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The report sent Roku shares down 8% in late trading. The report follows a mixed Q3 report in which Roku said supply-chain disruption was affecting the TV market through the holidays, and that advertisers were trimming their ad spend, leading to a lower-than-expected forecast at the time. During a conference call with media following the report, CFO Steve Louden said TV supply-chain issues such as short supply of chips to build TVs, and the breakdown of advertising “verticals,” continues to affect the outlook for the current quarter....

watchOS 7 | We also expect Apple Watch Series 6 to include a new Infograph Pro watch face, SchoolTime features, sleep tracking and much more. Apple Watch blood oxygen detection feature found in iOS 14 code snippet Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 to include ‘Infograph Pro’ with tachymeter, SchoolTime and kids mode, sleep tracking, more watchOS 7 to include new ‘International’ Apple Watch face with multiple country flags iOS 14 | We then opened the floodgates for iOS 14, reporting numerous new features that are in development for this year’s updates....

It’s impossible to get through an episode of Netflix’s Queer Eye revival without tearing up over the cast’s message of self-care, acceptance, and love. Antoni Porowski, the food and wine expert on Queer Eye, is an insightful, funny and passionate member of the Fab Five who makes cooking pleasurable. Throughout the show’s insanely successful four seasons, plus two specials, Antoni has won hearts and minds with his genuine and enthusiastic approach to food and eating....

Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness’ cat, Bug, has died suddenly after falling out of an open window in the middle of the night, according to the Netflix star. Van Ness recently shared a heartwarming post about his late pet on Instagram. Van Ness became America’s mustachioed sweetheart after appearing on Queer Eye, Netflix’s reboot of Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, in 2018. On the show, “The Fab Five” - Van Ness is joined by Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, and Bobby Berk - help somebody in need of a life makeover....

Regal and Pepsi have announced a new partnership beginning early 2020. When movie lovers visit their favorite theater, the film is the main attraction, but concessions are a key part of the experience. For years, audiences have enjoyed snacking on popcorn, candy, and much more during their visits to the multiplex. Some theaters even offer dine-in options, allowing viewers to have a full meal and VIP experience while they watch the latest feature on the big screen....

It looks like Apple will finally be adding a faster power brick in the box with the upcoming 2018 iPhones (iPhone X successor, a 6.5-inch ‘iPhone X Plus’, and a 6.1-inch LCD model). Backing up a report from earlier this month, ChargerLab has published renders of what it believes the new iPhone charger will look like. Most notably, it features a USB-C port. This presumably means Apple will include a USB-C to Lightning cable in the box for the first time too....

Just before Thanksgiving, Apple made the big move to cut its App Store commission for all developers earning under $1 million annually from 30% to 15%. We expected that would account for the vast majority of devs and now a new report says that is indeed the case with just 2% of Apple developers allegedly earning more than seven figures a year. Another interesting finding is that most of the developers earning more than $1 million earn less than $2....

Apple reportedly has plans to work with publishers to support viewing subscription content in its Apple News app, according to Reuters which cites two anonymous sources. Currently, the Apple News app does not support authenticating subscriber log-ins. That means content can’t be behind a pay wall and can only be monetized by web advertising when readers follow through to the publisher’s website or by using iAds. Apple’s iAd network is noticeably going through a shuffle at the moment with the company recently announcing the end of its App Network where developers advertise their apps....

According to a report from Nikkei today, Apple is encouraging Luxshare, a long-time supply chain partner, to expand its business and encroach on Foxconn’s turf. Right now, Luxshare primarily makes Apple AirPods but is investigating an investment in metal casing manufacturer Catcher (which is part of the iPhone, iPad and Mac supply chains). Nikkei says Apple is keen on Luxshare going ahead with growing its business as it thinks Luxshare could become a viable competitor to the Taiwanese assembly giants Foxconn and Pegatron....

Apple’s June quarter performance included $59.7 billion in revenue with $11.25 billion in profit. One of the strongest areas of growth for the quarter was iPad revenue, with the company highlighting it saw an increase of 31% compared to the same quarter in 2019. Apple doesn’t break out unit numbers but just shared that iPad brought in $6.58 billion in sales in Q2 (fiscal Q3). Canalys is out today with its estimate on how many units Apple shipped and how it compared to the competition....

