While the initial Apple Watch launch is still ongoing, Apple started shipping standalone bands to customers this week. We’ve got our hands on both the Leather Loop and Sport bands plus packaging today. Check out our comparison photos and my early impressions of each band and the swapping process below. Personalizing the Apple Watch by changing the watch faces and swapping bands can give the same model a very different look and feel....
Apple released the third iOS 14.5 beta to developers Tuesday afternoon, and although the release didn’t go as smoothly as normal, all ended up well. This latest beta sees the return of the default music player requests via Siri that was available in the initial iOS 14.5 beta release, but was unavailable in beta 2. The release also brings about a new Find My Splash Screen, the Item tab in the Find My app to track third-party accessories and Apple’s upcoming AirTags, Item Safety Alerts functionality, and more....
Hannah Brown thinks that Dancing With the Stars could break her bad luck streak on reality TV. After having bad luck with love on The Bachelor and then as a lead on The Bachelorette, she thinks this time on TV could be third time’s a charm. Fans watched as this pageant queen appeared on season 23 of The Bachelor, where she vied for Colton Underwood’s heart. After being sent home 7th place, she was cast as the lead of season 15 of The Bachelorette....
The Harry Potter franchise is special in many ways. At least two generations have already grown up either reading or watching the story of the Boy Who Lived (or doing both). No wonder it holds such a special place in the hearts of many reluctant readers and hardcore fans alike. But even though every character J.K. Rowling created is unique, you could still see some stereotypical traits they possess (not that it makes them any less interesting)....
When Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was first announced, many fans assumed that the titular cursed child was meant to be Albus Severus Potter, as the promotional material for the play talked about how it was his story. J.K. Rowling pushed for the fans to keep the premise of the play a secret for as long as possible, as the story had revelations about the original books that would change the series forever....
A lot of Harry Potter fans are left scratching their heads, wondering as to why Hermione Granger was placed in the house of Gryffindor rather than the house of Ravenclaw. Not only is Hermione wickedly intelligent but as proven by The Yule Ball scene from the book, she can also totally rock the color blue. There are many reasons as to why Hermione should have totally been a Ravenclaw, but there are also several great arguments as to why she makes the perfect Gryffindor....
The Professors of Hogwarts were an eclectic bunch. While some of them were full-on evil and tried to murder or torture the students, like Dolores Umbridge or the Carrows, others were more morally ambiguous. In fact, most of them seem to veer on the “neutral” territory, focused only on their subjects or their students, never willingly taking sides, until the situation called for it. Below are the Dungeons & Dragons Alignments of some of the most popular Professors who’ve taught at Hogwarts....
After two movies of sunny skies, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a major turning point for the franchise. It’s where things begin to dark turn and gritty, with the seeds of Lord Voldemort’s return to full power firmly planted within this blockbuster due to Peter Pettigrew’s escape at the end. The movie did a brilliant job at capturing the bleak tone of the book but, inevitably, changed some details from the core material....
Apple’s Thunderbolt hardware pieces are coming together and to get ready, Apple is updating MacBook Air firmware. The 4 MB update promises to enhance the stability of Lion Recovery from an Internet connection, and resolve issues with Apple Thunderbolt Display compatibility and Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode performance on MacBook Air (mid 2011) models. Thunderbolt parts have already began shipping and new products include Docks, external PCI Card adapters, as well as storage....
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore have a lot of things in common, but not all of them are pleasant. They both have to deal with Christopher Hayden, Rory’s dad. Some argue that he has a positive arc of character development, but others think he gets worse throughout the series. Christopher lives life on his terms, and he often disregards the needs or desires of other people. He loves his daughter, Rory, and at times, he seems to love Lorelai....
FOX’s hit musical comedy series Glee primarily centered on Rachel Berry’s rise from overachieving high school drama queen to Broadway star, but viewers often found themselves gravitating towards other members of McKinley High’s New Directions. Hilarious characters like Brittany S. Pierce and Sam Evans and wildly talented Glee Club members like Blaine Anderson and Mercedes Jones became fan-favorites, but for some people, it was always all about fashionable and sassy countertenor Kurt Hummel....
Though Glee started off with just five singers and a teacher with a dream, the New Directions Glee club expanded over the years to include many more students. As they needed to fill their ranks, exchange students, transfers, and simply those who wanted to be stars joined up. There was also a whole new class of New Directions members as Rachel Berry and company left McKinley High. Would “the next Rachel” wind up in the same Hogwarts house as her predecessor?...
Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are taking a cue from Apple and including a notch on both phones. The design is similar to last year’s phone. The only noticeable change at a glance is the sizable notch on the display. Both phones have upgraded cameras with AI-powered features. It comes with a new Snapdragon 845 processor and modern displays starting at 5....
Additionally, the cloud business is aligning the two-year program with Google for Startups to ensure startup customers get a consistent experience across all of Google as they seek access to Google mentors, products, programs and best practices. All early-stage companies in the Google for Startups Cloud Program will also now have access to a dedicated Google Cloud point of contact during their two years in the program. “Startups have always been an incredibly important part of our customer base, and they continue to be so,” Ryan Kiskis, director of Google Cloud’s Startup Ecosystem, told ZDNet....
For those interesting in getting the most out of Google’s new Maps for iPhone and iPod touch application, Google has posted ten quick tips for using the app. To drop a pin, simply press and hold any location on the map. Tap the resulting info sheet for additional options such as saving the location or accessing Street View (if available). Place Pin on the Map To see panoramic Street View images, press and hold any location on the map, tap the info sheet, and then tap the image....
Waze CEO recently sat down for an interview with Business Insider, and spoke about the company’s $1 billion acquisition by Google, self-driving cars, and why the company attributes Waze’s widespread success to Apple and celebrates an annual “Tim Cook Day.” The reasoning dates back to 2012, when Apple Maps’ debacle proved a worst case scenario for the company, forcing CEO Tim Cook to write a public apology letter over the numerous Apple Maps shortcomings....
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-cZ4mdrlWYM”] As promised, Google has released an update for its Search for iOS app that adds Google Now-like voice recognition. The new voice recognition feature also remind us a lot of Siri. Users can perform tasks like “asking for the weather in a natural way and it will provide results,” Google explained. Google Now, what Google’s iOS’ voice feature is built off of, was formally introduced in Google’s latest Android OS, Jelly Bean....
Google just bought the brainchild behind popular iOS app Snapseed, Nik Software. Snapseed, which has some features of the hit iOS app Instagram in terms of jazzy vintage filters, is just one of many desktop and mobile photography apps that Nik Software develops. Snapseed launched on Apple’s iPad in June 2011, winning “iPad App of the Year” soon after, and then it landed on the iPhone in August 2011 and Mac OS just four months later....
Gotham may have been a bit of a slow burner when it first came to the small screen all the way back in 2014 from creator Bruno Heller, but it’s a show that’s managed to garner a notably loyal following of fans who tune in each and every week, finding out a little more about some of DC’s most famous villains and their origins. Having since found its feet, the series returned this week to kick off the second half of its third season and managed to impress (see our review of the midseason premiere)....
HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other interesting challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration and pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. Note: Only writeups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named “Haircut,” is retired....
