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It’s no big secret that the way Petunia and Vernon Dursley treated Harry Potter is pretty awful. They were overall very hateful and never wanted to have to take care of Harry. While they might have met a few of his basic needs, they were resentful about it the whole time. In a variety of ways, they were both neglectful and abusive. When reading back on the books, the things that the Dursleys do are pretty hard to swallow and completely unacceptable....

Hermione Granger was an extremely gifted witch within the Harry Potter series and she reached great heights following the movies. Actress Emma Watson portrayed the Muggle-born witch in all eight installments of the franchise based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling. The young member of House Gryffindor was the ideal student, although a little bossy at times. Hermione’s friendship with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley greatly evolved by the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone....

The editor in chief of Germany’s biggest newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, has written an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook in which he claims that Apple pays ‘between 1 and 7 percent’ tax on its overseas income. Wolfgang Krach says the numbers were reached by its analysis of the so-called paradise papers, a massive leak of financial records relating to offshore holdings in countries commonly used as tax havens. He attacks Apple for ‘shirking’ its tax obligations and for failing to answer questions put by the paper …...

If you prefer Google Assistant to Siri, the latest version of the app is available for iPad as well as iPhone … You’ve always been able to run the iPhone version on iPad, of course, but that’s never a great experience. Version 1.2.4507(!) adds native iPad support. Much of the app’s functionality simply mirrors that available from Siri, but if you’re an iPad owner who leans more toward the Google ecosystem, Google Assistant gives you voice access to Gmail and Google Calendar....

Google is kicking off its annual Google I/O developer conference today with the event’s opening keynote presentation and during had several announcements for not just Android but also iOS and Mac users. Among the announcements so far today, Google Assistant is expanding to more languages, in addition to coming to iOS with a standalone iPhone app. Google Home is coming to new countries and languages and also getting a bunch of new features ahead of an expected unveiling for Apple’s Siri Speaker competitor....

The all-cash acquisition will see Mandiant join Google Cloud and deliver an end-to-end security operations suite, as well as advisory services to help customers address critical security challenges and stay protected. The deal will also bring Mandiant’s threat detection and intelligence service, along with testing and validation services under Google Cloud’s umbrella. “Cybersecurity is a mission, and we believe it’s one of the most important of our generation. Google Cloud shares our mission-driven culture to bring security to every organization,” said Kevin Mandia, CEO, Mandiant....

Earlier today, we reported that Waze has started beta testing CarPlay integration. Now, someone has posted screenshots of the Google Maps app in beta, which features CarPlay integration (a new feature available in iOS 12). iOS 12 third-party navigation apps use a base layer that is rendered by the app, overlaid with standard CarPlay controls. You can see how that works in the screenshots below. As shown in these screenshots, the Google Maps app icon takes the navigation slot on the sidebar, which until iOS 12 could only be occupied by the Apple Maps app....

Among the biggest offenders that have made headlines recently is Eufy, a subsidiary of Anker. The company sells smart locks, doorbells, cameras, hubs and more. Eufy has been accused of playing fast and loose with its customers’ privacy, and the latest discovery is concerning, indeed. Here’s the backstory In June, security experts found three vulnerabilities in Eufy’s Homebase 2 video storage and management device that could allow hackers to take control of the device remotely, reboot your hub or even send your security camera footage to anyone they choose....

With the latest addition of Grau 5.56, a new assault rifle, to the range of weaponry in Call of Duty Warzone, players are going mad over the weapon. Looking at the gun, the Grau 5.56 is very similar to the M4A1 in terms of class and stats. But the real problem arises with the M4A1 maniacs – those people depending on the classic M4A1 to slay the battlefield. And with the arrival of Grau 5....

A Grease prequel movie, titled Summer Loving, is in the works. Back in 1978, Paramount decided to adapt the successful Broadway musical Grease to the big screen. The production had built up considerable momentum by that time and Hollywood seemed the next logical stop for such a proven crowd-pleaser. Though the film version of Grease roughly follows the same plot as that of the stage version – a teenage “greaser” called Danny (played by John Travolta) falls for a respectable Australian transfer student Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) and the two must learn to deal with the differences in their respective social circles – it did remove several characters, plot lines and songs from the original production....

