With the recent departure of longtime iOS chief Scott Forstall, many expect some big changes in iOS 7. Not only is Jony Ive taking over design responsibilities related to iOS, but also Apple is increasingly coming under criticism for its aging core iOS apps and highly requested features already available on other platforms that it has yet to implement. We discussed some of the big software features iOS 7 might have in store, but today we present a roundup of the best iOS 7 concepts we could find starting with a new one from the creator of jailbreak tweak Auxo....

Filming has wrapped on Star Wars: Episode IX. The final installment in the Skywalker Saga is set to be the return of J.J. Abrams after he directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. Just like his prior film in the galaxy far, far away, the production has been shrouded in secrecy ever since Abrams announced it had officially begun. Production on Star Wars 9 has continued for more than five months and has seen the crew journey all over the world to do so....

Almost five years after Niantic helped popularize augmented reality (AR) with Pokémon GO, the company, with Planet-Scale AR Alliance, is debuting a new 5G AR experience with Codename: Urban Legends. The game is designed as a demo to showcase the power of 5G and AR. Alliance partners Deutsche Telekom, Globe Telecom, and Verizon are demonstrating their network optimization with “Codename: Urban Legends.” The multiplayer demo game offers a glimpse into what the future of AR and 5G networks can bring....

Just days after Apple Store employees started their internal training of Apple’s upcoming iCloud and iOS 5, Apple’s global carrier partners have begun their own version of the process. According to participants, the training largely mirrors the training that occurred soon before last year’s iOS 4 launch alongside the iPhone 4. Interestingly, these major carrier partners’ support divisions are also being trained on iCloud. This iCloud training demonstrates Apple’s push of both iCloud and iOS 5 as integrated products....

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launched in 2015 to widespread acclaim, and now four years later, it’s getting a huge boost in players after the premiere of The Witcher TV series on Netflix. Reaction to The Witcher from fans and critics has been mixed, but it’s clearly hitting the right notes for existing fans of the video game and book series. When The Witcher debuted on Netflix on December 20, it immediately became a huge topic of conversation....

A selection of new teasers has been released for the Arrowverse’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. The ambitious adaptation was officially announced by Arrow star Stephen Amell in December of last year. Set to air over five hours, the crossover event will see Oliver Queen (Amell) and the members of Team Arrow once again unite with the heroes of The Flash and Supergirl to halt the malevolent machinations of the Anti-Monitor (LaMonica Garrett)....

The Sony Xperia Z1, which is only now reaching store shelves, is obviously going to get replaced with an improved version at some point in the future. That’s just how this industry works. Several weeks ago, rumors said that a Z2 would be announced at CES 2014, which is a hair over three months away. If that actually happened, that would’ve been crazy. Now, however, the word on the street is that Sony will wait until April to replace their flagship....

According to multiple users expressing their frustration through Twitter, come New Years 2011 (where ever you are) your iPhone alarm clock won’t function correctly. You may recall a similar bug in iOS when daylight savings time switched on but this is exactly the opposite. This New Year’s 2011 iPhone alarm clock bug shows its face to users without recurring alarms. This means that anybody who sets an alarm just for tomorrow won’t be woken up by the iPhone’s built-in alarm clock application....

The first Article of this series touched the most significant aspect of the MSIL code Instructions, for instance, how a program written in ILASM, and how to define the basic components (classes, fields, function and methods). In this article, we will continue working with IL code various data type, opcode instructions and learn remaining sophisticated features (Interface, Boxing, and Branching) of the runtime and ILASM. We’ll get to an understanding of details analysis of each opcode instruction and, how to integrate an IL code into an existing high-level C# written code and how to convert an already built C# code into IL code directly, in order to free the programmer from writing complex IL instruction code....

One of the advantages Android phones have over iones is the availability of SD card expansion. On many hsets you can pop out the SIM card tray add in a tiny storage card, so you won’t regret not getting a 64GB phone instead of a 32GB one. The expansion slot is great for storing photos files that would otherwise fill up your phone’s internal storage, now you can use it store Netflix movies TV shows, too....

Netflix has hit a home run with their successful British comedy series Sex Education. Starring the likes of Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, and Emma Mackey, the show has become a success in the eyes of audiences and critics alike. Sex Education has been praised for its acting, writing, dialogue, themes, LGBTQ+ representation, and more. To figure out the cream of the crop for the series through the show’s history, it’s worth taking a look at the ratings given to episodes on IMDb and ranking them based on it....

One of the most common incident response plans is presented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). While there are many others, they all often share many of the same components as that recommended by NIST: Preparation Detection and analysis Containment Eradication Recovery Post-incident activity The development, implementation and maintenance of an incident response plan, as well as the various roles played throughout an organization, can each be their own university course....

The second-gen Apple TV 4K has arrived, and it comes with a number of upgrades, including the A12 chip, HDMI 2.1, Thread, high frame rate HDR, a totally redesigned Siri Remote, and more. Follow along for a look at the new Apple TV 4K vs. the old Apple TV 4K. The original Apple TV 4K launched back in 2017 with the A10X chip and almost the exact same Siri Remote included with the 2015 Apple TV HD....

The new Doom movie now has an official title, synopsis, and a fall 2019 release date. It’s been almost fifteen years since the last feature length Doom film arrived. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 2005’s Doom was not quite what most Doom fans had been hoping for, and the sci-fi action/horror film was a huge box office flop, bringing in only $15 million globally on a $60 million budget. Such a poor performance was odd for the franchise, which had grown considerably since its introduction as a first person shooter game for IBM-compatible computers in 1993....

Another month, another software update for Google Glass. Only a few thousand Glass units exist, but that’ll likely change next year when a consumer version becomes available. Anyway, for the lucky few of you who have Glass, Google just pushed out a software updated called “XE8” that has the following features. You can now control video playback in much the same way you can on your Android phone. Tap once against the touchpad to pause....

The transition to using an iPhone without a headphone jack is one that is taking some people awhile to get used to, but Beats is taking advantage of the situation. In a new ad released today, Beats touts its latest lineup of wireless products, including the Beats Solo3, Powerbeats3, and BeatsX. The ad is packed to the brim with celebrity cameos, each wearing a pair of Beats headphones. The ad focuses primarily on the fact that we’re moving towards a world where wireless headphones are the go-to options....

How about an app that lets you taste and smell things right on your iPhone? Yeah, I know April Fools’ Day is over, but apparently some people fell for this joke, including this news anchor who tricked her colleague into smelling and licking an iPad during live broadcast. “The creators have found the way to emit the odors and the flavors right out of a smartphone,” he told her. Piezzo-electrics is the name of a technology behind this magic, he convinced her....

Android 5.1 went official not too long ago, and while the rollout wasn’t instant, it’s been trudging along nicely enough. When it comes to Nexus-branded devices, that is. Now, according to reports, the Android TV-based Nexus Player is the next in line to receive the latest version of the mobile platform, as the set-top box is now getting the update. It measures in at 180.2, and the new build version number is LMY47D....

In an already crowded sea of reality TV dating shows, has Netflix’s new series Love Is Blind found a way to improve on the traditional format? With the feel of online dating minus the photoshopped pictures, is this the start of a new era of dating shows? After the buzz around the recent release of The Circle on Netflix, fans were cautiously optimistic about the announcement of yet another reality dating show....

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