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Warning: The following feature contains SPOILERS for Crisis on Infinite Earths. - The Arrowverse adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths presented a different origin for its multiverse than the original comic book mini-series did for the DC Comics’ multiverse. The two stories were broadly the same, yet the specific details may have been changed for the adaptation because of the upcoming Green Lantern series on HBO Max. The prologue of “Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 4” revealed the origins of the Arrowverse and the role that Mar Novu, the alien scientist who would become The Monitor, played in causing the Crisis that he sought to avert....

The Bachelorette runner-up Tyler Cameron supports Gigi Hadid through the tough passing of her grandma by attending the funeral with her. Supermodel Gigi bid farewell to her beloved grandmother Ans van den Herik this past Thursday. One of the contestants vying for Hannah Brown’s heart on the latest season of The Bachelorette, Cameron made it to the top two before being cut-off mid-proposal speech as Brown tried to let him down easy....

Quite a few viewers and readers have asked me to do a behind the scenes look at my video editing workspace, so in this latest edition of Back to the Mac I’ve decided to do just that. Although my setup is currently built around a Mac Pro + Pro Display XDR, a similar setup can be achieved with virtually any Mac machine and monitor combination. Watch our hands-on behind the scenes video for a look at the hardware on my editing desk....

A new report from business weekly Barron’s (via Reuters) claimed The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index could potentially replace stocks from Alcoa, Bank of America, or Hewlett-Packard with Apple or Google. There’s no exact timeframe for the overhaul of the index, but Barron’s said adding the companies would be complicated due to the fact the Dow calculates the absolute price of shares. Reuters explained that getting Apple would require the company to split its shares:...

Conti Ransomware Group is one of the most emergent threat groups these days. After the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Conti released a statement informing the group is supporting the Russian government. The statement was published on its website, as observed below. Figure 1: Conti’s statement fully supports the Russian government. Two days after (Feb. 27, 2022), a new Twitter account was created to publish a large log containing hundreds of thousands of Jabber and Rocket Chat messages related to the internal group communications....

The Chinese OEM Xiaomi has recently launched its Mi 10T lineup devices such as Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, Mi 10T Lite. As the name suggests, Mi 10T Lite is the lower or smaller variant under the Mi 10T series. All these three models are successors to the Mi 10 lineup devices. Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite (codenamed gauguin) is a budget-rated 5G connectivity device. Looking for a custom ROM for your Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G?...

Smartphones have largely become a means of entertainment for most people, but there are still a million ways one can use them right to improve their quality of life. Location sharing is one such area that our smartphones are capable of and can dramatically help people to share their live locations and keep a tab on their kids or other family members. While this sounds a tad bit creepy, the benefit that comes out of these apps overrules the downsides....

It’s software update Thursday for Apple. In addition to redesigning many elements of iWork for iCloud and tweaking Podcasts on iOS, Apple has pushed out a slew of software updates to its applications for OS X… First, in line with the company’s promise to update the new Mac iWork apps, the company has issued a notable update for Keynote. The new update adds new transitions, improved Microsoft PowerPoint compatibility, improved iCloud compatibility and more:...

According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, the sales of smartwatches in the fourth quarter of 2015 outpaced sales of Swiss watches for the first time. The company claims that during the holiday quarter, a total of 8.1 million smartwatches were shipped, while 7.9 million Swiss watches were shipped. Of those 8.1 million smartwatch shipments, Apple and Samsung led the way. The former accounted for 63 percent of the market, coming out to roughly 5....

WARNING: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Arrow: Season 5 - The past few seasons of Arrow have been mostly open and straightforward about the identity of the antagonists from the get-go: Deathstroke, Ra’s al Ghul, Damien Darhk, and etc.. Season 5 diverts from that more direct approach with the new villain, Prometheus. So far, the dark archer has remained under mask and hood, but in this week’s episode, ‘Fighting Fire With Fire’, after a confrontation with Vigilante, Prometheus removes his mask to reveal the face of none other than District Attorney Adrian Chase....

