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Chadwick Boseman recently trolled an interviewer about his future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - namely regarding Avengers: Endgame and Black Panther 2. Considering his character, T’Challa, died at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, his involvement would seem unlikely; that is, were he not the main character in a massive franchise. Considering that half of all living things were wiped out at the end of Avengers: Endgame, including a large portion of the Avengers, Avengers: Endgame will kick off with a limited amount of heroes teaming up to reverse Thanos’ damage and save the day....

China appears to be on track to be the first country to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, and a new report today suggests that its smartphone market may likewise be the first to pick up. Earnings reports, share prices, and analyst reports all give cause for optimism, suggests the piece … Reuters makes the case. Not all of it can be attributed to smartphone demand, however. Samsung, in particular, is benefiting more from data center chip sales....

The Chinese government, through the state-run Global Times newspaper, has said that iPhone sales ‘will suffer’ if president-elect Trump follows through on his threatened trade war when he takes office. The comment was made in response to Trump’s campaign promise to apply 45% tariffs to Chinese imports. The Global Times editorial also claimed that Trump would not in any case have the authority needed to apply the 45% tariff …...

We reported last week that Chrome for iOS would soon gain a new Safari Reading List-like feature, and today that feature is officially rolling out. Google has updated Chrome for iOS to version 57, bringing with it a new “Read Later” functionality. The concept of Chrome’s new Read Later is nearly identical to that of Safari’s. Here’s how Google describes: As you can see in the screenshot below, you can access the new Read Later feature by tapping the “Share” option then the “Read Later” button....

A study by the the Columbia Business School has concluded that consumers grow more reckless with their iPhones when they are seeking an excuse to upgrade to a new model. The study – jointly conducted by three professors of marketing, psychology and business – was based on both consumer interviews and a dataset showing how incidents of lost iPhones coincide with the launch of new models … Data on lost iPhones showed that they peaked immediately prior to the launch of a new one, with consumers also admitting to being less careful with their devices when a new model was available, reports Mashable....

In 21 Bridges, Det. Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman) devises the desperate but ingenious plan to close down Manhattan, to enable him and his team to entrap two perpetrators, who’ll have no place to flee in the sealed-off island. But, Andre also finds himself in kind of an arranged marriage. He’s saddled with a new partner: drug enforcement task force narcotics detective Frankie Burns, portrayed by Sienna Miller. Screen Rant had the chance to speak with both Boseman and Miller about working together....

Charlie’s Angels had an original run of five seasons, lasting from 1976-1981, and featured a trio of girls working for a private detective agency in Los Angeles. The original three angels consisted of Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson, respectively. The show has been noted for its trendsetting premise of three independent women working in law enforcement and living life in the fast lane, so to speak. They took on dangerous assignments and saved the day multiple times, and as the show went on, more “angels” joined the cast in the forms of Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts....

Faster network speeds by upgrading from wireless 802.11n to 802.11ac. Wireless N hit the market in 2007 with theoretical speeds up to 450 Mbps. Wireless AC hit the streets in 2013 and has theoretical speeds up to 1300 Mbps. That’s three times fasters than 802.11n. Now, for the money I pay to Comcast/XFINITY, I’m never going to get close to either of those speeds. But where it matters is on my home network, where I’ve got big photo backups, streaming videos, and other data flying back and forth between my router and my NAS, my Apple TV, and my computers....

Apple’s next earnings release is scheduled to take place on July 22nd, and to help get you ready for next week’s festivities, Jan Dawson, the founder and chief analyst of Jackdaw Research, has put together a massive profile discussing the state of the company. A marriage of detailed charts and raw data, this exceptional presentation examines reporting information directly from Apple, along with some projections provided by Jackdaw Research. A hefty read to say the least, the profile consists of six pieces:...

Many businesses and corporations are taking the strategy of simply doubling or even tripling down of the technologies that they deploy in order to beef up their lines of defenses. This is actually the wrong approach to take, as it merely increases the attack surface for the hacker and gives them more points of entry. In this article, we examine one tool that can provide the needed security from beginning to the end for your critical network-based assets – the Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints....

