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Our expectations for the Apple Watch Series 7 are starting to take shape ahead of its announcement next month. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is corroborating that the focus this year will be on the new flat-edged design with larger displays. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman writes that we shouldn’t expect any new health sensors this year. The next major health upgrade is likely to come next year at the earliest, according to Gurman, in the form of a body temperature sensor:...

iOS 12 has now been out in the wild for a little over 24 hours, and we’ve been digging through the highly-anticipated beta to find new features. In this hands-on video walkthrough, we showcase 100 new iOS 12 features and changes. Changes covered in this video: GeekBench 4 Compute Comparison New iOS 12 wallpaper New Measure app Leveler moved from Compass app Swipe up to kill apps Redesigned Voice Memos app...

In today’s world, things are a bit different. Much of the Thunderbolt 3 hardware shipping today is no longer “Windows only”, which is a great thing for recent MacBook Pro and Mid-2017 iMac hardware with Thunderbolt 3 I/O capabilities. Akitio’s Thunder3 Quad Mini is one such example of Thunderbolt 3-enabled hardware made with the Mac in mind. This four-bay enclosure comes with two Thunderbolt 3 ports in a small aluminum enclosure that supports passive cooling for noiseless operation....

What Is Green Riding Hood? This app is a retelling of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood. Spoiler: in this version, nobody gets eaten. Charles Perrault does the narration with a delightful Scottish accent. The characters here are progressive vegetarians who all work together in harmony. They even do yoga together! Each page of the book responds to touch and includes some games along the way. It’s not just a bedtime story, but it also engages the child....

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn is pretty active on social media, and often uses it as a way to tease and interact with his fans. In addition to sharing pictures of the cast and crew of GotG2, he also periodically shares teases and other tidbits that he thanks the fans will enjoy. Not all of the images he shares are from GotG2, however. Recently, Gunn showed off a still from an unfinished scene that was cut from the original Guardians of the Galaxy… though it wasn’t cut for the reason that many fans think....

In today’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman doubles down the fact that Apple won’t add in-screen Touch ID to the rumored iPhone 13 as the company has a “long-term goal” to include the Face ID sensor inside the display. Gurman writes: With that, although almost every year rumors claim that Apple will bring in-screen Touch ID to its flagship phones, it won’t happen at least in 2021. According to Gurman, the company plans to do something similar as Samsung did with the Galaxy Z Fold3 in-screen camera sensor....

Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is now open at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando and is causing problems for the park, due to how great it is! Opening June 13, 2019 the new attraction saw wait times of up to 10 hours on its first day, and for the day following the park had to stop allowing guests in hours early due to the demand. We had the chance to visit the new Hagrid roller coaster (it’s described as a “story coaster”) days early and experience the grand opening with several stars of the Harry Potter movies and can safely say that the hype is real....

Halloween 2 picked up the story right after the original ended, and Halloween Kills should take the same approach when following the 2018 reboot. Michael Myers’ resurrection and rejuvenation in 2018 was a long time coming. After ruling much of the 1980s, the Halloween franchise sat out most of the 1990s and 2000s, and what did end up getting produced was either utter crap or proved incredibly divisive among fans. Michael was due for a return to glory, and thankfully, director David Gordon Green gave him one....

As soon as Aunt Lydia walks into a room, handmaids know something terrifying is about to happen, or at least be said, even if it doesn’t seem to be all that scary initially. Aunt Lydia, real name Lydia Clements (played beautifully by the Emmy-winning Ann Dowd), is the woman in charge of the network of handmaids within the dystopian society of Gilead in the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale. To say she’s strict is an understatement....

Take a look at this brand new Gotham series finale poster that heralds the arrival of the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Gotham’s original mission statement was to act as a prequel to the Batman story and focus on the early career of Commissioner Jim Gordon. With each passing season however, Gotham’s version of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) has inched closer to the superhero viewers know he will eventually become. The teenager has trained under his butler Alfred, took a few lessons from the League of Shadows and has donned a black rubber suit (without the Bat influence) to take on some minor criminals....

Thanksgiving may be a holiday about family togetherness, good food, and gratitude, but it also makes a killer setting for a horror movie. While there are many Thanksgiving themed and based horror movies, there are some that stand out from the others and have become, for one reason or another, cult classics. Many horror fans consider these holiday-themed horror flicks to be staples year-round, and frequently look for new films to satisfy their cravings after Halloween is over....

Sophia Lillis anchors the trailer for the horror movie retelling of the German folklore story, Gretel and Hansel. Lillis, who’s far from a stranger to haunting material after her performances as teenager Beverly Marsh from IT and young Camille Preaker in Sharp Objects, stars here as Gretel, a 16-year old girl who leads her brother Hansel (Sam Leakey) into the wood of a distant countryside, desperate to find work and food to help their struggling parents....

Grey’s Anatomy features impossibly quotable dialogue, lovable characters and insane medical cases all set to amazing soundtrack. It also reminded an entire generation that ‘80s heartthrob Patrick Dempsey was still incredibly dreamy. The long-running series has plenty of romances, both undeniably epic and utterly forgettable. Seriously, few shows throw their characters together with quite as much abandon as Grey’s Anatomy. It’s often fun to watch, but sometimes the results are cringe-worthy as well....

While the MCU’s version of Gamora looks a bit different from the comics, some new concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy proves she almost had an entirely different design. In less than two weeks, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will burst into theaters, keen to follow the commercial and critical success of its predecessor. So far, the early reviews are pretty positive for the film, indicating the heart and humor from the first movie will be intact in the followup....

HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Blunder, is retired....

Channels, an app that we’ve covered several times in the past, allows users to stream live local television to an Apple TV or iOS device via a handy guide interface. The app works in harmony with an HD HomeRun box to receive over-the-air terrestrial television or cable TV depending on the box you purchase. After the successful launch of the iOS version of the app and Channels 2.0 for the Apple TV, developer Fancy Bits’ next project involves integrating a subscription-based DVR service directly into the Channels app for Apple TV....

Elgato unveiled its new Eve Button back at CES earlier this month, and we got a chance to check out the HomeKit controller over the weekend. While it looks quite basic on the surface, Eve Button delights with a few neat surprises in use. Eve Button ($49.95, pre-order now, released Wednesday) is designed to let you activate specific HomeKit scenes with a physical button click — without using Siri or the Home app....

It looks like Butch’s transformation into Solomon Grundy in season 4 of Gotham will closely mirror the comics—and the reborn villain will also forge an unlikely partnership. Gotham has always taken a circuitous route when it comes to providing the show’s villains with their comic book origins. Still, the creatives involved have become increasingly comfortable with each passing season when it comes to diving into the pulp of the source material....

Green Lantern is missing from every live-action Justice League team, from Smallville to the Arrowverse to the DCEU. One of the founding members of the League, Green Lantern (usually Hal Jordan) is one of the core superheroes of DC Comics - and also one of the most powerful thanks to his signature weapon, the Power Ring that can conjure anything the Lantern can imagine. And yet, the Emerald Gladiator has been continually left out of every live-action incarnation of the Justice League so far....

The motion-capture actor playing (teen) Groot in Avengers: Infinity War has indicated that the character will be coming of age in the film and finding himself a role model. With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 proven to be another solid hit for Marvel Studios, all eyes are on how the Guardians will interact with the rest of the characters in the MCU when they meet up in Infinity War. Of particular interest is how the much-loved walking tree that is Groot will fare upon meeting Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and the other members of the Avengers....