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The PlayStation 5 has appeared on the horizon, and the president of Sony is personally overseeing the games that he believes will either make or break the system. There have been rumors circulating about the PlayStation 5 and how fast it is for a year now, along with leaked designs and patent documents that hint at it being a powerful piece of hardware. Sony officially announced the PlayStation 5 with a Holiday 2020 release window as part of a statement that revealed a lot of information about the hardware within the new console....

A new survey by research organization Pew Internet & American Life Project depicts how Apple’s iPad slid from 81 percent in 2011 to 52 percent in 2012, in terms of U.S. adult tablet ownership, due to lower-priced Android slates steadily gaining traction. Pew’s Journalism website elaborated: Android-based devices are now at 48 percent overall: approximately 21 percent own the Android-forked Kindle Fire, 8 percent own the Samsung Galaxy, and the remaining is a mix....

Star Wars fans don’t have to worry about not getting content from their favorite franchise for the rest of 2019, as its dominating the final weeks of the year. Star Wars began its run in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope, followed by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, forming what’s collectively known as the “original trilogy”. The franchise continued expanding and a prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, with the sequel trilogy beginning in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

Planet Terror presented an apocalypse triggered by the leak of a biochemical weapon that turned people into deformed, disgusting zombies, but what exactly is DC2? Planet Terror is Robert Rodriguez’s contribution to the horror double feature Grindhouse, with Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof being the other half of the project. The purpose of Grindhouse was to bring back the experience of watching exploitation film double features, which were characterized by poor print quality visuals and the use of themes that messed with viewers’ sensitivity....

For those unfamiliar, there are two key components to Plex. First and foremost, the service allows users to host their own libraries of TV shows and movies, and access those libraries remotely. Plex has also been expanding and debuted its own streaming service in 2019, offering users a variety of free TV shows and movies. It’s the latter component of Plex that is now available in the TV app and via Siri....

Plugable’s latest release is a Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD that uses a PCIe connection. The external drive features an aluminum design, speeds up to 2400 MB/s, an integrated Thunderbolt 3 cable, and more. The company is also doing a launch special, taking up to $100 off the new SSDs. The Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD was announced in a press release today: Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD highlights: Portable aluminum design Thunderbolt 3 interface with integrated 7-inch/18 cm 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 cable 1TB/2TB NVMe Solid State storage with PCIe Gen3 x4 link Sequential transfer speeds of 2400+ MB/s read and 1800+ MB/s write 36-month warranty Read more about the new Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSDs on Plugable’s website and the video below....

Niantic, the developers of the highly popular augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go have been making efforts to allow fans to enjoy the game even indoors during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For example, there is the much-acclaimed Battle League in Pokémon Go. Once designed to enable local players and friends to face off against each other, it now allows everybody across the globe to participate in edge-of-the-seat competitive matches against each other....

SwiftKey, the popular alternative keyboard for iPhone and iPad, is out today with a big update that adds a ton of new emoji characters and other improvements. SwiftKey version 1.3.3 includes support for choosing the skin tone of human emoji characters, adds new flag and family emoji, and even features the Vulcan Salute emoji without needing it add it yourself. Apple first brought these new emoji characters to the iPhone and iPad through iOS 8....

PBS updated their free iPad application today with support for multitasking and Apple’s AirPlay technology. You can now find a video that you want to watch from PBS, stream it to your Apple TV, and multitask around your iPad. Hopefully ABC decides to bring AirPlay to their app. Thanks, William What’s new in version 1.2: – Enjoy streaming video on AirPlay supported devices like an AppleTV connected TV. – Quickly resume your program or browsing after switching away....

You surely recall how computer maker Hewlett-Packard announced earlier this month it would exit the low-margin PC business, stop selling smartphones and tablets and sell out or license the webOS operating business. Well, less than two weeks later HP’s PC chief Todd Bradley tells Reuters that the TouchPad could make a come back: We’re not sure quite what to think of it. Was the whole “we’re killing the TouchPad” thing just a marketing ploy?...

