Foxconn has today shared its ambitious plans to make more iPhones in India — just as we get official confirmation that Chinese-made models will face 15% tariffs from December. Foxconn currently has two assembly plants in India and says that it plans to expand those as well as open two more… Bloomberg reports that Trump’s trade war with China, supposedly designed to encourage companies to manufacture in the US, is instead simply persuading them to look for the next low-cost production base....

Marvel’s Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics has changed Thor’s appearance from what it was at the time of the game’s reveal. The Marvel’s Avengers Thor appearance change follows a storm of fan criticism of the game’s character designs. Publisher Square Enix unveiled Marvel’s Avengers at E3 2019 with a cinematic trailer and release date. Many felt the reveal’s lack of gameplay was rather anticlimactic, and general reactions to the game were mixed....

The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) is a test that is used to analyze the psychological traits exhibited by individuals. The categories used in the test to determine particular qualities are Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perception, Introversion/Extroversion, and Sensing/Intuition. According to the test, a person can fit into one side of each of the categories, resulting in a potential sixteen different “personality types” they could inhibit. In 2019, no movie featured as many different personalities as Quentin Tarantino’sGolden Globe-winning hit, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....

Nucleus Research has been conducting an in-depth study on Mac versus PC in the enterprise. Ian Campbell, CEO of the company, writes: “We’ve been investigating the ROI from Macs versus PCs in the business environment. I was reviewing the data from a case study one of our analysts is completing and the results are interesting.” He continues: “This particular company has approximately 1700 employees with a mixed environment of PC users and Mac users....

Madden NFL 20 offers new gameplay modes and the ability to craft an ultimate team, but doesn’t separate itself from the games that came before. Fans of EA’s long-running Madden NFL series can be easily separated into casual and hardcore categories, and both sets of players will find things to love and hate about Madden 20. The 33rd game in EA’s mega popular franchise, Madden 20 fixes numerous issues that were present in former titles but hasn’t yet crossed the line into what sports enthusiasts refer to as a “perfect game....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. WWDC was actually light on specific updates for the K–12 environment....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. The discussion around macOS and iOS has been going on since the iPad was first released....

One of the trends we’ve seen over the years in K–12 is the move away from native applications for the desktop. In fact, outside of Microsoft Office, I don’t know of a mass market application that’s launched as a native app on macOS in my entire time as an IT Director in education since 2009. Content/development firms for K–12 have always wanted a write once and run everywhere approach. It was tried with Java....

The cast of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues to grow, with actress Rosalind Chao reportedly joining the ensemble. Chao most recently appeared in the Netflix film The Laundromat and will next be seen in the live-action Mulan, where she will play Mulan’s mother Hua Li. Shang-Chi’s cast already includes newcomer Simu Liu as the titular hero and Tony Leung as the film’s villain The Mandarin. Awkwafina will also appear in the film, though her role has not been revealed....

New Loki Trailer from Marvel Studios Unlike previous clips, this one shows an actual scene from the show that features the God of Mischief himself, Loki, and Mobius introducing himself to Loki. They travel down a corridor of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) headquarters. In case you missed it, you can check out the new trailer below.  Loki appears to be recruited by the TVA leader, Mobius, to help fix the broken timeline....

But social media usage is on the rise, with 76% of consumers reporting they used social media more in the last year and 63% purchased on it. Recent data like this from the Sprout Social Index 2021™, UK & Ireland report should serve as a wake-up call for retailers sceptical about what social media is worth. Whether it’s a digital or in-person purchase, social followers signal potential business for brands of all shapes and sizes....

Jada Pinkett-Smith is in talks to return as Niobe in Matrix 4. It has been over 15 years since a Matrix movie was in theaters, but the franchise is finally on track to see a new installment made. The news of Matrix 4 happening came earlier this year when it was announced that Lana Wachowski was attached to write and direct the fourth film. This came after prior reports of a possible reboot being in the works, but this is a new project entirely....

These new consumer habits that we have developed aren’t necessarily down to laziness - it’s the fact that the sheer volume of content out there is overwhelming. We don’t have the time, or the patience, to dig a little deeper for those extra details - we want clear, concise messaging and we want it straight away. We’re also starting to see that online audiences are getting younger and they are used to having answers quickly, usually through the use of a search engine or even on social media....

Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. When the iPad was released was back in 2010, many people in the education industry saw it as a way to end the large backpacks that children have to carry back and forth to school....

According to Taika Waititi, there’s an ongoing debate about whether or not to keep Thor fat. Waititi, who directed Thor: Ragnarok and who will return to helm Thor: Love and Thunder, explained that there’s a revealing question at the heart of what otherwise might be a mostly aesthetic detail. The transformation for Thor hasn’t been merely physical, though. While he’s always had his supports, and while audiences have been fond of Chris Hemsworth’s performance as the hammer-wielding Avenger, it wasn’t until the third installment that the franchise earned glowing reviews....

One of the best ways of exchanging files between your Mac and other compatible devices is via Bluetooth. It is wireless, easy to use, and is highly portable. Unfortunately, there are specific issues at times that lead to loss of Bluetooth connectivity. In this guide, we will help you get acquainted with the causes behind Bluetooth connection problems in macOS, and their potential solutions. Also Read FIX: Crunchyroll Black Screen When Streaming...

Create Automatic Restore Points for Windows 10 Pro It’s usually not turned on by default, so the first thing you need to do is enable System Restore. Hit the Windows Key and type: restore point and hit Enter. Then click the Configure button and make sure System Protection is marked. There you can also set the amount of disk space used for the restore point backup. If you’re running Windows 10 Pro you can set this up using Group Policy....

Angelina Jolie will reprise the title role for Disney’s forthcoming sequel Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil – here’s what to expect from the fairy tale adventure. The original Maleficent offered a revisionist take on the character, an iconic villain from Disney’s 1959 animated Sleeping Beauty. In that version, Maleficent curses Princess Aurora out of spite for not being invited to her christening, but the 2014 movie reveals she had a dark history with King Stefan and the curse was born out of revenge....

MacRumors notes that many iTunes song previews have reverted back to 30 seconds. Previews were increased to 90 seconds in the U.S. back in 2010 with the increased time rolled out internationally the following year. It’s not immediately clear what is behind the change, nor what is determining which tracks are affected, but as we’re finding different people are seeing different length previews for the same tracks – even when both are in the same country – some kind of glitch may be the most likely explanation....

Nintendo today officially released Mario Kart Tour for iOS. The app is a free download with in-app purchases and subscriptions, and initial indications are that the game is popular among early adopters. New data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower, cited by VentureBeat, indicates that Mario Kart Tour reached the number one spot on the free App Store charts in 58 markets today. That includes both the United States and Japan....