If you’ve watched a science fiction film or television series in the last 50 years, chances are you’ve encountered something based on the works of Philip K. Dick. With 44 published novels and 121 short stories from the early ’50s until the early ’80s, his themes of alternate realities, authoritarian governments, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence have been widely regarded as substantially ahead of their time and incredibly important to the sci-fi genre....

macOS Mojave previously introduced two new dynamic desktop wallpapers that charge appearances throughout the day. Now macOS 10.14 developer beta 5 has introduced even more new desktop picture wallpapers in addition to the appearance-changing options. You can download and use the new wallpapers below. macOS Mojave includes several variations of Abstract, Abstract Shapes, Chroma, Desert, Flower, and Reflection wallpapers. As you can see below, these range from high quality desert landscape shots and very detailed flower photography (similar to what we’ve seen on iOS) to color movements made from various materials....

Last Updated: February 23, 2020 Despite 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road becoming an instant classic and fans clamoring for more, planned sequel Mad Max: The Wasteland has been trapped in limbo. Following the release of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985, series creator George Miller felt the series was done. It took fifteen years before he conceived of the idea that grew into Fury Road and, as is the way of life in Hollywood, it took another fifteen for the movie to be released....

UPDATE: Apple has taken Group FaceTime offline in an attempt to address the issue in the interim. A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media. The bug lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming from their phone — before the person on the other end has accepted or rejected the incoming call. Apple says the issue will be addressed in a software update “later this week”....

We have shown you how to make phone calls with the Google Home speaker powered by Google Assistant and make phone calls with an Echo powered by Alexa. Today we’ll look at doing the same with the Invoke smart speaker powered by Microsoft’s Cortana. Make Phone Calls with Cortana on Harmon Kardon Invoke In addition to Skype-to-Skype calls, with Invoke, you can make free outbound calls to mobile and landline numbers based in the U....

This article will explore the dropper type of malware and examine what droppers are, how droppers spread, how droppers work, persistent versus non-persistent droppers the dangers of low-cost devices and other valuable information that will give you a better picture of this misunderstood malware. What is a dropper? Droppers are a type of Trojan and are so distinct that they are their own breed. Their signature purpose is to install other malware once they are present in a system....

While director Sam Raimi was initially working on a fourth installment in his Spider-Man franchise, starring Tobey Maguire as the iconic hero, it wasn’t meant to be. After several creative differences with Sony Pictures, it was decided that the Raimi-verse wouldn’t continue. With Spider-Man 4 scrapped, the studio proceeded with a reboot in the form of The Amazing Spider-Man with director Marc Webb. Andrew Garfield was picked to bring Spider-Man to life in this newest incarnation....

One of the best things to come out of an up and down 2016 for the DC Extended Universe was the first appearance of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Her debut in Suicide Squad quickly established her as a fan favorite character, inspiring interest in her being given a solo series. Robbie herself has taken a major interest in the character and was the one to pitch the idea of a Harley-led film to WB....

Upcoming series The New Pope has added Sharon Stone and Marilyn Manson to its cast. It’s being described as a sequel to Paolo Sorrentino’s The Young Pope, which aired back in 2016 on HBO. The original series followed Jude Law’s character, Lenny Belardo, after he became the first American pope. Diane Keaton also starred as Sister Mary, personal secretary to the Pope. The Young Pope netted a Golden Globe nomination for Law, as well as nominations for Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Production Design at the Creative Arts Emmys....

The opening shot of a movie is one of the most significant – second, perhaps, only to the closing shot – because the opening shot is the first thing the audience sees. It’s what gives them their first impressions of the story and its world, so it has to grip the viewer immediately. Martin Scorsese, possibly the greatest living director, always opens his movies with a memorable shot. Pretty much every single one of Scorsese’s shots is carefully considered and meticulously crafted, so he doesn’t slack off when it comes to the very first one featured in a film....

