PayPal is quietly rolling out basic banking services to some of its U.S. customers, which include a debit card and the ability to deposit checks – alongside the loans which were already available. For customers who accept, their PayPal balances also become protected by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) insurance. Surprisingly, PayPal has found a way to do this without a U.S. banking license … The WSJ reports that it has partnered with a number of licensed banks whose own branding remains hidden....

Last week we noticed that Apple had started seeding Apple Watch review units to the media, and this evening the device is getting more promotion. On popular TV show “The Voice,” coach Pharrell Williams can clearly be seen wearing the Apple Watch. Likewise, Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending the NCCA national championship game with the Apple Watch clearly strapped on his wrist. Tim Cook appears to be wearing the stainless steel Apple Watch with a white sport band, while Pharrell appears to have on a Gold Edition model with a white sport band....

AllThingsD got a few words in with Apple Senior Vice President of Marketing Phil Schiller. The Apple keynoter extraordinaire defended the decision to keep Passbook NFC-free, noting it had all of the functionality needed. No word on whether or not iTunes is a monopoly. As for wireless charging, Schiller notes that the wireless charging systems still have to be plugged into the wall, so it’s not clear how much convenience they add....

Adobe has announced the availability of Photoshop native M1 Mac support in a day-one beta. It lacks a lot of the features in the release version, but the company says there are more on the way. We are excited to announce the first Beta release of Photoshop running natively on Apple Silicon hardware! This early version of Photoshop for Apple Silicon offers many of the core Photoshop features that you’ve come to rely on for your day to day editing needs, and we’ll be adding more features in the weeks to come …...

While regular Apple Pay users tend to love the mobile wallet service, Apple so far hasn’t really hit mass-market adoption. Ironically, it seems a physical Apple Card could be the thing that changes that. Absolute numbers for Apple Pay sound impressive. Tim Cook announced that there were over a billion Apple Pay transactions in Q3 of 2018, for example. It’s been estimated that around a third of iPhone users have activated it....

Plex today announced plans to acquire streaming video news service Watchup and deliver the news content directly to the over 10 million people using its media server apps. The deal will bring video news content from CNN, CBS, Sky News, Euronews, the Wall Street Journal, and many others to Plex’s exiting user base. That means that Plex, which lets users store and watch video, photos, and music through media server and companion apps for computers and mobile devices, will also soon offer news content from Watchup....

If you are like us, probably the toughest decision you are facing this year is figuring out which new Retina MacBook color you will be getting. The buying process otherwise is more like buying an iPad than a Mac with only 2 speed/storage models. Will you match your Space Gray iPad and iPhone and now Apple Watch? Or, will you sport the same silver of the Macs that actually do some real work?...

In November 2018 the legions of Penny Dreadful fans were treated to the announcement that Showtime was resurrecting the series, which had ended after its third season. Some fans felt this was a premature ending, but given that it was a decision made by creator John Logan and not a cancellation, it was hard to argue with. The news of the new show, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels, told fans that they were in for something very different this time and they shouldn’t necessarily expect a direct sequel to the Victorian horror literature mashup they loved so much....

The recent Pet Sematary remake took plenty of creative liberties with Stephen King’s novel, and killing Ellie instead of Gage was easily the most unexpected turn. That said, as refreshing as it might be for adaptations to subvert expectations, this change wasn’t quite as successful as the intention was inspired. In King’s original novel, once Louis and Rachel Creed move their family to Ludlow, Maine, their lives are as good as cursed....

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi was recently cast in James Gunn’s sequel/soft reboot The Suicide Squad in a mystery role - but he has offered the hint that his character is “completely bald.” Filming on The Suicide Squad will begin this month, and Capaldi already has his hair buzzed short in preparation. Capaldi joins a packed cast that includes returning characters from David Ayer’s 2016 movie Suicide Squad, as well as a host of new characters....

Angel Has Fallen finally introduces fans of the Fallen series to Mike’s (Gerard Butler) family. His wife Leah, played by Piper Perabo, is a supportive but strong-willed woman who knows what’s best for her husband and doesn’t hold back on his behalf. Given the extreme circumstances of the film, she has her work cut out for her, and Perabo spoke with Screen Rant about the roller coaster of emotions Leah deals with onscreen....

Pokemon Sword and Shield introduced a new layer of battle with Gigantamax. Here’s a guide to help players use Gigantamax effectively. The Pokemon series has always developed new ways to spice up its now over 20-year-old battle system. Beginning in Pokemon Red and Blue, most players had to understand was the different typing advantages. As the series grew, new features like Pokemon X and Y’s Mega Evolutions, where for the first time ever, Pokemon were able to enter the fourth stage of evolution for a limited time, and Pokemon Sun and Moon’s X-Moves permitted Pokemon to pull off one power attack, usually shown with beautiful animations....

When the Essential Phone was revealed yesterday, all eyes were on one particular design feature: a display that extended right to the top of the phone, with a small cutout for the camera. We asked whether Apple should take a similar approach with the iPhone 8, and the majority of readers were opposed. Just 22% of you thought it was a good idea, while a full 60% didn’t like it....

Instapaper, the handy app that lets you grab content from the web and other apps for offline reading later, has been updated with support for the Handoff feature introduced as part of iOS 8. Version 6.1 of the app also has an improved save function, allowing you to save content directly to a particular folder, and allows you to enable a counter which displays a badge with the number of saved articles when viewing the app’s icon on the homescreen....

Files are usually used to store information such as: Configuration settings of a program Simple data such as contact names against the phone numbers. Images, Pictures, Photos, etc. In this tutorial, you will learn- PHP File Formats Support PHP file() Function PHP file_exists() Function PHP fopen() Function PHP fwrite() Function PHP fclose() Function PHP fgets() Function PHP copy() Function Deleting a file PHP file_get_contents() Function PHP File Formats Support PHP file functions support a wide range of file formats that include:...

A new Pirates of the Caribbean featurette examines the movie’s journey from its humble beginnings as a Disneyland ride. The release of the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Dead Men Tell No Tales, is right around the corner. Once again, Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, opposite Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa. Orlando Bloom also returns to the franchise, as Will Turner, while new cast members include Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth, and Javier Bardem as the ghostly Salazar....

Plex is out with a major new app update today that includes two big changes. First up is a new personalization feature that lets you arrange your home screen within the app as well as top-level navigation. And second is podcast support with subscribing to shows and playing back episodes. The new navigation customization lets you organize the media streaming app based on how you use it and what content you want to see....

Pokemon is one of the most popular franchises out there. Be it the video games, the movies, or the anime itself, there is a huge fan following of anything that is related to the Pokemon. One of the most popular aspects of the Pokemon franchise is the trading card game. The trading card game got launched over two decades ago and is still one of the most popular trading card games out there....

While earlier reports have suggested that the iPhone 8 will be available in just two storage tiers – 64GB and 256GB – a new rumor today suggests that there will be a third option: 512GB. Is this overkill for a phone, or does it make sense these days? You could make an argument either way … The argument against says that it’s a phone. Lots of on-board storage might make sense for an iPad, where you may choose to carry lots of downloaded movies and TV shows for viewing while travelling, and you may use an iPad as a video-editing device, storing your 4K footage on the device....

These Perl MCQ questions will help you with self-assessment and preparation for the Perl certification exam. Take this free Perl Quiz online which contains MCQs to test your knowledge of Perl. What is Perl Certification exam? Perl Certification Exam is a test that verifies the knowledge of a candidate for Perl programming language with arrays, strings, functions, variables, data types, hashes, decision control structure, etc. How to prepare for the Perl Certification Exam?...