Posts

Over the course of the past ten years or so, the cult favorite family film Hocus Pocus has become quintessential Halloween viewing. The magical combination of Disney magic and 90s nostalgia has propelled this little movie to new heights, inspiring TV marathons, Cosplays, and even their own line of Funko Pops. But, though the film has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, it is nowhere near perfect. As of now, the film suffers from a 33% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes....

Mary Jane Parker is taking on a new, somewhat familiar role. Spider-Man’s better half has always had aspirations of becoming a Hollywood star. It seems she finally landed a role as a character she understands and can connect to more than pretty much anyone else: Spider-Man. In The Amazing Mary Jane, Mary Jane has landed a starring role in a Hollywood biopic on the villainous Mysterio. But, there’s a lot going on with the production as Mysterio is disguised as the film’s lead actor/director Cage McKnight, while the Savage Six, led by Vulture, wants to disrupt filming....

Recently of the 8th and 9th of September, the International Neuromodulation Society held it’s annual meeting for the Chinese Neuromodulation Society in Beijing. Though there were many highlight moments in the event, the most captivating on was the speech given by the President of Honor with the title “Smartphone Innovations in the Age of 5G”. Yes, the lecture as well, especially when the CEO of Honor revealed they are ready to launch their first 5G Smartphone soon in 2019....

When Russia crossed into Ukraine in February, this triggered action online. Ukraine had already experienced multiple attacks leading to website defacement, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) outages, and the use of destructive wiper malware. Anonymous hacktivists then became involved, and Ukraine’s government called for volunteers with cybersecurity skills to help protect critical infrastructure. By March, Ukraine had started forming what officials called an “IT army” tasked with network defense – as well as offensive counterattacks against Russian threat actors....

Detective Pikachu sets up a shared, live-action Pokémon universe, but perhaps not in the way people were hoping. Nowadays, while shared universes have been around for decades, the ideal formula to launching a new franchise consisting of multiple properties is the one put forth by Marvel Studios for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Beginning with Iron Man in 2008, the MCU quickly grew to incorporate dozens of characters from across Marvel Comics....

Earlier this week Apple announced that they were extending their partnership with Hermès to include AirTag and AirTag accessories. During the keynote we saw three distinct styles of AirTag Hermès, but there happens to be a fourth one exclusively on Hermès’s website. Hermès is offering a $699 leather travel tag that includes a single AirTag Hermès. The company is also now offering their own leather MagSafe case for iPhone 12....

Apple didn’t talk about the HomePod on stage but it has quietly updated the product pages with some announcements. Firstly, the radio stations feature is launching on HomePod on September 30. However, the previously-announced multi-user support and the music handoff features are not coming in September. Apple simply says ‘later this fall’. They also teased a new white noise mode that they hadn’t talked about before… The highly-anticipated multi-user mode will allow the HomePod to recognize up to six different voices in the home, and personalize its responses accordingly....

2020 begins a brand new decade, and with that milestone, lots of great horror movies from 2010 are celebrating their 10-year anniversary. 2010 really doesn’t feel like that long ago, but such is the passage of time. It was an entire decade ago when The Walking Dead premiered on AMC, Barack Obama was still U.S. president, and there weren’t yet enough streaming services that subscribing to them all would land consumers in the triple digits per month....

It’s much more fun to play games when they are running smoothly, free from any lag or online time-outs. Gaming PCs, whether bought or home-built, are designed and optimized to run games, but you always need to make sure you can meet the minimum and recommended system requirements. In other words, you need the right hardware capabilities to begin with. If your PC is new, it probably still meets the system requirements for the latest games, even if this requires a little bit of tuning....

On Thursday, High Fidelity announced an investment in Linden Research, Inc. (Linden Lab) to scale Second Life’s popular virtual world further. Philip Rosedale, the founder of both companies who is considered a metaverse pioneer, said he would be rejoining Second Life as a strategic advisor to aid in the expansion. “No one has come close to building a virtual world like Second Life,” Rosedale said in a statement. “Second Life has managed to create both a positive, enriching experience for its residents – with room for millions more to join – and built a thriving subscription-based business at the same time....