Y Media Lab, which creates smartphone and tablet apps for thousands of clients, says that major brands showed no interest in smartwatch apps prior to the announcement of the Apple Watch. The company’s clients include big-name brands like the BBC, Sesame Street, eBay, Disney and Bank of America, reports Business Insider. Marketing director Robbie Abed said that he couldn’t recall a single client request a smartwatch app before the Apple Watch debut, but some have “already decided” they want an app for Apple’s wearable, while others are asking whether it should form part of their marketing plans....

Last week, it was reported that Mac and iOS users in China were the target of new malware called WireLurker that resulted in Apple confirming the security issue and blocking the affected malware apps. Just days later, mobile security research firm FireEye reports it has uncovered a major iOS security flaw that it claims poses a much bigger threat to Apple users than WireLurker. According to FireEye, the new so-called “Masque Attack” security flaw was uncovered in July and exists because iOS does not enforce matching certificates for apps with the same bundle identifier....

Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo were worried they were destroying their characters in Thor: Ragnarok. Playing Thor and Bruce Banner aka Hulk respectively, the Avenger pals teamed up for the first time outside MCU’s ensemble flicks in Taika Waititi’s 2017 movie. And considering how the film essentially soft rebooted both heroes, the actors were unsure if they were doing the right thing during principal photography. Ragnarok is Hemsworth’s fifth go at the God of Thunder, while it was only Ruffalo’s third time as the green rage monster....

HotPrints recently announced a new deal that allows users to create custom photo books for absolutely free through their service. Not only is the service free but HotPrints will also print, assemble, and ship the book to your house for free too. Typically, this service would run you around $2.99 per photo book plus $.80 or so for shipping (still not bad.) However Free is Free which is why I wanted to make sure all you groovy readers heard about it!...

Last Updated: February 23, 2020 Netflix’s French horror series Marianne ends with a chilling cliffhanger, but unfortunately, there won’t be a season 2. Created and directed by Samuel Bodin, the 8-episode first season of Marianne dropped in September 2019, and was written by Bodin and Quoc Dang Tran. French actress Victoire Du Bois (Call Me by Your Name) stars in Marianne as horror novelist Emma Larsimon, who achieved fame and success by writing about her nightmares of an evil witch called Marianne....

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Yer a wizard, Stephen! Doctor Strange learns about magic in adulthood, but the acerbic Avenger and his friends and allies would have fit right in at Hogwarts. From insistent studiers to brave warriors to the kind and community-minded, Doctor Strange characters (and characters that are closely associated with him in Infinity War and Endgame) belong in all four Hogwarts houses. Doctor Strange’s environment is more academic than most in the MCU, but it takes more than a love of books to make a Ravenclaw....

Prepare for a war from Hell, as the battle brewing between Ghost Riders Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch is set to reach its boiling point in April’s Ghost Rider #7 from writer Ed Brisson and artist Aaron Kuder. The King of Hell himself, Johnny Blaze, once again reunited with the Spirit of Vengeance, is taking on his mentally worn down long-lost brother Danny Ketch, now possessed by the Spirit of Corruption....

Marvel’s Runaways is looking very likely to be renewed for a third season, with Hulu’s content chief Craig Erwich praising the performance of season 2. One of two young-adult Marvel TV series, Runaways stars a group of teenagers who discover their parents really are evil - in fact, they’re actually full-on supervillains. The show’s 13-episode second season dropped on December 21 last year, and it was pretty clear Marvel expected it to be renewed....

Marvel Comics is teasing that Iron Man is finally about to get married - to the X-Men’s Emma Frost. The relationship between the X-Men and the Avengers has been famously fractious, with the rival superhero teams going head-to-head on several occasions. Take, for example, the relationship between Tony Stark and the telepathic Emma Frost. The two first crossed paths long before Stark suited up as Iron Man for the first time, with both enjoying membership of New York’s Hellfire Club, and they became “friends with benefits....