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Despite an awkward start to the original content scene with Planet of the Apps and Carpool Karaoke, Apple appears to be getting serious with its next TV series. Apple poached two Sony Television executives — Jamie Ehrlicht and Zack Van Amburg — back in June, and a new report says the duo has been shopping for high profile TV talent including Breaking Bad veterans. The Hollywood Reporter cites multiple sources who say Apple is shopping for a Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad style drama....

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech is out with its latest set of sales data today (via BusinessInsider). It claimed the iPhone now has 53 percent of the United States smartphone market. That’s up from 37 percent a year ago and sees Apple passing the 50 percent mark for the first time. The 12-week period ending Nov. 25 included in the report also put Android at 42 percent, which is a relatively significant drop from the 53 percent of the market it had a year ago during the same period....

Last month, Twitter announced that it was shutting down the popular short video sharing service Vine as it struggled to monetize. A new report from TechCrunch, however, explains that Vine might live on after all, as Twitter is entertaining offers from companies interested in buying Vine. According to the report, Twitter is currently in the process of vetting term sheets from a handful of companies with interest in Vine, with a deal hopefully coming together soon....

Take, for example, the case of Andrew Meldrum, who was recently convicted of three counts of unauthorized access to computer material and two counts of voyeurism– http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/04/cyber-voyeur. It seems Mr. Meldrum installed spyware on at least three women’s computers while “fixing” some computer problems the women were experiencing. This is certainly not an uncommon occurrence, but what many people – especially home PC users – probably do not realize is that such software may already be installed on their PCs....

Over the past decade, video gaming became social, as voice chat, multi-player matchmaking, and live game streaming enabled gamers to share their experiences with friends and strangers online. Streaming game video was the hardest, requiring so much horsepower that consoles needed computer assistance. Elgato entered the market in 2012 with Game Capture HD, which was designed to record directly from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Now there’s a more powerful version called Game Capture HD60 ($180), which offers professional-quality full 1080p HD recording support at 60 frames per second, plus one-touch live streaming to uStream, Twitch, and YouTube....

Earlier this month, popular accessory maker Nomad unveiled its latest premium wireless charger: the Base Station Stand. Featuring an aluminum and leather design, the Base Station Stand packs a premium charging experience with two 10W charging coils, USB-C, and more. Design The new Base Station Stand is largely an updated version of the Wireless Travel Stand unveiled by Nomad in 2018, but with a few key differences. One of the biggest differences is design....

The team over at Panic Inc. have been teasing their new iPad app on their blog and Twitter all week, and today the app known as Status Board hits the App Store. The Oregon-based software company is largely known for their OS X FTP client Transmit, but entered the iOS space in April 2011 with the launch of Prompt, their SSH client for iPhone and iPad, followed by their affectionately named web editor Diet Coda this past May....

[youtube=http://youtu.be/Ldq2tNLRDwA] The big May 7 uncloaking that revealed Research in Motion is behind the seemingly anti-Apple “Wake Up” flash mob from last week occurred on schedule, but not too many people appeared to care as the steam from the confusing campaign already ran its quick course. The “Wake Up. Be Bold” marketing scheme unveiled yesterday at wakeupbebold.com by BlackBerry Australia & New Zealand, and it included a Star Wars-like running script read aloud by a narrator prompting viewers and listeners to “Wake up....

Psyonix, the team behind popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League, announced a new update for how players will access and purchase in-game items, and fans aren’t pleased with the steep prices it will introduce. Previously, players acquired Rocket League cosmetics through Crates, which were essentially loot boxes. The only way to open a crate would be with a Key, which players purchased in packs of 1, 5, 10, or 20, although the larger packs didn’t offer any sort of discount, as Keys always came to $1 each....

Actors Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers reunite 34 years after co-starring in Rocky IV. Written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, the 1985 franchise film features unforgettable matches between two American boxers and a vicious Russian fighter. Produced for $28 million, Rocky IV had a significantly higher budget than the first three franchise installments, but failed to receive a similar level of critical acclaim. In the film, both Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Apollo Creed (Weathers) take on Ivan Drago (Lundgren), with significantly different results....

