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Earlier this week, Google started rolling out the March security update for its Nexus devices. It turns out though, that the March security update for the Nexus 5X contains more than just some security patches. The OTA update landing on the phone contains some performance and stability improvements, including a fix for the dreaded camera performance of the handset, which can get unusually slow sometimes. General slow/sluggish performance DND next alarm disappearing issue...

NCIS explains how Ziva David is alive in the season 17 premiere, as well as how she’s remained hidden for all the years. Cote de Pablo reprised her iconic role as Ziva in the NCIS season 16 finale, “Daughters”, but it wasn’t confirmed at the time if she was a hallucination or really in front of Gibbs, in the flesh. That much was confirmed prior to the season 17 premiere when an NCIS trailer revealed why Ziva had returned after spending the past few years under the radar....

March 15 marks a busy week of new releases on Netflix. There’s a new dramedy series starring Idris Elba, another true crime docuseries, new episodes of Arrested Development and Queer Eye, and a Ben Affleck-led action movie. With so much to watch, and so little time, we’ve put together a rundown of this weekend’s best new Netflix Originals to help you choose. Last week’s big releases included Ricky Gervais’ bittersweet comedy series After Life, the inspiring true story Walk....

Netflix’s Daybreak is a multi-layered show, mostly aimed for teens. There are elements of high-school comedy, drama, action, and the zombie genre all rolled into a fun post-apocalyptic survival ride. We follow the adventures of teenager Josh Wheeler in a California ravaged after a nuclear explosion. We encounter teen gangs, middle-aged zombies, Josh’s sidekicks, as Josh aims to find Sam, the love of his life. The series is based on a graphic novel of the same name, written and illustrated by Brian Ralph....

Both new tools fit into NetSuite’s “360 framework,” Paul Farrell, NetSuite’s VP of Product Management, told ZDNet. The framework “brings together new analytics, actions and transactions from across the suite,” he explained – helping users in particular roles best leverage NetSuite’s tools. The Oracle-owned business plans to roll out more 360 dashboards in the future. The new Cash 360 tool also fits in with NetSuite’s SuiteBanking initiative, which gives customers more digitized and automated banking tools....

A new video showcasing twelve minutes of DOOM Eternal multiplayer gameplay has been revealed, and it looks like fast, frantic fun. Described to players last year as “the ultimate power fantasy” and acting as a sequel to the events of the well-received 2016 series reboot DOOM, DOOM Eternal was delayed until March of 2020 in order to make sure the game was up to id Software’s standards. DOOM Eternal’s most recent trailer was unveiled only a few weeks ago, introducing players to new enemies like the Marauder and the Gladiator as well as bringing to light new weapons used by the Doomslayer like the Crucible, a glowing red sword which is said to absorb huge amounts of demonic energy, its effectiveness demonstrated by the Doomslayer using it to slice through enemy limbs like a hot knife through butter....

So, let’s discover first what new features this revamped browser has. Speaking about Google Chrome which is the most widely used browser in the world. Although not perfect, this is a browser that offers good features and, in addition, it supports a wide range of extensions. What’s new in Google Chrome 66 According to Google’s own information, Chrome 66 introduces a number of new features in terms of security as well as the level of playback of multimedia content....

You can get Siri to read out your update on iPhone, HomePod, and HomePod mini. Just ask Siri “What’s my update?” The exact response from Siri will vary based on what it thinks is relevant to you at a particular moment. The Personal Update can include information about the weather, upcoming calendar events, travel time to locations Siri knows you will be visiting today, any upcoming reminders, followed by a regional news update....

Modern Wolf, a new indie video game publisher, are committed to the mental health of their game dev employees; to that end, they’ve taken a “zero tolerance” policy against crunch. For the past several years, the subject of crunch has been a hot-button issue in the game industry. Video games have gotten undeniably bigger, arguably better, and considerably more taxing on the game developers who oftentimes work arduous hours to meet deadlines for demanding publishers....

