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A number of big developers who object to Apple’s App Store policies have jointly formed the Coalition for App Fairness, a non-profit intended to coordinate efforts to do battle with Apple. Founding members include Epic Games, Spotify and Tile, each of which is involved in high-profile disputes with the iPhone maker. It will add to the antitrust pressure faced by Apple as the coalition accuses the Cupertino company of ‘taxing consumers’ and ‘crushing innovation’ …...

“Columbo Cries Wolf” sees a rare instance where the veteran detective is outsmarted and winds up solving the same murder twice. While Peter Falk (The Princess Bride) is entrenched in pop culture as the one and only Columbo, he wasn’t the first actor to perform the role. The character first appeared in anthology The Chevy Mystery Show played by Bert Freed, and Falk would later inherit the role for TV movie Prescription: Murder....

In this chapter, I address general concerns related to virtualization security. I focus on what questions you should ask during a risk assessment of a virtualized environment, using Microsoft and VMware virtualization solutions as examples to demonstrate concepts. Before we begin, let’s be sure we understand server virtualization technology as discussed in this chapter. Figure 10-1 depicts a high-level view of a VMware environment. Virtualizing servers allows various guest operating systems to run on a single hardware platform....

The Apple TV+ streaming service continues to add to its ever-growing catalog of original series with Defending Jacob, an upcoming “character-driven thriller” that stars Chris Evans and is set for an April release. Evans most recently appeared in Rian Johnson’s universally lauded mystery thriller Knives Out, a film that helped to re-acclimate the actor to a world outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Defending Jacob, a television adaptation of the 2012 book of the same name, is set to launch on Apple TV+ on April 24, with new episodes premiering weekly thereafter every Friday....

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 right around the corner and confirmation that James Gunn is returning for Guardians 3, talk has turned to the future of the franchise. Thanks to both, we’ve been able to sit down with Gunn and the cast and discuss what we can expect next month and in the years to come, with regards to the lovable rogues of Marvel’s cosmic universe. In terms of the near future, we learned this week that Guardians 2 will have not one but five different post-credits scenes....

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could search your Gmail archive on the fly? Let’s say you’re in the middle of composing an email to a friend and you need to reference something from an archived email—such as a showtime, a confirmation number or account number. This happens to me all the time, and I end up having to pop open another window so I don’t have to abandon my draft....

There are so many applications for Linux remote access. I’ll perhaps compile a list of other Linux remote access apps soon in future. To download & install Chrome Remote Desktop, one will require to install Chrome web browser.​Open Chrome Apps store and search for Chrome Remote Desktop or click here for the direct link. After installation is done, open the extension and it’ll automatically start downloading Chrome Remote Desktop .deb app....

When Catwoman left Batman at their wedding to launch into her own, California based comic book series, many fans may have expected Bruce Wayne to come chasing after her. But the Gotham City citizen who has come knocking isn’t the Dark Knight, but the Penguin… with a job offer that only somebody like Selina Kyle can pull off. In her heyday, Catwoman could fight, flip, and fleece with the very best treasure hunters and amateur archeological adventurers throughout fiction....

While all this can be done, it’s a lot of work and effort to keep up with all your email correspondence separately. Here’s why an app like Solmail is a wonderful solution. It lets you add all your email accounts in one neat place. In addition to this feature, the interface is easy on the eyes, earning it a spot on The Next Web’s 30 Most Beautiful and Well-designed Android Apps....

The Philips FWP3200D 300W Mini Hi-Fi System, often simply referred to as the “Party Machine”, is essentially a set of rotatable iPhone docks (made to look like turntables) atop a 300W speaker system that includes two speakers boxes and packs a 2-inch tweeter and a 5.25-inch woofer. The turntables do little more than allow you to rotate the docked iPhones to either side of the system, providing a traditional DJ setup from behind the speakers or a more casual setup when docked in front....

