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Apple’s iPhone 5s is the first smartphone on the market to feature a 64-bit processor. According to benchmarks, it’s twice as fast as the previous A6 chip in the iPhone 5, which has lead people to falsely assume that doubling the number of bits results in doubling performance. Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer, Anand Chandrasekher, said as much yesterday during an interview yesterday. Why would Anand say these things? Part of the job of being in charge of marketing for a chipset vendor is to poke fun at other chipset vendors....

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most beloved filmmakers working today. There are many factors that contribute to his unique style, but in broad strokes, he picks a well-worn genre, presents his own take on it, delivers the goods with all the familiar tropes, and goes the extra mile to transcend the trappings of said genre. The director claims he’s only making one more film before he retires, and while that might not turn out to be 100% true, he may only have a handful more movies in him....

Elgato’s smart hose attachment led the way (reviewed) with sprinkler integration in HomeKit earlier this year. Today, Rachio is announcing the first smart sprinkler controller ($229) with HomeKit integration. After a simple set up process, users can control their sprinkler through the Home app or using their voice with Siri. You can now ask your iPhone or even your HomePod to turn on your sprinklers. Rachio implements the irrigation profile on HomeKit....

Princess Charlotte curtsying to the Queen is ending 2019 on a high. After all, the Royal Family has been split this holiday season. There is a reported rift between brothers William and Harry, as well as reported dissension between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton. Not only that, but Prince Andrew has been plagued with scandal surrounding his involvement with the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking ring. Who could have imagined that Princess Charlotte, age 4, would be the great unifier the family so desperately needs....

The trial period is usually one month, but the extra two months have been added on for a limited time only. To sign up, you’ll need to have a payment method on file for the monthly $9.99 fee after your trial. If you don’t want to keep it, make sure to cancel before the free trial expires. 2. 50% off a Prime with an EBT or Medicaid card After the 50% discount has been applied for SNAP, WIC, TANF and Medicaid cardholders, you’ll receive free two-day delivery, unlimited access to Kindle e-books and more....

Penetration testing: What is it? Pen-testing is a systematic process that utilizes tools and applies ethical hacking techniques to accurately assess the systems’ risks. Professional pen testers look for and penetrate existing vulnerabilities to strengthen networks security and resilience against evolving threats. So, basically, penetration testing is a hacking simulation conducted with the purpose to create an event as close as possible to a real attack to test an environment’s cybersecurity posture, and eventually identify solutions to secure it, limiting exposure to threats and attacks....

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Sony did their work for the next PlayStation Series, the PlayStation 5. It is expected to officially launch in the holiday season of 2020, which will be towards the latter part of this year. As of now, we have the specifications of this upcoming gaming console, and on paper, it looks to be a worthy upgrade from the PlayStation 4. The gaming industry is moving at a high pace with the introduction of new technology in almost every year....

If you’re not one to use iOS’ automatic updates feature, make sure to grab the latest updates for Experian – Free Credit Report and myFICO Mobile. A security vulnerability discovered by Verify.ly shows that attackers would have been able to intercept user login credentials on older versions of the clients. After having disclosed the vulnerabilities to both companies, it appears that the security holes have been fixed appropriately. The applications Experian — Free Credit Report and myFICO Mobile are both financial applications built with the purpose to keep users informed of their credit report and information....

Pretty quickly after the start of the series, Pretty Little Liars jumped into the drama. At the end of the episode, all the main characters are attending the funeral of Alison, their best friend who went missing a year prior, when they receive a mysterious and incredibly ominous message from someone who identifies themselves only as “A” and claims to know everything. Throughout the series, all the Liars and their friends and family members are tormented by the members of the A-Team....

Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton reportedly felt “blindsided” by the news of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle’s decision to downgrade from royal duties. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the news that they would be stepping down as senior royal members. Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan returned from their six-week Christmas break in Canada and announced that they would step back from senior royal duties to become financially independent of the Royal family on January 8th....

