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CalDigit’s TS3 is a Thunderbolt 3-enabled dock in a very compact form factor. The dock omits the flat landscape design that has been the hallmark of most Thunderbolt 3 docks thus far, and instead comes with a compact design that can be placed on a desk vertically or horizontally. Most notably, the CalDigit TS3 affords full-speed 15-inch MacBook Pro charging thanks to its 85W of power delivery. This is a feature that many of the previous Thunderbolt 3 docks, including CalDigit’s own TS3 Lite, weren’t capable of....

Google’s 2019 I/O developer conference kicked off today and the company introduced a range of new hardware and software. Headlining the keynote were announcements of the new Pixel 3a and 3a XL budget smartphones that start at $350 less than the iPhone XR, the next-gen Google Assistant that will offer 10x faster responses, the new Nest Hub Max, and Android Q news. Budget Pixel Smartphones Google’s I/O keynote today included two hardware announcements, with the more anticipated news being the budget focused Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones officially launching....

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween contains lots of easter eggs for fans of the franchise to spot. The Goosebumps books are seriously nostalgic for fans of a certain age, and for many, it was their introduction to reading horror. The series was penned by R.L. Stine who had a talent for catchy titles like The Blob That Ate Everyone or The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom. While parents may not have always been fond of these creepy books, they proved insanely popular during the 1990s....

It would be no understatement to say that Penguin is one of Gotham’s most unpredictable villains. For the most part, he hobbles around trying to kill anybody who stands in his way with that bloodthirsty trait helping him rise to become one of the worst people within the whole city. That, for a place as bad as Gotham, takes some doing. However, Robin Lord Taylor’s character is also prone to rare moments of niceness that prompts audiences to question what they really know about the character....

The Great American Baking Show introduced a new judge to the competition in season 4 - here’s why the change was necessary. The Great American Baking Show is a cooking show where six bakers compete in the hope of being dubbed America’s Best Amateur Baker. The show is an adaptation of the hugely popular BBC programme The Great British Bake Off, where Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood acted as judges,...

Most games these days have a rewards system in place or loot crates. And by default, the chances of grabbing a valuable item is slim. Well, if that sounds unfortunate, check out this bug reported by GTA Online players. A fellow Reddit user uploaded a clip showing how the bug changes the reward that he was supposed to get. Most GTA Online players log in and claim their reward from the Lucky Wheel at the Diamond Casino and Resort....

Photography Tips As referred to above, check out BrickMonkey’s Article about HDR Photography for details and tips that you’ll need. In his article he mentions taking a capture of 3 images with different exposures. Sadly enough on regular cameras or on mobile phones you can’t really do this, so you’ll have to shoot image by image to get the result. An HDR Image combines from 3 to 7 images together, but for our first try let’s use only three....

Well, you have to give the judges at the Mobile World Congress some credit. In an entirely Android dominated event, they were willing to look off the board when deciding what device should win the “Best Mobile Device”. Even though Apple didn’t show up, the iPhone won the award handily. The Judges’ comments included, “Great screen, sharp design, fantastic materials, and phenomenal ecosystem for app developers. In a tight race, the iPhone 4 built on the success of its predecessors to set the pace for smart phones....

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers brought back Haddonfield’s boogeyman after a seven-year absence, but the movie almost made him a ghost. John Carpenter’s original 1978 Halloween is of course one of the most beloved, and most profitable at that, horror films of all time. Naturally, that led to a sequel, 1981’s Halloween 2, even though Carpenter wasn’t exactly thrilled by the idea of turning his film into a franchise....

During the Super Bowl, The Handmaid’s Tale aired a TV spot for its third season asking America to wake up. The Hulu Original, starring Elisabeth Moss, has been widely hailed for its horrifying, all-too-relevant, and brilliantly written adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s famous dystopian novel. Since the second season of the show delved further into events that weren’t part of the source material, the shocking decision made by the series’ protagonist June (Moss) left many fans reeling with anticipation to find out what her next move will be....

