AT&T has confirmed in a statement that the new universal Apple SIM card in iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 becomes locked to the carrier after being activated on its network. It appears AT&T might be the only carrier locking the SIM card after activation, as Apple confirms in a support document that “AT&T dedicates Apple SIM to their network only” with no mention of other carriers. The support document also confirms that “Sprint Stores will only carry iPads with legacy Sprint SIM cards (not Apple SIM cards)....

Verizon began lab-testing its 5G network last year, aiming to carry out the first real-world tests this year, and AT&T has now announced that it will be doing the same. The company seems even more optimistic than Verizon, which estimated 5G speeds some 30-50 times faster than LTE. Don’t get too excited just yet, though, as there are a couple of small hurdles to be overcome first … We expect 5G to deliver speeds 10-100 times faster than today’s average 4G LTE connections....

At this point in his long career, actor Nicolas Cage has been seen as kind of a joke for so long that it’s getting harder and harder to remember just how good he can be when he really gives it his all. As just one example of this dichotomy, Cage is an Oscar and Golden Globe winner for his performance in the acclaimed 1995 drama Leaving Las Vegas, yet he also won the Golden Raspberry (a....

Arrow is getting a mysterious new villain for its 6th season. At San Diego Comic Con it was announced that Michael Emerson would be joining the cast of the popular CW superhero show in an undisclosed role. He joins Kirk Acevedo who is playing the season’s other big bad Ricardo Diaz/Richard Dragon. Season 5 of Arrow brought Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) story full circle. It closed out the flashbacks of his time on the island which have been an integral part of the show since its inception....

In June, Apple Music for Artists webpage was redesigned with more details about Spatial Audio. Now, it’s adding a new Milestones feature so singers can share with fans their achievements. The new Milestones feature lets artists share an achievement on Twitter, Facebook, and even Instagram Stories. Any Administrator or Analytics user on an account can easily share any milestone and generate posts for emails and Messages from the Apple Music for Artists iOS app, Apple explains....

Windows 10 Version 1803 April Update We have advised that you should consider holding off on the update because of the number of issues people have been reporting. However, the company has issued two cumulative updates since the initial release. The most recent – KB4100403 Build 17134.48 — seems to have fixed BSOD issues users were having with SSDs from Intel. Still, we continue to get reports from readers who are having various problems with the update....

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Concisely, WINDOWS AUTOPWN or winAUTOPWN is an auto (hacking) shell gaining tool. Besides the above, winAUTOPWN can also be used as an efficiency testing tool for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Web Application Filters (WAF). winAUTOPWN has a vast repository of exploits for various Operating systems like Microsoft Windows, Apple MAC OSX, Linux (various), BSD systems as well as for well-known services and daemon software. winAUTOPWN also contains a massive database of Shell Upload Vulnerability, Remote File Inclusion and Remote Command Execution exploits....

Animated series Vixen may have been a shot in the dark for CW Seed following the huge success of The CW network’s take on some of DC’s most-loved superheroes, but with the Arrowverse’s large fan base obviously getting behind the animated series and encouraging Arrow creators to bring Vixen (Megan Echikunwoke) to the live-action show for a guest spot earlier this year, super-producer Marc Guggenheim has now also been working on spin-off animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray....

Update: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have all announced $10/month plans with an initial three months of free service. Today’s announcement of the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular support included details on how the device will function with wireless carrier plans. Apple mentioned that the phone number from the iPhone will remain the same and be usable on the Watch. There is one obvious caveat though: to get the cellular functionality of your Watch, you may be required to pay an additional fee to your carrier....

It is starting to look like last weekend was a huge one for the iPhone 5. In a press release this morning, the nation’s second-largest carrier, AT&T, announced the iPhone 5 is now the fastest-selling iPhone the company has ever offered. It even beat out last year’s iPhone 4S, which saw huge sales. “AT&T set a sales record with iPhone 5 over the weekend, making it the fastest-selling iPhone the company has ever offered,” said AT&T in a press release....