With the release of Netflix’s The Punisher season 2, we’ve been granted an even deeper look in the twisted and deranged mind of Frank Castle’s greatest enemy, Billy Russo AKA “Jigsaw”. While there are many things that the team over at Netflix decided to change about who Billy Russo is, what he means to Frank and his family, and why Frank is so upset with him, there are also quite a few things that the team decided to keep the same....

Android always opens the door to various possibilities such as flashing custom ROM or kernel or APK modding etc. So if you have accidentally bricked your QMobile QTab V9 LTE then you can easily install the firmware flash file on it. Since QMobile QTab V9 LTE is having a MediaTek processor, you have to use the SP Flash tool in order to flash the Stock ROM image on your QMobile QTab V9 LTE device....

Founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, Quibi is geared towards millennial streamers. Numerous high-profile studios have invested in the unique entertainment platform, most notably The Walt Disney Company, where Katzenberg served as a chairman from 1984 to 1994 before co-founding DreamWorks Animation. WarnerMedia, Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal, and other companies have also invested in the platform. In 2019, streamers like to binge entire series at one time or play familiar TV episodes as background noise....

Unlike nearly every other malware, Ramsay has the ability to jump air gaps in an organization’s network to infect computers. This article will detail what Ramsay is, how it works and how you can defend against it. This advanced functionality makes Ramsay particularly important for malware researchers to study and may provide knowledge useful in preventing malware with this functionality in the future. What is Ramsay? In September of 2019, researchers at ESET discovered a malware framework dubbed Ramsay....

For seven seasons, the best friends on the teen drama Pretty Little Liars looked into the mystery of their leader Ali’s disappearance, wore some amazing outfits, and had some epic romances. They became detectives, lied to get their way (or to get out of something), and hoped that time would heal all wounds but also allow them to leave the town of Rosewood and its secrets behind. Seven seasons is a long time for a show to be on the air, and it’s true that not every episode is going to be stellar....

It appears that lukewarm reviews and less-than-stellar demand is creating fierce competition amongst early-entrants into the MFi game controller space. Just last week SteelSeries knocked $20 off its Stratus controller, and now Logitech is going even further and slashing $30 off its PowerShell controller. The news follows our in-depth look at the MFi game controller program where we talked to companies about complaints over pricing and the less than stellar reviews of the controllers....

Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow is finally available for download from iTunes. The game is free, but offers in-app purchases … The game allows you to play as any of the main characters, and effectively contains some all-new Futurama episodes in game form – with dialogue written by the show’s writers, David X. Cohen and The Simpsons creator Matt Groening. The game has been heavily hyped in advance of its launch, first teased back in February, promoted with a mini-episode trailer last month and again with a further mini-episode earlier this month, that one featuring Stephen Hawking, George Takei, Bill Nye, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson (below)....

The reviews for Bethesda’s Rage 2 are beginning to arrive, and early sentiment appears to be a decent game with some superb execution coupled with disappointing world-building. Rage 2 was at the center of one of the most talked about leaks last year when Walmart Canada accidentally revealed the existence of the game ahead of its massive E3 reveal, and hype for the game hasn’t really fallen off since then — fans were blown away by how improved the game looked compared to the original, and rumors over the Rage 2 loading times being nonexistent made it sound like one of the games to watch heading into 2019....

Raging Bull is typically considered one of the best films ever made. This Martin Scorsese film even helped Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty get discovered. It’s a sports movie that manages to balance drama and biographical recounting of a real story, which makes the film even more unique and relatable. Just like many other Martin Scorsese films, Raging Bull has its great moments with stellar one-liners that complement the overall atmosphere of the movie....

Last week Ubisoft released Operation Velvet Shell, the first update for Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 for players who purchased the Year 2 season pass. For everyone else, the two new characters that come with the first Siege DLC of 2017 became available this week for purchase using in-game credits. Velvet Shell, like the four DLC releases of 2016, also comes with a single new map and a game update that represents what of the more significant patches for the Tom Clancy tactical shooter....