Huawei launched an array of wearables in India on March 12. These include Huawei Watch GT, along with the fitness bands i.e. Huawei Band Pro, and Huawei Band 3e – all three of which were earlier introduced at the global launch of Mate 20-series. The new watch running on Huawei’s proprietary Light OS is lauded to […]
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Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro is all everyone is talking about and for good reason. Specs like Snapdragon 675 and Sony IMX586 sensor will be extremely tough for other OEMs to match for under Rs. 15,000. Xiaomi’s new note has a trendy design, glass body, a USB Type-C port, and a remarkable camera. In our Redmi […]
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On this day 30 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal with the dreary title “Information Management” to his superior at the European physics laboratory CERN.
It began by asking how future scientists would keep track of their increasingly large projects. “This proposal provides an answer to such questions,” he wrote.
The proposal described what, in just a couple years’ time, would transform into the World Wide Web: a connected system for sharing information that would revolutionize how the entire planet communicated.
At the time, connected networks of computers had been up, running, and growing for a couple of decades. People had sent emails, shared files, ran message boards, and even created the first emoticons.
But it wasn’t...
On this day 30 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal with the dreary title “Information Management” to his superior at the European physics laboratory CERN.
It began by asking how future scientists would keep track of their increasingly large projects. “This proposal provides an answer to such questions,” he wrote.
The proposal described what, in just a couple years’ time, would transform into the World Wide Web: a connected system for sharing information that would revolutionize how the entire planet communicated.
At the time, connected networks of computers had been up, running, and growing for a couple of decades. People had sent emails, shared files, ran message boards, and even created the first emoticons.
But it wasn’t...
If the previous Aladdin trailer left us all feeling very concerned about Will Smith’s Genie, the newest trailer tries to dissuade that fear.
The second full-length trailer premiered today on Good Morning America, and it’s hyperfocused on the relationship between Aladdin and Genie. It’s full of quips from Smith and cute bonding moments between the two, and it acts as a reminder that this Genie is more than just a meme.
Reactions to the first full-length trailer weren’t as positive as Disney may have hoped; people were disturbed by Smith’s Genie, and that dominated the conversation. Smith has always been upfront about how his version of the character would differ from Robin Williams’, who voiced the character in 1994. Although Genie was...
If the previous Aladdin trailer left us all feeling very concerned about Will Smith’s Genie, the newest trailer tries to dissuade that fear.
The second full-length trailer premiered on Good Morning America, and hyper focuses on the relationship between Aladdin and Genie. It’s full of quips from Smith and cute bonding moments between the two, and acts as a reminder that this Genie is more than just a meme.
Reaction to the first full-length trailer wasn’t as positive as Disney may have hoped; people were disturbed by Smith’s Genie, and that dominated conversation. Smith has always been upfront about how his version of the character would differ from Robin Williams, who voiced the character back in 1994. Although Genie was supposed to be...
The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has called on the country’s competition regulator to break up Google, via Reuters. In an 80-page document submitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the media giant accused Google of abusing its market dominance in search to benefit its ad business, and it called for its search business to be separated from the rest of the company’s business units.
Echoing its earlier submission to the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry, News Corp Australia claims that “Google has become an ‘unavoidable trading partner’ for consumers, media content providers and advertisers alike.” It says Google’s “anti-competitive” behavior threatens the sustainability of news and journalism,...
Eero is taking $100 off of its Home Wi-Fi systems today at Amazon (which is coincidentally buying the router company) until 2:59AM ET / 11:59PM PT. This discount’s good for a $199 Home Wi-Fi system (usually $299; includes one Eero router and one Eero beacon), a $299 Home Wi-Fi system (usually $399; consists of one Eero router and two Eero beacons), or a $399 version that includes three Eero routers (usually $499.)
If you’re unsure which one suits your living space, the more expensive version will probably yield better results if you want your fancy new blanket of mesh Wi-Fi to cover a lot of space, and want to minimize the likelihood of a signal drop-out, though the more affordable options should suit smaller living spaces just fine....
The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has called on the country’s competition regulator to break up Google, via Reuters. In an 80-page document submitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the media giant accused Google of abusing its market dominance in search to benefit its ad business, and it called for its search business to be separated from the rest of the company’s business units.
Echoing its earlier submission to the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry, News Corp Australia claims that “Google has become an ‘unavoidable trading partner’ for consumers, media content providers and advertisers alike.” It says Google’s “anti-competitive” behavior threatens the sustainability of news and journalism,...
