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. Flexibits, makers of the popular calendar app Fantastical for Mac and iPhone, have just announced their next product for the Mac. Their new app, Chatology, seeks to ease the pain of searching through conversations using Apple’s buggy Messages app. If you haven’t tried this yourself, don’t. But often when searching on messages, the application locks up for an indeterminate amount of time. Apple doesn’t seem to be getting all of our crash/bug reports and hasn’t fixed it since its release with Mountain Lion....

Chinese smartphone sales were down roughly 20% year-on-year in March, reflecting the triple-whammy delivered by the coronavirus crisis. Production was disrupted, reducing supply; many retail stores were closed in early March, leading to fewer purchase opportunities; and lost income during lockdowns would have reduced demand for expensive consumer electronics purchases … Reuters reports. Apple had one of its worst months ever in China in February, selling only around half a million iPhones, but there were the first signs of recovery in March....

Nowadays, all smartphones have NFC technology. Even though you may not be aware, your phone uses NFC. There’s no need to worry, though; NFC uses very little battery and processing power while providing a host of features that improve the performance of your device. You can simplify your life with NFC’s many applications, including peer-to-peer payment and data transfer apps. But, it might sometimes stop working on Android devices. Yes, recently, after the new Android 13 patch update, many users started reporting that they cannot use it as the NFC is not working on their Android smartphone....

Warhammer 40000:Darktide, is a first-person shooter game set in the Warhammer 40000 universe. The game is in early access and only allows users to as part of an imperial criminal brigade, carry out the will of the God-Emperor – a violent and dangerous task. This article will bring you the best weapons of the Warhammer 40000 Darktide game. Having the best weapons in your arsenal won’t guarantee you come out to be a winner....

Beyond Good & Evil fans hoping that they would finally get to play its sequel this year are going to be disappointed again, as Ubisoft has confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2 isn’t coming out in 2020. Recently, Ubisoft announced five AAA games scheduled for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, and Beyond Good & Evil 2 didn’t make the cut. Going back to the first game’s release, director Michel Ancel said that he always planned for Beyond Good & Evil to be a trilogy....

After years in development, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s Black Adam movie is finally going forward. A director has been hired, work is being done on a shooting script, and it’s set to arrive at multiplexes in 2021. The movie will be set in the DC Extended Universe, as the franchise is finally finding its feet, so its connective tissue is slowly being reintroduced. Based on the fact that Superman gets his powers from Earth’s yellow sun, the case could be made that Black Adam is even more powerful than the Man of Steel....

Here’s everything you need to know about BLUETTI Prime Day 2022. The Best Prime Day Deals from BLUETTI During the BLUETTI Prime Day 2022 event, there are huge savings on a wide range of BLUETTI products, from home backup power to portable power stations. To help you choose from the great products on offer, here are some of the best BLUETTI Prime Day deals. BLUETTI AC200P Portable Power Station: Now at the Lowest Price Ever The BLUETTI AC200P Portable Power Station is BLUETTI’s most popular 2kWh solar generator....

The final episodes of BoJack Horseman are scheduled to be debut on Netflix on January 31st. The climax of the popular animated show is eagerly anticipated and, judging from the events of the final season so far, fans can expect to see BoJack’s past come back to haunt him after the troubled horse finally embarks on a path of redemption. Many theories are speculating as to BoJack’s fate and the overall endgame of the show....

Set photos from the filming of season 2 of The Boys have given us our first look at Aya Cash as new character Stormfront. Season 1 of the show introduced us to a world where ‘supes’ are far more concerned with their public image and how much fame and wealth they can amass from it than they are with actually saving people. Like many of the series’ featured characters, Stormfront is an expy of an existing superhero, in this case Shazam with some grace notes of Thor....

Today’s best deals include iPad Pro and AirPods Pro both bundled with AppleCare, along with B&H’s big Back to School sale. Hit the jump for all of that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Bundle iPad Pro with AppleCare+ B&H is offering Apple’s previous-generation iPad Pro bundled with AppleCare+ for up to $530 off. Both 11- and 12.9-inch models are included in today’s sale, which brings some of the largest cash discounts we’ve tracked to date....

