We’re sorry to report that actor, writer, and comedian Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy, has passed away from leukemia. He was 57-years-old, at the time of his death. Murphy was born July 12, 1959. His mother was a telephone operator and his father was a transit police officer - as well as an amateur actor and comedian. After serving a 10 month sentence in jail as a teenager, Murphy joined the Navy and worked as a Boiler Technician for six years....
To get a better sense of the skills and strategies that go into effective client relationship management, we asked six agency leaders to share their insights. They are: Adam Schnitzler, Chief Creative Officer at The S3 Agency Casey Fisk, Content Strategist at boogie Jennifer Garcia, CEO and Partner at Red Bamboo Marketing Ronjini Joshua, President and Owner of The Silver Telegram Laura Knapp, Vice President of Digital Content and Influencer Marketing at SRAX Digital Impact, the digital marketing and PR group within Social Reality Kindra Svendsen, Digital Marketing and PR Strategist at Speak Creative...
Clubhouse today announced a new program dedicated to helping content creators who have been using the new social network. Named “Clubhouse Creator First,” the program will provide support for creators around the world to “host amazing conversations, build their audience, and monetize.” The new Clubhouse program for creators was announced today on Twitter. The team behind the live audio-based social network is looking for 20 creators who are interested in learning more about how to use the app to reach more people and even monetize conversations....
New updates are added on August 21, 2020: Well, some new information from Oppo is up, regarding the ColorOS 7.2 update. Noticeably, this information is not what the users were waiting to hear. In a series of responses to the user query of ColorOS 7.2 update, Oppo has clarified that their information related to ColorOS 7.2 update for any of the particular devices is unavailable. This has sparked frustration among the users and they are even complaining to them if the OEM will not know about the latest update then who is responsible for this....
There’s been much speculation about the price of the iPhone 8. There have long been reports that the price may exceed $1000 – and even those who think it won’t quite reach this level do expect it to be very close. When we wondered whether a thousand dollars might be a psychological barrier, there were mixed views. Fewer than 15% of you said you’d ‘happily’ pay a 4-figure sum. Around 30% of you said you’d reluctantly pay it, and almost half said that was just too much....
Honda has announced that it plans to unveil its latest electrified vehicle next week at the North American International Auto Show. Honda says its all-new 2019 Insight Prototype hybrid will feature an 8-inch display that offers Apple CarPlay integration. Apple’s special iPhone interface optimized for in-dash screens for use while driving has become standard in nearly all new cars, but there are still plenty of models from major car brands that haven’t integrated CarPlay yet....
With the launch of macOS Catalina comes the ability for iOS developers to port their apps to the Mac with Catalyst. The highly popular Carrot Weather is taking advantage of that right away with its Mac app now available. Carrot Weather was updated with full support for iOS 13 when it launched last month. Now along with the release of macOS Catalina and support for Catalyst apps, Carrot Weather’s for Mac is here to offer a great desktop experience of its snarky app....
Whether you are a snowboarder hitting the slopes or a college student going out on the town for drinks, a new case shown off at the Venetian resort in Las Vegas during CES 2015 will help ensure that you stay connected with your iPhone in all situations. Beeline, as it is called, is a multi-layered protective case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that features a 30-inch retractable Kevlar cord and durable carabiner that can be attached to anything from your belt loop to a backpack....
What’s clear is that there seems to be enthusiasm for making contributions to good causes via cryptocurrencies. According to the annual report of The Giving Block, which makes it easy for potential donors to donate different types of crypto, the total yearly volume of crypto donations it received grew by 1,558% in 2021, compared to 2020. SEE: Why should we care about cryptocurrency? The business case for taking a closer look In addition, the average crypto donation was approximately $10,455, as opposed to the average cash donation of $128, or 82 times greater value per transaction....
[Update 1:33 ET: Apple says it will appeal the injunction in China (despite the ban seemingly not affecting iPhone sales.] CNBC reported breaking news this morning that China has granted an injunction against Apple over its patent dispute with Qualcomm, a move that the chip maker claims “bans the import and sale of nearly all iPhone models in China.” Apple has issued a statement, however, saying that “all iPhone models remain available for our customers in China....