A new Paranormal Activity movie is set for a spring 2021 release date. The low-budget horror film franchise kicked off with a bang back in 2007 after it was picked up by Paramount Pictures and widely distributed, with much hype behind it. Shot on the astounding micro-budget of $15,000, Paranormal Activity ended up grossing almost $200 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film ever made, based on return investment. It utilized the found footage concept, which was popularized in 1999 by The Blair Witch Project, to great effect....

To this day, these masks are still in critically short supply. This is an issue for the nation’s essential healthcare workers, who need these masks to protect themselves while they treat patients who are sick with the virus. Tap or click here to see what you need to make your own mask at home. But those days may soon be coming to an end, thanks to a radical new mask designed by engineers at MIT....

Last month, a report explored Apple’s efforts to ensure Apple News doesn’t become a “crazy land.” Now, The Sydney Morning Herald is out with another look inside the Apple News team. This time, the report dives into the company’s Australian based team, as well as its broader goals. The report explains that Apple has a small team of editors working for Apple News tasked with “sifting through story pitches from some of the country’s best known publications....

Last year’s Futurama game Game of Drones may have been little more than a Candy Crush clone, but it sounds like the next game in the franchise will offer rather more. In an interview with USA Today, show creater Matt Groening says that the game features ‘the original writers, cast, and animators.’ Not only that, but he says that it will effectively offer some completely new Futurama episodes in game form …...

Intel’s next generation of its Haswell CPUs could be out as soon as next month, according to sources cited by TechPowerUp (via TonyMacx86). Apple now uses PCIe SSD interface even in its base model MacBook Air so the mSATA improvement will only benefit PC users and Hackintoshers but the mildly improved performance might find its way into updated iMac or MacBooks due ’round WWDC. According to sources in the IT retail, Intel could launch these new chips, led by the Core i7-4790K, on May 10th in most markets […]...

Google is rumored to launch a successor to the Chromecast Ultra, codenamed Sabrina, this summer. This allegedly upcoming media streaming device from Google is said to feature the Android TV OS and come with remote control. Moreover, remote control from Google was certified on FCC recently, which is said to belong to the Sabrina. Today, a new leak of Google’s upcoming media streaming device has surfaced online, courtesy of XDA Developers, revealing render images of the device and its remote, and UI screenshots....

After two seasons, Netflix has cancelled Insatiable. The second season of the teen drama - based on a 2014 New York Times article by Jeff Chu - premiered on the streaming service on October 11, 2019. While season 2 hasn’t generated a score on review website Rotten Tomatoes yet, the first season of the show earned an abysmal 13 percent approval rating, making its eventual ending a quick inevitability. Insatiable starred Debby Ryan as Patty Bladell, a teenager who is bullied because of her weight until she goes on a liquid diet and becomes thin....

Here’s how you can use Instagram Reels to highlight even more of your business (plus! how you can repurpose content to make sure you don’t have to spend hours on the content creation hamster wheel) We’re dishing on everything you need to know including: • What is Instagram Reels? • How to Use Instagram Reels • What Is ‘Featured’ On Instagram’s Reels — How Can You Get On There? • Will Instagram Reels Take Off?...

From iFixit’s mid-2011 MacBook Air teardown Update: For those interested, iFixit is currently tearing down a new Mac mini. Nothing major has come out of this one as of yet. The teardown experts at iFixit and Storage Review have opened up their MacBook Airs and have begun to dissect. Everything so far seems fairly normal and Apple-like, but the most important thing that we are taking from these tear downs is that the SSD’s are not soldered to the motherboard....

We previously discovered the new standalone Music app to be included in the next major version of macOS, 10.15. In that post, we mentioned the new Music app would be made using Marzipan, that lets iOS apps run on the Mac. Recently, sources familiar with the development of the OS reached out, correcting that information. The new standalone Music app on macOS will actually be an AppKit application, based off of iTunes....

Pebble updated its website this morning to tease a new model of its popular smartwatch. The announcement is scheduled for 10 AM on Tuesday next week, but Pebble has not specified what exactly is launching. However, multiple sources tell us that a major update to both the Pebble’s hardware and software have been in the works and that these changes could be ready to debut next week. The new watch is said to (finally) gain a slightly wider, color, e-paper-like display that will be encased in an overall thinner design....