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Update: Pike’s Universum has done some more digging and discovered which processors Apple plans to use in its 12-inch MacBooks this year: Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.20 GHz) Intel® Core™ m5-6Y54 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.70 GHz) Intel® Core™ m7-6Y75 Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz) Earlier this week Apple introduced a new 4-inch iPhone SE, a smaller iPad Pro, and all new Apple Watch bands at its ‘Let us loop you in’ March event....

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple considered a buyout of Time Warner late last year, with Apple executive Eddy Cue raising the idea at a meeting with Time Warner’s head of corporate strategy, Olaf Olafsson. The idea of bid was very much tentative and did not enter serious negotiations involving Tim Cook, according to the report. However, Apple is still interested in acquiring media company talent and sources indicate the company is ramping spending on original content: “several hundred million dollars a year”....

A new fan mod for Resident Evil 2 replaces Mr. X with the Nemesis from the third game. A remake of Resident Evil 2 was long requested by fans, with the second game often considered the pinnacle of the entire series. The remake was confirmed in 2015 and after a long period of development, and a trailer was finally released during E3 2018. While some franchise devotees lamented the lack of fixed camera angles and other changes, the new Resident Evil 2 was greeted with a very warm reception....

Precision. That’s the word that immediately came to mind the minute I picked up my Apple Watch for the first time. Something about this device felt different, on an almost subconscious level, from any other Apple product I’ve used before. Perhaps I was just caught up in the moment. After all, the Watch is the first totally new product to come out of Apple since the introduction of the iPad, which feels like so many years ago....

When Apple decided to drop USB for USB-C I was actually excited about it, contrary to most people’s reactions. Thankfully there are many companies like 23Devices making solid products to help us be more productive with the tools we have. You could chalk up my positive reaction to the fact that I was still using a 2013 MacBook Air at the time. However, when I bought a new computer I was worried that would change my perception of the shift....

I’ve reviewed a lot of iHome clock radios over the past nine years. They weren’t all formulaic, but there was a very clear evolutionary line from the original 2005-vintage, iPod-only iH5 to the iPad-ready iDL95 released last year: take two speakers, stick a clock in the middle, center a dock on the top, then make the enclosure sort of flat but pleasantly curvy. iHome had a winning general concept and look, which it updated annually with small feature, color, and shape tweaks....

The Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest announced last week that it will debut a special episode shot on iPhone on May 22. Now, creator and star Rob McElhenney has offered more details on that process in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. McElhenney pitched the idea to Apple, saying he needed 40 iPhones and 20 sets of earbuds. As you might expect, Apple was immediately on board and got the equipment to McElhenney and the team on the same day....

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Denise Richards has reached out in a new Instagram post to thank the fans who noticed that she may have an enlarged thyroid. At the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion show, fans noticed that her neck was swollen, and it turned out to be an enlarged thyroid. Denise Richards, who came to fame as an actress, specifically on Beverly Hills 90210, has recently become a reality television star....

Want to flash the firmware file on Realme GT Neo RMX3031? Then you are in the right place. On this page, we will share the official Realme GT Neo RMX3031 flash files with their firmware installation guide. To install the firmware flash file, we need a software called SP Flash tool which can be helpful to flash the stock ROM on your device. The method is simple and easy. We have also added video and step by step tutorials to make things easier to flash the official flash file....

The Chinese OEM Oppo’s sub-brand Realme has recently launched the Realme X50 5G smartphone that runs on Android 10 on top of ColorOS 7 out-of-the-box. The handset looks really great and the punch-hole camera display also looks awesome. Though the handset has an IPS LCD display, it has Full-HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 12GB RAM, quad rear cameras, dual selfie cameras, and more. Now, if you’re using this handset and want to upgrade to the latest software version that you’ve missed earlier or didn’t get yet, then you’re in right place....

Korea’s ET News reports that the so-called iPhone 8 will feature a ‘water drop design’ with curves similar to the original iPhone 10 years ago. While reports have previously claimed the new design will feature an all-glass front and back like the flat iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s, the latest rumor expects curved glass on both sides. From the ET News translation: The ‘water drop design’ mentioned does not sound like the ‘tear drop design’ that was rumored ahead of the iPhone 4s....

Eton Rukus solar/speaker, GoalZero 7W foldable, and Gomatic 10W Sunvolt This year, the solar charging options have really improved for those who need to charge their iOS (or any) devices away from a wall outlet or car. The three products below are some of the more interesting we’ve seen. The Eton Rukus Portable Bluetooth Solar Powered Wireless Speaker System with 1A USB Output I originally received the Rukus as part of our Best Portable BluetoothSpeakers review roundup but honestly, the speakers on this guy aren’t anything to write home about....

VoiceSnap, a new app from MocaApps LLC, allows you to take photos using voice commands on an iPhone or other iOS device. Rich in features, the app is very customizable and includes the settings needed to make it an effective solution for taking photos. When you first open the app, it asks for permission to use your microphone, and then brings you into a concise, helpful tutorial comprised of seven screens you flip through....

Knives Out director Rian Johnson says he’d be open to making sequels starring Daniel Craig’s detective. Before he jumps back into the galaxy far, far away with an all-new Star Wars film trilogy, Johnson found time to tackle Knives Out, a twisty whodunnit inspired by the likes of Agatha Christie. Assembling an all-star cast headlined by Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, and many others, Knives Out is poised to be one of the breakout hits of the fall movie season, offering cinephiles a refreshing reprieve from franchise installments....

[Update: The rumor is even less credible based on this line on the iPhone X product page: “AirPods with wireless charging capabilities coming in 2018.”] A new report today says that the upcoming AirPods wireless charging case will cost $69 and launch at the end of the year. However, we’re somewhat skeptical as we haven’t seen any official details from Apple and the company already charges that amount for standard replacement charging cases....

Qubes takes an approach called security by compartmentalization, which allows you to compartmentalize the various parts of your digital life into securely isolated compartments called qubes. This approach allows you to keep the different things you do on your computer securely separated from each other in isolated qubes so that one qube getting compromised won’t affect the others. For example, you might have one qube for visiting untrusted websites and a different qube for doing online banking....

American reality TV series Doomsday Preppers is currently streaming on Netflix, showing a diverse group of survivalists each preparing for different catastrophic events that could throw the world into chaos—from economic collapses to biological warfare. While many preppers make it to one-year survival time—according to the show’s Practical Preppers experts Scott Hunt and David Kobler—some preppers had better shots at survival, particularly when including likeminded survivalists in their plans. Let’s take a look at Doomsday’s top preppers, giving you 10 episodes worth binging this weekend....

Update: At the time of writing, the online store is showing refurbished iPads available to order. Last time they sold out fast, so don’t hang around if you want to grab one. Just a day after Apple started selling refurbished iPhones for the first time, the company has now added the 9.7-inch iPad Pro to its refurbished items in the online store. Prices range from $509 for a 32GB Wi-Fi only model (a saving of $90) to $789 for the 256GB Wi-Fi + Cellular version (saving $140)....

According to the latest data from Fiksu, the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus alongside iOS 8 accounted for a massive increase and an all-time high for app downloads. Specifically, the report points to a 42 percent increase from the previous month among the top 200 free iOS apps tracked by the company. Around 7.8 million downloads for the top 200 free apps accounted for a 42 percent increase over September and a 39 percent increase year-over-year....

The idea of a smart home security monitor has been in the back of my mind since the Mirai malware infected so many devices earlier last year. I already take precautionary steps in creating a secure home network, but I wanted an extra layer of protection to work for me. That’s where Cujo comes in. After a few weeks of testing the “smart firewall,” I got to see just how efficient these systems could be....