Guillermo del Toro is known for being an eclectic talent, so it should be no surprise that his current slate of projects runs across a wide variety of genres, platforms, and formats. The director is still polishing up his next feature film, the Cold War-era fantasy-romance The Shape of Water. He also has written the story for the upcoming Pacific Rim: Uprising and recently set in motion talks for Hellboy 3....
The Tor project was born in the military sector, sponsored the US Naval Research Laboratory, and from 2004 to 2005 it was supported by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Today the software is under development and maintenance of the Tor Project Team. The encryption processes implemented in the Tor Network allow it to protect users’ privacy. Tor traffic is encrypted multiple times passing through different nodes of the network, also known as Tor relays....
Halide is one of the most popular camera apps available for iPhone, as it lets users adjust focus, exposure, white balance, and more manually before taking a photo. As the iPhone 12 Pro Max is now officially available, developer Sebastiaan de With shared on Halide’s blog more technical details about the camera of this year’s most expensive iPhone model. Unlike last year’s models, the iPhone 12 Pro Max camera is different from the camera found on the regular iPhone 12 Pro....
Through a bizarre turn of events, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently the top-selling game on Steam. Halo is Microsoft’s most iconic video game franchise, one that is nearly synonymous with the company’s proprietary hardware console Xbox. But now five years after release on Xbox, the notoriously bugged Master Chief Collection is the number one selling game on PC’s largest gaming platform. Microsoft has changed their business strategy in recent years by offering first-party titles on both Xbox and PC....
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to connect your MacBook or MacBook Pro to an HDMI-enabled input, then Aukey’s USB-C to HDMI Cable might be able to do the job. Aukey’s USB-C to HDMI Cable is a single-cable solution with a USB-C connector on one end, and an HDMI connector on the opposite end. The cable itself, at 1.8 meters, should be generally long enough to connect to TVs mounted on a wall....
Marvel has just launched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in select international markets and they’re already seeing big returns. The first film in their latest franchise was thought to be a big risk for the studio and the MCU as a whole, but still stands as one of the most beloved additions to the canon. Much of this can be attributed to director James Gunn’s style and ability to build out the Marvel Cosmic Universe, as well as featuring a dynamic group of heroes....
While certainly not the main story told in Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill’s parentage was a lingering question throughout. His ability to hold an Infinity Stone and not die coupled with references to his angel of a father began to plant the seeds for his next adventure. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will largely deal with Star-Lord and the rest of his team looking for the hero’s estranged father....
WARNING: This article contains potential SPOILERS for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - The galaxy may have only gotten a taste of Marvel’s spacebound heroes in their debut film, but with the sequel, it’s about to get the whole dish. The runaway success of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy took many by surprise, but an accomplished, action-packed, fearless and funny adventure is downright expected with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
Amid pushback regarding Apple’s plans to return to in-person work this fall, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports that Apple is “ramping up efforts to decentralize out of Silicon Valley.” In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple has faced a variety of problems recruiting and retaining talent because of its emphasis on Silicon Valley. Gurman writes that Apple has been “losing talent” because of the high-cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area....
Gus Van Sant toes the line between independent auteur and mainstream genius. His films are equal parts thrilling, emotionally evocative, and relatable, often focusing on characters struggling to understand themselves and find community in a rigid and cold world. Van Sant is also synonymous with queer cinema, and many of his best films feature LGBTQ+ characters. Van Sant’s prolific career has landed him Oscar nominations and the top prize at Cannes, the Palme D’Or, for his contentious feature Elephant....
The search giant’s first attempt to replace the third-party cookie with its own technology was met with staunch opposition from some, a wary eye from others, and very little positive feedback. It originally committed, in early 2021, to ending third-party cookie support within its Chrome browser in 2022. At that time, Google intended for FLoC to replace cookies with a new technology which it claimed was far more anonymized and still able to yield conversion rates of 95% for every ad dollar spent....
Sorry Harley Quinn fans, it looks like the character will not be appearing on Gotham after all. By its very nature as a Batman prequel, the FOX drama has introduced audiences to evolving versions of multiple notable future foes of the Caped Crusader, including The Riddler, The Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy. Jerome is also likely the future Joker, despite producers’ continuing refusal to confirm that theory as fact....
Jailbreaking and rooting are slowly becoming a thing of the past. This is because most OEMs are adopting features that were only exclusive to custom ROMs. iOS users, however, still have a bunch of reasons to Jailbreak their device. One cool new reason is coming in the name of Groups. This fantastic Jailbreak tweak will allow you to sort your message conversations into groups. If your messages inbox always seems to be cluttered, the Groups Jailbreak tweak will allow you to clean up your messages....
Halloween 2 might have been a logical end to John Carpenter’s horror franchise, but it was not the end; in a way, it was only the beginning and started the origin of one of the most convoluted plot lines in the series: the Cult of Thorn. After the release of David Gordon Green’s Halloween in 2018, there are now five distinct timelines within the franchise. As fans know very well, some choices, such as the decision to jump 40 years between the original 1978 Halloween and the 2018 version, was sensible....
Gossip Girl was bound to have some drama based on the title alone, and there was more than enough for viewers. It seemed that every other episode a new rivalry was born between the characters, and they fought it out by utilizing any blackmail they had to their advantage. There were some rivalries that fans were behind, but others made no sense at all to viewers. Fans watched as these characters went from ground zero to nuclear in seconds as new gossip was revealed....
Under the restructure, the Chinese internet giant has split its global and domestic e-commerce business into two separate units. During the restructure announcement, Alibaba said it would focus its investment on the “two strategic pillars” to better drive synergies across its consumer and wholesale commerce platforms in China as well as internationally. Starting this quarter, the company has updated its segment reporting to reflect this restructure, which now includes China commerce, international commerce, local consumer services, Cainaio, cloud, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives and others....
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Rockstar Games announced on its blog today that Grand Theft Auto Vice City’s will officially make its way to iOS in celebration of the title’s 10th anniversary. Rockstar is promising a release this fall and more details in the weeks to come: Tweetbot version 2.6: -Support for Twitter’s new header image -Ability to create custom locations -Various other fixes and improvements Instamac: Released on the Mac App Store today, Instamac is a streamlined Instagram client for Mac that is currently selling for 99 cents....
The power button has the supreme authority on a smartphone after all the buttons were retracted leaving only power button, volume rockers, and home button in some devices. Now, power button lets the user lock and unlock the screen as well as turn and turn off the phone, etc. It is also used to cancel calls or to take a screenshot or to reboot the phone as well as to change the sound profiles even when the phone is locked....
As my colleague Zac Hall detailed in his hands-on yesterday, one of the highlights of the M1 iPad Pro is the front-facing camera technology. The new iPad Pro is equipped with a new front-facing ultra-wide to power the Center Stage software technology. The experts over at Halide have gotten their hands on the new iPad Pro and published an in-depth breakdown of the new iPad Pro camera hardware, including a “hidden superpower” with the rear camera....
The Goosebumps movie sequel, which is tentatively titled Goosebumps: Horrorland, has found a new director in Ari Sandel. Based on the iconic book series of the same name by R.L. Stine, Goosebumps starred Jack Black in a warmly received, family-friendly adventure that made a modest profit at the box office. Rather than directly adapting any of the classic Goosebumps stories, the movie saw Black take on the role of author Stine himself, with the writer’s monstrous creations coming to life and wreaking havoc in the real world....