While everyone is awaiting the iPhone 8 and its OLED screen, Apple is already looking at the next generation of display technology: microLED. A new report claims that Apple will be making small volumes of microLED devices this year … The claim is made by Digitimes, a site with a variable track-record. It’s a rather thin claim, but the timing wouldn’t be unrealistic. Apple bought microLED company LuxVue back in 2014, and a report last year suggested that Apple might make the switch for the Apple Watch later this year....

Let’s look at an example. Let’s write a simple “Hello World” program in C. [plain] #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf(“Hello World!n”); } [/plain] The above program displays “Hello World!” and quits, so it’s very simple. Afterward we need to compile and run the program: [plain] # gcc main.c -o main # ./main Hello World! [/plain] We can see that it indeed printed the “Hello World!”. But we’re not interested in that....

This Flatiron School review provides an overview of Flatiron’s bootcamps as well as some of their free lessons. We also discuss the pros and cons of Flatiron School and offer a few alternatives to consider as well. What subjects and courses does Flatiron School offer? Flatiron School offers immersive bootcamp programs in cybersecurity engineering, data science, product design, and software engineering. Flatiron also offers 12 free courses in coding, data science, cybersecurity, and product design, including intro to JavaScript, intro to Python, and how to prevent phishing....

First unveiled earlier this month, Beam is the latest smart speaker and TV soundbar from wireless speaker maker Sonos. The compact TV soundbar promises hi-fi music playback and voice control through Alexa — all at an affordable price. Sonos Beam hits the market later next month, but we’ve been testing it for a few weeks ahead of its launch. For the purpose of this review, Apple’s new AirPlay 2 wireless streaming feature wasn’t ready for testing — stay tuned for our full impressions next month when Sonos adds the feature....

A new trailer for Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality brings the dimension-hopping grandfather-grandson duo to VR. Rick and Morty is making a big splash currently. On April 1st, Adult Swim shocked the world by dropping a new episode of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s twisted and brilliant animated series. The show’s creators had been teasing the arrival of Season 3 for some time, while skillfully batting aside questions about why it was so delayed in the first place, so it was quite a nice surprise when a new episode just fell out of the blue on April Fool’s Day....

Rick And Morty catchphrase “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub” is also a neat little Google easter egg. Rick And Morty debuted on Adult Swim in 2013 and its stellar comic writing, imaginative sci-fi stories, and vocal performances saw it gain a huge fanbase. The show was co-created by Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland and follows genius scientist Rick and his grandson Morty as they hop between different worlds and dimensions. While that might sound like the basis for a fun, Saturday morning cartoon show, Rick And Morty revels in dark and gross-out humor, and is decidedly not a family show....

The CW releases the synopsis for the Riverdale season 1 finale episode. Since debuting in January, the series has done well to keep its central mystery intact. Now 10 episodes into its freshman season, we’re no closer to unmasking Jason Blossom’s killer than we were in the premiere, and there’s an array of suspects — and unanswered questions — still hanging in the balance. What are the Blossoms hiding? Was Jughead’s dad involved with Jason’s murder?...

Update 2: The SEC is now investigating (see bottom of piece) Update 1: You can now buy GME stock in the app. The Robinhood app controversy continues to grow, with the company finding itself under fire from almost every direction. As one Twitter user wryly observed: But the debate about the company’s motives may now have been resolved … Just imagine how badly you would have to **** up to get AOC, Don Jr....

The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 platform has been updated for Always On, Always Connected PCs. Of note is support for three different modem setups in the 8cx Gen 3 – the Snapdragon X65, X55, and X62 Modem-RF lines – with potential download speeds of 10 Gbps (X65 5G), 7.5 Gbps (X55 5G), and 4.4 Gbps (X62 5G). The Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 is also included for Wi-Fi 6E speeds of up to 3....

Rain of Reflections: Chapter 1 combines point and click adventure with turn-based strategy to share an interesting if slightly clunky sci-fi tale. The future never seems to be a happy, comfortable place, does it? Whether it’s the nuclear wasteland of Fallout or the brutal chaos of Borderlands, the horizon often seems like a dark place in video games. For Rain of Reflections, the world is on the brink of a different kind of collapse, where infertility has taken over the species and what seems to be the last human child has already been born....