Rook is a recent malware and a fresh variant of the leaked Babuk ransomware code. The source code was leaked in a Russian underground forum in September 2021, and now criminals can perform changes or simply improve their arsenal by using the intelligence of this piece. Figure 1: Babuk — source code leaked September 2021. The malware was observed during a threat hunting activity by malware experts on VirusTotal. On Nov....

Just like the Snapdragon 610 and 615 chipsets announced at Mobile World Congress, the new duo will also come with 64-bit support. But the 810 and 808 are far more superior, of course, as these represent the best processing performance Qualcomm can stuff inside such a tiny object. Of course, the new 20nm chips will be smaller, lighter and more power efficient, with the Qualcomm 810 being the best kernel out of these two....

We reported late last month that Tweetbot for Mac, a desktop version of the popular third-party iOS Twitter client, would likely come soon after the company’s graphic designer, Mark Jardine, tweeted an image of the client running on a MacBook. Today, Tweetbot developers decided to make things official with the release of a public alpha, and we recently got a chance to play around with it. (Blog post here.) The Tweetbot alpha, which at this point runs on 10....

Where are emboldened, frustrated employees getting inspiration to withdraw? The workplace TikTok trend known as quiet quitting. By quiet quitting work, people are silently protesting toxic company cultures. This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s catching fire and might be the reason American productivity is down 4.1% in 2022. ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey In this article, we’re breaking down quiet quitting—what it is, why it matters and what you should do if you notice your employees getting burnt out....

Disney Studios has built a reputation for bringing the best in family entertainment since their early efforts in the ’30s. It all started with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and just built from there. The added live-action films beginning in 1950 with Treasure Island and always tried to release wholesome family entertainment for kids of all ages. However, along the way, Disney also started to release movies that not only entertained the kids but also destroyed people emotionally....

Black Lightning is one of the newer superhero shows on the CW network, but the character has a long history in DC Comics. Cress Williams stars as Jefferson Pierce, a powerful meta-human who accidentally received superhuman abilities from a tainted vaccine. Black Lightning is best known for his electricity-related abilities, but he also gained several other powers from a vaccine. The show also introduces many other meta-humans, each with a unique ability or skill....

Apple Tower Theatre is now open in Downtown Los Angeles. To celebrate the grand opening of downtown’s first Apple Store and the premiere of a major historic restoration project, readers were invited to share their favorite L.A. photos shot on iPhone. Creative briefs challenged photographers with one question: What makes Los Angeles special to you? Over the past two weeks, readers sent in their most creative photos and shared their love of Los Angeles....

On this page, we will guide you on how to download and install the Realme C20 (RMX3063, RMX3061) DA files. DA file also known as the Download Agent file is a file that helps in fixing the device secure boot error. If you are using the Realme C20 and facing any issues such as FRP lock, corrupted memory, secure boot error, authentication, or buffer error. To flash the Secure Boot DA file on your Realme C20, you need flash tools like SP Flash Tool, NCK Box, Miracle Box, or CM2 box....

EDL Mode is known as ‘Emergency Download Mode’ that can be useful for the locked bootloader on Qualcomm devices. Though it’s an advanced option to flash files on Qualcomm chipset powered devices, some of the users may face issues or errors while skipping the locked bootloader. Due to security reasons, Xiaomi provides a locked bootloader on its devices. So, here in this step-by-step guide, we will share How to Reboot to EDL 9008 Mode on Xiaomi Mi Max 3 [Switch Test Points]....

In the first corner is the undisputed champion — the IDA, and in the other corner are all of its competitors. IDA This abbreviation stands for Interactive Disassembler (IDA). There are two versions of IDA: IDA Starter IDA Professional Hex-Rays, the company that develops IDA, offers also IDA Evaluation Version (a limited version of the disassembler) and the freeware version of IDA v7.0 (free for non-commercial use). IDA Pro — the primary product — is an excellent tool for malware analysis because of many reasons, and one of them is its ability to extract great amounts of information such as strings, exports, imports, graph flows and more....