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The fictional wizarding world of the Harry Potter book and film franchise is incredibly detailed and seemingly endless. There are interesting bits of trivia behind even the most mundane characters, places, or events in the series, and understandably the massive Harry Potter fans of the world love to devour every bit of it. But of course, the biggest deal in the whole of the wizarding world for most fans is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry....

Earlier this month, rumors were aflame that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child might become a big screen feature somewhere down the line. As the only canonical Harry Potter media not to be a film, it would not be a surprise if it does end up becoming a full scale production. However, this installment has been far from unanimously well-received, and there’s definite trepidation from fans over its quality. Some people simply don’t mind whether a new film comes out or not, but it’s important to consider why the other majority aren’t so welcoming to this prospect....

Hermione Granger is generally seen as one of the most heroic and good characters from the Harry Potter series. While she’s a good person in many ways, she also has some character flaws. These things make her an interesting, complex character. Just like many of the other characters from the series, there are times when Hermione can be a bit shameless about her actions and what she does. Here are the ten most shameless things that Hermione has ever done....

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is one of the darkest movies in the entire franchise - certainly when compared to its predecessors. It’s the blockbuster that saw Hogwarts host the Triwizard tournament, Harry and Ron take their first steps towards finding love and Lord Voldemort return after years of lying low. That’s not to mention the Quidditch World Cup and a huge twist involving auror Alastor Moody. The book is rather big - so cramming everything into a single movie was always going to be difficult....

Hart Of Dixie season 3 was the show’s penultimate chapter, but what happened in the season finale? Premiering its first season in 2011, The CW comedy-drama stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart – an aspiring heart surgeon who moves from New York City to the small Alabama town of Bluebell after she inherits half a medical practice. Although the city girl is an outsider at first, Zoe soon settles into the quirky little town and gets to know its equally quirky residents....

Genshin Impact, the free-to-play multi-platform 3D action RPG developed by miHoYo has been popular in recent times. And now there is good news for the players of Genshin impact. The developers are giving away redeem codes that the players can use for some in-game rewards. And an extra bit of rewards for free on a game is always welcome for the players. With Genshin impact, you have the option of upgrading characters and weapons and a little free boost on that is undoubtedly a good thing....

Update: Hyper’s deals have now been extended through Cyber Monday. Starting today, Hyper offers 30% off sitewide as a limited time Black Friday sale including its best-selling USB-C hubs for MacBooks, iPads and more. It also has doorbuster deals at even bigger discounts including its popular HyperDrive DUO for $39.99 (Reg. $99.99). No coupon codes are required, just hit the links below to check out the sale: Get 30% off + free US shipping at Hyper for a limited time sitewide....

Gogo published the above infographic yesterday on the state of devices using its in-flight network that covers the air over much of North America. Interestingly, Google’s Chromebooks currently offer free usage of Gogo’s in-flight wireless service yet tablets out number laptops (and by tablets we’re talking iPads). While Apple still owns 84 percent of the device market, Android is gaining some ground after climbing from a 3.2-percent low in 2011 to a 16-percent share in 2013....

Back in June, Google released a new Google+ Photos app for the Chromebook Pixel and noted that the slick app would also be coming to other Chrome OS devices. However, today we received some proof that the Chrome app might be soon making its way to other platforms including Mac and Windows. The Google Operating System blog notes that the app has recently made its way to the Chrome Web Store with the app’s description describing auto-upload features for Mac, PC, and Linux:...

Following a string of other tech cancellations in recent days, Google just announced that it will not host an in-person I/O 2020 over coronavirus concerns. The company is looking into an alternative format. Google I/O 2020 was announced in January, with the ticket application and drawing process taking place late last month. Hosted at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, it’s right across the street from the Googleplex headquarters. Those that purchased tickets will be fully refunded by March 13, while registered guests this year will automatically be able to purchase I/O 2021 passes (via Twitter)....

With the rise of contactless payment systems like Apple Pay and Android Pay, the Google Wallet app has needed to reinvent itself somewhat as a peer-to-peer payment system. With the latest update, it’s become a whole lot easier to send money to your friends, family and contacts. From today, the updated app on both iOS and Android will let you send money to anyone on your contact list, even if you don’t have their email address....