The popular Camera+ iOS app from developer taptaptap gets an update today, jumping from version 4.0.2 to Version 4.2 (just for the fun of it according to the release notes below), and adds a few notable new features. On top of fixing a bug that crashed the app when using burst-mode, the update includes support for full-resolution bust-mode photos. That includes the iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, and the “unapologetically poorly-selling iPhone 5c,” according to taptaptap....

Curiosity is part of being social media savvy. You always wonder whether many users interact with or enjoy the content you share on your socials. You may want to know who interacts with your tweets, watches your reels on Instagram, or views your Facebook account. So, can you tell who visits your Twitter? You’ll need to be Twitter shrewd to monitor who interacts with your Twitter page. Well, read the article....

Carrot Weather is out with an update that includes a host of new features for its Apple Watch app. The latest version brings location search to Apple Watch along with custom complications, shortcuts, forecast options for the Infograph Modular watch face, a new data source, and more. The new Carrot Weather update rolled out last night and follows the major update that arrived last December with new weather sources, Apple Watch complications, Netatmo Weather Station integration, and more....

Tom Hooper’s Cats film award considerations pulled by Universal. The latest musical stage production to be adapted for the big screen has been in theaters for less than two weeks as of this writing, but so far the reception of Cats has been anything but encouraging. Originally a lavish stage production by the highly respected composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats debuted in 1981 to much praise and fanfare. Since then, the hit musical has gone on to be performed around the world, and won numerous prestigious awards....

Visit the new CCleaner for MAC Download Page Once the download completes, install and launch CCleaner for Mac. CCleaner has always been easy to use and this new Beta version for the Mac is no exception. Jump between the Mac OS X or Applications Tab to decide what you want CCleaner to delete for you. Simply check and uncheck the apps or Mac files you don’t want permanently removed....

Do you have multiple email accounts on your iPhone but use one more than the rest? Read on for how to change the default email account on iPhone. Changing the default email account on your iPhone makes your workflow more efficient as it will be the account that pops up when you compose a new email. It’s also the email account that’s used when sharing content with others from Safari, Apple’s other first-party apps, and third-party apps....

This chapter reviews each access control function, four approaches to access control/role management, and takes a brief look at the future of access controls. Identity management Identity management consists of one or more processes to verify the identity of a subject attempting to access an object. However, it does not provide 100 percent assurance of the subject’s identity. Rather, it provides a level of probability of assurance. The level of probability depends on the identity verification processes in place and their general trustworthiness....

While there’s a newly rebooted Charmed in the world, many still remember the silliness and campiness of the original Charmed. Before the Vera/Vaughn Clan, there were the Halliwells (and Matthews) family. Over the course of eight seasons, fans followed them as they battled demons, fell in love, and saved the world a time or two. It was gloriously over the top in its emotions. At the same time, it was a show about family and sisterhood....

Chicago Fire’s new season has gotten off to a blazing start. While fans are delighted to welcome recruit Blake Gallo (Shadowhunter’s Alberto Rosende) to 51, it came at a cost of another. Many were devastated to learn that Brian “Otis” Zvonecek (Yuri Sardrov) would die after succumbing to last season’s injuries. Otis was a show favorite, with fans loving his loyal and kind attitude. It was the firefighter’s last words to Cruz (Joe Minoso) that brought tears to the fans’ eyes: “Brother, I will be with you always”....

China – long viewed as one of the key growth markets for smartphones – is now approaching saturation point, according to data being released today by IDC. The WSJ reports that smartphone shipments fell for the first time in six years, 4.3% down year-on-year in the previous quarter. Other sources say sales are still growing, but at a much-reduced rate. While the news may be bad for many smartphone manufacturers, Apple is less likely to be affected as existing owners upgrade from low-end and mid-range handsets to premium ones....