned horror stories have come from American writers, including H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King, and Shirley Jackson. America’s love of scary stories has been influencing film and TV in the U.S. for as long as those mediums have existed, with some of the earliest movies being horror films and scary TV shows that has sustained their popularity for decades....
If there’s one annoyance pretty much every Netflix subscriber has experienced at least once, it’s an error message asking you to call Netflix – the usual solution to which is to remove and reinstall Microsoft Silverlight. When Apple announced during the WWDC keynote that the new version of Safari supplied with OS X Yosemite would be using HTML5 for streaming video, Netflix was mentioned as an example. Netflix has now confirmed that it will be consigning Silverlight to the wastebin – where it belongs....
Users will be able to personalize just about every aspect of the operating system, such as the font, the boot animation and much more. However, at the moment this seems to be a preview of what the app will be, since it isn’t yet available on the Play Store. Cyanogen is actually holding a contest where it invites content creators from around the world to submit themes to Themes Studio....
With PlayStation 5 rumors in full swing, a new set of details emerging from a patent Sony filed back in October of last year seems to suggest the console will be even more powerful than previous hints made it out to be. The latest patent hints at a console that will be able to learn from the players who are using it, customizing the play experience to better suit the device’s owner....
As anticipation around the film continues to build, a brand new image and poster for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been revealed, and for many fans of writer and director Luc Besson’s work, the film is a long time coming. Not only has Valerian been a passion project for years for Besson, but it’s also the first time that the legendary filmmaker is returning to the same kind of space opera genre since 1997’s The Fifth Element....
Apple has already taken steps to help improve the experience of using an iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, however, has penned a letter directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook, calling on the company to take further steps to educate customers about using Face ID while wearing a mask. iOS 13.5 was released in May with a small but incredibly useful change to Face ID....
Konrad Wrona, principal scientist at the NCSC, told ZDNet that it is becoming increasingly important to create protection schemes against current and future threats. “Securing NATO’s communications for the quantum era is paramount to our ability to operate effectively without fear of interception,” Wrona said. “The trial started in March 2021. The trial was completed in early 2022. Quantum computing is becoming more and more affordable, scalable and practical. The threat of ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ is one all organizations, including NATO, are preparing to respond to....