Grace and Frankie season 6 features a variety of cameos and appearances from guest stars. Created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris, Netflix’s comedy series stars two legendary actresses, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, as the titular characters. Grace (Fonda), a strong-willed skincare guru, and Frankie (Tomlin), a hippie art teacher, are brought together after their respective husbands, Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston), fall in love with each other and plan to get married....

Peter Farrelly’s biographical comedy Green Book is up for five Oscars but remains one of the awards season’s most controversial movies. The upcoming 2019 Academy Awards features a mixed bag of nominees. There are some positives: Marvel broke the superhero ceiling and saw Black Panther become a Best Picture nominee; the legendary Spike Lee finally landed his first Best Director nomination for BlacKkKlansman, and Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma remains the front-runner in spite of its Netflix status....

A Greenpeace campaign to highlight the environmental impact of planned obsolescence has slated iPads and MacBooks for their poor repairability scores, but praises the iPhone 7. It follows a separate report earlier this year in which Greenpeace labelled Apple the most environmentally friendly tech company in the world … The previous report, Clicking Clean, focused on energy use, where Apple beat other tech companies thanks to its high use of renewable energy and the steps it takes to encourage suppliers to follow its example....

When it comes to an action-adventure video game, Rockstar Games has done a great job by releasing GTA V back in 2013. It’s still one of the best and most popular games ranked of all time. Due to the open-world scenario and so much depth in the graphics, Grand Theft Auto V requires NVIDIA GTX 660 or AMD HD 7870 (2GB) GPU as recommended. But it also requires using GTA 5 Best Graphics Settings for 3070, 3080, 3090, 1060, 1070, 2060, 2080, and More....

Xiaomi Redmi note series phones are undoubtedly one of the top-selling smartphones in its premium price range. It is packed with key features that play a huge competition to other phone manufacturers of the same price range. Xiaomi smartphones are favorite among the current users and previous users are not only because of the features but also the reliability and customer service support from the part of the brand. Xiaomi keeps their reputation with each product they release into the market....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZFNi9SLFkU] Not, “put this on my iPhone now” good but “wow, that’s interesting and must’ve taken a lot of hard work” good. Lifehacker explains: You can now grab the theme via an app on Theme Outlet. Here’s how. (And make sure you have Dreamboard installed, as this is a Dreamboard theme and requires it.) Open Cydia Tap Manage Sources Tap Edit, then Add, then add source fnetdesigns.com/cydia/repo Go to the Changes section and install Theme Outlet...

When it comes to Thunderbolt 3 support, there are a handful of companies that immediately come to mind. Akitio, a California-based innovator, is definitely one of those companies. One of its first big Thunderbolt 3-equipped products, the Akitio Node, made headlines for its inclusion of a macOS-compatible Thunderbolt 3 chipset. Since then, it has released a variety of products that support the high-bandwidth interface. The latest such release is the Akitio Thunder3 Quad X....

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/294353883″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Sony releases PlayStation Vue app on Apple TV for live channel streaming Hands-on with the $199/$299 ‘Designed by Apple in California’ book [Video] Claridges hotel unveils Christmas tree festive installation designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson Apple shares new ‘Frankie’s Holiday’ ad featuring iPhone-toting Frankenstein Apple releases ‘Bulbs’ TV ad featuring the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a “tool for all the ideas to come” Apple debuts new Apple Music ad starring Drake as it ramps up marketing for holiday season Apple Watch has a special Thanksgiving Activity achievement, run/walk 5K on Nov 24 to earn unique award + iMessage sticker Pokémon Go hosting latest in-game event during Thanksgiving week, action bonuses starting November 23 Apple reportedly stops developing AirPort WiFi router products, moving employees to other projects Apple teases upcoming Black Friday ‘one-day shopping event,’ suggesting possible return of discounts Latest AirPods release date hint expects launch next month for Apple’s wireless earphones Feedback?...

Hmm… Speaking of that new fancy dial on top, what do all those settings mean anyway? Sure, the guy at the store told you to just keep it on the “auto” or “green” box setting, but you own the DSLR now. So let’s dig into the details so you can start to get some good photos from it! To start things out, let’s go through them one at a time....