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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, millions of Americans are still struggling to find employment. As of the last week of December, 25.7 million American workers were still unemployed, out of work, or facing a reduction in work hours or pay. Looking for work? Tap or click here for a tool that will help you find the right career path. The economic toll the country has paid over the last year has been massive, and millions of Americans are now in need of a quick cash infusion....

The Nest doorbell comes fitted with a “Nest Hello” camera alongside a mic and speakerphone. Needless to say, it will allow the house owners to see who is at the door and also allow the latter to speak up via the microphone. Nest is keeping mum on the pricing, but the company says that the device will be available from the first quarter of 2018. Moving on, the Nest Secure is a motion sensor that comes along with a keypad button....

Who’s in The Laundromat, and where have you seen them before? Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the Netflix film features a high-profile ensemble cast and chronicles a real-life data breach. Based on a 2017 novel written by Jake Bernstein, The Laundromat explores how a sketchy law firm in Central America assisted some of the world’s most wealthiest individuals. Earlier in 2019, Soderbergh released his first Netflix film, High Flying Bird. The Laundromat’s cast includes international superstars and well-known comedic performers....

Apple alerted developers to some App Store price adjustments earlier in the week and the alternative price tier details have now been posted. Apple has added other alternative price tiers in the past, but what’s interesting with these changes in particular is is that they are specifically targeted at offering really low price options for apps in a select few countries. The new tiers enable developers to set prices for their apps way below the usual $0....

Taking the stage, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said the following: “It’s the golden age of television. The television experience has been virtually standing still while innovation in the mobile space has been racing ahead. Today, we are going to do something about that. Our vision for TV is simple and perhaps a little provocative. We believe the future of television is apps” He further added: “This transition has already begun....

There’s a slew of new Avengers: Endgame TV spots with never-before-released footage from the film. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo with the story written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the upcoming film is the 22nd entry to the MCU, which started in 2008 with Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. The culmination of everything that has transpired in the franchise for the last decade, it’ll pick up after the tragic events of Avengers: Infinity War that left the remaining heroes at their lowest point after Thanos successfully wiped out half of life in the universe using the completed Infinity Gauntlet....

It was a carefully guarded secret for much of New Girl, so what is Schmidt’s actual first name? New Girl was a star vehicle for Zooey Deschanel (500 Days Of Summer) and arrived on Fox in 2011. The premise found Deschanel’s teacher Jess moving into a loft with all-male roommates following a bad breakup, and the series followed her growing friendships with each of them. Rather than being just another generic sitcom, New Girl quickly developed a devoted following due to its sharp writing and comic performances....

According to the researchers, the group is running the campaign for roughly five months, from November 2020 and April 2021. GriftHorse Malware Campaign has Targeted Users from 70 Countries The users were getting infected with the malware by using the 200 trojan Android apps that are officially available on Play Store and on other third-party app stores. However, Google has removed those apps after it was notified, but the apps are still available on third-party stores....

DC met with Michael B. Jordan to discuss a new Superman movie. Best known for his collaborations with director Ryan Coogler (including Creed and Black Panther), Jordan’s quickly emerged as one of his generation’s brightest stars. As his career continues to grow, Jordan is constantly seeking out fascinating projects to take part in, starring in and producing courtroom drama Just Mercy and Tom Clancy adaptation Without Remorse, the latter of which is envisioned as a potential franchise for the actor....

The New York Times announced today that it is launching a new HTML5-based web app accessible to iPad users at app.nytimes.com. While called an “experimental web app” in the press release, the move mirrors a switch by other publications such as the Financial Times, which released a HTML5 web app last year in response to Apple’s subscription guidelines. The New York Times also already has a similar HTML5 app available in the Chrome Web Store....

WhatsApp announced the new time limit for the “delete for everyone” option via its Twitter account. “Rethinking your message? Now you’ll have a little over 2 days to delete your messages from your chats after you hit send,” WhatsApp wrote. The previous time limit for deleting a message for everyone was 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds. Per WABeta, Meta-owned WhatsApp has been testing the extended 2.5 day time limit since July though its beta program....

At the WestStar studios, we’re big fans of the Dell OptiPlex. Of course, there are a ton of other options that can make your workflow a breeze. Tap or click here for ideas to upgrade your home office. If you want to start the new year with a shiny new computer, you’ve come to the right place. We rounded up some of the best options money can buy. Which one is the best fit for you?...

The New York Times said earlier this week that it had declined to join the upcoming Apple News subscription service. The Washington Post has reportedly made the same decision. CEO Mark Thompson has now gone further, warning other papers of the twin dangers of accepting Apple’s deal … Thompson told Reuters the first issue is lost subscriber revenue. Apple is said to be keeping 50% of subscription revenues and be splitting the balance between all the publishers on a pro-rata basis according to the sources customers read....

As Gizmodo observed, Apple puts a lot of thought into product design, but seems to forget everything it knows when it comes to power adapters (with one exception). The standard Mac adapter sticks out about half a mile from the wall, which can be a pain when the socket is behind a sofa. Ten One Design has a solution in the form of Blockhead. Blockhead is a side-facing plug adapter that works with all of Apple’s MacBook and iPad chargers, reducing the distance the plug sticks out of the wall from 3....

‘HD audio’ has been a buzzword for the last few years, as Apple and several record labels have been working on higher-resolution audio formats to repackage and resell older music. But the format took a body blow this weekend when former NY Times columnist David Pogue put musician Neil Young’s new $400 HD Audio PonoPlayer up against a regular old iPhone using a ‘blind trial,’ in which the HD PonoPlayer appears to have lost…...

A Black Widow D23 concept art poster reveals the titular character’s bold new costume along with what Red Guardian’s ensemble looks like. Almost 10 years after her debut in Iron Man 2, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is finally getting her own movie. The production started filming earlier this year and was officially confirmed last month at San Diego Comic-Con. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige also confirmed the movie’s release date, which is slated for May 1, 2020....

From the Toys section: MacMall via eBay Daily Deals offers the Apple iMac Intel Core i3 3.06GHz 21.5″ Desktop, model no. MC508LL/A, for $979 with free shipping. That’s $70 under our mention from a month ago and the lowest total price we’ve ever seen for a new one, this time by $40. (It’s also only $50 more than a refurbished unit at the Apple Store.) This iMac features an Intel Core i3 3....

Apple earlier today officially confirmed its upcoming special event for October 30th. At the event, the company is expected to unveil new Macs, as well as a new iPad Pro with USB-C instead of Lightning. This evening, supply chain blog Macotakara is out with its own report, again suggesting USB-C for the iPad Pro. Previously, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had suggested the 2018 iPad Pro models would drop Lightning connectivity in favor of USB-C....

We’re two months away from Apple’s expected announcement of the new iPhone 11 lineup of devices. Ahead of that announcement, YouTuber MKBHD has gotten his hands on dummy models of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R, providing our clearest look yet at the new devices. In the video, we get a close look at the new camera bump design, which now houses three lenses on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max....

Mac users should beware of some new malware spreading, that tries to connect infected machines with a botnet for future exploitation. As detected by Dr Web, the malicious worm (dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm) first checks whether any interfering applications are installed on the Mac. If it is clear, it calls out to Reddit posts to find the IP addresses of possible servers to callback too. Although these posts have been deleted, it’s not hard for the people behind the exploit to repost them at a later time....