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Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad reviews are in after the company brought an official trackpad experience to the iPad Pro for the first time. Orders went live ahead of the expected May timeframe, and we got an early look thanks to some hands-on videos from a few people who got theirs early. We learned this morning that the combination of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 13-inch MacBook Air – and we’re now seeing the first full reviews of the device …...

According to McAfee, threat actors are increasingly abusing push notifications to impersonate legitimate Windows alerts. Clicking on the alert redirects users to a fake Windows update website telling them their antivirus subscription has expired and that McAfee has detected various threats on their system. This message deceives the user into downloading the fake update, which can harvest system and user information. Fake Windows Defender update: Why it’s easy to fall for McAfee researchers stated that browser push notifications could closely resemble Windows system updates....

The Kingpin is losing his grip as warped-experiments from sadistic research, The Unwanted, have escaped confinement while dead faculty of the supervillain-rehab return from the grave in Ravencroft: Institute for the Criminally Insane. Facing investigations into staff-shakeups and blanket secrecy at the institute, Kingpin is confronted by Head of Security, John Jameson — aka the Man-Wolf, and former Ravencroft security chief —who threatens to go public on dubious consulting appointments at the infirmary....

IDG and GSMA Mobile World Congress are coming together to bring an Apple mobile presence to the yearly parade of mobile devices in Barcelona held every February. Just like Macworld in San Francisco, this one won’t have an official Apple presence, but Macworld will be on hand to shepherd mobile apps developers and accessory makers who want to showcase their wares on the world stage. We’ve always wanted an excuse to go to Barcelona in February!...

Apple’s Campus 2 project continues to make strides with the latest drone video (below) showing the majority of the foundation completed on the massive structure, which Apple CEO Tim Cook has called the ‘Greenest in the World’. You can see the front 2/3rds of the structure is now cemented in with the rear third still dirt and subterranean walls also built along the sides. The controversial structure which will house 12,000 staff in 2....

iCloud for Windows First, download the iCloud Control Panel for Windows. It only works with Windows Vista SP 2 and higher – Windows XP users are out of luck. If you’re running Outlook during the install, you’ll receive a notification to close out of it before continuing with the installation. Then the Installation is basic. Follow the install wizard and when it’s done, make sure Open the iCloud Control Panel is checked....

When Man of Steel kickstarted the DCEU back in 2013, it looked like the start of a promising future. However, many fans were shocked that it took Warner Bros. and DC as long as it did to announce development on Man of Steel 2, with the studio just confirming that the sequel was in the works last year. Luckily, it looks as though some traction on the Man of Steel sequel may finally be underway, following reports last month that Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn was in talks with the studio to direct the project....

Cate Blanchett has had a vibrant and extensive career. After catapulting to international stardom in Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (1998), she went on to score a bevy of high-profile roles and a trove of accolades, including two Academy Awards for her work in The Aviator and Blue Jasmine. Across the span of her near-thirty year run on screen and stage, she’s tackled a wide array of characters. She played a regal elf woman in Lord of the Rings and Hobbit, the wicked step-mother in Cinderella, and a version of Bob Dylan in I’m Not There, amongst a wealth of many other divergent parts....

Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo’s latest game on mobile devices, had the most successful first day of any other Nintendo mobile title by a large margin, earning more than 20 million downloads in the 24 hours following its launch. Other Nintendo mobile titles include Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. Although the legendary video game company’s mobile games have undoubtedly seen much success, some of Nintendo’s iOS and Android titles have been met with controversy....

Warning: SPOILERS for Venom #13 The War of the Realms has just pulled Venom into the fight… by giving Eddie Brock a monstrous new symbiote suit. Given to him by Malekith’s War Witches, the sorcerers hope he would become an agent of evil and fight for the Dark Elf Malekith in the war. But this new, magical Venom symbiote suit isn’t just an updated look: this is ALL Eddie. That means no symbiote to communicate with, or to alter his emotions or memories into a force for good....