After I reviewed the eufyCam 2 and Netatmo cameras, I got several emails asking why I am so passionate about HomeKit Secure Video when it has had a somewhat of a buggy/slow rollout. Rather than respond to each person individually, I thought it would be better to write about why HomeKit Secure Video matters, and why I think it’s a fundamental part of the HomeKit experience. Before you invest in a home camera platform, you need to consider long term security....

Welcome to Daily Deals, our ongoing look at the best deals and offers for Screen Rant fans to get the best out of their buck when it comes to comics, collectibles, electronics, clothing, and anything else we find that could save you money! As fans get ready for the return of Patrick Stewart to the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard, we decided to showcase a few great Star Trek gifts for fans of The Next Generation and the captain of the Enterprise-D before he returns in CBS All Access’ new series....

Whether you’re a service provider, influencer, content creator or eCommerce store, there are simple steps you can take to optimize your TikTok bio and use it to drive high-value website traffic. Intrigued? Keep reading to discover how to add a link to your TikTok bio, how to make the most of your bio link, and how to use it to boost your traffic. Why You Need a Link in Your TikTok Bio So, what does having a ‘link in bio’ actually mean?...

HMD Global is holding a launch event in India on August 21 and started sending invitations to media. However, in the invitation, the company doesn’t mention which device going to unveil at the event. But the company mentioned clearly “HMD Global invites you to an exclusive gathering for the next big unveil.” The company expected to launch the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone in India on August 21. The 6.1 Plus is a global model of the Nokia X6 which available only in China....

Making it easier to work to control my HomeKit accessories is something I am always thinking about. As easy as using the Home app on my iPhone is or turning items off and on with Siri, sometimes you want to make it even easier – especially for guests and non-smart home fans. You could certainly use the Brilliant panel, but what if you want something a bit easier to install? For example, have you considered an old iPad mounted on the wall?...

The 10 winners of the “Go Further, Faster” award – which provides recipients with $100,000 in AWS promotional credits and engagement with AWS technical specialists alongside the $150,000 – include Houston Food Bank, American Forests, The Barnes Foundation, charity: water, Community Organized Relief Effort, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and EB Research Partnership, The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Project CETI and Special Olympics USA. The winners of the “Momentum to Modernize” award – which includes $30,000 in unrestricted funding, up to $10,000 in AWS promotional credits and project implementation support – are Black Girls CODE, ACT, Easterseals Serving DC|MD|VA, International Association of Fire Fighters, Jacaranda Health, March of Dimes, New York Philharmonic, Stroud Water Research Center, United Way Worldwide and Stop Soldier Suicide....

BH90210 cleverly mirrors Beverly Hills 90210 but also intriguingly upends fans’ expectations, thanks to how well the actors understand their characters. The reboot of the classic 1990s FOX drama stars Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, and Brian Austin Green. Not only do they play heightened versions of themselves in the series but, in real life, BH90210 was created by Garth and Spelling and the actors are also producers in charge of their characters and storylines....

The producer of the Tomb Raider reboot reveals why an Angelina Jolie cameo was never considered. Lara Croft became an instant gaming icon after the release of Tomb Raider in 1996, and a series of sequels quickly followed. The character became such a success it was only a matter of time before a movie version arrived, with Angelina Jolie being picked for the role over candidates like Sandra Bullock and Denise Richards....

The single biggest omission from Kingdom Hearts III was the lack of characters from the Final Fantasy series, which were once an integral part of the franchise. It turns out that there was a reason why the established Final Fantasy characters were absent from Kingdom Hearts III and it has to do with the amount of content that had to be covered in the story. The biggest selling point of the original Kingdom Hearts was that it combined characters from both the Final Fantasy video game series and the animated movies and TV shows produced by Disney....

2018 was a truly massive year for Hollywood movies, with several astounding record-breakers at the worldwide box office. But which films ultimately reigned supreme? And which have sneakily made bank? Here are the biggest movies of the year. 2018 got off to a great start via the mega success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which earned over $1.3 billion worldwide. Black Panther is now the highest-grossing MCU film to date domestically, and the third-highest worldwide, behind only the first two Avengers films....