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If Apple’s most recent hardware events were about going bigger (larger iPhones, a jumbo iPad, and a new Apple TV), Apple’s March 21st event is about going smaller. Apple yesterday officially sent invites to its much-anticipated event to be held at its Cupertino campus with the tagline “Let us loop you in.” The event, which was originally internally scheduled for a week earlier, will focus on Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone SE, a smaller, 9....

I expressed surprise on Monday that Tim Cook would write what I described as a ‘tone-deaf’ open letter on the Irish tax ruling, and it’s been fascinating to see the responses. In particular, I think there’s a significant difference in perceptions of this issue between Americans and Europeans. This difference does, I think, explain why Cook made what seemed to me to be a strategic error. My surprise was that he focused exclusively on arguing that Apple was obeying the law, doing nothing that other large companies don’t do – and the unfairness of the situation from Apple’s perspective....

The craze of buying smartphones has bloomed so well that many freaks are showing a ton of interest in gadgets with 5G connectivity despite the same is not yet launched. Yes, it’s true and in a very short span of time, multiple 5G enabled smartphones have arrived in the international smartphone market and the users have put their best to make them popular. Xiaomi joined the club recently when other smartphone makers jumped in it....

The world is witnessing a supreme level of development in the present scenario. The entire credit goes to the technology. There are certain examples for the same and the one which is quite visible is nothing but a smartphone. The Chinese manufacturers have played a significant role in shaping the modern smartphones. Presently there are a lot of options available to those who want to own this gadget. All this because of these manufacturers who have an excellent contribution in enabling people keep up the pace with a smartphone....

With the power of current Apple Silicon based Macs, and the next generation Apple Silicon computers that could be coming later this year, plenty of Intel-based computers will be left without a purpose. So why not convert your old computer into your own Netflix-like streaming service using Plex? While making your own streaming service may seem like a challenging process, it’s made easy with the use of Plex. There are two types of software for Plex, the server and the client....

In this article, we will have an in depth at some very uncommon techniques for gaining a remote code execution on uncommon databases and escalating privileges to admin/System level. Overview We all know SQL injection vulnerability. However, in this article we are not going to talk about that, we are going to look at ways an attacker can abuse a simple SQL injection to code execution and elevate the same to gain admin privileges on the system....

Twinkl, a 3D and augmented reality focused software developer is offering over 100 models built on Apple’s ARKit Quick Look tech. The web-based models work with any Apple device running iOS 12 and are a fun and useful resource for young students. Here’s how Twinkl describes it’s web-based 3D AR models for iOS built on Apple’s ARKit 2-powered Quick Look: Apple has about a dozen AR models on its Quick Look landing page, but Twinkl has developed a wide variety of models that could be an exciting and useful way to incorporate with educational lesson plans....

Oppo and its machines have seen a great deal of success in the Asian market. The OEM is bringing all the latest features you can name to all of its devices. Speaking of latest features, Oppo promises that second-half of 2019 will come with Android 9.0 Pie based on ColorOS 6. With this system step-up a few devices will also enjoy the HyperBoost 2.0 feature. This feature will knock into Realme 1, Realme 2 Pro and Realme 1....

One of the changes Apple has made in iOS 12 is much tighter protection against devices designed to brute-force iPhone passcodes. Unless the device has been unlocked within the past hour, the USB port will be restricted to charging, requiring the phone to be unlocked before it will permit data access. From much of the reporting on this, you could easily get the impression that Apple’s aim here is to thwart law enforcement investigations – and that simply isn’t the case …...

Opportunities are always around us. However, several people fail to take the advantage of the same. To make sure every opportunity simply provides us what it actually can, we need to be aware of the things. Smartphones are the gadgets that can help us in understanding the true benefits of everything and can make sure we remain aware of the things as well as situations. Thus, people are widely investing on this gadget all over the world....

