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Here’s how Frank Underwood’s outlandish scheme to rig the election in House Of Cards season 5 actually worked. Netflix’s House Of Cards is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name, which starred Ian Richardson as immoral politician Francis Urquhart. The show followed Urquhart’s rise to power and he frequently broke the fourth wall to address viewers directly. The original series proved so popular it received two sequels - To Play The King and The Final Cut, which ended with Urquhart’s death....

This week we’ve seen some serious tension build in the developer community with Apple as the makers of Basecamp tried to release its Hey email service iOS app, but was rejected in the App Store Review process as well as by the App Review Board and VP Phil Schiller. Now Basecamp/Hey’s CEO has written an open letter to Apple sharing the belief that this is more than just about the 30% cut that Apple takes from App Store purchases and the core issue comes down to a “lack of choice” that Apple “forcibly inserts themselves” between app developers and their customers....

Update: The AirPower image has been removed from Apple’s servers, but the HTML and CSS references remain for now. Who knows when AirPower will show up for real? The AirPods page was updated yesterday to highlight the new features in the updated model and mentions the wireless charging case. However, the previously featured picture of AirPods and an iPhone X laying on the AirPower mat was removed in the redesign....

As I’ve mentioned a few times, my family is in the process of building a home, so I’ve documented some of my HomeKit plans in previous articles. For the moment, I am debt-free since we’ve sold our current home, but our new house won’t be finished until October. We’re in the final days of this home, so we’re moving into a temporary living situation for the summer. So many HomeKit products and projects assume you’re the homeowner and can easily mount items, drill home, etc....

Android 12 is finally here from Google. It is the latest OS for smartphones with tons of features too. Google really worked astonishingly impressive because the first look of the OS looks promising this time. However, it is interesting to see how smartphone brands refine the Android 12 according to their custom skins. As we know, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oneplus, and other big names already started working on Android 12, and soon they will roll out this new OS for their flagship lineup first....

Mission: Impossible - Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie has explained why Jeremy Renner missed out on being in the latest installment of the action franchise. The sixth movie in the venerable series based on the ’60s TV show starring Martin Landau, Fallout sees the return of Tom Cruise as death-defying super-spy Ethan Hunt. Cruise is joined by fellow returning cast members Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris....

Square Enix’s revival of the Hitman franchise has been going well after 2012’s well-received Hitman: Absolution, the fifth mainline game in the series, and 2014’s mobile ‘hit’ Hitman Go. At Sony’s E3 press conference in 2015, Square Enix revealed the next game, simply titled Hitman, to be in the works at developer IO-Interactive. This past month saw the release of the beta for those who pre-ordered the full game or just Episode 1, which launches on March 11....

Apple has confirmed that a forthcoming software update for the HomePod will add support for Dolby Atmos audio, as well as 5.1 and 7.1 channel audio. As reported by The Verge this will allow Apple TV 4K users to output Dolby Atmos audio to their HomePod. We already reported earlier this week iOS 14.2 and tvOS 14.2 beta 3 adds support for setting your HomePod as a permanent speaker output for the Apple TV....

With Westeros on the cusp of war, it sounds like Cersei Lannister’s strategic Map Room could come into play for a surprising reason in Game of Thrones season 8. There have been many “big bads” across the past seven seasons of the Seven Kingdoms, but while the likes of Joffrey, Mance, and Ramsay have all met their maker, Queen Cersei Lannister pits herself as an even more dangerous foe as the show winds to an end....

Apple made the rack-mountable version of the Mac Pro available last week, and now the first orders are arriving to customers. As expected, the folks at MacStadium are planning to host the new Mac Pro in their data centers, and they’ve gotten their hands on the new rack-mountable machine today. MacStadium VP Brian Stucki took to Twitter this afternoon to share a look at the new Mac Pro in MacStaidum data centers....

Apple Watch Series 7 was one of the most anticipated Apple products of 2021 as rumors suggested that the device would get a huge redesign. However, Series 7 was announced with a design quite similar to the previous model, except for a larger display. Although the reason is unknown, some people are hoping that the long-awaited new design will be saved for Apple Watch Series 8 – but that seems unlikely....

Lennar announced the news in a press release today: Lennar’s new smart homes will include: The Connected Home by Lennar integrates valued technology features such as security and convenience in a suite of premiere smart devices, reflecting Lennar’s relentless efforts to design and build homes that meet the needs of families well into the future. But in any case, it’s nice to see Lennar choosing many devices that offer HomeKit support alongside Alexa functionality....

After being announced during Apple’s October event, HomePod mini is now available to customers in some countries around the world. While specialized repair companies like iFixit don’t get their hands on Apple’s new smart speaker, an independent user has decided to share his own HomePod mini teardown. User identified as “ouimetnick” shared their own photos of HomePod mini teardown on MacRumors Forums. It’s nearly impossible to disassemble the original HomePod without breaking it, and the same applies to the new HomePod mini....

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Honor 8A Pro JAT-L41. Well, the device runs out of the box with Android 9.0 Pie which is powered by the Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 processor. To install the firmware flash file on Honor 8A Pro JAT-L41 (codenamed Jakarta), you need to download the software called the Huawei Flash tool. This method is simple and easy....

Rob Zombie’s directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses, made the director a household name amongst horror fans and, while the film has since become a cult classic, Zombie isn’t in love with the final product. House of 1000 Corpses is beloved by genre fans for numerous reasons. The Firefly family worked well within the adage of “the family that slays together, stays together”, and the lethal charm portrayed by lead actors Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, and Sheri Moon Zombie earned them a strong fanbase....

Detective Pikachu viewers may have witnessed the beauty of evolution when Magikarp transformed into Gyarados onscreen, but how it happened is a mystery even to the writers themselves. In fact, evolution was a key factor throughout the film on a thematic level and seeing Pokémon like Magikarp and Eevee literally evolve into their best selves was a fun way of paying homage to that. But since it is true that Ryme City doesn’t allow Pokémon trainers or battles, and that the story itself doesn’t introduce the concept of leveling up in any concrete way, that makes Magikarp’s magical moment fertile ground for speculation....

Now, other Windows PC makers are working on dual-screened laptops that offer different takes on Microsoft’s concept. Indeed, with a Core i9 processor and powerful Nvidia RTX discrete graphics processor, the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo offers the kind of muscle one would expect in a modern workstation. It would merely be a capable clamshell, however, if it didn’t have the feature that other mobile PCs for creative pros lack: a second screen....

In this article, we are going to learn about BITS, Malware is using the BITS feature for nefarious reasons, but there are ways to prevent and detect scenarios of this nature. What is Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service? BITS is a service available on Windows operating system and the default way through which Microsoft sends Windows updates to users all over the world. Applications and system components, including Windows Update, use BITS to deliver operating system and application updates so they can be downloaded with minimal disruption....

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Crisis on Infinite Earths. A cameo at the end of the Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths offered an extensive look at the cast of Stargirl, and established the setting of the upcoming series as part of a new multiverse. The eagerly anticipated new show will be airing on both The CW and on the DC Universe streaming service. Stargirl first appeared in Stars and STRIPE #0, though she first used the moniker Star-Spangled Kid....

At this time in America’s history, citizens are arguably more politically polarized than ever, or at least since people started keeping track of such metrics. No matter which side one was on, the 2016 presidential election was a truly bruising affair, with few coming out unscathed. That process comes to its fruition today, with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th POTUS. However, 2016 wasn’t only a hard time for real-life presidential candidates, as House of Cards’ fictional commander-in-chief Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) can attest....