The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1, announced dnesday, is the second tablet born of the new partnership between Barnes & Noble Samsung. The companies paired up for a seven-inch, Nook-bred tablet just two months ago. The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook is launching with an “introductory price” of $300 directly from B&N, which implies the cost may eventually jump up, though it’s likely just marketing speak. To sweeten the deal, buyers get four e-books for free an episode each of The Newsroom, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Octonauts....

The all-new Siri Remote that launched with the second-gen Apple TV 4K has been a hit. And with the refreshed design that features a 5-way trackpad/clickpad, the remote could be handy for more than just Apple TV. A new update for the app Remote Buddy does just that, bringing Siri Remote support to the Mac. Remote Buddy offers the ability to use a wide range of external remotes with macOS and the new Siri Remote is the latest to gain support....

Apple has officially announced the arrival of a new retail store at The SoNo Collection, a newly opened mall in Norwalk, Connecticut. “A brand new Apple Store is coming soon” reads signage posted inside the mall. No grand opening date has been listed at this time, and there is no webpage for the store online. An Apple Store at The SoNo Collection has been rumored since at least July, long before the mall opened to customers this past October....

Apple has made great progress over the years in protecting its customers against two big risks: theft of their Apple devices, and exposure of their personal data. Activation Lock was introduced in 2013 and made it impossible for a thief to restore an iPhone or iPad to factory settings without the Apple ID credentials of its owner, or proof of purchase. Apple’s T2 chip did the same job for Macs as of 2018....

Update: New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo has now signed an executive order implementing the plan. The Verge notes that Montana’s governor has done the same. The repeal of net neutrality rules may allow Internet service providers and mobile carriers to block or throttle services at will, reserving the fastest bandwidth for companies who pay the toll, but the law may not be the only way to keep companies in line …...

When we travel, we want to experience the culture, and if we’re foodies, then we can’t wait to try new restaurants. Food is definitely at the top of our list and we plan for months beforehand, figuring out where we’re going to eat each meal. Thankfully for all foodies, Netflix’s reality series, Chef’s Table, allows viewers to travel all over the world and learn about brilliant chefs and the restaurants and meals that they’ve dreamed up....

Our look at the upcoming “iPhone 6S” continues today with a discussion of new internal components that are expected to be inside Apple’s latest smartphone. In addition to expected changes such as a Force Touch display, upgraded camera system, and new Qualcomm LTE chip for up to twice-as-fast data speeds, the next iPhone will likely include updated NFC hardware, fewer and more efficient chips, and new flash memory that may nonetheless remain at a 16GB minimum capacity....

Our informed readers and insiders have been somewhat split on the answers to these questions. A hard drive (compared to Flash/NAND) uses a lot of juice. Hard drive-based devices require more battery and stabilization space than RAM based device like the iPhone. To have both in a device the form-factor of an iPhone would be pretty tough – but doable if the device were to be made thicker. The hard drive alone would add significant bulk to the device and its spinning could also throw off the accelerometer that adds so much cool functionality to the iPhone’s OS....

The New Mutants was recently screened for the cast of the long-delayed movie. As the final movie in Fox’s long-running X-Men franchise, the journey The New Mutants has taken to the big screen has been a tumultuous one. Indeed, in its long, winding road to its eventual release, it has become something of an artifact of superhero movie folklore. The New Mutants was originally set to debut on cinema screens on April 13th, 2018....

Apple today has quietly released its latest diversity numbers, reflecting of the company as of July of this year. The numbers show that Apple is continuing its push towards diversity in the workplace, but that executive and upper management positions are still largely filled by white males… In the report, Apple outlines that 73 of its top 107 executives are white males. The remaining spots are filled as follows: 20 females, 15 of whom are white 2 Hispanic or latino employees (up from 1 last year) 14 Asian employees (up from 12 last year) 3 black or African-American employees Going further down the ladder, first and middle manager positions are held predominantly by white males....