Smart shades and blinds are cool, but they are not cheap. The SOMA Smart Shades is an adaptor for existing blinds to make them remotely controllable without having to shell out for all-new blinds. For HomeKit integration, you need at least one Soma Connect hub too. The SOMA Smart Shades comprises of a little box that hooks into your blind’s cord, and a wireless hub. The box needs to be positioned under your window, roughly at the point where the cord of the blind dangles down....

End of Free Google Photos Storage After the June 1st date, any photos you upload to Google Photos will count toward your overall storage limits. The limit is 15 GB for the free tier of Google Drive and that is shared by other Google services including Gmail, Docs, and Photos. There are a few exemptions to take note of here. Existing photos or videos uploaded before the June 1st, 2021 date won’t count toward the 15 GB of free storage....

The lawyer who helped launch the antitrust case against Microsoft 20 years ago says that that government antitrust lawyers are not ready to take on Apple, Google and other tech giants. He says the Justice Department is capable of conducting the antitrust investigations into tech companies, but isn’t well placed to actually litigate the cases … Business Insider interviewed Gary Reback, who was credited with spearheading the work leading to the US government’s successful antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft....

Jason David Frank has now posted a photo online from his camera appearance during Power Rangers. The franchise reboot hit theaters last month, bring Power Rangers back to the big screen with a respectable performance, despite heavy competition at the box office. As one might expect with a reboot of a popular series that goes back to the ‘90s, Power Rangers draws heavily on nostalgia and is now on verge of making back its $105 million budget, after its first two weeks of worldwide release....

Buttons might not seem to be a big deal today as touchscreens are everywhere and every smartphone uses it rather than qwerty keyboard or keypads that look too dull. But still, Android smartphones like Vernee has few physical buttons that have very specific tasks to do. One of the most important buttons is the power button which is used to wake up the screen, disconnect calls, reboot the device and more....

Despite the current volatility in the cryptocurrency market, with prices for many popular coins, including Bitcoin (BTC) plunging, interest in the crypto, token, and NFT spaces remains stable. 2021 was a record-breaking year for cryptocurrency-related theft and fraud. Cybercriminals netted an estimated $14 billion in cryptocurrency, and fraudulent schemes involving digital assets continue to evolve. On Monday, Check Point Research (CPR) said that scammers are now turning their attention to smart contracts, with misconfigurations utilized to launch new crypto tokens – before an inevitable “rug pull” takes place....

The iPhone X Leather Folio is Apple’s first attempt at a wallet-style case for the iPhone. It’s certainly not the first folio case that we’ve seen, with companies like Twelve South and Nomad being yearly players in this space. However, it will likely be one of the most popular cases of this style due to the fact that it’s made by Apple. At $99, should you consider the iPhone X Leather Folio?...

Apple earlier today pushed iOS 9 beta 3 to developers, and this build includes the company’s new News app. The app was unveiled back at WWDC last month, but was not included in the first two beta builds of iOS 9. News is designed with a Flipboard-like magazine interface with large images and minimalistic appearance. When you first open the app, Apple shows a splash screen welcoming you to News and describes that the more you read, the more personalized your News app will become....

Update, Tues, May 14: It looks like the Groupon POS was launched prematurely and has now been pulled from the App Store. However, today Groupon appears to have rolled out the app as the new Breadcrumb POS app that will now be the face of its payments service for merchants. The old Breadcrumb app, which Groupon acquired last year, will now be called “Breadcrumb Pro”. It appears Groupon is today launching a mobile payments app dubbed “Groupon POS” that will rival Square’s Register app and allow merchants to accept and manage payments directly from an iPad....

These days work from home is becoming the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are now using conferencing apps for their digital meetings. Apps like Zoom are becoming very popular that serves the purpose of video meetings. A lot of users are new to the platform and may not know everything about the app. Some of them face audio issues on Zoom. However, they don’t have much idea regarding why the issue may happen or how to quickly fix it....