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After building out a robust platform for experiencing augmented reality and powerful tools for learning and teaching coding with Swift, Apple is tackling AR creation and exploration in its retail stores with new Today at Apple Labs, Walks, and an interactive art exhibit visible only through the lens of an iPhone. Here’s what you can expect the next time you visit an Apple Store. Nick Cave’s “Amass” The free Apple Store app has transformed from a portal to Apple’s online store into a portal to another dimension....

While Valve seems to have given up hope on bringing Left 4 Dead 3 to life, a series of leaked pictures show what the zombie threequel game could’ve looked like. Although there’s been plenty of talk about Left 4 Dead 3, the title has slipped into development hell over the years. In 2008, Valve South (now Turtle Rock Rock Studios) released Left 4 Dead as a co-operative first-person shooter. Assigning players one of four “Survivors,” Left 4 Dead was a different take on the well-worn formula of zombie video games....

I said back in February that the HomePod is a Sonos Play 5 killer, and I’ve just demonstrated this by buying a second one to replace the Sonos in our bedroom. I explained then the reasons why I felt that HomePod was the better buy, despite my fondness for Sonos speakers … Sound quality: Almost no difference Clunky Sonos app versus Siri control Truly awful, flakey Sonos setup versus fully automatic set up Speaker-only versus Home hub too Large-ish size versus much more compact one $499 versus $349 … I wrote last time that the HomePod had already made the transition from a luxury to a device I wouldn’t want to be without....

Netflix is reportedly considering killing off Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood character from its hit political drama House of Cards. Many fans have been suggesting that Netflix go this route since last Sunday, when Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp kicked off what has become an ongoing series of sexual harassment and assault allegations levied against Spacey by various accusers. On Monday, Netflix announced that House of Cards would be ending with a sixth and final season, a decision that had reportedly been made long before Spacey came under fire for his alleged behavior....

Just a quick note that we’ve moved our comment system to WordPress. You can log in with your WordPress, Twitter or Facebook accounts and you will need manual approval by mods the first time you comment (so prepare to wait a few minutes/hours). Previous stories will continue to contain previous comment archives. Why didn’t we go to Disqus or Livefyre? If it was only comments, we probably would have. But we’re building something kind of cool behind the scenes with WordPress and this is just the start....

BioWare recently announced its multiplayer looter-shooter, Anthem, will receive a complete overhaul, reworking the central gameplay loop to provide a more rewarding experience. With the Anthem “reboot,” BioWare will attempt to right the wrongs of Anthem’s release, making it into an essentially new experience. The developer has already fixed the bugs and other, more apparent issues that initially plagued the game at launch, but there are still some big areas that Anthem’s rework needs to get right....

Apple created a user-oriented model rather than a device-oriented model to give employees a better experience when using Apple devices for work. Managed users can simply sign into their Business Essentials account and start working on the device right away. They also get a dedicated iCloud account to back up their work data separately from their data. Unsurprisingly, most device management tools focus on managing devices, which made sense several years ago when most users had only a single work device....

Just how big is that 12.9-inch iPad Pro’s Retina display pixel-wise? Dennis Moore pointed out on Twitter that the gaps between app icons on the iPad Pro is actually larger than the entire width of an original iPhone or iPhone 3G screenshot. What you see above is a 1:1 comparison of the iPhone pixels overlaid on top of the iPad Pro home screen. The 2732×2048 screen resolution of the iPad Pro dwarfs the 320×480 iPhone display, which was actually considered a high-resolution just five years ago....

HomeKit Secure Video, in my opinion, is one of the prime examples of what makes Apple great and terrible at the same time. HomeKit Secure Video is the most secure way to record footage inside and outside your home, but it can also be one of the most frustrating Apple technologies at the same time. This week, I want to discuss how Apple can continue expanding HomeKit Secure Video to solve its problems while making it a better service at the same time....

Apple seeded HomePod review units to a number of websites, embargoed for today, and the first reviews are landing. There are quibbles. More than one reviewer said that, for a smart speaker, it wasn’t as smart as its rivals. But when it comes to audio quality, everyone was universally impressed. The clear consensus here is that the sound quality isn’t just the best available from a smart speaker, it out-performs many more expensive speakers....

As we reported late last week, Honda just announced that it’s finally rolling out the promised Siri Eyes Free update that will enable hands-free use of Siri from a connected iOS device in select Accord and Acura models. This feature isn’t to be confused with Honda’s new implementation of iOS in the Car, which sources told us was slated for a December 3 unveiling. The new Siri Eyes Free feature is available via a dealer installed accessory for the 2013-2014 Honda Accord and the 2013 Acura RDX and ILX, but we’re hearing the new iOS in the Car features, which will likely be branded under Honda’s Hondalink brand, will be limited initially to the just unveiled 2014 Civic....

News that a sequel to 2017’s Power Rangers movie was in development came as something of a surprise. The movie itself, from Saban and Paramount, failed to relaunch the franchise in the way they had hoped, and grossed a meager $142 million worldwide. However, Power Rangers’ home release figures were strong, and fans of the movie were still hopeful that Power Rangers might get at least one more shot at box office success....

A new TV show based on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is headed to Hulu. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy began as a BBC comedy sci-fi radio series. However, fans are most familiar with the series of novels penned by Adams, and then later by Eoin Colfer after Adams’ death. The series has been adapted for a wide range of media, including a 1981 TV series and a 1984 video game....

This year we are once again offering our Holiday Deal Hub including a curated list of exclusive deals for our readers. We’ve teamed up with some of our favorite brands making accessories for Macs, iPhones, iPads and more, and below put together some great discounts on products you can order now in time for shipping before Christmas. That includes Hyper’s popular USB-C hubs for MacBooks and the beautifully designed Slope iPhone/iPad stand from Wiplabs....

People in Australia, the UK and USA are starting to receive their pre-ordered HomePods and getting to experience its sound quality in person for the first time. We wrote before about how HomePod updates will be controlled by the Home app on iOS, but we didn’t know which version of iOS they would be running from the factory. HomePods are arriving to customers with iOS 11.2.5, build 15D59 installed. The interesting thing about it is that this is technically a beta....

In this tutorial, you will find the Huawei Honor 7X (BND-L24, BND-AL10) testpoint which will be helpful in your future reference to remove the Huawei ID, remove FRP, User Lock, and firmware flashing then follow this article. Why Do We Need TestPoint? Install the firmware file on Huawei Honor 7X. You can remove Huawei ID using Test Point Repair IMEI and NVRAM using it Restore or Unbrick dead Huawei Honor 7X by flashing firmware....

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Here’s an original idea from Mobee called the Magic Numpad, a simple accessory that turns your Magic Trackpad into a full-blown numpad by applying a thin plastic film that has a numpad printed on it, closely resembling the numeric keypad found on the wired Apple Keyboard. Of course, this thing ships with the accompanying Mac OS X app that figures out where you touched the trackpad and translates your input into correct key commands in OS X....

After a 20 month-long battle with the U.S. Justice Department, AT&T’s $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner has finally been approved - meaning that all of Warner Bros.’ DC properties now fall under the AT&T umbrella. News of buyouts, acquisitions and mergers can understandably make some fans nervous about the fate of their favorite characters and franchises, but the AT&T/Time Warner deal is (probably) good news for the DC Extended Universe....

Facebook has long allowed you to download an archive of all the data the social network has on you, and HackerNoon’s Georges Abi-Heila decided to find out exactly what company knows about its users … Abi-Heila reports (via TNW) that his archive was a 500MB zip file, and it included everything from the day he joined the service. Some of the data is more detailed than you might expect. Quite simply, Facebook never deletes anything....