Eero is taking $100 off of its Home Wi-Fi systems today at Amazon (which is coincidentally buying the router company) until 2:59AM ET / 11:59PM PT. This discount’s good for a $199 Home Wi-Fi system (usually $299; includes one Eero router and one Eero beacon), a $299 Home Wi-Fi system (usually $399; consists of one Eero router and two Eero beacons), or a $399 version that includes three Eero routers (usually $499.)
If you’re unsure which one suits your living space, the more expensive version will probably yield better results if you want your fancy new blanket of mesh Wi-Fi to cover a lot of space, and want to minimize the likelihood of a signal drop-out, though the more affordable options should suit smaller living spaces just fine....
Microsoft is starting to test updates to its Your Phone app for Windows 10 this week, allowing Android users to mirror a phone screen directly to a PC. The “phone screen” feature will be available for Windows Insiders this week, and it requires the latest test builds of Windows 10 and the Your Phone app. Microsoft previously demonstrated the phone screen mirroring feature in Your Phone at the company’s Surface event in October. The app works by mirroring a phone screen straight onto Windows 10, and it provides a list of your Android apps. You can tap to access them and have them appear in the remote session of your phone that’s mirrored to your PC.
Microsoft is making Bluetooth with Low Energy Peripheral mode a requirement for PCs, as...
Microsoft is starting to test updates to its Your Phone app for Windows 10 this week, allowing Android users to mirror a phone screen directly to a PC. The “phone screen” feature will be available for Windows Insiders this week, and it requires the latest test builds of Windows 10 and the Your Phone app. Microsoft previously demonstrated the phone screen mirroring feature in Your Phone at the company’s Surface event in October. The app works by mirroring a phone screen straight onto Windows 10, and it provides a list of your Android apps. You can tap to access them and have them appear in the remote session of your phone that’s mirrored to your PC.
Microsoft is making Bluetooth with Low Energy Peripheral mode a requirement for PCs, as...
The standard S10 model is almost as excellent as the S10 Plus, but not quite
Spotify Premium now includes a free subscription to Hulu’s ad-supported plan. This perk goes into effect today, and it is available to new and existing users of Spotify’s Premium streaming service in the US. Following Netflix’s recent price hike, Hulu lowered the cost of its ad-supported plan down to $5.99 a month, and now, Spotify users will get savings on top of savings.
To take advantage of this deal, new Spotify users can sign up now. Just be sure to activate Hulu on the “Your Services” page within account settings. If you already get Hulu through Spotify, you won’t have to do anything to start saving an extra $3 per month. On the other hand, if you subscribe to Hulu and don’t yet have a Spotify account, you’ll need to cancel your...
Fans of the sport of drone racing will be able to get their fix online for free this year. The Drone Racing League (DRL), one of the sport’s biggest groups, announced today that its fourth season will be streaming on Twitter and Chinese video site Youku from August 11th, available for anyone to watch. Races will also be broadcast on NBC and NBCSN.
This is a bit of a departure from the DRL’s previous broadcast strategy. For its last three seasons, the group, which wants to turn drone racing into the next NASCAR, signed deals with pay TV channels like ESPN, Sky, and Disney. For the league’s first three seasons, fans could watch races online, but only if they were subscribed to the relevant provider. With the DRL’s 2019 season streaming on...
Spotify Premium now includes a free subscription to Hulu’s ad-supported plan. This perk goes into effect today, and it is available to new and existing users of Spotify’s Premium streaming service in the US. Following Netflix’s recent price hike, Hulu lowered the cost of its ad-supported plan down to $5.99 a month, and now, Spotify users will get savings on top of savings.
To take advantage of this deal, new Spotify users can sign up now. Just be sure to activate Hulu on the “Your Services” page within account settings. If you already get Hulu through Spotify, you won’t have to do anything to start saving an extra $3 per month. On the other hand, if you subscribe to Hulu and don’t yet have a Spotify account, you’ll need to cancel your...
The standard S10 model is almost as excellent as the S10 Plus, but not quite
Fans of the sport of drone racing will be able to get their fix online for free this year. The Drone Racing League (DRL), one of the sport’s biggest groups, announced today that its fourth season will be streaming on Twitter and Chinese video site Youku from August 11th, available for anyone to watch. Races will also be broadcast on NBC and NBCSN.
This is a bit of a departure from the DRL’s previous broadcast strategy. For its last three seasons, the group, which wants to turn drone racing into the next NASCAR, signed deals with pay TV channels like ESPN, Sky, and Disney. For the league’s first three seasons, fans could watch races online, but only if they were subscribed to the relevant provider. With the DRL’s 2019 season streaming on...
Samsung seems to be gunning to take on its Chinese competitions in all verticals. After launching a barrage of affordable smartphones in recent few weeks, the technology behemoth has now launched new Ultra High Definition (UHD) LED TVs under the Samsung Super 6-Series exclusively for online buyers. Samsung Super 6 Series Features Samsung has launched the UHD […]
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Today, two senators have proposed a major update to one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States. If approved, the changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) would codify a set of parental controls and ban targeted advertising to young minors.
Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) plan to introduce the bipartisan measure today that would amend COPPA in order to extend privacy protections to children up to age 15. COPPA already prohibits companies like Facebook and Google from collecting personal data and location information from anyone under the age of 13 without explicit parental consent, but the senators’ new bill amending the law would extend protections to children up to age 15. However,...
Today, two senators have proposed a major update to one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States. If approved, the changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) would codify a set of parental controls and ban targeted advertising to young minors.
Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) plan to introduce the bipartisan measure today that would amend COPPA in order to extend privacy protections to children up to age 15. COPPA already prohibits companies like Facebook and Google from collecting personal data and location information from anyone under the age of 13 without explicit parental consent, but the senators’ new bill amending the law would extend protections to children up to age 15. However,...
OnePlus 7 is one of the most anticipated phones of 2019 and therefore, its leaks and rumors surface to good reception. And now, we have the official case renders up online that corroborates the early speculations of triple rear camera setup and motorized pop-up front camera. ALSO READ: Honor View 20 Review: Closest OnePlus 6T Alternative! The new case leaks […]
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Apple has invited the media and other guests for a March 25 “special event”. Rumors and speculations hint at the launch of the tech giant’s anticipated streaming TV and other services. The press invites clearly highlight, “it’s show time.” Apple is reported to collect and curate content for its new service platform. It has been pursuing content […]
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Marvel and DC fans are always trying to drum up a conflict between the two major superhero studios, but the truth is that those who make the movies are all on good terms. Right now, for instance, there’s a battle raging on social media over who’s better between Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel, when we should really be celebrating the fact that we have two uber-powereful heroines on the big screen.
Case in point: DC star Gal Gadot took to Instagram today to congratulate Brie Larson on Captain Marvel‘s incredible opening weekend at the box office. “I’m so happy for you sister,” Gadot wrote, tagging Larson in the post. Alongside her message, the actress – who’s been playing Diana Prince since 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice – shared an awesome piece of fan art showing the Amazonian princess and Carol Danvers linking arms.
Prior to its release, there was a vocal online backlash against Captain Marvel from an angry minority of fans which led some to theorize that it might not hit the heights expected of it. In actual fact, though, the movie smashed it in its opening weekend, earning $455 million across the globe. That officially puts it as the sixth highest-grossing opening of all-time and the second highest superhero film debut behind Avengers: Infinity War.
On a similar note, Gadot’s fellow DC star Zachary Levi – set to feature in Shazam! next month – held nothing back when he blasted Captain Marvel trolls in a video, arguing that these sort of people are damaging the whole superhero movie fandom for everyone, making clear his support for the work of the folks at Marvel and specifically, the hero who pinched his character’s name.
Captain Marvel may be in cinemas now, but Gadot will return when Wonder Woman 1984 lassos its way into theaters on June 5th, 2020.
In a decade of countless record-breaking hits in the genre, one superhero movie stands out for its total failure. 2015’s Fantastic Four was Fox’s third attempt to bring Marvel’s First Family to the screen and at first we thought they were onto something with director Josh Trank’s darker take on the team. However, the end result was an ugly, studio-mangled mess. Fans aren’t alone in hating it, though, as it seems Trank himself agrees.
In response to Captain Marvel‘s historic opening weekend, following speculation that it might flop, music video director Joseph Kahn argued that “no superhero movie fails.” Trank then saw an opportunity to prove him wrong. “Hold my beer,” the filmmaker succinctly tweeted, going viral in the process.
Hold my beer.
— Josh Trank (@joshuatrank) March 10, 2019
Infamously, Trank voiced his frustration with the theatrical cut of Fantastic Four following its release on Twitter before he deleted his comments. The experience must have been a pretty bad one for him, too, as he hasn’t directed another film since. However, this year he’ll make a return with Fonzo, a crime biopic starring Tom Hardy as Al Capone. Seeing as some time’s passed and he’s got a new project on the way, apparently Trank can now look back at FF with some humor.
Likewise, the memory of the 2015 reboot will no doubt soon be washed away when Marvel Studios inevitably restarts the adventures of Mister Fantastic and his friends once again, now that they’re on the verge of getting the rights back from Fox. We haven’t received confirmation just yet of what the House of Ideas plans to do with the Four, but we do know that they want to make use of various characters from their mythos, such as Silver Surfer and Kang the Conqueror.
What are your thoughts on Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot, though? And what do you want to see Marvel do with the First Family? Have your say in the comments section down below.
