Slice Intelligence made headlines when it suggested that Apple’s AirPods captured a 26% share of the wireless headphone market within a short time of going on sale. Together with a Beats share of around 15%, that put Apple at a combined total of 40%. Today, however, NPD says those numbers paint a misleading picture, and the true market share captured by AirPods is more like 2% by volume and 3% by value....
Disney Animation Studios is widely regarded as the powerhouse of all animated movies, so we’ve ranked all of their films so far from worst to best. While other studios have had their successes, Disney has consistently stayed at the top of the game ever since the studio’s first feature animated film release, Snow White, in 1937. Although Disney has had some not so great releases (and some total flops), the House of Mouse has mostly nailed the art of creating box office smash hits - particularly in recent years....
Being the king is not easy. History has shown us a number of rulers of varying success. Some kings are benevolent and loved by their subjects for their generosity. Others are selfish and ruthless tyrants who rule through fear and violence. As it turns out, movie kings can be a similarly mixed bag. Netflix’s new film, The King, stars Timothée Chalamet as King Henry V, and with its release, now seems like the perfect time to revisit some prominent movie kings, both good and bad....
In an update about the cyberattack that initially forced them to remove all connections to their central data center, the company said business operations are back up and running but the “number of so-called fraudulent calls and mails has generally increased.” “The forensic investigation has meanwhile confirmed that data was extracted from our servers before our systems were taken offline on December 9. We are currently investigating what type of data was extracted and will proactively provide further information as soon as possible....
Disney released a new teaser clip today for their 2019 remake of Aladdin, in which Will Smith sings and puts his own spin on the song “Prince Ali”. Audiences got a taste of Smith’s performance as Genie earlier this month, in the official movie trailer, during his appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and in a clip premiered at CinemaCon. Director Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of Disney’s animated 1992 film has already met with some criticism, most notably after the 5-minute viewing of the film at CinemaCon just months ago....
Marvel Studios reveals Eternals movie concept art that shows what each member of the main cast will look like in their costumes for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Last month at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige unveiled the first two years of Phase 4, which will include a few sequels - including Thor: Love and Thunder as well as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - as well as some new properties joining the franchise....
. Apple’s offering could be either part of the cloud iTunes initiative or a separate product based on the MobileMe services suite. The talks between Apple and four major labels are stalling, various sources claim, because the two parties couldn’t agree on streaming fees. The labels allegedly want to be paid for every stream, be it an iTunes Store purchase or a track ripped from a CD. Apple will invest $1 billion in a North Carolina datacenter over the course of ten years....
The third season of American Horror Story was called “Coven” and it followed the lives of several young witches who were attending a boarding school of-sorts in order to hone their magic and protect them from harm. These witches vary widely in personality and this leads to numerous rather intense moments between them as they deal with their involuntary placement at the school. In typical AHS, fashion, things get rather grim rather quickly and not all of the girls make it to the end of the season....
Adobe has actively been rolling out new and powerful tools for the iPhone and iPad in recent months including Lightroom Mobile for iPad followed later by Lightroom Mobile for iPhone and Photoshop Mix as well as Adobe Voice for creating storytelling from iPad. Even with all of those new products, Adobe is continuing to add features to its existing apps with the release of Adobe Photoshop Express 3.4 today. The updated version of Photoshop Express for iPhone and iPad specifically four new features: a new blemish removal tool, the ability to increase or decrease filter strength, a new defog tool to remove haziness, and the ability to import photos in the RAW format....
With US iPhones currently made in China, there has been much concern about the escalating trade war between the two countries. The worst-case scenario would be a 25% tariff on iPhones entering the US, which would either push up prices, hurt Apple’s bottom line, or both. But Foxconn has said that the iPhone would be able to escape this fate, as the assembler has enough capacity in other countries to supply all US iPhones …...
We are very much habitual of social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Messenger. But sometimes while using it we face unwanted crashes and sometimes it crashes in every while and made it impossible to use the app. Sometimes it is devices specific and sometimes it is dependent on the app, maybe some bugs from the application side. We’ll show you the options that you can do to fix when Facebook/Instagram is crashing in Galaxy S20 after Update in very simple steps....
AirPlay 2 is coming soon to iOS after being previewed at WWDC earlier this summer. While we haven’t tested AirPlay 2 yet, the upcoming feature has a lot of promise. AirPlay 2 enables multi-room audio playback, works with Apple TV, and compatible speakers will work with HomeKit and Siri. What is AirPlay? AirPlay is Apple’s wireless media streaming technology that lets you send media from Apple devices to compatible speakers and Apple TVs....
Besides, it’s almost Christmas, and Netflix has the fix for your holiday movie addiction. In fact, you could watch a Christmas movie every day from now until the beginning of the year and still not have to watch the same one twice. But how do you decide which ones to watch? If you’re looking for help, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled a list of some of the best Christmas movies currently available to stream on Netflix....
The success of Jordan Peele’s Us has proved he isn’t just a one-trick pony – he’s a bona fide genius when it comes to making horror movies. What made Peele’s sketch comedy so great was its clear reference points. For example, if they recreate an ‘80s aerobics video in a believable way, the dark twists will be funnier. The reference points in Peele’s horror movies are much more subtle, but they are there....
An international cybersecurity awareness survey found that 65% of U.S. tech sector workers now use a virtual private network (VPN) on either work devices, personal ones or both … (want to try a VPN? Specials.9to5Toys.com has a wide selection starting from Free Trials to lifetime plans.) While much of that usage will be because it’s installed as standard on work devices, a growing number of people are choosing to use a VPN on their own devices in response to past and proposed legislative changes....
The improved UI includes much faster navigation of TV shows and movies thanks to a new drop down menu on the home screen of the app, as well as “a new navigation bar on the browse screens allowing you to find and switch between the different TV and movie collections.” Also new is “more personalized carousels on the homescreen” that provide quick access to TV shows and movies recommended for you based on your previous viewing habits....
Right now, Bezos and crew are still doing the preamble on the Kindle device in general — how affordable — they’re showing now the lowest end Kindle Tablet. It’s got a touch screen. Bezos talks about another new feature: XRay the bones of the book. So far execs only have announced what looks like “half a Kindle” with touch screen, ability to annotate books and share them via, presumptively, Whispersync....
After recently being delayed to December 2018, the standalone Aquaman will hit movie screens a few months later than expected. Fans of course will get a look at the character of Aquaman later in 2017 when he appears alongside his fellow DCEU heroes in Justice League, after already catching a brief glimpse of him in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and a longer glimpse in the recently-released Justice League trailer....
American Horror Story’s Apocalypse season was one of the most celebrated years of Ryan Murphy’s anthology horror series and it brought the Antichrist into the picture in a very big way. Part of the fun of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story is that each season gets to wipe the slate clean and start fresh as well as allow the talented cast to try out new roles that are often radically different from their prior appearances....
Adding to the growing list of banks and card issuers adding support for Apple Pay in recent weeks, America First Credit Union today announced it’s rolling out Apple Pay support for its Visa card. Apple has been adding several new banks since first launching Apple Pay last month and now lists a total of 17 card issuers (not including America First Credit Union) on its support document last updated earlier this week....
