A new report from CNBC offers a deep dive into how the contact tracing partnership between Google and Apple came to be. Perhaps most interestingly, the report details the speed at which Apple developed the technology. According to CNBC, Edouard Bugnion, the founding CTO of VMWare, first reached out to Apple’s developer relations team about contact tracing and the need for a solution that balanced privacy and usability. These concerns quickly reached Apple’s Myoung Cha:...

As we get closer to the iPhone September launch window, iPhone naming speculation ramps up. The documentation was first reported by iPhonesoft.fr. It shows the ESR stock list for the upcoming flagship iPhone season, with leather cases and glass screen protectors all carrying the iPhone 11 designation. According to this ESR product list, the ‘iPhone 11’ is what everyone has been referring to as the iPhone XR successor. This would be a 6....

In a surprise move, Konami has brought the classic PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night now to iOS and Android. It was first available on the PlayStation in 1997. The company says that the iOS version is a complete port of the full game, including original graphics and music … Konami says that it’s fully compatible with game controllers, and is available in six languages: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish....

Chris Evans is an incredibly talented actor who has starred in some of the biggest movies of all time, while also appearing in some fantastic smaller features as well, where he has really been able to highlight his acting prowess to its maximum. Of course, there is no doubt people know Evans best for being the leader of The Avengers as Captain America, having starred in many different major Marvel movies throughout the course of the MCU, but Evans has also been involved in some other fantastic movies outside of the superhero world....

Both companies have argued that if they were to pull their services, they would be hurting Russian citizens who are trying to access information from outside of the country, but said they condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince wrote in a blog post acknowledging that the company has received “several calls to terminate” all of its services inside Russia, including by government. “Our conclusion … is that Russia needs more internet access, not less,” he said....

A writer decided he wanted to be more in touch with the way cops handled business for his new book became a liaison of sorts. Castle followed the life of novelist Richard Castle as he joined the 12th Precinct in New York City which didn’t go over well with everyone involved. While glued to the TV watching Castle, Kate Beckett, Espo, and Ryan solve crimes, we became engulfed in their lives....

The WSJ reports that China has opened an antitrust investigation into the acquisition of Uber China by local rival Didi Chuxing. The deal went ahead a few months after Apple invested $1B in Didi Chuxing. The Chinese government has requested details of the deal, together with an explanation for why Didi Chuxing failed to apply for an antitrust review before proceeding. The company had earlier said that it did not believe Uber China’s revenue was high enough to require this....

Cold Pursuit makes for an entertaining subversion of Neeson’s previous action roles, but the story gets dragged down in its larger ambitions. Based on the Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance, Cold Pursuit is the latest action vehicle for star Liam Neeson, following his short-lived “retirement” from those types of films. Dating back to the original Taken more than a decade ago, the actor has been a staple of action fare, almost becoming an entire sub-genre unto himself....

Filming has wrapped on the Cats movie. Big screen musicals have arguably enjoyed a resurgence in popularity over the last five years, thanks to hits like La La Land, The Greatest Showman, and Mary Poppins Returns. Broadway musical adaptations haven’t gone out of style recently either, with Into the Woods and Les Misérables having done big business at the box office in 2014 and 2012, respectively. As such, Universal and Working Title are joining forces to bring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 smash hit show Cats to the big screen, with Les Mis director Tom Hooper calling the shots....

Some of the CCNA basics covered under CCNA certification include: OSI models IP addressing WLAN and VLAN Network security and management (ACL included) Routers / routing protocols ( EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP) IP Routing Network Device Security Troubleshooting Note: Cisco certification is valid only for 3 years. Once the certification expires the certificate holder has to take CCNA certification exam again. Why to acquire a CCNA certification? The certificate validates a professional’s ability to understand, operate, configure and troubleshoot medium-level switched and routed networks....

