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WARNING: Major spoilers for Pet Sematary - Apart from altering Stephen King’s original ending, the latest adaptation of Pet Sematary also increases the body count and resurrects some unexpected characters in the titular cursed graveyard. Even the major spoiler that was revealed in the trailers didn’t ruin certain creative liberties taken in the film’s final act. Based on Stephen King’s 1983 novel of the same name, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary follows Louis and Rachel Creed (Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz, respectively) as they move their family of four from the busy city life of Boston to the slow (and later discovered, supernatural) small town life of Ludlow, Maine....

Pinch? Swipe? How about “dig a hole” or “open the window”? Another round of Apple Inc filed patents have been published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office. The most interesting of the latest patents (via Patently Apple) is one focused on “advancing iOS metaphors to a higher level”. What does this mean exactly? Essentially it would see iOS including a number of new interactive UI elements, many of which will replicate the experience of being able to “manipulate and organize various graphical objects”, similar to the desktop-like environment of “conventional personal computers” (OS X)....

A new collection of international posters have been released for next month’s release, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Pirates of the Caribbean has been sailing along as a franchise since 2003, when Johnny Depp first introduced audiences to his now-beloved Jack Sparrow character. Over the years, a lot of big-name stars have hit the high seas with Depp, including Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Naomie Harris and Penelope Cruz....

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Let’s put it in a simple manner. While computers understand just 0’s and 1’s (binary language/machine language/ [low-level language]), it is very difficult to program in a binary language for us human. Perl is a programming language which uses natural language elements, words that are used in common English language and is, therefore, easier to understand by humans [high-level language]. Now there’s a problem; computers cannot understand high-level languages, which we humans can easily understand....

Ralph Breaks the Internet is the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph and is the 57th animated feature from the Disney Studios. It is directed by Rich Moore (who directed Wreck-it Ralph and co-directed Zootopia) and Phil Johnston (co-writer from the first film now joining in as co-director on the sequel) . At this point, Screen Rant has interviewed the directors of Ralph Breaks the Internet several times, so this time for the home release, we go deep into one of the most iconic scenes in the film....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT5W_Mjuz5I] Philips announced today that it would launch what it called “the world’s smartest LED bulb” exclusively at Apple stores starting tomorrow. The bulbs themselves work like any standard light bulb, but they use a bridge plugged into your router to allow you to personalize lighting settings and timers. This of course is not the first app-enabled product for the home to hit Apple Stores. Apple already sold the first and second-generation of the Nest Learning Thermostat....

Pinterest is rolling out an update to its iOS and Android apps to allow greater control over your content. At the bottom level, you’ll be able to rearrange pins – something the company says has been one of its most-requested features … At the next level up, you can reorder sections. Finally, once you’ve completed a project – remodelling your kitchen, planning a vacation or organizing your wedding – you can archive the board....

For over 40 years, the People’s Choice Awards have shaken up the critics circuit by letting the general public weigh in on the best and brightest in entertainment. It’s also one of the few ceremonies that honor television, film, and, music, so the ballot often includes a wide-ranging swath of performers. The nominees at the 2017 iteration stretched from comic book blockbuster Suicide Squad to animated standout Zootopia and raunchy comedy Bad Moms....

Perian is one of the must-have utilities for your Mac. It’s an open-source and free media component that enables compatibility with dozens of audio and video formats not natively supported by Mac OS X. And because it’s a QuickTime plugin, it enables new media formats on a system-wide basis. Perian versions 1.2.2 is now available for download. It brings, for the first time ever, support for the Google-promoted WebM open video format and VP8 media container – outside the confines of the Chrome browser which supports these formats out-of-the-box....

Popular live streaming app Periscope has today announced a major update for its iOS app, bringing with it a handful of new features and optimizations for Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The update bumps the app to version 1.3 and was detailed in a blog post on Medium by Periscope. First off, the update introduces a new version of the app’s popular Global Map feature. This capability was originally introduced back in June with a handful of limitations....

