You tap the top of the speaker to pause/play, tilt it 45 degrees left to return to the previous track or 45 degrees left to skip to the next. When I saw this on our sister site 9to5Toys, I wondered whether this would be a gimmick that you use a few times, or a genuinely useful form of control. There was only one way to find out, so I took delivery of one earlier this month to put it to the test …...
Rian Johnson says his upcoming Star Wars trilogy will tap into the franchise’s essence while telling a story featuring all-new characters. The director is currently preparing to release his new murder-mystery film Knives Out, but shortly after that he’ll be making a return journey to the galaxy far, far away. About a month before Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened in theaters two years ago, Lucasfilm officially announced Johnson would oversee a new film trilogy, writing and directing at least the first installment....
Season 3 of AMC’s travel series Ride with Norman Reedus begins by working as a subtle advertisement for the network’s biggest (though declining) hit, The Walking Dead. And why wouldn’t it? Now that Reedus is the ostensible star of the zombie series, taking over for the sort-of departed for Andrew Lincoln, whose Rick Grimes character is reportedly going to be be the focus of a number of Walking Dead “films,” it’s fitting that he would also step into the role of the show’s ambassador, even if it’s at a less-than-primetime time slot....
Ridley Scott has been making remarkable films for over four decades now, starting his career in 1977 and breaking out big time in 1979 when he created one of the greatest horror-sci-fi movies of all-time. Since then, Scott has directed over 25 films and has more in progress, even at the age of 82. Scott has four Academy Award nominations for Best Director, although he never won one. Overall, the films that Scott directed have picked up 40 Oscar nominations, winning nine of them, but his movies have not always found acceptance by a vast majority of moviegoers....
Just Released Fly Delta for iPad | Free Airliner Delta just released the iPad version of its Fly Delta app on the App Store. It allows flyers to browse destinations, plan trips, compare flights, view seat maps, purchase on-board amenities like Wi-Fi, view fly-over photos, download Sky magazines, destination-related music, and movies from iTunes while flying, manage SkyMiles account, check-in to flight, pay for check bags, get flight status, and track flights....
Finally, FTC and Qualcomm have closed their arguments in court judged by Judge Lucy Koh. This wraps up the case between FTC and Qualcomm’s non-jury trial. According to Jennifer Milici, attorney for FTC has given the court a warning to stop Qualcomm’s monopolistic chip selling strategies. She further warned, their strategies continue, the same policy issues that arose during the 3G and 4G chip selling will continue with the 5G chip sales to other phone manufacturers as well....
A German court has rejected four Qualcomm patent claims against Apple. The court hasn’t yet reached a decision on a further four claims by the company … The WSJ carries the report. The patents in question did not relate to any of the iPhone’s hardware – the main source of contention between the two companies – but rather some unrelated software techniques for searches. This was a tactic Qualcomm also used in China, where it cited yet further unrelated patents – on that occasion regarding approaches to image resizing and touch-based navigation....
A moving love story at its core, Queen & Slim is a lyrical piece of cinema that resonates with social relevance, yet always feels very personal. Part of the power of filmmaking is that it can put a human face (or faces) on the black experience in America. It’s one thing to read yet another story about a police officer assaulting an unarmed black person, but it’s another to watch a movie that treats the victim like an actual individual, as opposed to a statistic....
It’s hard to remember what life was like before the Queer Eye reboot propelled the all-new Fab Five into our world. Antoni Porowski (food and wine expert), Tan France (fashion expert), Bobby Berk (design expert), Jonathan Van Ness (grooming expert) and Karamo Brown (culture expert) help to transform lives both on and off the screen – leaving a lasting impact on each episode’s participant, as well as the viewers at home....
Twenty years after its initial release in 1999, Galaxy Quest remains as endearingly beloved as ever. The high-concept science fiction comedy followed a group of actors from a cult sci-fi show who are recruited by an oppressed alien race to defend them from a a malevolent galactic warlord. Upon release, Galaxy Quest proved an affectionate love letter to Star Trek, the original “wagon train to the stars,” and a far cry from the mean-spirited parody some may have been expecting....