Warning: The following feature contains SPOILERS for Black Lightning, season 3, episode 12, “The Book of Markovia: Chapter Three: Motherless ID.” The latest episode of Black Lightning saw Jefferson Pierce take the first steps in forming a team that may become the the Outsiders of the Arrowverse. This move comes hot on the heels of Black Lightning helping to establish the Arrowverse’s Justice League during Crisis on Infinite Earths. First appearing in The Brave and the Bold #200 in 1983, the Outsiders have been a frequent presence in the DC Comics’ universe ever since....

If you have more than 1TB of data and don’t upgrade, your account will be limited as of your renewal data, and you’ll lose data after six months. You can add additional storage on the Manage Storage page. You have a 180-day grace period to either delete content to bring your total content within the free quota, or to sign up for a paid storage plan. After 180 days in an over-quota status, content will be deleted (starting with the most recent uploads first) until your account is no longer over quota....

How does an ATM work? Most of the ATMs have 2 input and 4 output. The card reader and keypad are input whereas a screen, receipt printer, cash dispenser, and the speaker are output. An ATM connects to a backend server which is called as a host server or host switch. The host switch communicates with the bank and responds to the ATM. So what happens when a user insert his card to withdraw the cash?...

Discover the secrets of the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl TV spot in our trailer breakdown? Excitement really couldn’t be higher for the next Avengers blockbuster, which carries on from the cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War. This will bring an end to the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a number of key actors are coming to the end of their contracts, meaning it’s believed some of the original Avengers will pay the ultimate price to defeat Thanos....

Pre-orders for the all-new Beats Powerbeats Pro totally wireless earphones opened on Friday with deliveries starting later this month. Today we’re taking a quick hands-on look at the new sporty alternative to AirPods before they show up in stores. For a quick recap on Powerbeats Pro, check out these stories: Beats officially unveils ‘totally wireless’ Powerbeats Pro with Apple’s H1 chip in new AirPods, ‘Hey Siri’ Beats releasing black Powerbeats Pro earphones in May, other color options coming this summer Beats Powerbeats Pro pre-order May 3 and launch May 10, totally wireless with ‘Hey Siri’ and H1 chip Stay tuned for our full Beats Powerbeats Pro review later this week after we have more time with the brand new hardware....

Beats President Luke Wood, who runs the audio products side of the business, told Mashable that the acquisition was a great fit because the company shared DNA with Apple. He said that the early days of low-quality digital music resulted in a ‘lost generation’ for premium audio, but that we now live in a very different world … We’re looking at our little audio slice of the world and trying to focus on creating a stellar product experience....

Best Buy has launched yet another iPhone trade-in special, this time only lasting a few days. The program, which lasts from today through this Sunday, allows an iPhone 4S customer to trade-up to an iPhone 5 at a minimum $200 discount and an iPhone 4 for an iPhone 5 at a minimum $100 discount. The money comes in the form of a Best Buy gift card and is exclusively for Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint on-contract iPhone 5 models....

All the best farming and agricultural games seem to have one unique relaxing element in common. Regardless of the size of the game or design, games like Stardew Valley with its cute and fun little town games or hardcore agricultural games like Farming Simulator, all cater to the player’s need for farming satisfaction. The effort for investing time and energy into plowing and planting fields reaches out to players’ sense of bond with the land, even if it means that they are sitting in front of a computer screen....

It’s fascinating to see how the digital world is evolving. Tech giants are growing even bigger, giving away money as part of their promotion. One way how they do it is by giving away free recharges. There are applications that let you recharge not for a fee, but for a favor that you will do for them. This includes downloading apps, sharing the apps, taking quizzes and surveys, etc. The apps have been tested for authenticity reasons and they all prove to be legit....

If you downloaded GarageBand, iMovie or iPhoto individually from the Mac App Store, load the store by choosing Mac App Store from the Apple menu and hit the Updates tab because Apple has just released free updates to said apps, TUAW reports. Interestingly, people who downloaded and installed the iLife ’11 suite using the restore discs or a physical box purchase cannot yet update their installation because the updated apps haven’t yet to hit Software Update or Apple’s download site....