Here’s a quick cast and character guide for CBS’ sci-fi thriller Person Of Interest. Person Of Interest creator Jonathan Nolan started his career as a writer on projects directed by brother Christopher Nolan. Jonathan wrote the short story that served as the basis for 2000’s twisty thriller Memento, and he later worked on the screenplays for Interstellar and the final two entries in The Dark Knight trilogy. Jonathan Nolan is also behind the TV reboot of Westworld, which is based on Michael Crichton’s cult sci-fi movie of the same name....

Author Stephen King is such a prolific and popular writer that it seems there is a new film or TV adaptation of one of his works coming out at least once a year. With the success of adaptations, remakes, and inspired works like It, Castle Rock, and Pet Sematary, it seems like Stephen King is having a bit of a moment as of late. While Stephen King has produced more memorable horror stories that are worthy of adaptation than most people can count, it’s easy to understand why there are a few select King properties that are being remade....

Apple has systematically removed many time-tracking / parental control over the last year, leading to a bevy of upset developers whose businesses have been crippled, and even an antitrust lawsuit. In an email to a MacRumors reader, Apple’s Phil Schiller explains that Apple is pulling third-party screen time apps that abused the MDM (mobile device management) system to track all data and activity on a children’s device to be able to present that information to parents who have downloaded these apps....

Best Reviews, a site that guides consumers on best products (including best password management apps) and services, points out that fake password reset emails are actually one of the oldest internet scams. The scheme is actually effective as it bets on the fact that users are very often asked to update their passwords periodically; therefore, these requests can seem legitimate. There are, however, ways for users to recognize the scam and defend their system....

A few more Pokemon Sword and Shield monsters officially have plushies on the way, and they would make for some super effective gifts this holiday season. It’s been a weird time to be a fan of the Pokemon franchise, with massive controversy surrounding the titles ahead of their release. The initial problem some gamers had with the games was the confirmation that Sword and Shield would cut the National Dex, meaning that not every pocket monster would be returning....

Past versions of tvOS have suggested that Apple is planning a new version of the Apple TV. For instance, tvOS 13.4 includes references to a new Apple TV model with Apple’s A12 or A13 processor. For comparison’s sake, the current Apple TV is powered by the A10 Fusion chip. Previous reporting also indicated that the new Apple TV will include HDMI 2.1 input, which makes improves specifically targeting latency and fast-moving content for gamers....

Popular to-do list application Clear today has been updated to finally add support for the iPhone X display. The update also brings new ‘teaser themes’ and removes support for the Clear Apple Watch app. Despite the iPhone X launching some 10 months ago, only today has Clear been updated to support the device’s 5.8-inch OLED display. With today’s update, Clear now takes full advantage of the display, as opposed to letterboxing around the top and bottom....

Up there with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader is one of the best living American filmmakers. His career spans multiple decades and genres. Their styles and perspectives are so aligned that Schrader has written multiple screenplays for Scorsese films, including Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. A Michigan native, Schrader is also an accomplished director in his own right, responsible for quite a few critically acclaimed features that highlight his gritty approach to cinematic storytelling....

The cast of Showtime’s upcoming spinoff Penny Dreadful: City of Angels continues to grow, this time by adding Rory Kinnear in the role of a German pediatrician. Kinnear is the first member of the new cast to also have played a prominent role in all three seasons of the original Penny Dreadful. He was, of course, the poetry-loving Monster created by Harry Treadaway’s Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who went on to choose the name John Clare, which makes sense given the somewhat negative connotations associated with something like “The Monster....

Though it got mixed reviews from audiences, Pet Sematary’s 2019 remake was, overall, a worthy adaptation of its source material; the alternate ending, however, was so tragic and dark that it might have won over more hardcore King fans if it had been the chosen finale. While many films do have alternate endings, the one that ultimately makes it into the theatrical cut of a film typically depends on numbers and test audiences....