The next-generation USB “Type C” standard that became available to manufacturers last month will also offer a “DisplayPort Alternate Mode”, enabling the new USB cables to “deliver full DisplayPort audio/video (A/V) performance, driving monitor resolutions of 4K and beyond, SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1) data and up to 100 watts of power–over a single cable.” That means new USB cables that adopt the new slimmer Type-3 standard can essentially also work as a full-fledged DisplayPort cable....

Popular email app Newton is out with two new builds for desktop today including a dedicated version for Apple Silicon as well as Linux. Newton says the new M1 Macs are “revolutionary,” prompting it to develop and launch the new version to support them. Newton shared the news in a blog post today, focusing a bit more on the Linux release but also highlighting the leap forward Apple has made with the first M1 Macs....

Remember Nextbit? A small company started by a bunch of ex-Googler’s and former executives of HTC? Since its inception sometime last year, Nextbit had only announced one product: the Nextbit Baton. The low-level system framework bought Continuity like feature to Android along with cloud backup and sync of app data across devices. Well, the company has had a change of heart and focus, and will now be releasing its first smartphone on September 1....

The page also reveals the full list of specifications of the Nexus 5, which have also leaked previously. Anyways, below is the full final and official spec sheet of the upcoming Nexus handset -: 4.95-inch Full HD (1080p) display with 445PPI protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 69.7 * 137.84 * 8.59mm (thin) 130gms Snapdragon S800 clocked at 2.3GHz Adreno 330 GPU 2GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage microUSB, SlimPort, 3....

[ed. note: We got this one wrong. We had heard a similar story to the reddit post from a 3rd party that was working with Niantic on the Pokemon Go Watch. That person explained that Niantic was focusing on their own wearable and not the Apple Watch App.] At this point it is clear that our source was wrong and we were wrong. Sorry for blowing that one, we’ll do better in the future....

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Knight Before Christmas, A Christmas Prince and The Princess Switch. Netflix’s fluffy Christmas rom-coms have become as much of a festive tradition as twinkling lights and Starbucks red cups. Up until recently, the only thing thy were believed to have in common was far-fetched, Hallmark-like plots involving charming princes, heroines who are pretty terrible at their jobs and cute kids who also double as match-makers. Turns out there’s more to it than that, as revealed by the recently released The Knight Before Christmas....

Netflix’s The Witcher season 1 introduced many key characters from the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, but there are still some major players missing who could join the cast in season 2. Adapted for TV by Lauren S. Hissrich and set in a fantasy world called the Continent, The Witcher stars Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, a monster-hunter for hire who has genetically-enhanced abilities thanks to brutal training and experimentation from early childhood....

In addition, it has also revealed that in this new version a new feature called Theater Mode will be included, which will be activated through an icon in the form of popcorn through the Control Center. Although little more is known about Dickson’s operation, it could be an improvement of the dark mode optimized to have the active device in theaters without generating any kind of conflicts. Also, echoes Forbes, Dickson notes that the new version of iOS 10....

We mentioned earlier that some new iPad owners were reporting issues with Wi-Fi. The problem seems to affect all models of the new device with both users of the 4G LTE model and the Wi-Fi-only model experiencing poor Wi-Fi reception. Many forum posters compared Wi-Fi reception with their other iOS devices and MacBooks on the same network: One user reports only receiving good reception within six feet of a router while another claims to have had issues with four different third-generation iPads....

Popular accessory maker, PopSockets, is out with a new version of its collapsible grip/stand made for iPhone users who don’t want to permanently attach a PopSocket. The new PopGrip Slide easily slides on and off Apple’s silicone iPhone cases for a flexible experience. PopSockets have become a mainstream smartphone add-on, but there are likely a lot of iPhone users who might be interested in having a collapsible grip/stand for some use cases, but don’t want to attach a PopSocket to their iPhone with an adhesive....