Chinatown is the 1974 Roman Polanski classic, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Often referred to as a “perfect” movie, the film has stood the test of time and remains a beloved and much-studied story today. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won one for best screenplay. The film noir PI tale was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991. The American Film Institute named it the second-best mystery movie back in 2008....
Chrissy Metz is an American actress and singer. Best known for playing Kate Pearson in the NBC drama This Is Us, she has earned Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. She plays Joyce Smith in the film Breakthrough and discusses the relevance of hope in faith and learning to compromise when wanting the same things as others. First of all, congratulations on this film....
Now we have Cities: Skylines- Sunset Harbour which solves a lot of previous issues but also makes the previous bunch of mods incompatible. This has left many wondering as to what can be done. They don’t want to lose their city but opening up the saved file could crash the game or worst, the city itself may go into chaos. Many players are just waiting for the mod developers to push out the update, and the updates will make their way eventually but if you use too many mods, how would you know which of the mods that you have are compatible now....
Belkin’s new Soundform Immerse Noise Canceling Earbuds will launch in Q2 of 2022, adding another option for Belkin fans to the Soundform lineup. The wireless earbuds feature high-end features that we’ve come to expect from Apple’s AirPods Pro lineup. With Active Noise Cancellation, 8 hours of battery life per earbud, integration with Apple’s Find My network and multipoint capabilities. The earbuds are a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree. Belkin is also adding to its Wemo product line with the Wemo Smart Video Doorbell with HomeKit support....
Encryption is not a security panacea. It will not solve all your data-centric security issues. Rather, it is simply one control among many. In this chapter, we look at encryption’s history, its challenges, and its role in security architecture. Cryptography Cryptography is a science that applies complex mathematics and logic to design strong encryption methods. Achieving strong encryption, the hiding of data’s meaning, also requires intuitive leaps that allow creative application of known or new methods....
New reports from The New York Times detail some of the mind-boggling statistics and gravity that the sensationally popular WeChat messaging app yields across China. In a separate report, the paper details a government led initiative to silence Chinese Twitter users via family related threats to even go so far as physically detaining violators. Although Twitter is blocked on China’s heavily censored internet, that isn’t halting President Xi Jinping’s efforts to eliminate what his government calls “suspicious internet activity”....
There’s little debate that Christian Bale is one of the finest actors working today. Ever since he got his big break in a World War II movie directed by Steven Spielberg at the age of 12, he’s starred in some of the greatest movies of the past couple of decades. Bale has always favored smaller arthouse movies over bigger blockbusters. If he does a blockbuster, then he has a very good reason to do so, like it’s directed by Christopher Nolan or he gets to play an adult post-apocalyptic John Connor....
Clint Eastwood has signed up to direct the big screen adaptation of The 15:17 To Paris, a true-life tale about the three Americans who subdued an ISIS terrorist on a train from Amsterdam to Paris in 2015. While part of Clint Eastwood’s early film fame came with playing iconic characters like The Man With No Name for legendary director Sergio Leone, it didn’t take long for the actor to step behind the camera to assume dual roles, starring in and directing such classics as High Plains Drifter and the fourth Dirty Harry movie Sudden Impact....
Bloomberg first reported Apple’s plans to bring cellular connectivity to the Apple Watch at the beginning of August. KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo mirrored those claims yesterday, positioning LTE as the key upgrade for the new generation. A report from CNBC today corroborates the stories, with a firmer launch window. CNBC believes the new watch models will be announced alongside the iPhone 8 unveiling at Apple’s (as-yet-unannounced) September event. Apple introduced Apple Watch Series 2 at its September event last year, sharing the spotlight with iPhone 7, so it by no means unprecedented for the products to share the stage....
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jaIhEXZ7WW4] Another nail in the PC coffin? So this year Adobe CS apps are starting to make their way to the iPad, Office docs are headed toward the Cloud and now Visual Programming tools are becoming a real possibility with the release today of ‘Codify’: Codify for iPad lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have. Turn your thoughts into interactive creations that make use of iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer....