Reuters reports that analysts believe strong iPhone 7 sales are behind A10 chipmaker TSMC reporting record profit and sales in Q3, and now raising its forecast for 2016 revenue. TSMC reported July-September net profit climbed 28 percent to T$96.8 billion ($3.08 billion) […] TSMC, which doesn’t disclose details of customer orders, said on Thursday it now expects revenue growth to be 11-12 percent, compared with a previous estimate of a 5-10 percent increase....
Although Becoming Steve Jobs follows a mostly familiar storytelling arc, Schlender and Tetzeli’s strengths come from two sources: direct access to Jobs from the mid-1980’s until 2011, and interviews with major players conducted after Jobs’ death. While their quotes tend to be short and in service of the larger narrative, the list of participating heavy hitters is non-trivial: Laurene Powell Jobs represents the Jobs family, alongside current Apple executives Tim Cook, Jony Ive and Eddy Cue, ex-Apple executives Jon Rubinstein, Tony Fadell, Katie Cotton, Fred Anderson and Avie Tevanian, Jobs’ top ad men Regis McKenna and Lee Clow, Pixar’s Ed Catmull and John Lasseter, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, and Disney CEO Bob Iger....
Using Google Keep for iOS Google Keep is a free download from the Apple iTunes Store. It works on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Initially, my intention was just to review Google Keep, thinking I had no use for it. But something strange happened along the way: I started using it all the time. Google Keep starts out with a blank slate; a simple interface anyone can get the hang of quickly....
We’ve reviewed a great many Bluetooth speakers over the years – I half-suspect Seth has built an extension to his home out of them. I’ve generally not been tempted myself. If I’m at home, I’m either streaming to the hifi in the living-room, or playing through the (wired) B&W MM-1s in my office. If I’m out & about, I’m listening through my B&W P5 headphones. But there are times when you get chatting with friends about music and you all try to listen to an example on the iPhone speaker, and that doesn’t really cut it....
The latest episode of Rick and Morty season 4 continued the show’s blend of sci-fi antics and scathing pop culture homages - but also included some genuine character development for Rick. “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty” opened with the titular pair raiding an Indiana Jones-style tomb in search of a gem. Unfortunately, their prize had already been recovered by a self-proclaimed heist artist named Miles Knightly. Forced to gather a misfit crew, Rick and Morty infiltrated HeistCon in order to confront their latest nemesis....
The CW has become well known for its television series based on comic book characters. The network’s superhero universe - consisting of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl - is based on DC Comics heroes, while iZombie is an adaptation of the Vertigo books of the same name. The CW added another comic-inspired series to its lineup this season with Riverdale, adapting classic characters from Archie Comics for a teen drama focused on a murder mystery wrapped up in a Twin Peaks tone....
Here’s how Quantico’s season 2 finale played out. Quantico debuted on ABC in 2015 and stars Priyanka Chopra as FBI agent Alex, who is suspected of a terrorist act. The unique hook of the first series was how it was split between two timelines, with one in the past following Alex as a recruit and the other as she tries to clear her name in the present. The show is a star vehicle for Bollywood star Chopra, who previously appeared in the movie remake of Baywatch....
Flickr version 2.0: Yahoo! is releasing an all new, completely redesigned iOS app today for Flickr that, according to its iTunes page, is “now easier to use, more beautiful and includes more of the great features you love using on Flickr.com.” Among the new features: a brand new UI, a simplified sign-up and registration screen, and 16 unique Instagram-like camera filters. · Simple sign-up and registration process · 16 unique camera filters · Full Groups capabilities · Explore interesting photos from around the world and nearby · And more!...
Update: In a statement to CNBC, Apple has confirmed it is not planning to make an offer for Imagination Technologies. It did however hold some talks with the company about undisclosed topics. ArsTechnica is reporting that Apple is in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire Imagination Technologies, makes of the PowerVR mobile GPU designs Apple licenses for its A9 and A9X SoCs. The company declined comment about any such acquisition of course. Apple began using Imagination Technologies GPUs since the Apple A4 chip....
News has been building about the US looking into banning TikTok and today that’s come to a head. Reported by Bloomberg, President Trump is ready to force Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell off its US TikTok operations. Anonymous sources shared with Bloomberg that Trump is planning announce the decision soon, in fact, as early as today. As we previously covered, the White House has been investigating banning the app or similar action over a number of concerns but a major one is TikTok becoming a place full of misleading speech (via CNN)....
