There seems to be a trend right now of superheroes and villains going up against one another, whether that’s on the big screen in movie theaters across the globe or in the world of video games. NetherRealm Studios were quick to jump on that trend in 2013, when they brought a whole slew of DC characters together for their critically-acclaimed title Injustice: Gods Among Us; pitting big name comic book characters against one another and blurring the lines of ‘good guys’ and ‘baddies’ more than ever before....

Depends on who you ask. Sure, everyone is looking to grow their social presence ASAP. This is especially true on Instagram where getting authentic followers is a serious commitment. And so marketers, brands and businesses alike turn to Instagram automation tools to speed up the process. However, there’s a huge gulf between legit tools to grow your account versus bots that spam your followers. That’s why we put together this guide on the best practices of Instagram automation and what makes sense for your brand....

After about a year of the feature being available for Stories, Instagram has today rolled out its handy poll sticker to Direct messages. Instagram brought the poll sticker to Stories back in October last year. This summer the social media platform expanded on that idea by offering a new question sticker, which is also limited to use in Stories. Today, Instagram announced via Twitter that users can start using the poll sticker in Direct, with groups as well as just one-on-one conversations....

After originally rolling out support for the iPhone XS Max and XR displays back in October, Instagram broke the optimized resolutions with an update last month. Now, an update today has solved the issue, but also requires Instagram users to be running iOS 10. In related news, YouTube has released an update that now takes full advantage of the new iPad Pro displays. Instagram was on top of supporting the new displays sizes for the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR with an update on October 1st....

Intel told its investors today that it is finally ready to ship 10-nanometer ‘Ice Lake’ mobile CPUs next month, following three years of delays for the company’s 10nm fabrication. Meanwhile, Intel’s competitors like TSMC are already boasting 7nm production (the Apple A12 chip present in iPhone XS and iPad Pro is 7nm). The initial batch of Ice Lake CPUs are aimed at mobile contexts like laptops. Devices featuring 10nm Intel Ice Lake chips are expected to launch by the end of this year....

After months of talking about its features, Intel officially launches its new Ivy Bridge processor today. As we previously reported, this processor is undoubtedly headed to the next line of Macs, and it will help provide some significant feature updates. The processor is a 22-nanometer 3D transistor chip that will be more efficient than the bigger Sandy Bridge processors it replaces. It is initially available in 13 quad-core models in both the i5 and i7 versions....

For many years, FaceTime has been blocked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to local telecom restrictions. With today’s release of iOS 13.6, however, this restriction appears to have been lifted, at least partially. In 2018, we reported that Apple was in active negotiations with the United Arab Emirates federal government to permit the use of internet video-chat services on its devices, enabling FaceTime to be unlocked for Apple customers....

The vulnerabilities Analysis of 1,602 pentest engagements provides Cobalt with deep visibility into the vulnerabilities and security issues its customers are struggling with. Based on its analysis, Cobalt was able to identify the most common vulnerabilities and pentest findings in 2021 and break down results by asset and industry. Top five most common vulnerabilities Cobalt has been publishing a list of the five most common vulnerabilities in its State of Pentesting Reports since 2018....

Set Up Zune Software on Windows Plug your smartphone into your Windows PC. The following message comes up to get the Zune software. Click Get Software. You’ll need to be running Windows XP SP3 or higher. You’re directed to the Zune software page. Either sign up for free Zune Music and Video and download the software. Or download it without creating the account. If you’re new to Windows Phone and Zune, I recommend just downloading the software....

[UPDATE: The Dark Phoenix international trailer is now officially online.] - The international trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix reveals exactly how Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is transformed into the Phoenix in the film. Dark Phoenix is the fourth entry in the X-Men prequel series that began with First Class and the second movie based on The Dark Phoenix Saga comic series overall, after X-Men: The Last Stand. It’s also one of the final two X-Men films that started production prior to Disney’s purchase of Fox, along with Josh Boone’s spinoff The New Mutants....

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A new twist in the latest episode of Into the Badlands suggests that the Gift is what caused the apocalypse. The ruins of human civilization is what serves as the backdrop for the martial arts series, but the reasons for why the world fell have barely been touched upon. Into the Badlands takes place in the state of Oklahoma, but the land no longer goes by that name. In the series, it’s only known as the Badlands, a region divided up into seven territories....

Comedy-drama Insatiable has become the latest Netflix show to be canceled. Starring Debby Ryan as a formerly overweight teenager who becomes thin after an accident results in her jaw being wired shut, Insatiable debuted its first season in August 2018 and returned for its sophomore outing in October 2019. Insatiable actress Alyssa Milano confirmed Insatiable’s cancelation on social media, and the most likely explanation for Netflix’s decision is that the viewing figures simply didn’t support renewing it for season 3....

This year, we shed light on the biggest mistakes you’re making that destroy expensive gadgets. We also exposed smishing scams, invasive people search sites and the most significant car recalls you should know about. That’s why we put together this yearly tech tip roundup. This guide will help you catch up on the top cyber tips of 2022, so you can improve your digital life next year. Scroll down for 10 ways to protect your data and cybersecurity online....

Insidious: Chapter 4 has been officially moved back from its original Fall 2017 release date to the early goings of 2018. The original Insidious movie was directed by James Wan and helped to further establish Blumhouse Productions as a major player in the horror/thriller game, building on the success of the first Paranormal Activity two years earlier. Since then, Blumhouse has added several additional feathers to its cap, in the forms of low-costs/high-returns series like The Purge, as well as critically/commercially successful auteur-driven offerings such as M....

Instagram’s feed has made some big changes over the years, but its latest is perhaps the biggest. Rolling out to all users over the past 24 hours, Instagram is filling your feed with “Suggested Posts.” Yeah, it’s pretty bad. With this latest server-side update, Instagram now shows you only brand new posts in your homescreen feed. Once you’ve seen everything from the accounts you follow, you’ll see the “You’re all caught up” message that’s been around for a couple of years and then, the app will start showing you content that you don’t follow....

There’s been a great deal of discussion and debate about Apple’s decision to remove all but USB-C and headphone ports from the new MacBook Pro, but Weblogs founder and Internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis turned the dial up to 11 in an appearance on This Week in Tech. In criticising both the loss of the ports from the MacBook Pro and headphone socket from the iPhone 7, he said that Apple CEO Tim Cook was ‘boring, visionless and incompetent’ and called for him to leave the company....

Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) has come a long way since first introducing their beta last September. After lots of testing, Microsoft is now distributing the first Release Candidate of the web browser. According to Microsoft, they are very close to the final version and this RC is “feature complete.” All that is left to do at this point is minor tweaks and bug removal. We took a quick look at the IE9 RC and it has a lot of promise....

As expected, Apple is now rolling out iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, tvOS 12.1 and macOS 10.14.1 to the public. Today’s updates bring a slew of new features such as Group FaceTime, dual SIM support for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, and new emojis. Unfortunately, according to the release notes for watchOS 5.1, the much-anticipated ECG app may not yet be available to users in the United States....

One of the biggest changes to iOS 14 is the new home screen widgets and third-party integration with the new feature will unlock lots of great potential. In a WWDC talk today, Apple has detailed WidgetKit including sharing what the focus and experience should be like and that widgets should not be designed as “mini-apps.” While much of the focus is on home screen widgets for iPhone, the new feature is also present on iPad as well as Macs with macOS Big Sur (just in different implementations)....