Gabby, or Gabriella Dawson, is the wife of Matthew Casey, also part of the fire crew. She is a paramedic on Ambulance 61 and is assigned to Puerto Rico where she attends to the needs of victims there. She was also formerly part of the crew of Truck 81. She is an exciting, dynamic, somewhat feisty character with moments of intensity and passion displayed by few on the show. Fans love her for her resilience and the energy she brings to the series....

A few reports have floated around today that we are filing under rumor. The first comes from a Digitimes report that claimed Apple suppliers are prepping for mass production of a new Retina iMac scheduled for July with a possible October unveiling. We told you in May that Retina iMacs were likely on the way when higher-resolution iMac display panels were spotted in Apple’s supply chain before the unveiling of the new Retina MacBook Pro at WWDC in June....

Vickie Guerrero feels that Chris Benoit deserves to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for his wrestling career, despite his shocking final days. A Canadian-born grappler, Benoit first gained U.S. fame during a short stint in the early days of ECW, where he inadvertently broke Sabu’s neck and earned the nickname “The Crippler.” From there he went on to a long run in WCW, spending several years as part of the elite Four Horsemen stable alongside greats like Ric Flair and Dean Malenko....

For tech chiefs with the right focus, the opportunities to make a long-term mark on behalf of the business are huge, says Michael Cole, CTO of golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup. The role of a modern IT leader is not necessarily to deliver the deep dives into technology, says Cole. Success comes from delivering the business of technology – and that’s something he’s very passionate about, both as a leader and as a CTO....

CISA director Jen Easterly and executive assistant director for cybersecurity Eric Goldstein fielded questions from reporters during a briefing on Monday, telling attendees that outside of an attack on the Belgian Defense Ministry, they have not seen any damaging incidents that resulted directly from the exploitation of the Log4j vulnerability. “At this time, we have not seen the use of Log4Shell resulting in significant intrusions. This may be the case because sophisticated adversaries have already used this vulnerability to exploit targets and are just waiting to leverage their new access until network defenders are on a lower alert....

The wild and wacky Come to Daddy is as strange as it is biting, and it has finally moved from the film festival circuit to wider release. Elijah Wood stars as the privileged yet lost Norval Greenwood, who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with the father (Stephen McHattie) he barely knows. Things quickly take a sinister turn or two from there, guided by Toby Harvard’s sharp writing and New Zealand filmmaker Art Timpson’s steady directorial hand....

Cats continues to confuse audiences worldwide, so we’re taking a look at the absolute weirdest moments of the movie. It’s been less than a month since Cats dropped in theaters, and the internet can’t stop talking about it. Who can blame them? This very pricey big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s notoriously strange but wildly popular musical was always a bizarre prospect for a movie. The original musical Cats is adapted from a book of poems by T....

Yet another person has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe vs. Martin Scorsese debate, this time with Chadwick Boseman entering the fray. The debate started back in October when Scorsese claimed the MCU isn’t cinema and likened the movies to “theme parks.” This kicked off a lengthy discussion online where both Scorsese and the MCU earned supporters. Famed directors like Francis Scott Coppola and Roland Emmerich took Scorsese’s side, while MCU actors like Sebastian Stan and Robert Downey Jr....

Some 2020 and 2021 iPhones will have Chinese-made OLED screens for the first time, according to Korean analysts. The report says that BOE’s negotiations with Apple have been successful and that it will supply more OLED panels than LG by 2021… RPRNA reports that Samsung will remain Apple’s lead OLED supplier. BOE already makes LCD screens for both iPads and MacBooks. BOE recently become the global leader of the TV LCD panel and now the company has shifted its focus to OLED panels....

China is many things, not just the United States’ biggest creditor and the home to cheap child labor that assembles your iPhone in sweatshops. One thing we can all agree on, though: In China, the government is pretty much in control of many things, including what you read, listen to and consume on the web (hint: The Great Firewall of China). The same could apply to mobile software if it weren’t for one slight problem: China doesn’t get to control the App Store where hundreds of thousands of apps are vying for users’ attention....