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Disney reportedly did not actively seek a replacement for James Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 before his rehiring earlier this week. After bringing Marvel’s intergalactic band of misfits, the Guardians of the Galaxy, to the MCU in two well-received movies and subsequently contributing to their appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, anticipation was certainly high for James Gunn’s third GOTG adventure. Unfortunately, the resurgence of distasteful tweets from the director’s past led to Disney firing Gunn - a move that was roundly panned by the entire industry and, most significantly, the main Guardians cast themselves, with some even pledging not to return without Gunn’s involvement....

A new iOS 12 developer beta has been released, and with it comes a handful of new changes and features. Watch our hands-on video as we walk through what’s new. iOS 12 beta 5 changes and features covered: Updated Apple News buttons New glyphs for media types in Photos app Album tab Updated ‘Use as Wallpaper’ button in Share Sheet Updated ‘Copy iCloud Link’ button in Share Sheet New lyrics search hint message in Apple Music Off centered buttons fixed in music app New FaceTime sound effects Updated Stocks widget Passcode button presses are more subtle (bug)?...

While many developers are now ditching Apple Watch support for its user base, some smaller developers are looking to get on board and adopt the platform. For Apple Watch, one notable omission has been Reddit Apple Watch clients. The Apple Watch app market as it stands is similar to the early days of iPhone, where everything is done with major limits and there’s no real way to take full advantage of the Apple Watch hardware....

Real Racing 3 has been around for several years on iOS, but yesterday’s update marked its debut appearance on tvOS and the fourth generation Apple TV. This isn’t the first time that the Real Racing franchise has been associated with Apple’s set top box, as previous versions allowed you to use AirPlay to stream races to the Apple TV while using an iOS device as a controller. Check out our hands-on video with the new racer below....

Yesterday Apple released the second iOS 13.2 beta for developers. The update brings several noteworthy changes to the table, including brand new emoji, along with the ability to delete Siri & Dictation history associated with an iOS device. Watch our brief hands-on video as we step through the latest iOS 13.2 beta 2 changes and features. The Siri & Dictation update comes on the heels of the controversy stemming from the fact that Apple contractors used to listen to Siri recordings in order to grade interactions with Siri....

If you’re a fan of Nomad’s Horween Leather products for iPad and iPhone, then you may be interested to know that the Santa Barbara, California-based company just launched new Apple-centric leather goods — a 13- and 16-inch MacBook sleeve, and mousepad. Check out our brief impressions for the details. Nomad’s leather mousepad is made to correspond to the size of the 13- or 16-inch MacBooks, which allows them to easily fit inside a laptop bag or case....

As you’ve already known that Valve Corporation has developed a new, powerful PC gaming handheld device ‘Steam Deck’ like a Switch console based on SteamOS, interested buyers are unable to reserve the device. It includes reserve early errors for the new accounts and purchasing errors as well. So, if you’re one of the victims to also getting Error Steam Deck Attempting a Lot of Purchases Wait a While then follow this guide to fix it....

Eight seasons of Game of Thrones come to an end this weekend, and to celebrate one of the most epic television series of all time we’ve partnered with HBO and Insight Editions to offer a giveaway. Just in time for the Game of Thrones series finale - where we await the outcome of Daenerys Targaryen’s extreme attack on King’s Landing - we’re giving away a prize bundle that fittingly features dragon egg candles, that burn like dragon’s breath....

Here’s how an ad-libbed line in the How To Train Your Dragon franchise made Gobber the Belch a rare LGBT animated hero. How To Train Your Dragon came out in 2010 and was the start of a charming movie trilogy that told the coming-of-age tale of young Viking Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his adventures as a dragon rider. Alongside American Ferrera as Hiccup’s love interest Astrid and Gerard Butler as his dad Stoick the Vast, the cast also included Scottish actor, comedian, and TV host Craig Ferguson, who voiced Gobber the Belch....

The new preview for Godzilla: King of the Monsters combines footage from the film with the classic Wizard of Oz song, “Over the Rainbow”. It’s the latest trailer for the Godzilla (2014) sequel to juxtapose footage of the movie’s kaiju wreaking havoc on the planet (or one another) with soothing music, as a way of making the whole thing feel more operatic and sweeping. The trend began with King of the Monsters’ original San Diego Comic-Con trailer, which was set to the classical tune “Clair de Lune”....

Brillo is an underlying operating system for the internet of things devices. It is built with minimal system requirements and supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and other connectivity options. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q3 of this year. The company also announced Weave, the language or standardized communications protocol which will let Brillo-powered devices and other gadgets to talk to one another. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q4 of this year....

During its Made by Google event today in NYC, Google announced its latest hardware products. The new lineup includes a new iPhone competitor, the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones, AirPods competitor, the second-gen Pixel Buds, a brand new MacBook challenger, the Pixelbook Go, and more. This year, Google’s new products have been highly leaked ahead of time and our sister-site 9to5Google has been reporting all the details, including multiple exclusives....

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro update cycle has been different from all the previous Pixel phones. Usually, Google updates its Pixel lineup regularly without any hassles, but that is not the case with the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. We have seen delayed updates, pulled patches, and buggy stable versions. It has been hard to keep track of every minor update pushed out by Google, but we will try to give you an insight into everything that has happened with the devices so far since March....

Google today announced that it’s bringing its Google Keep note taking app to iPhone and iPad for the first time after originally releasing only for web and Android users a couple years back. The journal-like app allows users to save notes, photos and other content and integrates reminders, to-do lists, and voice input features. Notes are customizable with colors and labels and can be shared with others for real-time collaboration, while reminders can be set by time or location....

Google has updated its iOS search app to version 4.0, which introduces a variety of new and useful changes. The app now recognizes new voice search cues and conversational input similar to the way Siri works. For example, Google says you can ask the app “What’s the weather like?” and follow up with “How about this weekend?” to get results relevant to the weekend rather than the current day. The app will now also alert you when you new articles on certain topics appear....

A dual-SIM iPhone was way down the list of features wanted by most buyers, so it was a surprise to hear Phil Schiller say during the September Apple keynote that the two newest iPhones would have both an eSIM and regular nano-SIM slot for phones sold globally — except in one particular region. Dual-SIM phones have long been a big deal in China, which has a confusing labyrinth of phone plans depending on which village or town you’re in and what plan you sign up for....

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Obviously Harry Potter’s group Dumbledore’s Army is mostly made up of good ‘ole reliable Griffyndors, but that doesn’t mean that they’re all just a bunch of goody-2-shoes, Hogwarts has more to offer than that. Some of them have a bit of a chaotic streak, some of them are just by-the-book good guys, and some of them are actually super rigid in their unflinching devotion to all things just in the world....

A vast number of treasures, details, and collectibles are hidden in Genshin Impact. Most of the treasures are found in a continent named Teyvant. Besides, some of the treasures are available quickly, whereas some are hidden deep underwater. Mostly, players see the underwater loot as insufficient. However, a recent leak has shared some information about sunken chests with sufficient loot. Furthermore, as usual, players have to complete specific challenges to get these chests....

Update: The app is now live on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Google today launched its much rumored messaging service live on stage at its I/O keynote and announced the service would be coming to multiple platforms later today. While some thought the service would be dubbed “Babel,” Google instead rolled out a standalone app called simply “Hangouts” that will be making its way to iOS, Android and Gmail on the desktop....