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Macphun, maker of elegantly powerful photo editing tools including Tonality, Noiseless, and FX Photo Studio, has announced the impending release of Creative Kit 2016 — a bundle of 6 of the company’s Pro apps for a discounted price of $150. Creative Kit 2016 includes: Noiseless CK (reviewed here) and Tonality CK (reviewed here), separately capable of eliminating various types of noise from images, and converting color images into beautiful black and white versions — both highly impressive, as our reviews discuss;...

One of the best things about the Mac Pro, besides its beautiful design, is the fact that it can be upgraded. Nearly every part of the Mac Pro can be upgraded and enhanced after purchase, making for a machine that can be customized to meet the various needs of creative professionals. If you’re looking to supercharge your Mac Pro, then OWC provides upgrades that will not only speed up your Mac, but save you lots of money in the process....

A man in India was reportedly fatally injured after he was cut by a razor attached to a rooster during an illegal cockfight. The incident happened after the rooster broke free from one of the cockfight’s organizers. In the United States, cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states. In fact, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), it’s illegal in 43 states, as well as the District of Colombia, to even be a spectator at a cockfight, regardless of whether or not a person is actively participating....

Diehard MCU fans may find the plot of Captain Marvel to be rather familiar, as it’s extremely reminiscent of Quake’s story in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Set in 1995, Captain Marvel is an origin story that attempts to break with the traditional Marvel formula. It kicks off with the superhero already serving as a member of the Kree Starforce, and it’s only when she comes crashing down to Earth that she begins to learn the truth of her own identity and the secret of her powers....

The Hawkeye TV show coming to Disney+ was originally conceived as a movie. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe enters its Phase 4, the franchise is continuing to expand in interesting ways. In addition to a new slate of feature films that will hit theaters between 2020 and 2021, there’s also a full lineup of streaming series on the horizon. Unlike the earlier Marvel shows on ABC and Netflix, these new programs will tie into the movies - to the point where Kevin Feige believes a Disney+ subscription is needed to keep up....

Marvel Studios president is making a move to Star Wars, as he’ll produce a new movie in the galaxy far, far away. After acquiring Lucasfilm in 2012, Disney moved quickly to bring the Star Wars franchise back to the big screen and return it to prominence. Their plan was to release a new movie every single year starting in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This plan led to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016, Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017, Solo: A Star Wars Story the next year, and will see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker end the Skywalker Saga this December....

Enable Lock Screen If you want to secure your data and not allow your kids to get into your Kindle Fire in the first place, set a Lock Screen Password. To do this, on the main screen bring up the main menu and tap More. Then on the Settings screen tap Security. On the next screen turn on Lock Screen Password. Now type in a secret password twice. Then the next time someone tries to unlock your Kindle Fire, they’ll need to know your password....

Man of Steel may not be getting a sequel anytime soon, but that hasn’t stopped one artist from imagining who Superman might battle if it ever does. Man of Steel was released in 2013 and kicked off the DCEU the same way Iron Man did the MCU five years earlier. Man of Steel also introduced fans to Henry Cavill as Superman and paved the way for films like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

Today a piece of Marvel history has been set in stone, with the best-preserved copy of Marvel Comics #1 selling at auction for a whopping $1,260,000. Making it the most expensive Marvel issue ever sold, and one of the most valuable comics in history. While the name might suggest otherwise, the book was first published in 1939 by Timely Comics, decades before the conglomerated publisher would change its name to reflect their beloved book (an idea fully endorsed by Marvel legend Stan Lee)....

Marvel Studios has already announced the perfect Spider-Man replacement - Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel. Spider-Man has been described as “Marvel’s Mickey Mouse,” their most recognizable and distinctive superhero brand. That’s why Marvel Studios went to such effort to reach an unprecedented deal that brought the wall-crawler into the MCU, and it’s why the recent collapse of the Marvel/Sony deal is such a blow to their shared cinematic universe. When Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spider-Man, they envisioned him as the ultimate “Every-man Hero....

