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Since Gmail’s launch in 2004, one point of frequent contention was how the free service scanned emails to show tailored ads. Google has today announced that it is ending this personalization practice in Gmail later this year. This move does not remove ads that appear in Gmail’s web and mobile app, but rather changes how they appear to consumers. Google frames this decision as bringing the free version of Gmail in line with its ad-free G Suite counterpart....

Gossip Girl was a television series full of drama, romance, fashion and mystery, and one of the best parts of it all was the friendships. The main characters truly understood, cared about and loved one another, especially Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, who were more like sisters. However, it was not all smooth sailing. The gossip, the big reveals and the thrills led to numerous fights over the years, but in the end, these pals made up and got their happily ever afters....

Former Marvel Studios executive Michael Helfant acquired the rights to The Green Hornet. Amasia Entertainment, founded by Helfant alongside Bradley Gallo, own the film franchise rights to the superhero property. The Green Hornet is a masked vigilante who fights crime alongside his partner and talented martial artist Kato. The duo drive the “Black Beauty,” a technologically advanced car retrofitted with gadgets and weapons. The Green Hornet’s alter ego, Britt Red, is the owner/publisher of The Daily Sentinel....

Following high demand by the fan community, Rockstar finally introduced the Diamond Casino Heist in GTA Online on the 12th of December, 2019. Ever since, it has gone on to achieve immense popularity amid all other missions in the game. This is mainly because of the handsome rewards you obtain upon completing it. Unfortunately, quite a few players have faced technical issues – including an infamous “black screen glitch” – when preparing to loot the Diamond Casino....

For years, comic book fans everywhere were busy speculating who would end up being Peter Quill/Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Popular names like Adam Warlock were obviously thrown around, but after Kurt Russell was cast in the mysterious role, the actual character only became increasingly more mysterious. Nobody could have seen what writer and director James Gunn had up his sleeve for his character, and it was clear that fans were shocked and surprised by his decision when it was revealed that Star-Lord’s father is none other than Ego the Living Planet, a character so obscure and unique, that it was almost hard to believe at first....

If you’re a beginner to Gunfire Reborn, then you will come across some purple cracks on the walls during your initial part of the gameplay. When you try to interact with them, the game will return you a message saying that you need to unlock a skill in order to see what’s beyond these glowing cracks. At the moment, you might not know what you need to unlock or how the entire process works....

HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Sauna, is retired....

Halloween Kills, which is set for theatrical release on October 16, 2020, is the middle film in a trilogy that many are referring to as “the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode” and will lead Halloween into the next decade. Many thought that Halloween (2018) would be the end of Michael and Laurie’s story, but Blumhouse Productions and director David Gordon Green decided to further the tale for two more movies, promising a strong finish that will, hopefully, leave long-standing fans of the franchise satisfied with how everything comes to an end....

Several of the Thunderbolt 3 accessories that I’ve been able to test since the release of the 2016 MacBook Pro have come with Thunderbolt 3 cables. However, most of the pack-in cables are of the shorter variety, usually around 0.5m long. The reason for this is because cheaper passive cables support full Thunderbolt 3 bandwidth at lengths up to 0.5m long, while passive cables over 0.5m max out at 20 Gbps data transfer....

How to install GParted? ​Downloading and installing GParted is not a much difficult task. Today GParted is available on almost all distros and can be easily installed from their specific software center. Just go to software center and search “GParted” or use command line package manager to install it. In case you don’t have a software center or GParted isn’t available on software center you can always grab it from its official website....

A lot has happened for the tech world in the last week, especially at Apple. Steve Jobs has served as the CEO of Apple since 1997, but now after years of service he’s handing over the reigns to someone else. But, despite Jobs’ announcement, Apple isn’t slowing down one bit. Steve Jobs’ Resignation Letter On Wednesday Steve Jobs sent out this resignation later, stepping down to a board position:...