For those that follow the stock market, Apple’s share price dropped from record highs over the last month, falling from $194 to circa $185 levels amidst trade war jitters and some news of lower iPhone production levels. Tim Cook says he doesn’t worry about short-term stock price moves, but investors certainly do. Citigroup today released a report that expects AAPL to crest the $200 mark in 2019. Apple’s stock performance in the last 30 days lags behind the S&P, although it’s still up almost 10% this year....

Comixology CEO Dan Steinberge addressed the company’s customers today clarifying that Apple was not responsible for withholding its comic Saga #12 from the Comixology iOS app. Steinberger went on to say that its decision to not publish Saga #12 was based on a more conservative interpretation of Apple’s guidelines. As a partner of Apple, we have an obligation to respect its policies for apps and the books offered in apps. Based on our understanding of those policies, we believed that Saga #12 could not be made available in our app, and so we did not release it today....

Both Breakspears and Longerbanes took some time to chat with Screen Rant about their respective characters, shedding light on the political and personal motivations of each. I want to get into your characters a little bit. Can you talk to me about each one of your characters’ status in The Burgue? And how about your character, Jared? Caroline Ford: Yeah, absolutely. Status-wise, my character is – actually, all our characters are – the top echelon....

The Star Wars Celebration paid a moving tribute to Carrie Fisher during the 40th anniversary panel in Orlando, with a video montage and tributes from Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas. That tribute, to an actress who is one of the cornerstones of the Star Wars franchise, continued today at the panel for Star Wars: Episode VIII- The Last Jedi. Director Rian Johnson revealed that he took plenty of behind the scenes photos, many of which he shared with the audience....

Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who chairs the Senate’s Antitrust Subcommitteee, is calling for regulators to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile: Top Democrats in the House also viewed the merger unfavorably: Not exactly what AT&T wants to hear. T-Mobile, if it gets out of this AT&T merger, also gets a $3+B check from AT&T for the dance. DOJ Antitrust Division Policy Guide to Merger Remedies (bespacific.com) House Democrats Question Benefits Of Wireless Merger (techdailydose....

The power settings are located deep in the OS. You can get to them either by digging into Control Panel or the new Settings app in Windows 10. Depending on the power profile you pick, it adjusts different aspects of your system, such as screen brightness or apps and processes that run in the background. Windows 10 Creators Update does make getting to the power settings easier. For instance, you can right-click the battery icon on the system tray to get direct links to power options....

From the menu bar click Edit » Preferences. On a Mac, go to iTunes » Preferences. The Preferences window comes up. Click the Advanced icon and next to the iTunes Media Folder Location field click Change. Now select the location you want to make the new library location. Here I’m selecting the music folder from my home server. But you can select any location you want. Now any media I buy from the iTunes store will be places in the network location....

A new behind-the-scenes video from the Child’s Play reboot shows off the new Chucky and reveals how the character was brought to life for the film. Chucky first slashed his way to the silver screen back in 1988 for Tom Holland’s Child’s Play. Over the years, the franchise has gotten multiple sequels, which quickly turned Chucky into a horror icon. Now, Orion Pictures is rebooting the franchise. Ever since the Child’s Play remake with a high tech Chucky was announced last July, there has been a lot of marketing material for the film....

News: Clear for Mac + Leap Motion: We’ve brought you a couple hands-on demos of the Leap Motion controller before, and today popular productivity app Clear for Mac announced it is working on bringing support for Leap Motion to Clear. There’s no timeframe yet, but Realmac Software provided the short preview above. Updates: Runtastic version 2.10.1: Personal fitness tracking app Runtastic gets a nice update today that brings more Sport types, improved Facebook integration, and number of other bug fixes and performance enhancements....

Flexera’s new 2022 State of the Cloud report gathered the opinions of 753 respondents in late 2021 and found that Azure was the only public cloud provider whose adoption had grown significantly over the past year. Today, 80% of enterprises are using Azure, up from 73% last year, while AWS’s share dropped from 79% to 77% in the period. SEE: Cloud computing is the key to business success. But unlocking its benefits is hard work Google Cloud is yet to become profitable, but it is a comfortable third-runner with 48% adoption, down from 49% last year, while adoption of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure dropped from 32% last year to 27% today....