A Korean report on the Samsung-made OLED display for the iPhone 8 claims that the speed of the facial-recognition system used in the device will be measured in ‘millionths of a second.’ All the latest reports are pointing to Apple abandoning TouchID in the new flagship phone, replacing it with face recognition for both unlock and Apple Pay authorization. Though concerns have been expressed about this, it appears that Apple may have successfully addressed them …...

While the original movie received mixed reviews from fans it was still profitable, so will Assassin’s Creed 2 still happen? Video game movie adaptations have proven historically tricky to get right. The Super Mario Bros movie from 1993 still the tone for many of the films that would follow, failing to capture either the tone or fun of the source material. Many more duds like Doom and Max Payne would follow....

Avatar: The Last Airbender is easily one of the greatest TV shows of modern times. It finished over ten years ago and it still sits comfortably within IMDb’s top 20 TV shows list. It survived a terrible live-action film and spawned a spin-off and an upcoming remake. And when you watch the show it’s not surprising because the quality of writing and care put into the characters and the story is phenomenal....

According to an FCC filing, AT&T is looking to join the ever-growing wireless charger accessory market. The company is purportedly planning a 2-in-1 Apple Watch and iPhone charger that also integrates a 3000mAh battery for charging on-the-go. The FCC filing and subsequent Qi Wireless Power Consortium documentation was first spotted by digital lifestyle blog ZNF. AT&T calls its accessory the Power Drum Wireless Charger & Apple Watch Power Bank. As you can see in the above image, the Power Drum integrates an Apple Watch charger on the front....

Apple is introducing full support for audio plug-ins in iOS 9, allowing developers to sell plug-ins like effects and virtual instruments on the App Store that can be used within audio editing apps like Apple’s own GarageBand. Apple has long used Audio Units as a standard for audio plug-ins in Mac OS X for applications like its own Logic Pro and GarageBand. It’s now bringing full support for Audio Units to iOS devices and allowing developers to easily port their audio plug-ins from OS X with very minor code changes using a new Audio Unit version 3 API....

Aussies are an educated bunch, but have you been wondering exactly how many of them are university students or grads? We did our homework and found all the most relevant Australia higher education statistics so that you don’t have to. The Most Instructive Facts About Higher Ed in Oz Over 5.39 million Aussies aged 15-64 have at least a bachelor’s degree. There are 43 universities in Australia. Monash University was the top-earning uni in Oz in 2020....

Out of all four nations, the Air Nomads still remain the most mysterious, given that we’ve seen the least of their culture in action. In The Legend of Korra, a new generation of Air Nomads have stepped up to combat injustice in every corner of the world, but that doesn’t erase the influence of the original Air Nomads that came before them. With the efforts of Aang and Tenzin, as well as Korra’s decision to leave the spirit portals open, this beautiful culture didn’t die out, so we’ve seen enough Airbending techniques to truly identify which ones took our breath away, literally and figuratively....

AT&T today announced a pair of new promotions for existing DirecTV Now subscribers. Starting this month, subscribers will receive either a $5 off credit for 6 months or free HBO for 12 months. The company made the announcement on its Community Forums website this afternoon. Here’s it works: If you subscribe to DirecTV Now’s “Go Big” or “Gotta Have It” plans, you will receive free HBO for 12 months. If you already pay for HBO, however, the $5 per month charge will automatically be credited at the end of each payment period....

Hackers are employing tactics used to target other industries, like banking and retail, to hit gaming firms and players online. Last year, the Steam online video game platform publicly admitted that 77,000 of its gamer accounts are hacked every month. The news shocked the gaming industry, for the first time a major video game company admitted to being a cybercrime target. This year, the Kaspersky Lab researcher Santiago Pontiroli launched an investigation into how many gamers are being exploited by cybercriminals....

Aussie Broadband said buying the 300-employee company would boost its offerings in the cloud, enterprise, security, and government spaces. Over the Wire currently has over 16,000 business, government, and wholesale customers, owns five data centres, and leases 99% of its fibre network. By contrast, Aussie Broadband is connected to all NBN points of interconnect, and has 1,200kms of its fibre in the ground or under construction. Aussie Broadband said if the deal was completed, it would be able to move its third-party supplied voice services onto Over the Wire’s NetSIP voice network that has over 700,000 active numbers....

Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra introduced viewers to a new generation of Team Avatar in this beloved franchise, starring the hot-headed but brave Korra, the pro bender brothers Mako and Bolin, and the inventive and kind Asami Sato. And like Avatar Aang before her, Korra learned to bend the elements from many masters, and none of them feature as prominently as Tenzin, son of Avatar Aang. The air bender master Tenzin stands at an interesting point in the franchise....

Marvel Studios celebrates Iron Man with the reveal of the book cover for The Art of Iron Man: 10th Anniversary Edition Book. While most of the 2018 Marvel Studios festivities focus on MCU’s 10th year anniversary, it’s important to remember that the famed franchise is also celebrating the first decade of Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. The first movie to be produced by the budding film company, the flick laid the foundation that $16 billion-worth franchise is now standing on....

Windows 10 Microsoft Store Over time, the company has added new features to the Microsoft Store – some good and some not so great. For example, a great new feature is remote installation of apps to multiple PCs. On the other hand, it introduced auto-play promo videos to an app’s description page which isn’t a benefit for users on a slow or limited connection. And it’s generally annoying for most people....

To date there are few Hollywood films in which an action packed, high intensity plot features a badass female lead. Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill saga immediately springs to mind as one of the greats of this sub-genre, but upcoming titles like Wonder Woman as well as Ghost in the Shell could also potentially reach similar heights and even give new life to the concept. And while Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has a diverse list of roles she’s played – many of which involve high stakes action or fantasy – in this summer’s Atomic Blonde, she’ll play an undercover agent with no shortage of butt kicking ability....

Shodan CLI Shodan is a search engine that provides intelligence about the assets exposed over the internet. Shodan has servers located around the world that crawl the Internet 24/7 to provide the latest Internet intelligence. Shodan by its definition is a search engine that can be used from a web browser. However, it also comes with a command line client that can be used to achieve the same from the command line....

In publishing its Robotics and Automation on Earth and in Space Roadmap [PDF] on Monday, the ASA detailed that these six areas are remote operations, interoperability, analogue facilities and services, robotic platforms, in-situ resource utilisation services (ISRU), and terrestrial foundation services, such as materials handling and transport. Specifically, the roadmap describes how Australia could leverage its existing expertise in robotics technology and systems, provide solutions in the global marketplace to support the sustainable build-up of space assets and infrastructure, and enable international collaboration with industry....

An Apple battery has received a safety certification in South Korea, and the design and specs suggest that it’s destined for a future 13-inch MacBook Air model. One possibility is that the battery is for the first ARM MacBook Air. Above, you can see the 2020 MacBook Air battery on the left, and the new battery on the right … Apple used the WWDC keynote to announce its plans for a transition to Apple Silicon Macs – aka Macs powered by Apple-designed chips using ARM architecture – stating that the first model will ship by the end of the year …...

Army of Darkness brought Ash Williams back to his time, but the original ending was quite different and could have set up a very interesting Evil Dead 4 story. Sam Raimi’s supernatural horror film Evil Dead (1981) was the beginning of a trilogy that introduced one of the most beloved characters of the genre: Ash Williams, played by Bruce Campbell. After Evil Dead II remade some parts from the first film in 1987, the trilogy was completed in 1992 with Army of Darkness....

Everybody knows that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the kind of action star who says something cool, funny, or just straight up mind-boggling either just before he kills a bad guy or just after he kills a bad guy. In the not-so-subtle art of the one-liner, Schwarzenegger is Picasso. So much so that his lines are usually even more satisfying than the actual kills. It can be hard to identify the best of the best from a butt-kicking career spanning nearly fifty years....

Last week, Arrow came through one of the more solid and focused hours of season 5 with, oddly enough, a renewed sense of focus. So far this season the series has been doing its level best to keep things as grounded as possible within the expanding Arrowverse, to keep Green Arrow and his (mostly) non-powered associates dealing with the sort of story lines that best suit them. That means instead of doing battle with magic-powered forces of evil, Team Arrow has tested its mettle against well-funded criminals who can hold their own in a one-on-one confrontation with Star City’s resident green-hooded savior....