Warning: SPOILERS for Falcon & Winter Soldier #1 Marvel Comics just gave the Winter Soldier the perfect new status quo in Marvel’s espionage community. Life hasn’t exactly been easy for Bucky Barnes. Although he was thrilled to work alongside Captain America as a teenager in World War II, he wound up stranded behind enemy lines and left for dead. Captured by Hydra, he was subjected to brainwashing and cybernetic experiments in order to become the Winter Soldier....

The former contestant on The Masked Singer, Victor Oladipo - also known as Thingamajig - asked judge Nicole Scherzinger on a date after his unmasking and has plans to get her on a date. The two have had a whole season of flirting and smiles that even caught the attention of the rest of the judges and audience. Season 2 of The Masked Singer has quickly taken over Wednesday nights as a fan must-see....

One of the most revered directors both living today and of all time, Martin Scorsese has crafted a brilliant career for both himself and audiences. He has made classic after classic to this day and even after a career spanning over fifty years, he is still at the top of his game. Scorsese presents audiences with stories he feels the need to tell through his films. Scorsese is outspoken on his opinion of big blockbusters in Hollywood today....

For three consecutive years, Marvel Studios has managed to release three new Marvel Cinematic Universe films a year. Beginning with their 2017 slate, Marvel Studios managed to increase from their usual annual output of two titles a year by 50%. It’s a consistent feat that will become briefly interrupted in the new year of 2020 thanks to behind-the-scenes issues on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. This means Marvel Studios will be releasing only two titles in 2020, starting with the May 2020 feature Black Widow from director Cate Shortland, and then the November 2020 title Eternals from director Chloe Zhao....

Next year, Marvel Studios will be bringing us a standalone movie about one of its most obscure properties: the Eternals. The film is definitely a risk, but according to Kevin Feige, it’s a risk worth taking. And to be fair, every time Marvel has taken a risk in the past — making a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, tearing the Avengers apart in Civil War, giving Infinity War a really downer ending etc....

A new single-player RPG called Wheel of Fate has been announced by developers UDX Interactive and Game Pill, and it has quite the pedigree behind it - ex-Mass Effect 2 designer Miles Holmes is behind the new launch, and will be bringing the experience he garnered while working at BioWare during that studio’s best years to the new title. Single-player gaming has experienced something of a resurgence over the last few years after fans began growingly increasingly concerned about the genre’s future thanks to microtransaction-based business models and the dominance of multiplayer franchises in sales....

No, I’m not talking about the product you make or the services you offer. I mean – what’s your impact? On your community? On society? In the world? If you’re not sure of the answer, you’d better figure it out. And soon. Research by Cone Communications revealed that 64% of Millennials – on track to represent 50% of the workforce by 2020 – won’t take a job if a company doesn’t have strong corporate social responsibility values....

Many users are annoyed by the changing macOS Ventura wallpaper. The desktop wallpaper doesn’t remain the same in the next boot or after a while. The operating system changes the background with time. There are many ways to keep the desired art on the desktop. We have compiled a list of solutions to resolve the macOS issues. Also Read macOS Ventura Trackpad Issue: How To Fix? Why Does Mac Change Wallpaper?...

It looks rather like a steampunk version of a traditional 16mm cinema camera, and that was indeed the inspiration behind the SI-2K Black Betty, a camera aimed at independent film-makers and used as a secondary camera in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. It combines a Silicon Imaging 2K camera head, with its film-like 2/3″ CMOS Imager, with an SSD-equipped Mac Mini inside running Silicon Imaging SiliconDVR software. A 7-inch touchscreen monitor completes the package....

PRESS RELEASE Aug. 6, 2012, 8:41 a.m. EDT World-class speakers, amazing sessions; pre-registration ends August 31st WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — MacTech Conference for Apple Developers and IT Pros, October 17-19, 2012 in Los Angeles, has released its main speaker and session list, as well as many details of the conference. The event: a three-day, information-packed event that will have sessions and activities throughout the day and evening....