For either new players or seasoned veterans of GTA Online, it is clear that money is the key to happiness. However, in the face of such a massive online environment, the process of making money can seem difficult or downright impossible. Making cash fast and efficiently is important in this massive online world. This guide will provide tips & tricks on how to increase your profit in GTA Online. The provided tips will be aimed more towards newer players in GTA Online....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDBHXbwgdc4] Hacker Pod2g posted an interesting video this morning on his blog that shows a working untethered jailbreak performed on the iPhone 4S with iOS 5.0.1. It runs without a hiccup and the device easily reboots after the jailbreak without needing to tether it to a computer. The video is credited to Dustin Howett, a Chronic Dev Team member. According to Pod2g, with “only a few to wait now,” an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is around the corner....

Today Apple released several new betas, but the most interesting new release among the flood of new software is the iOS 10.1 beta for the iPhone 7 Plus. That’s because the iOS 10.1 beta includes a preview of the new Portrait Mode in the iPhone 7 Plus Camera app, and we’ve taken the new feature for a brief test drive on video. Portrait mode was the much-hyped depth of field effect showcased by Phil Schiller at the recent iPhone 7 event....

HarmonQuest season 3 episode 1 found its ragtag group of adventurers heading to Goblopolis. Early in his career Dan Harmon created shows like Computerman and wrote cult pilot Heat Vision And Jack, a Knight Rider parody starring Jack Black. Harmon made a name for himself with NBC comedy Community, which debuted in 2009. The show featured a great cast, including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase and Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Ways Story), and established Harmon’s style of constant gags and meta-humor that usually combined with an emotional payoff at the end of any given episode....

We’re getting new details today for one of the two new Harry Potter iOS titles slated for this year. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will launch this month and will even include voiceovers from some of films’ original actors. In a press release today, developer Jam City shared that Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will launch on April 25th. Additionally, the game will feature familiar voiceovers for Hogwarts’ professors and more, including:...

Is your inbox full of unread messages and spam? Do you feel guilty every time you unlock your phone and see triple or even quadruple digits over your email icon? You’ll get to it later, right? Probably not. The longer you wait, the less likely you’ll ever get to it. Let’s get started now with five tips to declutter your inbox. 1. Stop the spam Your email service has built-in spam protection, but unwanted messages will always slip through....

Since the new OS X Mavericks is just a few days old, bugs and incompatible applications are to be expected until developers have time to run through the new APIs and patch up their apps. In the meantime, some non-functioning apps can be fixed with simple work-arounds or downloads. Over the next couple of months, expect a few sites to pop up with app compatibility charts for the new OS. If you’ve found an application that doesn’t work without an available fix, feel free to leave a comment below with the information....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fluKWYRC_w&feature=player_embedded] News Google Coordinate | Free Google launched its Coordinate app on the Apple App Store, but it is a mobile workforce management tool for businesses and requires a Google Coordinate license to work. Non-consumer Google account users will need iOS 5.1 or later to install it. The iOS app has an Android version, called Google Maps Coordinate, available on the Google Play Store. The iPhone version touts following features: Share real-time location....

Photo AP | Sandra Chereb It’s only a matter of time until big name car manufacturers make sign contracts with Google to build large quantities of autonomous driving vehicles. The current system works similar to cruise control; if you step on the break or move the steering wheel the auto-pilot will disable. Cars equipped with Google’s autonomous vehicle technology will drive themselves will be labeled with a infinity symbol on their license plate....

Researchers donated $300,000 of their rewards to a charity of their choice, according to a blog from Sarah Jacobus of Google’s Vulnerability Rewards Team. For Android vulnerabilities, payouts doubled compared to 2020, with almost $3 million being rewarded to researchers for a variety of bugs. The company also handed out its largest Android payout ever at $157,000. The company also launched the Android Chipset Security Reward Program, an invite-only program for researchers looking through manufacturers of certain popular Android chipsets....