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Disney finally debuted a trailer for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series at the D23 Expo. This web television series is bringing the magic of High School Musical to a new generation and is set to premiere via the Disney+ streaming service on Nov. 12. While there are many ways this new series makes reference to the Disney Channel Original Movie that brought sports, smarts, and music together, it isn’t a direct sequel — and because of that, there are also many ways it’s set to stand on its own....

Chrome browser in one of the most popular internet browsers in this world, and if you are using Google Chrome browser on your computer. Where it offers some customization and if you have to change the settings, but later you want to reset the Chrome browser setting to the defaults. In some cases, there was some troubleshooting and cases where you want to refresh the Chrome browser and won’t be able to fresh reset chrome settings to the original default....

What could look even more minimalist than a white Apple Card? How about a bare metal Apple Card? That’s what one of our readers now has, and he explains how you could do the same thing with yours… Lukas told us how he did it. Of course, few people have access to a professional watch-polishing machine, but there are a wide range of polishing machines around that would do this kind of job, given some time and care....

Code discovered in the Spotify app indicates that it may soon be able to respond to a “Hey Spotify” command. That would enable it to do similar things to Siri with Apple Music, like play a specific song, album, artist, or playlist without the need for touch input first … Reverse-engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong spotted the code. As it stands, it doesn’t seem a massively useful option in the app....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how Apple killing the Xserve was step one in their plan to dominate the enterprise. Outside of the retired Xserve, they haven’t had any other enterprise networking products servers, they’ve never had an enterprise networking product, though. You might be interested to know that an ex-Apple employee went on to found a company that currently sells enterprise networking gear. Robert Pera, the founder of Ubiquiti, Incworked for Apple in the early 2000s as a Wi-Fi engineer....

Daddy’s Home is not your typical family comedy. For one thing it is a Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg film, but it’s not your typical Ferrell comedy either. Yes, we’ve seen Ferrell tackle roles as a race car driver, a self-absorbed anchorman, an unlikeable stepbrother and even a lost Christmas elf. We have even seen Ferrell team up with Wahlberg before to play a dimwitted cop in The Other Guys, but this time around Wahlberg and Ferrell aren’t partners....

In 1993, Disney brought the fictional Sanderson sisters to the big screen. The movie was more than just a little Hocus Pocus. It’s become a Halloween classic that families have enjoyed for the last 25 years, even returning to theaters for its anniversary in 2018, and getting a sequel in the form of a novel (and a planned movie). The movie followed siblings Max and Dani when they discovered a scary story told about their new hometown was actually true....

The overwhelmingly positive response to the celebration inspired Woodson, an author, publisher, and historian, to choose February to honor the birthdays of two people who influenced Black American history: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Woodson would go on to found the organization known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). The weeklong observance grew over the decades in individual schools, communities, and cities....

A new filing against the company HotSpot Shield, that makes a VPN app exemplifies the user privacy difficulties with VPN services and apps. Even when downloaded from Apple’s own App Store, VPN providers can often present as much a benefit as they do risk. In a new filing brought to light by ZDNet, the privacy advocacy group Center for Democracy & Technology has stated that Hotspot Shield isn’t as anonymous as it lead users to believe....

In a new video, Sam Mendes and his crew explain how their WWI movie 1917 was filmed to look like one continuous shot. After ten years of directing James Bond films, Mendes is getting back behind the camera for a historical war movie. Titled 1917, the film takes place at the height of the first World War, as a pair of young soldiers are tasked with delivering an urgent message that will prevent their own men (including, one of their brothers) from walking straight into a trap....

It is no surprise then that there are many different ways to accomplish this kind of practical training. Creating your own lab at home is one option, but the reality is that it is much more affordable to take your training to dedicated providers that specialize in realistic testing and training. Of these providers there is often a choice of cyber ranges and virtual labs. To an outsider, they sound like the same thing: hands-on training in a simulated environment....

In much the same manner as Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral, 2020’s High Fidelity is set to reboot another classic romantic comedy into a TV show. The TV show has a lot to live up to, as the 2000 movie with the same name received critical acclaim and was named the 446th greatest movie of all time by Empire Magazine, as well as the 14th greatest romantic comedy of all time by Rotten Tomatoes....

Captain Marvel burst through the box office with spectacular results. Not that we didn’t expect Marvel’s first female-led superhero film to do anything less than that. Men and women from around the world took their seats in theaters on March 8th and watched as Brie Larson brought to life one of the strongest women in the superhero legion. The story of pilot turned Kree correspondent made its way into the hearts of many, however, none as much so as cosplayers....

Hocus Pocus is a classic movie from 1993. It follows the journey of three witches, the Sanderson sisters, who come back to life. Their goal is to find more children to steal their life force. The movie is hilarious, campy, and very fun. It has become the most popular Halloween movie by far. During October, you can find the movie playing almost every single day. We’re taking a look at some of the Sanderson sisters’ coolest moments and the times they went a little too far....

Hound, a voice search application from the creators behind SoundHound, has been released today for iOS. Hound’s application focuses on bringing users quick, accurate voice driven search results in a way I only wish Siri could. Implementing Google Now-style cards, Hound’s interface is direct and to the point. Users are presented with a list of similar topics they can search for, and even given examples of the complex queries Hound can handle....

Jordan Vogt-Roberts has received the best possible endorsement for the movie adaptation of video game series Metal Gear Solid, after game director Hideo Kojima gave his blessing. The Metal Gear Solid franchise is one of the biggest in the video game world, and its twisting narratives have left a lasting impression on fans of the property. As such, it’s no surprise that the series was picked up for a film adaptation....

After a failed push to become the next Lord of The Rings-sized blockbuster movie sensation, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials is set to become a BBC miniseries that looks to do the expansive fantasy story some justice. The 2007 film from director Chris Weitz looked to have the right stuff when it came to delivering a fantasy epic on the scale of Peter Jackson’s Academy Award-winning adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books....

Showtime’s hit political thriller, Homeland, is set to return for a sixth season this January. The series, which has received nearly universal acclaim, tends to mirror current world tensions - namely terrorism, and the response of the intelligence community. Homeland stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a former CIA intelligence officer who now works in the private sector and struggles with bipolar disorder. For her part, Danes has received numerous accolades, including multiple Golden Globes and Emmy Awards....

It was a frustratingly long wait for Apple to finally launch AirPlay 2, adding stereo pairing to HomePod – along with multi-room playback from an iOS device and more. If you haven’t already updated, you’ll need to upgrade to iOS 11.4, and then update your speakers. I did that yesterday, finding it a largely painless process, through there were a couple of glitches which I’ll get to. That done, I was finally able to find out how a pair of HomePods sound …...

Many of us fall victim to the Honeypot. It tricks the wireless users into connecting their laptops or mobile phones to these fake hotspots by masquerading as a legitimate one. Once the victim has connected, the cyberattacker may launch man-in-the-middle attacks which allows him to record all of your Internet activities in an effort to steal your bank details by using a spoofed website. The Hotspot Honeypot is one of the commjacking (cyberthreat) methods which are now being used on a large scale....