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Marvel Studios has been tightening its stranglehold on the superhero genre ever since Samuel L. Jackson appeared as Nick Fury in the post-credits scene of Iron Man. In the nine years since, Marvel has built a multi-billion dollar film franchise that’s only gaining more momentum. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is now well into Phase 3, with Captain America: Civil War alone earning the company $1.15 billion, and Doctor Strange releasing to universal acclaim....

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Facebook has been getting a lot of heat as of late due to its users’ privacy concerns about the platform. New York Media’s CRO and publisher Avi Zimak takes a deeper dive into online media as a whole, more specifically noting that Apple News has promise. Zimak first states that it had very little traffic from Facebook, and that was even smaller after the company changed its algorithms to bury content on the News Feed....

Microsoft could be gearing up to reveal two next-gen Xbox consoles at E3 2019. The software giant first teased new hardware during their E3 2018 media briefing. During that same event, developer 343 Industries released a teaser trailer for Halo: Infinite, confirming that Halo 6 was indeed still on the way. Though the mysterious video didn’t share much information, rumors now circulate that it will launch alongside the next-gen Xbox consoles....

What’s interesting though is that Google has leaked the Indian pricing for the new Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P starts at a retail price of Rs 39,999 (for 32GB) and the Nexus 5X at Rs 31,900 (for 16GB). We still don’t have the official word on when the Nexus will be up for pre-order in India but our sources are indicating that the pre-orders would start as soon as second week of October – just in time for Diwali (and iPhone 6s launch)....

That’s what inspired the studio behind Monument Valley, ustwo, to create its first title for virtual reality headsets like the Samsung Gear VR. According to a preview the studio provided to red, the game makers said they wanted to re-imagine what it would be like to play Monument Valley from inside the game. However, the team quickly decided they couldn’t copy the same approach as Monument Valley, which focuses on sharp, 180-degree turns that don’t properly translate to a virtual world....

Few horror films and franchises are as well-known as Friday the 13th. However, after the first film’s release in 1980, prolific and respected film critic Gene Siskel, one half of the well-known Siskel and Ebert, tried to take it down by posting a scathing review in an attempt to hurt sales; his actions had the opposite effect. If Siskel had been successful in deterring audiences from going out to see Friday the 13th, the horror world would be incredibly different today....

Continuing its push to make solid-state drives (SSDs) the dominant storage medium of next-generation computers, Samsung has revealed the PM1633a, a 15.36TB SSD that is believed to be the world’s highest-capacity hard drive. More amazingly, notes an Ars Technica report, that incredible capacity — over 120 times the storage of an entry-level MacBook Air or MacBook Pro — fits within a compact 2.5″ hard drive enclosure. The PM1633a’s debut ahead of a comparably capacious spinning platter hard disk demonstrates the degree to which SSDs are rapidly replacing traditional hard drives....

Ever since the announcement of the new Moto X, it’s been known that the device will launch on both AT&T and Verizon, as well as be offered up as an unlocked device for $499 later this year. A new report claims that the unlocked variant will have a bit of a naming scheme to help it stand out. According to the report published on September 12 by The Verge, Motorola has christened the new Moto X unlocked variant the “Pure Edition....

As awful as this story is, it’s just a drop in the bucket as cybercrime and fraud skyrockets across the web. Whether it’s websites selling phony COVID-19 cures or outright cyberattacks and data breaches, security researchers are meticulously working to document the scale of the threat we face. Tap or click here to see how to instantly spot these fraud sites. Thanks to the hard work of these cybercrime sleuths, we now have a better understanding of how these cyberattacks are operating, where they’re coming from and what can be done to avoid them....

Attendees of the 53rd New York Film Festival in October will be treated to an early screening of Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming ‘Steve Jobs’ biopic. While the Hollywood version of Steve Jobs biography is set to debut in theaters on October 9th, the NYFF announced today that it will screen the film to attendees on October 3rd: The film, which is based on the authorized Walter Isaacson-written biography of the late Apple co-founder, stars Michael Fassbender in the lead role with Seth Rogen portraying Steve Wozniak....

The Galaxy S4 was the first device to get a leaked Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ROM, followed by the Nexus 4. Today, an even newer build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has leaked online for the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition. The new Jelly Bean build carries a build date of July 11th, with JMR66V as its build number. A user-compiled change-log of what’s different in this leak compared to the previous one is below -:...

Netflix’s The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is based on a disturbing but ultimately uplifting true story, although did change several aspects of the real William Kamkwamba’s (Maxwell Simba) life. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut is out now on Netflix and is already one of the streaming service’s must-see films of 2019. Telling the story of a teenager living in near-poverty in early-2000s Malawi, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind explores political upheaval, societal crisis and family drama to tell a story about youth’s relation to, and evolution past, the old....

Yep, it’s already time for planning out your next month of social media posts. But, if the idea of having to come up with fresh new content has got you calling “Mayday! Mayday!”, we’ve got you covered. Our May content calendar is packed with everything you need to delight and engage your audience AND get them warmed up to buy from you. From engaging-boosting Reels ideas to industry to cute Mother’s Day ideas, we’ve got it all covered....

A new collection of high-res images from upcoming Marvel Studios movie Captain Marvel feature the shape-shifting Skrulls, the elite Kree fighting team Starforce, Carol Danvers’ old friend Maria Rambeau, and more! Captain Marvel will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie since last year’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, and like that movie it’s set before the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel will reveal the origin story of Carol Danvers, who is destined to become the strongest superhero in the MCU and is also set to appear in this year’s big team-up movie, Avengers: Endgame....

The announcement that Peter Capaldi was to leave Doctor Who immediately set the wheels of speculation turning. Who will be the next Doctor and, more importantly this time around, what gender will they be? Talk of a female Time Lord has been rumbling for a while now, since long before Capaldi announced his departure, and the argument is gaining weight, with names such as Mark Gatiss, David Tennant, and even Capaldi himself, all voicing opinions on which actress they think would make a good Doctor....

Apple posted a user guide for the fifth-generation iPod touch to iBooks early this morning, indicating a retail launch for the device is coming sooner rather than later. Apple promised an October timeframe for preorders of the device shipping from its Online Store, but today we get word from readers that Apple is now shipping orders of the fifth-generation iPod touch, as well as the new iPod nano, with delivery expected early next week....

Update: The image has been removed and replaced with the below image of an actual pebble… Oops? We told you last week that Pebble is likely about to announce the next-generation of its smartwatch, featuring a thinner design, a color e-paper-like display, and a revamped OS. Now, thanks to an image hosted on Pebble’s own servers, we have a look at a device with a physical appearance matching the device we described....

Well, the reports claimed that DDR5 which stand for Double Data Rate 5 would offer better performance and greater power efficiency compared to current DDR4 RAM. Next Generation DDR5 RAM will also deliver improved channel efficiency. According to the reports from JEDEC, “DDR5 memory will offer improved performance with greater power efficiency as compared to previous-generation DRAM technologies. As planned, DDR5 will provide double the bandwidth and density over DDR4, along with delivering improved channel efficiency....

NBC is readying its presentation at the network upfronts, and has released its full fall 2019 TV schedule. The Peacock Network has recently finished the unpleasant work of canceling various programs, among them the freshman sitcom I Feel Bad, as well as Midnight, Texas, Reverie, and the underrated comedy Trial & Error. But the network has renewed plenty other shows, like Manifest, The Blacklist, Superstore, and The Good Place. That leaves NBC with just a few slots to fill in when the new TV season begins this fall....