Pricey workarounds and complex utilities for making AirPlay work with Sonos have existed for a while, but neither solution has been as simple as just clicking a button. Now there’s a new Mac app that does exactly that and for less than $10. The official solution from Sonos for getting Apple AirPlay to work with their wireless speakers includes two options: use a $99 Apple AirPort Express with the $499 Sonos Play:5, or combine the $99 AirPort Express with the $349 Sonos Connect or $498 Sonos Connect:Amp for the Play:1 or Play:3 without AUX ports....

A new large-scale consumer satisfaction survey from JD Power has revealed bad news for the travel industry. More than 12,000 users of airline, hotel, travel agent, and car rental apps found relatively low levels of satisfaction. Ease of use was particularly problematic … Although travel apps can involve detailed information, and might be expected to struggle in terms of ease of use, the survey found that this didn’t seem to be the reason they lagged behind financial apps....

The latest episode of Arrow season 8 served to shoot down a popular theory regarding Earth-2 Laurel Lance and the Anti-Monitor. With the highly anticipated Crisis on Infinite Earths looming, season 8 - which also doubles as the show’s last - has seen Oliver Queen working for The Monitor. Tasked with very specific missions, Oliver’s journey has taken him to parallel Earths and various familiar locations from his past. Along the way, he has since been joined by John Diggle and, following the destruction of Earth-2, the former Black Siren....

On the day that Apple Pay goes live, SVP Eddy Cue has told the WSJ that the company “has a lot of work to do” on the service, suggesting that initial take-up may be slow – with in-app purchases making up the largest share of transactions in the short-term. Although the list of retailers who have committed to Apple Pay looks impressive, it is far from comprehensive, with some big names missing – including the largest retailer in the US, Wal-Mart … We’re trying to do something that I think is a game changer and it requires a lot of people to play together....

AT&T was officially granted an FCC waiver this week to enable Wi-Fi calling for its customers with supported devices like iPhones running iOS 9. Wi-Fi Calling first appeared during the iOS 9 beta period and remained functional for those who enabled it previously, but AT&T stopped sign-ups for the feature once iOS 9 was publicly released due to requirements set by the Federal Communications Commission. While AT&T has officially turned on Wi-Fi calling for its subscribers, the carrier is doubling down on its position that rivals T-Mobile and Sprint have deployed and marketed Wi-Fi calling features for a while without proper FCC approval....

Ken Segall, a former Apple consultant and subsequent author, recently revealed a couple of anecdotes on the late CEO Steve Jobs while speaking at an event for his tell-all book. Segall remembered a quarrel between Jobs and Apple’s design guru Jonathan Ive. He said the pair was “inseparable” and as “close as lovers,” but he also noted they had their disagreements: According to PC Advisor: Walter Issacson’s “Steve Jobs” biography provides a little more background information on the iMac feud:...

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s upcoming limited series about the Central Park Five, When They See Us. DuVernay co-wrote and directed all four parts of the series, which is now officially scheduled to begin streaming at the end of May. The Central Park Five jogger case revolved around five young men of color (four black, one latino) who were arrested and eventually convicted of attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park on the night of April 19, 1989....

Out of the four elements in the world of Avatar, fire has gained a reputation as the most outwardly destructive. It was Firebending that allowed the Fire Nation to industrialize much faster than the other three nations, which gave them a unilateral edge during the Hundred Year War as they supplemented their already powerful techniques with mechanical tanks and ships. In this list, we’ll be ranking 10 of the best Firebending techniques shown across the entire franchise, from Avatar: The Last Airbender to The Legend of Korra, and explaining why these techniques are so useful in the heat of battle....

Paul Blackthorne is leaving Arrow after six seasons as Quentin Lance. The life of Oliver Queen has greatly influenced those around him. His superhero life of fighting crime has brought several of his closest friends into the crossfire unintentionally, but even more have joined him on this quest. Season 6 has proven that it comes at a cost, with Oliver now all alone fighting crime. His methods have pushed away former allies, but also led to a few leaving this life altogether....