Chirp for Twitter has received a major 2.0 update today that brings a host of great features and changes to the Apple Watch app. Headlining the update is a totally rewritten timeline for watchOS 6 with infinite scrolling that offers a major speed boost, the ability to send DMs directly from profiles, improved video player, username colors, and much more. Chirp for Twitter 2.0 is available now as a free download with in-app purchases available to support developer Will Bishop and unlock the pro tier....

Christian Bale recently revealed why he and director Christopher Nolan never made a 4th Batman film. Nolan’s 2005 blockbuster Batman Begins brought the beloved cape crusader into the 21st century with a grounded story and committed performance from Christian Bale, and the film helped make comic book movies what they are today. Batman Begins’ successors completed the trilogy in spectacular fashion, with each film building upon the prior’s stakes and scale....

Indie developer Noisy Valley announced a new Resident Evil-inspired game, Summerford. The first Resident Evil game, released in 1996, started the survival horror genre, which focuses less on combat and more on puzzles, ammunition management and stealth, and has since served as the inspiration for several other titles and developers. On January 25, 2019, game developer Capcom released a remake of Resident Evil 2, and it proved more classic takes on the genre could still be popular among fans when done right....

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is returning for season 7, which will be the show’s final installment. The Clone Wars has been one of the most successful properties to come out of the Star Wars franchise. The series was the introduction to fan-favorite characters like Captain Rex and Ahsoka Tano. It also fleshed out the prequel era of Star Wars, providing character development and details about iconic Jedi like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Mace Windu, and Anakin Skywalker....

All modern production software comes with some sort of collaboration tool or feature. Apple’s iWork suite available over iCloud is no exception. It doesn’t yet offer much in terms of managing document permissions, but at least its there. Apples current sharing implementation relies on unique URLs that grant both read and write access. The cloud suite is technically still in beta so things could change in the near future. Let’s take a look at it....

Adam Warlock has long been rumored to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but who should be cast as the character? Director James Gunn has shared his intentions to introduce Adam into the MCU’s cosmic-shifted future and, while that came into question after Gunn’s firing, with the director back on board, it’s expected that Adam will be an integral piece of Vol. 3....

The Academy of Unseen Arts is a focal point for many of the storylines in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Sabrina’s willingness to attend is a major issue in the first season, and her conflicts with the administration and other students can get intense. But this academy has some structural issues compared to other witchcraft schools like Hogwarts. Some of its design may be unique and interesting, like the fact that it’s a religious private school of magic....

Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile carrier today announced that it will start selling the iPad and Apple Watch Series 4. The iPad and Apple Watch join the iPhone in Xfinity’s lineup of Apple products. Xfinity will sell the Apple Watch Series 4 beginning on June 28th, while the iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad, iPad Air 10.15-inch, and iPad Pro 10.5-inch are available for purchase starting today. Comcast touts that these are the first non-smartphone devices available on Xfinity Mobile, as the carrier does not sell any competing smartwatches or tablets....

Update: Apple confirmed the security issue in a statement provided to iMore. Apple has also revoked the certificate to prevent the apps from being installed on new devices. The New York Times reports that a security firm called Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a new form of Apple-focused malware that is capable of infecting non-jailbroken iOS devices. Typically when such software pops up, as it does from time to time, one of the key factors that allows the malicious code to run on iOS is whether the device is jailbroken....

Why Security Breaches Happen in the Cloud Hackers aren’t attacking the cloud; the cloud is their access point to attack your business. CIO.com found that 85% of IT professionals are confident in the cloud provider’s ability to provide a secure environment. CompTIA’s Annual Information Security Trends found that only 29% of IT users heavily review their cloud provider’s security policies, procedures, and capabilities. Cloud Security Risks The CSA’s “Notorious Nine” cloud computing threats define the risks of cloud computing....

CAPTCHA has been implemented for decades to prevent automated scripts (Bots) from jamming registration or login pages. Even though tons of tools and research have exposed its weakness with the ability to reverse the image into plain text, plenty of insecure images are still out there being used on sensitive login pages such as online banking! Believe it or not, today we will discuss a real world example on how to crack a login page for one of the biggest leading banks in the Middle East!...

Update: CNBC reports that Chinese regulators are now examining the complaint. No formal investigation has been opened at this stage, however. Apple has been reported to Chinese antitrust regulators by a group of 28 app developers, accusing it of monopolistic behavior. The WSJ reports that the developers make three specific complaints … A formal complaint has been filed with two separate government bodies in China, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Industry & Commerce....

After first going after TikTok, a new executive order signed by outgoing President Trump prohibits transactions in eight Chinese payment apps – but it seems unlikely to take effect … The latest executive order bans the US use of Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office. As with TikTok, the reasons given lead with unspecified concerns about national security. It goes on to suggest that the payment apps would allow China to build “dossiers” on government employees....

Elf came out in 2003 and starred Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf. This film quickly became a fan favorite, and for many, it is the best Christmas film ever made, full of hilarious moments and a cute story. While there are so many reasons to love it, the memorable dialogue arguably stands above the rest, which will be discussed right here and now. From holiday-themed quotes regarding Santa, singing, and snow angels to random ones about candy, whispering, and favorite colors, this flick has so many quotable moments!...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert about Russian state-sponsored activity that pre-dates recent warnings over cyber activity related to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. As early as May 2021, the hackers combined a default configuration issue in a Duo MFA setup at a non-government organization (NGO) with the critical Windows 10 PrintNightmare flaw CVE-2021-34481 to compromise it. SEE: There’s a critical shortage of women in cybersecurity, and we need to do something about it Microsoft patched that elevation of privilege issue in August....

October marks Mental Health Month in Australia and Bullying Prevention month worldwide. So, we thought — what better way to mark the occasion than celebrate one of our Plann’rs who uses her platform to raise awareness around improving mental wellbeing? Elle Louise McBride is a certified, Neuroscience-based therapist who uses the ‘Havening’ technique to help her clients overcome emotional pain and trauma. She’s also a coach, writer, speaker and the founder of @the....

For example, you’re given a bag with 5 different colors and asked to generate a pattern with any 3 colors. You can also pick any 3 colors out of 4, then arrange them in different orders. Let’s assume the colors are RGYBI(R= Red, G= Green, Y= Yellow, B= Blue, I= Indigo). So, the possible pattern can be RGB, RGY, etc. Let’s have a look at the following figure: Explanation:...

The reason for this kind of Cassandra’s architecture was that the hardware failure can occur at any time. Any node can be down. In case of failure data stored in another node can be used. Hence, Cassandra is designed with its distributed architecture. Cassandra stores data on different nodes with a peer to peer distributed fashion architecture. All the nodes exchange information with each other using Gossip protocol. Gossip is a protocol in Cassandra by which nodes can communicate with each other....

CBS is set to deliver its presentation at the network upfronts, which will include a first look at many of the network’s new dramas and comedies, as well as its upcoming offerings for CBS All Access. As the fall TV schedule is beginning to take shape across all the broadcast networks, it looks as though CBS is doing more shuffling around than its competitors, and it’s also bringing in some potential heavy hitters in the drama department, with Evil the new drama from The Good Wife and The Good Fight creators Michelle and Robert King....

Chinese site DoNews has posted two photos of what it claims is a champagne-colored iPad Mini 2 with Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Concept photos and outright hoaxes are commonplace in the run-up to an anticipated product launch (we debunked one of these just yesterday), so there is no telling whether or not these are the real deal, but it’s obviously logical to expect Apple to release both the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 in the same colour schemes as the iPhone 5s....