New drone footage of the Apple Park campus created a mystery earlier this week, when it revealed a rainbow stage at the centre of the spaceship ring. Arranged like a concert stage, it was clearly for an event of some kind – and it turns out it’s for a pretty special one, to be held on May 17 … Cult of Mac got sight of an article explaining all about it on Apple’s intranet system, AppleWeb....
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is known for its epic battles and giant scope, but another aspect that helps make these movies great is the cast. With an ensemble of talented actors, the beloved and icon characters of Middle Earth were brought to life. However, aside from some key female characters like Galadriel and Eowyn, the cast was largely made up of male actors. While these actors filled the roles well, it is interesting to consider how the movie and its characters might differ if it were a cast of female actors taking on the main roles....
BLU G9 Pro is powered by the Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 processor. The smartphone comes with a 6.3 inches IPS LCD and 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Within a couple of years, MediaTek devices are growing rapidly as low-range entry-level budget segment Android devices. The MediaTek chipsets offer better stability in performance, good battery backup, and more. Therefore, if you’re using any MediaTek chipset device and unfortunately or unintentionally you have done the factory reset....
Small but notable update in the reported acquisition talks over Beats Electronics by Apple, this time courtesy of sources of TechCrunch: This of course comes after a report broke from the Financial Times two weeks ago from today with information that Apple was in final talks to acquire the headphone and music service company. The report shared that the acquisition was valued at $3.2 billion and could be announced as soon as the following week, but that the final terms had yet to be agreed upon and the deal could fall through....
Following the USB power adapter redesign rumors, we’ve now received word that Apple’s new reversible Lightning to USB cable may not be ready in time to ship with the iPhone 6. According to third-party Apple retailer Moca.co, Apple has yet to place orders for the reversible cable from its manufacturing partner… Moca.co is claiming that not only will the official cable miss the iPhone 6 launch, but it won’t even be available to consumers this year:...
It’s difficult for Apple to keep secrets this close to an iPhone launch. At this point, we probably know most of what there is to know, but a May interview with Tim Cook resurfaced on Daring Fireball could indicate that Apple has one surprise in store. If you’ve ever seen what can be created with that pencil on an iPad or an iPhone, it’s really unbelievable … As Gruber observes, it’s clear that Cook misspoke one way or the other, but it does raise the possibility at least that he knew Apple Pencil support was on the way for a future iPhone....
When it comes to getting stuff done, I’m a bit lazy. I procrastinate a lot. I put off my homework, stuff around the house, and just about anything I need to do. Clearly, I have a problem with procrastination. It’s not just that I want to put things off until the last second. It’s that I’m incredibly bad at scheduling and forget a lot of things. Sometimes I create a to-do list in Reminders or put items on my iCloud calendar....
TwelveSouth recently released a version of its popular BookBook case for Apple’s latest iOS device, the iPad mini. We have previously reviewed the BookBook case for both the iPhone and second/third/fourth-generation iPad, and the iPad mini version is similar to the full-sized iPad version, but obviously smaller. For those unfamiliar, the TwelveSouth BookBook case is a case that is designed to look like a vintage, hardcover book. Two high quality zippers allow the case user to easily open and close the case for access to their iPad mini....
Warning! SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ahead! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker gets justice for past wrongs done to Chewbacca by the franchise. The final installment in the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker promised to bring closure to a story that began 42 years ago with 1977’s Star Wars. It was also the conclusion to the trilogy which began with 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens....
The metric applied is the loss. The higher the loss function, the dumber the model is. To improve the knowledge of the network, some optimization is required by adjusting the weights of the net. The stochastic gradient descent is the method employed to change the values of the weights in the rights direction. Once the adjustment is made, the network can use another batch of data to test its new knowledge....
The ongoing trading freeze related to Robinhood and stocks such as GameStop and AMC continues to extend to Apple’s App Store today. As we reported earlier this morning, Robinhood made the controversial decision to ban trades of GME, KOSS, and other Reddit-backed stocks. Now, affected Robinhood users are calling on Apple to remove Robinhood from the App Store — and accusing the company of censoring negative Robinhood reviews on the App Store....
Along with today’s new releases, the top-of-the-line Roku Ultra is getting a fresh price drop along with the unveiling of OS 8. Full details just below. The Roku Streaming Stick holds on to the familiar design we’ve seen in previous iterations, save for a new notification light. It officially supports 4K and HDR along with an impressive 400% Wi-Fi range improvement over the previous generation. The new Apple TV 4K has a more robust feature set and 64GB of memory, but many may find the price difference to be a major selling point....
Black Friday is upon us depending on where you are around the world and Apple’s discounts are nice for those looking at buying a new Mac, iPad, or iPod. What is left out of Apple’s sale though, is substantial discounts on accessories such as cases and other gear for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You can find our hardware and iTunes gift card discounts here. We’ve compiled the best iOS Device accessory discounts we could find for the best accessories on the market, after the break:...
Qualcomm reported its fiscal Q4 2019 earnings today and provided guidance for the fiscal first quarter of 2020. Following the chipmaker’s settlement with Apple, it continues to report strong numbers and remains bullish on the upcoming expansion of 5G. As detailed by Reuters, Qualcomm licensing division its its most profitable. For that segment, the company forecasts between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion revenue during Q1 2020, which beats analyst expectations of $1....
Realmac, the developer behind web design software RapidWeaver, has just launched Squash, an image-compression app for Mac. Normally $20, the company is making it available for a special launch price of just $8 between now and Monday. While image-compression isn’t exactly the most exciting of fields, it can be very handy to be able to compress photos to more manageable sizes to email to family and friends or to use on the web....
Rdio, the popular subscription music service, is rolling out an update today to its iPhone and iPad app that brings a couple of welcomed new features including playlist editing for iPhone and iPod touch and reviews. As for the new playlist editing features, Rdio explained in its blog post: The new Rdio app also includes reviews for albums and playlists from both users and critics. Not only will you now be able to write your own album and playlist reviews from within the app, you’ll also be able to browse reviews from critics in addition to reviews written by other users....
Stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice have been flirty and in a “honeymoon stage” with each other since the family’s trip to Italy. The family traveled to Joe’s new home in Salerno, Italy and spent some time with him. Joe was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement one month ago on October 11th and then flown immediately back to his home country, Italy, after being in ICE custody since March....
Back on March 6, Realme launched the Realme 6 and the Realme 6 Pro in India. This time the Chinese manufacturer has included significant updates over their predecessor despite coming like new chipsets, 90Hz display, and 30W fast charging. Do you own a Realme 6 Pro? If yes, then you may need this guide for future reference. Well, in this article we have shared all the tips and tricks which you may need on your Realme 6 Pro....
Update: It’s now been confirmed that the issue affects both Macs and Apple Watches too. There have been a number of cases where sending a particular message to an iOS device causes the Messages app to crash, leaving users unable to re-open it – and a new one has emerged in iOS 11. Sending a specific Telugu (Indian language) character to a device running iOS 11.2.5 causes the app to crash, and then fail to re-open....
In addition to releasing iOS 7.1 and Xcode 5.1 today, Apple has shipped a new version of its Remote app for iOS. In version 4.2, users can browse previously purchased movies and TV shows from the iOS app for playback on Apple TV. The update also includes the ability to control iTunes Radio playback on Apple TV from iOS (without AirPlaying content from iOS). Remote 4.2 is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for free on the App Store....