Not all problems are actually problems and some can be illusions. Smartphone users in the present time must keep this thing in mind. This is because several issues in these gadgets are not present everywhere but users often confuse them with real issues. In addition to this, several problems don’t reflect their true identity and smartphone users often have to face a lot of difficulty in dealing with them. Well, it doesn’t matter which smartphone you own, if it is based on android, later or sooner several problems can declare their presence....

New details have emerged regarding Marvel’s upcoming Loki series - with producers confirming a time travel element. The Marvel Cinematic Universe capped off a huge 21-film saga earlier in the year, with the record-breaking Avengers: Endgame serving to wrap up over a decade’s worth of character arcs and stories. The franchise shows no signs of stopping, however, with Marvel’s Phase 4 slate already unveiled. Alongside the traditional big-screen offerings, the MCU will also branch out into the realm of television via Disney+....

USA has renewed its alien invasion drama series Colony for a third season, with production on the show moving from California to Canada. It’s the end of the world as people know it, and Hollywood seems to feel fine, judging by the sheer number of dystopian or outright apocalyptic movies and TV series to see release with each passing year. On the small screen side, easily the flagship of this movement is AMC’s The Walking Dead, which - despite ratings drops during season 7 - is still one of the highest rated programs in all of TV....

I’ve been waiting anxiously for years to get a glimpse at what the folks over at Humane have been working on. The company, founded by Apple inventors Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, launched in 2019 and has kept its work completely under wraps. Humane’s website has said that the mission behind the company is to build “innovative technology that feels familiar, natural, and human.” They want to build “the best human experience, ever....

Lives of modern people have become so comfortable with the introduction of technology. However, the overall responsibilities people have to bear have also increased. They are important and reflect the loyalty and sincerity of a person. Despite making several efforts, many people fail to accomplish them. Yes, it usually happens. There are situations that become daunting and sometimes we have to compromise with relationships with other people just because not accomplishing all the responsibilities on time....

Community, since its inception, was built on the inherent draw and eccentricities of its characters. Celebrating all the absurdity and sense of adventure that television comedy was always capable of, creator Dan Harmon really let loose on Greendale Community College and filled it with some colorful characters. Greendale’s study group is returning; the Community movie is officially happening, reuniting much of the original cast, and is set for release on Peacock....

In this tutorial, we will learn about Why do we need Correlation? Automatic correlation Manual correlation Understanding Web_reg_save_param function Why do we need Correlation? Let’s understand co-relation with the following scenario. Consider you are recording a script using LoadRunner. Client-Server Communication During Record,the client sends a request to the server to start a session A Server receives the request and allocates a new session ID ABC Client stores the session id ABC in the script....

Chart courtesy of paidContent.org With all three players having introduced their respective cloud music offerings, we can now pit them against each other. The above chart is from paidContent which opined that “Apple doesn’t always get it right the first time”. Author Amanda Natividad observed that in iTunes “syncing should be faster and easier” while “song quality may get a boost”. She obviously wasn’t paying attention to yesterday’s unveiling of iTunes Match, a new iTunes feature that works in conjunction with Apple’s upcoming online service dubbed iCloud....

Miley Cyrus fans were worried for a second, but despite being spotted out and about with women other than her, Cody Simpson spent Christmas with the entire Cyrus family. He even gifted his beau with a museum quality skull necklace for the Christmas holiday, driving home the point that he’s extremely into the “Slide Away” singer. The couple shared photos and videos of them enjoying tea and playing guitar by the Christmas tree....

Liam Neeson’s Cold Pursuit made just $10.8 million at the box office in its first weekend, giving Neeson his worst opening since 2010. The film’s roll out was of course clouded by significant controversy, after Neeson touched off a firestorm with his admission that 40 years ago he sought to hunt down and kill a “black bastard” after his friend was raped by a black man. Neeson’s controversial remarks, made in an interview with The Independent last week, were followed by an exercise in damage control by the actor....