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Godzilla vs. Kong is the latest in a long line of big screen showdowns, although some of its similarities to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice are getting bizarre. The fourth movie in the emergent MonsterVerse after Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Adam Wingard’s 2020 tentpole will pit Gojira against the King of the Apes just as Zack Snyder’s film did Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent four years early....

Digging into the details The binary file is introduced as “Goodwill encryptor,” and a lot of information is extracted from the binary for a first look. Two interesting details are the “signature” and “compiler-stamp,” which tell us about the creation date of the ransomware — 29 March 2022 — and that it is compiled in .NET (C# v7.0). [CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE] Figure 1: Goodwill description, signature, and compiler-stamp attributes. Part of the binary is packed with UPX packer, as shown in Figure 2 below....

Gossip Girl was bound to have some drama based on the title alone, and there was more than enough for viewers. It seemed that every other episode a new rivalry was born between the characters, and they fought it out by utilizing any blackmail they had to their advantage. There were some rivalries that fans were behind, but others made no sense at all to viewers. Fans watched as these characters went from ground zero to nuclear in seconds as new gossip was revealed....

Under the restructure, the Chinese internet giant has split its global and domestic e-commerce business into two separate units. During the restructure announcement, Alibaba said it would focus its investment on the “two strategic pillars” to better drive synergies across its consumer and wholesale commerce platforms in China as well as internationally. Starting this quarter, the company has updated its segment reporting to reflect this restructure, which now includes China commerce, international commerce, local consumer services, Cainaio, cloud, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives and others....

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Rockstar Games announced on its blog today that Grand Theft Auto Vice City’s will officially make its way to iOS in celebration of the title’s 10th anniversary. Rockstar is promising a release this fall and more details in the weeks to come: Tweetbot version 2.6: -Support for Twitter’s new header image -Ability to create custom locations -Various other fixes and improvements Instamac: Released on the Mac App Store today, Instamac is a streamlined Instagram client for Mac that is currently selling for 99 cents....

The power button has the supreme authority on a smartphone after all the buttons were retracted leaving only power button, volume rockers, and home button in some devices. Now, power button lets the user lock and unlock the screen as well as turn and turn off the phone, etc. It is also used to cancel calls or to take a screenshot or to reboot the phone as well as to change the sound profiles even when the phone is locked....

As my colleague Zac Hall detailed in his hands-on yesterday, one of the highlights of the M1 iPad Pro is the front-facing camera technology. The new iPad Pro is equipped with a new front-facing ultra-wide to power the Center Stage software technology. The experts over at Halide have gotten their hands on the new iPad Pro and published an in-depth breakdown of the new iPad Pro camera hardware, including a “hidden superpower” with the rear camera....

For a relatively inexpensive Apple Watch band ($30 compared to $50 Sport bands), I was actually impressed with the overall build quality of the specific band I tested. The shiny lugs match the stainless steel Apple Watch just fine (although you can tell they’re cheaper), but might contrast with the matte Apple Watch Sport aluminum and wouldn’t match other colors. The three rings on the strap are a bit darker, however, and would look great matched with an Apple Watch Sport....

Along with the recent release of iOS 9 beta 5, a recent report suggests the new iPhone and Apple TV could be announced in early September. Along with that, Apple announces massive numbers for its streaming music service and Google has completely restructured the company. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/218867306?secret_token=s-1gO7h” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every Wednesday....

Warning: SPOILERS for Marvels X #1 Johnny Blaze has worn a lot of hats in the Marvel Universe. He’s been a stunt rider, a Ghost Rider, and currently, the King of Hell. In the Earth X prequel Marvels X #1, however, Johnny Blaze showed he has taken a surprising career move - to that a semi-truck driver! Marvels X #1, written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger with art by Well-Be and covers by Ross, is set a decade before the events of Earth X, which presents a dystopian future where everyone in the world has powers....

What is Ghostery? The plug-in is available for Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer. You can pick it up from the link below for all browser types. Download Ghostery – As goes with all plug-ins, installation is so simple that we won’t cover it. Once you get it installed, it will start working right away. Whenever you visit a site that has trackers on it, Ghostery will display a small purple pop-up in the top-right corner of the page....

With the addition of intelligent Goals last year, Google Calendar became more than just a regular scheduling and to-do app. Today, the iOS app is gaining Apple Health integration that will automatically mark as finished and adjust your fitness-related Goals. When creating Goals in Google Calendar, users choose the type of fitness activity or hobby and then specify how often, how long, and the best time of day for it. Calendar will then intelligently find time in your schedule and automatically adjust it based on that day’s schedule and whether you frequently end up delaying it....

If you need to present your detailed spreadsheet data in a user-friendly way, create a Pivot Table. It’s not as hard as you think. Hammad Saleem shows you how. We had another great show this week on Attack of the Androids (AotA). The AotA crew discusses the Android news of the week. Attack of the Androids appears weekly here on groovyPost. We’re also in iTunes you can subscribe here. Speaking of Android, here’s a great tip for Kindle Fire owners....

I understand that the new iPad Pro is the darling of the moment, but I wanted to take some time to provide readers with an update on one of the $329 9.7-inch iPad’s standout accessories. The Logitech Slim Folio keyboard case, which features four years of battery life, recently landed in my mailbox, affording me the opportunity to take it for a test drive. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for a brief look at one of Logitech’s latest iPad accessories....

Following the leaks of the iPad Pro cases earlier this morning, we were able to get our hands on our own 10.5-inch iPad Pro case. The case, manufactured by Pelican, helps gives us clear direction on what to expect with Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro. We spent some time with the case and compared it to Apple’s current 9.7-inch iPad Pro and Silicone Case. The first question that arises when a case leaks is often whether or not the company that manufactured it is credible....

Dolores Umbridge might be one of the vilest and villainous characters from Harry Potter. She is definitely right up there with Voldemort and some of his worst Death Eaters, even if she technically never was one. From her first introduction to Hogwarts through to the horrible things she did at the Ministry of Magic under Voldemort’s rule, she was a character that never did anything kind of admirable. But, some of the things that she did were worse than others....

While Harry Potter might not be a story focused on romance, there are many romantic relationships in the series. In addition to the adult couples in Harry’s life, there are infatuations and steady romances among his peers as well. However, some of the couples definitely work better than others. There are certain pairings that made complete sense together as well as some that were have been awful. Here are the five couples from Harry Potter that are perfect together and five that make no sense....

In the wizarding world of Harry Potter, it’s only natural for witches and wizards to break the rules at some point, particularly during the infant and toddler years when they don’t know any better. Once they are are old enough to attend Hogwarts, however, students should be able to control themselves much better, following the rules designed to protect them. Not Gryfindors, though! Not only is the Gryffindor House known to routinely smash rules, they also completely get away with it....

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Google has updated its Hangout app to allow you to reply direct from the Notifications screen – and as Engadget noted, that also means you can now send replies from your Apple Watch. As usual with Watch apps, that means either choosing from a range of canned responses, or dictating a reply using Siri … You’ll need to ensure that Allow Notifications and Show in Notification Center are both on:...