We’re getting some information out of NAB that Matrox just announced it will be first to market with 7 products on built on Thunderbolt including an adapter that will allow all older MXO family products to work with Thunderbolt enabled Macs. Update: Matrox just updated its Facebook Page with this: 10.6.7 has new AMD video card support, perhaps for new iMacs (9to5mac.com) 2011 MacBook Pro glitches causing display flickering, lock ups under heavy load (9to5mac....

Enable Display Delete Confirmation Dialog in Windows 8 Now in Windows 8, there’s no longer a confirmation dialog by default. While this makes us power users happy, not everyone is. Some users would like a confirmation message displayed before adding an item to the Recycle Bin. To enable the message, right-click the Recycle Bin and select Properties. The Recycle Bin Properties screen opens. Check “Display Delete Confirmation Dialog” and click OK....

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Mark Ruffalo is still eagerly waiting for Hulk’s rematch against Thanos. Josh Brolin’s big MCU villain made his official debut in Avengers: Infinity War with a strong first sequence. The 2018 film opened with the Mad Titan and his minions attacked the Asgardian refugee ship, killing half of the people onboard, as well as Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Heimdall (Idris Elba). But it was when he easily defeated the green-raging monster in a hand-to-hand combat that fans first got an idea of just how powerful he was....

Warning: SPOILERS for History of the Marvel Universe #6 Franklin Richards, the son of the Fantastic Four’s Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, is destined to become the next Galactus. Gifted with the mutant power to create entire new realities, Franklin Richards has recently been confirmed as the most powerful mutant ever born. As far as Marvel is concerned, he’s the ultimate Omega mutant, with his powers having no definable upper limit at all....

Marvel’s newest superteam has arrived. The Union roster has officially been unveiled by Marvel, as the United Kingdom-based heroes will team up together spinning out of the events of Empyre. But just who are these heroes? The Union will feature both familiar and new characters on the roster. The most familiar face is the British hero Union Jack (Joseph Chapman) who first debuted back in The Invaders #7 and has since appeared across many different titles....

Prison is a tough place. Especially for someone trapped in there for years at a time surrounded by people who may or may not have done some pretty terrible things. Whether it’s the extroverted prison leader, controlling the pack from the comfort of the kitchen they’ve worked hard to raise out of squalor, or the introverted newbie just trying to get their bearings and make it out alive. It takes all types of personalities to survive a dehumanizing experience like the prison-industrial complex....

Man of Steel’s third act and final battle is Superman’s greatest movie moment. It contains three distinct sections, each of which speaks on one aspect of Superman’s character. Full of hope, brimming with spectacular action, and challenging the character in a unique way, Zack Snyder’s sci-fi superhero epic made the perfect Superman third act. Man of Steel has its share of incredible, visually stunning moments, including some divisive ones. The film was DC’s attempt to reboot Superman in a similar fashion to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy....

In 2019, we were taken through the emotional journey of a marriage coming to an end in the amazing film Marriage Story. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, the Netflix movie ended up receiving six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It was also included in the ‘Top Ten Movies Of The Year’ lists by many critics as well as the American Film Institute. To some, Marriage Story might have triggered a yearning for other movies that tackle the same subject matter....

Marvel’s trilogies are a lot more closely connected than most people think. Hollywood has long been attracted to the idea of a film trilogy, influenced by popular trilogies such as Back to the Future and Star Wars. It became something of a template, an easy format to follow with potential franchises that worked in terms of marketing and allowed talent to be signed up contractually for a set number of films....

Calling all Apple IT/Consulting/Tech professionals! MacTech is having their annual conference in Los Angeles in just 2 weeks and you are invited. Besides learning a boatload about developing, managing and deploying Apple products and related services, you’ll get to meet like-minded folks in your field, eat some great food on the house and have a lot of fun – probably on the corporate dime. Speaking of that, 9to5mac readers can grab $400 the price of admission using this link making the total $1199 for the three day event…...