A recent report suggests that production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will begin in February of 2021. The film was put on hold after controversial tweets involving writer and director James Gunn led to Disney firing him. Initially, Disney didn’t want to rehire Gunn, but he’s since been brought back on to helm the upcoming third entry. The film was originally expected to arrive in theaters sometime next year, but with production now reportedly set to begin in a couple of years, the film will arrive in theaters at a later date....

Classification of social engineering attacks Social engineering can also be classified in three categories – as direct and indirect, prior-the-attack information gathering and classical attack, and in computer-based or human-based attack, as Susanne Quiel classified it in her Bachelor Thesis entitled “Social Engineering in the Context of Cialdini’s Psychology of Persuasion and Personality Traits”. Direct social engineering means that the attacker contacts a prospective victim and attempts to build a relationship and exploit it, while indirect means no contact whatsoever is made with a particular target....

Business Insider pointed us to an interview on OpenForum with the Guess? CIO Michael Relich. The clothing retailer implemented iPads for merchandising in 2010, and it has since installed iPads in stores, started accepting credit card payments via iPod touch, and even started supplying extra iPods instead of cash registers to stores during the busy holiday seasons. Well our buyers saw an improvement immediately. Instead of just seeing a number on a spreadsheet, our iPad app allowed them to see the specific coat, pant or dress accompanied by a photo and where it was selling....

Bluetooth is one of those very useful connectivity options which majority of the mobile phones these days offer. Bluetooth allows hassle-free connection to a wide range of devices. Here is what you have to do if you come across any Bluetooth related issue on your Xiaomi phone. Steps to Fix Bluetooth Related Problems In A Xiaomi Phone. Steps 1: Toggle On and Off The first simple step to be suggested would be to ensure that the Bluetooth has been actually turned ON....

Phones were invented to call. But then it evolved for text communication. Now it’s in an advanced stage of social communication. Now smartphones are used mainly for communication via social media. Most of the devices are connected to the internet all the time. Smartphones have now evolved to function just like a personal computer or probably something more than that. Now people depend on their phones to stay up to date....

Nomad, known for its popular line of leather smartphone cases, has just launched a new charging hub to accommodate all of your power-hungry devices. The Nomad Wireless Hub is capable of charging up to five devices at once, thanks to four USB charging ports, and a 7.5W wireless charging top surface. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for more details. Specifications Charges 5 devices simultaneously 1x fast charge USB-C port (15W) 3x USB ports (2x 5W + 1x 10W) Includes power brick 7....

Then Google CEO Eric Schmidt shares the stage with Steve Jobs at the January 2007 iPhone unveiling. The times of happiness would abruptly come to an end amid Android whispers, culminating with Apple announcing Schmidt’s resignation from its board August 3, 2009. Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt has gone on the offensive and bashed Apple over patent infringement claims the company had filed against high-profile Android backers such HTC and Samsung....

Gotham season 5 has finally provided an explanation for the flashforward scene that saw Jim Gordon join forces with Penguin and the Riddler. Returning after a week off air, Gotham continued with “13 Stitches,” an episode that covered plenty of narrative ground; Eduardo Dorrance was transformed into the iconic villain known as Bane, Lee Thompkins made her long-awaited return and Barbara Kean revealed that she’s pregnant with Jim’s Bat-baby. Gotham season 4 concluded by triggering the “No Man’s Land” comic arc, in which Gotham City is isolated from the outside world and criminals run amok within....

A Reddit AMA with the Half-Life: Alyx team revealed a lot of new information about the game - most notably that it is finished and was made by the single largest development team in Valve history. The new VR-based game isn’t the sequel many fans asked for, but it does provide them with a Half-Life 2 prequel and a new, not-so-silent protagonist. Half-Life games have traditionally featured Gordon Freeman, the silent-but-deadly theoretical physicist who finds himself in the midst of an alien invasion following a lab accident that ripped open a hole to another dimension....