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We noted at the end of last year that iTunes music downloads appeared to be on the decline for the first time, a shift that was confirmed this month. The operating assumption has so far been that music streaming services are taking over, and that a growing number of consumers are now content to simply have on-demand access to music, rather than to own it. Asymco’s Horace Dediu, an analyst who often has interesting things to say, has suggested an alternative explanation: that we’re actually listening to less music … His argument is that we all have limited time, and the more time we spend using apps, the less time we have available for other activities, like listening to music....

Arrested Development should end its run after its deeply disappointing season 5. The once revered sitcom no longer has anything left to say, and it feels increasingly obsolete when compared to the critically acclaimed half-hour comedies of the Peak TV era. Netflix barely promoted the release of the second half of season 5, partly due to the harassment allegations made against series star Jeffrey Tambor, but the streaming giant likely realized what viewers and critics are finding out now - it’s a season of television with no discernible purpose, and the laughs have become too few and far between....

While he maintains Apple is a stock to buy with a $220 value, Wu seems a little unsure on Apple’s announcements, saying, “while we are pleased to see lower pricing, we are concerned that price points may remain too high given the tough macroeconomic environment and relative to the 3G iPhone at $199 and $299.” Without further ado, here’s Wu’s message to clients, in full: “Yesterday (09/09/08), at AAPL’s “Let’s Rock” special event, Steve Jobs announced new iPods with lower price points and a renewed content partnership with NBC....

Earlier this year, the MCU’s 23-part “Infinity Saga” reached its climax with the penultimate installment, Avengers: Endgame, certifiably the biggest movie in history (well, unadjusted for inflation). The team at Marvel went to great lengths to find a way to fit every single major character from the franchise so far into the movie, if they were alive in the canon and fit organically into the storyline. This allowed certain characters that we don’t usually get to see share the screen to team up and show off an unexpected bond with one another....

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame. Avengers: Endgame skipped the traditional Marvel Studios’ post-credit scene, but it has a surprise stinger which may be a bit confusing for some. Here’s what it means. The culmination of everything that transpired in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the last decade, Endgame caps off the 22-film arc the franchise has been treading since 2008’s Iron Man, known collectively as The Infinity Saga....

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige promises Avengers: Endgame will have an ending unlike any other entry in the comic book movie genre, thanks in large part to it serving as the conclusion of one massive saga. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown significantly since it began in 2008, as the solo Iron Man movie led to a set of movies building towards The Avengers. But, even in the mid-credits of a colossal achievement of its own, Marvel teased that Thanos was on the horizon for the future....

In Avengers: Endgame, multiple teams of heroes engage in a “time heist” by traveling to four points of history in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, collecting different Infinity Stones to construct their own Infinity Gauntlet. At which point they can reverse the genocidal actions of Thanos themselves. It’s an ambitious plan… and unfortunately, one that would never work in the Marvel comics the movies are actually based on. In the film, Dr....

Prerequisites: What You Need for Security Architecture Job Experience Of course, to understand how to architect a secure system, you should have experience in the way cybersecurity works. This can be either from experience, schooling or even both. You should know how hardware protects the internal network from external environments like the Internet and bots. You should also understand viruses and malware that affect internal computers such as keyloggers or spyware that sends data directly from a computer to a hacker’s server....

New photos from the set of The Batman reveals Bruce Wayne getting assaulted by a Gotham gang group. Production for Matt Reeves’ standalone DC film for Warner Bros. is in full swing, with photos from filming making their way online and giving fans a peek at what can be expected from it. Starring Robert Pattinson as the titular character - replacing Ben Affleck after the actor exited the gig - the film boasts a star-studded cast of characters with Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin....

MacBook Air 11: from $999 list There was a time when the MacBook Air was very much entry-level, but today’s MBAs are extremely capable machines. For many people, they will be the only Mac they need, perhaps in conjunction with a Thunderbolt Display … I love portability, so for me the 11-inch model is the one to go for. Despite its diminutive dimensions, the keyboard is very usable and the screen is large enough when working in one window at a time....

Few actors command the screen in the way Benicio Del Toro does. The intense and brilliant actor has been turning in compelling performances for decades in a variety of exciting projects. From small independent dramas to big-budget spectacles, Del Toro is always one of the most interesting things on the screen. Del Toro is an actor who has a knack for picking great projects. If his name is attached to a movie, it’s a safe bet that it will be an exciting movie to watch....

Players are happy with adding the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet characters to the game. In the game, there are numerous characters of various types. One of them is Dragapult. It is a dragon/ghost-type pokemon that appears in the game and has some fantastic moves and builds. However, players are still puzzled about its moves and the best builds. If you are unaware, the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet game was released some time ago, and players are currently exploring the types, moves, and builds of the pokemon to use them in the game....

There has been no shortage of remakes in theaters over the past ten years, but these movies are the cream of the cinematic crop. Hollywood has always loved a remake, but that trend seems to be gathering pace as the decades pass by. With Disney gradually converting their animated back catalog into live-action and the canon of 1980s horror classics almost entirely regurgitated, the 2010s have suffered from a distinct lack of original movies....

As much as we all enjoy Dragon Ball Z for its story, characters, and fights, the power of a soundtrack can’t be understated either. With any show the music has the power to enhance a scene or detract from it. Ever been in a movie theater and someone’s cell phone goes off playing something like “Call Me Maybe” during a really emotional part? It totally ruins the moment and takes you out of the scene....

Apple just pushed out updates to Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express, bringing both up to version 9.1.8 and introducing a ton of fixes and performance enhancements. The update is also for the Mac App Store version of Logic Pro. Release notes for both below: About the Logic Pro 9.1.8 Update: General Additional content downloads now behave correctly when installing on OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion. Resolves an issue in which the Save As command sometimes resulted in an alert dialog in Logic 9....

While cryptography “done right” is largely unbreakable, not everyone uses cryptography properly. If a broken encryption algorithm is used or encoding is used in place of encryption, then an understanding of cryptography and cryptanalysis can be very useful in the real world. Applications of cryptanalysis in cybersecurity Cryptography is only secure if implemented properly. If loopholes exist or an insecure algorithm is used, then it is only good for obfuscating data, not protecting it against unauthorized exposure....

This is the first of three tutorials covering the installation and configuration of Arch Linux. Throughout the series, we will install, and configure Arch Linux. Linux users at some point would have heard of Arch Linux. Some may have used it, some may never have used it. Some swear by it, while others may have been overwhelmed by it. Arch Linux is aimed targeted towards experienced Linux users, so it is most definitely not for beginners....

According to a recent report from market researcher IDC, global PC sales are set to fall by close to 8 percent this year. A few other considerations are that we keep getting increasing amounts of cloud storage, improved web services, powerful apps, and streaming music and video. So computers with tons of storage and CPU power just aren’t necessary these days. Of course, one can make the “what is a PC anymore?...

Asus smartphones are quite impressive in terms of the performance and camera department when it comes to the budget segment. However, the company isn’t that active in pushing the latest software updates apart from the security patch updates. That means most of the Asus devices are eligible to receive a maximum of two years of Android OS updates that don’t even stand out consistently. Therefore, plenty of Asus device users either shift to a third-party custom firmware or are stuck with the older generation stock firmware....

Automatic live captions of videos, podcasts, and phone calls was a headline feature of Google’s Pixel smartphones last year, but thanks to a new Chrome update, the same accessibility option is now available on Macs. Simply update to the stable version of Chrome 89, and you can simply toggle on the feature, which turns speech into text in a privacy-protecting way … The new feature was first spotted by XDA Developers....