Welcome to Daily Deals, our ongoing look at the best deals and offers for Screen Rant fans to get the best out of their buck when it comes to comics, collectibles, electronics, clothing, and anything else we find that could save you money! This week fans will see the climax of the “Skywalker Saga” as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker closes out over 30 years of stories, three trilogies and even a few spin-off films....

We think these solutions have that whizz-bang factor of combining simple utility with technology that makes you go “hmm” in spades, so we need to tell you all about Powermat, which launches its “revolutionary” range of wireless charging systems today in the US and UK (shipping next week, we believe). ‘Oh enough of the hyperbole already, just what does this stuff do?,’ you ask, well, here’s the skinny: Powermat allows you to charge your iPhone, BlackBerry, iPod, PSP, Nintendo DS etc just by attaching a special receiver to the device and then placing them on the mat....

Recent analyst and market intelligence company reports on Apple’s performance in China have been pessimistic to say the least. The consistent narrative was that Apple was struggling to compete with local brands, and that its flagship iPhone X model was too expensive for Chinese consumers … In fact, Q2 was a huge quarter for the company in Greater China, the company reporting more 21% growth in the region. And as for the iPhone X being too spendy, Tim Cook said not, reporting that the flagship iPhone was the most popular smartphone in the country across the quarter....

Gartner forecasts public cloud services will grow another 23% in 2021 to $332.3 billion, with software as a service (SaaS) being the largest market segment. However, with increased SaaS reliance comes new risks, and organizations are scrambling to shore up cloud security threats for a more secure future of work. They need cloud security engineers. A cloud security engineer’s job is to secure an organization’s cloud use and protect data against malicious actors....

As soon as you visit codecademy.com the webapp will get you started with learning basic code. JavaScript is on the front of the menu, and it’s served as both an appetizer and main course. The training starts out easy, and in a fashion so simplified that it shouldn’t scare would-be coders away. Rather, it makes programming look easy — which it is once you learn the language. Among the rapidly expanding array of programming languages available at Codecademy are: JavaScript, HTML & CSS, Python, Ruby, jQuery,...

2020’s sci-fi film Color Out Of Space is a psychedelic alien invasion thriller that focuses on a family, the Gardners, reeling from some serious trauma. The mother, Theresa, is recovering from breast cancer, which resulted in a mastectomy. Father Nathan has decided to move the family to his father’s old property in rural Massachusetts, where he hopes for a new beginning. What he gets instead is an extraterrestrial meteor that alters the genetic make-up and electromagnetic energy of everything in its immediate vicinity....

Demi Moore was undeniably the highlight of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, but her performance was wasted on the vapid blockbuster. The original Charlie’s Angels TV show debuted in 1976 and followed three female private investigators who work for Charlie, a millionaire whose face is never revealed and who only communicates via a speaker box. The show is a classic of its era and made stars of Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson....

As of a week or so ago, the CBS All Access and Showtime bundle for Apple TV+ is no longer available, lasting just five months since its August 2020 launch. This bundle gave Apple TV+ subscribers access to both CBS All Access and Showtime for $9.99 per month, representing a significant 50% saving. While current subscribers to the bundle can still access the service, it’s no longer possible to sign up to the bundle as a new user....

Charles Bronson look-alike Robert Bronzi has cornered the market in Bronson-sploition movies. Charles Bronson cut his teeth as an actor in the likes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Machine Gun Kelly before finding roles in bigger movies. He was a memorable supporting player in classic ensembles like The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape and The Dirty Dozen, but it was only when he traveled to Europe that he became a leading man, which was cemented by his turn in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In The West....

April Sexton is the Emergency Department Nurse at the Gaffney Chicago Medical Centre on the show Chicago Fire. She’s committed and hard-working but manages to balance personal life with work duties. She is also much sought after by men on the show - first Kelly Severide, and then Ethan Choi. The dedicated nurse features in 61 episodes of Chicago Fire. She enters the show in a fairly gentle way but leaves a big impression on fans, and adds an interesting dynamic to the unfolding of the narrative....