An action-packed thriller like Gemini Man is only as good as its villain, and thankfully Clive Owen has what it takes to step up to the plate. As Clay Verris, he’s at the center of the cloning dilemma and shares most of his scenes with either one of Will Smith’s characters. Prior to the film’s release on October 11th, Owen spoke to Screen Rant about his approach to playing the so-called bad guy and the honor of working with a costar of Smith’s caliber....
The upcoming finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will act as George Lucas’s final contribution to the Star Wars universe. After years off the air, The Clone Wars will return to screens for its wrap-up season. When Disney purchased Star Wars they cut the program short, leaving much of the in-development story untold. Since then, there have been fervent efforts, largely online, on the part of the fan base to revive it....
In an update sent to customers this week, the company said it expects to be able to begin accepting payments through its SmartHub platform and other payment kiosks during the week of December 6. “We also tentatively estimate we will be able to resume member billing the week of December 6 - 10. We recognize this will result in members receiving multiple energy bills close together. As a reminder, we will not disconnect services for non-payment or assess any penalties through January 31, 2022,” the company said on a page that has been updated repeatedly over the last month....
The latest iPhone ownership data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows the size of the challenge facing Apple in making the iPhone 8 a success. Its research indicates that well over half of all iPhone owners have the iPhone 6 or later. While that’s an impressive past achievement for Apple, with its record holiday season sales a major contributor, it does mean the company is facing a tougher challenge this year …...
Steve Jobs promised that the iPhone 4’s Glass would be much stronger than the iPhones before it, but is it strong enough to take a fall onto a hard surface? On just the third drop, the fine folks at iFixYouri landed up with a completely shattered display. The iPhone 4’s back uses glass as well, so when you drop this thing your chances of breaking aren’t just lined up with the front screen....
When Apple acquired the rights to bring The Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke series to Apple Music last summer, one major question at the time was who would host the new series. James Corden hosts the viral series for the CBS version, but it was said from the start that his role would only be executive producer for the new series. Now, new details about the Apple Music Carpool Karaoke series have surfaced....
We’ll compare and contrast two of the leading cybersecurity certifications — the (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) — and explore their prerequisites, the material covered on the exams and possible training options. Give your career a boost with top security certifications: CISSP vs. GSEC As a cybersecurity professional (or information security professional), you’ve likely considered the benefits of certifications such as the CISSP and GSEC and wondered which would be better for you to achieve to effectively prove your background and expertise in the profession....
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming war drama Dunkirk makes extensive use of IMAX camerawork, including a plethora of handheld shots. Whether he’s depicting a crime-ridden comic book city, a bizarrely shifting dreamscape or the farthest reaches of outer space, Nolan is a director who always goes for maximum impact. In his case, going for big, impressive cinematic effects means embracing the use of IMAX, despite the technical challenges that come with employing the heavy and expensive cameras....
“We’re thrilled that Sprout Social is launching Facebook’s Messenger API support for Instagram. Businesses and people are messaging with each other more than ever, and Instagram is an important channel to connect with customers and build relationships,” said Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, VP of Platform Partnerships at Messenger. This functionality will add to the Sprout platform’s already robust integration with Instagram, including features that enable brands to fully manage their Instagram presence, reporting, listening and analysis....
#CNNisGarbage is now trending on Twitter. CNN has come under fire lately with accusations that it has a political bias. Accusations that have also been similarly leveled at other news outlets that are often collectively referred to as the mainstream media. At times, these accusations have also come directly from the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Yesterday saw CNN host the latest Democratic presidential primary debate with a number of top Democratic hopefuls facing off against each other....
The hit animated show King of the Hill follows a conservative Texas family with patriarch Hank Hill as the head of the household. For over 13 seasons audiences saw him and his friends and family and all their hilarious and epic adventures as they figure out life. Although the show has been off the air for over 10 years, fans are bound to see the Hill family return due to its high popularity....
This week at CES 2014, Allure Energy, makers of a $400 smart thermostat Nest competitor called EverSense, showed off an upcoming add-on to its system that uses Apple’s new Bluetooth LE iBeacon technology. Dubbed “Aura,” the small iBeacons will become an extension to the smart EverSense thermostat by allowing iBeacons to detect iOS devices in proximity and adjust the temperature of a room accordingly. After an initial setup, you’ll be able to adjust the temperature from any room with an Aura iBeacon just by entering the room:...
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVkrI1R0XjA] Alive Inside, a documentary film being shown in selected theaters across the U.S., tells the story of a social worker using iPods and personalized playlists to bring new life to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s. Dan Cohen puts together playlists of music from when the patients were young, transfers them to an iPod and then plays them to patients who had been unresponsive to conversation, generating dramatic transformations, reports Re/code....
The $300M China Clean Energy Fund – an environmental partnership between Apple and ten of its Chinese suppliers – has invested in three wind farms. The initiative is designed to help suppliers power their Apple production from 100% renewable energy. Apple says that the fund is aiming to generate one gigawatt of renewable energy by 2022 and that these three farms will hit 10% of that goal… To put that number into perspective, one gigawatt is enough to power almost a million homes....
Previously launched to a limited group of users starting back in April, Cloudflare’s free Warp VPN is now available to the public. Along with the general release today, 1.1.1.1/Warp has been updated for iOS 13 and also gets a few performance improvements. From our previous coverage, here’s how the free Warp VPN works: There’s also a paid version, Warp+ that offers users up to a 30% faster browsing experience: 1.1.1.1 with Warp is a free download from the App Store....
As tributes to Carrie Fisher continue to pour in from the Star Wars family, another project the actress wrapped prior to her untimely passing last year, the British TV series Catastrophe, bid farewell to the screen icon in its season finale Tuesday night. Fisher’s passing on December 27th – compounded by the tragic loss of her film legend mother, Debbie Reynolds, the next day – was a shocker to the entertainment industry and fans all over the world....
What makes the Encode Plusdifferent is that it is one of the first smart locks to support Apple’s home key platform. Once the lock is installed, you’ll be able to add a digital key to the Apple Wallet app on your iPhone or Apple Watch. You can also share keys with friends, family members, or guests. To unlock your door, you only need to tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to the keypad of the Encode Plus....
Since this is Microsoft’s creation, as you’d imagine, Edge uses Bing as the default search engine. However, you might want to make it something else like Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, or Yahoo. Here’s how to do it. Change Microsoft Edge Default Search Engine in Windows 10 The first thing you want to do is head to the search site that you want to use. In this example I’m using DuckDuckGo. After that select the ellipsis (More actions) icon in the upper right and select Settings....
Lionsgate has officially delayed Chaos Walking, starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, till January 2021 after it missed its original release date last year. The YA book adaptation craze took over Hollywood a few years ago following the success of The Hunger Games, and Lionsgate was the beneficiary of this. As a result, they’ve spent the last several years trying to make Chaos Walking their new YA franchise. Based on the book series by author Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking became a highly anticipated project for many with the hirings of the MCU’s Spider-Man and Rey from the new Star Wars trilogy....
Nearly a year after Touch ID support for third-party developers was announced for iOS 8, major bank Chase has added fingerprint login support to its iPhone application. When you launch the new app update for the first time, the application will ask you if you’d like to turn on Touch ID support. The bank warns that some functions will still require you to enter your password, but this upgrade should still make the app quicker to navigate for many use cases....
