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The argument involving mobile gaming versus dedicated consoles is heating up, with no sign of dying down. First CEO John Riccitiello praised iPad as Electronic Arts’ fastest-growing platform, then founder Trip Hawkins bashed Apple, saying the company is up for a decline on the grounds of irreplaceability of Steve Jobs, and yesterday Epic Games president Mike Capps challenged the purpose of next-generation console hardware with all the momentum and credibility Apple’s iOS gadgets have been accumulating in the gaming space....

There are three major franchises that have anchored the genre of slasher films: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and last but not least, Friday the 13th. Jason Voorhees survives not just as a famous horror movie villain, but as an archetype for generic horror killers in media. How often is the killer in other shows and movies depicted as wearing a hockey mask? The entire Friday the 13th franchise is imperfect....

All the trailers for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse have revealed a variety of Spider-Man costumes which will appear through the course of the movie. Now that Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has been incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Into the Spider-Verse is the start of a new phase for Sony’s Spider-Man films. This animated film charts Spider-Man’s successor, Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), as he attempts to assume the mantle – and the responsibilities – that come with being a legendary superhero....

Which Star Wars movies will be available on Disney+ at launch and which ones will be added at a later date? After George Lucas’ original and prequel trilogies established Star Wars as arguably the biggest movie franchise of all time, Disney swooped in to purchase Lucasfilm and the Star Wars rights in October of 2012. Since then, the Mouse House has put its own stamp on the property, releasing a sequel trilogy, launching standalone spinoffs and reworking (or, indeed, erasing) the Star Wars expanded universe....

[WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Warcraft] - Given that there are over ten million people who have walked through the World of Warcraft as part of the gaming universe’s MMO, and countless others who first became acquainted with the heroes of the Alliance and Horde, the makers of Warcraft had plenty of fans to pay service to - and boy, did they. Honestly, moviegoers paying attention only to the actual story and action were likely to miss out on the easter eggs and nods to the video game that seemed to be introduced every minute....

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SMS in a Different Way Evolve SMS, which you can get for free from the Google Play Store, here, offers many more features that Hangouts does. It also has the same Android KitKat design we’ve all grown to know and love. As you start the app for the first time, you’ll be asked to archive old messages. You can always get them back, should you want to, and it makes the app faster....

Deadpool fans who also have a penchant for Easter eggs would be happy to know that there are several undiscovered nods in Deadpool 2 that they can look for once the “super-duper cut” edition of the film becomes available next month. Directed by David Leitch, with a script written by original writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, as well as the film’s star, Ryan Reynolds, the follow-up to 2016’s sleeper hit was bigger in scale with the addition of brand new cast members, like Josh Brolin, who played time-travelling mutant Cable and Zazie Beetz, who played Domino....

A sizable number of Apple senior executives have left the company this year, with the latest being Apple’s Vice President of Global Security. We’ve heard that John Theriault, the company’s head of security operations, has left the company following the controversial lost iPhone 4S investigation earlier this year. In July, an Apple employee was reported to have lost a prototype version of the later to be announced iPhone 4S with Siri, an improved camera, and the dual-core A5 processor....

Each collection of watch bands is custom designed down to the tiniest detail by Longvadon in Europe. With two collections in the current lineup, including the hand made Classic series, Longvadon has a ton of customizable options available to help users upgrade their smart watch to a more formal timepiece. The collections feature a variety of classic leather watch strap palettes for both men and women, as well as some unique colorways that can really turn the Apple Watch into a standout accessory....

Exit the Gungeon, a spin-off of the popular roguelike Enter the Gungeon, will soon debut exclusively on the newly announced Apple Arcade. After its release in 2017, Enter the Gungeon received almost universally positive reviews. Screen Rant gave Enter the Gungeon’s Nintendo Switch physical edition 4.5/5 stars, calling it “one of the absolute best action roguelikes ever made.” Earlier this month, Apple detailed its plans for Apple Arcade, the streaming game service the company announced back in March....

Epic’s battle with Apple, in which both sides claimed victory, is at least partly motivated by the developer’s metaverse ambitions, suggests a new report today. The term was used by Facebook, which even renamed the company to reflect its goals in this area. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said there’s a race to be the first metaverse company to get a billion users … Bloomberg reported Sweeney’s comments. Fortnite currently has 60 million monthly active users, but the report notes that Epic is one of several companies to have something of a head-start in this area....

In order to maintain its value as a tool for decision-makers, Data warehouse system needs to change with business changes. ETL is a recurring activity (daily, weekly, monthly) of a Data warehouse system and needs to be agile, automated, and well documented. In this ETL tutorial, you will learn- What is ETL? Why do you need ETL? ETL Process in Data Warehouses Step 1) Extraction Step 2) Transformation Step 3) Loading ETL Tools Best practices ETL process...

AOM was founded a few years ago with the initial project pursuing “a new, royalty-free video codec specification and open-source implementation based on the contributions of Alliance members and the broader developer community, along with binding specifications for media format, content encryption, and adaptive streaming.” But according to Reuters, the EU watchdog is not happy with that, as it wants to understand whether there is an infringement with the video licensing policy and how it will impact companies that are not part of this alliance....

A company you’ve likely never heard of may owe you money if you’ve ever used Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, American Express, or any other financial app that uses a company called Plaid to link the app to your bank account … Fast Company reports that Plaid was accused in a class action lawsuit of collecting more financial data than needed, and using deception to do so. Despite denying the allegations, the company has agreed to an out-of-court settlement....

One of the greatest and most popular comedies of all-time, The Office, took a great deal of time to arrive at the point where it was beloved. Many claim season 2 was the show’s peak, but there are also some who would make the case that season 3 was really when it hit its stride. From some of the funniest episodes to some of the most moving emotional arcs, season three encapsulates what The Office is all about....

The summer movie-going season may be winding down, but there are still plenty of fun new movies arriving in August 2019 to make sure the season ends on a high note. The August lineup features an interesting array of movies, including a new Fast & Furious film, a live-action adaptation of a beloved Nickelodeon cartoon, and a thrilling, horror-tinged movie about a wedding night gone wrong. As previously mentioned, the August 2019 movie lineup is an interesting one....

Though Shailene Woodley is only 28-years-old, she’s already starred in her fair share of TV shows and movies. She first gained attention for starring as Amy Jurgens in the ABC Family drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013 and she later made a name for herself in the Young Adult film scene. Most recently, she starred as Jane Chapman in the HBO series, Big Little Lies....

In some ways, The X-Men film franchise was Marvel’s first cinematic universe. Even though, all of the characters came from one brand, the two separate X-franchises merged when Days Of Future Past happened. The film series always tried to give the fans what they wanted out of it, but the movies never quite reached the heights of their cousins over at Disney. It’s an impressive fete that the series stretched twelve movies with four different sets of sub-franchises....

Today we’re breaking down exactly what a Nano Influencer is and whether or not your brand should work with them to achieve increased brand awareness and sales. Keen as a bean to learn the truth about these Instagram influencers? Keep on reading! What is a Nano Influencer? Oooh, you thought micro influencers were niche? Watch out for these bad boys! On Instagram, a nano influencer typically has anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 followers....