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If you’re planning to unfollow someone on Twitter, you might want to hold off for now in case you inadvertently cause offense… Normally, they shouldn’t know anything about it unless they happen to proactively check. Twitter can be configured to send notifications when someone follows you, but not when they unfollow you. However, a bug seems to have made it into the system, and some Twitter users are now being notified when people unfollow them....

The polarizing movie subscription service MoviePass has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy. This time around, MoviePass is reactivating accounts canceled by users accounts without consent. The tactic was first reported by Engadget, and MoviePass is calling it a “test” for a select group of users. Former MoviePass subscribers have taken to Twitter and Reddit to complain of this tactic. Essentially, MoviePass is informing former customers via email that they are part of a “select test group” that will see their subscriptions automatically reinstated, unless they opt-out by October 4th....

While there was some talk last year about China banning the likes of Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s BATTLEGROUNDS, it appears that India has now gone ahead and taken the plunge. There’s just been a PUBG mobile India ban in four cities across the country, and this could just be the tip of the iceberg. A few weeks ago, it was announced that the two cities in India, Rajkot and Surat, and banned PUBG Mobile....

With a focus on scaling 5G and AI in 2020, Qualcomm has introduced the new SoCs with support for 5G, with the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 865 packing the Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System, which Qualcomm says is the world’s most advanced 5G platform that will offer improved connectivity and better performance on the upcoming flagship smartphones. And, the Snapdragon 765/765G packing integrated 5G connectivity with AI processing and select Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming experiences....

Every director’s work has been influenced by their favorite movies, but none more than Quentin Tarantino, whose movies are each a mashup of all his favorite directorial styles and genres. Whether it’s a borrowed camera angle or an inspired costume choice or entire plot elements that have been lifted from a foreign film, everything in Tarantino’s movies can be traced back to an earlier film that influenced him as a young artist....

Your first thought? “How much is this going to cost me?” The same thought comes to mind when your check engine light comes on. Instead of worrying, one of these handy diagnostics gadgets can help you figure out what’s wrong. Let’s say something seriously wrong is going on. How much is it going to cost? It might be a couple of hundred bucks, or you could be facing thousands of dollars in repairs....

Marvel has a jam-packed year in 2017, with no less than three new movies on the slate: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. This third installment in the Thor franchise is sure to be an absolutely epic one, as the characters gear up for Avengers: Infinity War in 2018. We already know Thor may lose his hammer for in the film, and that director Taika Waititi has promised an incredible spectacle, but we still don’t know too much about what will actually be happening in the movie....

Prince Harry claims it would be of great benefit to ban Fortnite entirely. Epic Games’ crown jewel has certainly done well for the company, helping to bring in a jaw-dropping $3 billion for the company in 2018 alone. This success hasn’t been without setbacks though, as sports leagues have begun banning Fortnite outright in order to keep its players focused on their jobs. It’s been an odd time in the industry to be sure, but it’s not all bad....

Conducting a PIA is a good business practice that should be considered in a similar way to financial, legal, operational, and IT practices prior to proceeding with a new project development. Characteristics A PIA has a consistent format and structured process that helps: identify issues that could occur from the collection and use of personal information; determine how a project will affect the privacy of individuals who are the subject of the information; and in considering the measures required to mitigate or eliminate any such adverse impacts....

There’s been no change in the order or make up of the top four languages in RedMonk’s ranking since the first of its biannual rankings from March. There’s also been almost no change in the rankings of the top 20, which are based on the number of projects on GitHub and discussions held on developer forum StackOverflow. The rankings are an approximation of popularity that aim to help developers spot emerging trends in languages....

Gameplay footage for Godfall, a PlayStation 5 game, has leaked, giving fans a potential sample of what to expect from the graphics in the next generation of games. Fans have seen Godfall in motion before, but this is the first time they’ve seen what can be called gameplay. An announcement trailer for Godfall arrived in December of 2019. The trailer dropped during laster year’s Game Awards, and it showcased the game’s setting and what appeared to be cutscenes or moments when the player didn’t have direct control of the character....

Apple officially released the all-new iPhone X yesterday, drawing massive crowds to Apple Stores around the world. If you were unsuccessful getting your iPhone X on launch day, however, the device is widely available for in-store pickup from Apple retail locations… Despite concerns about supply and production issues, the iPhone X has solid availability for in-store pickup. If you head to Apple’s Online Store or the Apple Store app for iOS, you can see availability based on your preferred iPhone X model and retail store....

In Summary Qualcomm’s push towards 5G is quite evident when you look at all their new mobile platforms coming with integrated 5G modems. On paper, Snapdragon 778G is a slightly toned-down version of the Snapdragon 780G which is an upper mid-range chip that promises solid performance, especially while gaming. But it is expected to be a very popular chipset with many OEMs bringing out many smartphones with this chipset. You would notice that most of Qualcomm’s recent launches are heavily focused on gaming which is apparent by the use of the suffix ‘G’ in the nomenclature....

Netflix’s Queer Eye was practically an overnight sensation. Now, pop culture staples, the Fab Five, weren’t always household names, and here’s what Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski did before joining the Fab Five. Surprisingly, the first half of his career had nothing to do with food. In just one year, Netflix’s Queer Eye - a reboot of Bravo’s Queer Eye For The Straight Guy - has become one of the platform’s most successful series....

The most irritating thing is being stuck while doing any important work. This type of freezing you might face often if you are a hardcore user. There is a freezing issue wherein it leaves your phone unresponsive and the device no longer responds no matter what they do. We have seen a few cases for Google Pixel 4/4 XL users to stuck on a certain screen and the phone stopped responding while others only see black on the display....

During his first State of the Union address this evening, President Trump made mention of Apple while touting the growth the United States economy has seen under his watch. Trump acknowledged Apple’s plans to invest in the United States with a new campus and job creation… Apple announced earlier this year that it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in the United States economy over the next five years, while also creating 20,000 jobs....

Let’s solve a Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge that was posted on the VulnHub website by an author named “Thomas Williams.” Here’s a description of the challenge from Williams: “The Presidential Elections within the USA are just around the corner (November 2020). One of the political parties is concerned that the other political party is going to perform electoral fraud by hacking into the registration system and falsifying the votes....

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Amazing Spider-Man #35 The events of Marvel’s 2099 event have finally arrived in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, but Peter Parker won’t have to take on the threats from the future alone. He’s got his big sister Teresa to count on to save the day (including him). Previously in the Amazing series, Spider-Man’s sister Teresa Parker asked for help in protecting a spy whom Teresa had worked with in her own days of espionage....

PUBG Mobile Will Get This New Map On December 20 Recently, the well-known battle royale game, of course, I am talking about PUBG took the advantage of the Game Awards simply to unveiled a new map of the game which is known as Vikendi. With this all-new map, the fourth scenario is added to PUBG Mobile which considered by the tech giant Google as the best game available for Android. While now if we talk about the Vikendi map then let me clarify that it is a map located between Erangel and Miramar which has been developed during the winter season....

PUBG New Update Arrives: New Weapons, Paid Subscriptions, And More The well-known PUBG Mobile (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds), which was recently updated to include a zombie mode based on Resident Evil 2 Remake, continues to add new content to keep its large mass of players active and engaged. Hence, now the title, which made the Battle Royale genre more fashionable and has more than 100 million active downloads, has been updated to version 0....