The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max have officially arrived, marking the largest and the smallest iPhones ever made with Apple’s edge-to-edge design language. Here’s how the two devices, which are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of both size and price, compare in the real world. The iPhone 12 mini features a 5.4-inch display with a resolution of 2340×1080, equating to 476 pixels-per-inch. It’s an incredibly crisp and high-quality display with OELD and Apple’s Super Retina XDR technology....

There are countless options for portable power banks but when you narrow them down to options that provide wireless output and input with a classier than average build, there are few choices. Follow along for a hands-on look at Courant’s Carry portable iPhone charger. Courant hasn’t been around too long but has gained popularity quickly as its wireless chargers have been adopted by luxury hotels like The Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons....

Those who expressed concern about Google’s acquisition of Nest may have have been right: the company has told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it may choose to serve ads on “refrigerators, car dashboards, thermostats, glasses, and watches, to name just a few possibilities.” The Wall Street Journal reports that Google made the statement in support of its contention that it shouldn’t have to break out ad revenue from mobile devices....

Gossip Girl was a legendary teen soap that thrived on the dysfunction and drama of all of it’s characters. None of the characters in the series were particularly good people (or even if they started off decent, eventually they seemed to give in to their baser instincts), but some of the characters were distinctively worse than others. Although none of the characters went from bad to good, some of them went from terrible to slightly less awful, or at the very least some of them went from boring to entertaining....

Well known iOS accessory maker Griffin Technology just announced the TechSafe Case for iPad 2, a protective polycarbonate case equipped with a 4-digit combination-lock and cable system for tethering the device to an anchor point. Much like the Kensington SecureBack Security Cases we told you about a couple weeks back, the TechSafe Case is of course best suited for schools, offices, and other public settings where potential theft or damage is a concern....

Every day when I had a little time, I went out to the workshop to do a little bit more building. Every day, once I was done with that day’s build, I filmed a short video log about that day’s build experience, which I then posted on social media sites. These video logs became a build diary of sorts. The accompanying video shows all thirteen of those build logs, at about a minute each....

Yesterday I received a special package in the mail all the way from Shenzhen, China. Inside were three prototype cases for Apple’s upcoming 2019 iPhone lineup. These new iPhones, possibly to be called the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R, will feature a new camera array on the rear according to reports from multiple sources. How do the new iPhone 11 cases compare to current-generation iPhone models like the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR?...

Which Links Does Google Choose for My Sitelinks? There is no hard information on how Google chooses the sitelinks to include with your search results. But experience indicates that the factors include: PopularityURL StructureRelevance to search term [New!] You can see these principles in action in these screenshots. Check out groovyPost.com’s sitelinks, as of today: Our articles on SugarSync vs. Dropbox and Deleting Facebook are popular pages that pull in a huge amount of search engine traffic each day, which is why they show up here....

Twitter and Thomson Reuters Foundation will be some of the first organizations to use the tool. It allows users to review, sort, and export harmful comments with trusted parties, as well as mute or block perpetrators and hide replies to Tweets. Dozens of studies have repeatedly shown that women, and especially female journalists, receive waves of threats and harassment online. Google’s Jigsaw unit and the Economist Intelligence Unit released a study that showed that 70% of female journalists receive threats and harassment online, and more than 40% of those female journalists stopped reporting a story as a result....

For The Talk Show Live at WWDC this year, John Gruber was joined by Apple executives Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak. The trio talked about Apple’s announcements yesterday, including the Mac Pro, iOS 13, iPadOS, and much more. Mac Pro + Pro Display XDR Regarding the new Mac Pro, Gruber first pressed Joswiak and Federighi on the price of the wheels – an optional accessory that Apple showcased alongside the cheese grater tower....