Pinterest announced today that it is rolling out a new Pincodes feature to all users. The social network says this feature makes it easier to discover design ideas, recipes, and more. In a blog post, Pinterest highlighted how Pincodes can be used by retailers and other companies to share things such as design inspiration and recipes. One company Pinterest is sponsoring with for the rollout of Pincodes is Nordstrom: Other launch partners include Kraft Heinz for recipes, Home Depot stores, and more:...

It might sound like the stuff of Hollywood urban legends but it was a role on the kids’ TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse as Cowboy Curtis that helped make award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne a star. Pee-wee’s Playhouse was by no means Fishburne’s first rodeo, of course. He’s been acting since he was a child and counts the 1975 film Cornbread, Earl And Me and a 12-episode stint on soap opera One Life To Live among his early credits....

In this article, I will provide details of these scams. Contest winner scams have been adopted by phishers all over the world and can truly pose a threat if users aren’t cautious. Strategies used in this phishing attack How this phishing attack unfolds: A user is browsing around the internet looking for information and lands on a legitimate site. Suddenly a pop-up appears saying something like “Congratulations User …” or “You are the chosen …” or “You are the winner of our Promotional Contest”....

Pixelmator Pro today released version 1.3.4 with two major new features. ML Match Colors lets you drag an image into the Color Adjustments sidebar. Pixelmator Pro analyzes the image, pulls out the dominant colors, and then sets the adjustments such that the image in the canvas adopts the same color palette. Pixelmator Pro also adds a new Free Transform tools to skew and perspective transform layers in the canvas. The original Pixelmator offered a Transform option, and now the developers have brought the same feature to Pixelmator Pro … and improved on it further....

Click for higher quality images We’ve been looking at plastic renderings of the highly anticipated plastic “budget” iPhone for almost 6 months now. Analysts, leakers, and reports from all over have pinpointed a plastic shell in a variety of colors. We even commissioned a ten-color rendering way back in April (above). Now Techdy shows us what it would look like if one of those shells was put on a screen and given a high quality video/image treatment....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEwM2X6YuY&feature=player_embedded] News 1. Pocket God | 99 cents Bolt Creative just launched the 47th and “final-ish” content update for its episodic microgame app. The update brought “Episode 47: Apocalypse, Ow!” to users, access to the Apocalypse Temple’s Closet Room, and a strange Pygmy named Tom. Bolt Creative teased Episode 47 on it’s blog last friday, and it announced the new episode launch today: So check out this very final-ish update (after all the apocalypse is in two days) for Pocket God, as we get “The Runs” ready for unleashing next year!...

In this PostgreSQL tutorial, you will learn: What is Postgresql Substring? Syntax Examples Matching Substrings with SQL Regular Expression Matching Substrings Using pgAdmin Syntax The PostgreSQL substring function takes the following syntax: Parameters Examples In this example, we want to extract the first 4 characters from the word Guru99: The command will return the following: We did not specify the starting position, so the extraction of the substring start at position 1....

Following the launch of the W1-equipped Beats Solo3 on-ear headphones, Beats has now launched the latest iteration of its Powerbeats wireless earphones, the Powerbeats 3, making it the second audio peripheral to ship with the Apple W1 chip, which enables easy instantaneous pairing between Apple devices. The Powerbeats 3 feature up to 12 hour battery life on a single charge, with a ‘Fast Fuel’ 5 minute top up charge providing an hour of playtime in a hurry....

Philips is retroactively adding HomeKit support and features to several existing Hue accessories through the latest software update. Hue tap, dimmer switch, and motion sensor all gain compatibility with Apple’s Home app and automation features when used with the second-gen bridge. Philips was one of the first accessory makers to deliver HomeKit support with its smart lighting system, and the latest software update to the iOS app and HomeKit-compatible bridge makes tap, dimmer switch, and motion sensor work with Apple’s smart home platform....