David Gordon Green’s 2018 reboot of John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) was well-received by fans of the franchise, and its sequel, Halloween Kills, seems like a real contender to be the most intense film in the series to date. While other horror franchises have been done to death, Halloween continues to be revitalized in new, unique ways; to date, there are five distinct canons within the different movies. John Carpenter’s seal of approval plus the inclusion of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode and Nick Castle’s return as Michael Myers (he shares the role with James Jude Courtney) endeared the 2018 Halloween to fans before it even hit theaters....

Back in October we reviewed the spinning hard disk version of the CalDigit Tuff Drive. While it was nice from a build quality perspective, the HDD speeds left us anticipating the soon-to-come SSD model. Last week we received the 1TB SSD version of CalDigit’s Tuff Drive (coming later this month), and as expected, it’s much faster. Watch our brief hands-on video walkthrough as we unbox the CalDigit Tuff 1TB SSD, and test its speeds....

Wireless charging in the car is one of the great modern conveniences of smartphones. iPhone 12 and later makes wireless charging even better with MagSafe. Magnets help your iPhone instantly snap into place for the most precise wireless charging coil alignment, and wireless charging speeds can be up to 3x faster than basic Qi charging. Special deal for readers Wireless charging with MagSafe is safer Wirelessly charging your iPhone with MagSafe isn’t just the most convenient way to power up your battery on the road....

It seems Apple isn’t going to be alone in offering a better deal to developers of subscription-based apps. The same day Phil Schiller revealed that developers will receive 85% of subscription revenue from year two, Re/code reports (and TNW confirms) that Google will be offering the same deal to Android developers – but with one big difference … It’s not yet known when Google will introduce the new revenue split, but it is reported to have already tested it with some entertainment companies....

Google is now adding OSS-Fuzz to the pool of answers to the internet-wide Log4j flaw, also known as Log4Shell. The bug is tracked as CVE 2021-44228 and was partially fixed in Apache Foundation’s release of Log4j version 2.15.0 last week. OSS-Fuzz is Google’s free service for fuzzing open-source software projects and is currently used by over 500 critical projects. Fuzzing involves throwing random code at software to produce an error, like a crash, and uncover potential security flaws....

Many Arrowverse actors throughout the years have expressed their desire for The Flash star Grant Gustin to continue his portrayal of Barry Allen on the big screen, and co-star Jessica Parker Kennedy is the most recent one to add her voice to the chorus. Ever since Ezra Miller’s casting was announced merely a week after the CW show premiered, having two Flashes has been a point of discussion among fans and cast members alike....

Gossip Girl is a show that is dedicated to relationships and all the drama that ensues with them. What would the series be without its crazy outlandish couples that have developed throughout the seasons? Some of these couples were adorable and inspiring while others were just a complete mess and toxic in every way. Which couples on the show do we still admire? Which couples make us want to throw things at our TV screens with anger?...

During the midseason premiere of Gotham’s third season, we saw the long-awaited return of the cult that had formed in the aftermath of Jerome Valeska’s (played by Shameless’ Cameron Monaghan) death at the hands of Theo Galavan. While Gotham has introduced its own, predominantly younger, versions of classic members of Batman’s rogues gallery, like Riddler, Penguin, Mad Hatter, Hugo Strange and Poison Ivy, the series has not yet officially revealed the grandest villain of them all: The Joker....

Grand Theft Auto has always been a flagship franchise in gaming. After all, it’s the granddaddy of all 3D open world games; no other developers tried such a bold move before GTA 3 came along. As such, every new version of GTA simply had to one-up its predecessors by introducing new features and leaving out old ones that hold back its full potential. Some of these features (regardless of whether they are good or bad) have been a staple in the franchise....

For sixteen years, fans have had the pleasure of seeing Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) accomplish many things. When Grey’s Anatomy first aired, Meredith appeared as an ordinary intern. Now look at her: Chief of General Surgery and winner of the Catherine Fox award. She’s come a long way. But Meredith wouldn’t have gotten to this point in her life and career without taking a few risks. She’s been known to fight with attendings and even cross ethical boundaries to ensure the best for her friends and patients....